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1 G a m e T h i r t e e n O K L A H O M A AT T E N N E S S E E L l o y d N o b l e C e n t e r ( N o r m a n, O k l a. ) J a n. 3, P. M. C T Jared Thompson, Associate Communications Director McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics 180 W. Brooks, Suite 2525, Norman, OK O: (405) M: (405) E: jaredthompson@ou.edu 2 F i n a l F o u r s 6 B i g 1 2 S e a s o n C h a m p i o n s h i p s 4 B i g 1 2 T o u r n a m e n t C h a m p i o n s h i p s 1 0 A l l - A m e r i c a n s Oklahoma Schedule Date Opponent Site Time (CT) TV Exhibition Games Nov. 4 Rogers State (Ex.) 1 Norman W Nov. 10 Oklahoma Christian (Ex.) 1 Norman W Nov. 13 Mercer Norman W Nov. 15 Georgia Athens, Ga. L Nov. 21 TCU Norman W U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Nov. 26 South Carolina 2 St. Thomas, USVI W Nov. 27 San Diego State 2 St. Thomas, USVI W Nov. 28 Notre Dame 2 St. Thomas, USVI L Dec. 3 UT Arlington Norman W Dec. 5 Arkansas Norman (OT) W Dec. 9 Marist Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (OT) W Dec. 10 Army West Point, N.Y. W Dec. 20 Creighton Omaha, Neb. W Dec. 30 Cal State Fullerton Norman W Jan. 3 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 6 p.m. ESPN2 Jan. 9 Texas Tech Norman 2:30 p.m. SSN Jan.13 Baylor Waco, Texas 7 p.m. SSN Jan.17 Texas A&M Norman 4:30 p.m. FSN Jan.20 Missouri Columbia, Mo. 6:30 p.m. SSN Jan. 23 Kansas Norman 2 p.m. SSN Jan. 27 Iowa State Ames, Iowa 7 p.m. Jan. 30 Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas 2 p.m. TTN Feb. 3 Texas Norman 7 p.m. SSN Feb. 6 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 2 p.m. FSN Feb. 10 Baylor Norman 7 p.m. SSN Feb. 13 Colorado Norman 2 p.m. Feb. 15 Connecticut Norman 8 p.m. ESPN2 Feb. 21 Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. 2 p.m. FSN Feb. 24 Nebraska Norman 7 p.m. SSN Feb. 27 Texas austin, Texas 4 p.m. FSN March 2 Texas A&M College Station, Texas 7 p.m. March 7 Oklahoma State Norman 4 p.m. SSN Big 12 Championship (Municipal Auditorium) March 11 First Round 3 Kansas City TBA TBA March 12 Second Round 3 Kansas City TBA FSN March 13 Semifinal 3 Kansas City TBA FSN March 14 Championship Game 3 Kansas City 12:30 p.m. FSN NCAA First and Second Rounds (Lloyd Noble Center) March 21 First Round Norman 6/8:30 p.m. ESPN2 March 23 Second Round Norman 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 Notes 1 - Exhibition Game, Norman, Okla. 2 - U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Tournament, St. Thomas 3 - Big 12 Championship, Kansas City Sooner Sports Network Broadcast on KOKC 1520 AM in Oklahoma City and KAKC 1300 AM in Tulsa as well as other affiliates statewide. Brian Brinkley radio play-by-play Kendra Wecker radio analyst Coaches 4 Tennessee (11-1, 0-0 SEC) LADY VOLS AP 4 At A Glance Date: Sunday, Jan. 3 Time: p.m. Central Venue:.... Thompson-Boling Arena TV: ESPN2 Radio: KOKC 1520 AM Live Stats:.... SoonerSports.com Webcast: ESPN360.com Series vs. UT: UT, 3-1 In Knoxville: UT, 1-0 Coaches 15 Oklahoma (10-2, 0-0 Big 12) Sooners Broadcast Information ESPN2 will broadcast the game to a nationwide television audience with Pam Ward and Carolyn Peck calling the action. The OU radio broadcast of Brian Brinkley and Kendra Wecker can be heard over the air on KOKC 1520 AM in Oklahoma City and online at SoonerSports.com through CBS College Sports All-Access. A webcast is also available at ESPN360.com. Teams Oklahoma is ranked No. 14 by the Associated Press and No. 15 USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll. Tennessee is ranked No. 4 in both polls. Oklahoma is 10-2 after winning its sixth straight game, a victory over Cal State Fullerton in Norman on Dec. 30. Tennessee is 11-1 after beating Old Dominion, , in Knoxville on Dec. 30. The Series Tennessee and Oklahoma have met four times. Oklahoma won the last meeting in Oklahoma City last year. The two teams inital meeting was the only previous in Knoxville, Tenn. The Lady Vols won on Nov. 11, The Coaches Sherri Coale is (.688) in her 14th season at Oklahoma. She has been the Big 12 Coach of the Year four times. Pat Summitt is 1, (.840) in her 36th season at Tennessee. P l a y e r s t o W a t c h #1 Nyeshia Stevenson Senior Forward/Guard Six consecutive games scoring in double digits percent from 3-point range over that span Stats: 13.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists #13 Danielle Robinson Junior Guard Became OU s 23rd 1,000-point scorer at Marist... Has scored nine or more points in every game Stats: 16.5 points, 5.3 assists, 2.0 steals AP 14 #34 Abi Olajuwon Senior Center Scored career-high 25 points in last game against Cal State Fullerton Stats: 12.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 58.3 FG%

