ORAL ROBERTS. SOONERS 6-1 Overall IN THE POLLS 19 USA Today/ESPN Coaches 20 Associated Press

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1 UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA WOMEN S BASKETBALL Chris Freet, Women s Basketball Media Relations Director 180 W. Brooks Suite 2525, Norman, OK O: (405) C: (405) F: (405) cfreet@ou.edu SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME SCORE TV W/L 11.3 OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN (EX) W PRESEASON WNIT - CAMPUS SITES WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE W SMU W at New Mexico W No. 7/9 Connecticut L COX ODWALLA CLASSIC - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF Iowa W at San Francisco W TCU W BERTHA TEAGUE CLASSIC - STILLWATER, OKLA Oral Roberts 1 PM UCLA 7 PM at Missouri State 1:35 PM at Illinois Noon MICHIGAN STATE 7 PM FSN at New Mexico 8 PM at Iowa State 7 PM COLORADO 3:30 PM BIG 12 / BIG 10 CHALLENGE - CAMPUS SITES at Ohio State 6 PM ESPN at Oklahoma State 1 PM FSN TEXAS TECH 7 PM SSN at Baylor 7 PM TEXAS 7 PM CSTV at Texas A&M 2 PM OKLAHOMA STATE 7 PM SSN at Missouri 5 PM KANSAS 7 PM BAYLOR 2:30 PM FSN at Texas 7 PM SSN TEXAS A&M 7 PM at Kansas State TBA NEBRASKA 1 PM ESPN at Texas Tech 7 PM SSN BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP - DALLAS Big 12 Opening Round TBD FSN Big 12 Quarterfinals TBD FSN Big 12 Seminfinals TBD FSN Big 12 Championship Game TBD FSN NCAA TOURNAMENT First and Second Rounds TBD Sweet 16 and Elite 8 TBD 04.2&4 Final Four TBD Notes: All times in time zone of the contest. ALL CAPS - Home games EX - Exhibition game. SOONERS RETURN HOME IN HOPES OF EXTENDING WIN STREAK AGAINST TCU OKLAHOMA SOONERS 6-1 Overall IN THE POLLS 19 USA Today/ESPN Coaches 20 Associated Press PROBABLE STARTERS Britney Brown - JR G 5-8 AVG: 3.3 PPG, 2.8 APG Erin Higgins - JR G 5-9 AVG: 7.5 PPG, 3.0 APG Leah Rush - JR F 6-1 AVG: 9.8 PPG, 3.8 RPG Ashley Paris - FR F 6-3 AVG: 7.7 PPG, 7.0 RPG Courtney Paris - FR C 6-4 AVG: 21.7 PPG, 13 RPG ORAL ROBERTS GOLDENEAGLES 3-1 Overall IN THE POLLS NR USA Today/ESPN Coaches NR Associated Press PROBABLE STARTERS Sarah Davidson - JR G 6-0 AVG: 16.0 PPG, 2.5 APG Rachel Balzer - JR G 5-9 AVG: 6.5 PPG, 1.3 RPG Rachel Watman - FR G 5-8 AVG: 3.3 PPG, 0.8 RPG Alicia Seay - JR F 6-2 AVG: 9.5 PPG, 4.8 RPG Elisha Turek - JR F 6-1 AVG: 19.0 PPG, 8.5 RPG SETTING THE SCENE Date: Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005 Location: Stillwater, Okla. Tipoff: 1 p.m. CST Venue: Gallagher Iba Arena (13,611) TV: None Webcast: None Radio: KOKC (1520 AM) Radio Talent: Brian Brinkley (Play-by-Play) & Tara Degiusti Tickets: (800) (405) PLAYER TO WATCH Now a starter, freshman Ashley Paris is coming on strong for the Oklahoma women s basketball team. Paris is averaging seven points and 9.3 rebounds since entering the starting lineup three games ago. On Wednesday night she had a season-best 12 boards against TCU, including eight in the first half. Her board work has Paris ranked No. 11 in the Big 12 (7.7) and No. 9 on the offensive glass (3.0). The post player is also shooting.564 (22-39) from the field. TIPPING IT OFF The No. 19/20 Oklahoma women s basketball team (6-1) will square off with regional foe Oral Roberts (3-1) in the annual Bertha Teague Classic on Saturday at 1 p.m. This year s Classic is being hosted by Oklahoma State and will be played on the Stillwater campus at Gallagher Iba Arena. The Sooners game precedes a contest between Oklahoma State and Tulsa. Courtney Paris and Erin Higgins are both coming off strong performances against TCU. Paris is at or near the top of the Big 12 statistics in five categories and those facets of her game shined against TCU. She turned in her conference-best fifth doubledouble with 22 points on 7-7 shooting while also grabbing 17 rebounds and blocking five shots. Paris leads the conference in rebounds and blocks, while ranking second in scoring and third in field goal percentage. Higgins scored 11 first half points and 16 on the game. The junior from Oklahoma City also knocked down four 3-pointers, marking the third time in the last five game she has hit four or more from long range. The Sooner guard has hit 15 three-pointers in the last five games. Saturday s contest will mark the 35th meeting between ORU and OU, with the Sooners holding an all-time advantage of After losing 14 of the first 17 games in the series, OU has won 17 straight against the Golden Eagles. The Sooners have won both meetings in Stillwater. OU will return home on Monday for a top-25 contest against No. 23 UCLA at 7 p.m. Live stats and a webcast will be available through SoonerSports.com and the O-Zone. ** OU AND ORU SEASON STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE ON PAGES 22 AND 23 OF THIS RELEASE.

