MISSOURI STATE. LADY BEARS 3-1 Overall IN THE POLLS NR USA Today/ESPN Coaches NR 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 W No. 22 UCLA W 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 AND LADY BEARS TO SQUARE OFF AT HAMMONS CENTER SATURDAY OKLAHOMA SOONERS 8-1 Overall IN THE POLLS 17 USA Today/ESPN Coaches 16 Associated Press PROBABLE STARTERS Britney Brown - JR G 5-8 AVG: 3.3 PPG, 2.0 RPG Erin Higgins - JR G 5-9 AVG: 10.1 PPG, 2.0 RPG Leah Rush - JR F 6-1 AVG: 11.3 PPG, 5.0 RPG Ashley Paris - FR F 6-3 AVG: 8.3 PPG, 7.4 RPG Courtney Paris - FR C 6-4 AVG: 21.7 PPG, 13.1 RPG MISSOURI STATE LADY BEARS 3-1 Overall IN THE POLLS NR USA Today/ESPN Coaches NR Associated Press PROBABLE STARTERS Kari Koch -SR G 5-8 AVG: 23.5 PPG, 7.0 RPG Sarah Klaassen- SR G 5-9 AVG: 10.0 PPG, 6.8 RPG Kayli Combs - FR G 5-9 AVG: 10.0 PPG, 2.8 RPG Tahnee Balerio - SO G 5-6 AVG: 7.5 PPG, 2.3 RPG Hannah Kirk - SR F 6-3 AVG: 4.3 PPG, 4.8 RPG SETTING THE SCENE Date: Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005 Location: Springfield, Mo. Tipoff: 1:35 p.m. CST Venue: John Q. Hammons Student Center (8,846) TV: None Webcast: None Radio: KOKC (1520 AM) Radio Talent: Brian Brinkley (Play-by-Play) & Tara Degiusti Tickets: (417) PLAYER TO WATCH Head coach Sherri Coale knew the transition would take some time. If it only took five games, consider Leah Rush ahead of schedule. Rush changed positions this offseason from the 4/5 to the 3 in OU s motion offense. In the first five games of the season, she averaged 8.8 points per game. Over the last four games that average has jumped to 15 PPG, which is a half point off her season average from She has also improved her 3-point shooting (70 percent) and rebounding (6.3 RPG) during the recent stretch. TIPPING IT OFF The No. 16/17 Oklahoma women s basketball team (8-1) hits the road for another hallowed hall of women s basketball this weekend. Missouri State (formerly Southwest Missouri State), which ranked 11th in the NCAA in attendance last season, will welcome the Sooners to the John Q. Hammons Center where the average crowd last season was 6,874. The Bears have won nine straight on the home court, dating back to the season, and key returnees Kari Koch and Sarah Klaassen are largely responsible. Koch, a guard, leads the squad in points (23.5) and rebounds (7.0) while making 48 percent of her shots. Klaassen, also a guard, is averaging 10.0 points and pulling down 6.8 boards. Adding to the Bears scoring is freshman guard Kayli Combs who contributes 10.0 points and is shooting 41 percent from behind the arc. Oklahoma arrives on the heels of its first win over a ranked team this season with an victory over No. 22 UCLA. Leading the Sooners to victory were OU s top leading scorers, Courtney Paris, Leah Rush and Erin Higgins. Paris is averaging 21.7 points and 13.1 rebounds per game and tallied her sixth double-double of the season against the Bruins with a 24-point, 22-rebound performance. Rush contributes 11.3 points and 5.0 boards for the Sooner offense while Higgins is averaging 10.1 points per game. Currently, the all-time series is tied, 3-3, with Oklahoma claiming the most recent victory, a win in Norman in Following Saturday night s game, the Sooners will have a week of rest to prepare for finals week and a road trip to Illinois (12/18). After facing Illinois, OU will return home for a battle against 2005 national runner-up Michigan State (12/21) and will close the calendar year with a return trip to No. 21 New Mexico (12/30). ** OU AND MISSOURI STATE SEASON STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE ON PAGES 23 AND 24 OF THIS RELEASE.