2 S e a s o n P r e v i e w 2 Associated Press Top 25 Last Updated: Dec. 28, 2009 (Week 7) Rk. School Record Points 1. Connecticut (40) Stanford Notre Dame Tennessee Baylor Ohio State North Carolina Duke Georgia Texas A&M LSU Florida State Nebraska Oklahoma Xavier Michigan State Texas Vanderbilt Arizona State Pittsburgh Kansas Wis.-Green Bay Virginia Georgia Tech James Madison Others Receiving Votes: DePaul 45, Oklahoma State 44, West Virginia 38, Dayton 38, St. John s 23, Syracuse 22, Kentucky 12, Maryland 12, TCU 10, Miami (FL) 8, St. Bonaventure 8, Texas Tech 8, Northwestern 7, California 6, Michigan 5, Iowa State 4, Georgetown 2. USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 Last Updated: Dec. 29, 2009 (Week 7) Rk. School Record Points LW 1 Connecticut (31) Stanford Notre Dame Tennessee Baylor Ohio State North Carolina Georgia Duke Texas A&M Florida State LSU Xavier Nebraska Oklahoma Vanderbilt Arizona State Pittsburgh West Virginia Wis.-Green Bay Virginia Texas Syracuse Michigan State James Madison Others Receiving Votes: Kansas 34; Dayton 32; St. John s 22; Kentucky 19; Iowa State 16; Georgia Tech 15; TCU 14; Gardner-Webb 11; Oklahoma State 11; Miami (Fla.) 10; Georgetown 9; DePaul 8; Michigan 7; East Carolina 6; Maryland 6; Temple 6; Vermont 6; Southern Methodist 4; Wisconsin 4; Northwestern 3; St. Bonaventure 3; Tulsa 3; Gonzaga 1; Hartford 1. PREVIEWING OKLAHOMA The Sooners were picked by the league s coaches to finish fifth in the strong Big 12 Conference this season. The Sooners enter following one of its best seasons in history. Oklahoma notched a program record 32 wins, won its sixth Big 12 regular season title and made its second trip to the Final Four. OU returns eight letterwinners from the squad, including three starters. PreseasonAll-American Danielle Robinson and senior co-captain Amanda Thompson will lead the charge. Team Votes Captains for Sophomore Whitney Hand and senior Amanda Thompson, for a third year, are co-captains of the Sooners this season. The captains were voted by their teammates. Hand and Thompson have developed a reputation as tireless workers and persevering through painful injuries. The two were greatly responsible for organizing involuntary workout and pick-up games in the summer. Robinson Leads USA to Gold Danielle Robinson earned her first gold medal as part of USA Basketball as she led her team to a World University Games Gold Medal this summer. The USA went 7-0 in the World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia in June. Robinson made four starts at point guard, including the championship game, and averaged 5.0 points and 3.1 assists. McFarland Leads Kansas to Border Win OU freshman Joanna McFarland scored a team-high 18 points and took MVP honors while leading Kansas to an over Nebraska in an all-star border battle played June 20 as a fundraiser for the V Foundation. Kansas took control after falling behind 13-4 as McFarland sank one of her two 3-pointers that generated a five-minute scoring run in which her team took a lead. Preseason Awards Danielle Robinson Preseason Wooden Award Watch List Preseason Wade Trophy Watch List Preseason Naismith Trophy Watch List First Team, Preseason All-Big 12 (Coaches) First Team, Preseason All-America Team (The Sporting News) Honorable Mention, Preseason All-America Team (AP) Whitney Hand Honorable Mention, Preseason All-Big 12 (Coaches) NEXT UP Oklahoma hosts Texas Tech in the Big 12 opener Saturday, Jan. 9, at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla. Who s New? Oklahoma introduces two freshmen -- Lyndsey Cloman and Joanna McFarland -- to the lineup in Lyndsey Cloman 6-3 C San Antonio, Texas Averaged 19.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.3 blocks and.511 field goal percentage as a senior... Averaged 16 points, 11 rebounds as a junior... Named to San Antonio News-Express All-Class 5A Super Team. No. 45 Post Player, ESPN HoopGurlz No. 96 Overall, CollegeHoops.Net No. 125 Overall, All Star Girls Report All-5A SuperTeam, San Antonio News-Express (2009) All-Area San Antonio/Austin First Team, ESPN RISE (2009) Joanna McFarland 6-3 F Derby, Kan. Averaged 26.8 points, 17.6 rebounds and 2.9 blocks as a senior at Derby High School... Owns school records for single-game scoring (47) as well as single-season (587) and career points (1,818)... Had 47-point, 31-rebound game this season... Also holds record for career rebounds and ranks No. 4 in state history in career rebounds. No. 11 Post Player, ESPN HoopGurlz No. 26 Forward, Scout.com/Full Court Press No. 35 Overall, All Star Girls Report No. 38 Overall, ESPN HoopGurlz Gatorade Kansas State Player of the Year (2009) By The Numbers Percentage of production Oklahoma returns in Starters Returning of % Letterwinners Returning of % Minutes Played ,651 of 7, % Points ,626 of 2, % FG Made of 1, % FG Attempted ,376 of 2, % 3FG Made of % 3FG Attempted of % Offensive Rebounds of % Defensive Rebounds of 1, % Total Rebounds of 1, % Assists of % Turnovers of % Blocks of % Steals of % Follow Sooners on Twitter Sooners Whitney Hand and Danielle Robinson will provide regular updates this season via Twitter. Both joined the online social networking tool this summer to relay their USA Basketball exploits and will continue use as OU plays during its regular season. Hand and Robinson

3 G a m e N o t e s 3 Situational Record Overall Record vs. Big at Home at Neutral on Road vs. Ranked in Top vs. Ranked in Top Day Games Night Games (5 p.m. or later local) In Overtime OU leads at halftime OU trails at halftime OU tied at halftime OU Scores less than Opponent Scores less than OU Scores Opponent Scores OU Scores Opponent Scores OU Scores Opponent Scores OU Scores Opponent Scores OU Scores Opponent Scores OU Scores Opponent Scores OU has better FG Percentage OU has worse FG Percentage OU has better FT Percentage OU has worse FT Percentage OU Outrebounds Opponent Rebounds are equal Opponent outrebounds OU OU has fewer turnovers OU has equal turnovers OU has more turnovers OU has more assists OU has equal assists OU has fewer assists Second Half Stunners Oklahoma has trailed or been tied at half in four straight games and five of the last six (led by one vs. UT-Arlington), yet has won five straight games including two in overtime. The Sooners are scoring 35.8 points in first halves this year and 42.1 in the second halves. First Half Second Half Leading Scorer: Stevenson, 6.9 Robinson, 9.9 FG%: FG%: REB: Opp FG%: Opp 3FG%: Opp Reb: Notable: Danielle Robinson s FTs are 7-of-12 in first halves total and 26-of-34 in second halves. Lighting it up Robinson OU s 23rd 1,000-Point Scorer Danielle Robinson scored nine points to become Oklahoma s 23rd player to reach 1,000 in a career against Marist, Dec. 9. She now has 1,055 career points scored. Courtney Paris achieved 1,000 career points in 46 career games and no other player since the year 2000 achieved the mark quicker than her. The NCAA record is 37 games held by three players (Maree Jackson, LSU; Carol Menken, Oregon State; and Sandra Hodge, New Orleans). Robinson Reaches 400 Career Assists Danielle Robinson recorded her 400th career assist with her fifth and final one versus Marist. Robinson is fourth on OU s career assist list and trails Sharee Mitchum ( ), who had 601, for third place. Stacey Dales (764) and Dionnah Jackson (606) are first and second in the all-time rankings. Nationally, Robinson ranks 31st in assists per game. Stevenson Matches 3-Point Record Nyeshia Stevenson s nine 3-pointers made versus Marist helped her establish a new career scoring high and also matched a 28-year-old Sooner record. The only other Sooner to make as many 3-pointers in a game was Carin Stites, who did it twice -- vs. Arkansas on Nov. 27, 1990, and vs. UT-San Antonio on Jan. 21, Career Week Oklahoma s Danielle Robinson, Carlee Roethlisberger and Nyeshia Stevenson reset career single-game bests in scoring in the seven days between Dec. 3 and Dec. 9. Robinson totaled 31 in an overtime thriller against Arkansas and Roethlisberger made five 3-pointers en route to 29 points in a rout of UT-Arlington. Wednesday night at Marist, Stevenson made nine 3-pointers and totaled 32 points. Scoring Efficiency Danielle Robinson leads the Sooners with 16.5 points per game, but it is senior center Abi Olajuwon who is the team s most efficient scorer. Olajuwon s rate is 0.64 points per minute played, just higher than Robinson s Two for Twenty Oklahoma s Carlee Roethlisberger (29 points) and Nyeshia Stevenson (21) each had season highs in the Dec. 3 win over UT-Arlington. It was the first game in which at least two Sooners each scored 20 or more points since Courtney Paris scored 24 and Ashley Paris scored 20 against Arkansas State on Dec. 7, Running and Gunning Oklahoma s fast-paced offense can score points in a flurry. In 12 games this season, OU has achieved 12 double-digit scoring runs. Conversely, opponents have only two runs of 10 or more points against Oklahoma. Notre Dame managed a 20-0 run in the second half of its game with OU and Arkansas had a 10-0 run in the first half of its matchup. Opponent Run Lasting Margin (Time) Mercer 7:29 (1st) to 4:34 (1st) 15-0 (2:55) Mercer 17:32 (2nd) to 14:09 (2nd) 10-0 (3:23) Mercer 14:08 (2nd) to 11:54 (2nd) 12-0 (0:42) TCU 0:42 (1st) to 16:36 (2nd) 12-0 (4:06) USC Tip-off to 15:31 (1st) 12-0 (4:29) SDSU 3:55 (1st) to 18:57 (2nd) 11-0 (4:58) Notre Dame 11:42 (1st) to 8:06 (2nd) 12-0 (3:36) UTA 16:31 (2nd) to 14:00 (2nd) 13-0 (2:31) Arkansas 10:23 (2nd) to 7:04 (2nd) 11-0 (3:19) Marist 10:47 (2nd) to 5:27 (2nd) 10-0 (5:20) Army 6:35 (2nd) to 0:59 (2nd) 13-0 (5:36) Fullerton 5:58 (2nd) to 3:36 (2nd) 10-0 (2:22) On the Defensive National Defense Oklahoma s defense versus Army set the tone as the Sooners held the Black Knights to 25 percent (14 of 56) shooting and just 46 points. The point total was the lowest for a Sooner opponent since OU held North Carolina Central to 25 points on Jan. 4, It was the lowest point total for a Sooner opponent on the road since OU defeated Lamar, 79-44, at Beaumont, Texas, on Nov. 29, Block Party Amanda Thompson is the only Sooner in history under 6-foot-2 to have 30 or more blocks in a season -- a feat she has achieved twice. Through nine games in her senior season, she already has 15, putting her on pace to reach the mark again this year. Amanda Thompson had 21 blocks as a freshman, 34 as a sophomore and 31 as a junior. She ranks fourth all-time on OU s career blocks charts.

