Oklahoma Women’s Basketball Game Notes 1 Nov. 21, 2008 | Arizona State at Oklahoma OklahOma Lloyd Noble Center | Norman, Okla. | 7 p.m. 2008-09 Women’s Basketball 2008-09 Schedule On the Verge DATE OPPonENT TIME (CT) TV Senior center Courtney Paris needs just 17 points to match Exhibition Games - Norman, Okla. Phylesha Whaley as OU’s all-time leading scorer. Whaley scored NOV. 6 WESTERN STATE W 132-36 2,187 points in116 games during the 1997-2000 seasons. NOV. 11 OKLA. CHRISTIAn W 106-50 Preseason WNIT - Norman, Okla. Paris’ next chance is Friday night against Arizona State, her NOV. 15 UC RIVERSIDE W 88-57 NOV. 19 MIDDLE TEnnESSEE W 85-65 103rd career game. Should the three-time All-American also NOV. 21 ARIZONA STATE 7 P.M. - record a double-double, it will be the 100th in her career and NOV. 23 TBD 2 P.M. continue building on an NCAA record. NOV. 26 MARIST 7 P.M. SSN Nov. 30 @ Connecticut 7 p.m. ESPN Dec. 3 Creighton 7 p.m. - Projected Starting Lineup Dec. 7 @ Arkansas State 2 p.m. - Pos. NO. NamE HT. CL. PPG RPG APG OTHER Basketball By the Bay Classic - San Jose, Calif. G 13 Danielle Robinson 5-9 So. 9.5 2.0 6.5 3.0 steals Dec. 12 vs. CS-Bakersfield 8 p.m. - AP ESPN Dec. 13 vs. California 8 p.m. - G 25 Whitney Hand 6-1 Fr. 9.5 3.0 1.0 DEC. 21 TuLSA 2 P.M. - 2 4 F 21 Amanda Thompson 6-0 Jr. 16.5 7.5 3.0 60.0% 3FG Dec. 30 @ Saint Louis 5:30 p.m. - Oklahoma (2-0) F 5 Ashley Paris 6-3 Sr. 17.0 9.5 1.5 68.4% FG JAN. 4 N.C. CENTRAL 2 P.M. - Jan. 10 @ Nebraska 7 p.m. SSN Sooners C 3 Courtney Paris 6-4 Sr. 14.5 13.5 2.0 2.5 blocks JAN. 14 KANSAS STATE 7 P.M. SSN JAN. 18 TEXAS A&M 3 P.M. FSN Projected Starting Lineup Jan. 21 @ Colorado 8 p.m. FSN RM JAN. 25 TEXAS 12 P.M. FSN Pos. NO. NamE HT. CL. PPG RPG APG OTHER Jan. 28 @ Baylor 7 p.m. SSN G 1 Dymond Symond 5-5 Jr. 12.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 steals JAN. 31 MISSOURI 12:30 P.M. SSN AP ESPN FEB. 2 TEnnESSEE* 6:30 P.M. ESPN2 G 13 Danielle Orsillo 5-9 Jr. 3.0 0.5 2.0 2.5 steals Feb. 8 @ Okla. State 12:30 p.m. FSN 18 17 G 20 Briann January 5-8 Sr. 11.0 4.5 7.5 2.0 steals FEB. 11 IOWA STATE 7 P.M. SSN Arizona State (2-0) Feb. 14 @ Kansas 7 p.m. SSN F 34 Lauren Lacey 6-3 Sr. 8.5 6.0 1.5 50.0% FG Feb. 17 @ Texas Tech 7 p.m. TTN Sun Devils C 33 Sybil Dosty 6-3 Sr. 13.0 7.5 0.0 68.8% FG FEB. 21 BAYLOR 2 P.M. FSN Feb. 23 @ Texas A&M 6:30 p.m. ESPN2 Contents Arizona State University at University of Oklahoma FEB. 28 OKLA. STATE 12 P.M. SSN Oklahoma hosts the Arizona State Sun Devils Friday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center MARCH 4 TEXAS TECH 7 P.M. SSN 1 - Basic Game Information MARCH 8 TEXAS 2:30 P.M. FSN in Norman, Okla., in the seminfinal round of the Preseason WNIT. Oklahoma defeated UC Big 12 Championship - Oklahoma City 2 - Team Previews Riverside, 88-57, and Middle Tennessee, 85-65, to advance. The winner plays No. 4 North Carolina in the championship game Sunday. March 12 First Round TBD Metro 3 - Preseason Notes March 13 Quarterfinals TBD FSN March 14 Semifinals TBD FSN 4 - Season Review Notes March 15 Championship 12:30 p.m. FSN • Oklahoma and Middle Tennessee are meeting for the third time. The series is tied 1-1. ASU defeated OU, 87-76, in Tempe on Dec. 29, 1997. OU won last year’s meeting in Cancun, 69-57. *At the Ford Center - Oklahoma City 5 - Preseason WNIT Notes (Home games in ALL CAPS.) • Oklahoma head coach Sherri Coale is 256-127 (.668) in her 13th season. 