2 USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll Rank. Team W-L Pts. Last 1. Tennessee Duke LSU Ohio State * Baylor * North Carolina Rutgers Maryland Connecticut * Notre Dame Stanford Arizona State DePaul Minnesota Michigan State * Georgia Oklahoma New Mexico * Temple Vanderbilt Texas * Utah Purdue Southern California UCLA * NR Others receiving votes: Boston College 31; Kentucky 25; Mississippi 19; Louisville 17; Villanova 15; Florida 14; Western Kentucky 11; North Carolina State 10; George Washington 9; Texas Tech 9; Virginia Tech 9; Washington 9; Brigham Young 7; Florida State 7; Penn State 5; St. Joseph s 3; Oregon 1; Rice 1;. Associated Press Poll Rank. Team W-L Pts. Last 1. Tennessee Duke LSU Ohio State * Baylor * Rutgers North Carolina Connecticut * Maryland Notre Dame DePaul Stanford Michigan State * Minnesota Arizona State Oklahoma Georgia New Mexico * Texas * Temple Vanderbilt UCLA * Utah Purdue North Carolina State NR Others Receiving Votes: Boston College 52, Virginia Tech 32, Virginia 25, Southern Cal 24, Louisville 23, W. Kentucky 19, Washington 18, Saint Joseph s 15, BYU 13, Florida 12, Florida St. 9, St. John s 6, Texas Tech 6, Mississippi 4, Arizona 2, Bowling Green 2, George Washington 2, Georgia Tech 2, Kansas 1, Villanova 1. *Indicates an OU opponent. UCLA LEFTOVERS A record-setting performance by freshman Courtney Paris helped Oklahoma overcome UCLA s trio of guards. Paris scored 24 points and set an Oklahoma freshman record with 22 rebounds, leading the No. 16 Sooners to an victory over No. 22 UCLA on Monday night. The previous Oklahoma record for rebounds by a freshman was 21, set by Molly McGuire in a win at Wichita State on Dec. 10, Courtney Paris, who had her sixth double-double, scored Oklahoma s last two baskets and had two defensive rebounds in the final three minutes. Leah Rush finished with 19 points, Erin Higgins had 14 and Kendra Moore added a careerbest 13 for the Sooners. Nikki Blue scored 20 of her 23 points in the second half for UCLA. Noelle Quinn finished with 18 and Lisa Willis 13 for the Bruins. The trio, dubbed the ``triple threat after UCLA s win against Clemson on Saturday, combined to score 43 of UCLA s 50 secondhalf points. Notes *With 24 points, Courtney Paris extended her record for most double-figure games by a freshman to start her career to nine. SIGN OF THE TIMES FOUR Oklahoma is one of four schools UCLA, Texas and N.C. State being the others - with both basketball programs ranked in the current Associated Press polls and a football team in a bowl game. If you narrow the spectrum, OU is the only school with both teams in the top 16 of the basketball polls and a bowl-bound football squad. Currently, the OU men s basketball team is ranked No. 8, while the women s team comes in at No. 16. *Paris blocked a shot against UCLA to improve her season total to 29 swats. She is now tied with Marla Duncan ( ) for the eighth best mark in OU history NUMERICAL ROSTER *Rush scored a season-high 19 points, which she previously set against San Francisco, on 9-13 from the field. *Erin Higgins knocked down four 3-pointers for the third consecutive game and the fifth time in the last seven contests. She has hit a Big 12 best 24 three-pointers this season. *With 37 minutes on the floor, Ashley Paris played a season high 37 minutes. Her previous career-high was 30 minutes against Oral Roberts. 3-4 DEFENSE No. 34 Erin Higgins, an All-Big 12 candidate, is the Sooners best perimeter defender and regularly is given the task of guarding the opponent s best guard. Below are the point totals of the players Higgins has been responsible for this season: Nichole Drummond UW-Milwaukee 12 Juli Collie SMU 2 Abbie Letz New Mexico 9 Anne Strother Connecticut 7 Abbie Emmert Iowa 4 Jennifer Jones San Francisco 2 Adrienne Ross TCU 6 Ashley Davis TCU 0 Lisa Willis UCLA 13 Notes: Higgins switched from Ross to Davis in the second half of the game against TCU. Higgins held Davis scoreless after she hit five first half 3-pointers. The stats against Oral Roberts are not included because OU ran a zone on all but three possessions. STINGY SOONERS OU is holding opponents to a.376 shooting percentage this season, which is 102 points lower than OU s mark of.478. The Sooners have held six of their nine opponents under.400 from the field with a season best mark of.194 against SMU. 