4 S e a s o n P r e v i e w 4 Fast Facts 1 - Nyeshia Stevenson Ten career starts entering season... Career averages as a starter enterting season were 8.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg and 1.1 assists... Season averages are 13.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg and 2.2 assists Carlee Roethlisberger Sister of two-time Super Bowl winning QB Ben Roethlisberger... Saw first career start vs. No. 5 Notre Dame after injury to Whitney Hand... Scored career-high 29 points versus UT-Arlington... Had career high assists and steals against CS-Fullerton Danielle Robinson Led USA to a gold medal in the World University Games and was a Preseason All-American by The Sporting News... Had six double-digit assist games last season for an OU single-season and career record... Robinson is Sooners scoring leader at 16.5 points per game Lauren Willis Seen rise in minutes with only nine active on roster... Played total of 65 minutes in 15 appearances last season (4.3 min/game) Amanda Thompson Senior co-captain has been experimenting with running the point and may play all five positions on the floor... Big 12 s second leading rebounder with 9.4 per game Whitney Hand Sophomore co-captain is out for season after suffering ACL tear near the end of the first half in OU s win over San Diego State Abi Olajuwon Dropped approximately 30 pounds in the offseason with own personal training routine... Sooners leader in points per minutes played Lyndsey Cloman Freshman from San Antonio, Texas, picking up offense quickly... Like freshman counterpart, has shown much greater range that past OU post players Jasmine Hartman Suffered from mononucleosis and bronchitis in the preseason... Career high 7 assists in season opener Joanna McFarland Freshman from Derby, Kan., is the third in her family to play for a Big 12 Conference team... Older sisters Jessica (Kansas State) and Jackie (Colorado) set the trend... Has shown atypical range for her size and position. Single-Game Tickets Sale Nov. 17 Single-game tickets for the nationally-ranked OU men s and women s basketball teams go on sale Tuesday, Nov. 17. Tickets will first be available for purchase online at 12:01 a.m. Phone orders begin at 8 a.m. via the OU Athletics Ticket Office at (405) or toll-free at (800) 456-GoOU. If supplies remain, walk-up sales at the ticket office begin at 10 a.m. The ticket sale includes men s games against Arkansas, Arizona, Oklahoma State and Texas and women s games against UConn, Texas, Baylor and Oklahoma State. Men s basketball singlegame tickets start as low as $10 each while women s tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for youth. Oklahoma Fifth in Big 12 Vote Oklahoma was selected to finish fifth in the Big 12 Conference in a crowded race at the top of the coaches preseason poll. The Sooners are the defending Big 12 Champions. Coaches were not allowed to rank their own team. Baylor was picked the preseason favorite to win the regular season title with five first-place votes. Kansas and Texas tied for second, each with three first-place votes, three points behind Baylor. Texas A&M had one first-place vote and was fourth, one vote ahead of the Sooners. Nebraska was sixth, Iowa State seventh, Kansas State eighth, Oklahoma State ninth, Texas Tech 10th, Colorado 11th and Missouri 12th. How They ve Fared In the pre-season, Big 12 coaches have correctly picked their champion or co-champion in half of the years that they have voted. Here s a look back at the previous preseason votes and the eventual winner. Season Pick Champion 2010 Baylor? 2009 Oklahoma Oklahoma 2008 Texas A&M Kansas State 2007 Oklahoma Texas A&M, Oklahoma 2006 Baylor Oklahoma 2005 Texas Baylor 2004 Texas Texas, Kansas State 2003 Texas Tech Texas 2002 Oklahoma Oklahoma 2001 Iowa State Oklahoma 2000 Iowa State Iowa St., Texas Tech, Okla Kansas Texas Tech 1998 Texas Tech Texas Tech 1997 No Poll Kansas RECRUITING: Sooners Sign Five to NLIs Guards Aaryn Ellenberg (Las Vegas, Nev.), Morgan Hook (Lowell, Ark.) and Alexann Yancey (Dallas, Texas) and posts Nicole Griffin (Milwaukee, Wis.) and Jacqueline Jeffcoat (Dallas, Texas) signed National Letters of Intent with the University of Oklahoma. Oklahoma s recruiting class was ranked sixth best in the country by Blue Star Report and 17th by ESPN HoopGurlz. Ellenberg, a 5-foot-7 point guard from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, was rated a consensus top 50 player. The No. 6 point guard by Blue Star Report, Ellenberg averaged 18 points, four rebounds and three assists and steals as a junior. At 6-6, Griffin will become the tallest player to wear a Sooner uniform when she dons the Crimson and Cream in As a junior, she averaged 17 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks. Hook, a 5-10 shooting guard, was the Gatorade Player of the Year in Arkansas last season. Hook averaged 18 points as a junior while shooting over 50 percent from the field, including a 44-percent mark from 3-point range. Jeffcoat, a 6-3 post, hails from Plano West High School where she led her team, averaging 7.6 points and 6.5 rebounds. Rated the No. 4 center and 41st overall by ESPN HoopGurlz, Jeffcoat has demonstrated the ability to play both the power forward and center positions in college. Jacqueline is the daughter of former Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Jim Jeffcoat. Yancey, a 5-8 shooting guard, was a teammate of Jeffcoat at Plano West and the District 8-5A Offensive Player of the Year. Robinson Preseason All-Big 12 Oklahoma junior Danielle Robinson was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Women s Basketball Team. The team was based by vote of the league s coaches. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players. Robinson was an All-Big 12 First Team selection in 2009 and was the league s freshman of the year in Preseason All-Big 12 Team Danielle Robinson, Oklahoma Kelsey Griffin, Nebraska Andrea Riley, Oklahoma State Brittainey Raven, Texas Danielle McCray, Kansas Honorable Mention Brittney Griner, Baylor; Whitney Hand, Oklahoma; Alison Lacey, Iowa State; Tanisha Smith, Texas A&M; Ashley Sweat, Kansas State. Preseason Player of the Year Danielle McCray, Kansas Preseason Newcomer of the Year Danielle Adams, Texas A&M Preseason Freshman of the Year Brittney Griner, Baylor

