Womenls Basketball

Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2007 | 3 p.m. CT Game THREE | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico

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2007 Schedule Player to Watch Date Opponent Time (CT) TV OU freshman Danielle Robinson earned Nov. 1 (Ex.) Henderson State W 110-40 her first start in just her second collegiate Nov. 6 (Ex.) Okla. Christian W 110-51 game -- against No. 1 Tennessee of all State Farm Classic | Chapel Hill, N.C. possible teams. Nov. 11 vs. Maryland [4/4] l 76-66 ESPNU Invitational | Tampa, Fla. Still, the speedy guard showed her swagger Nov. 15 vs. Tennessee [1/1] l 70-67 with 14 points, four assists and four steals as Triple Play Caribbean Challenge | Cancun, Mexico she helped keep the Sooners in contention for Nov. 22 vs. Arizona State 3 p.m. the win until the final seconds counted off the Nov. 23 vs. Mississippi State 1 p.m. clock. Nov. 27 North Texas 7 p.m. ssN Dec. 2 arkansas State 2 p.m. ssN Robinson is second on the team in scoring and leads Dec. 5 at Illinois 8 p.m. BTN in assists, assist-to-turnover ratio and steals. Dec. 8 at Tulsa TBa ssN Dec. 16 at Michigan State 11 a.m. BTN Dec. 20 Central Arkansas 6 p.m. 2006-07 Record: 28-5 (13-3 Big 12; Big 12 Season Co-Champion and Tournament Champion) Dec. 30 south Carolina 2 p.m. ssN Jan. 9 at Iowa State 7 p.m. National Rankings: No. 10 Associated Press / No. 11 USA Today/ESPN Coaches Jan. 12 at Oklahoma State 6 p.m. ssN Projected Starters: Jan. 16 Nebraska 7 p.m. ssN Jan. 20 Baylor 2 p.m. ESPN2 PlayeR yR HT pOS Gp miN pTS REB aST OTHER Jan. 23 tExas Tech 7 p.m. ssN Courtney Paris JR 6-4 C 2 35.0 15.0 12.5 1.0 1.5 blocks Jan. 27 Georgia 4 p.m. ESPN2 Ashley Paris JR 6-3 F 2 30.0 12.0 7.5 2.0 .647 FG PCT Jan. 30 kansas 7 p.m. ssN Amanda Thompson so 6-0 F 2 27.5 7.5 7.0 2.0 2.5 steals Feb. 3 at Texas 1 p.m. ESPNU 10 Feb. 6 at Missouri tBA FSN Jenna Plumley so 5-4 G 2 30.5 6.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 TO Feb. 9 Colorado 7 p.m. ssN Oklahoma Danielle Robinson FR 5-9 G 2 29.0 14.5 1.5 4.0 3.5 steals Feb. 12 tExas A&M 7 p.m. ssN Sooners Feb. 17 at Baylor 12:30 p.m. FSN Feb. 20 at Kansas State 7 p.m. ssN Feb. 23 oklahoma State 1 p.m. FSN 2006-07 Record:31-5 (16-2 Pac 10, Second; NCAA Elite Eight) Feb. 27 at Texas Tech 7 p.m. ssN National Rankings: No. 14 Associated Press / No. 13 USA Today/ESPN Coaches Mar. 2 tExas 12:30 p.m. FSN Mar. 6 at Texas A&M 7:30 p.m. FSN Projected Starters (2006-07 Averages): Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship | Kansas City, Mo. PlayeR yR HT pOS Gp miN pTS REB aST OTHER Mar. 11 First Round tBA Jill Noe SR 5-10 G 3 25.7 9.7 5.0 4.3 .429 3FG% Mar. 12 second Round tBA FSN Briann January JR 5-8 G 3 24.7 10.0 3.0 6.0 .929 FT PCT Mar. 13 semifinal Round tBA FSN Mar. 15 Championship Game 6 p.m. FSN 14 Dymond Simon so 5-5 G 3 19.3 9.0 2.0 1.7 2.0 TO NCAA Tournament First and Second Rounds | TBD Lauren Lacey JR 6-3 F 3 20.0 6.0 7.7 0.7 0.3 blocks Mar. 22/23 First Round tBa tBD Arizona State Kirsten Thompson JR 6-6 C 3 16.3 8.0 4.3 0.3 .611 FG PCT Mar. 24/25 Second Round tBa tBD Sun Devils NCAA Tournament Regionals | TBD Mar. 29/30 Sweet 16 tBa tBD Mar. 31/Apr. 1 Elite 8 TBa tBD Oklahoma vs. Arizona State Setting the Scene NCAA Women’s Final Four | Tampa, Fla. Oklahoma (0-2) meets Arizona State (2-1) for just the second Date: Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2007 Apr. 6 Final Four tBA ESPN time in history at the Caribbean Challenge in Cancun, Mexico, Series: Arizona State leads 1-0 (87-76 in Tempe, 1997) Apr. 8 National Championship tBA ESPN Thursday, Nov. 22, at 3 p.m. Central. Location: Cancun, Mexico Tipoff: 3 p.m. Central Notes: The Sooners and Sun Devils boast tall, dominating post players Venue: Moon Palace Hotel ALL CAPS - at Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Okla. and smart, speedy guards in what should be a mirror matchup TV: None BTN - Big Ten Network for the teams. Radio: KOKC (1520 AM) in OKC; SoonerSports.com All-Access FSN - Fox Sports Net Radio Talent: Brian Brinkley (pbp) SSN - Sooner Sports Network OU looks for its first victory of the season against its third Live Statistics: None straight ranked opponent after suffering losses to No. 3 Mary- land and No. 1 Tennessee. OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico

USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll Preseason Performance Team Captains Rank Team Record lW points • Oklahoma is 17-0 in exhibition games since 2000. Since Britney Brown, Erin Higgins and Leah Rush -- the captains 1. tennessee (30) 3-0 1 774 • OU’s exhibition opener versus Lake Truck in 2006-07 set an for the past two seasons -- have departed, new leaders must 2. Connecticut (1) 2-0 2 730 attendance record for an exhibition game with 9,023 fans. take control. The 2007-08 captains, as voted by team members, 3. Maryland 5-0 3 710 • On Nov. 1, The Sooners routed NCAA Division II Henderson are Ashley Paris, Courtney Paris, Jenna Plumley and Amanda 4. stanford 3-0 5 652 State 110-40 in front of 5,082 fans at the Lloyd Noble Center. Thompson. 5. lsu 3-1 4 640 The attendance was the fifth best in OU history for a women’s 6. North Carolina 6-0 6 628 7. rutgers 2-1 7 584 exhibition game. The margin of victory (70) points, was two shy of 8. duke 3-0 9 529 OU’s program record. the Nation’s Toughest STaRT 9. Georgia 4-0 10 522 • On Nov. 6, The Sooners piled on points NAIA Division I Oklahoma Oklahoma will play 11 regular-season games, among eight 10. texas A&M 2-0 11 483 Christian, 110-51, with an attendance of 5,172 -- the fourth best different teams, ranked in the USA Today/ESPN Preseason Coaches’ 11. oklahoma 0-2 8 478 exhibition game attendance mark in program history. Poll. That is not the toughest schedule in the nation as No. 1 12. Baylor 4-0 13 422 Tennessee will look to earn its way back to the national title game 13. arizona State 2-1 14 383 with 12 games among 11 preseason Top 25 teams. 14. California 3-0 15 368 Season Ticket Update 15. G. Washington 3-1 12 328 As of Monday, Nov. 19, the OU Athletics Ticket Office had sold However, OU will face a tougher start than any other team in 16. ohio State 4-0 16 326 approximately 6,561 season ticket packages. The number college basketball with its first three games among teams in the 17. West Virginia 3-0 20 243 breaks the record of 6,465 season tickets bought for OU women’s 18. Michigan State 2-1 18 182 top 12, including No. 1 Tennesee and No. 4 Maryland -- the past basketball last season. 19. vanderbilt 2-1 17 137 two national champions. All three of these games will be played 20. purdue 2-0 23 128 at neutral sites. 21. Florida State 4-1 19 124 Though reserved level season tickets have sold out, general 22. texas 2-1 22 109 admission season tickets remain and fans are encouraged to 23. dePaul 3-0 NR 104 purchase them prior to the start of the season. GA season tickets Previewing Arizona State 24. Notre Dame 2-1 25 83 are available for $115. In terms of court time, Arizona State figures similarly to the Okla- 25. auburn 3-0 NR 52 homa. Like the Sooners, the Sun Devils return three starters from Dropped out: No. 21 Louisville (1-2), No. 24 N.C. State (3-1). Group and single game tickets became available Monday, Nov. 19. last year’s team and welcome four newcomers. Others receiving votes: Wyoming 48, Marquette 45, N.C. State 42, Minnesota 29, Georgia Tech 25, Louisville 20, Iowa State 20, Oklahoma Single game tickets for all home games are $8 for adults and $5 for However, Arizona State can rely on the experience of two seniors State 18, Pittsburgh 14, Nebraska 13, Gonzaga 13, Penn State 11, Utah 8, Middle Tenn. St. 8, Xavier 7, New Mexico 6, Bowling Green 6, Marist youths (K-12). -- Reagan Paraseau and Jill Noe -- and two junior transfers --Sybil 5, Wisconsin 4, UCLA 4, Western Kentucky 3, USC 2, Hartford 2, Old Dotsy and Lauren Lacey -- who played at prominent Divison I Dominion 1, BYU 1, Tulane 1. The Sooner fan base is one of the nation’s fastest growing. The programs last season. Oklahoma women’s basketball team ranked No. 4 in attendance last season, averaging 10,437 fans. That was an increase of 37 The Sun Devils pose a challenge in the paint with some of the Associated PRess Poll percent from the 2005-06 season when Lloyd Noble Center games tallest post players the Sooners will see all season in 6-6 Kirsten Rank Team Record points averaged 7,630, which was an increased of 35 percent over the Thompson, 6-5 Becca Tobin and 6-3 Dotsy and Lacey. 1. tennessee (50) 3-0 1250 previous season. 2. Connecticut 2-0 1186 Arizona State finsihed the 2006-07 season in the Elite Eight. Head 3. Maryland 5-0 1162 Fans can purchase season tickets by calling th OU Ticket Office at coach Charli Turner Thorne is in her 15th season in Division I, 4. stanford 3-0 1041 (800) 456-GoOU or online at SoonerSports.com. including her12th with Arizona State. 5. North Carolina 6-0 995 6. lsu 3-1 993 7. rutgers 2-1 983 8. Georgia 4-0 885 9. duke 3-0 843 10. oklahoma 0-2 792 2007-08 Oklahoma Sooners Numerical Roster 11. texas A&M 2-0 764 12. California 3-0 679 No. Name Pronunciation yr.-Exp. pos. Ht. Hometown (Last School) 13. Baylor 4-0 643 1 Nyeshia Stevenson ny-EE-shuh so.-1L F 5-9 little Rock, Ark. (McClellan) 14. arizona State 2-1 588 15. ohio State 4-0 562 2 Jenny Vining viNE-ing Fr.-HS G 5-9 Marshall, Ark. (Marshall) 16. West Virginia 3-0 462 3 Courtney Paris Jr.-2L C 6-4 piedmont, Calif. (Piedmont) 17. G. Washington 3-1 433 18. dePaul 3-0 360 4 abi Olajuwon aB-ee O-lah-ju-wan so.-1L C 6-4 los Angeles, Calif. (Marlborough) 19. Michigan State 2-1 282 5 ashley Paris Jr.-2L F 6-3 piedmont, Calif. (Piedmont) 20. Florida State 3-1 198 21. texas 2-1 195 10 Carlee Roethlisberger rotH-liss-burr-gurr Fr.-HS F 6-1 Findlay, Ohio (Findlay) 22. purdue 2-0 151 11 Jenna Plumley S so.-1l pG 5-4 red Rock, Okla. (Frontier) 23. Notre Dame 2-1 119 24. auburn 3-0 100 13 danielle Robinson Fr.-Hs pG 5-9 san Jose, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty) 25. vanderbilt 2-1 93 14 lauren Willis Fr.-HS G 5-11 overland Park, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Others receiving votes: Marquette 78, Minnesota 54, Pittsburgh 15 Carolyn Winchester Jr.-2L F 5-11 Washington, Okla. (Washington) 51, Wyoming 42, Oklahoma State 32, Old Dominion 30, N.C. State 30, Georgia Tech 27, Louisville 24, Wisconsin 21, Middle Tenn. St. 21 amanda Thompson S so.-1L F 6-0 Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young) 15, Penn State 14, Nebraska 12, Texas Tech 11, Marist 11, Illinois State 7, Xavier 6, Utah 6, Southern Miss 4, Mississippi St. 4, South 31 rose Hammond S so.-1L G 5-9 depew, Okla. (Depew) Dakota St 3, Illinois 3, St. John’s 2, Iowa State 1, Indiana State 1, Gonzaga 1, USC 1. Captains: Ashley Paris, Courtney Paris, Jenna Plumley, Amanda Thompson OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico

