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OU (11-2, 1-0) comes to Austin to play Texas (7-5, 0-1) this Saturday. The Sooners pulled out a 71-68 win over WVU at Norman while Texas lost in overtime to ISU in Ames. Since the 2005-06 season, OU has won 11 of 15 with the teams each winning on their home court last season.
In Big 12 play, OU has five players in double figures, led by Aaryn Ellenberg’s (# 3, 5-7 Jr. G) 19 pts. Sharane Campbell (# 24, 5-10 Soph. G) had 17 pts vs WVU. Joanna McFarland (# 53, 6-3 Sr. F) added 13 pts. Nicole Griffin (# 4, 6-6 Jr. C)had 11 pts while Morgan Hook (# 10, 5-10 Jr. G) had 10. These five were the starters. They got one point from Nicole Kornet (# 1, 6-1 Fr. G/F). Ellenberg (5-12, 41.7%), Hook (3-11, 27.3%) and Campbell (4-7, 57.1%) took 30 of OU’s 44 shots. McFarland was a perfect 5-5 from the field. OU was 2-8 (25%) from BTA with Ellenberg (0-3), Hook (1-2) and Campbell (1-3) taking all eight treys. Ellenberg and Hook are the most likely to launch a 3 as Ellenberg has hit on 44-91 (48.4%) and Hook 20-53 (37.7%) for the season. McFarland, their C, is 7-25 from BTA for the season while Kornet (13-41, 31.7%) has been another 3pt threat for the Sooners. The Sooners come into Austin after hitting 31 of 39 FTs against WVU. They were able to keep WVU off the FT, as WVU only got 13 FT attempts. The starters were 30 of 37 from the FT line.
McFarland started off the Big 12 season by getting a double double (13 pts & 13 rebs). Campbell joined her with 12 rebs to go with 17 pts. Hook had four assists to lead OU against WVU. Griffin got 3 blocks to lead OU in this category. Ellenberg had two steals to lead the team.
With only eight players ready to play, the five starters—Ellenberg, Hook, Campbell, McFarland and Griffin all played at least 30 minutes with Hook (37) and Ellenberg (36) topping the Sooners in minutes played. Kornet got in for six minutes as did Portia Durrett (# 31, 6-1 Jr. F). Jasmine Hartman (# 45, 5-10 Sr. G) was the main player off the bench with 21 minutes. Eden Williams (# 33, 5-3 Soph. G) and Tara Dunn (# 43, 6-2 Fr. F), two VB players that recently joined the WBB team, did not play in this game.
Three Horns scored 15 pts each in the first Big 12 game of the season: Chassidy, Cokie and Ashley. Nneka joined them in double figures with 12 pts. Chassidy (6-15) and Nneka (5-15) took almost half of the FGs attempted by Texas. Cokie (5-8) and Imani (2-4) shot well when in the game but both were limited by foul trouble. Ashley was 4-8 from the field and 4-7 from BTA. Chassidy hit 3-9 from BTA as those two combined to hit all seven 3pters the Horns made. Cokie was 5 of 8 from the FT as she got there twice as much as any other Horn. Ashley was a perfect 3 of 3 from the FT line.
Chassidy led the team with 8 rebs while Nneka added 7 and Empress 6. Empress also led the team with six assists. Imani had four blocks in only 12 minutes before fouling out. Chassidy had six steals in the game.
Also playing with a short bench due to injuries and with Cokie and Imani picking quick fouls, Nneka played for 40 minutes and Chassidy 42. Empress was in for 37 minutes and Ashley for 31. Cokie (19), Imani (12), Celina (26) and Sara (17) all were in for double digit minutes. Texas went with a tall lineup with Chassidy, Empress, Nneka, Cokie and Imani getting the start for the Horns’ first Big 12 game of the season. Horns are still waiting for Anne Marie and Gigi to be released to play.