5 G a m e P r e v i e w 5 Caton Hill Deploys Caton Hill built a reputation as a hard-nosed player for Oklahoma, a rugged rebounder who played in a school-record 140 games. Her coach calls her a player who defines the Sooners program. Hill, now a U.S. Army captain, said Wednesday that lessons learned from her basketball career should help her deal with challenges she might face while on combat duty in Afghanistan. She leaves for a one-year deployment on Friday - and she s nervous. It will be a great experience, but it s still scary, said Hill, who is from Ada. You have to respect the situation.... It s not like I m going out and doing a lot of risky business, but I m still there (in Afghanistan) and I m a flight surgeon. There is some anxiety, but a lot of stuff you can t control, so I focus on what I can control. Hill said she will serve as a flight doctor for the Army s 3rd Infantry Division, Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment - also known as the Task Force Brawlers - primarily working with helicopter pilots on the front lines. Hill, a 6-foot-1 forward, played for the Sooners from 1999 to 2004 and is sixth on Oklahoma s career scoring list with 1,653 points. She twice earned All- Big 12 Conference honors from coaches and started for Oklahoma s 2002 national runner-up squad. She was a relentless competitor on the basketball floor, a do all the dirty jobs kind of post/power forward, Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale said. She was never the biggest or the fastest, and I used to joke that you could put a couple of pieces of paper under her feet when she jumped. But she found a way to get the job done - whatever it was you asked her to do. After graduating from Oklahoma, Hill decided to enter the university s medical school. She also decided to join the Army Medical Corps, with the Army paying her medical school bills in exchange for her service. It was a decision influenced by the fact her father, Howard Hill, and uncle, John Binkley, both served in the Army. Her brother, Andrew Hill, also is in the Army. Caton Hill said she grew up at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas and that she s always been around the military, so she understood its culture. I wanted to join because I think... going and taking care of people who are fighting for you is one of the most honorable things to do, she told reporters in a conference call from Georgia Fans may send messages to Caton Hill via at CPTCatonHill@gmail.com. Previewing Tennessee This is the Lady Vols 36th season under Head Coach Pat Summitt, but her first senior-less team in her tenure. Summitt has compiled a the most coaching wins in Division I women s college basketball history with a 1, overall record. Summitt collected her record 1000th coaching win with a decision over Georgia on Feb. 5, She passed Dean Smith (879 wins) for most NCAA collegiate basketball wins of all-time with a victory over Purdue on Mar. 22, Her and squads were crowned as the NCAA Champions producing the program s seventh and eighth titles. Last season, UT finished with a overall record and lost in the First Round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament. This season, UT returned 10 letterwinners and welcomed a talented three player rookie class. The season marked the Lady Vol debut for freshmen Kamiko Williams, a 5-11 guard from Clarksville,Tenn., Taber Spani, a 6-1 forward/guard from Lee s Summit, Mo., and Faith Dupree, a 6-3 forward/center from Knoxville, Tenn. (on Nov. 23 that Dupree would sit-out this season). SDSU Win Sets Margin Record Oklahoma s win over then-no. 23 San Diego State set the program record for margin of victory over a ranked opponent. The game was played Friday, Nov. 27, at the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam in St. Thomas. OU stormed to a halftime lead and never relenquished, winning by 39 points. The previous OU record for margin of victory over a ranked opponent was 34 points from a victory over then-no. DePaul in the season opener on Nov. 12, Hand Suffers Torn ACL Sophomore sharpshooter Whitney Hand is out for the season after suffering a torn ACL of her right knee. Hand was the 2009 Big 12 Freshman of the Year. The injury occured near the end of the first half of OU s win over San Diego State at the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam in St. Thomas. Coale s 300th Win Approaching Sherri Coale will be aiming for her 296th coaching win when OU visits Tennessee, Sunday, Jan. 3. Coale s first win came in her first game as OU s head coach, a victory over Oral Roberts on Nov. 22, The 100th win came 170 games later on Feb. 5, 2002, a win over then-no. 10 Baylor at Norman. Win No. 200 came 141 games later on March 8, 2006, a win over Iowa State in the first round of the Big 12 Championship. Team Comparison Category OU UT Overall Record Conf. Record Points Scored Points Allowed Rebound Avg Rebound Margin Field Goal Pct Field Goal Def Point FG Pct Point FG Def Free Throw Pct Personal Fouls Assists Turnovers Blocks Steals Big 12/Big Ten WBB Challenge The Big 12 and Big Ten Conferences announced the formation of an annual inter-conference challenge for women s basketball, which will span at least two years and begin in the fall of The series will feature a home-and-home format over the initial two-year agreement. Each of the Big 12 s teams will play in both years of the Challenge, while one Big Ten team, Wisconsin, will play two Challenge games each year. Matchups for the 2010 and 2011 Challenges can be found below. Dates, times and television information will be released at a later date BIG TEN/BIG 12 CHALLENGE Minnesota at Baylor Illinois at Colorado Michigan at Iowa State Kansas at Wisconsin Kansas State at Iowa Missouri at Northwestern Nebraska at Indiana Oklahoma at Ohio State Wisconsin at Oklahoma State Texas at Michigan State Purdue at Texas A&M Texas Tech at Penn State 2011 BIG 12/BIG TEN CHALLENGE Baylor at Minnesota Colorado at Illinois Iowa State at Michigan Wisconsin at Kansas Iowa at Kansas State Northwestern at Missouri Indiana at Nebraska Ohio State at Oklahoma Oklahoma State at Wisconsin Michigan State at Texas Texas A&M at Purdue Penn State at Texas Tech

6 S e a s o n B o x S c o r e University of Oklahoma Oklahoma Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 30, 2009) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 13 Robinson,Danielle Stevenson,Nyeshia Hand,Whitney Olajuwon,Abi Thompson,Amanda Roethlisberger,C McFarland,Joanna Willis,Lauren Cloman,Lyndsey Hartman,Jasmine Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS OU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/13/09 MERCER W /15/09 at Georgia L /21/09 TCU W /26/09 vs South Carolina W /27/09 vs San Diego State W /28/09 vs Notre Dame L /03/09 UT-ARLINGTON W /05/09 ARKANSAS Wot /9/09 at Marist Wot /10/09 at Army W at Creighton W /30/09 CAL STATE FULLERTON W * = Conference game 1 = U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Oklahoma Opponents