2 USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll Rank. Team W-L Pts. Last 1. Tennessee Duke LSU Ohio State * Baylor * Connecticut * Rutgers North Carolina Maryland Minnesota Stanford Notre Dame Arizona State DePaul Michigan State * Temple Georgia Texas * Oklahoma Vanderbilt New Mexico * Utah Purdue Texas Tech * Southern California Others receiving votes: UCLA 55; Louisville 53; Villanova 27; Boston College 16; Kentucky 16; Mississippi 12; North Carolina State 11; Washington 10; Florida State 8; South Florida 8; Western Kentucky 8; George Washington 4; Kansas State 4; Brigham Young 3; Oregon 2; Rice 2; Virginia Tech 2; Florida 1. Associated Press Poll Rank. Team W-L Pts. Last 1. Duke Tennessee LSU Ohio State * Baylor * Rutgers North Carolina Connecticut * Maryland Minnesota Notre Dame Stanford Michigan State * DePaul Arizona State Texas * Georgia Temple Vanderbilt Oklahoma New Mexico * Purdue UCLA * Texas Tech * Utah Others Receiving Votes: Louisville 59, Washington 49, Boston College 30, N.C. State 29, Southern Cal 27, Virginia Tech 25, Virginia 20, Villanova 17, George Washington 11, W. Kentucky 10, Mississippi 9, Arizona 7, Wake Forest 7, Florida St. 6, Saint Joseph s 3, BYU 2, Bowling Green 2, Kansas 1, Middle Tennessee 1, Oregon 1. *Indicates an OU opponent. TCU LEFTOVERS Courtney Paris had 22 points and 17 rebounds to lead No. 20 Oklahoma to its third straight win, 77-63, over TCU on Wednesday night. Paris, a freshman from Piedmont, Calif., recorded her fifth doubledouble of the season and shot 7-for-7 from the field and 8-for-11 from the line. Adrianne Ross led TCU (2-3) with 18 points. Ashley Davis added 15, and Vanessa Clementino 10. Ahead by eight at the break, Oklahoma (6-1) opened the second half with a 16-0 run, fueled by 3-pointers from Erin Higgins and Britney Brown. Notes *Courtney Paris, who is third in the Big 12 in shooting percentage, was 7-7 from the field and 8-11 of the free throw line. Her 22 points and 17 rebounds led to her Big 12 best fifth doubledouble of the season. *Erin Higgins scored 16 points and hit four three pointers for the third time this season. She has made four or more 3-pointers in a single game on 18 occasions. *Ashley Paris grabbed a seasonhigh 12 rebounds and combined with her sister to outrebound TCU, SIGN OF THE TIMES ONE One is the differential in two comparisons. The Paris twins held a one rebound advantage (29-28) over TCU, a top-25 team one season ago, in the contest on Wednesday. One is also the differential in defensive (22) and offensive rebounds (21) for Courntey Paris over the last four games. Courtney, who leads the Big 12 in rebounding, has 43 boards during that span. *Courtney Paris tied a season high with five blocks, marking the third time this season that she has swatted that number NUMERICAL ROSTER *Chelsi Welch had six points and was 2-2 at the free throw line. She is at the line this season, which leads the Big 12. AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT Coming into the season much was made of the potential impact of twin freshmen post players Ashley and Courtney Paris. Just seven games into their careers, they are fulfilling the hype. Two-time Big 12 Rookie of the Week Courtney Paris is averaging 21.7 points and 13 rebounds on the young season and has recorded five double-doubles. She reached 100 points in OU record time, needing just five games to surpass the century mark. Ashley is averaging 7.3 points and 7.7 rebounds and has earned all-tournament honors in both the Preseason WNIT and Odwalla Classic. ORAL ROBERTS LEADERS Points Elisha Turek 19.0 Rebounds Elisha Turek 8.5 Assists Leah Cannon 5.3 Blocks Jamie Fithian 1.0 Steals Katie Langford 2.5 STINGY SOONERS OU is holding opponents to a.369 shooting percentage this season, which is 99 points lower than OU s mark of.468. The Sooners have held five of their seven opponents under.400 from the field with a season best mark of.194 against SMU. In the Big 12 ranks, OU is No. 4 in scoring defense (61.0) and No. 4 in field goal percentage defense (.369). Additionally, OU owns a +67 ( ) rebound advantage on the defensive boards. No. Name Pronunciation Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School) 03 Courtney Paris C 6-4 Fr. Piedmont, Calif. (Piedmont HS) 05 Ashley Paris C/F 6-3 Fr. Piedmont, Calif. (Piedmont HS) 11 Laura Andrews *** G/F 6-0 Sr. Washington, Okla. (Washington HS) 14 Beky Preston *** C 6-3 Sr. Albuquerque, N.M. (LaCueva HS) 15 Carolyn Winchester F 5-11 Fr. Washington, Okla. (Washington HS) 20 Kendra Moore ** KEN-druh G 5-5 Jr. Ardmore, Okla. (Ardmore HS) 22 Chelsi Welch ** WELL-ch G 5-9 Jr. Plainview, Texas (Plainview HS) 24 Leah Rush **! LEE-ah F 6-1 Jr. Amarillo, Texas (Amarillo HS) 32 Krista Sanchez ** CHRIS-ta F 6-1 Jr. Springdale, Ark. (Springdale HS) 33 Britney Brown **! G 5-8 Jr. Norman, Okla. (Norman North HS) 34 Erin Higgins **! G 5-9 Jr. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Westmoore HS) * Letters earned! Indicates team captains

3 CHART CLIMBERS Current Sooners who are making their way up the OU career records lists: 3-PT Field Goals Made Etta Maytubby, Carin Stites, Erin Higgins, 2003-P Sunny Hardeman, Stacey Dales, Caton Hill, Roxanne Long, Rosalind Ross, Melissa Richie, Pam Pennon, Pt Field Goals Attempted Etta Maytubby, Carin Stites, Erin Higgins, 2003-P Stacey Dales, Roxanne Long, Sunny Hardeman, Melissa Richie, Rosalind Ross, Caton Hill, Misty Van Curen, Pt Field Goal Percentage (minimum of 200 attempts) (88-211)... Pam Pennon, (81-200)...Phylesha Whaley, ( )...Caton Hill, ( )...Rosalind Ross, ( )... Carin Stites, ( )...Erin Higgins, 2003-P ( )... Melissa Richie, ( )...Sunny Hardeman, ( )...Stacey Dales, ( ).. Roxanne Long, 1994, Free Throw Percentage (minimum of 200 attempts) ( )...L. Caufield, ( )... Leah Rush, 2004-P ( )...Tami Rogers, ( )...Caton Hill, ( )... Phylesha Whaley, ( )...Lynn McCurdy, ( )... Angi Guffy, ( )... Lisa Allison, ( )...Maria Villarroel, ( )... Molly McGuire, Minutes Average Phylesha Whaley, Carin Stites, LaNeishea Caufield, Pam Pennon, Cathy Bassett, Stacey Dales, Viki Streets, Dionnah Jackson, Erin Higgins, 2003-P Molly McGuire, ORAL ROBERTS TIDBITS Oral Roberts is off to a 3-1 start with wins over Jackson State, Southwest Oklahoma State and Lamar. The Golden Eagles lone loss came in New Mexico, 69-52, in the opening round of the Preseason WNIT. Oklahoma also went to New Mexicon during the Preseason WNIT, but the Sooners came out with a victory. The Golden Eagles are led by head coach Jerry Finkbeiner, who is in his 10th year at the Tulsabased college. Finkbeiner has a record at ORU and has never beaten Oklahoma. Offensively, junior forward Elisha Turek is ORU s most dangerous threat. Turek is averaging a team high 19 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Second on the team in scoring is Sarah Davidson at 16 PPG. The junior guard is also second on the team in assists (2.5). ORU is a young squad with just one senior, Tiffany Johnson, who is averaging 10 minutes and 1.5 points per game. Last season ORU won the Mid-Con Tournament title while posting a 22-9 record and reaching the program s third NCAA Tournament. The Golden Eagles suffered a 17-point loss to Texas in the opening round of the big dance. Turek, who is 11th on the ORU all-time scoring list, was a Mid-Con First Team selection last season, while also garnering tournament MVP honors. TCU s Last Four & Next Four 11/11 at New Mexico L, /21 Jackson State W, /23 SWOSU W, /26 Lamar W, /3 Oklahoma 1 PM 12/5 Wichita State 7:05 PM 12/10 Tulsa 3 PM 12/15 Texas Tech 7 PM THE LAST MEETING Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS Oral Roberts vs Oklahoma Sooners :00 p.m. at Ford Center (Oklahoma City, Okla.) VISITORS: Oral Roberts 0-1 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 21 Turek, Elisha... f Boan, Jessica... f Cannon, Leah... g Williston, Cori... g Obudho, Maureen... g Kovacevic, Buba White, Jessica Seay, Alycia Davidson, Sarah Fithian, Jamie TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 30.9% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 0.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.1% HOME TEAM: Oklahoma Sooners 1-0 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 10 Hill, Caton... f Preston, Beky... f Villarroel, Maria... g Higgins, Erin... g Jackson, Dionnah... g Andrews, Laura Shoush, Lauren Moore, Kendra Rush, Leah Wadsworth, Antoinett Sanchez, Krista Brown, Britney Walker, Casey TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.5% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 40.9% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 86.7% Officials: Jeff Strogrem, Peter Contreras, Meda Roberts Technical fouls: Oral Roberts-None. Oklahoma Sooners-None. Attendance: 4361 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Oral Roberts Oklahoma Sooners Points in the paint-oru 14,OU 38. Points off turnovers-oru 15,OU 18. 2nd chance points-oru 5,OU 34. Fast break points-oru 6,OU 2. Bench points-oru 6,OU 31. Score tied-6 times. Lead changed-2 times. Last FG-ORU 2nd-01:08, OU 2nd-00:18. Largest lead-oru by 4 1st-16:38, OU by 52 2nd-01: BIG 12 STANDINGS - GAMES THROUGH DEC. 1 The Oral Roberts Series Games: 34 Series Record: OU leads At Norman: OU leads 10-6 At Tulsa: OU leads 7-6 At Oklahoma City: Tied 1-1 At Stillwater: OU leads 2-0 At Tahlequah, Okla.: ORU leads 1-0 At Weatherford, Okla.: ORU leads 1-0 The Last Five Meetings 2001 W, Tulsa 2001 W, Norman 2002 W, Stillwater 2003 W, Tulsa 2004 W, Oklahoma City CONFERENCE OVERALL VS. RANKED TEAMS W L Pct. H A W L Pct. H A N Last 10 Streak Top 10 Top 25 Baylor W Kansas W3 - - Kansas State W4 - - Oklahoma W Missouri W Iowa State W1 - - Texas L Nebraska W Texas A&M L2-0-1 Colorado L1 - - Texas Tech W Oklahoma State L2-0-1

