Sooners immediately back on the court with road trip to Columbia.
Jan. 27, 2012
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Morgan Hook |
THE GAME PLAN
Oklahoma visits Columbia, Mo., for the final time in conference play when it meets Missouri at Mizzou Arena Saturday, Jan. 28, at 4:30 p.m. The radio broadcast with Brian Brinkley airs on KREF 1400 AM in Norman and Oklahoma City. The game will not be televised, but a webcast is available on MUTigers.com via All-Access.
Tickets Available
• Season Tickets are available for as low as $114. Tickets may be purchased online at SoonerSports.com or by calling the OU Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-456-GoOU.
• Single-game tickets went on sale to the general public Nov. 1. Prices are $15 for reserved seating, $8 for general admission adults and $5 for general admission youths and senior citizens. OU students receive free admission when presenting a valid ID.
The Teams
• Missouri is 10-8 overall and winless in league play at 0-7. The Tigers are not ranked and in their final season of Big 12 Conference membership as they will become part of the Southeastern Conference next year.
• Oklahoma is 12-6 and 4-3 in conference play. OU is not ranked in either poll.
• The all-time series is led by Missouri 27-29 and the Tigers have a 14-9 advantage in Columbia. The Sooners have won three straight meetings, eight of the last nine and 13 of the last 15 matchups.
The Coaches
• Sherri Coale is 348-161 (.683) in her 16th season at Oklahoma. She has been named the Big 12 Coach of the Year four times.
• Robin Pingeton is 23-26 (.496) in her second season at Missouri and 359-183 (.662) in her 17th overall.
Next Game
• Oklahoma visits Kansas in Lawrence, Kan., Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. Central.
| Missouri Projected Starters |
No. |
Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Year |
2011-12 Statistics |
15 |
Kyley Simmons |
G |
5-7 |
Fr. |
3.9 ppg, 4.1 apg |
30 |
Morgan Eye |
G |
5-9 |
Fr. |
7.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg |
32 |
Liene Pride |
G |
5-10 |
Jr. |
7.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg |
22 |
BreAnna Brock |
F |
6-2 |
Sr. |
15.2 ppg, 8.5 rpg |
50 |
Christine Flores |
F |
6-3 |
Sr. |
18.4 ppg, 7.3 rpg |
| Oklahoma Projected Starters |
No. |
Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Year |
2011-12 Statistics |
10 |
Morgan Hook |
G |
5-10 |
So. |
10.8 ppg, 4.1 apg |
3 |
Aaryn Ellenberg |
G |
5-7 |
So. |
17.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg |
25 |
Whitney Hand |
G |
6-1 |
RS-Jr. |
12.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg |
42 |
Kaylon Williams |
F |
6-3 |
Fr. |
3.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg |
4 |
Nicole Griffin |
C |
6-6 |
So. |
5.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg |
PREVIEWING MISSOURI
Mired in a seven-game losing streak, Missouri is still seeking its first Big 12 win of the season. The Tigers have struggled mightily away from home in conference play, but have been close in its Big 12 games inside Mizzou Arena against Texas Tech (69-63), Kansas (72-63) and Oklahoma State (62-58).
Senior forward Christine Flores leads Missouri in scoring, averaging 18.4 points and 7.3 rebounds. Second-leading scorer BreAnna Brock (15.2 points), also a senior forward, is the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8.5 rebounds per game.
More than 36 percent of Missouri's shots are from beyond teh arc. The Tigers rank in the top 30 of both 3-point shooting percentage (.349) and makes per game (6.8).
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Sharane Campbell | Fr. | Guard
The Big 12 Freshman of the Week is on a tear from beyond the arc. After hitting just two of nine 3-point attempts in the first 16 games of the season, Campbell has made 5-of-7 in the last two games as part of 27 total points. |
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SOONER DUO TAKES WEEKLY AWARDS
Oklahoma's Aaryn Ellenberg (player of the week) and Sharane Campbell (freshman) this week's Big 12's honorees.
Ellenberg was the OU's leading scorer in wins over then-No. 23 Kansas State and Texas with averages of 24.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.5 steals. The sophomore guard scored 31 points and had a career-high nine steals in OU's upset of K-State in Manhattan. She hit her first seven shots, including five 3-pointers, for 19 first-half points. Ellenberg then led the Sooners past Texas with 18 points and seven rebounds.
Campbell averaged 8.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in Oklahoma's wins over Kansas State and Texas last week. She came off the bench to energize the OU offense against Texas with a 3-for-3 performance from beyond the arc in the first half. The rookie guard entered the game just 2-for-9 from three-point range. She ended the game with 15 points and five rebounds.
COALE CLOSING ON VICTORY NO. 500
Sherri Coale guided Norman High School to two state championships and a 147-40 record in seven years before becoming the Sooners' head coach. In the college ranks, Coale has 348 victories in 16 seasons, leaving her just five shy of 500 in her career as a head coach.
TWO SOONERS ON NAISMITH WATCH
Sophomore Aaryn Ellenberg and redshirt-junior Whitney Hand were among the 51 women's college basketball players on the Naismith Trophy Early-Season Watch List released Nov. 29. Ellenberg has averaged 17.8 points for Oklahoma this season and has been the team's leading scorer in eight games. Against Liberty, the 5-7 guard set an OU record by making a 3-pointer in a 23rd consecutive game, which extended to 29. Hand has totaled 12.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game as she recently crossed 800 career points.
CLOSING ON 1,000
Aaryn Ellenberg is scoring at a pace unmatched by a Sooner since last one to wear No. 3 and could become just the third to reach 1,000 points by the end of her sophomore season. By the end of her second year, Courtney Paris (2006-09) had tallied 1,535 points. Molly McGuire (1980-83) totaled 1,109.With 886 points, Ellenberg is on pace to become OU's 26th 1,000-point scorer by the end of February.
Junior Whitney Hand has a total of 881 points and is also on pace to cross the 1,000-point mark by the end of the regular season. The Ellenberg-Hand duo could be just the fourth pair in Sooner history to reach 1,000 career points in the same season.
Multiple Sooners Reaching 1,000 Points in Same Year
2010 - Danielle Robinson, Amanda Thompson, Nyeshia Stevenson
2007 - Courtney Paris, Chelsi Welch
1987 - LaTrenda Phillips, Lisa Allison