7 B o x S c o r e s (13) Oklahoma 108, Mercer 66 Nov. 13, Lloyd Noble Center (Norman, Okla.) 2 - (21) Georgia 62, (13) Oklahoma 51 Nov. 15, Stegeman Coliseum (Athens, Ga.) 3 - (20) Oklahoma 74, TCU 70 Nov. 21, Lloyd Noble Center (Norman, Okla.) MERCER 66 Total 3-Point Rebounds 34 RAMON, Lacy f CARTER, Kourtney c LEWIS, Neicey g JACKSON, LaToya g FORD, Courtney g COLEMAN, Amber POWELL, Kara MENZIES, Eryka LOWRIE, Lindsey HAMMER, Lorin INGRAM, Samoana TEAM Totals % 26.9% 70.4% OKLAHOMA 108 Total 3-Point Rebounds 01 Stevenson,Nyeshia f Thompson,Amanda f Olajuwon,Abi c Robinson,Danielle g Hand,Whitney g Roethlisberger,C Willis,Lauren Cloman,Lyndsey Hartman,Jasmine McFarland,Joanna TEAM Totals % 33.3% 68.0% Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Mercer Record: (0-1) Oklahoma Record: (1-0) Officials: June Courteau, Laurie Porter, Charles Carroll Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Oklahoma Sooners-None. Attendance: 6732 Notes: At halftime Oklahoma led Offensively, the most points Oklahoma scored last season in the first half was 50 against North Carolina Central, Jan. 4, Tonight the Sooners scored Last season Oklahoma allowed 39 or more points the first half in just three contests. Connecticut scored 50, California 52 and CSU Bakersfield 42, which were all road games... Oklahoma set Mercer s opponent scoring record at 108. Previously, they had only allowed 85 in a game. The margin of victory record of 42 points, field goals made (41) and total rebounds (56) were also opponent records... Oklahoma s 108 points scored was the fourth highest scoring game in history... Lyndsey Cloman pulled down seven rebounds in her debut as a Sooner... Whitney Hand recorded a career high four steals and tied for second on the team for scoring with Joanna McFarland was the secondleading rebounder for Oklahoma with eight... Jasmine Hartman had a career high seven assists and three freethrows made... Abi Olajuwon scored a career high 16 points... Olajuwon s new career highs include free-throws made and attempted, 4-of-7, and offensive rebounds with seven... Danielle Robinson made her first collegiate 3-pointer in the second half. She was previously 0-for-3 in her career... Robinson led the team in scoring with 17, along with Amanda Thompson... Carlee Roethlisberger had a career high seven defensive rebounds. OKLAHOMA 51 Total 3-Point Rebounds 01 Stevenson,Nyeshia * Robinson,Danielle * Thompson,Amanda * Hand,Whitney * Olajuwon,Abi * Roethlisberger,C Willis,Lauren Hartman,Jasmine McFarland,Joanna TEAM Totals % 23.8% 50.0% GEORGIA 62 Total 3-Point Rebounds 01 Ashley Houts * Meredith Mitchell * Jaleesa Rhoden * Porsha Phillips * Angel Robinson * Anne Marie Armstrong Jasmine James Jasmine Hassell Candace Williams TEAM Totals % 18.2% 70.6% Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Oklahoma Record: (1-1) Georgia Record: (1-0) Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Bob Trammell, Beverly Roberts Technical fouls: Oklahoma Sooners-None. Georgia-None. Attendance: 4567 Notes: Oklahoma (No. 13 AP/No. 8 Coaches) allowed Georgia (No. 21 AP) two offensive rebounds in the first half. OU had the defensive rebounding advantage (18-17) and total rebounding advantage (27-19) in the first period. In the first half, OU had six second-chance points to Georgia s zero... Each team made only one 3-pointer in the first half. The Sooners shot 1-of-11 from beyond the arc while the Dawgs were 1-of-5... Georgia opened the second half with a 13-2 run to make the score Oklahoma tied the score at 43 with 6:51 remaining, but never led in the contest... Abi Olajuwon s three blocks were a career best... Whitney Hand s 10 3-point attempts were a career high... Amanda Thompson corralled a game-high 13 rebounds. TCU 70 Total 3-Point Rebounds 11 CRAWFORD, Starr f CARTER, Emily f GROSS, Delisa f SVERRISDOTTIR, Helen g LAFLEUR, TK g THOMPSON, Antoinette CHRISTIAN, Hannah MANGUM, Eboni RENTSCHLER, Rachel JOHN, Chantelle TEAM Totals % 38.9% 78.6% OKLAHOMA 74 Total 3-Point Rebounds 01 Stevenson,Nyeshia f Thompson,Amanda f Olajuwon,Abi c Robinson,Danielle g Hand,Whitney g Roethlisberger,C Willis,Lauren Hartman,Jasmine McFarland,Joanna TEAM Totals % 27.3% 55.6% Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total TCU Record: (2-1) Oklahoma Record: (2-1) Officials: Dee Kantner, Brenda Pantoja, Jesse Dickerson Technical fouls: TCU-None. Oklahoma-None. Attendance: 6679 Notes: Oklahoma began the second half with a 10-0 run over three minutes, pushing the score from to The last time Oklahoma allowed 70 or more points at the Lloyd Noble Center was a loss to North Carolina 80-79, on Nov. 23, Abi Olajuwon matched her career high in the first half with 16 points. Olajuwon made 8-for-10 from the field in 15 minutes played in the first period... Olajuwon led the team in scoring with a career high 23 points... Olajuwon was 11-of-15 from the field. A career high in field goals made and attempted... Danielle Robinson led the team in assists with eight, and steals with six... Robinson was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free-throw line, and was the second leading scorer with 16 points... Carlee Roethlisberger collected a career high nine rebounds and was the second leading rebounder... Amanda Thompson was the leading rebounder on the team with 11. This was the second straight game she was in double-figures in rebounding. 4 - (20) Oklahoma 76, South Carolina 57 Nov. 26, University of the Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center (St. Thomas, USVI) 5 - (20) Oklahoma 87, (23) San Diego State 48 Nov. 27, University of the Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center (St. Thomas, USVI) 6 - (5) Notre Dame 81, (20) Oklahoma 71 Nov. 28, University of the Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center (St. Thomas, USVI) South Carolina 57 Total 3-Point Rebounds 52 MAY, Jewel f BONE, Kelsey c KENNEDY, Samone g SUTTON, La Keisha g NAINIMA, Valerie g FALOHUN, Lauren STEPHENS, Charenee WALKER, Ieasia BRUNER, Ashley TEAM Totals % 12.5% 63.6% OKLAHOMA 75 Total 3-Point Rebounds 01 Stevenson,Nyeshia f Thompson,Amanda f Olajuwon,Abi c Robinson,Danielle g Hand,Whitney g Roethlisberger,C Willis,Lauren Cloman,Lyndsey Hartman,Jasmine McFarland,Joanna TEAM Totals % 28.6% 61.1% Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total South Carolina Record: (2-2) Oklahoma Record: (3-1) Officials: Dee Kantner, Denise Brooks, Kevin Dillard Technical fouls: South Carolina-None. Oklahoma-None. Attendance: 506 Notes: Oklahoma never trailed after jumping to a 12-0 lead to open the game and leading by as much as 20 in the contest... OU s halftime lead was its first since the season opener... Oklahoma s four 3-point makes and 14 3-point attempts were its fewest of the season... Only one Gamecock made 50 percent of her shots or more. La Keisha Sutton was 6-of-11 from the field. Sooners Whitney Hand, Joanna McFarland, Abi Olajuwon and Danielle Robinson were all 50 percent or better from the field... Danielle Robinson scored her 900th point as a Sooner. She entered the game with 899 in her career... Robinson had eight assists in the game, her third straight with exactly that figure... Amanda Thompson scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds. After four games, Thompson averages a double-double with 11.0 points and 10.5 rebounds per game... Nyeshia Stevenson s team-leading 16 points was a season high... Lyndsey Cloman saw seven minutes of playing time. It was Cloman s first appearance in a game since the season opener... Joanna McFarland s game-leading two blocks were a career single-game best. Oklahoma 87 Total 3-Point Rebounds 01 Stevenson,Nyeshia f Thompson,Amanda f Olajuwon,Abi c Robinson,Danielle g Hand,Whitney g Roethlisberger,C Willis,Lauren Cloman,Lyndsey Hartman,Jasmine McFarland,Joanna TEAM Totals % 26.7% 64.3% SAN DIEGO STATE 48 Total 3-Point Rebounds 01 BRADLEY, Jessika f JOHNSON, Paris c DAVIS, Coco g DAVIS, Quenese g MORRIS, Jene g SPINARDI, Kim WILLIAMS, Jerica DUFFY, Ashley DUFFY, Allison CHAMBERS, Candace TUTT, Kalena TEAM Totals % 12.5% 70.0% Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Oklahoma Record: (4-1) San Diego State Record: (3-2) Officials: Bonita Spence, Dee Kantner, Kevin Dillard Technical fouls: Oklahoma-None. San Diego State-None. Attendance: 577 Notes: Oklahoma s victory over No. 23 San Diego State was its largest win over a ranked opponent... Oklahoma s 32-point halftime lead (47-15) was its largest since holding a 45-point halftime advantage (50-15) over North Carolina Central on Jan. 4, The 39-point margin of victory was also the Sooners largest since beating North Carolina Central, OU s defense held San Diego State s leading scorer, Jene Morris, to eight points. Morris entered the game averaging 18 points and had scored 32 the day before against Notre Dame and was 10 points shy of 1,000 for her career... OU scored 33 points off 22 SDSU turnovers. Conversely, SDSU managed just eight points from 19 Oklahoma turnovers... Nyeshia Stevenson s seven rebounds were a career high. Previously, it was four rebounds... Amanda Thompson s 18 points were a game and season high... After grabbing nine rebounds, Thompson remains the only Sooners to averages a double-double, 12.4 points and 10.2 rebounds, this season. Thompson has not had a single double-double in a game this year. Oklahoma 71 Total 3-Point Rebounds 10 Roethlisberger,C f Thompson,Amanda f Olajuwon,Abi c Stevenson,Nyeshia g Robinson,Danielle g Willis,Lauren Cloman,Lyndsey Hartman,Jasmine McFarland,Joanna TEAM Totals % 25.0% 66.7% NOTRE DAME 81 Total 3-Point Rebounds 32 BRUSZEWSKI, Becca f DIGGINS, Skylar g BARLOW, Ashley g LECHLITNER, Melissa g SCHRADER, Lindsay g SOLOMON, Erica NOVOSEL, Natalie MALLORY, Brittany WILLIAMSON, Erica TEAM Totals % 42.1% 76.5% Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Oklahoma Record: (4-2) Notre Dame Record: (6-0) Officials: Denise Brooks, Barb Smith, Kathy Lonegan Technical fouls: Oklahoma-None. Notre Dame-None. Attendance: 711 Notes: Danielle Robinson scored a career-high 26 points, including 16 in the second half... Oklahoma allowed Notre Dame s leading scorer Skylar Diggins only two points in the second half after she scored 14 in the first period... OU s bench did not score in the second half after counting nine points in the first period... After Carlee Roethlisberger hit a 3 to give OU its largest lead of the game at with 12:53 remaining, the Sooners missed six field goal attempts and had six turnovers while Notre Dame scored 20 unanswered points... Oklahoma outshot Notre Dame from the field, 49.2 to 44.8 percent, but was 3-of-12 from 3-point range while the Irish made 8-of OU s Danielle Robinson and Amanda Thompson were members of the Paradise Jam All-Island Divison team as were South Carolina s Valerie Nainima, Notre Dame s Melissa Lechlitner and San Diego State s Jene Morris. Notre Dame s Skylar Diggins was the MVP.