Youth Movement Towering Tandems hoop, the game’s final box score was printed and distributed with a How freshman are contributing to OU’s It will be a battle of the bigs as 6-4 Courtney Paris meets 6-6 error. According to NCAA rules, the play results in a deadball offen- success in 2007-08. The following chart Kirsten Thompson Thursday when OU and Arizona State hit the sive rebound for OU and two points (a made field goal) attributed shows OU’s total scoring compared to what hardwood. to the Oklahoma team. Courtney Paris’ final numbers should read the Sooner freshman totaled. 19 points and 15 rebounds. It will be the 20th time Paris will match up against a player with CP3 Jamboree Total % equal or greater height. Paris averages 20.2 points and 15.1 re- Opp. pts. by Fr. Rob’son Roeth. Vining Willis bounds, just under career averages of 22.4 an 15.4, when the op- The first meeting between Courtney Paris and Candace Parker Maryland 66 35 15 5 3 dNP posing team’s starting forward/center is 6-4 or taller. Conversely, was an all-time thriller in women’s college basketball. The two Tennessee 67 27 14 0 4 dNP an opponent of equal or greater height to Paris averages just 9.5 combined for 34 percent (47) of the final points and 40 percent Ariz. St. ------(30) of the total rebounds. Paris played all of the second half after Miss. St. ------points and 5.8 rebounds. N. Texas ------early foul trouble for 32 total mintues. Parker never subsitituted as Ark. St. ------the two superstars battled to the final seconds. Illinois ------Paris has matched up with several 6-4 and 6-5 forwards and Tulsa ------centers, but just once against a 6-6 player -- Texas Tech’s Patrice Mich. St. ------Edwards, who scored 16 and had five rebounds in OU’s 70-67 win in Freshman Phenom C. Ark. ------Lubbock, Texas, last season. Edwards came off the bench inT ech’s Danielle Robinson earned her first collegiate start and made it S. Car. ------meeting in Norman for 12 points and 10 boards. count by scoring 14 points, the second best total by a Sooner. Iowa St. ------Robinson had a game-leading four steals and team-leading four Okla. St. ------Nebraska ------assists as she played a career-high 38 minutes. Baylor ------Team Goals Tex. Tech ------Sherri Coale has two main goals for the Oklahoma Sooners in 2007- Still winless versus Tennessee, No. 1. Georgia ------Kansas ------08. One, to be one of the top three teams in field-goal percentage Though the streak almost ended, the Oklahoma Sooners remained Texas ------defense, which Oklahoma was last season at No. 3. Two, is two winless versus Tennessee and a No. 1 ranked team. Mizzou ------cut down on turnovers and, specifically, be in the top three in the Colorado ------NCAA in assist-to-turnover ratio. Here is where the Sooners pres- OU had previous losses to the Lady Vols in both games of a Tex. A&M ------Baylor ------ently stand on meeting their team goals. home-and-home series in 2003 and 2004. The Sooners had played Kan. St. ------four previous games versus a No. 1-ranked team, all losses to Okla. St. ------Goal Number NCAA Rank Change from Last Game Connecticut. Tex. Tech ------Texas ------FG% Def. 44.4% dec. 3 improvement (45.9) Tex. A&M ------A/T Ratio .820 (32/39) Dec. 3 regression (1.000) D-ROBBING THE COMPETITION SEASON 133 31 29 5 7 0 *First NCAA statistical comparisons will be released Dec. 3, 2007. Against Maryland, freshman guard Danielle Robinson (nickname: D-Rob) counted six of her 15 points the easy way, by converting all SIster Act RECAPPING TENNESSEE three of her steals into uncontested layups. The Paris sisters aren’t the only siblings The Courtney Paris vs. Candace Parker hype played out as it was Against Tennessee, Robinson had a game-leading four steals, playing for the same team. There are 15 built to be with each team’s respective CP3 trading buckets at the which OU converted into five points. sets of sister teammates playing Division I start. Paris scored OU’s first seven points and Parker scored UT’s women’s basketball in 2007-08. Of those 15, first eight. OU freshman Danielle Robinson broke it up by scoring SECOND CHANCE SUCCESS nine are twins and there is one set of triplets. a fast break layup to put the Sooners up 9-4. Vicki Baugh ended On the season, Oklahoma has converted 26 offensive rebounds into Parker’s streak with a layup in the middle of the first half. Year; Height School 20 points. • Jessica and Jazmine Adair (twins) Jr. (6-4); Jr. (6-3) George Washington UT’s Parker finished with 28 points and Shannon Bobbitt scored 22 • Beatrice and Suzy Bofia (twins) 3-POINT FALLOUT of her career-high 27 points in the second half. sr. (6-7); Sr. (6-6) Arizona The major statistical difference between the teams in OU’s season- • Megan, Molly and Moriah Frazee (triplets) opening loss to Maryland was 3-point shooting, especially in the so. (6-3); So. (6-3); So. (6-3) liberty Bobbitt secured the win with two free throws to put Tennessee up second half. After both teams drained three 3-pointers in the first • Launa and Leah Hochstetler (twins) 70-67 with 3.2 seconds to play after the Lady Vols forced a jump so. (5-6); So. (5-6) Valparaiso 20 minutes, Maryland shot 4-for-8 from beyond the arc to finish ball on Oklahoma’s previous possession. • Jeana and Jenna Hoffman (twins) the game. The Sooners were 0-of-8 from the 3-point line in the Jr. (5-8); Jr. (5-8) Texas State second half of a game differentiated by 10 points. • Antonia and Ashley Gale After Oklahoma went ahead 67-66 on Courtney Paris’ basket with Jr. (5-9); Fr. (6-1) LaSalle a half-minute left, Tennessee took the lead for good on two free • Amber and Paige Guffey (twins) Against Tennessee, OU shot 4-of-11 from beyond the arc (including throws by Alexis Hornbuckle with 26.7 seconds to go. Jr. (5-8); Jr. (5-8) Murray State a 1-for-5 effort in the second half) while the Lady Vols were 6-of- • KaJahna and Keyonna Johnson (twins) 16 (6-of-10 by Shannon Bobbitt). Fr. (5-6); Fr. (5-6) UC Irvine OLYMPIC HOPEFULS • Kehinde and Taiwo Oyelola (twins) Paris and Parker are looking to be the first active collegians on an so. (6-0); So. (5-11) N.J. Institute of Technology Record Breaker Olympic squad in 20 years when the team is finalized next year for • Nichelle and Richelle Parks Courtney Paris’ double-double record stayed intact when she so. (6-1); Jr. (5-11) Texas-San Antonio the Beijing Olympics. The last U.S. Olympic team with a player who recorded her 63rd consecutive double-double with 19 points and • Ashley and Courtney Paris (twins) had collegiate eligibility remaining during their Summer Games Jr. (6-3); Jr. (6-4) Oklahoma 15 rebounds versus Tennessee on Nov. 15. Paris has recorded an stint was the 1988 team, which had two -- Vicky Bullet (Maryland) • Allie and Sam Quigley NCAA record 68 double-doubles in 71 career games. sr. (5-11); So. (5-8) DePaul and Bridgette Gordon (Tennessee). • Angel and Jessica Rogue so. (5-5); Sr. (5-7) Cleveland State With her seventh of 11 rebounds in the season opener, Paris passed Box Score • Narissa and Anora Suber (twins) Molly McGuire (1,071) for possession of OU’s career rebounds When Candace Parker inadvertently scored two for Oklahoma by sr. (5-9); Sr. (5-9) Drexel record. Paris’ rebounding record now stands at 1,090. The junior • Emily and Abby Waner knocking a missed Courtney Paris free throw back through the sr. (5-8); Jr. (5-10) duke University center averages 15.4 boards per game. OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico

Situational Record Overall Record ...... 0-2 Opponent’s Record (as of 11-18) . . 58-16 (.784) vs. Big 12 ...... 0-0 at Home ...... 0-0 at Neutral ...... 0-2 on Road ...... 0-0 vs. Ranked in Top 10 ...... 0-2 vs. Ranked in Top 25 ...... 0-2 Day Games ...... 0-0 Night Games (7 p.m. or later local) . . . . . 0-2 on Television ...... 0-2 OU Scores less than 50 ...... 0-0 Opponent Scores less than 50 ...... 0-0 OU Scores 50-59 ...... 0-0 Opponent Scores 50-59 ...... 0-0 OU Scores 60-69 ...... 0-2 Road Games in 2007-08 Opponent Scores 60-69 ...... 0-0 OU Scores 70-79 ...... 0-0 Travel Party First-Time Flier Opponent Scores 70-79 ...... 2-0 Oklahoma’s first four games will play at neutral sites, far away from OU freshman Jenny Vining made her first trip by airplane when the the Sooner State and Norman. Sooners traveled to Chapel Hill to face Maryland in the State Farm OU Scores 80-89 ...... 0-0 Tipoff Classic. Opponent Scores 80-89 ...... 0-0 Oklahoma began with the State Farm Tipoff Classic in Chapel OU Scores 90-99 ...... 0-0 Hill, N.C. and plays in the ESPNU Invitational in Tampa, Fla., and After some tense moments at takeoff,V ining relaxed and enjoyed Caribbean Classic in Cancun, Mexico before it plays at home. the flight. T he trip back to Norman was much easier on the Opponent Scores 90-99 ...... 0-0 Marshall, Ark., native. OU Scores 100+ ...... 0-0 In fact, the Sooners will have completed nearly half (46 percent) of Opponent Scores 100+ ...... 0-0 its season’s travel (7,500 round trip miles) in the first three weeks Vining’s parents, Andrew and Gina, also made it to Chapel Hill for of the season. OU’s season opener. However, mom and dad drove a 26-hour round OU has better Field Goal Percentage . . . . 0-0 trip. OU has worse Field Goal Percentage . . . . 0-2 In all, OU will travel about 16,244 miles round trip or about OU has better Free Throw Percentage . . . 0-0 912,429 baseline-to-baseline sprints. Popular Locale OU has worse Free Throw Percentage . . . 0-2 Oklahoma’s players come from far and near, big city and small city. Round Trip from Norman to Destination OU Outrebounds Opponent ...... 0-1 Whether its Danielle Robinson, who grew up 1,600 miles away Chapel Hill, N.C...... 2,400 miles Opponent Outrebounds OU ...... 0-1 from Norman, or Carolyn Winchester, who traveled 15 miles for Tampa, Fla...... 2,700 miles her first campus visit, the Sooners are making their names know in OU has fewer turnovers ...... 0-1 Cancun, Mexico ...... 2,400 miles Norman. The following is a list by population of hometowns. OU has more turnovers ...... 0-1 Champaign, Ill...... 1,400 miles OU has more assists ...... 0-0 East Lansing, Mich...... 2,030 miles PLAYER HOMETOWN pOPULATION Tulsa, Okla...... 260 miles Abi Olajuwon ...... Los Angeles, Calif...... 3,849,368 OU has fewer assists ...... 0-2 Ames, Iowa ...... 1,200 miles Amanda Thompson ...... Chicago, Ill...... 2,873,221 Stillwater, Okla...... 164 miles Danielle Robinson ...... San Jose, Calif...... 929,936 Austin, Texas ...... 750 miles Nyeshia Stevenson . . . . .Little Rock, Ark...... 204,370 Lineup Record Columbia, Mo...... 900 miles Lauren Willis . . . . . Overland Park, Kan...... 165,890 • Ashley Paris, Courtney Paris, Jenna Plumley, Waco, Texas ...... 540 miles Carlee Roethlisberger ...... Findlay, Ohio ...... 38,967 Nyeshia Stevenson, Amanda Thompson . . 0-1 Lubbock, Texas ...... 800 miles Ashley and Courtney Paris . . . Piedmont, Calif...... 10,952 • Ashley Paris, Courtney Paris, Jenna Plumley, College Station, Texas ...... 700 miles Jenny Vining ...... Marshall, Ark...... 1,313 Danielle Robinson, Amanda Thompson . . . . . 0-1 Total ...... 16,244 miles Rose Hammond ...... Depew, Okla...... 564 Carolyn Winchester ...... Washington, Okla...... 520 Jenna Plumley ...... Red Rock, Okla...... 293 Univ. of Oklahoma . . . Norman, Okla...... 95,694 Sherri Coale ...... Healdton, Okla...... 2,786 OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico

Career Chart Climbers Freshman Facts C. Paris Big 12 Preseason POY Current Sooners who are rising to the top of OU’s career After losing six seniors, the OU women’s basketball team should be For the second straight season, Oklahoma’s Courtney Paris was records lists: expected to look and play much differently this season than past named the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year in the coaches’ vote. Sherri Coale-coached teams have played. However, while these Scoring 1. 2,187 ...... Phylesha Whaley, 1997-00 freshmen are very talented and will make their names known The 6-4 center, who averaged 23.5 points and 15.9 rebounds, was 6. 1,653 ...... Jacquetta Hurley, 1983-86 quickly, they do draw comparisons to some familiar faces. last season’s Big 12 Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the 7. 1,593 ...... Courtney Paris, 2006- Year after leading the Sooners to title defenses of the conference’s Danielle Robinson | 5-9 | G | San Jose, Calif. regular season and tournament championships. Scoring Average Robinson was the Sooners’ surprise pickup of the 1. 22.4 ...... Courtney Paris, 2006- 2007 recruiting class. After acknowledging OU Ashley Paris was an honorable mention for the All-Big 12 team. 2. 18.9 ...... Phylesha Whaley, 1997-00 was off her radar until her official visit, Robinson made the decision to be a Sooner before she Field Goal Percentage checked her bags for the return flight home. T he speedy guard Sooners Picked Second in Big 12 1. .599 (859-1,433) . . . .Molly McGuire, 1980-83 The Oklahoma Sooners were picked to finish second in this season’s will see time both on and off the point and draws comparisons to 2. .595 (660-1,109) . . Courtney Paris, 2006- Big 12 Conference women’s basketball standings in a preseason Dionnah Jackson. poll voted by the league’s coaches. Rebounds 1. 1,090 ...... Courtney Paris, 2006- Carlee Roethlisberger | 6-1 | F | Findlay, Ohio Texas A&M, the 2006-07 Big 12 co-champions with Oklahoma, 2. 1,071 ...... Molly McGuire, 1980-83 Having the third most recognizable surname received seven of 12 first-place votes to edge the Sooners, who speaks to the star power on the Sooners’ roster. Rebound Average received five first-place votes, in a split decision between the two Yes, Carlee is the sister of Pittsburgh Steelers’ 1. 15.4 ...... Courtney Paris, 2006- teams. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own team. 2. 9.5 ...... Barbara Johnson, 1979 quarterback Ben, but she may the family’s best athlete. Roethlisberger is leanest Sooner and the one with the 2007-08 Big 12 Conference Preseason Poll Offensive Rebounds greatest ceiling in terms of untapped basketball potential. Her Rank Team pOints 1. 364 ...... Courtney Paris, 2006- play resembles another lean forward in former Sooner Leah Rush. 1. Texas A&M (7) 117 2. Oklahoma (5) 115 3. Baylor 97 Defensive Rebounds Jenny Vining | 5-9 | G | Marshall, Ark. 4. Texas 86 1. 745 ...... Caton Hill, 2000-04 This Arkansas high school star will remind fans of 5. Oklahoma State 66 2. 726 ...... Courtney Paris, 2006- 6. Iowa State 64 former Sooner Erin Higgins because of her 3-point 7. Nebraska 56 Blocks range and accuracy, although Vining’s may prove 8. Kansas State 54 1. 243 ...... LaNae Jones, 1993-96 to be better in both cases. Head coach Sherri Coale Texas Tech 54 says that Vining might be the best freshman she has ever coached 10. Kansas 43 2. 233 ...... Courtney Paris, 2006- 11. Colorado 29 3. 99 ...... Angi Guffy, 1992-95 because of her ability to quickly learn from mistakes and make 12. Missouri 11 4. 84 ...... Two Players correct adjustments in practice. 6. 64 ...... Dionnah Jackson, 2002-05 Big 12 Conference Preseason Poll History Season Selection Champion 7. 60 ...... Leah Rush, 2004-07 Lauren Willis | 5-11 | G | Overland Park, Kan. 8. 55 ...... Ashley Paris, 2006- 1996-97 No Poll kansas Willis was an all-stater in Kansas and walked- 1997-98 texas Tech texas Tech on to the OU program. She has been a stellar 1998-99 kansas texas Tech Double-Doubles 1999-2000 iowa State isu, TTU, OU 1. 68 ...... Courtney Paris, 2006- defender in practice as was quite the spark in OU’s 2000-01 iowa State Oklahoma preseason intrasquad scrimmage as she went 3- 2001-02 Oklahoma Oklahoma for-3 from beyond the arc in limited action. Willis is the daughter 2002-03 texas Tech texas of Steve Willis, a placekicker on Kansas State football’s first ever 2003-04 texas texas, Kansas State 2004-05 texas Baylor bowl team, and the former Lois Groen, an All-American and Big 2005-06 Baylor Oklahoma What returns Eight Conference track and field champion at Iowa State. 2006-07 Oklahoma texas A&M, Oklahoma Total numbers and percentages returning from last season: All Games ...... # ...... Pct. Preseason Rankings Points ...... 1,492 ...... 590 The known is that Oklahoma is a top 15 team once again this season. The question is how a young Oklahoma squad without senior Rebounds . . . . . 1,042 ...... 677 leadership will rank at the end of 2007-08. The following are from various women’s basketball publications: Assists ...... 250 ...... 475 3-Point Field Goals . . . 40 ...... 221 Athlon CSTV.com GBallMag.com lindy’s WBB Magazine SLAM Magazine eSPN.com Free Throws Made ...... 254 ...... 572 1. Connecticut 1. Tennessee 1. Tennessee 1. Tennessee 1. Connecticut 1. Tennessee 1. Tennessee Blocks ...... 166 ...... 864 2. LSU 2. Maryland 2. Connecticut 2. Connecticut 2. Tennessee 2. Connecticut 2. Connecticut Steals ...... 114 ...... 471 3. Tennessee 3. Rutgers 3. LSU 3. Rutgers 3. Louisiana State 3. Maryland 3. Maryland Minutes Played . . . 3,125 ...... 470 4. Rutgers 4. Connecticut 4. Maryland 4. Maryland 4. Maryland 4. LSU 4. Rutgers 5. Maryland 5. LSU 5. Rutgers 5. LSU 5. Rutgers 5. Rutgers 5. LSU 6. Georgia 6. Stanford 6. Stanford 6. Oklahoma 6. Georgia 6. Texas A&M 6. Stanford Big 12 Games ...... # ...... Pct. 7. Stanford 7. Cal 7. North Carolina 7. North Carolina 7. Texas A&M 7. North Carolina 7. N. Carolina Points ...... 664 ...... 559 8. Cal 8. Oklahoma 8. Duke 8. Duke 8. Stanford 8. Duke 8. Oklahoma Rebounds ...... 504 ...... 855 9. Texas A&M 9. Georgia 9. Oklahoma 9. Texas A&M 9. North Carolina 9. Oklahoma 9. Duke Assists ...... 107 ...... 469 10. North Carolina 10. Texas A&M 10. Georgia 10. Stanford 10. Duke 10. Geo. Washington 10. Georgia 3-Point Field Goals . . . 13 ...... 165 11. Duke 11. Duke 11. Arizona State 11. California 11. Texas A&M Free Throws Made ...... 131 ...... 535 12. Arizona State 12. Arizona State 12. Georgia 12. West Virginia 12. Arizona St. Blocks ...... 81 ...... 880 13. Baylor 13. North Carolina 13. George Washington 13. Arizona State 13. California Steals ...... 56 ...... 455 14. West Virginia 14. Pittsburgh 14. Baylor 14. Oklahoma 14. G. Washington Minutes Played . . . 1,449 ...... 446 15. Oklahoma 15. West Virginia 15. California 15. Baylor 15. Baylor OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico

Paris a Preseason Wooden Award Candidate Red Bests White in Intrasquad Scrimmage Courtney Paris was named one of 30 preseason candidates for the 2007-08 Women’s Wooden The University of Oklahoma women’s basketball team completed its intrasquad scrimmage Award announced by the John R. Wooden Award committee Wednesday, Oct. 31. Thursday night at the Lloyd Noble Center in front of 2,200 fans.

Paris, a two-time Wooden All-American, was also a preseason nominee last year and was Players split time between Red and White teams as they played four eight-minute quarters. one of 16 finalists for the 2007 Women’s Wooden Award. Tennessee’s Candace Parker was the The Red defeated White in three quarters and won the overall battle with a total score of 2007 recipient of the honor. 79-76.

The award is named for the three-time college basketball All-American, 1932 National Player “Overall, I was very, very pleased,” OU head coach Sherri Coale said. “I thought we got up and of the Year and 10-time national championship coach John Wooden. down the floor, we had some nice fast breaks and shot the ball pretty well. All the quarters were very competitive, with the margin just two, three or four points, which, I think, is a Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award is the most prestigious individual honor in credit to our depth. college basketball. It is bestowed upon the nation’s best player at an institution of higher education who has proven to his or her university that he or she is making progress toward “I’ll find 7,000 things on film that I want to fix tomorrow, but for a first time out I thought it graduation and maintaining a cumulative 2.0 GPA. Previous winners include such notables as was really good.” Larry Bird (1979), Michael Jordan (1984), Tim Duncan (1997), and last year’s recipients, Kevin Durant of Texas and Candace Parker of Tennessee. Each period was intense and down to the wire as the largest margin of victory in any quarter was four points. White got the best of Red in the first, 21-17, but Red bounced back with victories in the final three quarters (25-22 in the second, 12-11 in the third and 25-22 in the fourth.) Paris and Team USA Qualify for Olympics Courtney Paris missed 30 days of the Sooners’ preseason training...and head coach Sherri Courtney Paris led the Sooners with 27 total points. She shot 9-of-16 (.563) from the field Coale probably couldn’t have been more pleased with the result. and added nine points at the free throw line. Paris missed a double-double by one rebound, but made contributions elsewhere with four assists and a steal in 27 minutes on the court. Courtney Paris, one of two collegians playing for the USA Basketball Women’s Senior National Team, swept through the FIBA Americas Zone Tournament in Valdivia, Chile, winning the Nyeshia Stevenson scored 26 points and added three steals and two assists to her stat line gold medal against Cuba on Sept. 30 and, more importantly, clinching a berth for the United as she took full advantage of her athletic ability in several fast breaks and one-on-one States in next year’s Olympic Games. situations.

Paris was a role-player for the U.S., as one of very few post players her size in international OU’s four freshman played with no fear as guards Danielle Robinson and Jenny Vining scored basketball. She averaged nine minutes per game as the Americans went through the 14 points apiece, Lauren Willis shot 3-of-3 from beyond the arc for nine points and forward tournament undefeated at 5-0. Carlee Roethlisberger totaled seven points and seven rebounds.

It was Paris’ seventh gold medal as part of a USA Basketball team. Also scoring in double figures were Rose Hammond (15), Jenna Plumley (11) and Abi Olajuwon (11).

Plumley, who played 31 of a possible 32 minutes, was effective running the point, shooting Paris and U21 Team win World Championship 3-of-9 from 3-point range and counting nine assists with just three turnovers. Paris earned twice as much gold this summer as she helped the USA Basketball Women’s Under 21 Team to a World Championship title in July. Ashley Paris had a game-high 12 rebounds and Amanda Thompson led with four steals.

The U.S. defeated Australia, 96-73, in the title game in Moscow, Russia, to give Paris and Team USA its fourth straight gold in age-group basketball. Intrasquad Scrimmage Box Score Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA O-D-TREB F pTS aST TO BLK STl miN Paris played 39 games with USA Basketball in age group contests and never lost. Courtney Paris 9-16 0-1 9-14 3-6-9 2 27 4 1 0 1 27 Nyeshia Stevenson 11-17 2-5 2-2 1-2-3 1 26 2 0 0 3 28 She averaged 10.9 points and 8.0 rebounds in eight contests during the World Rose Hammond 4-9 2-4 5-10 2-1-3 4 15 3 3 0 0 20 Championships. Jenny Vining 5-7 3-5 1-2 0-0-0 5 14 4 4 1 3 31 Danielle Robinson 6-7 0-0 2-3 3-1-4 2 14 5 4 0 3 29 Jenna Plumley 3-6 3-6 2-3 0-3-3 6 11 9 3 0 2 31 Abi Olajuwon 3-9 0-0 5-7 2-4-6 5 11 3 3 0 2 26 Lauren Willis 3-4 3-3 0-0 1-0-1 1 9 1 0 0 0 14 Amanda Thompson 3-6 0-0 2-2 1-3-4 3 8 0 4 0 4 29 SoonerSports.com Blog Carlee Roethlisberger 3-6 0-1 1-2 2-5-7 4 7 3 2 0 0 28 Even though she was out of the country, Courtney Paris kept everyone at home up to speed Ashley Paris 2-7 0-1 0-1 3-9-12 2 4 1 3 0 1 30 on her progress with USA Basketball via the OU Women’s Basketball Blog on SoonerSports. Carolyn Winchester 1-5 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 5 3 2 1 0 1 25 com.