4 HALF OF A STORY Junior Erin Higgins tallied 45 points in the first six games of the year but failed to put in a basket or free throw in the second half of any of those games. The junior sharp shooter is averaging a team-best 30.9 minutes per game and is fourth on the team at 8.7 points per game. Sixty-two of her 67 of her points this season have come in the first 20 minutes when she is shooting 47 percent (20-43) from the field and 54 percent (15-28) from 3-point range. She also leads the Big 12 with 16 three-point makes. Higgins broke her second half drought with five points on 1-3 shooting and two free throws against TCU. PARIS NAMED ROOKIE OF THE WEEK AGAIN Courtney Paris (Oklahoma) was chosen Phillips 66 Big 12 Rookie of the Week and Kiera Hardy (Nebraska) was named Phillips 66 Big 12 Women s Basketball Player of the Week by a media voting panel for games played from Nov Paris earned her second consecutive accolade and Hardy was honored for the third time in her career. Eight Sooners have claimed 13 Big 12 Rookie of the Week awards. Paris led Oklahoma to a perfect 2-0 record and the Odwalla Classic Championship while averaging 21 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks. The Piedmont, Calif., native was named tournament MVP after scoring 30 points against Iowa in the opening round and 12 points against San Francisco in the title game. Her 30 points and five blocks against Iowa were OU season highs. Additionally, she hit 63 percent of her shots (17-27) and 73 percent of her free throws (8-11). THE PARIS RECORD Below are the records that freshman Courtney Paris has set in seven games: * The fastest player to 100 points in OU history, she needed just five games to eclipse the century mark. *Set an OU freshman debut record with 24 points in the opener against Wisconsin-Milwaukee. * Set a Preseason WNIT single game record with 20 rebounds in second round game against SMU. Also set the tournament rebound record with 54 total boards in four games. * Set an OU record by becoming the first player to record a doubledouble in the first three games of her career. * Set an OU record by becoming the first player to score 10 or more points in the first seven games of their career. * Set an OU record by recording double figure rebounds in the first three games of her career. BOARD WORK Oklahoma is second in the Big 12 in rebounding margin at OU is averaging 45.3 rebounds per game as compared to the opponents In seven games, OU has already topped 50 rebounds on two occasions, an accomplishment achieved only once last season. OU had a season-high 66 boards against SMU and 50 against TCU. CHARITY WORKER Junior Chelsi Welch is a perfect from the charity stripe this season and has made 21 consecutive free throws dating back to the Kansas State game on Feb. 13, For her career, Welch is an.836 ( ) shooter. Her career percentage would rank No. 2 in the OU record books, but she is 29 attempts short of the 200 minimum. Welch isn t the only exceptional free throw shooter on the OU squad. Leah Rush is shooting at an.813 ( ) percentage, which is currently the second best mark in OU history. Krista Sanchez, Kendra Moore and Erin Higgins also have career percentages of.700 or better. POINTS IN THE PAINT Another sign in the changing signature of Oklahoma women s basketball is the domination of the paint. OU has held a advantage in terms of points in the paint so far this season. Below are game-by-game numbers: Opp. OU +/- Milwaukee SMU New Mexico UConn Iowa San Francisco TCU Total HACK-A-COURTNEY Horned Frog head coach Jeff Mittie admitted that TCU intended to make Courtney Paris earn her points from the free throw line on Wednesday night. Paris answered with a 6-of-9 first-half effort and a final line of In the last three games Paris is (.727) from the charity stripe. That stretch follows a (.454) mark in the first four games of the season. On the season Paris is shooting.591 (26-44) from the free throw line. WHO IS BERTHA? Few coaches in any sport can match Bertha Teague s coaching success or dedication to her sport-women s basketball. Like many notable coaches who excelled in their chosen occupation without active participation, Bertha Teague never played the game she so successfully mastered. In 42 years coaching at Byng High School in Ada, OK, from 1927 to 1969, Teague compiled an astonishing 1, record, a.910 winning percentage. Teague held the record for most wins at the girl s high school level until This unprecedented success enabled Teague to become one of the first three women enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Under Teague s direction, the Lady Pirates competed in 22 regional, 38 conference and 40 district tournaments, and won eight Oklahoma state titles. At one point during Byng s domination, the team won a stunning 98 straight games. An authority on girl s basketball, Teague authored Basketball for Girls in 1962, a book that outlined her philosophy and coaching methods. OU IN THE RANKINGS Where Oklahoma has ranked weekly in the national polls AP Coaches Preseason Nov Nov Nov. 28-Dec SOONERS IN THE BIG 12 STATS Where Sooners rank among the Big 12 leaders in statistical categories. The complete lists are among the stats in the back of this release. Scoring (152)... Courtney Paris Field Goal Percentage (63-91)... Courtney Paris Free Throw Percentage (18-18)... Chelsi Welch Rebounding (91)... Courtney Paris (54)... Ashley Paris Offensive Rebounds (34)... Courtney Paris 9T. 3.0 (21)... Ashley Paris Defensive Rebounds (57)... Courtney Paris Assists 13T. 3.0 (21)...Erin Higgins 13T. 3.0 (21)... Britney Brown Blocked Shots (25)... Courtney Paris Offensive Rebounds (26)... Courtney Paris Defensive Rebounds (48)... Courtney Paris 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (16-41)...Erin Higgins 3-Point Field Goals Made (16)...Erin Higgins Assist/Turnover Ratio (21A/9TO)...Erin Higgins Double-Doubles Courtney Paris OU IN THE BIG 12 STATS Category Rank Stats Scoring Offense (520) Scoring Defense (427) Scoring Margin FT % (96-148) FG % ( ) FG % Defense ( ) 3-Point % (38-125) 3-Point % Defense 6T.333(37-111) Rebounding Offense (317) Rebounding Defense (217) Rebounding Margin Blocked Shots (39) Assists (111) Steals (54) Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio Offensive Rebounds (119) Defensive Rebounds (198) 3-Point FG Made (38)