8 B o x S c o r e s (18) Oklahoma 100, UT-Arlington 67 Dec. 3, Lloyd Noble Center (Norman, Okla.) 8 - (18) Oklahoma 87, Arkansas 86 (OT) Dec. 5, Lloyd Noble Center (Norman, Okla.) 9 - (16) Oklahoma 80, Marist 71 (OT) Dec. 9, McCann Center (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) UT ARLINGTON 67 Total 3-Point Rebounds 24 Mergerson, Veronica f Martin, Shalyn f Shofner, Kiarra g Nelson, Meghan g Simmons, Tamara g Dike, Donna Taylor, LaNell DeNure, Sabreena Paskell, Erica Parker, Kiara Terral, Nicole Duffey, LaTosha TEAM Totals % 47.8% 72.7% UT ARLINGTON 67 Total 3-Point Rebounds 10 Roethlisberger,C f Thompson,Amanda f Olajuwon,Abi c Stevenson,Nyeshia g Robinson,Danielle g Willis,Lauren Cloman,Lyndsey Hartman,Jasmine McFarland,Joanna TEAM Totals % 45.5% 77.8% Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total UT-Arlington Record: (3-4) Oklahoma Record: (5-2) Officials: Laura Morris, Gator Parrish, Paula Ross Technical fouls: UT-Arlington-None. Oklahoma-None. Attendance: 6038 Notes: After taking just a one-point, 42-41, halftime lead, Oklahoma held UT-Arlington to a margin in the second half... Oklahoma had 14 consecutive possessions in the second half in which it scored a point... Oklahoma s field goal percentage (.542), 3-point field goal percentage (.455) and free throw percentage (.778) were all season highs... Oklahoma s 10 3-point field goals made was its most since making 10 of 23 against North Carolina Central on Jan. 4, The game was the Sooners first with two players scoring 20 or more points since Ashley Paris (20) and Courtney Paris (24) matched the feat against Arkansas State on Dec. 7, Carlee Roethlisberger s 29 points, five 3-point field goals and 35 minutes played were career highs... Nyeshia Stevenson s 21 points were a season high and five defensive rebounds were a career single-game best. ARKANSAS 86 Total 3-Point Rebounds 12 DANIELS, Ashley f McCRAY, Ashley c RICKETTS, C eira g FORD, Charity g HARRIS, Lyndsay g TOWNSEND, Jamesha WATKINS, Sarah REES, Skye ROBINSON, Dominique RICHARDSON, Brittney WILLIAMS, Quistelle TEAM Totals % 47.6% 66.7% ARKANSAS 86 Total 3-Point Rebounds 10 Roethlisberger,C f Thompson,Amanda f Olajuwon,Abi c Stevenson,Nyeshia g Robinson,Danielle g Willis,Lauren Hartman,Jasmine McFarland,Joanna TEAM Totals % 25.0% 72.7% Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Arkansas Record: (5-2) Oklahoma Record: (6-2) Officials: Cameron Inouye, Carla Fountain, Charles Carroll Technical fouls: Arkansas-None. Oklahoma-None. Attendance: 6736 Notes: Arkansas led Oklahoma at the half. It was the most points allowed by the Sooners in the first half this season and their largest point deficit at halftime... The Sooners rallied from a 16-point second-half deficit to send the game into overtime for the first time this season... The last time Oklahoma overcame a deficit greater than 16 points to win was against California on Dec. 23, 2008, a 26-point deficit that set the record for largest comeback in regulation in an NCAA Division I women s basketball game... Oklahoma is now in overtime games and 7-5 under Sherri Coale... This marked the first non-conference overtime home win since Dec. 27, 2000, against Stanford... Danielle Robinson scored a career high 31 points and also made a career high 12 field goals and 22 field goals attempted... This was the sixth straight game Robinson has scored in double-figures and the seventh this year... Robinson played 41 or of the 45 minutes... Amanda Thompson pulled down 14 rebounds, making it the fourth game this season she has recorded double-digit rebounds... Lauren Willis recorded a career high four rebounds... Joanna McFarland recorded a career high nine points... Made a career high five free-throws and attempted a career high of six... Abi Olajuwon made a career high five free-throws and attempted a careerhigh eight... Nyeshia Stevenson played all but two minutes of the 45 minute game. Oklahoma 80 Total 3-Point Rebounds 01 Stevenson,Nyeshia f Roethlisberger,C f Thompson,Amanda f Olajuwon,Abi c Robinson,Danielle g Willis,Lauren Cloman,Lyndsey Hartman,Jasmine McFarland,Joanna TEAM Totals % 36.1% 60.0% Oklahoma 80 Total 3-Point Rebounds 10 Oliver, Kate f Fitz, Rachele f Best, Kristine g Yarde, Corielle g Allenspach, Erica g Lyons, Katheryn Caron, Elise Laterza, Maria Johnson, Lynzee Gang, Brandy Team Totals % 30.4% 82.4% Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Oklahoma Record: (7-2) Marist Record: (4-4) Officials: Joseph Vaszily, Kathleen Lynch, Michael Schmidt Technical fouls: Oklahoma-None. Marist-None. Attendance: 2828 Notes: Oklahoma played its second straight overtime game. The only other time the Sooners had consecutive overtime games was Dec. 21 and Dec. 27, 2000, when Oklahoma won, 65-63, in double overtime at San Diego and won, , in one overtime at home versus Stanford... Danielle Robinson became Oklahoma s 23rd player to score 1,000 career points. Robinson was six shy of the mark entering her 77th career game and scored nine. Only seven Sooners have reached 1,000 career points in fewer games... Robinson also recorded her 400th career assist with her fifth and final one Wednesday versus Marist. Robinson is fourth on OU s career assist list and trails Sharee Mitchum ( ), who had 601, for third place... Nyeshia Stevenson scored a career-high 32 points. Stevenson made nine 3-pointers, tying an OU record. Carin Stites also made nine 3-pointers in a single game twice (vs. Arkansas, Nov. 27, 1990; and vs. UT-San Antonio, Jan. 21, 1991)... Stevenson s 11 field goals made, 22 attempts and seven rebounds were also career highs... Oklahoma s 13 3-pointers made were its most this season. OU s 36 attempts set a school record... OU s eight turnovers were its fewest since having the same total versus Connecticut last season on Nov. 30, Jasmine Hartman s eight points matched a career best (16) Oklahoma 59, Army 46 Dec. 10, Christl Arena (West Point, N.Y.) 11 - (15) Oklahoma 67, Creighton 58 Dec. 20, D.J. Sokol Arena (Omaha, Neb.) 12 - (14) Oklahoma 95, Cal State Fullerton 76 Dec. 30, Lloyd Noble Center (Norman, Okla.) Oklahoma 59 Total 3-Point Rebounds 10 Roethlisberger,C f Thompson,Amanda f Olajuwon,Abi c Stevenson,Nyeshia g Robinson,Danielle g Willis,Lauren Cloman,Lyndsey Hartman,Jasmine McFarland,Joanna TEAM Totals % 13.3% 63.0% ARMY 46 Total 3-Point Rebounds 04 Goodall, Kait f Anthony, Erin f Hawkins, Nalini g Coiffard, Jessie g Baranek, Laura g Doucette, Meagan Benedict, Liz Yardley, Molly Jankowski, Erin Grapevine, Alison Burdick, Laura TEAM Totals % 30.0% 66.7% Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Oklahoma Record: (8-2) Army Record: (5-5) Officials: Joe Vaszily (R), Rachelle Jones, Pastor Torres Technical fouls: Oklahoma-None. Army-None. Attendance: 721 Notes: Oklahoma won its first ever meeting against the U.S. Military Academy. The Sooners defeated Army, 59-46, at Christl Arena Thursday, Dec Abi Olajuwon scored her first double-double of the season with a 16-point, 13-rebound performance... Nyeshia Stevenson led the Sooners for the second straight game with 17 points. Stevenson was 6-of-15 from the field and made four of six free throw attempts... After shooting a season low 23 percent in the first half, the Sooners made 13 of 25 second-half field goals for a 52 percent success rate... Army s 46 points was a season low total for an Oklahoma opponent. The Black Knights managed just 17 points in the second half... OU outscored Army in the paint Oklahoma 67 Total 3-Point Rebounds 10 Roethlisberger,C f Thompson,Amanda f Olajuwon,Abi c Stevenson,Nyeshia g Robinson,Danielle g Willis,Lauren Cloman,Lyndsey Hartman,Jasmine McFarland,Joanna TEAM Totals % 25.0% 72.7% CREIGHTON 58 Total 3-Point Rebounds 11 Schuett, Sam f Neuvirth, Megan f Nelson, Kellie c Woodard, Kelsey g Herring, Chevelle g Moore, DaNae Crites, Kelsey Jensen, Ally Corbin, Jasmin Frank, Katie TEAM Totals % 38.5% 70.4% Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Oklahoma Record: (9-2) Creighton Record: (5-4) Officials: Greg Small, Paula Ross, Doug Knight Technical fouls: Oklahoma-None. Creighton-None. Attendance: 1453 Notes: Oklahoma took its fifth straight win, improving to 9-2 overall, with a victory at Creighton Sunday, Dec The Sooners return to the court Wednesday, Dec. 30, against Cal State Fullerton at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla., at 7 p.m.... Danielle Robinson scored a game-high 22 points, her third time scoring 20 or more points this season... Robinson s seven rebounds were a career best... Lyndsey Cloman s seven rebounds were a career high... Carlee Roethlisberger s four steals were a career best... After being outrebounded by Creighton in the first half, the Sooners outrebounded the Bluejays in the second half. Fullerton 76 Total 3-Point Rebounds 23 Richardson, Megan f Grove, Lyndsey f Breite, Jenna c Scott, Jasmine g Peters, Britt g Crisp, Alicya Richie, Ashley Avila, Katie Cosey, Jaslyn Olivier, Mya TEAM Totals % 34.8% 73.7% Oklahoma 95 Total 3-Point Rebounds 10 Roethlisberger,C f Thompson,Amanda f Olajuwon,Abi c Stevenson,Nyeshia g Robinson,Danielle g Willis,Lauren Cloman,Lyndsey Hartman,Jasmine McFarland,Joanna TEAM Totals % 53.3% 60.0% Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Cal State Fullerton Record: (4-8) Oklahoma Record: (10-2) Officials: Melissa Barlow, Amy Bonner, Charles Carroll Technical fouls: Cal State Fullerton-None. Oklahoma-None. Attendance: 5586 Notes: Oklahoma s 63.6 percent (21-of-33) field goal shooting in the second half was its best in a single period this season. It s 58.1 percent (18-of-31) field goal shooting in the first half was its second best of the season... For the third time this season at least five Sooners scored in double figures... Lyndsey Cloman broke her previous career scoring high of four points. Cloman had her sixth point with nine minutes remaining in the first half Wednesday night after just three total minutes played... Abi Olajuwon scored a career-high 25 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the field and 3-of-3 from the free throw line... Danielle Robinson was honored in pre-game ceremonies for becoming the Sooners 23rd career 1,000-point scorer. Robinson scored her 1,000th point as a Sooner against Marist on Dec Carlee Roethlisberger was credited with a career-high five steals, breaking her previous high of four set last game versus Creighton. She also had a career high six assists.

