Oklahoma Women’s Basketball Game Notes 1 Jan. 31, 2009 | Missouri at Oklahoma OklahOma Lloyd Noble Center | Norman, Okla. | 12:30 p.m. CT 2008-09 Women’s Basketball 2008-09 Schedule Revenge Game? DATE OPPonEnt TIME (CT) TV The Sooners are looking for payback against Missouri. Exhibition Games - Norman, Okla. NOV. 6 WESTERN STATE W 132-36 The Tigers ended Oklahoma’s run in the first round of the Big 12 NOV. 11 OKLA. CHRISTIAn W 106-50 Championship one season ago, becoming the first 12th-seed to Preseason WNIT - Norman, Okla. win in the 12-year history of the conference tournament. NOV. 15 UC RIVERSIDE W 88-57 NOV. 19 MIDDLE TEnnESSEE W 85-65 NOV. 21 ARIZONA STATE [18/17] W 70-57 Amanda Hanneman’s fast-break 3-pointer forced overtime and NOV. 23 NORTH CAROLINA [4/3] L 79-80 Alyssa Hollins scored 10 in overtime to upset the Sooners. NOV. 26 MARIST W 83-57 Nov. 30 @ Connecticut [1/1] L 106-78 DEC. 3 CREIGHTON W 69-49 Projected Starting Lineup Dec. 7 @ Arkansas State W 87-57 Pos. NO. NAME HT. CL. PPG RPG APG OthER Basketball By the Bay Classic - San Jose, Calif. C 3 Courtney Paris 6-4 Sr. 16.0 13.7 1.8 2.5 blocks Dec. 12 vs. CS-Bakersfield W 105-84 AP ESPN Dec. 13 vs. California [9/7] W 86-75 F 5 Ashley Paris 6-3 Sr. 13.9 10.1 1.8 55.9 FG% DEC. 21 TuLSA W 94-42 2 2 G 13 Danielle Robinson 5-9 So. 12.6 2.4 6.2 2.3 steals Dec. 30 @ Saint Louis W 87-61 Oklahoma (17-2, 6-0) G 25 Whitney Hand 6-1 Fr. 9.8 2.5 1.8 39.8 3FG% JAN. 4 N.C. CENTRAL W 89-25 Jan. 10 @ Nebraska W 77-56 Sooners F 21 Amanda Thompson 6-0 Jr. 6.9 4.4 1.8 1.5 steals JAN. 14 KANSAS STATE [17/14] W 64-48 JAN. 18 TEXAS A&M [8/6] W 71-59 Projected Starting Lineup Jan. 21 @ Colorado W 72-58 JAN. 25 TEXAS [14/16] W 89-69 Pos. NO. NAME HT. CL. PPG RPG APG OthER Jan. 28 @ Baylor [4/3] W 56-51 G 12 Alyssa Hollins 5-11 Sr. 13.1 3.6 2.2 82.1 FT% JAN. 31 MISSOURI 12:30 P.M. SSN FEB. 2 TEnnESSEE* 6:30 P.M. ESPN2 F 4 Jessra Johnson 6-1 Jr. 12.7 6.9 2.5 1.7 steals Feb. 8 @ Okla. State 12:30 p.m. FSN F 44 Shakara Jones 6-2 So. 10.5 4.5 1.1 54.8 FG% FEB. 11 IOWA STATE 7 P.M. SSN Missouri (10-9, 1-5) Feb. 14 @ Kansas 7 p.m. SSN G 1 Bekah Mills 5-9 Fr. 6.6 2.8 2.2 35.4 3FG% Feb. 17 @ Texas Tech 7 p.m. TTN Tigers G 23 RaeShara Brown 5-8 So. 6.3 5.9 2.2 2.4 steals FEB. 21 BAYLOR 2 P.M. FSN Feb. 23 @ Texas A&M 6:30 p.m. ESPN2 Contents University of Missouri at University of Oklahoma FEB. 28 OKLA. STATE 12 P.M. SSN No. 2 Okahoma hosts Missouri Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla. The MARCH 4 TEXAS TECH 7 P.M. SSN 1 - Basic Game Information March 8 @ Texas 2:30 p.m. FSN game tips off at 12:37 p.m. Central and will be televised on Sooner Sports Network affiliates.T he Big 12 Championship - Oklahoma City 2 - Team Previews game airs on KAUT Channel 43 (COX 16) in Oklahoma City and COX Channel 3 in Tulsa. March 12 First Round TBD Metro 3 - Season Notes March 13 Quarterfinals TBD FSN • Oklahoma and Texas are meeting for the 54th time. Missouri leads the series 29-24. OU has the March 14 Semifinals TBD FSN March 15 Championship 12:30 p.m. FSN 5 - Game Notes advantage in Norman at 13-9. • Oklahoma head coach Sherri Coale is 271-129 (.678) in her 13th season. *At the Ford Center - Oklahoma City 6 - Game Recap Notes (Home games in ALL CAPS.) • Cindy Stein is 169-152 (.526) in her 11th year at Missouri and 234-175 (.572) in her 14th overall. 7 - Player Notes DATE & TIME: Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009 | 12:37 p.m. Central 9 - Season Review Notes Oklahoma Media Relations SITE: Lloyd Noble Center (12,000) | Norman, Okla. Women’s Basketball SID: Jared Thompson 10 - Career Record Tracker TICKETS: OU Athletics Ticket Office | 1-800-456-GoOU Office: (405) 325-3671 TELEvision: Sooner Sports Network (KAUT Channel 43 in Oklahoma City; COX 3 in Tulsa) Cell: (405) 834-2984 11 - Season Box Scores E-mail: [email protected] Talent: Bob Carpenter (play-by-play) and Patti Phillips (analyst) 15 - Team Statistics RAdio: Sooner Radio Network (KREF 1400 AM in Oklahoma City) 26 - Individual Statistics Talent: Brian Brinkley (play-by-play) and Kendra Wecker (analyst) For Tickets 39 - Individual Career History WEBCAST: SoonerSports.com All-Access Purchase online at SoonerSports.com LIVE STATS: SoonerSports.com CBS GameTracker or call the OU Athletics Ticket Office at 41 - NCAA Ranking Summary 1-800-456-GoOU or (405) 325-2424. 