5 OUIN THEIR WORDS Connecticut Head Coach Geno Auriemma Courtney (Paris) is not getting a lot of attention from the national media. All they want to talk about is kids that can dunk, but right now she might be the best center in the country. She might be the best freshman out there right now. SMU Head Coach Rhonda Rompola They re not a good team, they re a great team. I know right now they re ranked 25, but that s a team you re going to see jump in the polls. They ll certainly get my vote. Milwaukee Head Coach Sandy Botham She s (Courtney Paris) got great hands. She runs the floor extremely well. She s power, but yet finesse. She can just do so many different things. I swear she s got eyes in the back of her head too. New Mexico Head Coach Don Flanagan We tried everything we could on her (Courtney Paris). Not only was it her ability, but it was her team s ability to get her the ball. She creates problems because she posts up so well. ROAD TRIPPIN The Oklahoma women s basketball team has traveled 7,666 miles over the last two weeks. The Sooners first road trip was to Albuquerque (1,124 miles, round trip). Then OU made the 3,248 mile round trip journey to Connecticut. Finally, the Sooners hit San Francisco for the Thanksgiving holiday and traveled a total of 3,294 miles. COALE S ONLINE JOURNAL OU head coach Sherri Coale has written an online journal for SoonerSports.com the last three seasons and is doing so again in Her wide ranging entries are some of the most popular pages on the OU website. Additionally, ESPN.com picks up the journals and posts them on its women s basketball page. Coale was a high school English teacher and basketball coach at Norman High School before she took the reigns at OU in FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT The battle for the starting point guard duties began when Dionnah Jackson hung up her jersey at the end of last season. Britney Brown has started the first seven games, but fellow junior Kendra Moore is averaging 5.6 points off the bench. Through the early going the battle is a draw and head coach Sherri Coale is happy about that. So far Moore is the sixth leading scorer and has just 12 turnovers. Brown has committed 16 turnovers but is leading the team in assists with 21 (3.0 APG) The duo has combined to average 9.6 PPG, 5.5 RPG and 5.3 APG. Jackson averaged 14.6 PPG, 8.5 RPG and 5.7 APG last season as a honorable mention All-American. Coale hopes the duo can combine to fill those numbers. JUMPSTART Oklahoma has raced out of the gates in each of four of its first seven games this season. In the first five minutes of the four games OU outscored its opponents Below is score and time in the four games when the opponent made its second field goal: Opponent Score Time In Half UW Milwaukee :48 SMU :43 New Mexico :36 San Francisco :37 PARIS CLAIMS FIRST ROOKIE AWARD Courtney Paris (Oklahoma) was chosen Big 12 Rookie of the Week and Sophia Young (Baylor) was named Big 12 Women s Basketball Player of the Week by a media voting panel in the league s first selections of the season. Young received her eighth career Big 12 honor, fifth as player of the week. Paris earned her first weekly accolade. Eight Sooners have claimed 12 Big 12 Rookie of the Week awards with the most recent being Leah Rush on Jan Paris led OU to a 3-1 start and the championship game of the Preseason WNIT by averaging 22 points and 13.5 rebounds. She was named to the WNIT All-Tournament Team as she set tourney records with 20 rebounds against SMU and 54 total rebounds. RARE MISSES Leah Rush went 3-8 from the free throw line at New Mexico on Nov. 16. It was just the ninth time in her career that she has missed two free throws in the same game and the first time since Feb. 16, 2005, at Colorado that she had missed consecutive attempts. Rush is a career.813 ( ) shooter from the charity stripe, which ranks as the second best percentage in OU history. RECORD TURNOUT A home-opener record crowd of 5,711 watched the Sooners defeated UW Milwaukee on Friday, Nov. 11. The previous record was 4,360 from the 2001 opener against Sam Houston State. The crowd was also the third largest turnout for a pre-january game. The record for a pre-january Sooner game was set in 2001 when 12, 080 sold out Lloyd Noble for a game with Tennessee. The second best crowd was 1999 game against UConn when 10,713 were in attendance. FRESH STARTS Below are the top five game and 10-game averages for freshman to start their careers. Freshman Courtney Paris has collected the top five-game mark, outdoing Angie Guffy in both categories: FIRST FIVE GAMES OF A CAREER Points Total Average Year Courtney Paris Angie Guffy Rebounds Courtney Paris Angie Guffy FIRST 10 GAMES OF A CAREER Points Total Average Year Angie Guffy Rebounds Angie Guffy PARIS SETS DEBUT RECORD Courtney Paris set an OU record with 24 points in her collegiate debut against UW Milwaukee on Nov. 11. Her 10 rebounds against UWM was also the third best debut mark in Sooner history. Below are the top three freshman debuts: Points Courtney Paris 24 vs. UW Milwaukee 2005 Erin Higgins 18 vs. Tennessee 2002 Margaret McKeon 14 vs. Texas-San Antonio 1986 Rebounds Angie Guffy 12 vs. Texas-San Antonio 1991 Leah Rush 11 vs. Oral Roberts 2003

6 PRESEASON ROSTER BREAKDOWN Starters Returning Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG Other Laura Andrews G/F 30/ FT% Leah Rush F 30/ FT% Erin Higgins G 30/ pt.-FG% Other Returnees Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG Other Britney Brown G 30/ PPG, 1.7 RPG Kendra Moore G 20/ FT% Beky Preston C 29/ FG% Krista Sanchez F 17/ FT Chelsi Welch G 29/ pt.-FG% Letterwinners Lost Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG Other Dionnah Jackson G 30/ APG Lauren Shoush G 30/ FG% Kelly Lam C 8/ FT% Stephanie McGhee G/F 3/ Casey Walker C 12/ FT% Antoinette Wadsworth F 25/ FG% Newcomers Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School) Ashley Paris C/F 6-3 Fr. Piedmont, Calif. (Piedmont HS) Courtney Paris C 6-4 Fr. Piedmont, Calif. (Piedmont HS) Carolyn Winchester F 5-11 Fr. Washington, Okla. (Washington HS) O-ZONE BROADCASTS Nov. 3 vs. Oklahoma Christian 7 p.m. Nov. 11 vs. Wis-Wilwaukee 7 p.m. Nov. 13 vs. SMU 2 p.m. Nov. 30 vs. TCU 7 p.m. Dec. 5 vs. UCLA 7 p.m. Jan. 7 vs. Colorado 3:30 p.m. Jan. 18 vs. Texas Tech 7 p.m. Jan. 25 vs. Texas 7 p.m. Jan. 31 vs. OSU 7 p.m. Feb. 8 vs. Kansas 7 p.m. Feb. 18 vs. Texas A&M 7 p.m. PARIS & RUSH EARN BIG 12 HONORS Oklahoma freshman center Courtney Paris was named Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year while junior forward Leah Rush was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team. Sooners have claimed the regular season freshman of the year award on two occasions. LaNeishea Caufield won after the season, while current Sooner Chelsi Welch nabbed a share of the award after the campaign. It is the first preseason Big 12 honor of Rush s career. Last season she averaged 15.5 points per game, fourth best among returning Big 12 players, while claiming second team All-Big 12 honors. The All-America candidate also ranked 15th in rebounds (6.3 ppg) and fourth in free throw percentage (.847). SEASON TICKETS SALES SURPASS RECORD Season ticket sales for OU women s basketball have eclipsed the previous program high by 500 seats. As of Friday, Nov. 18, the brisk sales had reached 3,990, which is a 700 ticket increases over the last 24 days. Season and single game tickets still remain for the entire schedule. Reserved level season tickets are $107 and general admission level are $80. WADSWORTH CALLS IT A CAREER Senior-to-be Antoinette Wadsworth suffered an ACL tear in her right knee during offseason conditioning and will not play this season. The Grand Prairie, Texas native is expected to graduate in May 2006 and will not seek a medical redshirt, effectively ending her collegiate career. Wadsworth suffered a similar injury during the preseason and was sidelined for duration of that season. Wadsworth s finishes her Sooner career with averages of 7.9 minutes per game, 2.1 PPG and 2.5 RPG. HIGGINS CLIMBING CHARTS Junior guard Erin Higgins hit a team-best 67 treys in , the fifth best single season total in OU history. She broke into OU s all-time top 10 when she hit her first 3-pointer against Southeast Missouri State in the season opener. When Higgins made five treys against Texas A&M in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament, she moved to fifth on the school s all-time three-point field goal chart wand has since ascended all the way to No. 3. Higgins needs to make just 25 threes to take the top spot from Etta Maytubby ( ). BROWN FINISHES STRONG Junior Britney Brown wrapped up her sophomore campaign with an impressive performance against Arizona in the NCAA Tournament. The 5-8 guard dished out a career-high seven assists to zero turnovers in 35 minutes of play, also a personal best. She also hit all four attempted foul shots and scored nine points for the Sooners. Her NCAA performance came after having a solid Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, Mo. In her two Big 12 Tournament games, she averaged 11.0 points and dished out 5.0 assists per game, both ranked second best on the team. The Oklahoma native re-entered the starting lineup at Oklahoma State on March 3, the game before postseason play. Over the final four games of the season, Brown accounted for 8.3 PPG, 5.3 APG and 3.0 RPG. PARIS NAMED TO ESPN FRESHMEN TEAM The prognosticators continue to rain praise on Oklahoma freshman Courtney Paris. The latest accolade came from ESPN.com columnist Nancy Lieberman, who named the 6-4 center to her Preseason All-Freshman Team. Paris is joined on the team by Erika Arriaran (Texas), Marissa Coleman (Maryland), Kia Vaughn (Rutgers), Abby Waner (Duke). The former national No. 1 recruit was also named Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year by the league s coaches last month. COALE & COACHES VS. CANCER Sherri Coale will be featured in the intros to the 2005 Coaches vs. Cancer men s and women s games on Dec. 5 and 6 at 6 p.m. Central. Coale, who penned an online journal for SoonerSports.com and ESPN.com about the cancer battle of former player Jamie Talbert, spoke with producers about her relationship and support for the Sooner alum. Talbert recently completed chemotherapy for ovarian cancer and is in the early stages of recovery.

