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No. 13 Aggies Face Oklahoma Tuesday
COLLEGE
STATION, Texas – Looking for its seventh consecutive 20-win season
under head coach Gary Blair, the 13th-ranked Texas A&M women’s
basketball team takes to the road and faces Oklahoma on Tuesday, Feb.
21. Tipoff between the Aggies and the Sooners is set for 7 p.m. at the
Lloyd Noble Center.
#14/13 TEXAS A&M (19-6, 10-4 Big 12) at Oklahoma (17-9, 9-5 Big 12)
Game 26
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 • 7:00 p.m. (CT)
Lloyd Noble Center (11,528)
Norman, Okla.
Television: Sooner Sports Network
Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network (KZNE 1150 AM)
Series History: Oklahoma leads 26-19
Internet: Free Live Audio and Live Stats at AggieAthletics.com
TEXAS A&M
Record: 19-6 (10-4 Big 12)
Ranking: #14 (AP), #13 (Coaches)
Last Result: W, 63-49 vs. Oklahoma State on 2/18/12
Up Next: vs. Texas Tech on 2/25/12
Head Coach: Gary Blair, Ninth Season
Texas A&M Record: 207-85 (.709)
Career Record: 615-248 (.713)
OKLAHOMA
Record: 17-9 (9-5 Big 12)
Ranking: NR (AP), NR (Coaches)
Last Result: L, 77-71 at Iowa State on 2/18/12
Up Next: at Texas on 2/25/12
Head Coach: Sherri Coale, 16th Season
Oklahoma Record: 353-164 (.683)
Career Record: Same
ON THE TUBE
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On Tuesday, Texas A&M will appear on the tube before a television
audience for the 11th time this season. Play-by-play announcer Bob
Carpentar and color analyst Dan Hughes will call the action live on the
Sooner Sports Network. The game is available worldwide on ESPN3.com and
in the Bryan/College Station area on KAGS-HD (Suddenlink Channel 6 and
711).
• The Aggies are 6-4 on TV this season.
• The Aggies appear on television a school-record 14 times during the 2011-12 regular season.
AGGIES ON THE RADIO
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All Texas A&M women’s basketball games can be heard via a radio
broadcast on the Texas A&M Sports Network. Play-by-play announcer
Mike Wright will call the action live from the Lloyd Noble Center
alongside color analyst Steve Miller on KZNE 1150 AM. A live audio feed
will also be available on RadioAggieland.com.
QUICK HITS
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Texas A&M has won six of its last seven games and has been led by
Kelsey Bone with 13.9 points and 6.1 rebounds in those seven contests.
• The Aggies turned in their seventh straight 10-win season in Big 12 Conference play.
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The Aggies limited Iowa State (33) and Kansas State (36) to their
lowest point totals of the season and are the only team in the Big 12
to have held any opponent, let alone two, under 40 points in conference
play this year.
• Texas A&M sits in a two-way tie for second place with Oklahoma.
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The Aggies lead the Big 12 by forcing their opponents into an average
of 21.1 turnovers per game, with a turnover margin of +5.8, and by
averaging 17.1 offensive rebounds per game. The team also averages 10.3
steals and has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.0 which is second-best
in the Big 12.
• As of Feb. 20, the Aggies had the 15th-best
turnover margin in the nation at 5.8, while Kelsey Bone holds the 11th
best field goal percentage in the country at 54.7.
• Big 12
Preseason Newcomer of the Year Kelsey Bone is third-best in the
conference with her 54.7 field goal percentage. Senior Adaora Elonu’s
(3.4) and Bone’s (3.2) offensive rebounds per game are third- and
fifth-best in the league. At 13.4 points per game in league play,
senior Tyra White is ranked ninth.
SCOUTING OKLAHOMA
• The University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Okla., has an enrollment of 30,754 and was founded in 1890.
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The Sooners return nine letterwinners and three starters from last
year’s squad that finished the season with a 23-12 record and a 10-6
mark (third) in the Big 12.
• OU made its 14th appearance in the
NCAA Tournament in 2010-11, before falling to Notre Dame, 53-78 in the
Sweet 16 in Dayton. The Sooners were a Final Four team in 2010.
