Sooner Women Finalize Non-Conference Schedule

OU coach Sherri Coale announced the Sooners' 12-game 2015-16 non-conference schedule Wednesday, a slate that will feature six games played at Lloyd Noble Center.

The schedule includes contests against four teams that participated in last year’s NCAA Tournament: BYU, UALR, Washington and Texas A&M. Three of those four games will be played in the Sooner State.

“Every year when it comes time to release our schedule, media outlets ask for a quote about the schedule and this is what I always really think:  it is what you choose to make of it,” said Coale, who is starting her 20th season at OU. “It’s filled with opportunities and challenges, the coaching staff's charge being to chart a course of navigation through it that will best help our team play our best at the most important time of the year.”

The Sooners open with an exhibition game against NCAA Division II opponent Southwestern Oklahoma State on Nov. 4 before starting their regular season slate with a three-game homestand. In that stretch, OU will face Winthrop (17-13 last year) on Nov. 13, North Texas (5-24) on Nov. 16 and BYU (23-10) on Nov. 19. BYU is one of four OU opponents who participated in last year’s NCAA Tournament.

In their first road game of the season, the Sooners will square off against Bradley (6-24) on Nov. 22 before heading to the Bahamas to compete in the Junkanoo Jam. There they will play Utah (9-21) on Nov. 26 and Boston College (13-17) on Nov. 28.

OU will welcome UALR (29-5) to Norman on Dec. 2 then travel for games against Washington (23-10) on Dec. 6 and Tulsa (18-14) on Dec. 9. The Sooners’ final home game of 2015 will be played Dec. 13 against UTSA (16-15).

OU will close its out-of-conference slate Dec. 20 inside Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City as it takes on former Big 12 foe Texas A&M (23-10) in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.

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2015-16 OU Women’s Basketball Non-Conference Schedule
Date                Opponent                    Site
Nov. 4               SWOSU (Ex.)                 Norman
Nov. 13             Winthrop                       Norman
Nov. 16             North Texas                   Norman
Nov. 19             BYU                              Norman
Nov. 22             at Bradley                     Peoria, Ill.
Nov. 26             vs. Utah #                     Freeport, Bahamas
Nov. 28             vs. Boston College #      Freeport, Bahamas
Dec. 2               UALR                            Norman
Dec. 6               at Washington                Seattle, Wash.
Dec. 9               at Tulsa                         Tulsa, Okla.
Dec. 13             UTSA                            Norman
Dec. 20             vs. Texas A&M %          Oklahoma City, Okla.