OU Hosts Undefeated Abilene Christian

Tuesday, November 26

Norman

7:00 PM

University of Oklahoma

Abilene Christian

Photo by: Ty Russell

November 25, 2019 | Women's Basketball

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NORMAN – OU returns to Lloyd Noble Center Tuesday to host undefeated Abilene Christian. The matchup with the Wildcats will tip at 7 p.m. CT on Fox Sports Oklahoma.

ON THE AIR

The matchup will tip at 7 p.m. CT and air on KREF 99.3 FM/1400 AM in Norman and KOKC 1520 AM in Oklahoma City (Tune In Radio App) with Brian Brinkley announcing. Bryndon Manzer and Chad McKee have the call on Fox Sports Oklahoma. Fans with proper cable verification can also stream the game on the Fox Sports Go app.

TICKETS

Tickets for the game start at $10 and can purchased at the OU Athletics Ticket Office (800-456-4668) and SoonerSports.com/Tickets. Lloyd Noble Center's north and east ticket windows will open at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

GAMEDAY BASICS

Tuesday's contest with the Wildcats will be just the second meeting between the two programs. OU and Abilene Christian have not met since Nov. 23, 1984 when the Sooners topped the Wildcats 89-70 in Norman.

Fans are encouraged to #ArriveSooner to avoid delays into the gates with enhanced screenings. OU's clear bag policy will also be in effect. For more gameday tips at Lloyd Noble Center, visit the LNC's information page.

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW

• The Sooners look to avenge a road loss in their last game. OU fell to Houston 85-69 despite three players scoring in double figures on the contest. Junior guard Ana Llanusa led the way with 21 points for her fifth straight game in double figures and fourth with 20-plus. Nydia Lampkin and Madi Williams each chipped in 10. 10 points was a career high for Lampkin, who went 5-for-10 and had six rebounds on the day. Williams added nine rebounds and three assists.

• Taylor Robertson ranks second nationally from beyond the arc with an average 4.6 made three-pointers per game and ranks second nationally. The McPherson, Kan., product is shooting 51.1% (23-for-45) from deep and leads the Big 12 conference in made 3-pointers and 3-point attempts.

• Three Sooners are averaging points in double figures through five games. Llanusa is averaging 21.4 points per game; Robertson accounts for 17.4; Williams averages 13.6; Llanusa has scored in double figures in all five of OU's contests this season, while Robertson and Williams have done so in four.

• Llanusa has scored 20 points or more in three games this season. Llanusa dropped 30 points against Missouri State (Nov. 14), marking her fifth career performance with 30-plus.

• Tuesday's meeting with the Wildcats will be just the second meeting between the two programs. OU and Abilene Christian have not met since Nov. 23, 1984 when the Sooners topped the Wildcats 89-70 in Norman.

SMOOTH CRIMINAL

With an average of 3.8 steals per game, Llanusa ranks 11th nationally. She sits atop th Big 12 rankings for steals per game and total steals (19). Llanusa tallied a career-high eight steals against UAB, which tie for seventh nationally for the most steals in a single game in Division I basketball this season. That figure is also the most by a Power Five player in a single game in 2019-20. Llanusa is tied for 13th nationally in total steals (10) and ranks third among Power Five players.

T-ROB TREYS

Sophomore Taylor Robertson picked up right where she left off last season, shooting 51.6% (16-for-31) from beyond the arc. As a freshman in 2018-19, Robertson led all Division I freshmen and ranked 12th nationally in 3-pointers made. The McPherson, Kan., product finished second in the country with 3.50 3-pointers per game. She was first among Division I freshmen in 3-point field goal percentage (.476) and finished the year ranked fifth overall.

Robertson leads all Big 12 players in made 3-pointers (23) and 3-point attempts (45). The next closest players have hit 14 3s (Kysre Gonderzick of West Virginia and Christianna Carr of Kansas State) and 27 attempts Gonderzik, Carr and Jaycee Bradley, TCU).

Robertson checks in at No. 2 nationally for made 3s per game (4.6) behind New Mexico's Ahlise Hurst (5.0) to make Robertson the Power Five leader in the category. The sophomore is fourth in made 3s (23) and tied 18th for 3-point attempts (45).

LLANUSA LLEADING THE WAY

Llanusa is averaging 21.4 points per game to lead the Sooners. Llanusa ranks first in the Big 12 Conference in total points (107) and third in points per game. A Preseason All-Big 12 selection, Llanusa was the first Big 12 player to have a 30-point performance this season after dropping 30 against Missouri State (Nov. 14) and is one of just two players to do so thus far. Llanusa is tied for 19th nationally in points per game (21.4). Llanusa was named the Preseason WNIT All- Tournament team for her efforts in the first three games of the season.

BOARD WOMAN

Sophomore Williams is averaging 11.0 rebounds per game to lead the Sooners. Her 55 rebounds on the season are more than double the next closest player (Llanusa has 25). Williams has had double-digit rebounds in three of OU's five contests this season with 13 each against Prairie View A&M (Nov. 8) and UAB (Nov. 10) and 16 against SFA (Nov. 20) to match her career high. Williams had nine at Houston (Nov. 23). Fort Worth, Texas product is tied for 25th nationally in rebounds per game (11.0).

Additionally, Williams recorded back-to-back double-doubles against Prairie View A&M (14 pts/13 reb) and UAB (24 pts/13 reb). Williams was OU's last player to record consecutive double-doubles as she achieved the feat last season. Williams logged 20 points and 10 rebounds at SMU (Dec. 22, 2018) and posted 10 points and 11 rebounds against Texas Tech at home (Jan. 2, 2019). Additionally, Williams' 24 points in the win over UAB were good for a career high for the sophomore.

PREVIEWING ABILENE CHRISTIAN

Abilene Christian enters Tuesday's contest at 4-0 on the season. The contest with the Sooners' will be just the Wildcats' second matchup with a Division I school in 2019-20; ACU previously defeated Wright State 83-64 Nov. 15 on the road. The Wildcats' other three wins have come against Division II McMurray (111-43) and NAIA schools Southwest (104-52) and Howard Payne (96-38).

ACU ranks third in the country in scoring at 98.5 points per game, and the +49.3 scoring margin per game is second in all of college basketball. Overall, the Wildcats rank in the top 10 nationally in 10 different categories. Four members of the Wildcats' starting five are averaging points in double figures. Senior guard Breanna Wright leads the team with 14.8 per game; guard/forward Anna McLeod is right behind with 13.8; forward Lexie Ducat averages 11.0 points per game and has dished 5.8 rebounds per game; and guard Dominque Golightly accounts for 10.0. Additionally, Madi Miller averages 11.5 off the bench.

QUICK HITS

The Sooners will be tested early and often during their 14-game non-conference schedule. OU's non-conference slate features at least seven matchups with teams that appeared in the postseason a year ago including three NCAA Tournament teams (Abilene Christian, Drake and UConn).
OU is the only team in the Big 12 without a senior on its roster. The Sooners will be one of two league teams (Texas Tech) that will return three players who averaged at least 10.0 points per game. Llanusa (18.3), Robertson (14.3) and Williams (11.6) all averaged scoring in double figures during the 2018-19 season.
Assistant coach Stiles was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 2016 in the same class as head coach Coale. Oklahoma joins Connecticut as the only Division I women's basketball programs with two WBHOF inductees on their coaching staff.

UP NEXT

OU is on the road for a pair of games. The Sooners hit the road for a Saturday meeting with Wichita State. The game will tip at 2 p.m. CT. OU then heads to Western Kentucky on Dec. 4 before returning to Lloyd Noble Center Dec. 7 to host LSU in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.