Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2007 | 3 p.m. CT GAME THREE | Arizona State University vs. University of Oklahoma | Cancun, Mexico Jared Thompson, Women’s Basketball Contact McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics University of Oklahoma 180 W. Brooks, Suite 2525 | Norman, OK 73019 O: 405.325.3671 | M: 405.834.2984 | F: 405.325.7623 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL [email protected] | SoonerSports.com BIG 12 REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2006 | 2007 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2007 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).