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Snow adds work for staff

Provost candidates will speak to students Senior vice president hopefuls to hold forums KATE BERGUM

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Snow and ice cover the flower beds on the South Oval on Monday. President Boren suspended classes until 10 a.m. due to the icy conditions on the roads.

Cold weather and ice call for Landscape and Ground staff to clear off the campus for classes KATE BERGUM News Assistant @kateclaire_b

Cold weather and slick roads caused a late start Monday morning and led to a flurry of activity by OU’s Landscape and Grounds staff to clear campus for students, staff and faculty.

While students kept their eyes on the weather and wondered if OU President David Boren would make the call to cancel classes Sunday night, personnel

were preparing campus for the next day, said Allen King, director of Landscape and Grounds.

By 9 p.m., King, who monitors updates from the National Weather Center constantly, had alerted his supervisors of the potential problematic weather, he said.

Landscape and Grounds staff reported to campus at midnight to check areas of campus and to clear ice from areas that remain open 24 hours, such as parts of the research campus, King said.

At 4 a.m., 12 staff members were sent out to check campus again and distribute more ice-melt using Kubota spreaders, King said.

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Landscape and Grounds staff was called in to make sure that sidewalks and steps were clear of ice, King said.

Anticipating stormy weather, the staff began preparing plows and spreaders Friday just in case they needed to clear walkways, King said.

Because the weather only brought cold and ice, only ice-melt was needed to prepare campus, King said.

Because the weather system was relatively small, less of the melting agent was used than in other storms, King said.

Kate Bergum kate.c.bergum-1@ou.edu

Students, faculty and staff are invited to meet and hear f r o m O U ’s t h r e e candidates for senior vice president and provost over the next few weeks.

The first candidate, Kyle Harper, will meet with the public at 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday, followed by a forum with John Wiencek 9 a.m. Thursday and another with Paul Winistorfer held 9 a.m. March 3, according to a press release.

The three candidates have administrative experience at various U.S. universities. Harper is currently OU’s i n t e r i m p rov o s t .

Wiencek serves as interim provost and vice president of Academic Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, said Suzette Grillot, dean of the College of International Studies and member of the provost search committee, in an email.

Wiencek also serves as a chemical and life science engineering professor, Grillot said. Meanwhile, Winistorfer is the dean of Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resourses and Environment, Grillot said in an email.

The open forums will offer the candidates a chance to share their visions and ideas for OU, Grillot said. After brief presentations, candidates will answer attendees’ questions, Grillot said.

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Students honor the 3 victims of Chapel Hill Vigil to focus on the personal lives of the murder victims ANDREW CLARK

News Reporter & Practicum @Clarky_Tweets

The OU Muslim Student Association will host a vigil this Wednesday in commemoration of three Muslim students who were murdered last week in Chapel Hill, South Carolina.

S t u d e n t s a n d a n e xpert speaker will look into the lives of Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, who were killed near their

Chapel Hill apartment after a dispute over a parking space.

But Manar Kabbani, president of the Muslim Student Association, said he believes the motive of the murders had nothing to do with parking cars.

“We just want to inform everyone and let everyone know that this was not over a parking dispute — this was a hate crime,” Kabbani said.

After the speakers talk about the three victims, a short slideshow presentation will be shown to those in attendance. “[It will be] a couple of slides just to show who they were and what they were doing in their lives, like a

biography of them,” Kabbani said.

The association will remember what the victims were like in their personal lives instead of just focusing on them as murder victims.

The Abu-Salhas were newlyweds, and Barakat was active in giving to his community and the homeless, according to the event’s Facebook page.

The association has not yet confirmed the event’s location and is trying to find a room to reserve. It will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18.

Andrew Clark Andrew.T.Clark-1@ou.edu

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The OU Muslim Students Association will hold an event at 7 p.m. tonight to remember the three Muslim students, Deah Barakat, Yousur Abu-Salha and Razan Abu-Salha who were shot and murdered at their home in Chapel Hill.

Men’s tennis wins its first national championship SPORTS REPORTER

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he University of Oklahoma men’s tennis team defeated the USC Trojans 4-2 to claim their first ever national indoor championship.