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, Erin Higgins, 2003-P Carin Stites, Sunny Hardeman, Stacey Dales, Caton Hill, Roxanne Long, Rosalind Ross, Melissa Richie, Pam Pennon, Pt Field Goals Attempted Etta Maytubby, Erin Higgins, 2003-P Carin Stites, Stacey Dales, Roxanne Long, Sunny Hardeman, Melissa Richie, Rosalind Ross, Caton Hill, Laura Andrews, 2003-P 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage (minimum of 200 attempts) (88-211)... Pam Pennon, (81-200)...Phylesha Whaley, ( )...Caton Hill, ( )...Erin Higgins, 2003-P ( )...Rosalind Ross, ( )... Carin Stites, ( )... 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, Erin Higgins, 2003-P Dionnah Jackson, Molly McGuire, MISSOURI STATE TIDBITS Missouri State is playing its fourth straight game this season at the Hammons Student Center where it has been extremely successful and is riding a nine-game home winning streak that dates back to last season. The Bears opened the season with a loss at Arkansas State and have won their last three contests. OU will have to pay special attention to veteran senior guard Kari Koch. Koch is averaging 23.5 points per game and pulling down a team-leading seven boards per game. Koch is coming off a 22-point effort in the win over Western Illinois Wednesday night. The Bears are coached by Katie Abrahamson- Henderson, who is in her fourth season with Misosuri State. Saturday will mark the seventh all-time meeting between the programs with the series currently tied at 3-3. Oklahoma won the most recent meeting, a victory in Norman in The two programs have few ties. Freshman Breton Wyett is the lone Oklahoma native on the Bears roster. Wyett, a forward, is from Edmond, Okla., and attended Edmond Memorial High School. The Sooners have no Missouri natives on their current roster. Missouri State s Home Winning Streak Season 3/5/05 Northern Iowa W, /17/05 SMU W, /21/05 Gonzaga W, /24/05 Texas A&M W, /28/05 Iowa W, /31/05 West Virginia W, Season 11/27/05 Tulsa /30/05 Arkansas-Pine Bluff /7/05 Western Illinois THE LAST MEETING Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS Southwest Missouri State vs Oklahoma Sooners :30 p.m. at Norman, Okla VISITORS: Southwest Missouri State 4-3 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 24 Lehman, Nicole... f Terwelp, Tiff... c Cowgill, K.C... g Lingor, Jenni... g Klaassen, Sarah... g Forsberg, Lindsay Ndoye, Assietou Koch, Kari Balerio, Tahnee Kirk, Hannah TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 47.4% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 45.5% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 87.5% HOME TEAM: Oklahoma Sooners 5-3 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 24 Rush, Leah... f Welch, Chelsi... g Andrews, Laura... g Higgins, Erin... g Jackson, Dionnah... g McGhee, Stephanie Shoush, Lauren Preston, Beky Moore, Kendra Brown, Britney TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 43.4% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 40.9% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 79.2% Officials: Barry Roberts, Connie Pardue, Wanda Szeremeta Technical fouls: Southwest Missouri State-None. Oklahoma Sooners-None. Attendance: 5072 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Southwest Missouri State Oklahoma Sooners Points in the paint-sms 16,OU 26. Points off turnovers-sms 6,OU 15. 2nd chance points-sms 3,OU 12. Fast break points-sms 2,OU 0. Bench points-sms 9,OU 7. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-3 times. Last FG-SMS 2nd-00:02, OU 2nd-05:46. Largest lead-sms by 2 1st-19:40, OU by 11 1st-05:41. MISSOURI STATE LEADERS Points Kari Koch 23.5 Rebounds Kari Koch 7.0 Assists Tahnee Balerio 5.5 Blocks Breton Wyett 1.0 Steals Kari Koch 2.8 Kayli Combs 2.8 Missouri State 4 Back & 4 Ahead 11/22 at Arkansas State L, /27 Tulsa W, /30 Arkansas Pine-Bluff W, /7 Western Illinois W, /10 Oklahoma 1:35 PM 12/18 vs. Illinois-Chicago* 8 PM 12/19 Fun in the Sun Shoootout TBA 12/28 at DePaul 7 PM * Part of the Fun in the Sun Shootout BIG 12 STANDINGS - GAMES THROUGH DEC. 8 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 W6 - - Oklahoma W Kansas State W1 - - Missouri W Iowa State W2 - - Texas A&M W1-0-1 Nebraska W Texas L Colorado L2 - - Oklahoma State W1-0-1 Texas Tech L