Projected starters based on the last game:
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Texas OU
Chassidy (5-10 Jr. G) Hook (5-10 Jr. G)
Empress (5-7 Fr. G) Ellenberg (5-7 Jr. G)
Imani (6-7 Fr. C) Griffin (6-6 Jr. C)
Cokie (6-4 Sr. P) McFarland (6-3 Sr. F)
Nneka (6-1 Soph. F) Campbell (5-10 Soph. G) [/pre]
This game will match two of the better 3pt shooters in the league in OU’s Ellenberg and Texas’ Chassidy. Imani could also impact the game defensively with her shot blocking. While Griffin does not have a great shot blocking average, she had nine blocks in OU’s 73-67 win last January 11, 2012. Ellenberg’s speed and quickness will present problems for Texas defenders as they need to conscious of her ability to hit the three as well as her ability to penetrate. Nneka and McFarland are two of the best rebounders in the league. The inside battle should be worth the price of admission by itself. Texas will have a slight advantage in height while OU has more experience. At this point, neither team is very deep at any spot. Foul trouble, a significant factor in the Horns loss to ISU, could also play a big part in this game. OU is a better FT shooting team than Texas and does a good job of getting to the FT line. OU’s focus will be on two players: Chassidy and Nneka although after Ashley hit four 3s against ISU, it’s likely that they will also be sure of knowing where she is on the court.
Stats listed are for Big 12 games—in this case, one game:
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TEAM STATISTICS UT OU
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SCORING................. 65 71
Points per game....... 65.0 71.0
Scoring margin........ -8.0 +3.0
FIELD GOALS-ATT......... 24-61 19-44
Field goal pct........ .393 .432
FGs made per game..... 24.0 19.0
FGs att per game...... 61.0 44.0
2 POINT FG-ATT.......... 17-43 17-36
2-point FG pct........ .395 .472
2-pt FG made per game. 17.0 17.0
2-pt FG att per game.. 43.0 36.0
3 POINT FG-ATT.......... 7-18 2-8
3-point FG pct........ .389 .250
3-pt FG made per game. 7.0 2.0
3-pt FG att per game.. 18.0 8.0
FREE THROWS-ATT......... 10-19 31-39
Free throw pct........ .526 .795
F-Throws made per game 10.0 31.0
FTs att per game...... 19.0 39.0
REBOUNDS................ 37 44
Off. Rebs. Per game... 11.0 9.0
Def. Rebs. Per Game... 26.0 35.0
Rebounds per game..... 37.0 44.0
Rebounding margin..... -4.0 +13.0
ASSISTS................. 16 8
Assists per game...... 16.0 8.0
TURNOVERS............... 16 21
Turnovers per game.... 16.0 21.0
Turnover margin....... -3.5 -1.62
Assist/turnover ratio. 0.69 0.89
STEALS.................. 11 4
Steals per game....... 11.0 4.0
BLOCKS.................. 5 4
Blocks per game....... 5.0 4.0
ATTENDANCE.............. - 5336
Home games-Avg/Game... - 7-5336
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st Ave. 2nd Ave. OT Ave. Total Ave.
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Texas.................... 22 22.0 37 37.0 6 6.0 65 65.0
Oklahoma................. 36 36.0 35 35.0 - - 71 71.0 [/pre]
Both teams are coming off close opening games, with OU pulling out a win at home and Texas losing in OT in Ames. Both have thin benches with VB players called in to help out. For OU, the VB players have yet to play as they learn the system. For Texas, Sara Hattis has gotten her feet wet, playing 17 minutes vs ISU after a brief appearance against Central Michigan. Neither team is deep. Foul trouble and FT shooting are likely to have an impact on the outcome of the game. Both teams like to run with OU having one of the best at that in Ellenberg, who is capable of stopping and hitting the 3 or penetrating for a layup. OU’s starting five is experienced while Texas starts two to three first year players. Texas does have a slight edge in height but OU is pretty strong inside with McFarland and Griffin. Horns can’t afford to give up such a big edge in FTs to another good FT shooting team. They will need to take advantage of second chances to gain an edge as well as playing stout defense.Bevo’s Bargains for this game:
Kids Day: $3 general admission tickets for all kids in 8th grade and under (accompanied by an adult). Tickets must be purchased at the Frank Erwin Center box office on gameday.
Postgame Fast Break: Join Texas Women's Basketball for a wrap-up in the Lone Star room. Open to all fans. For more access to the Texas Women's Basketball program, join the Fast Break Club, the official fan club of Texas Women's Basketball, by emailing [email protected].
Texas Exes members receive special access and pricing for select UT Athletics events including this game. Use your Texas Exes member's login to access the current offers and promo codes at TexasExes.org.
Longhorns Kids Court: Youth 18 and under can enjoy inflatables, face painting, basketball goals and more for FREE presented by Southwest Dairy Farmers. Located at the Denton Cooley Pavilion, doors open 90 minutes before tip.
The game will at the Erwin Center Saturday, Jan. 5, at 12:30 CST. It will be televised on Fox Sports Net. Radio will be KVET 1300 AM.