42- Photo Roster Oklahoma Women’s Basketball Game Notes Team Previews | 2 Associated Press Top 25 About the Missouri Tigers Last Updated: Jan. 26, 2009 Missouri can lay claim as the last Big 12 team to beat Oklahoma, having pre- Statistical Comparison No. School Record Points LW vailed against the Sooners in the first round of the 2008 Big 12 Championship Category OU MU 1 Connecticut (45) 19-0 1125 1 Overall Record 17-2 10-9 2 Oklahoma 16-2 1062 3 -- the first No. 12 seed to do so in the history of the conference tournament. 3 Duke 17-1 1002 4 Conf. Record 6-0 1-5 4 Baylor 17-1 997 5 Missouri remained close for most of the second half but suffered a 68-60 Points Scored 80.5 63.3 5 Auburn 20-0 959 6 defeat to Oklahoma State on Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena. Points Allowed 60.8 58.5 6 Louisville 19-1 906 7 7 California 16-2 843 8 Rebound Avg. 43.5 38.6 8 Maryland 16-3 773 12 Senior Alyssa Hollins paced Mizzou with 17 points while sophomore Shakara Rebound Margin +12.1 +0.1 9 Stanford 15-4 747 11 Jones joined Hollins in double fi gures with 15. Junior Jessra Johnson pulled Field Goal Pct. .490 .389 10 North Carolina 17-3 716 2 down 10 rebounds and redshirt freshman Bekah Mills recorded four assists 11 Texas A&M 15-3 697 9 Field Goal Def. .375 .384 12 Florida 18-2 595 15 and a career high four blocks. 3-Point FG Pct. .346 .296 13 Tennessee 15-4 593 10 3-Point FG Def. .353 .300 14 Kansas St. 17-1 490 18 Oklahoma State came out strong to start the game and went up 12-6 when Free Throw Pct. .670 .629 15 Ohio St. 16-3 466 19 Andrea Riley nailed a three-pointer with 13:50 on the clock. 16 Texas 14-4 448 14 Personal Fouls 15.8 17.1 17 Notre Dame 15-3 443 13 Assists 17.1 13.8 18 Florida St. 17-4 347 22 Cindy Stein is 169-152 (.526) in her 11th year at Missouri and 234-175 (.572) Turnovers 16.2 15.8 19 Virginia 15-4 307 16 in her 14th overall. 20 Vanderbilt 15-5 246 17 Blocks 5.5 4.4 21 Pittsburgh 14-4 168 25 Steals 9.1 10.5 22 Iowa St. 15-4 130 NR Following its game with OU, Missouri travels to Manhattan, Kan., for a 23 Xavier 17-4 118 NR game against the No. 12/14 Kansas State Wildcats (18-1, 5-1) at 7 p.m. on 24 S. Dakota St. 19-2 97 NR Wednesday, Feb. 4. Mizzou will then return home on Saturday, Feb. 7 to face Border Showdown foe Kansas at 1 p.m. 25 DePaul 15-5 86 NR Others Receiving Votes: Rutgers 60, Oklahoma St. 52, Marist 46, Georgia Tech 39, New Mexico 23, Middle Tennessee 12, Boston College 10, Montana 6, Gonzaga 5, Bowling Green 4, Indiana 3, Arizona St. 2, San Diego St. 1, Va. Commonwealth 1. USA Today/ESPN Top 25 About the University of Oklahoma Last Updated: Jan. 27, 2009 Oklahoma begins the season with high expectations and high rankings, No. 4 in the Preseason AP Poll and No. 7 in the Coaches’ No. School Record Points LW Poll. Returning for Oklahoma are 11 players, including four starters and three-time consensus All-American Courtney Paris. 1. Connecticut (31) 20-0 775 1 Big 12 freshman of the year Danielle Robinson will run the offense as a sophomore and teammates and coaches are raving 2. Oklahoma 16-2 735 2 3. Baylor 17-1 701 4 about the prospects of Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year Whitney Hand. 4. Auburn 20-0 687 5 5. California 16-2 630 6 Oklahoma again plays one of the toughest schedules in the nation with consensus No. 1 Connecticut, and top-ranked 6. Duke 17-1 622 8 Tennessee and California as well as ranked Big 12 teams Texas A&M, Texas, Oklahoma State and Baylor on the slate.