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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Saturday, January 11
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University of Oklahoma
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Iowa State
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OU Welcomes Iowa State Saturday
January 10, 2020 | Women's Basketball
NORMAN – OU continues Big 12 play Saturday with Iowa State at home. The game will tip at 1 p.m. CT inside Lloyd Noble Center.
• OU is coming off a wild Bedlam win Wednesday in Stillwater. The Oklahoma offense exploded for a 16-1 run to win the game, tying the contest with just three seconds remaining and Madi Williams scoring the go-ahead bucket with 1.8 on the clock.
• With 25 points in the win at Oklahoma State, Taylor Robertson tied her teammate Ana Llanusa for the OU school record for most consecutive 20+ points games with six. Llanusa set the record last season; the previous record holder was four-time All-American Courtney Paris. Robertson is currently averaging 20.3 points per contest and ranks second in the Big 12 in that category.
• Saturday's contest will feature a matchup between the Big 12's top two scorers in Iowa State's Ashley Joens (23.15 points per game) and OU's Robertson (20.3 points per game). Joens and Robertson are two of the league's only three players to average more than 20 points per game this season (Oklahoma State's Vivian Gray averages 20.07).
• Sophomore guard Robertson has become the NCAA's active career leader in 3-point field goal percentage, shooting 47.6% (179-for-376), roughly halfway into second season of college basketball. She is also the active career leader in treys per game with a 4.07 average. Robertson is the youngest member of both 10-player lists; the nine other players on each are juniors and seniors.
Robertson is the national leader in made 3s with 74 this season. Robertson is shooting 49.0% (74-for-151) from deep.
The McPherson, Kan., product also leads the country in 3s per game (5.29) this season. She is averaging the most 3s per game of any player in men's or women's Division I basketball; Aaron Nesmith of Vanderbilt is the men's 3s per game leader and is averaging 4.29. Robertson is also averaging more 3s per game and a better 3-point field goal percentage (47.9%) than the leading NBA player; James Harden (Houston) accounts for 5.2 per game and is shooting 37.9% from deep.
Robertson leads the Big 12 in 3-pointers this season (74), more than double than the next closest players: Jaycee Bradley (TCU) and Kysre Gondrezick (West Virginia) have hit 32 apiece this year. As a team, OU has made a league-high 128 3-pointers this season; Robertson accounts for more than half of those.
Of Robertson's 284 total points this season, 222 have come from behind the 3-point line. 38 have come from the charity stripe where she is 38-for-44 (86.4%); just 24 of Robertson's points have not been 3s or free throws.
Additionally, Robertson's nine made 3s at Wichita State tie for the third most in a single game in women's Division I basketball this season and are one shy of the men's 2019-20 Division I single game record of 10.
Sharpshooter Taylor Robertson accounts for 74 of OU's 128 3-pointers this season – 57.8% of the Sooners' buckets from deep have come from Robertson.
The Sooners are 13th nationally in 3s per game with 9.1 and third in the Power Five in that category. Oklahoma ties Creighton for 16th nationally in total made 3s.
Three Sooners average points in double figures. Taylor Robertson powers the OU offense with 20.3 points per game; Ana Llanusa accounts for 16.9; and Madi Williams averages 13.5. Robertson has scored in double figures in all but one game this season.
Robertson has scored 20-plus points in each of the Sooners' last six games to tie her teammate Ana Llanusa for the school record for most consecutive 20+ points performances. That record was previously held by four-time All-American Courtney Paris, who had five straight games with 20 or more points.
Llanusa will become the 36th member of OU's all-time 1,000-points club and the first since Maddie Manning (2012-18) achieved the feat in 2017-18 as a senior. Llanusa will also become the 17th OU player to reach 1,000 points in three seasons or fewer and the first to do so since Peyton Little in 2016-17.
A standout on the volleyball court, Dunbar joins the basketball roster after a wildly successful 2019-20 campaign as an outside hitter for the Sooners and coach Lindsey Gray-Walton. Dunbar was an All-Southwest Region and All-Big 12 First Team selection as she led the squad to its first NCAA tournament appearance since 2015.
The Seabrook, Texas, product played basketball at Clear Falls High School where she three-time First Team All-District and two-time First Team All-County honoree. Dunbar was also a three-time recipient of her district's Offensive Most Valuable Player award and was named the district's defensive MVP in 2014-15. As a senior in 2015-16, Dunbar was the McDonalds Classic Tournament MVP and a Greater Houston Area Girls Basketball Association All-Star.
Prior to her arrival in Norman in August 2019, Dunbar spent three years at San Diego State University, where she played volleyball.