9 I n d i v i d u a l S t a t i s t i c s 9 1 Nyeshia Stevenson Senior Forward/Guard Little Rock, Ark. McClellan HS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MERCER 11/13/09 * at Georgia 11/15/09 * TCU 11/21/09 * vs South Carolina 11/26/09 * vs San Diego State 11/27/09 * vs Notre Dame 11/28/09 * UT-ARLINGTON 12/03/09 * ARKANSAS 12/05/09 * at Marist 12/9/09 * at Army 12/10/09 * at Creighton * CAL STATE FULLERTON 12/30/09 * Totals Games played: 12 Minutes/game: 32.8 Points/game: 13.9 FG Pct: FG Pct: 31.3 FT Pct: 63.6 Rebounds/game: 4.0 Assists/game: 2.2 Turnovers/game: 2.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.1 Steals/game: 1.1 Career Single-Game Highs Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Point Field Goals Made Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Season Single-Game Highs Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Point Field Goals Made Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Season Highlights Stevenson s 32 points vs. Marist was a career-high. Her nine 3-pointers matched a 19-year-old OU record. Stevenson s seven rebounds against San Diego State were a career high. Previously, it was four rebounds. Stevenson played 43 of 45 possible minutes in an overtime victory over Arkansas.

10 HI ne da idv ei dr u a l S t a t i s t i c s Carlee Roethlisberger Junior Forward Findlay, Ohio Findlay HS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MERCER 11/13/ at Georgia 11/15/ TCU 11/21/ vs South Carolina 11/26/ vs San Diego State 11/27/ vs Notre Dame 11/28/09 * UT-ARLINGTON 12/03/09 * ARKANSAS 12/05/09 * at Marist 12/9/09 * at Army 12/10/09 * at Creighton * CAL STATE FULLERTON 12/30/09 * Totals Games played: 12 Minutes/game: 28.0 Points/game: 9.5 FG Pct: FG Pct: 38.6 FT Pct: 76.2 Rebounds/game: 5.4 Assists/game: 1.8 Turnovers/game: 1.6 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.2 Steals/game: 1.0 Blocks/game: 0.6 Career Single-Game Highs Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Point Field Goals Made Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Season Single-Game Highs Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Point Field Goals Made Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Season Highlights Career high seven defensive rebounds in season opener vs. Mercer. Roethlisberger collected a career high nine rebounds and was the second leading rebounder vs. TCU. In her first career start vs. Notre Dame, Roethlisberger scored 11 points and had six rebounds and three assists. In her second career start vs. UT- Arlington, Roethilsberger scored a career-high 29 points and made five 3-pointers. Had career highs in assists (6) and steals (5) against Cal State Fullerton on Dec. 30.

11 HI ne da idv ei dr u a l S t a t i s t i c s Danielle Robinson Junior Guard San Jose, Calif. Mitty HS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MERCER 11/13/09 * at Georgia 11/15/09 * TCU 11/21/09 * vs South Carolina 11/26/09 * vs San Diego State 11/27/09 * vs Notre Dame 11/28/09 * UT-ARLINGTON 12/03/09 * ARKANSAS 12/05/09 * at Marist 12/9/09 * at Army 12/10/09 * at Creighton * CAL STATE FULLERTON 12/30/09 * Totals Games played: 12 Minutes/game: 32.0 Points/game: 16.5 FG Pct: FG Pct: 25.0 FT Pct: 71.7 Rebounds/game: 3.0 Assists/game: 5.3 Turnovers/game: 4.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.2 Steals/game: 2.0 Career Single-Game Highs Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Point Field Goals Made Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Season Single-Game Highs Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Point Field Goals Made Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Season Highlights Robinson made her first collegiate 3-pointer in the second half of the season opener. She was previously 0-for-3 in her career. Robinson led the team in scoring with 17, along with Amanda Thompson, vs. Mercer. Robinson was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free-throw line, and was the second leading scorer with 16 points. Led the team in assists with eight, and steals with six. Robinson was named to the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam All-Island Divsion Team. Robinson has reset her career single-game scoring marking twice, 26 points vs. Notre Dame and 31 vs. Arkansas.