6 - Game Notes • Arizona State head coach Charli Turner is 227-145 (.610) in her 13th season at Arizona State and 7 - Player Notes 267-185 (.591) in her 16th year as a head coach. • Oklahoma has an all-time Preseason WNIT record of 5-2 (.714). Oklahoma Media Relations 9 - Career Record Tracker Women’s Basketball SID: Jared Thompson Office: (405) 325-3671 10 - Season Box Scores DATE & TIME: Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 | 7:06 p.m. Central Cell: (405) 834-2984 SITE: Lloyd Noble Center | Norman, Okla. 11 - Team Statistics E-mail: [email protected] TICKETS: OU Athletics Ticket Office | 1-800-456-GoOU 20 - Individual Statistics TELEvision: None 35 - Individual Career History Radio: Sooner Radio Network (KOKC 1520 AM in Oklahoma City) For Tickets Talent: Brian Brinkley (play-by-play) and Kendra Wecker (analyst) Purchase online at SoonerSports.com 38- Photo Roster or call the OU Athletics Ticket Office at WEBCAST: SoonerSports.com All-Access 1-800-456-GoOU or (405) 325-2424. LIVE STATS: CBS GameTracker at SoonerSports.com Oklahoma Women’s Basketball Game Notes Team Previews | 2 Associated Press Top 25 About Arizona State Last Updated: Nov. 17, 2008 Arizona State University is a member of the Pacific 10 Conference and is Statistical Comparison No. School Record Points LW located in Tempe, Ariz. Category OU ASU 1. Connecticut (45) 1-0 1125 1 Overall Record 2-0 2-0 2. Oklahoma 1-0 1018 4 3. Rutgers 1-0 1010 5 The No. 18 Sun Devils defeated Cleveland State, 76-59, and Tulane, 86-53, to Conf. Record 0-0 0-0 4. North Carolina 2-0 963 6 advance to the semifinals of the Preseason Women’s NIT. Points Scored 86.5 81.0 5. Tennessee 1-0 931 7 Points Allowed 61.0 56.0 6. Duke 2-0 900 8 7. California 2-0 788 9 The Sun Devils are coming off a season in which they went 22-11 (14-4 Pac- Rebound Avg. 46.5 40.0 8. Stanford 1-1 764 2 10) and earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive Rebound Margin +19.5 +15.5 9. Louisville 1-0 724 10 season. ASU returns three starters from last year’s team, including 2008 Field Goal Pct. .518 .504 10. Baylor 2-0 698 19 Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year Briann January and 2008 Second-Team 11. Maryland 1-1 680 3 Field Goal Def. .371 .427 12. Texas A&M 2-0 658 11 All-Pac-10 selection Lauren Lacey. 3-Point FG Pct. .286 .346 13. Vanderbilt 2-0 603 12 3-Point FG Def. .325 .368 14. Texas 2-0 519 13 January was also selected to the 2008-09 Preseason All-Pac 10 Team. Free Throw Pct. .652 .767 15. Notre Dame 1-0 459 16 16. Virginia 1-0 440 15 Personal Fouls 14.5 15.5 17. Ohio State 2-0 361 18 Arizona State head coach Charli Turner is 227-145 (.610) in her 13th season at Assists 17.5 20.5 18. Arizona State 2-0 345 17 Arizona State and 267-185 (.591) in her 16th year as a head coach. Turnovers 15.5 19.5 19. Oklahoma State 0-1 291 14 Blocks 5.0 5.0 20. Auburn 1-0 258 20 Senior Sybil Dosty was a member of Tennessee’s 2005 Final Four team and 21. Purdue 1-0 178 23 Steals 9.5 12.5 22. Florida State 1-0 173 21 played one minute in the 2006 national championship game. 23. Xavier 2-0 152 22 24. TCU 2-0 148 NR Oklahoma defeated Arizona State, 69-57, last season in the Caribbean Challenge. A game played in a hotel ballroom in 25. Old Dominion 2-0 106 25 Cancun, Mexico. Others Receiving Votes: Michigan State 49, Iowa State 45, Pittsburgh 41, Marist 39, LSU 32, Marquette 28, Utah 24, Georgia 20, Georgia Tech 17, Syracuse 12, DePaul 8, George Washington 7, Kansas State 6, Arkansas 2, Gonzaga 2, Montana 1. About Oklahoma USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Oklahoma begins the season with high expectations and high rankings, No. 4 in the Preseason AP Poll and No. 7 in the Coaches’ Last Updated: Nov. 18, 2008 Poll. Returning for Oklahoma are 11 players, including four starters and three-time consensus All-American Courtney Paris. No. School Record Points 1. Connecticut (31) 1-0 775 Big 12 freshman of the year Danielle Robinson will run the offense as a sophomore and teammates and coaches are raving 2. Rutgers 1-0 707 about the prospects of Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year Whitney Hand. 3. North Carolina 3-0 692 4. Oklahoma 1-0 671 Oklahoma again plays one of the toughest schedules in the nation with consensus No. 1 Connecticut, and top-ranked 5. Duke 2-0 611 6. California 2-0 574 Tennessee and California as well as ranked Big 12 teams Texas A&M, Texas, Oklahoma State and Baylor on the slate. 7. Texas A&M 2-0 531 8. Stanford 1-1 498 9. Baylor 2-0 489 Alphabetical Roster 10.