ON THE AIR
The contest will be broadcast on Fox Sports Oklahoma with Chad McKee and Dan Hughes on the call. In Norman and Oklahoma City, the game will air on KREF 99.3 FM/1400 AM in Norman and KOKC 1520 AM in Oklahoma City (Tune In Radio App) with Brian Brinkley on the call.FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
• The Oklahoma women's basketball team continues Big 12 play at home Saturday as it hosts Iowa State at 1 p.m. CT. The Sooners lead the all-time series 39-27 and are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings with the Cyclones.• OU is coming off a wild Bedlam win Wednesday in Stillwater. The Oklahoma offense exploded for a 16-1 run to win the game, tying the contest with just three seconds remaining and Madi Williams scoring the go-ahead bucket with 1.8 on the clock.
• With 25 points in the win at Oklahoma State, Taylor Robertson tied her teammate Ana Llanusa for the OU school record for most consecutive 20+ points games with six. Llanusa set the record last season; the previous record holder was four-time All-American Courtney Paris. Robertson is currently averaging 20.3 points per contest and ranks second in the Big 12 in that category.
• Saturday's contest will feature a matchup between the Big 12's top two scorers in Iowa State's Ashley Joens (23.15 points per game) and OU's Robertson (20.3 points per game). Joens and Robertson are two of the league's only three players to average more than 20 points per game this season (Oklahoma State's Vivian Gray averages 20.07).
• Sophomore guard Robertson has become the NCAA's active career leader in 3-point field goal percentage, shooting 47.6% (179-for-376), roughly halfway into second season of college basketball. She is also the active career leader in treys per game with a 4.07 average. Robertson is the youngest member of both 10-player lists; the nine other players on each are juniors and seniors.
GAME 14 RECAP: OU 77, OSU 75
It was Bedlam indeed in Stillwater Wednesday night as the Sooners pulled off a 77-75 upset of Oklahoma State in the final seconds of the game. With the game tied at 75 with three seconds on the clock, Madi Williams hit a layup off an in-bounds lob from Tatum Veitenheimer to lift the Sooners to victory.
After trailing by nine points headed into the fourth quarter, the Sooners used a 16-1 run to close the gap. It was Williams who hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 75 with 3.6 on the clock, then laid the ball in off the glass on Veitenheimer's pass with 1.8 remaining.
Robertson led all players with 25 points as she went 9-for-14 from the field and 7-for-11 from the beyond the arc. Robertson's 25 points were good for her sixth straight game with 20+, tying teammate Ana Llanusa for the school record for most consecutive 20-point games.
Llanusa had 20 points to go with four steals. Joining Llanusa and Robertson in double figures were Williams with 18 and Gabby Gregory with 10.
Mandy Simpson anchored the Sooners defense that held Cowgirl All-American Vivian Gray to 7-for-26 shooting in the contest. The Boise, Idaho, product pulled down 11 rebounds and added three assists and three steals.
PREVIEWING IOWA STATE
Iowa State comes into Saturday's game at 9-4 on the year and 1-1 against the Big 12.
In its last contest, the Cyclones fell to Texas 81-75 at home despite a late rally. Kristin Scott collected her first double-double of the season and the seventh of her career with a team-high 24 points on 9-15 shooting while pulling down 14 boards. She added two assists and two blocks. Ashley Joens had 18 points and 10 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season. Joens was a perfect 5-5 from the charity stripe and added two assists.
Joens is the Big 12's leading scorer, averaging 23.15 points per game and shooting 47.6% (91-for-191) from the field. Joens scored a season-high 41 points against Wright State on Dec. 15 to tie for the fifth-most points in a single game in Division I women's basketball this season.
Joining Joens with a double-digit scoring average is Kristin Scott, who accounts for 14.4 per contest and is shooting 45.1% from the field.
Joens also ranks third in the Big 12 in rebounds with 143 this season. Her 11.0 rebounds per game rank third in the Big 12 and tie for 11th nationally.
Freshman Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw is the reigning Big 12 Freshman of the Week. McGraw tallied 17 points and shot 77.8 percent (7-of-9) from the floor on the road at Texas Tech on Jan. 3 to garner the award. The guard went 3-of-4 from long range and dished two assists as the Cyclones handed Texas Tech their first loss of the season.
Iowa State is third in the NCAA with a 79.6% free throw percentage. Five ISU players are shooting 80% or above from the charity stripe with Rae Johnson shooting 87.0% (20-for-23).
The Cyclones swept the 2018-19 series, but the Sooners lead the all-time series between the teams 39-27. OU is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings and 23-7 all-time against Iowa State at Lloyd Noble Center.
T-ROB TREY TRACKER
Sophomore Taylor Robertson has become the NCAA's active career leader in 3-point field goal percentage, shooting 47.6% (179-for-376), roughly just halfway through her second season of college basketball. She is also the active career leader in treys per game with a 4.07 average; the next closest player, Rachel Childress of UAB, has averaged 3.31 per game. Robertson is the youngest member of both 10-player lists; the nine other players on each are juniors and seniors.Robertson is the national leader in made 3s with 74 this season. Robertson is shooting 49.0% (74-for-151) from deep.