7 COALE S CLASS RANKS IN TOP 10 AGAIN One year after signing the consensus No.1 recruit and landing the nation s top recruiting class Oklahoma head coach Sherri Coale repeated her efforts by signing a five-player recruiting class that ranks with the best in the country. The potential starting five consists of point guard Jenna Plumley, shooting guard Rose Hammond, small forward Nyeshia Stevenson (pronounced Nie- ee -SHA), power forward Amanda Thompson and Abi Olajuwon (pronounced Abee) turned in their National Letters of Intent and will be eligible to compete for OU during the academic year. In terms of the classes we ve brought in, I think it s the most complete because we have a talented player at every position, said Coale. You can take these five girls and have a very good team. I can t see any way this is not a top 10 class. Coale s prediction that this was a top-10 class was backed up by the Blue Star report, which ranked the Sooners No. 9 nationally on Wednesday and moved them up to No. 6 after Olajuwon joined the class on Thursday. Plumley, a 5-4 traditional point guard out of Red Rock, Okla., became an Oklahoma legend as a freshman when she led Frontier High School to the Big House and claimed MVP honors while guiding her team to the state championship. Since then she has won another Class A state title (2005) and led Frontier to a 55-6 record, all while averaging 20.5 points and 8.5 assists during the last two seasons. Jenna smells where the basketball is supposed to go, said Coale. I have watched her play for years as she has grown up at Frontier and she is the best post feeder I ve seen in a long, long time. You are just blown away at the things she can do. Plumley took her game to a national level this past summer when she led the Oklahoma Pride to the Junior Olympic National Championship. The two-time Oklahoman Super Five athlete claimed another MVP honor by taking top honors at the national tournament. Jenna is a dynamo, said Frontier head coach Clay Stephens. She is a coach s dream at the point because she knows where everyone is supposed to be on the court in any given situation. Hammond will team Plumley in the back court, much like the duo did this past summer. Hammond was also a member of the Junior National Championship team. The Depew High School product is ranked No. 73 among national recruits and No. 15 at the off-guard position according to the All Star Girls Report. Rose is the kind of kid that when you watch her play, you don t ever think she s playing very hard because it looks so easy, said Coale. She has great quickness and is smooth and fluid. I think she can be very much like LeNeishea Caulfield in that there won t be very much she can t do on either end of the floor. The versatile talent averaged 23 points, six rebounds, six steals and five assists as a junior at Depew. Her in-state efforts have led to the Oklahoman naming her to the Super Five Team in 2004 and Rose is the best combination athlete and overall-skilled basketball player I have ever coached, said Depew head coach Paul Pool. She has the quickness to steal the ball on defense at any time and can finish at the basket when you don t think she can. That is what makes her so tough. Taking the spot of small forward in the recruiting class is Stevenson, who will bring rare athletic ability to the Norman next season. The Little Rock native was named the Arkansas RECRUITING CLASS Rose Hammond 5-9 Guard Depew, Okla. Depew HS Note: Versatile athlete with knack for scoring in traffic. Abi Olajuwon 6-3 Center Sherman Oaks, Calif. Marlborough School Note: Tremendous size, hands and genes on the latest post player to sign with Oklahoma. Jenna Plumley 5-4 Point Guard Red Rock, Okla. Frontier HS Note: Led Frontier to Oklahoma state titles two of the last three years. Nyeshia Stevenson 6-1 Forward Little Rock, Ark. McCellan HS Note: One of the best athletes in the country, great instincts with game on the line. Democrat-Gazette Female Athlete of the Year as a junior in 2004 when she earned all-state honors in basketball, volleyball and track and field. Nyeshia is a special athlete, truly gifted, said Coale. She is very explosive and a tremendous jumper. Nyeshia picks things up quickly, and she has that special knack of wanting the ball late in the games. I don t know if you can teach that. She has a chance to really be an impact player because of her mental makeup and athletic ability. The 6-1 forward, who can grab the rim with two hands, averaged 15 points and 12 rebounds during her junior campaign. The most nationally renowned player in the class is Thompson, who is ranked as high as No. 5 by national recruiting services. The Chicago native is a gritty power forward, who has the skills to dominate the block and run a point-forward role similar to that fulfilled by Sooner legend Dionnah Jackson. Amanda Thompson is one of those rare finds, said Coale. She is an athlete who has two extraordinary skills, one being the ability to block shots, which is as much a timing issue as it is a size issue. She really knows when to go. Her second gift is her vision. She is a tremendous passer. She delivers the basketball in similar fashion to Stacey Dales. Thompson isn t short on the offensive end, where she averaged 16.9 points to go along with 11 rebounds and four steals as junior. The five-star recruit spent a portion of her summer at the USA Basketball Youth Development Festival where she led her team to a gold medal while tallying 9.4 PPG and 7.8 RPG. With the added international experience, Thompson hopes to help Whitney Young High School improve upon its record of 28-2 and state runner-up finish. Amanda is the best player I have coached in many ways, but what really sets her apart is her personal drive to be the best, said Whitney Young head coach Corry Irvin. I believe her ability to get to the basket and free up other players is her biggest asset. She can free up the lane for the Paris twins, as well as open up outside shots for OU s shooters. Olajuwon, who is ranked as high as No. 22 nationally, signed her national letter of intent on Thursday morning. The 6-3 center, who is the daughter of NBA legend and Houston graduate Hakeem Olajuwon, averaged 15.9 points and 14.4 rebounds as a junior at Marlborough School. She has led Marlborough to three consecutive state titles, while garnering All-California Interscholastic Federation honors the last two seasons. Based on the number of signees, the OU women s basketball team is projected to field a roster of 14 players next season.

