Oklahoma City University
vs. Lubbock Christian (Texas)
Thursday, Jan. 56 p.m. Abe Lemons Arena
THE MATCHUP: Oklahoma City University?s women have their first Sooner Athletic Conference home game of the season against Lubbock Christian (Texas).
ABOUT THE STARS: OCU is 10-2 after winning 83-56 over St. Gregory?s on Monday in Shawnee, Okla.
Mariam Sy, a 6-foot-4 senior from Mali, West Africa, recorded 21 points and 12 rebounds.
Paty Silva added 14 points, seven rebounds and two steals, while
Zanita Johnson had 13 points and five steals.
Sy averages 24.2 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.83 steals a game. Sy is fourth in NAIA Division I in scoring, 13th in rebounds and 19th in steals per game. Silva adds 11.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.50 steals per game. OCU is ranked eighth in the NAIA rankings released Wednesday and was picked to finish second in the SAC in the preseason coaches? poll.
ABOUT THE LADY CHAPS: Lubbock Christian is 7-4 and coming off an 82-67 loss to Azusa Pacific (Calif.) on Dec. 30 in the Golden State Athletic Conference Challenge at Santa Clarita, Calif.
Candace Clenney, a 6-2 senior, leads LCU with 11.3 points and 6.6 rebounds a game.
Ashley Hunter, a 5-9 sophomore, records 11.3 points and 1.82 steals a game. In the preseason coaches conference poll, Lubbock Christian was picked to finish tied for fifth in the SAC.
ABOUT THE COACHES: Rob Edmisson has 320 victories in 16 seasons as a head coach. Edmisson, a graduate of Bethany (Kan.), came to OCU after a stint as an assistant at Oklahoma State. He won 200 games at Hutchinson (Kan.) and 110 as a high-school coach in Kansas.
Steve Gomez has a 39-32 record in three seasons. Gomez led the Lady Chaps to their first two NAIA Tournaments.
QUOTABLE: ?I thought defensively the second half we were really good the first 12-13 minutes and separated ourselves from them. I thought we eventually wore them down. I liked the tempo we played at. We kept pushing the ball. We did a better job the second ball of getting the ball to Mariam and giving her opportunities. Our kids did a great job of taking care of the ball in the second half which was a huge factor in us separating ourselves." ? Edmisson on the game Monday
?Lubbock Christian is bringing a nice team in. They?ve got good balance. They?ve got inside play and outside play. They?ve got some young guards who are effective at shooting the ball from the perimeter. Their post players are very skilled in secondary moves and shooting fadeaway shots. I think it?s going to be a great game. I think Lubbock Christian has one of their better teams from what I?ve heard in conference play.? ? Edmisson on Lubbock Christian
MEDIA GUIDES AVAILABLE: OCU basketball media guides are available to fans for $3 at the games, $5 if ordering by mail. For information, e-mail
Rich Tortorelli at rtortorelli@okcu.edu.
ON THE AIR: The Stars can be heard on the web on okcu.edu/athletics.
Joel Roberts has the call. Pregame starts approximately 5:55 p.m.