OU, the No. 2 seed in the tournament, beat No. 15 seed Ole Miss 4-1 on Friday.

Ryan King The Sooners dropped the ryanking@ou.edu doubles point, only to rally @Ryan_King_Now back and win the remaining singles matches. Andrew Harris won in No. 1 singles, while Axel Alvarez won the No. 2 singles match. Spencer Papa took No. 4 singles, and Alex Ghilea won in the No. 5 spot.

Next, OU beat the seventh seeded North Carolina Tar Heels in a similar fashion and by the same score of 4-1. OU dropped the doubles point only to go on and win the next four singles matches.

In the semifinals the Sooners fought the Baylor Bears.

Oklahoma lost the doubles point again. Senior Dane Webb was the first to score for the Sooners in the No. 3 spot, tying

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the match at 1. Alvarez then won the No. 2 singles while Papa continued the winning ways, capturing the no. 4 spot to extend the Sooner lead, 3-1. Salazar lost in the No. 6 singles though, closing the gap to 3-2. With four matches in the books and the Sooners leading 3-2, sophomore Alex Ghilea was down a set and trailed 2-5 in the second set of his match, but Ghilea would not lose another game. He rallied to win his match, advancing the Sooners into the championship game.

The Sooners’ championship opponent was the very team that beat them in the national championship in the fall: No. 1 seeded University of Southern California. The Sooners took the doubles point for the first time in the tournament, leading USC 1-0. Webb extended the lead to 2-0 with an impressive 6-0, 6-4 win in the No. 3 spot. USC scored their first point in the No. 4 spot, beating Papa 6-4, 6-1. Alvarez was next to score for the Sooners, winning his match 7-6, 6-2, to give the squad a 3-1 dual lead one point from the championship.

However, USC won the No. 6 spot over Salazar, 6-3, 0-6, 4-6, pulling the lead back within one. However, the Sooners put the final nail in USC’s proverbial coffin in the No. 5 spot as Ghilea won his match, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, giving OU its first national indoor championship.

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Paris Burris, news editor dailynews@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com • Twitter: @OUDaily

Team creates fracking idea Petroleum engineering students participate in British Petroleum’s Ultimate Field Trip competition KATE BERGUM

Assistant News Editor @kateclaire_b

A group of engineering students has received regional recognition for planning ways for ordinary tap water to provide money for communities and be a valuable resource for the fracking industry.

Petroleum engineering juniors Madeline Bull, Amanda Knaup and Charlie McDaniel have been named finalists in the British Petroleum’s Ultimate Field Trip global competition, where students from universities in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Angola must find practical solutions to real problems within the oil and gas industry.

Competing teams had to find a way to use water more effectively for hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” a process that uses vast amounts of water, according to BP’s web page.

“Being petroleum [engineering majors], all of us know in class how much water hydraulic fracturing uses,” McDaniel said.

OU’s team is focusing on cleaning municipality water — water from sinks, bathtubs and other

household appliances — and using it as fracking Other finalists in the competition include fluid, McDaniel said. Currently many fracking teams from the Massachusetts Institute of sites use ground or pond water, which does not Technology, Penn State, Rice University, Texas allow the water to get as much use as it would if a A&M, the University of Texas and the University city used the team’s idea, McDaniel said. of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, according to The team is excited about proposing an alter- BP’s web page. native solution without excessive OU’s approach to the project water use, McDaniel said.

“Being petroleum is unique because of its strong The project targets smaller community base, Bull said. [engineering towns that have not benefitted Most of the other teams in the from money from the oil industry, competition focus on biologmajors], all of Knaup said. ical and chemical processes, us know in class Part of the reason for focusing Bull said. how much water on smaller communities is that it “Ours is the only [project] would be easier to adjust the proj- hydraulic fracturing that focuses on helping municect to fit the needs of a small city ipalities as well as the oil indususes.” than to try to enter a larger city try,” Bull said. with more established infrastrucThe group thought their idea CHARLI MCDANIEL, ture, Bull said. was one that had not been exPETROLEUM ENGINEERING “It’s a lot easier to adapt our plored very heavily within the JUNIOR system to their city than it would oil and gas industry, Bull said. be to completely replace a current Most oil companies have put one,” Bull said. their resources into researching desalination, The team’s idea also focuses on oil boom towns or removing salts from the water when searchin southern Texas that struggle with infrastruc- ing for a solution to fracking, Bull said. tures that strain beneath the weight of swollen Municipality water, however, remains an unpopulations, McDaniel said. tapped resource, McDaniels said.