12 HI ne da idv ei dr u a l S t a t i s t i c s Lauren Willis Junior Guard Overland Park, Kan. Aquinas HS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MERCER 11/13/ at Georgia 11/15/ TCU 11/21/ vs South Carolina 11/26/ vs San Diego State 11/27/ vs Notre Dame 11/28/ UT-ARLINGTON 12/03/ ARKANSAS 12/05/ at Marist 12/9/ at Army 12/10/ at Creighton CAL STATE FULLERTON 12/30/ Totals Games played: 12 Minutes/game: 11.8 Points/game: 2.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 25.9 FT Pct: 75.0 Rebounds/game: 1.4 Assists/game: 0.5 Turnovers/game: 0.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.2 Steals/game: 0.3 Blocks/game: 0.1 Career Single-Game Highs Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Point Field Goals Made Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Season Single-Game Highs Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Point Field Goals Made Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Season Highlights Willis two 3-pointers in the season opener was a career high. She played a career high 21 minutes. Two assists vs. San Diego State were a career best. Four rebounds vs. Arkansas was a career best.

13 HI ne da idv ei dr u a l S t a t i s t i c s Amanda Thompson Senior Forward Chicago, Ill. Whitney Young HS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MERCER 11/13/09 * at Georgia 11/15/09 * TCU 11/21/09 * vs South Carolina 11/26/09 * vs San Diego State 11/27/09 * vs Notre Dame 11/28/09 * UT-ARLINGTON 12/03/09 * ARKANSAS 12/05/09 * at Marist 12/9/09 * at Army 12/10/09 * at Creighton * CAL STATE FULLERTON 12/30/09 * Totals Games played: 12 Minutes/game: 31.5 Points/game: 10.2 FG Pct: FG Pct: 15.8 FT Pct: 76.0 Rebounds/game: 9.4 Assists/game: 2.7 Turnovers/game: 3.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.9 Steals/game: 2.4 Blocks/game: 1.3 Career Single-Game Highs Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Point Field Goals Made Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Season Single-Game Highs Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Point Field Goals Made Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Season Highlights Thompson led the team in scoring with 17, along with Danielle Robinson, in the season opener. Thompson corralled a game-high 13 rebounds. Against TCU, Thompson was the leading rebounder on the team with 11. This was the second straight game she was in double-figures in rebounding. Thompson s 18 points vs. SDSU were a season high. Thompson was named to the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam All-Island Division Team. Scored OU s first double-double of season with 16-point, 14-rebound performance vs. Arkansas.

14 HI ne da idv ei dr u a l S t a t i s t i c s Whitney Hand Sophomore Guard FOrt Worth, Texas Liberty Christian HS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MERCER 11/13/09 * at Georgia 11/15/09 * TCU 11/21/09 * vs South Carolina 11/26/09 * vs San Diego State 11/27/09 * Totals Games played: 5 Minutes/game: 28.2 Points/game: 13.4 FG Pct: FG Pct: 38.5 FT Pct: 78.6 Rebounds/game: 4.4 Assists/game: 2.2 Turnovers/game: 2.6 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 Steals/game: 1.2 Blocks/game: 0.4 Career Single-Game Highs Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Point Field Goals Made Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Season Single-Game Highs Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Point Field Goals Made Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Season Highlights Hand recorded a career high four steals and tied for second on the team for scoring with 16 points in the season opener. Hand suffered a torn ACL late in the first half against San Diego State.

15 HI ne da idv ei dr u a l S t a t i s t i c s Abi Olajuwon Senior Center Los Angeles, Calif. Marlborough School Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MERCER 11/13/09 * at Georgia 11/15/09 * TCU 11/21/09 * vs South Carolina 11/26/09 * vs San Diego State 11/27/09 * vs Notre Dame 11/28/09 * UT-ARLINGTON 12/03/09 * ARKANSAS 12/05/09 * at Marist 12/9/09 * at Army 12/10/09 * at Creighton * CAL STATE FULLERTON 12/30/09 * Totals Games played: 12 Minutes/game: 20.0 Points/game: 12.8 FG Pct: 58.3 FT Pct: 54.9 Rebounds/game: 6.8 Assists/game: 0.4 Turnovers/game: 2.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.2 Steals/game: 0.8 Blocks/game: 1.1 Career Single-Game Highs Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Point Field Goals Made Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Season Single-Game Highs Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Point Field Goals Made Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Season Highlights Olajuwon s 16 points vs. Mercer was then a career best. Olajuwon s three blocks vs. Georgia were a career best. Abi Olajuwon matched her career high in the first half against TCU with 16 points, then led the team in scoring with 23 points. 13 rebounds at Army set a career high. Olajuwon s 25 points vs. Cal State Fullerton reset her career high.

16 HI ne da idv ei dr u a l S t a t i s t i c s Lyndsey Cloman Freshman Center San Antonio, Texas Taft HS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MERCER 11/13/ vs South Carolina 11/26/ vs San Diego State 11/27/ vs Notre Dame 11/28/ UT-ARLINGTON 12/03/ at Marist 12/9/ at Army 12/10/ at Creighton CAL STATE FULLERTON 12/30/ Totals Games played: 9 Minutes/game: 11.2 Points/game: 2.2 FG Pct: 36.0 FT Pct: Rebounds/game: 3.2 Turnovers/game: 1.0 Steals/game: 0.1 Blocks/game: 0.3 Career Single-Game Highs Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Point Field Goals Made Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Season Single-Game Highs Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Point Field Goals Made Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Season Highlights Cloman pulled down seven rebounds in her debut as a Sooner. Scored career-high six points vs. Cal State Fullerton.

17 HI ne da idv ei dr u a l S t a t i s t i c s Jasmine Hartman Sophomore Guard HOuston, Texas Bellaire HS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MERCER 11/13/ at Georgia 11/15/ TCU 11/21/ vs South Carolina 11/26/ vs San Diego State 11/27/ vs Notre Dame 11/28/ UT-ARLINGTON 12/03/ ARKANSAS 12/05/ at Marist 12/9/ at Army 12/10/ at Creighton CAL STATE FULLERTON 12/30/ Totals Games played: 12 Minutes/game: 12.8 Points/game: 2.0 FG Pct: FG Pct: 25.0 FT Pct: 44.4 Rebounds/game: 1.5 Assists/game: 1.8 Turnovers/game: 1.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.5 Steals/game: 0.3 Blocks/game: 0.3 Career Single-Game Highs Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Point Field Goals Made Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Season Single-Game Highs Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Point Field Goals Made Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Season Highlights Hartman had a career high seven assists and three free-throws made vs. Mercer.

18 HI ne da idv ei dr u a l S t a t i s t i c s Joanna McFaraland Freshman Forward/Center Derby, Kan. Derby HS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MERCER 11/13/ at Georgia 11/15/ TCU 11/21/ vs South Carolina 11/26/ vs San Diego State 11/27/ vs Notre Dame 11/28/ UT-ARLINGTON 12/03/ ARKANSAS 12/05/ at Marist 12/9/ at Army 12/10/ at Creighton CAL STATE FULLERTON 12/30/ Totals Games played: 12 Minutes/game: 15.1 Points/game: 5.0 FG Pct: FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: 53.8 Rebounds/game: 4.1 Assists/game: 0.3 Turnovers/game: 1.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.3 Steals/game: 0.3 Blocks/game: 0.3 Career Single-Game Highs Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Point Field Goals Made Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Season Single-Game Highs Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Point Field Goals Made Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Season Highlights McFarland was the second-leading rebounder for Oklahoma in its season opener with eight. McFarland s two blocks against South Carolina were a career singlegame best.