4 THE MOORE THE BETTER Junior point guard Kendra Moore has set career highs in minutes over the last two games. Those minutes have never been more efficient for the Ardmore native, who has dished out 16 assists and four turnovers, for an all-world 4-to-1 turnover to assist ratio. Moore, whose minutes have increased as a result of Britney Brown s sprained back, has dropped career-bests of eight assists in each of the last two contest, in addition to another personal best of 13 points against No. 22 UCLA. Moore was playing 19+ minutes a game before the recent twogame stretch when starting point guard Britney Brown suffered a sprained back that limited her playing time. The speedster has made the most of the opportunity and stabilized the Sooners, who do not have another true-point guard option after Moore. HIGGINS OFF TO HOT START Erin Higgins has already knocked down 24 three-pointers this season and is shooting 44 (24-54) percent from long distance. The hot start is in contrast to last season when she started the season by making 11 of her first 50 attempts (22 percent). There are a number of factors behind her improved accuracy. Perhaps the biggest effect has been the open space created by OU s inside game. Higgins also believes she has become a more consistent shooter, while Coach Coale credits her improved dribble and drive ability. Higgins has hit a number of bombs off the dribble, a skill she polished during the off-season. Higgins is racing up the OU career 3-point charts and is within striking distance of the record. Currently, she is ranked No. 2 with 158 makes and only trails Etta Maytubby (174). Higgins is also second in career attempts (420) and fourth in percentage (.376). 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 last week. TCU was the first team to use an approach many were expecting to see sooner rather than later. Against TCU, Paris answered with a 6-of-9 first-half effort and a final line of In the last five games Paris is (.658) from the charity stripe. That stretch follows a (.454) mark in the first four games of the season. On the season Paris is shooting.583 (35-60) from the free throw line. NO VACATION Prior to the beginning of the season, OU head coach Sherri Coale regularly called the schedule the toughest in program history. That was before trips to New Mexico and Connecticut appeared on the schedule during the Preseason WNIT. On top of facing seven teams ranked in the current polls (including two games against Texas and Baylor), the road has presented a whole different challenge. The schedule has 10 road trips to school s that were ranked in the top- 25 in national attendance last season, including a pair of trips to New Mexico, which ranked No. 4 last season. Below are the details: Attendance Average Rank School Attendance 2 UConn 12,826 3 Texas Tech 12,601 4 New Mexico 10,674 8 Kansas State 7,606 9 Iowa State 7, Missouri State 6, Baylor 6, Texas 6, Ohio State 5, Nebraska 4,022 PARIS ENTERS BLOCKS RECORD BOOK Courtney Paris swatted one shot against Oral Roberts to improve her season total to 29 blocks, which is tied for the eighth best mark in OU history. Paris is currently tied with Marla Duncan ( ). The complete list is below: LaNae Jones, LaNae Jones, LaNae Jones, LaNae Jones, Angi Guffy, Jo Mosley, Cathy Bassett, Marla Duncan, Courtney Paris, Jacquetta Hurley, BOARD WORK Oklahoma is the top team in the Big 12 in terms of rebounding margin at OU is averaging 45.6 rebounds per game as compared to the opponents In nine 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 made her first 25 free throws this season to extend her career best streak to 28 consecutive free throws dating back to the Kansas State game on Feb. 13, She missed her eighth attempt against Oral Roberts but finished the game from the charity stripe. On the season she is with a Big 12 leading.967 percentage For her career, Welch is an.842 ( ) shooter. Her career percentage would top the OU record books, but she is 17 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.811 ( ) 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. OU IN THE RANKINGS Where Oklahoma has ranked weekly in the national polls AP Coaches Preseason Nov Nov Nov. 28-Dec 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 (195)... Courtney Paris Field Goal Percentage (80-118)... Courtney Paris Free Throw Percentage (29-30)... Chelsi