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Oklahoma is currently is third place in the Big 12 standings. A win
would put the Sooners in a tie for second place with A&M.
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Sophomore guard Aaryn Ellenberg leads the Sooners with 14.9 points per
game, followed by redshirt junior Whitney Hand (12.9 ppg, 6.6 rpg) and
sophomore guard Morgan Hook (10.5 ppg). Junior and 6-foot-3 center
Joanna McFarland leads the team with 6.9 rebounds per game.
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
TEXAS A&M
No.
Name
2011-12 Stats
10
Alexia Standish, G, 5-8, Fr.
4.2 ppg, 2.2 apg
04
Sydney Carter, G, 5-6, Sr.
11.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg
20
Tyra White, G, 6-0, Sr.
13.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg
21
Adaora Elonu, F, 6-1, Sr.
11.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg
03
Kelsey Bone, C, 6-4, Jr.
12.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg
OKLAHOMA
No.
Name
2011-12 Stats
10
Morgan Hook, G, 5-10, So.
12.6 ppg, 4.3 apg
03
Aaryn Ellenberg, G, 5-7, So.
18.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg
25
Whitney Hand, G, 6-1, RS-Jr.
11.1 ppg, 7.0 rpg
42
Kaylon Williams, F, 6-3, Fr.
4.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg
12
Jelena Cerina, C, 6-5, Sr.
4.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg
STATISTICAL COMPARISON
2011-12 Category
TAMU
OU
Overall Record
19-6
17-9
Conference Record
10-4
9-5
Points Per Game
68.1
70.8
Scoring Margin
+10.1
+6.5
Rebounds Per Game
40.0
40.8
Rebounding Margin
+5.9
+2.5
Field Goal Percentage
41.9
42.5
Field Goal% Defense
40.1
36.6
3-Point FG%
27.6
35.5
Free Throw Percentage
66.2
72.7
Turnovers Per Game
15.3
17.5
Assists Per Game
15.0
14.5
Blocks Per Game
4.6
4.3
Steals Per Game
10.3
8.1
INSIDE THE SERIES
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Oklahoma leads 26-19 in the all-time series with Texas A&M. The
Aggies, however, have won six straight and eight of the last nine
meetings between the two Big 12 rivals.
• The Aggies are 3-16 when playing on the road in Norman.
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Blair is 13-12 lifetime versus Oklahoma in his 27 years as a Division I
head coach. Eleven of his 13 career victories against the Sooners have
come during his time in Aggieland.
LAST NINE GAMES IN THE SERIES
W, 57-56 on Feb. 23, 2009 in College Station
W, 74-62 on March 14, 2009 in Oklahoma City
L, 65-74 on Jan. 17, 2010 in Norman, Okla.
W, 78-55 on March 2, 2010 in College Station
W, 74-67 on March 14, 2010 in Kansas City
W, 80-78 on Jan. 26, 2011 in Norman, Okla.
W, 92-71 on Feb. 9, 2011 in College Station
W, 81-68 on March 11, 2011 in Kansas City
W, 75-58 on Jan. 8, 2012 in College Station
OKLAHOMA REPLAY
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Tyra White had 20 points and Kelsey Bone scored 18 points to lead No. 8
Texas A&M to a 75-58 win over Oklahoma on Sunday. Texas A&M
(10-3, 1-1 Big 12) led by six before using an 8-1 run to extend its
lead to 62-49 with less than six minutes remaining. Bone had six
straight points and a steal to lead the way during that span. Oklahoma
(9-4, 1-1), which saw a six-game winning streak snapped, was led by
Aaryn Ellenberg who had 18 points and Whitney Hand with 17. A&M
shot just a bit better than Oklahoma, 46 to almost 45 percent, but the
Sooners were done in by their 23 turnovers which the Aggies converted
into 26 points. Ellenberg had six turnovers and DaShawn Harden had
seven. The Aggies also dominated in the paint with 44 points - in large
part because of the 6-foot-4 Bone. Sydney Carter added 15 points and
had five assists for A&M and Adaora Elonu chipped in 12 points and
led the team with 10 rebounds. Bone also had four assists and four
steals to help out.