OU head coach Sherri Coale submits regular postings and this season several OU players will enter the cyberspace realm with their own unique contributions. OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico

Coale in the Big 12 Era Three-Time Big 12 Coach of the Year

Big 12 Conference Wins Since 2000 Oklahoma ...... 97 Head Coach Sherri Coale Rare is the coach who embraces the balance of student and athlete like Sherri Coale. Even Texas Tech ...... 84 fewer teams have had success while emphasizing the books on the same level as the balls. Texas ...... 81 Baylor ...... 78 The symmetry is a trademark of Coale’s program. Iowa State ...... 77 She meticulously prepares her athletes to excel in the classroom and on the hardwood. In essence, master the game of life and the challenges presented on the court will Big 12 Regular Season Titles fall like dominoes. Oklahoma ...... 5 (2000, 01, 02, 06, 07) Texas Tech ...... 3 (1998, 99, 2000) Those obstacles have routinely been bulldozed during the Coale’s 11 years as Texas ...... 2 (2003, 04) the head coach of Oklahoma. Texas A&M ...... 1 (2007) Baylor ...... 1 (2005) The numbers speak for themselves. Kansas State ...... 1 (2004) Iowa State ...... 1 (2000) Take for example the 21 straight semesters with a combined Kansas ...... 1 (1997) personal team GPA of 3.0 or better, the five Big 12 Regular Season Birthdate: January 19, 1965 Championships, the 68 Academic All-Big 12 honors, the four Big 12 Hometown: Healdton, Oklahoma Tournament Championships, the eight All-District Academic Team Big 12 Tournament Titles Children: son, Colton (born March 27, 1992) members, the eight straight NCAA Tournament appearances, the Oklahoma ...... 4 (2002, 04, 06, 07) daughter, Chandler (born May 20, 1996) four Academic All-America team members and the five Sweet 16 Iowa State ...... 2 (2000, 01) Husband: dane Coale appearances. Texas Tech ...... 2 (1998, 99) High School: Healdton (Okla.) High School Baylor ...... 1 (2005) College: oklahoma Christian (B.S. in education, 1987) The foundation was a laid years ago during a humble upbringing in Texas ...... 1 (2003) oklahoma (master’s of education, 1993) the oil mining town of Healdton, Okla. Those morals have stood as Colorado ...... 1 (1997) NOTE: Graduated summa cum laude from the roots of Oklahoma women’s basketball for 11 years. oklahoma Christian

Now they are flourishing on an elite level. Active NCAA Tournament Streaks Playing Experience Oklahoma ...... 8 1983-87 oklahoma Christian University So as the Sooners sit on the cusp of the 2007-08 season with the Baylor ...... 4 NOTE: Team captain of Oklahoma Christian’s biggest national spotlight in program history already glaring in Texas A&M ...... 2 three-time Sooner Athletic Conference their eyes, Coale and company are sticking to their roots. Iowa State ...... 1 Championship team and Academic All-American. Nebraska ...... 1 And the success that comes with them. Oklahoma State ...... 1 coaching experience 1996-Present: Head Coach, University of Oklahoma 1989-96: Head Coach, Norman High School Sweet 16 Appearances 1987-89: assistant Coach, Edmond Memorial High School Oklahoma ...... 5 Texas Tech ...... 5 Colorado ...... 3 Iowa State ...... 3 Texas ...... 3 Coale’s Collegiate head coaching career

|------Overall------| |---Conference---| attendance Associated Press All-Americans Year W l pct. W l pct. average Conference Finish NCAA Result Oklahoma ...... 4 1996-97 oklahoma 5 22 .185 1 15 .063 2,009 12th -- Kansas State ...... 3 1997-98 oklahoma 8 19 .296 4 12 .250 1,558 Ninth -- Baylor ...... 1 1998-99 oklahoma 15 14 .517 8 8 .500 1,558 sixth WNIT 2nd Round Texas Tech ...... 1 1999-00 oklahoma 25 8 .766 13 3 .813 2,659 season Champs NCAA Sweet 16 2000-01 oklahoma 28 6 .824 15 1 .938 4,367 season Champs NCAA Sweet 16 2001-02 oklahoma 32 4 .889 14 2 .875 6,606 season & Tournament Champs NCAA Runner-Up WBCA All-Americans 2002-03 oklahoma 19 13 .889 9 7 .563 5,196 Fifth NCAA First Round Oklahoma ...... 4 Kansas State ...... 3 2003-04 oklahoma 24 9 .727 9 7 .563 5,691 sixth & Tournament Champs NCAA 2nd Round Baylor ...... 3 2004-05 oklahoma 17 13 .566 8 8 .500 5,695 t-Sixth NCAA First Round Texas Tech ...... 1 2005-06 oklahoma 31 5 .861 16 0 1.000 7,630 season & Tournament Champs NCAA Sweet 16 Kansas ...... 1 2006-07 oklahoma 28 5 .848 13 3 .813 10,433 season & Postseason Champs NCAA Sweet 16 Texas ...... 1 2007-08 oklahoma 0 2 .000 - - - 12 years 232 120 .659 110 66 .625 OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico Nyeshia Stevenson 1 Sophomore | Forward/Guard | 5-9 | Little Rock, Ark.

Career Single-Game Highs Points ��13 Field Goals Made ...... 6 Field Goals Attempted ...... 10 3-Point Field Goals Made ...... 1 3-Point Field Goals Attempted ...... 5 Free Throws Made ...... 4 Free Throws Attempted ...... 6 offensive Rebounds ...... 2 defensive Rebounds ...... 3 total Rebounds ...... 3 assists ...... 2 Blocks ...... 0 steals ...... 2 OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico Jenny Vining 2 Freshman | Guard | 5-9 | Marshall, Ark.

Career Single-Game Highs Points ��4 Field Goals Made ...... 1 Field Goals Attempted ...... 6 3-Point Field Goals Made ...... 1 3-Point Field Goals Attempted ...... 6 Free Throws Made ...... 1 Free Throws Attempted ...... 2 offensive Rebounds ...... 0 defensive Rebounds ...... 1 total Rebounds ...... 1 assists ...... 2 Blocks ...... 0 steals ...... 0 OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico

CP3’s Double-Doubles Courtney Paris has an NCAA record 69 career Courtney Paris double-doubles, including a record 61 Junior | Center | 6-4 | Piedmont, Calif. consecutive game streak that is still active. 3 The following is a look at all of them.

# Streak Date Opponent pTS REB 1 1 11/11/05 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 24 10 Career Single-Game Highs 2 2 11/13/05 sMU 19 20 Points ��43 3 3 11/16/05 New Mexico 26 18 Field Goals Made ...... 20 -- -- 4 1 11/2/05 iowa 30 14 Field Goals Attempted ...... 27 -- -- 3-Point Field Goals Made ...... 0 5 1 11/30/05 tCU 22 17 3-Point Field Goals Attempted ...... 2 -- -- 6 1 12/05/05 uCLA 24 22 Free Throws Made ...... 11 7 2 12/10/05 Missouri State 18 15 Free Throws Attempted ...... 18 8 3 12/18/05 illinois 19 27 offensive Rebounds ...... 10 9 4 12/21/05 Michigan State 21 29 defensive Rebounds ...... 22 10 5 12/30/05 New Mexico 15 24 11 6 1/4/06 iowa State 13 15 total Rebounds ...... 26 12 7 1/7/06 Colorado 17 15 assists ...... 5 13 8 1/9/06 ohio State 14 23 Blocks ...... 10 14 9 1/14/06 oklahoma State 16 12 15 10 1/18/06 texas Tech 19 17 steals ...... 3 16 11 1/21/06 Baylor 11 23 17 12 1/25/06 texas 16 32 18 13 1/28/06 texas A&M 14 18 19 14 1/31/06 oklahoma State 12 17 20 15 2/4/06 Missouri 16 27 21 16 2/8/06 kansas 12 18 22 17 2/12/06 Baylor 19 31 23 18 2/15/06 texas 20 20 24 19 2/18/06 texas A&M 14 15 25 20 2/21/06 kansas State 15 22 26 21 2/26/06 Nebraska 13 15 27 22 3/1/06 texas Tech 13 18 28 23 3/8/06 iowa State 16 36 29 24 3/9/06 Missouri 10 17 30 25 3/11/06 Baylor 26 24 31 26 3/18/06 pepperdine 11 27 32 27 3/20/06 BYU 15 30 33 28 3/25/06 stanford 16 26 34 29 11/12/06 dePaul 11 23 35 30 11/17/06 Eastern Kentucky 16 24 36 31 11/18/06 Hawaii 15 18 37 32 11/21/06 uCLA 17 24 38 33 11/29/06 lamar 18 21 39 34 12/2/06 tulsa 13 24 40 35 12/7/06 south Carolina 15 16 41 36 12/10/06 arkansas-Pine Bluff 24 11 42 37 12/17/06 Northern Colorado 20 13 43 38 12/20/06 ohio State 22 13 44 39 12/30/06 New Mexico 43 25 45 40 1/3/07 kansas State 18 19 46 41 1/6/07 Nebraska 19 18 47 42 1/10/07 Baylor 32 16 48 43 1/17/07 oklahoma State 17 14 49 44 1/20/07 Colorado 26 17 50 45 1/22/07 texas Tech 22 17 51 46 1/24/07 iowa State 14 13 52 47 1/27/07 texas A&M 12 20 53 48 1/31/07 texas 25 18 54 49 2/4/07 oklahoma State 41 19 55 50 2/10/07 texas A&M 25 18 56 51 2/12/07 texas 27 15 57 52 2/17/07 texas Tech 18 16 58 53 2/21/07 kansas 32 13 59 54 2/25/07 Missouri 33 21 60 55 2/28/07 Baylor 28 18 61 56 3/7/07 texas 17 18 62 57 3/8/07 Baylor 20 16 63 58 3/10/07 iowa State 23 21 64 59 3/17/07 southeast Missouri 13 11 65 60 3/19/07 Marquette 24 10 66 61 3/25/07 ole Miss 31 20 67 62 11/11/07 Maryland 11 10 68 63 11/15/07 tennessee 19 15 OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico Abi Olajuwon 4 Sophomore | center | 6-4 | los angeles, calif.

