NCAA Tournament 2001 - Oklahoma Sooners




Oklahoma Sooners
RECORD: 28-6  REGION: West  SEED: 2
COACH: Sherri Coale  CONFERENCE: Big 12
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Road to the Final Four.............................................................................................

PREVIOUS GAMES
DATE OPPONENT ROUND RESULT
March 17, 2001 Oral Roberts 1st Round W 70 - 64
March 19, 2001 Stanford 2nd Round W 67 - 50
March 24, 2001 Washington Sweet 16  L 84 - 67


Overview
The Sooners' 17-game winning streak came to a halt Saturday in the Big 12 championship game as Iowa State notched a 68-65 victory over OU. Despite the loss, the Sooners seem primed for a run at the Final Four. Oklahoma can light up the scoreboard, to the tune of 83 points per game. The Sooners also have tremendous guard play, a big advantage in the NCAA Tournament. Guard Stacey Dales won Big 12 Player of the Year honors and is dangerous shooting as well as passing. LaNeishea Caufield utilizes her quickness and ball handling abilities to break down defenses while Sunny Hardeman can stick the 3-pointer. Inside, Caton Hill does the damage for coach Sherri Coale's balanced Sooner attack.

Player to Watch
Stacey Dales, a junior point guard, averaged 16 points a game while handing out a league leading eight assists en route to Big 12 Player of the Year honors.

Roster
NO. PLAYER                   POS    HT    YRS    HOMETOWN
 00  Desiree Taylor            F     6-1    SR    Richardson, TX
10  Caton Hill                F     6-1    SO    Ada, OK
11  Stephanie Simon           G     6-0    SO    Clinton, OK
13  Sunny Hardeman            G     5-7    SR    Norman, OK
14  Stephanie Luce            G     5-6    FR    Southlake, TX
15  Jennifer Cunningham       C     6-3    JR    Kingston, Canada
20  LaNeishea Caufield        G     5-9    JR    Ada, OK
21  Stacey Dales              G     6-0    JR    Brockville, Canada
23  Jadrea Seeley             G     6-1    SO    Bethel, OK
25  Jamie Mayer               G     5-9    SO    Elk City, OK
32  Emily Britt               F     6-0    SO    Cranbury, TX
33  Rosalind Ross             G     5-9    JR    Milwaukee, WI
40  Shannon Selmon            F     6-1    JR    Norman, OK
45  Jamie Talbert             F     6-2    JR    Elkhart, KS
51  Kate Scott                G     5-10   SO    Kansas City, KS

Notable Numbers
Oklahoma is undefeated when it has a better field-goal percentage than its opponent (25-0), leads at halftime (24-0) and scores more than 80 points a game (21-0). The Sooners missed 14 of their first 15 shots and went almost eight minutes without a field goal in the first half of the Big 12 title game.

Tournament history
Previous NCAA Tournament Bids: 3
NCAA Tournament Record: 4-3
Final Four Appearances: None
NCAA Tournament Championships: None
Last NCAA Appearance: 2000

LAST 5 GAMES
OPPONENT RESULT
Iowa StL, 68-65
ColoradoW, 102-93
KansasW, 80-61
@ TexasW, 65-54
Oklahoma StW, 88-83



Tough Big 12 has teams tourney-tested
The grinding Big 12 schedule helped prepare the league's teams for the NCAA Tournament, OU coach Sherri Coale says.

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 LaNeishea Caufield steps in front of the pass and takes it in for the easy two.
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 Rosalind Ross beats the defense down the court for the hoop and the foul.
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 Coach Sherri Coale talks with the ESPN crew after Oklahoma draws the No. 2 seed in the West.
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 Oklahoma's Stacey Dales finishes the fastbreak with the layin and the foul.
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 LaNeisha Caufield drains the baseline jumper.
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 Jamie Talber makes a nice low-post move to get the hoop and the harm.
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