The McPherson, Kan., product also leads the country in 3s per game (5.29) this season. She is averaging the most 3s per game of any player in men's or women's Division I basketball; Aaron Nesmith of Vanderbilt is the men's 3s per game leader and is averaging 4.29. Robertson is also averaging more 3s per game and a better 3-point field goal percentage (47.9%) than the leading NBA player; James Harden (Houston) accounts for 5.2 per game and is shooting 37.9% from deep.
Robertson leads the Big 12 in 3-pointers this season (74), more than double than the next closest players: Jaycee Bradley (TCU) and Kysre Gondrezick (West Virginia) have hit 32 apiece this year. As a team, OU has made a league-high 128 3-pointers this season; Robertson accounts for more than half of those.
Of Robertson's 284 total points this season, 222 have come from behind the 3-point line. 38 have come from the charity stripe where she is 38-for-44 (86.4%); just 24 of Robertson's points have not been 3s or free throws.
Additionally, Robertson's nine made 3s at Wichita State tie for the third most in a single game in women's Division I basketball this season and are one shy of the men's 2019-20 Division I single game record of 10.
SHOOTERS SHOOT
OU has proven its prowess from long range this season with the Sooners shooting 39.6% from beyond the arc, checking in at 1st in the Big 12 and 8th nationally in that category. With 128 made treys, the Sooners lead the conference in made 3-pointers by 26; the next closest team is Iowa State with 102 on a .339 clip.Sharpshooter Taylor Robertson accounts for 74 of OU's 128 3-pointers this season – 57.8% of the Sooners' buckets from deep have come from Robertson.
The Sooners are 13th nationally in 3s per game with 9.1 and third in the Power Five in that category. Oklahoma ties Creighton for 16th nationally in total made 3s.
THAT'S OFFENSIVE
The OU scoring offense currently ranks third among Big 12 teams and 22nd nationally as it averages 78.43 points per game. OU ranks in the top five among Big 12 teams in four offensive categories. The Sooners are first in made 3-point field goals (128); first in 3-point field goal percentage (39.6%); third in scoring offense (78.43 points per game); and fourth in field goal percentage (44.0%).Three Sooners average points in double figures. Taylor Robertson powers the OU offense with 20.3 points per game; Ana Llanusa accounts for 16.9; and Madi Williams averages 13.5. Robertson has scored in double figures in all but one game this season.
Robertson has scored 20-plus points in each of the Sooners' last six games to tie her teammate Ana Llanusa for the school record for most consecutive 20+ points performances. That record was previously held by four-time All-American Courtney Paris, who had five straight games with 20 or more points.
ANA APPROACHING 1,000
Junior guard Ana Llanusa is approaching 1,000 career points as she sits at 979 headed into Saturday's game. As a freshman in 2017-18, Llanusa scored 377 across 30 games. Despite missing 10 games due to injury in 2018-19, Llanusa totaled 365 points. The Choctaw, Okla., native has scored 237 this season.Llanusa will become the 36th member of OU's all-time 1,000-points club and the first since Maddie Manning (2012-18) achieved the feat in 2017-18 as a senior. Llanusa will also become the 17th OU player to reach 1,000 points in three seasons or fewer and the first to do so since Peyton Little in 2016-17.
DUNBAR JOINS WBB ROSTER
Ashlynn Dunbar, who was previously a member of the Oklahoma volleyball team, has joined the women's basketball squad. Dunbar will be immediately eligible to play for the Sooners and will have one remaining year of eligibility for the 2020-21 season.A standout on the volleyball court, Dunbar joins the basketball roster after a wildly successful 2019-20 campaign as an outside hitter for the Sooners and coach Lindsey Gray-Walton. Dunbar was an All-Southwest Region and All-Big 12 First Team selection as she led the squad to its first NCAA tournament appearance since 2015.
The Seabrook, Texas, product played basketball at Clear Falls High School where she three-time First Team All-District and two-time First Team All-County honoree. Dunbar was also a three-time recipient of her district's Offensive Most Valuable Player award and was named the district's defensive MVP in 2014-15. As a senior in 2015-16, Dunbar was the McDonalds Classic Tournament MVP and a Greater Houston Area Girls Basketball Association All-Star.
Prior to her arrival in Norman in August 2019, Dunbar spent three years at San Diego State University, where she played volleyball.
QUICK HITS
- OU wrapped up the non-conference slate at 7-5 overall, 6-1 at home, 0-3 on the road and 0-1 in neutral site contests.
- 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.
- At 497-270 in her career, Coale is just three wins away from the 500th victory. Only 76 coaches have accumulated at least 500 wins in their careers in the history of Division I women's basketball.
UP NEXT
OU heads to Morgantown, W.V. to meet West Virginia on Wed., Jan. 15 at 6 p.m. CT. The Sooners return to Lloyd Noble Center on Saturday, Jan. 19 to host TCU as mascot Top Daug makes his return to Oklahoma Basketball.
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