Welch Rebounding (118)... Courtney Paris (67)... Ashley Paris Offensive Rebounds (34)... Courtney Paris (21)... Ashley Paris Defensive Rebounds (57)... Courtney Paris (38)... Ashley Paris Assists (25)...Erin Higgins 15T. 3.0 (24)...Kendra Moore Blocked Shots (28)... Courtney Paris 15T (10)... Ashley Paris 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (20-47)...Erin Higgins 3-Point Field Goals Made (20)...Erin Higgins Assist/Turnover Ratio (21A/9TO)...Erin Higgins (24A?14TO)...Kendra Moore Double-Doubles 1T Courtney Paris OU IN THE BIG 12 STATS Category Rank Stats Scoring Offense (627) Scoring Defense (503) Scoring Margin FT % 3T.684 ( ) FG % ( ) FG % Defense ( ) 3-Point % (45-138) 3-Point % Defense (45-136) Rebounding Offense (364) Rebounding Defense (253) Rebounding Margin Blocked Shots (47) Assists (132) Steals (62) Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio Offensive Rebounds 2T 16.5 (132) Defensive Rebounds (232) 3-Point FG Made 4T 5.63 (45)

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 traveled 7,666 miles for its first four road games. 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 eight games, but fellow junior Kendra Moore is averaging 5.9 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 14 turnovers. Brown is averaging 3.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.75 assists per game. The duo has combined to average 9.4 PPG, 575 RPG and 5.8 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 eight 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.811 ( ) 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. THE PARIS RECORD Below are the records that freshman Courtney Paris has set in eight games: * The fastest player to 100 points in OU history, she needed just five games to eclipse the century mark. * The fastest player to 100 rebounds in OU history, she needed just nine games to reach the century mark. * Set an OU freshman single game record with 22 rebounds against UCLA. * 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. * Set an OU record by becoming the first player to score 10 or more points in the first eight games of their career. * Set an OU record by recording double figure rebounds in the first three games of her career. * Owns the ninth best single season block total with 28 blocks. 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. 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. 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).

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 TEN - SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 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 * vs Oral Roberts * UCLA 12/5/05 * Totals Games played: 9 Rebounds/game: 13.1 Points/game: 21.7 Assists/game: 1.2 FG Pct: 67.8 Turnovers/game: 2.7 FT Pct: 58.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 Steals/game: 1.0 Blocks/game: 3.2 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 nine games of their career. * No. 8 in single season blocks with 29. INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS * Set a season high with 22 rebounds against UCLA, while adding 24 points. The rebounding effort is tied (Monique Blake, Seton Hall) for the highest single game total in Division I this season. * 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. * Collected 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: 22 vs. UCLA (12/05/05) Offensive Rebounds: 8 vs. TCU (11/30/05) Defensive Rebounds: 17 vs. UCLA (12/05/05) 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 (twice) Minutes Played: 39 at Connecticut (11/20/05)

10 GAME TEN - SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 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 five games. * 11th in the Big 12 with 7.4 rebounds per game. INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS * Played a season-high 37 minutes against UCLA. * Season-high 15 points against Oral Roberts in the Bertha Teague 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 * vs Oral Roberts * UCLA 12/5/05 * Totals Games played: 9 Rebounds/game: 7.4 Points/game: 8.3 Assists/game: 1.3 FG Pct: 51.6 Turnovers/game: 2.6 3FG Pct: 0.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 FT Pct: 45.8 Steals/game: 0.6 Blocks/game: 1.1 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 / /8.3 TOTAL / /8.3 CAREER HIGHS Points: 15 vs. Oral Roberts (12/3/05) 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 (five times) Steals: 2 (twice) Blocks: 3 vs. TCU (11/30/05) Field Goals Made: 7 vs. Iowa (11/25/05) Field Goals Attempted: 14 vs. UCLA (12/05/05) 3-pt. Field Goals Made: None 3-pt. Field Goals Attempted: 1 at Connecticut (11/20/05) Free Throws Made: 3 (twice) Free Throws Attempted: 8 vs. TCU (11/30/05)) Minutes Played: 37 vs. UCLA (12/05/05)