8 MEDIA POLICIES Credentials All members of the media covering the game in a working capacity must seek appropriate credentials at least 24 hours in advance. Please fax or associate director Chris Freet with your request on company letterhead. Credentials will be mailed if courier information is provided. Interview Policies Oklahoma players and coaches are available for interviews throughout the season. Arrangements must be made through Chris Freet in the Media Relations office at least 24 hours in advance. Home phone numbers of players and coaches will not be given out. Practice Schedule Regular season practices are scheduled weekdays from 1-3:30 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center. Please contact Chris Freet at the OU Athletics Media Relations office for weekend practice times. Practices are open to the media and public. If you plan to attend practice, advance notice is required. Postgame After a 10-minute cooling-off period, OU head coach Sherri Coale and requested players will attend a postgame media press conference. The press conference will be held in the same room that the pregame meal is served, across from the media work room. Chris Freet will take player interview requests prior to the conclusion of the game. Oklahoma and opponent locker rooms are closed to the media. Media Row Media seating is located in the southwest and southeast corners of Lloyd Noble Center. Prior to the game, seats are assigned to the credentialed media. Media Services Pregame notes, flipcards, media guides, programs and statistics will be provided to working media prior to each game. At halftime, a box score and play-by-play will also be distributed in the media work room and to press row. A complete postgame packet, consisting of game notes, halftime and final box scores, shot charts and play-by-play, will be handed out approximately 15 minutes after the conclusion of the game. HEAD COACH SHERRI COALE Sherri Coale enters her 10th season with just as much determination, energy and willpower as the first day she took the head coaching job at the University of Oklahoma. Coale s work ethic doesn t allow her to relax or be content with the accomplishments she has already achieved. Countless coaches would be very comfortable after nine seasons on the job and after participating in seven straight postseason tournaments, including an NCAA Final Four. They would feel pleased about rebuilding a program to the point of three Big 12 regular season titles, two Big 12 Tournament crowns and an average of 24 wins per season over the last six years. Not Coale. Coale knew she had a challenge when she arrived on campus in April 1996 and was given the job of rebuilding the OU program that had been an afterthought for many years. She also knew she would have the opportunity to mold the program from the ground up and build a rock-solid foundation based on responsibility and accountability. That she has done. When she first arrived, Coale told all who would listen that she would accomplish her goal of rebuilding the OU program. Maybe OU fans should have realized how bright the future was going to be when, after just two years on the job, Coale took a team to the WNIT ( ). That team The Coale File was always challenged, as the tallest player on the court was 5-10, but the team played hard and with tremendous Personal heart. Birth Date: January 19, 1965 That has continued to be the case for Coale s teams and a Hometown: Healdton, Oklahoma Children: son Colton (13) (DOB: March 27, 1992) main factor in the positive results. daughter Chandler (9) (DOB: May 20, 1996) Over the past five years, Coale and her teams have produced an impressive overall record (.732 winning percentage) and a Big 12 mark (.709 winning percentage). The Sooners have appeared on the front cover of the USA Today sports section, been showcased on ESPN and featured in Sports Illustrated. When you consider that Coale s first team (1997) won just five games all season and the 2002 club won that many games in the NCAA Tournament, it is apparent how far OU has come with Coale at the helm. COALE S COLLEGIATE HEAD COACHING CAREER Husband: Dane Coale High School: Healdton High School (Okla.) College: Oklahoma Christian University (B.S. in education, 1987), Oklahoma (master s in education, 1993) Playing Experience Oklahoma Christian University Three time captain and Sooner Conference Champ. Academic All-American coaching experience 1996-Present: Head Coach, University of Oklahoma Overall Conference--- Year W L Pct. W L Pct. Finish Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma WNIT Second Round Oklahoma st Big 12 / NCAA Sweet Oklahoma st Big 12 / NCAA Sweet Oklahoma NCAA Finals Oklahoma NCAA first round Oklahoma NCAA second round Oklahoma NCAA first round Oklahoma years

9 GAME SEVEN - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2005 #3 COURTNEY PARIS FRESHMAN 6-4 CENTER PIEDMONT, CALIF. PIEDMONT HS ACCOLADES * An All-America, All-Big 12, Big 12 Freshman of the Year and Big 12 All-Defensive Team candidate. * Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year * Big 12 Player of the Week (11/21, 11/28) * Preseason WNIT All-Tournament Team * Odwalla Classic All-Tournament Team * ESPN.com All-Freshman Team GAME BY GAME STATS ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE 11/11/05 * SMU 11/13/05 * at New Mexico 11/16/05 * at CONNECTICUT 11/20/05 * vs Iowa 11/25/05 * at U. of San Francisco 11/26/05 * TCU 11/30/05 * Totals Games played: 7 Rebounds/game: 13.0 Points/game: 21.7 Assists/game: 1.3 FG Pct: 69.2 Turnovers/game: 3.0 FT Pct: 59.1 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.4 Steals/game: 0.9 Blocks/game: 3.6 SEASON NOTES * Leads the Big 12 in rebounds, blocks and double-doubles. * The fastest player to 100 points in OU history, she needed just five games to eclipse the century mark. *Set an OU freshman debut record with 24 points in the opener against Wisconsin-Milwaukee. * Set a Preseason WNIT single game record with 20 rebounds in second round game against SMU. Also set the tournament rebound record with 54 total boards in four games. * Set an OU record by becoming the first player to record a double-double in the first three games of her career. * Extended an OU record by becoming the first player to score 10 or more points in the first sevengames of their career. * Set an OU record by recording double figure rebounds in the first three games of her career. INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS * All-around performance with 22 points on 7-7 shooting, 17 rebounds and five blocks against TCU. * Season high 30 points against Iowa in Odwalla Classic. * Season high 20 rebounds and 19 points against SMU. CAREER STATS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / /21.7 TOTAL / /21.7 CAREER HIGHS Points: 30 vs. Iowa (11/25/05) Rebounds: 20 vs. SMU (11/13/05) Offensive Rebounds: 8 vs. TCU (11/30/05) Defensive Rebounds: 15 vs. SMU (11/13/05) Assists: 2 (three times) Steals: 2 vs. Iowa (11/25/05) Blocks: 5 (three times) Field Goals Made: 14 vs. Iowa (11/25/05) Field Goals Attempted: 14 at Baylor ( ) 3-pt. Field Goals Made: None 3-pt. Field Goals Attempted: None Free Throws Made: 8 vs. TCU (11/30/05) Free Throws Attempted: 11 vs. TCU (11/30/05) Minutes Played: 39 at Connecticut (11/20/05)

10 GAME SEVEN - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2005 #5 ASHLEY PARIS FRESHMAN 6-3 FORWARD/CENTER PIEDMONT, CALIF. PIEDMONT HS ACCOLADES * Preseason WNIT All-Tournament Team. * Odwalla Classic All-Tournament Team. SEASON NOTES * Started the last three games. * 15th in the Big 12 with 7.0 rebounds per game INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS * Season high 14 points against Iowa in the Odwalla Classic. * Season high of 12 rebounds against TCU. GAME BY GAME STATS ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE 11/11/ SMU 11/13/ at New Mexico 11/16/ at CONNECTICUT 11/20/ vs Iowa 11/25/05 * at U. of San Francisco 11/26/05 * TCU 11/30/05 * Totals Games played: 7 Rebounds/game: 7.7 Points/game: 7.3 Assists/game: 1.1 FG Pct: 56.4 Turnovers/game: 2.3 3FG Pct: 0.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 FT Pct: 38.9 Steals/game: 0.7 Blocks/game: 1.3 CAREER STATS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / /7.3 TOTAL / /7.3 CAREER HIGHS Points: 14 vs. Iowa (11/25/05) Rebounds: 12 vs. TCU (11/30/05) Offensive Rebounds: 5 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (11/11/05) Defensive Rebounds: 9 vs. TCU (11/30/05) Assists: 2 (three times) Steals: 2 (twice) Blocks: 3 vs. TCU (11/30/05) Field Goals Made: 7 vs. Iowa (11/25/05) Field Goals Attempted: 9 vs. Iowa (11/25/05) 3-pt. Field Goals Made: None 3-pt. Field Goals Attempted: 1 at Connecticut (11/20/05) Free Throws Made: 3 vs. TCU (11/30/05) Free Throws Attempted: 8 vs. TCU (11/30/05)) Minutes Played: 27 vs. TCU (11/30/05)

