Oklahoma Heads to Virginia For Road Test

NORMAN – Off to its first 4-0 start under head coach Jennie Baranczyk, No. 25/21 Oklahoma travels to Charlottesville this weekend for a Sunday matchup at Virginia (3-0, 0-0 ACC) at 1 p.m. The contest is OU's second road game against a Power Five opponent this season as the Sooners knocked off then-No. 12 Ole Miss, 80-70, in Oxford on Nov. 9.

The game will air on ACC Network with Brenda VanLengen and Brooke Weisbrod on the call, while Chad McKee calls the action on the Sooner Radio Network.

THE STARTING FIVE

One of the nation's best offenses once again, Oklahoma is scoring 91.8 points per game through four games and has reached 90 points in all but one game (at Ole Miss) this season. The Sooners' nearly 92 PPG rank 15th nationally and is powered by a Big 12-best 23.5 assists per game (7th NCAA) and the 23rd-best rebounding margin (15.2) in the country. OU is shooting 49.8% this season and is doing so at a blistering pace of 83 possessions per game (16th NCAA).
Oklahoma's offensive attack is highlighted by its balance, as five different Sooners score in double figures. The Sooners are one of 27 teams nationally to boast five or more scorers that average 10.0 PPG, and the only team to do so in the Big 12 among teams that are 4-0. Payton Verhulst (15.8), Skylar Vann (13.5), Aubrey Joens (13.0), Sahara Williams (11.0) and Lexy Keys (10.3) all score over 10 PPG for the Sooners.
Over the last two years, Oklahoma is 22-1 under Baranczyk when holding opponents under 70 points. On the flip side, the Sooners are 43-2 (undefeated in 2022-23 and 2023-24) under her when scoring 80 points or more.
A staple of the NCAA postseason, Oklahoma has appeared in 23 NCAA Tournaments, including 21 since the turn of the century and back-to-back berths under Baranczyk. The Sooners' 23 appearances in the tournament are the second most in the Big 12 Conference and the 23rd most in NCAA history.
Oklahoma gets its scoring in different ways, but does so in bunches in the transition game. OU's 24.3 fast break points per game rank fifth nationally and account for 26.4% of the Sooners' points.

50 YEARS OF OU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

The 2023-24 campaign marks the 50th season of Oklahoma Women's Basketball as they program's inception came on the heels of 1972 Title XI legislation. The program's inaugural season came in 1974-75 when OU went 2-14 under head coach Amy Dahl. Since then, OU has won 891 games and made 23 NCAA Tournaments, reaching the Final Four three times and winning 12 conference championships. In Oklahoma's 50 years of basketball, the program has produced 49 All-America honors and 15 WNBA Draft picks.

SERIES HISTORY

Sunday's contest is the first ever meeting between Oklahoma and Virginia. OU is 12-13 all-time vs. teams from the ACC, but is 2-1 in the state of Virginia.

LAST TIME OUT

No. 25/21 Oklahoma improved to 4-0 for the first time under head coach Jennie Baranczyk on Wednesday, following a 92-46 win over Alabama State at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman. Skylar Vann scored her 1,000th career point en route to a team-high 16-point, nine-rebound performance. Over 8,900 kids powered the Sooners (4-0, 0-0 Big 12) to victory as the program celebrated the largest Field Trip Day since 2018.

UP NEXT

Sunday's game marks the start of a three-game road swing that will test Oklahoma. The Sooners travel to Fort Myers, Fla., for the Fort Myers Women's Tip-Off where they'll take on Princeton on Nov. 23 and No. 15 Tennessee two days later, Nov. 25.