11 GAME TEN - SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 2005 #11 LAURA ANDREWS SENIOR 6-0 GUARD/FORWARD WASHINGTON, OKLA. WASHINGTON HS SEASON NOTES * Averaging 4.2 points and 1.6 rebounds in 17.1 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/ vs Oral Roberts UCLA 12/5/ Totals Games played: 9 Rebounds/game: 1.6 Points/game: 4.2 Assists/game: 1.2 FG Pct: 32.5 Turnovers/game: 1.7 3FG Pct: 24.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 FT Pct: 60.0 Steals/game: 0.6 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 / / / / / / / /4.2 TOTAL / /4.0 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 TEN - SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 2005 #14 BEKY PRESTON SENIOR 6-3 CENTER ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. La CUEVA HS SEASON NOTES * Averaging 2.8 points and 2.6 rebounds in 8.75 minutes per game. INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS * Scored season-high 10 points against Oral Roberts in the Bertha Teague Classic. * 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/ vs Oral Roberts UCLA 12/5/ Totals Games played: 8 Rebounds/game: 2.6 Points/game: 2.8 Assists/game: 0.1 FG Pct: 50.0 Turnovers/game: 1.4 FT Pct: 66.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.1 Steals/game: 0.5 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 / / / / / / / /2.8 TOTAL / /3.9 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 TEN - SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 2005 #15 CAROLYN WINCHESTER FRESHMAN 6-0 FORWARD WASHINGTON, OKLA. WASHINGTON HS SEASON NOTES * Walk-on has appeared in four games logging a total of 17 total minutes against UW Milwaukee, SMU, TCU and Oral Roberts. 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/ vs Oral Roberts Totals Games played: 4 Rebounds/game: 0.8 Points/game: 1.0 Turnovers/game: 0.5 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 / /1.0 TOTAL / /1.0 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 (twice) 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 TEN - SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 2005 #20 KENDRA MOORE JUNIOR 5-5 GUARD ARDMORE, OKLA. ARDMORE HS SEASON NOTES * Averaging 21.7 minutes off the bench as the Sooners backup point guard. * Leads team with 1.3 steals per game. INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS * Turned in career highs in points (13) and minutes (33) against UCLA, and tied another career high with eight assists. * Scored eight points and dished eight assists against Oral Roberts. * Scored seven points, grabbed seven rebounds and collected seven assists against Iowa. * Scored a then 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/ vs Oral Roberts UCLA 12/5/ Totals Games played: 9 Rebounds/game: 3.3 Points/game: 6.7 Assists/game: 3.6 FG Pct: 32.1 Turnovers/game: 1.8 3FG Pct: 28.6 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.0 FT Pct: 76.9 Steals/game: 1.3 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 / / / / / /6.7 TOTAL / /3.0 CAREER HIGHS Points: 13 vs. UCLA (12/05/05) Rebounds: 8 vs. Iowa State ( ) Offensive Rebounds: 4 vs. Iowa State ( ) Defensive Rebounds: 4 (four times) Assists: 8 (twice) Steals: 4 at San Francisco (11/26/05) Field Goals Made: 3 at Kansas (2-2-05) Field Goals Attempted: 11 vs. UCLA (12/05/05) 3-pt. Field Goals Made: 2 (twice) 3-pt. Field Goals Attempted: 7 vs. Connecticut (11/2/05) Free Throws Made: 7 vs. UCLA (12/05/05) Free Throws Attempted: 8 vs. UCLA (12/05/05) Minutes Played: 33 vs. UCLA (12/05/05)