11 GAME SEVEN - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2005 #11 LAURA ANDREWS SENIOR 6-0 GUARD/FORWARD WASHINGTON, OKLA. WASHINGTON HS SEASON NOTES * Averaging 5.0 points and 1.6 rebounds in 17.7 minutes off the bench this season. * Scored in double figures against UW Milwaukee and Connecticut. INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS * Knocked down season high three 3-pointers and scored 11 points in the season opener against UW Milwaukee. GAME BY GAME STATS ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE 11/11/ SMU 11/13/ at New Mexico 11/16/ at CONNECTICUT 11/20/ vs Iowa 11/25/ at U. of San Francisco 11/26/ TCU 11/30/ Totals Games played: 7 Rebounds/game: 1.6 Points/game: 5.0 Assists/game: 1.4 FG Pct: 36.4 Turnovers/game: 1.7 3FG Pct: 26.1 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 FT Pct: 62.5 Steals/game: 0.7 CAREER STATS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / / / / / / / /5.0 TOTAL / /4.1 CAREER HIGHS Points: 21 vs. Baylor ( ) Rebounds: 11 (twice) Offensive Rebounds: 4 (twice) Defensive Rebounds: 8 (twice) Assists: 4 (five times) Steals: 3 (twice) Field Goals Made: 7 at Baylor ( ) Field Goals Attempted: 14 at Baylor ( ) 3-pt. Field Goals Made: 5 at Baylor ( ) 3-pt. Field Goals Attempted: 10 at Baylor ( ) Free Throws Made: 3 at Tulsa ( ) Free Throws Attempted: 5 vs. Sam Houston State ( ) Minutes Played: 40 vs. Texas ( )

12 GAME SEVEN - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2005 #14 BEKY PRESTON SENIOR 6-3 CENTER ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. La CUEVA HS SEASON NOTES * Averaging 2.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in 10.0 minutes per game. INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS * Scored five points and grabbed two rebounds in relief of Courtney Paris against San Francisco. GAME BY GAME STATS ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE 11/11/ SMU 11/13/ at New Mexico 11/16/ vs Iowa 11/25/ at U. of San Francisco 11/26/ TCU 11/30/ Totals Games played: 6 Rebounds/game: 2.5 Points/game: 2.0 Turnovers/game: 1.0 FG Pct: 41.7 Steals/game: 0.5 FT Pct: 50.0 Blocks/game: 0.2 CAREER STATS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / / / / / / / /2.0 TOTAL / /3.8 CAREER HIGHS Points: 16 vs. Siena ( ) Rebounds: 10 (three times) Offensive Rebounds: 6 (twice) Defensive Rebounds: 8 (twice) Assists: 4 vs. Southeast Missouri State ( ) Steals: 3 (four times) Blocked Shots: 3 (twice) Field Goals Made: 6 (three times) Field Goals Attempted: 12 vs. SE Misouri State ( ) Free Throws Made: 6 vs. Texas A&M (1-9-05) Free Throws Attempted: 9 vs. Texas A&M (0-9-05) Minutes Played: 36 vs. Missouri ( )

13 GAME SEVEN - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2005 #15 CAROLYN WINCHESTER FRESHMAN 6-0 FORWARD WASHINGTON, OKLA. WASHINGTON HS SEASON NOTES * Walk-on has appeared in three games logging a total of 13 minutes against UW-Milwaukee, SMU and TCU. INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS * Scored first career basket and collected four total points against UW-Milwaukee. GAME BY GAME STATS ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE 11/11/ SMU 11/13/ TCU 11/30/ Totals Games played: 3 Rebounds/game: 0.7 Points/game: 1.3 Turnovers/game: 0.3 FG Pct: 50.0 Steals/game: 0.3 FT Pct: 50.0 CAREER STATS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / /1.3 TOTAL / /1.3 CAREER HIGHS Points: 4 vs. UW Milwaukee (11/11/05) Rebounds: 2 vs. SMU (11/13/05) Offensive Rebounds: 1 vs. SMU (11/13/05) Defensive Rebounds: 1 vs. SMU (11/13/05) Assists: None Steals: 1 vs. SMU (11/13/05) Blocked Shots: None Field Goals Made: 2 vs. UW Milwaukee (11/11/05) Field Goals Attempted: 2 vs. UW Milwaukee (11/11/05) Free Throws Made: 2 vs. UW Milwaukee (11/11/05) Free Throws Attempted: 4 vs. UW Milwaukee (11/11/05) Minutes Played: 5 vs. UW Milwaukee (11/11/05)

14 GAME SEVEN - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2005 #20 KENDRA MOORE JUNIOR 5-5 GUARD ARDMORE, OKLA. ARDMORE HS SEASON NOTES * Averaging 19.4 minutes off the bench as the Sooners backup point guard. * Leads team with 1.42 steals per game. INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS * Scored seven points, grabbed seven rebounds and collected seven assists against Iowa. * Career high 12 points against SMU. * Career high four steals at San Francisco. GAME BY GAME STATS ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE 11/11/ SMU 11/13/ at New Mexico 11/16/ at CONNECTICUT 11/20/ vs Iowa 11/25/ at U. of San Francisco 11/26/ TCU 11/30/ Totals Games played: 7 Rebounds/game: 3.1 Points/game: 5.6 Assists/game: 2.3 FG Pct: 34.3 Turnovers/game: 1.7 3FG Pct: 37.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.3 FT Pct: 64.3 Steals/game: 1.4 Blocks/game: 0.1 CAREER STATS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / / / / / /5.6 TOTAL / /2.7 CAREER HIGHS Points: 12 vs. SMU (11/13/05) Rebounds: 8 vs. Iowa State ( ) Offensive Rebounds: 4 vs. Iowa State ( ) Defensive Rebounds: 4 (four times) Assists: 7 (three times) Steals: 4 at San Francisco (11/26/05) Field Goals Made: 3 at Kansas (2-2-05) Field Goals Attempted: 10 at Connecticut (11/20/05) 3-pt. Field Goals Made: 2 (twice) 3-pt. Field Goals Attempted: 7 vs. Connecticut (11/2/05) Free Throws Made: 4 vs. SMU (11/13/05) Free Throws Attempted: 4 (three times) Minutes Played: 27 vs. SMU (11/13/05)

15 GAME SEVEN - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2005 #22 CHELSI WELCH JUNIOR 5-9 GUARD PLAINVIEW, TEXAS PLAINVIEW HS SEASON NOTES * Junior started the first four games of the season. * Perfect from the free throw line this season. INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS * Scored a season-high 11 points in opener against UW Milwaukee. GAME BY GAME STATS ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE 11/11/05 * SMU 11/13/05 * at New Mexico 11/16/05 * at CONNECTICUT 11/20/05 * vs Iowa 11/25/ at U. of San Francisco 11/26/ TCU 11/30/ Totals Games played: 7 Rebounds/game: 3.3 Points/game: 6.7 Assists/game: 1.1 FG Pct: 35.0 Turnovers/game: 1.9 3FG Pct: 10.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.6 FT Pct: Steals/game: 1.0 CAREER STATS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / / / / / /6.7 TOTAL / /8.9 CAREER HIGHS Points: 23 at Texas Tech ( ) Rebounds: 9 vs. Henderson State ( ) Offensive Rebounds: 3 (four times) Defensive Rebounds: 6 (three times) Assists: 5 at Utah ( ) Steals: 4 (twice) Blocked Shots: 3 vs. Texas Tech ( ) Field Goals Made: 8 (twice) Field Goals Attempted: 19 at Texas Tech ( ) 3-pt. Field Goals Made: 4 (three times) 3-pt. Field Goals Attempted: 10 vs. Baylor ( ) Free Throws Made: 8 vs. SMU ( ) Free Throws Attempted: 12 at Tennessee ( )