Projects similar to the group’s proposal have succeeded in San Antonio and parts of California, SEE BP PAGE 3 McDaniel said.

CORRECTIONS In the Feb. 16 issue, a column by OU Unheard was not clearly marked as an opinion column.

On page one of the Feb. 16 issue, there was a gymnastics refer that referred to a story that doesn’t exist. There was a gymnastics story online, but the refer in print was written for a basketball story.

An article in the Feb. 16 issue incorrectly implied that the University College does not require academic advising.

Additionally, the Price College of Business requires advising during a student’s first semester in the college, but it does not require advising appointments for subsequent semesters.

A Feb. 13 article reported an incorrect date for the Lunar New Year celebration.

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Petroleum engineering juniors Charlie McDaniel, Madeline Bull and Amanda Knaup discuss their plans for the Ultimate Field Trip Competition, a global contest that asks students to create innovative solutions to real-world energy problems.

OPINION OU President Boren creates Twitter account Our view: Follow President Boren on Twitter @President_ Boren.

We were delighted last week to see OU President David Boren made his own Twitter account. We know Boren reads the print paper every day, and we suggested he enter the Twitter-sphere in an editorial last semester.

Whether we helped sway him to start tweeting or not, we are excited to have a new platform to connect with Boren and are sure students will love having the university president just a few clicks away.

Multiple university presidents and chancellors have taken to Twitter to connect with students, and we give kudos to Boren for joining the Twitter party.

Boren already seems well versed in Twitter etiquette; he even signed his second tweet with his campus-wide nickname “DBo,” a nod to students we appreciated.

Boren also sent Sooners a sweet Valentine’s Day wish via Twitter, and we look forward to more creative posts from our president.

Time will tell if Boren

will use his new social media account to directly interact with students, but we are hopeful he’ll use Twitter to further connect with Sooners.

We also commend Boren for making his Twitter account in the spring. It will give him time to navigate the site before the inevitable barrage of tweets he’ll receive from overzealous fans when football season rolls around.

However Boren chooses to approach Twitter, we are sure he’ll impart the Twitter PHOTO PROVIDED world with wisdom and President Boren poses for his official OU portrait. Boren recently humor. Now that Boren made an official Twitter to match the communication needs of modhas started tweeting, ern students and faculty. we’d like to suggest a few and maybe even declare • #ravealert: Does handy hashtags Boren #madethecall when stu- anyone else remember could use to up his Twitter game other than dents are granted snow- that bizarre false emerdays in the future. gency alert OU students the obvious #Boomer • #TexasSucks: received last semester? and #Sooner: We all know it’s It’s become sort of a • #maketheOur View is true, and it’d be running joke that Boren call: Boren the majority fun to see Boren is actually a DJ and was surely learned opinion of take UT down calling on Sooners to about this infaThe Daily’s seven-member a notch via party. mous hashtag editorial board Twitter.

We look forward to on Sunday night.

• #BOOM: connecting with Boren OU students use Now, this on Twitter and hope it at the first hint hashtag is typically rehe’s excited as we are to of snow in Oklahoma tweet each other all day served for coach Bob to request a snow day. long.

Although the snowfall in Stoops when he lands a commitment, but we Norman was seriously Comment on this don’t think he would disappointing Sunday, mind Boren using it we encourage Boren to online at OUDaily.com every once in a while. really own this hashtag

A Feb. 13 article mistakenly identified the Huston Huffman Fitness Center as the Huston ‘Huffington’ Fitness Center.

