Women's basketball faces No. 11 Oklahoma
11/30/2010 3:32:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Sooners bring a perfect 6-0 record into the contest, winning five of those contests on their home court. Oklahoma is led by 5-9 senior guard Danielle Robinson who is averaging 19.5 points per game. Aaryn Ellenburg, a 5-7 freshman, is adding 17.0 points per contest.
With five victories in their first seven games, the Sam Houston women's basketball team is off to its best start in 17 seasons. Not since 1993-94 has an SHSU women's basketball season opened a year 5-2.
Only two of those five victories have come at home. The other three were at neutral sites as Sam Houston has posted runner-up team finishes in both the Ole Miss Magnolia Classic and the Texas Tech World Vision Classic. Sam Houston's losses came at the hands of an SEC and a Big 12 opponent, falling by nine at Ole Miss and 13 at Texas Tech.
Sophomore Britni Martin leads Sam Houston with 18.9 points per game. She came within one point of the all-time single game school scoring record with 37 points in a 73-59 victory over Charleston Southern after totaling 34 points in a 73-59 win against American University.
Martin was named Southland Conference women's basketball "Player of the Week" after her all-tournament performance at Lubbock.
Sophomores Sequeena Thomas and Chanice Smith also are averaging in double figures, scoring 13.2 points and 11.9, respectively. A young squad with only one senior, Sam Houston is getting 25.2 points per game from its bench.
"Our young team is playing their hearts out," Sam Houston head coach Brenda Nichols said. "We're not a finished product by any means but it's exciting to see all their hard work pay off."
Following the game at Oklahoma, the Bearkat women will return home to host Grambling Monday, Dec. 6, at Johnson Coliseum in a 6:30 p.m. contest.