AGGIES TO HOST 2013 NCAA FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS
In
addition to hosting the 2012 NCAA First and Second Rounds, Texas
A&M was selected for the second straight year to host the same
rounds in 2013. Games at Reed Arena will be played either Saturday,
March 23, and Monday, March 25, or Sunday, March 24 and Tuesday, March
26, 2013. A&M is one of just four institutions in the nation that
will host first and second round games in both 2012 and 2013 and will
be one of three Southeastern Conference schools to host next year.
TWO SENIORS NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12
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Kelsey Assarian and Adaora Elonu earned recognition on the 2012
Academic All-Big 12 Women’s Basketball Team on Feb. 14. Assarian was
one of just six student-athletes in the conference to become a
three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree. Elonu, already a
two-time Academic All-Big 12 second team member, earned a spot on the
first team for the first time in her career.
SENIOR SCORING AND BALANCE = WINS
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Texas A&M has one of the most balanced-scoring teams in the Big 12
with four players averaging double figures. Three of those players are
seniors Carter, Elonu and White. When this trio of leaders scores
double digits, A&M has lost just a single game at 9-1.
• What’s
more is four Aggies have scored double figures on nine occasions this
season and A&M is an undefeated 9-0 in those games.
STANDISH STARTING FRESH
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Alexia Standish is only the fifth true freshman to start at point guard
in Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair’s nine seasons in Aggieland and
she has the second-most starts of that impressive group.
Name
Starts
Year
Adrienne Pratcher
1
2009-10
Sydney Carter
1
2008-09
Sydney Colson
2
2007-08
Alexia Standish
13
2011-12
A’Quonesia Franklin
28
2004-05
IN THE RECORD BOOKS
• Carter is one steal away (189) from moving into the top 10 all-time at A&M.
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With just 2 of her 8 points at Missouri, White moved into seventh place
on A&M’s career points list. Her 1,403 career points, allowed her
to pass All-American Danielle Adams (1,386 career points).
• With two rebounds against K-State, Elonu moved into seventh place on the career rebounds list and currently has 680 boards.
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Carter and Elonu recently became the 24th and 25th players to pass over
1,000 career points– Carter against Kansas on Jan. 21 and Elonu against
Oklahoma State on Jan. 24.
• With six rebounds against Missouri on
Jan. 18, White became the 24th A&M player to join the 500-rebound
club and now has 560 career boards.
RPI RATING
• In the
most recent release of the NCAA RPI on Feb. 20, Texas A&M was
ranked sixth. The Aggies have the fourth-best strength of schedule in
the nation. Baylor holds the top spot in RPI followed by Connecticut,
Stanford, Tennessee and Notre Dame. Following the Aggies is Delaware,
Maryland, Miami (Fla.) and Duke.
AGGIE ATTENDANCE
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Texas A&M finished its 2010-11 regular season averaging a
program-best 6,104 fans at each home game, which ranked fourth-best in
the Big 12 and 12th-best in the country in attendance. A&M has been
in the top 25 in national attendance for the past four seasons.
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After 12 home games this season, the Aggies are averaging 6,250 fans
per game, fifth-best in the Big 12 and against 12th-best in the country.
AGGIES IN THE POLLS
• A&M has been ranked in the AP Poll for 80 consecutive weeks and 55 all-time in the top 10
• A&M has been ranked in the Coaches Poll for 116 consecutive weeks and 60 all-time in the top 10.
OKLAHOMA STATE RECAP
TEXAS A&M 63, OKLAHOMA STATE 49
TEAM NOTES
• Texas A&M's starting lineup: Alexia Standish, Sydney Carter, Tyra White, Adaora Elonu, Kelsey Bone.
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A&M grabbed 50 rebounds on the night ... it marked the third time
this season and first time in Big 12 play this year that the Aggies
reached the 50-board mark.
• The Aggies held their third Big 12 opponent this year under 50 points (Iowa State, 33; Kansas State, 36; OSU, 49).
• Adaora Elonu's double-double (19 points, 11 rebounds) was her fourth of the season and seventh of her career.
• Tyra White posted her third career double-double (11 points, 13 rebounds) ... the 13 rebounds matched a career high.
• Sydney Carter dished out 6 assists, one shy of her season high.
• Saturday's attendance of 7,430 was the second-largest crowd of the season.
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