Final Four Appearances

›› 2002

32-4 Overall Record 5-1 NCAA Tournament Record Coached by Sherri Coale

Oklahoma made history in 2002 with its first trip to the NCAA Final Four. The Sooners dominated NCAA action by winning five of their six games by an average margin of 21 points. After capturing the Big 12 regular season and tournament titles, OU earned a No. 1 seed in the West Region and opened NCAA action inside Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners advanced to the Sweet 16 with a pair of victories over Hartford (84-52) and Villanova (66-53). However, in order to advance to the Final Four, OU had to eliminate two Big 12 teams. First up was Texas Tech. Oklahoma handed the Lady Raiders a 72-62 loss, before routing Colorado, 94-60, for the right to play in the Final Four in San Antonio. Oklahoma shocked Duke with an 86-71 win in the NCAA semifinals before suffering a disappointing 8270 loss to national powerhouse Connecticut in the national championship game. OU concluded the season 32-4 as the No. 2 team in the AP and USA Today/Coaches Polls.

›› 2010

27-11 Overall Record 4-1 NCAA Tournament Record Coached by Sherri Coale

The route ran through the Sooner State, ending in familiar territory, as Oklahoma earned a consecutive berth in the NCAA Women’s Final Four. Despite the loss of the previous year’s star-studded senior class and a season-ending injury to All-America candidate Whitney Hand, the Sooners never wavered from their identity of resilience. OU fought through the nation’s toughest schedule and was rewarded with a road to the Final Four that started at home. The Sooners handled South Dakota State and Little Rock at Lloyd Noble Center in the first and second rounds before winning dramatically at the Kansas City Regional. Oklahoma needed last-minute heroics to take down Notre Dame 77-72 in OT and rallied to defeat a pesky Kentucky squad 88-68. No. 2 Stanford loomed in San Antonio, site of the OU’s first Final Four and national runner-up finish in 2002, and despite a valiant second-half effort to take an 18-point deficit to one possession, the Sooners fell 73-66.

›› 2009

32-5 Overall Record 4-1 NCAA Tournament Record Coached by Sherri Coale

Oklahoma swept through its home state once again in the 2009 NCAA Championship en route to its second Final Four appearance. Following its sixth Big 12 season championship, OU was rewarded with the No. 1 seed in the Oklahoma City Region, ensuring a path through the Sooner State. Oklahoma dropped Prairie View (76-47) and Georgia Tech (69-50) in Iowa City, Iowa in the first and second rounds. At the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, the Sooner Nation swarmed to the best-attended regional site of the season as OU played in front of crowds of more than 11,000 on its home turf. The Sooners dispatched Pittsburgh (70-59) and Purdue (74-68) to punch a ticket to St. Louis and the Final Four. Oklahoma fell to Louisville at the buzzer, 61-59, ending its remarkable run. The Sooners matched their single-season program record for wins with 32 and finished fourth in the national polls.

›› FINAL FOUR RECORDS

INDIVIDUAL

Points .......................................... 26, Rosalind Ross vs. Duke, 2002 Field Goals ........................11, Danielle Robinson vs. Stanford, 2010 FG Pct...................................... .500, Rosalind Ross vs. Duke, 2002 3-Point Field Goals...................................... 4, Rosalind Ross, twice 3-Point FG Pct. ........................ .500, Rosalind Ross vs. Duke, 2002 Free Throws .................. 8, LaNeisha Caufield vs. Connecticut, 2002 ....................................................... 8, Rosalind Ross vs. Duke, 2002 FT Pct. ..................... .889, LaNeisha Caufield vs. Connecticut, 2002 Rebounds ..............................16, Courtney Paris vs. Louisville, 2009 Assists..................................10, Danielle Robinson, Louisville, 2009 Blocks .........................................4, Courtney Paris, Louisville, 2009 Steals .................................................... 4, LaNeisha Caufield, twice

TEAM

Points .................................................................86 vs. Duke, 2002 Field Goals .........................................................28 vs. Duke, 2002 FG Pct............................................................. .459 vs. Duke, 2002 3-Point Field Goals.............................................. 9 vs. Duke, 2002 3-Point FG Pct. ............................................... .346 vs. Duke, 2002 Free Throws .......................................................21 vs. Duke, 2002 FT Pct. ............................................................ .875 vs. Duke, 2002 Rebounds .....................................................48 vs. Louisville, 2009 Assists.........................................................16 vs. Louisville, 2009 Blocks ............................................................7 vs. Louisville, 2009 Steals .......................................................12 vs. Connecticut, 2002