FYI, it is cold in Austin today and projected to be in the mid to high 50s for Saturday.
In Big 12 play, OU has five players in double figures, led by Aaryn Ellenberg’s (# 3, 5-7 Jr. G) 19 pts. Sharane Campbell (# 24, 5-10 Soph. G) had 17 pts vs WVU. Joanna McFarland (# 53, 6-3 Sr. F) added 13 pts. Nicole Griffin (# 4, 6-6 Jr. C)had 11 pts while Morgan Hook (# 10, 5-10 Jr. G) had 10. These five were the starters. They got one point from Nicole Kornet (# 1, 6-1 Fr. G/F). Ellenberg (5-12, 41.7%), Hook (3-11, 27.3%) and Campbell (4-7, 57.1%) took 30 of OU’s 44 shots. McFarland was a perfect 5-5 from the field. OU was 2-8 (25%) from BTA with Ellenberg (0-3), Hook (1-2) and Campbell (1-3) taking all eight treys. Ellenberg and Hook are the most likely to launch a 3 as Ellenberg has hit on 44-91 (48.4%) and Hook 20-53 (37.7%) for the season. McFarland, their C, is 7-25 from BTA for the season while Kornet (13-41, 31.7%) has been another 3pt threat for the Sooners. The Sooners come into Austin after hitting 31 of 39 FTs against WVU. They were able to keep WVU off the FT, as WVU only got 13 FT attempts. The starters were 30 of 37 from the FT line.
McFarland started off the Big 12 season by getting a double double (13 pts & 13 rebs). Campbell joined her with 12 rebs to go with 17 pts. Hook had four assists to lead OU against WVU. Griffin got 3 blocks to lead OU in this category. Ellenberg had two steals to lead the team.
With only eight players ready to play, the five starters—Ellenberg, Hook, Campbell, McFarland and Griffin all played at least 30 minutes with Hook (37) and Ellenberg (36) topping the Sooners in minutes played. Kornet got in for six minutes as did Portia Durrett (# 31, 6-1 Jr. F). Jasmine Hartman (# 45, 5-10 Sr. G) was the main player off the bench with 21 minutes. Eden Williams (# 33, 5-3 Soph. G) and Tara Dunn (# 43, 6-2 Fr. F), two VB players that recently joined the WBB team, did not play in this game.
Three Horns scored 15 pts each in the first Big 12 game of the season: Chassidy, Cokie and Ashley. Nneka joined them in double figures with 12 pts. Chassidy (6-15) and Nneka (5-15) took almost half of the FGs attempted by Texas. Cokie (5-8) and Imani (2-4) shot well when in the game but both were limited by foul trouble. Ashley was 4-8 from the field and 4-7 from BTA. Chassidy hit 3-9 from BTA as those two combined to hit all seven 3pters the Horns made. Cokie was 5 of 8 from the FT as she got there twice as much as any other Horn. Ashley was a perfect 3 of 3 from the FT line.
Chassidy led the team with 8 rebs while Nneka added 7 and Empress 6. Empress also led the team with six assists. Imani had four blocks in only 12 minutes before fouling out. Chassidy had six steals in the game.
Also playing with a short bench due to injuries and with Cokie and Imani picking quick fouls, Nneka played for 40 minutes and Chassidy 42. Empress was in for 37 minutes and Ashley for 31. Cokie (19), Imani (12), Celina (26) and Sara (17) all were in for double digit minutes. Texas went with a tall lineup with Chassidy, Empress, Nneka, Cokie and Imani getting the start for the Horns’ first Big 12 game of the season. Horns are still waiting for Anne Marie and Gigi to be released to play.
Projected starters based on the last game:
[pre]
Texas OU
Chassidy (5-10 Jr. G) Hook (5-10 Jr. G)
Empress (5-7 Fr. G) Ellenberg (5-7 Jr. G)
Imani (6-7 Fr. C) Griffin (6-6 Jr. C)
Cokie (6-4 Sr. P) McFarland (6-3 Sr. F)
Nneka (6-1 Soph. F) Campbell (5-10 Soph. G) [/pre]
This game will match two of the better 3pt shooters in the league in OU’s Ellenberg and Texas’ Chassidy. Imani could also impact the game defensively with her shot blocking. While Griffin does not have a great shot blocking average, she had nine blocks in OU’s 73-67 win last January 11, 2012. Ellenberg’s speed and quickness will present problems for Texas defenders as they need to conscious of her ability to hit the three as well as her ability to penetrate. Nneka and McFarland are two of the best rebounders in the league. The inside battle should be worth the price of admission by itself. Texas will have a slight advantage in height while OU has more experience. At this point, neither team is very deep at any spot. Foul trouble, a significant factor in the Horns loss to ISU, could also play a big part in this game. OU is a better FT shooting team than Texas and does a good job of getting to the FT line. OU’s focus will be on two players: Chassidy and Nneka although after Ashley hit four 3s against ISU, it’s likely that they will also be sure of knowing where she is on the court.