15 GAME TEN - SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 2005 #22 CHELSI WELCH JUNIOR 5-9 GUARD PLAINVIEW, TEXAS PLAINVIEW HS SEASON NOTES * Junior started the first four games of the season. * from the free throw line this season to lead the Big 12 with a.967 percentage. INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS * Scored 11 points, all at the free throw line, against Oral Roberts in the Bertha Teague Classic. * 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/ vs Oral Roberts UCLA 12/5/ Totals Games played: 9 Rebounds/game: 3.1 Points/game: 6.7 Assists/game: 1.0 FG Pct: 34.1 Turnovers/game: 1.9 3FG Pct: 10.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 FT Pct: 96.7 Steals/game: 1.0 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 / / / / / /6.7 TOTAL / /8.8 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: 11 vs. Oral Roberts (12/3/05) Free Throws Attempted: 12 (twice)

16 GAME TEN - SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 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 with 11.3 points per game. * Scored in double figures on five occasions. * Averaging 15.0 points over the last four games. 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 * vs Oral Roberts * UCLA 12/5/05 * INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS * Poured in a season-high 19 points against UCLA on 5- for-9 shooting from the field (3-5 from long distance). * Sooners second leading scorer with 16 points against Oral Roberts in the Bertha Teague Classic. * Bailed Sooners out with 17 points against San Francisco. * Scored 14 crucial points despite battling foul trouble at New Mexico. Totals Games played: 9 Rebounds/game: 5.0 Points/game: 11.3 Assists/game: 1.6 FG Pct: 48.6 Turnovers/game: 2.7 3FG Pct: 45.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.6 FT Pct: 68.8 Steals/game: 0.7 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 / / / / / /11.3 TOTAL / /11.7 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: 3 vs. UCLA (12/05/05) 3-pt. Field Goals Attempted: 5 vs. UCLA (12/05/05) Free Throws Made: 6 vs. UCLA (12/05/05) Free Throws Attempted: 11 at TexasA&M ( ) Minutes Played: 41 vs. Texas ( )

17 GAME TEN - SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 2005 #32 KRISTA SANCHEZ JUNIOR 6-1 FORWARD SPRINGDALE, ARK. SPRINGDALE HS SEASON NOTES * Averaging 4.1 points and 1.6 rebounds in 10.3 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/ vs Oral Roberts Totals Games played: 8 Rebounds/game: 1.6 Points/game: 4.1 Assists/game: 0.9 FG Pct: 44.8 Turnovers/game: 1.0 3FG Pct: 18.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.9 FT Pct: 83.3 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 / / / / / /4.1 TOTAL / /3.0 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 TEN - SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 2005 #33 BRITNEY BROWN JUNIOR 5-9 GUARD NORMAN, OKLA. NORMAN NORTH HS SEASON NOTES * Started every game and 12 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 * vs Oral Roberts * UCLA 12/5/05 * Totals Games played: 9 Rebounds/game: 2.0 Points/game: 3.3 Assists/game: 2.6 FG Pct: 40.9 Turnovers/game: 2.1 3FG Pct: 33.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.2 FT Pct: 90.0 Steals/game: 0.6 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 / / / / / /3.3 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 TEN - SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 2005 #34 ERIN HIGGINS JUNIOR 5-9 GUARD OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. WESTMOORE HS ACCOLADES * Odwalla Classic All-Tournament Team SEASON NOTES * Started every game and extended streak of consecutive starts to 58. * Averaging 10.1 points per game, third best on team. * Hit four or more three pointers on five occasions this season and 20 times in her career. * Leads the Big 12 with 24 three-pointers. 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 * vs Oral Roberts * UCLA 12/5/05 * INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS * Scored 14 points in 40 minutes against UCLA on 5- for-9 shooting from the field (4-7 from three -point line). * 16 points and four 3-pointers ignited Sooner rally in 31- point defeat of Oral Roberts. * 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. * 12 first half points against New Mexico helped the Sooners hold off New Mexico. Totals Games played: 9 Rebounds/game: 2.0 Points/game: 10.1 Assists/game: 3.1 FG Pct: 42.5 Turnovers/game: 1.7 3FG Pct: 44.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.9 FT Pct: 83.3 Steals/game: 0.9 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 / / / / / / / /10.1 TOTAL / /8.1 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 ( )