DePaul University Athletics
Sunday, December 9
Norman, Okla.
2:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
at
Oklahoma
No. 20/17 DePaul Headed for Sunday Shootout at the OK Corral
12/8/2018 1:41:00 PM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Blue Demons and Oklahoma combined for 768 points in four previous games
NORMAN, Okla. – No. 20/17 DePaul vs. Oklahoma has become the very definition of a basketball shootout.
The four times these high-scoring women's basketball programs have met, they combined for 768 points. Â
Who knows what could be on tap when they light up the Lloyd Noble Center scoreboard at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
The origin of this crowd-pleasing rivalry was in November of 2006 when coach Doug Bruno's program fell 105-71 in Normal.
The sequel was even better than the original. That was at the outset of March Madness in 2014 when the Blue Demons topped Oklahoma 104-100 at Durham, N.C. in the highest-scoring game in NCAA women's basketball tournament history.
Shootout No. 3 was the most explosive of the series as Amarah Coleman hit a buzzer-beating, three-pointer in overtime for a 111-108 triumph in November of 2017 at McGrath-Phillips Arena. The home team tied an all-time program record with 19 three-pointers.
The most recent matchup was last March at the NCAA First Round in College Station, Texas when the Blue Demons prevailed 90-79.
DePaul (6-3) leads the nation in three-pointers, three-pointers per game and three-point attempts. The Blue Demons are No. 2 in the country in free throw percentage, No. 6 in assists, No. 11 in assists per game, No. 14 in assist-turnover ratio, No. 17 in scoring offense and No. 19 in steals.
Ashton Millender is No. 6 in the nation in three-pointers, No. 10 in attempts and No. 13 in three-pointers per game. Kelly Campbell and Chante Stonewall are No. 26 in steals.
Millender also leads her team in scoring at 14.2 points a game and is knocking down nearly 40 percent of her three-pointers.Stonewall is second in scoring (14 points) and tops the team in rebounding (7.2 a game). She is also tied with Campbell in steals and blocks.
Mart'e Grays is averaging 10.1 points a game and is second in free-throw percentage (.870). Rebekah Dahlman is scoring nine points a game and shooting .406 from behind the arc.
Dee Bekelja is averaging 8.3 points while Campbell is at 7.5 points and leading the team in assists and free throw percentage at nearly 89 percent.
Oklahoma (3-5) opened the season topping Western Kentucky and Northwestern State before losing to USF, UAB, Clemson, New Mexico and Auburn. The Sooners snapped the five-game skid beating Central Arkansas last Wednesday.
Taylor Robertson averages 18.4 points a game, Shaina Pellington 16.3, Madi Williams 13.4 with 10.4 rebounds and Jessi Murcer is at 13 points a game. They are averaging 23 turnovers per game.
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The four times these high-scoring women's basketball programs have met, they combined for 768 points. Â
Who knows what could be on tap when they light up the Lloyd Noble Center scoreboard at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
The origin of this crowd-pleasing rivalry was in November of 2006 when coach Doug Bruno's program fell 105-71 in Normal.
The sequel was even better than the original. That was at the outset of March Madness in 2014 when the Blue Demons topped Oklahoma 104-100 at Durham, N.C. in the highest-scoring game in NCAA women's basketball tournament history.
Shootout No. 3 was the most explosive of the series as Amarah Coleman hit a buzzer-beating, three-pointer in overtime for a 111-108 triumph in November of 2017 at McGrath-Phillips Arena. The home team tied an all-time program record with 19 three-pointers.
The most recent matchup was last March at the NCAA First Round in College Station, Texas when the Blue Demons prevailed 90-79.
DePaul (6-3) leads the nation in three-pointers, three-pointers per game and three-point attempts. The Blue Demons are No. 2 in the country in free throw percentage, No. 6 in assists, No. 11 in assists per game, No. 14 in assist-turnover ratio, No. 17 in scoring offense and No. 19 in steals.
Ashton Millender is No. 6 in the nation in three-pointers, No. 10 in attempts and No. 13 in three-pointers per game. Kelly Campbell and Chante Stonewall are No. 26 in steals.
Millender also leads her team in scoring at 14.2 points a game and is knocking down nearly 40 percent of her three-pointers.Stonewall is second in scoring (14 points) and tops the team in rebounding (7.2 a game). She is also tied with Campbell in steals and blocks.
Mart'e Grays is averaging 10.1 points a game and is second in free-throw percentage (.870). Rebekah Dahlman is scoring nine points a game and shooting .406 from behind the arc.
Dee Bekelja is averaging 8.3 points while Campbell is at 7.5 points and leading the team in assists and free throw percentage at nearly 89 percent.
Oklahoma (3-5) opened the season topping Western Kentucky and Northwestern State before losing to USF, UAB, Clemson, New Mexico and Auburn. The Sooners snapped the five-game skid beating Central Arkansas last Wednesday.
Taylor Robertson averages 18.4 points a game, Shaina Pellington 16.3, Madi Williams 13.4 with 10.4 rebounds and Jessi Murcer is at 13 points a game. They are averaging 23 turnovers per game.
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