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NORMAN -- The Oklahoma women's basketball team completed its final practice in preparation for its upcoming nine-day trip to Spain on Tuesday. The schedule for the team's activities overseas is listed below:

Spain Schedule

Aug. 10 -- Depart to Spain from Oklahoma City
Aug. 11 -- Arrive in Madrid / Sightseeing
Aug. 12 -- vs. Olimpico 64 (Madrid); 8 p.m. (local time)
Aug. 13 -- Sightseeing in Toledo
Aug. 14 -- Travel to Valencia
Aug. 15 -- vs. Combinado Valenciano (Valencia); 7:30 p.m. (local time)
Aug. 16 -- Travel to Barcelona
Aug. 17 -- vs. Barcelona Region All-Stars (Barcelona); 8 p.m. (local time)
Aug. 18 -- Sightseeing in Barcelona
Aug. 19 -- Return to Norman

• Oklahoma returns four starters and 12 letterwinners from last year's squad that finished with a 22-11 overall record and a 11-7 mark in the Big 12 standings. The Sooners made their 17th straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, which ranks as the fifth-longest active streak in the nation (only Tennessee, Connecticut, Stanford and Notre Dame have made more consecutive appearances among active Division I teams).

• OU's four returning starters are all upperclassmen as seniors Gioya Carter, Peyton Little (hon. mention All-Big 12), Maddie Manning and junior Gabbi Ortiz played significant roles a year ago.

• Oklahoma's returning leaders: Scoring -- Peyton Little (10.9), Rebounding -- Maddie Manning, Vionise Pierre-Louis (5.2), Assists -- T'ona Edwards (3.1), Blocked Shots -- Vionise Pierre-Louis (51), Steals -- Maddie Manning (53), 3-pointers made -- Derica Wyatt (52), Free Throws made -- Vionise Pierre-Louis (84), Minutes -- Peyton Little (993).

• OU reached the 20-win plateau for the tenth time in the last 11 seasons under head coach Sherri Coale. The Sooners have won at least 20 games 14 times in Coale's 20 years at Oklahoma.

• Oklahoma's non-conference schedule includes matchups against four NCAA Tournament teams from last season (BYU, Colorado State, Kentucky and South Dakota State). The Sooners will play nine of their 14 non-conference matchups at Lloyd Noble Center.

• Oklahoma's non-conference slate along with its 18-game Big 12 schedule will allow the Sooners to play nine teams that were ranked inside the top 50 of the RPI to finish the 2015-16 season.

• Junior center Vionise Pierre-Louis became the third player in program history to win the Big 12's Sixth Man of the Year Award. During her sophomore season, Pierre-Louis averaged 9.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. Her .577 shooting percentage and 51 blocks rank sixth and tenth in OU single-season history, respectively.

• OU's top three returning 3-point shooters (Little, Ortiz, Wyatt) combined to shot 146-of-427 (.341) from long distance last year. All three rank just outside OU's career top-10 for made 3-pointers.

• Oklahoma's 205 made 3-pointers last season were the fourth-most by the Sooners in a single season in school history. It marked the eighth season under Coale that the Sooners recorded at least 200 triples in a one season. Over the last six years, only Iowa State (1,455) has made more shots from beyond the arc than Oklahoma (1,377).

• OU's 112 blocks were the tenth most in school history and the most in a single season since finishing with 137 rejections in 2011-12.

• Over the last 10 seasons, Oklahoma ranks in the Big 12 in overall wins (212) and conference victories (144). The Sooners are the only team in the Big 12 to make every NCAA Tournament since 2000.