OCU vs. John Brown women's basketball preview

Top-ranked Stars look for season series sweep of John Brown

6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12
Abe Lemons Arena inside Freede Center

THE MATCHUP
• No. 1-ranked Oklahoma City University puts its unbeaten record on the line against John Brown (Ark.)
• Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students, and OCU students, faculty and staff get into all regular-season OCU home athletics events free with their ID
• When the Stars score 70 points, fans get a 2-for-1 combo coupon for Raising Cane's

ABOUT THE STARS
• The Stars routed Southwestern Christian 82-49 on Tuesday in Bethany, Okla. Oklahoma City (23-0, 15-0 Sooner Athletic Conference) held an opponent to below 35 percent shooting from the field (31.1 percent) for the 13th time this season, third consecutive game and fifth time in six games
• Abby Selzer, a 6-foot-2 sophomore from Thomas, Okla., powered OCU with 23 points and 10 rebounds in 14 minutes of play. She shot 7-for-10 from the floor and 9-for-10 from the foul line. Selzer produces 17.8 points and 6.1 rebounds with a 63.1 percent field-goal percentage
• Mallory Lockhart, a 5-8 sophomore from Keller, Texas, and Brennyn Seagler, a 5-11 senior from Gruver, Texas, totaled 12 points each. Lockhart averages 16.0 points and 1.9 assists a game with 42.6 percent shooting from the field. Seagler added five rebounds and seven assists. Seagler posts 10.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.35 steals per game
• OCU leads the nation with an 81.2 free-throw percentage while ranking second in defensive field-goal percentage (32.8 percent) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.41-to-1). Lockhart tops NAIA Division I with 95 3-pointers. To see how the Stars rate among NAIA Division I statistically, click here
• Oklahoma City retained the top ranking unanimously in the newest NAIA Division I poll. The Stars collected all nine No. 1 votes and 219 points to hold the top spot for the 52nd instance all-time. Oklahoma City has been in the rankings for 259 polls in a row dating back to 1997-98 to lead NAIA Division I. OCU has made 25 trips, including 22 consecutive appearances, to the NAIA Division I Tournament and captured nine national championships in 1988, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2017
• The Stars tied for first in the SAC preseason coaches poll. Oklahoma City took its 19th SAC regular-season championship last season. OCU has won or shared nine of the last 10 league titles, going 235-22 (.914 winning percentage) within SAC play since 2007-08
• OCU leads the all-time series against John Brown 52-5. John Brown's last win against the Stars came 66-62 on March 7, 2014 in the SAC Tournament in Shawnee, Okla. OCU has won 13 in a row against John Brown
• The Stars sank John Brown 76-61 on Jan. 18 in Siloam Springs, Ark. OCU used an 8-0 second-quarter surge to erase a 22-18 deficit. Selzer struck for 23 points and eight rebounds in 22 minutes

ABOUT THE GOLDEN EAGLES
• John Brown persevered to win 84-79 over Langston on Saturday in Siloam Springs, Ark. Langston led 75-73 with 2:14 left, but the Golden Eagles (8-15, 4-10 SAC) reeled off a game-turning 9-0 run
• Taylor Fergen, a 5-5 junior, had 15 points and three assists. Fergen sparked the late John Brown uprising with a bucket and trey. Fergen averages 10.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists a game
• John Brown rates third in NAIA Division I with 9.39 3-pointers per game
• The Golden Eagles were picked to take 11th in the 11-team SAC before the season

MEET THE COACHES
Bo Overton (138-22, fifth season with OCU)
• Led Stars to a 33-5 season with the SAC regular-season crown and an NAIA DI tournament championship trip in 2018-19
• Overton has coached four all-Americans while at OCU, including Daniela Wallen, the 2017 NAIA DI player of the year, and Daniela Galindo, the 2018 WBCA NAIA player of the year
• Overton served as an assistant coach for the Chinese national team in the 2012 Olympic games
• From 1998-2004, Overton served as an assistant for Oklahoma. The Sooners made five NCAA Tournament appearances during that time, with a 2002 NCAA runner-up finish and Final Four berth. He also earned three Big 12 regular-season titles and two conference tournament championships throughout his six years
• Overton collected his 150th career win coaching women's college basketball 85-70 over Southwestern Assemblies of God on Jan. 11 in Waxahachie, Texas. He has a 160-69 mark (.699 winning percentage) in seven years as a head women's basketball coach
• Overton landed his first ever whoopdirt.com coach of the week honor during the week of Jan. 13-19

Jeff Soderquist (352-361, 23rd season with John Brown)
• Soderquist is the winningest coach in program history, and has guided the Golden Eagles to five trips to the NAIA Division I Championship Tournament including a trip to the Fab Four in 2014
• In 2013-14, the women's basketball program pieced together 28 total victories and 15 wins in Sooner Athletic Conference play, both program records
• In 2011, Soderquist was named the SAC Coach of Character

ON THE AIR
• Oklahoma City University athletics provides live and on-demand audio, stats and video of its contests on OCU's Stretch portal. Cost to watch the game is $7.95 per game, $29.95 for a women's basketball season pass and $79.95 for an all-season pass in 2019-20
• Andrew Himes calls the action. Himes enters his eighth season as the voice of the Stars and has been broadcasting OCU basketball for 11 years starting on color commentary as an OCU student
• Fans can access regular-season broadcasts from NAIA institutions as well as from NAIA Championships postseason contests via Stretch Internet through custom apps on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Android TV. Users can search for "NAIA" on the app interfaces on any compatible device, and then download the free NAIA Network app

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Players Mentioned

#5 Daniela Galindo: G; 5' 11"; Senior

#5 Mallory Lockhart: G; 5' 8"; Sophomore

#34 Brennyn Seagler: F; 5' 11"; Senior

#40 Abby Selzer: C; 6' 2"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#5 Daniela Galindo
: 5' 11"; Senior
: G

#5 Mallory Lockhart
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: G

#34 Brennyn Seagler
: 5' 11"; Senior
: F

#40 Abby Selzer
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: C