Career Single-Game Highs Points ��4 Field Goals Made ...... 2 Field Goals Attempted ...... 5 3-Point Field Goals Made ...... 0 3-Point Field Goals Attempted ...... 0 Free Throws Made ...... 2 Free Throws Attempted ...... 4 offensive Rebounds ...... 1 defensive Rebounds ...... 4 total Rebounds ...... 5 assists ...... 2 Blocks ...... 1 steals ...... 2 OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico Ashley Paris 5 Junior | Forward/Center | 6-3 | Piedmont, Calif.

Career Single-Game Highs Points ��17 Field Goals Made ...... 8 Field Goals Attempted ...... 14 3-Point Field Goals Made ...... 1 3-Point Field Goals Attempted ...... 2 Free Throws Made ...... 4 Free Throws Attempted ...... 8 offensive Rebounds ...... 7 defensive Rebounds ...... 10 total Rebounds ...... 17 assists ...... 5 Blocks ...... 3 steals ...... 2 OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico Carlee Roethlisberger 10 Freshman | Forward | 6-1 | findlay, ohio

Career Single-Game Highs Points ��5 Field Goals Made ...... 2 Field Goals Attempted ...... 3 3-Point Field Goals Made ...... 0 3-Point Field Goals Attempted ...... 1 Free Throws Made ...... 1 Free Throws Attempted ...... 1 offensive Rebounds ...... 1 defensive Rebounds ...... 1 total Rebounds ...... 2 assists ...... 2 Blocks ...... 0 steals ...... 0 OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico Jenna Plumley 11 Sophomore | Guard | 5-4 | Red Rock, Okla.

Career Single-Game Highs Points ��24 Field Goals Made ...... 7 Field Goals Attempted ...... 12 3-Point Field Goals Made ...... 6 3-Point Field Goals Attempted ...... 10 Free Throws Made ...... 9 Free Throws Attempted ...... 10 offensive Rebounds ...... 2 defensive Rebounds ...... 4 total Rebounds ...... 4 assists ...... 8 Blocks ...... 0 steals ...... 6 OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico Danielle Robinson 13 Freshman | Guard | 5-9 | San Jose, Calif.

Career Single-Game Highs Points ��15 Field Goals Made ...... 7 Field Goals Attempted ...... 10 3-Point Field Goals Made ...... 0 3-Point Field Goals Attempted ...... 0 Free Throws Made ...... 4 Free Throws Attempted ...... 7 offensive Rebounds ...... 2 defensive Rebounds ...... 1 total Rebounds ...... 3 assists ...... 4 Blocks ...... 0 steals ...... 4

Rookie Of The Week, Athlete of the Year After her performance against No. 1 Tennessee, Danielle Robinson earned Co-Rookie of the Week honors from the Big 12 Conference. She shared the weekly award with Texas forward Kathleen Nash.

Robinson was also honored Wednesday, Nov. 14, as the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame Female High School Athlete of the Year at the hall of fame’s induction ceremonies. Robinson was unable to attend due to preparation for Thursday’s game against Tennessee in Tampa, Fla. OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico Lauren Willis 14 Freshman | Guard | 5-11 | overland park, Kan.

Career Single-Game Highs Points �� Field Goals Made ...... Field Goals Attempted ...... 3-Point Field Goals Made ...... 3-Point Field Goals Attempted ...... Free Throws Made ...... Free Throws Attempted ...... offensive Rebounds ...... defensive Rebounds ...... total Rebounds ...... assists ...... Blocks ...... steals ......

Rankings, Honors and Awards • No. 17 player in Kansas (Kansas-Sports.com) • 2007 McDonald’s All-America Nominee • 2007 Class 5A All-State First Team (Kansas Basketball Coaches Association) • 2007 Class 5A All-State First Team (Topeka Capital-Journal) • 2007 Class 5A All-State First Team (Wichita Eagle) • 2007 Class 5A All-State First Team (Kansas-Sports.com) • 2007 All-Class All-State Fourth Team (Kansas-Sports.com) • 2006 East Kansas League First Team • 2006 Shawnee Mission South Tournament First Team • 2006 St. Thomas Aquinas Defensive Player of the Year

High School Stats • Averaged 12.5 points as a senior at St. Thomas Aquinas • Four-year letterwinner who played varsity as a freshman on 2004 Class 6A state champions • Placed third in 2005 state tournament and second in 2006 • Shot 59 percent from the field as a junior • As a senior, shot 48 percent from 3-point range and was 80 percent at the free-throw line • Also ran track for the 2006 state champions • Coached in basketball by Rick Hetzel

Other • Played on 2004 AAU Junior Olympics third-place team and National Championship fifth-place team.

Personal Notes • Born July 25, 1989, in Overland Park, Kan. • Daughter of Steve and Lois Willis • Has a younger sister, Abby (15), and younger brother, Ryan (11) • Father, Steve Willis, was the placekicker for Kansas State’s first football bowl team (1982 Indpendence) • Mother, the former Lois Groen, was an NCAA Track and Field All-American (4x400-meter relay) and the 1984 Big Eight Conference Champion in the outdoor triple jump • Played on the same AAU basketball team (Kansas Belles) as former OU star Caton Hill OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico carolyn winchester 15 junior | Forward | 5-11 | washington, okla.

Career Single-Game Highs Points ��4 Field Goals Made ...... 1 Field Goals Attempted ...... 2 3-Point Field Goals Made ...... 0 3-Point Field Goals Attempted ...... 2 Free Throws Made ...... 2 Free Throws Attempted ...... 4 offensive Rebounds ...... 1 defensive Rebounds ...... 1 total Rebounds ...... 2 assists ...... 1 Blocks ...... 0 steals ...... 1 OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico amanda thompson 21 Sophomore | Forward | 6-0 | chicago, ill.