16 GAME SEVEN - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2005 #24 LEAH RUSH JUNIOR 6-1 FORWARD AMARILLO, TEXAS AMARILLO HS ACCOLADES * An All-American and All-Big 12 Candidate. * Named to the Big 12 Coaches Preseason All-Big 12 Team. * Named to the Kansas City Star Preseason All-Big 12 Team. * Named Preseason Third Team All-American by Women s Basketball Journal. SEASON NOTES * Second on the team in scoring 9.6 points per game. * Scored in double figures on three occasions. INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS * Bailed Sooners out with 17 points against San Francisco. * Scored 14 crucial points despite battling foul trouble at New Mexico. GAME BY GAME STATS ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE 11/11/05 * SMU 11/13/05 * at New Mexico 11/16/05 * at CONNECTICUT 11/20/05 * vs Iowa 11/25/05 * at U. of San Francisco 11/26/05 * TCU 11/30/05 * Totals Games played: 7 Rebounds/game: 4.1 Points/game: 9.6 Assists/game: 1.6 FG Pct: 42.9 Turnovers/game: 2.9 3FG Pct: 28.6 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.6 FT Pct: 62.5 Steals/game: 0.7 Blocks/game: 0.1 CAREER STATS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / / / / / /9.6 TOTAL / /11.6 CAREER HIGHS Points: 26 (twice) Rebounds: 12 (twice) Offensive Rebounds: 6 at Iowa State ( ) Defensive Rebounds: 8 at Oklahoma State (3-3-05) Assists: 3 (four times) Steals: 5 vs. Iowa ( ) Blocked Shots: 4 vs. Wichita State ( ) Field Goals Made: 13 at Texas A&M ( ) Field Goals Attempted: 21 at Baylor ( ) 3-pt. Field Goals Made: 2 (three times) 3-pt. Field Goals Attempted: 3 (three times) Free Throws Made: 4 (twice) Free Throws Attempted: 11 at TexasA&M ( ) Minutes Played: 41 vs. Texas ( )

17 GAME SEVEN - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2005 #32 KRISTA SANCHEZ JUNIOR 6-1 FORWARD SPRINGDALE, ARK. SPRINGDALE HS SEASON NOTES * Averaging 3.4 points and 1.1 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per game. INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS * Reached double figures with 10 points against SMU. GAME BY GAME STATS ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE 11/11/ SMU 11/13/ at New Mexico 11/16/ at CONNECTICUT 11/20/ vs Iowa 11/25/ at U. of San Francisco 11/26/ TCU 11/30/ Totals Games played: 7 Rebounds/game: 1.1 Points/game: 3.4 Assists/game: 1.0 FG Pct: 42.3 Turnovers/game: 0.9 3FG Pct: 18.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.2 Steals/game: 0.3 Blocks/game: 0.1 CAREER STATS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / / / / / /3.4 TOTAL / /2.8 CAREER HIGHS Points: 17 vs. SEMO ( ) Rebounds: 8 vs. ORU ( ) Offensive Rebounds: 3 (twice) Defensive Rebounds: 5 vs. ORU ( ) Assists: 2 (three times) Steals: 3 (twice) Blocked Shots: 1 (four times) Field Goals Made: 6 vs. SEMO ( ) Field Goals Attempted: 12 vs. Tulsa ( ) 3-pt. Field Goals Made: 2 vs. SEMO ( ) 3-pt. Field Goals Attempted: 5 vs. Tulsa ( ) Free Throws Made: 4 vs. ORU ( ) Free Throws Attempted: 4 (three times) Minutes Played: 30 vs. Tulsa ( )

18 GAME SEVEN - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2005 #33 BRITNEY BROWN JUNIOR 5-9 GUARD NORMAN, OKLA. NORTH NORTH HS SEASON NOTES * Started all seven games and 10 straight contests dating back to last season. INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS * Scored seven points and dished out seven assists in OU win at New Mexico. GAME BY GAME STATS ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE 11/11/05 * SMU 11/13/05 * at New Mexico 11/16/05 * at CONNECTICUT 11/20/05 * vs Iowa 11/25/05 * at U. of San Francisco 11/26/05 * TCU 11/30/05 * Totals Games played: 7 Rebounds/game: 2.4 Points/game: 4.0 Assists/game: 3.0 FG Pct: 38.1 Turnovers/game: 2.3 3FG Pct: 33.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.3 FT Pct: 90.0 Steals/game: 0.7 CAREER STATS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / / / / / /4.0 TOTAL / /2.2 CAREER HIGHS Points: 12 vs. Texas A&M (3-8-05) Rebounds: 6 vs. Missouri ( ) Offensive Rebounds: 1 (eight times) Defensive Rebounds: 6 vs. Missouri ( ) Assists: 7 vs. Arizona ( ) Steals: 3 (four times) Field Goals Made: 4 vs. Utah ( ) Field Goals Attempted: 7 vs. Utah ( ) 3-pt. Field Goals Made: 2 (twice) 3-pt. Field Goals Attempted: 3 vs. Utah ( ) Free Throws Made: 3 (three times) Free Throws Attempted: 4 (twice) Minutes Played: 35 vs. Arizona ( )

19 GAME SEVEN - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2005 #34 ERIN HIGGINS JUNIOR 5-9 GUARD OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. WESTMOORE HS ACCOLADES * Odwalla Classic All-Tournament Team SEASON NOTES * Started all seven games and extended steak of consecutive starts to 56. * Averaging 8.7 points per game,third best on team. * Hit four or more three pointers on three occasions this seasons and 18 times in her career. * Leads the Big 12 with 16 three-pointers. INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS * 12 first half points against New Mexico helped the Sooners hold off the New Mexico. * 14 first half points helped the Sooners put away Iowa in an 18-point win. * Season high 16 points in a Sooners victory over TCU. GAME BY GAME STATS ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE 11/11/05 * SMU 11/13/05 * at New Mexico 11/16/05 * at CONNECTICUT 11/20/05 * vs Iowa 11/25/05 * at U. of San Francisco 11/26/05 * TCU 11/30/05 * Totals Games played: 7 Rebounds/game: 2.3 Points/game: 8.7 Assists/game: 3.0 FG Pct: 36.8 Turnovers/game: 1.3 3FG Pct: 39.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.3 FT Pct: 75.0 Steals/game: 0.7 Blocks/game: 0.1 CAREER STATS Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / / / / / / / /8.7 TOTAL / /7.9 CAREER HIGHS Points: 19 (twice) Rebounds: 6 (three times) Offensive Rebounds: 3 vs. Iowa State ( ) Defensive Rebounds: 6 (twice) Assists: 7 at Baylor ( ) Steals: 4 (twice) Blocked Shots: 3 vs. Kansas State ( ) Field Goals Made: 6 (twice) Field Goals Attempted: 16 vs. Kansas ( ) 3-pt. Field Goals Made: 6 (three times) 3-pt. Field Goals Attempted: 14 vs. Kansas ( ) Free Throws Made: 6 at Tennessee ( ) Free Throws Attempted: 6 at Tennessee ( ) Minutes Played: 43 vs. Texas ( )