Stats listed are for Big 12 games—in this case, one game:
[pre]
TEAM STATISTICS UT OU
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SCORING................. 65 71
Points per game....... 65.0 71.0
Scoring margin........ -8.0 +3.0
FIELD GOALS-ATT......... 24-61 19-44
Field goal pct........ .393 .432
FGs made per game..... 24.0 19.0
FGs att per game...... 61.0 44.0
2 POINT FG-ATT.......... 17-43 17-36
2-point FG pct........ .395 .472
2-pt FG made per game. 17.0 17.0
2-pt FG att per game.. 43.0 36.0
3 POINT FG-ATT.......... 7-18 2-8
3-point FG pct........ .389 .250
3-pt FG made per game. 7.0 2.0
3-pt FG att per game.. 18.0 8.0
FREE THROWS-ATT......... 10-19 31-39
Free throw pct........ .526 .795
F-Throws made per game 10.0 31.0
FTs att per game...... 19.0 39.0
REBOUNDS................ 37 44
Off. Rebs. Per game... 11.0 9.0
Def. Rebs. Per Game... 26.0 35.0
Rebounds per game..... 37.0 44.0
Rebounding margin..... -4.0 +13.0
ASSISTS................. 16 8
Assists per game...... 16.0 8.0
TURNOVERS............... 16 21
Turnovers per game.... 16.0 21.0
Turnover margin....... -3.5 -1.62
Assist/turnover ratio. 0.69 0.89
STEALS.................. 11 4
Steals per game....... 11.0 4.0
BLOCKS.................. 5 4
Blocks per game....... 5.0 4.0
ATTENDANCE.............. - 5336
Home games-Avg/Game... - 7-5336
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st Ave. 2nd Ave. OT Ave. Total Ave.
------------------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----
Texas.................... 22 22.0 37 37.0 6 6.0 65 65.0
Oklahoma................. 36 36.0 35 35.0 - - 71 71.0 [/pre]
Both teams are coming off close opening games, with OU pulling out a win at home and Texas losing in OT in Ames. Both have thin benches with VB players called in to help out. For OU, the VB players have yet to play as they learn the system. For Texas, Sara Hattis has gotten her feet wet, playing 17 minutes vs ISU after a brief appearance against Central Michigan. Neither team is deep. Foul trouble and FT shooting are likely to have an impact on the outcome of the game. Both teams like to run with OU having one of the best at that in Ellenberg, who is capable of stopping and hitting the 3 or penetrating for a layup. OU’s starting five is experienced while Texas starts two to three first year players. Texas does have a slight edge in height but OU is pretty strong inside with McFarland and Griffin. Horns can’t afford to give up such a big edge in FTs to another good FT shooting team. They will need to take advantage of second chances to gain an edge as well as playing stout defense.Bevo’s Bargains for this game:
Kids Day: $3 general admission tickets for all kids in 8th grade and under (accompanied by an adult). Tickets must be purchased at the Frank Erwin Center box office on gameday.
Postgame Fast Break: Join Texas Women's Basketball for a wrap-up in the Lone Star room. Open to all fans. For more access to the Texas Women's Basketball program, join the Fast Break Club, the official fan club of Texas Women's Basketball, by emailing [email protected].
Texas Exes members receive special access and pricing for select UT Athletics events including this game. Use your Texas Exes member's login to access the current offers and promo codes at TexasExes.org.
Longhorns Kids Court: Youth 18 and under can enjoy inflatables, face painting, basketball goals and more for FREE presented by Southwest Dairy Farmers. Located at the Denton Cooley Pavilion, doors open 90 minutes before tip.
The game will at the Erwin Center Saturday, Jan. 5, at 12:30 CST. It will be televised on Fox Sports Net. Radio will be KVET 1300 AM.
FYI, it is cold in Austin today and projected to be in the mid to high 50s for Saturday.