Career Single-Game Highs Points ��13 Field Goals Made ...... 5 Field Goals Attempted ...... 15 3-Point Field Goals Made ...... 0 3-Point Field Goals Attempted ...... 0 Free Throws Made ...... 5 Free Throws Attempted ...... 8 offensive Rebounds ...... 6 defensive Rebounds ...... 9 total Rebounds ...... 11 assists ...... 5 Blocks ...... 5 steals ...... 3

Birthday Girl Amanda Thompson celebrated her 20th birthday Sunday, Nov. 18, night in Norman. Teammates took her out for a special dinner and Nyeshia Stevenson picked up the tab. OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico rose hammond 31 Sophomore | Guard | 5-9 | depew, okla.

Career Single-Game Highs Points ��2 Field Goals Made ...... 1 Field Goals Attempted ...... 3 3-Point Field Goals Made ...... 0 3-Point Field Goals Attempted ...... 1 Free Throws Made ...... 1 Free Throws Attempted ...... 3 offensive Rebounds ...... 1 defensive Rebounds ...... 2 total Rebounds ...... 3 assists ...... 1 Blocks ...... 0 steals ...... 2 OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico

2006-07 Oklahoma Sooner Basketball Oklahoma Sooners Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 31, 2007) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (28-5) (10-2) (11-2) (7-1) CONFERENCE...... (13-3) (7-1) (6-2) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (15-2) (3-1) (5-0) (7-1)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------03 Paris,Courtney..... 33-32 1000 30.3 318-558 .570 0-4 .000 139-242 .574 187 339 526 15.9 92 3 55 89 111 33 775 23.5 24 Rush,Leah...... 33-30 880 26.7 120-237 .506 33-76 .434 49-64 .766 45 86 131 4.0 100 3 48 70 8 23 322 9.8 22 Welch,Chelsi...... 33-23 695 21.1 97-214 .453 42-93 .452 65-78 .833 22 53 75 2.3 59 1 49 68 7 24 301 9.1 05 Paris,Ashley...... 33-7 712 21.6 104-218 .477 0-0 .000 37-58 .638 80 143 223 6.8 47 1 51 60 32 12 245 7.4 21 Thompson,Amanda.... 33-10 524 15.9 78-200 .390 0-0 .000 31-55 .564 63 110 173 5.2 71 1 53 68 21 19 187 5.7 11 Plumley,Jenna...... 32-10 524 16.4 48-116 .414 38-96 .396 31-34 .912 9 42 51 1.6 48 1 69 62 0 35 165 5.2 34 Higgins,Erin...... 33-28 888 26.9 53-163 .325 46-149 .309 0-5 .000 2 43 45 1.4 35 0 42 28 7 20 152 4.6 33 Brown,Britney...... 31-19 554 17.9 34-89 .382 11-31 .355 41-54 .759 6 44 50 1.6 52 1 90 67 2 24 120 3.9 20 Moore,Kendra...... 33-5 430 13.0 43-102 .422 8-34 .235 28-47 .596 20 25 45 1.4 50 1 43 43 0 36 122 3.7 01 Stevenson,Nyeshia.. 24-0 204 8.5 35-71 .493 2-11 .182 8-20 .400 9 22 31 1.3 23 0 15 27 0 7 80 3.3 04 Olajuwon,Abi...... 17-0 66 3.9 15-31 .484 0-0 .000 7-12 .583 5 20 25 1.5 18 0 2 8 2 3 37 2.2 32 Sanchez,Krista..... 15-1 84 5.6 6-21 .286 1-8 .125 7-10 .700 5 9 14 0.9 4 0 4 7 2 1 20 1.3 31 Hammond,Rose...... 17-0 76 4.5 1-8 .125 0-1 .000 1-9 .111 5 6 11 0.6 7 0 4 5 0 4 3 0.2 15 Winchester,Carolyn. 8-0 19 2.4 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 0.3 3 0 1 3 0 1 0 0.0 TEAM...... 56 81 137 4.2 0 3 ------Total...... 33 6656 952-2029 .469 181-503 .360 444-688 .645 5151024 1539 46.6 609 12 526 608 192 242 2529 76.6 Opponents...... 33 6648 690-2046 .337 181-584 .310 468-667 .702 425 692 1117 33.8 603 - 344 509 121 302 2029 61.5

TEAM STATISTICS OU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 2529 2029 !11/12/06 DEPAUL W 105-71 10448 Points per game...... 76.6 61.5 %11/17/06 vs Eastern Kentucky W 92-79 1154 Scoring margin...... +15.2 - %11/18/06 at Hawaii W 76-56 1036 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 952-2029 690-2046 11/21/06 at UCLA W 77-68 2012 Field goal pct...... 469 .337 11/29/06 at Lamar W 79-44 1071 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 181-503 181-584 #12/02/06 at Tulsa W 72-49 5661 3-point FG pct...... 360 .310 12/07/06 at South Carolina W 78-51 2355 3-pt FG made per game.. 5.5 5.5 12/10/06 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W 87-42 8815 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 444-688 468-667 12/17/06 NORTHERN COLORADO W 82-36 10687 Free throw pct...... 645 .702 12/20/06 OHIO STATE L 67-74 11411 REBOUNDS...... 1539 1117 &12/30/06 vs New Mexico W 80-58 5662 Rebounds per game...... 46.6 33.8 *01/03/07 KANSAS STATE W 78-58 8608 Rebounding margin...... +12.8 - *01/06/07 at Nebraska W 77-69 7727 ASSISTS...... 526 344 *01/10/07 at Baylor Lady Bears W 76-63 8263 Assists per game...... 15.9 10.4 *01/17/07 at Oklahoma State W 76-60 5890 TURNOVERS...... 608 509 *01/20/07 at Colorado W 82-67 3685 Turnovers per game..... 18.4 15.4 *01/22/07 TEXAS TECH W O2 86-81 9832 Turnover margin...... -3.0 - *01/24/07 IOWA STATE W 69-49 8540 Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.9 0.7 *01/27/07 TEXAS A&M AGGIES L 52-54 11486 STEALS...... 242 302 *01/31/07 at Texas L 62-67 5220 Steals per game...... 7.3 9.2 *02/04/07 OKLAHOMA STATE W 78-63 12090 BLOCKS...... 192 121 *02/10/07 at Texas A&M Aggies L 68-78 4620 Blocks per game...... 5.8 3.7 *02/12/07 TEXAS W 78-58 11245 WINNING STREAK...... 0 - *02/17/07 at Texas Tech W 70-67 10656 Home win streak...... 4 - *02/21/07 at Kansas W 76-70 3813 ATTENDANCE...... 125197 118716 *02/25/07 MISSOURI W 72-57 11510 Home games-Avg/Game.... 12-10433 13-4770 *02/28/07 BAYLOR LADY BEARS W 88-61 10525 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 8-7088 $03/07/07 vs Texas W 67-58 10210 $03/08/07 vs Baylor W 78-64 10102 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total $03/10/07 vs Iowa State W 67-60 12413 ------+03/17/07 vs Southeast Missouri W 74-60 3947 Oklahoma Sooners...... 1158 1353 7 11 - 2529 +03/19/07 vs Marquette W 78-47 4196 Opponents...... 922 1094 7 6 - 2029 3/25/07 vs Ole Miss L 82-90 9023 ! - State Farm Tip-Off Classic (Norman, Okla.) % - Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic (Honolulu) # - Bertha Teague Classic (Tulsa, Okla.) & - Played at Cox Convention Center (Oklahoma City) $ - Big 12 Championship (Oklahoma City) + - NCAA First & Second Round (Austin, Texas) = - NCAA Sweet 16 (Dayton, Ohio) * - Conference game OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico OKLAHOMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Game Three | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico pHOTO rOSTETV/Photor Roster ns A All-Americ ight E 1 Nyeshia steveNsoN 2 JeNNy viNiNg 3 CourtNey Paris 4 abi olaJuwoN 5-9 | so | Forward/guard 5-9 | Fr | guard 6-4 | Jr | center 6-4 | so | center little rock, Ark. marshall, Ark. piedmont, calif. los Angeles, calif. mcclellan hs marshall hs piedmont hs the marlborough school ment titles | A ourn t Big 12 four

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