Oklahoma City University
vs. John Brown (Ark.)

6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22
Abe Lemons Arena

THE MATCHUP: Oklahoma City University takes on John Brown (Ark.) in the final home game of the season for the Stars.

ABOUT THE STARS: OCU knocked off 15th-ranked Oklahoma Christian 63-44 on Saturday at Abe Lemons Arena. The Stars improved to 22-6, 10-6 in the SAC.
Alexandra Kotta, a 5-foot-11 senior from Germantown, Md., and Romana Vynuchalova, a 6-4 junior from Bratislava, Slovakia, each had a team-leading 16 points. Kotta had six rebounds and three steals.
Kotta leads OCU with 13.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.77 steals a game. Kotta, a 2006 honorable-mention all-American and second-team all-SAC selection, ranks 16th in the NAIA Division I in steals.
The Stars are 20th in the latest NAIA Division I rankings. OCU is sixth nationally in turnover margin (plus-7.63 turnovers per game).
OCU beat John Brown 68-63 win on Jan. 6 in Siloam Springs, Ark. Chelsea Ledbetter sparked the Stars with 19 points and four assists.

ABOUT THE LADY EAGLES: John Brown fell to Oklahoma Baptist 52-39 on Monday in Siloam Springs, Ark. John Brown dropped to 7-20, 4-12 in the SAC.
Paige Blackburn, a 5-10 freshman, led John Brown with 12 points. Casey Shivers, a 6-1 freshman, had a team-high six rebounds.
Nancy Pierre, a 5-8 senior, averages a team-high 12.3 points and 1.63 steals. John Brown ranks 16th nationally in team free-throw percentage (72.6), led by Ashley Wettengel?s 77.6 free-throw percentage, which is ranked 35th in the NAIA.

ABOUT THE COACHES: Rob Edmisson is in his second season as OCU head coach. Edmisson has a 355-128 record in 16 seasons as a head coach at OCU, Hutchinson (Kan.) and two Kansas high schools. He coached the Stars to a 32-3 record and the NAIA quarterfinals in 2005-06.
Jeff Soderquist is in his ninth season as JBU women?s coach. Soderquist spent six years as men?s assistant before then.

QUOTABLE: ?We played sound defense. We wanted to really play good defense, be alert and contest every shot. That was one of our focuses. I was really proud of our effort.? ? Edmisson after Saturday?s game

GIVE THE HOTLINE A CALL: Fans can follow the Stars via the OCU Athletic Hotline at (405) 208-5400. Get the score and highlights after the game on the hotline.

ON THE AIR: The Stars can be heard on the web at okcu.edu/athletics. Click on Listen to the Games Live. Jim Reagan is the announcer, while Greg Merick provides color commentary.