Kaitlyn Underwood, opinion editor dailyopinion@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/opinion • Twitter: @OUDailyOpinion

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CAC open letter to the OU Daily:

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am writing to clear up the statements published in the OU Daily Opinion article; Unheard questions the diversity of artists. Since our first meetings with the Unheard movement, the Campus Activities Council (CAC) has worked with the leadership to find ways to make our events and committees more inclusive to every community at the University of Oklahoma. We believe in the cause of Unheard and are working with them as well as students from other organizations to improve CAC. In the past few weeks, I have personally sat in two productive and collaborative meetings with the leaders of Unheard addressing their concerns and creating an action plan as to how CAC can make changes that will benefit all students at OU. In those meetings, none of the concerns addressed in the article published on Feb. 16, 2015, were brought up. However, to clarify questions regarding the Jack White concert, I want to provide answers to the questions raised in the article. A majority of these questions were answered in an article written by the OU Daily on Feb. 9, 2015.

“Why was it worth paying that much?”

In the concert business, $85,000 to bring in Jack White was practically a steal. This price is half of what he usually charges. We looked at past tickets sales and found that he would guarantee a good return on investment. For us, it was low cost, high reward.

“How much money did OU profit?”

It was never our intention to make profit off the concert. We broke even. It was always our goal to bring in a great concert for students at the lowest cost. We made the ticket prices the lowest price possible so that students could have access. We hope we can continue to offer the best concerts to the students of OU. “Where did the money to fund White’s concert come from if the annual budget is $159,000?”

The majority of the concert was paid for by sponsorship from our events that have been built up for a long period of time through outside sponsors. It was not from student activity fee money. We have been able to save up money to be able to bring in larger scale concerts that we would not typically be able to bring in with our Student Government Association (SGA) allocation. CAC was allocated $159,000 from SGA last year. From that, $80,000 is given to CAC Speakers Bureau. Speakers Bureau takes half of that allocation given to them and reallocates that amount to other registered student organizations that would like to bring in a speaker. $42,500 is allocated to CAC Concert Series, and $16,500 is given to CAC film series. The rest of the allocation from SGA is given to give seed money to help with campus-wide events that CAC hosts.

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FORUMS: Aspirants to answer questions Continued from Page One Because the provost serves as academic chief officer at OU — a position very important to students and the campus community — students are encouraged to

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attend the sessions and to ask questions, Grillot said in an email.

T h e c a n d i d at e i nt e rview process for the position of provost will end March 4, Grillot said in an email. Following the interview process, the search

committee will discuss and review the candidates before submitting feedback to OU President David Boren, Grillot said.

Boren will review the committee’s feedback and make a final decision among t h e c a n d i d a t e s, w h i c h

he w ill submit to the Board of Regents, Grillot said. Grillot expects the Regents will act on the recommendation at their March 10 meeting, she said in an email.

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John Wiencek has been announced as a possible candidate for Senior Vice President and provost position at OU. Wiencek will give a forum 9 a.m. Thursday.

Kyle Harper has been announced as a possible candidate for Senior Vice President and provost position at OU. Harper will give a forum 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Paul Winistorfer has been announced as a possible candidate for Senior Vice President and provost position at OU. Winistorfer will give a forum 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 3.

LETTER: CAC strives to become more inclusive Continued from Page Two When it comes to choosing an artist to bring to OU, our only specifications are the price of the artist, availability of the venue, if the artist is willing to perform here and if it is a smart investment for the Campus Activities Council.

We have a limited amount of funds we can put towards concerts so we work hard to bring in the best concerts we can with our budget. As CAC, we try to make the $42,500 stretch the entire year. To give perspective on how much a show cost, a typical Must Stay Weekend Show may cost around $15,000 - $30,000 before production cost. A good estimate for production cost is to double the amount for the artist. The high cost is the reason we try to co-program as much as possible and why it is sometimes difficult to bring in a larger name artist.

It is always CAC’s goal to provide the best experience possible for our students and to bring college to life. We are always working to make ourselves better and we

appreciate and applaud the efforts of OU Unheard movement. We value their partnership and all they are doing to make CAC and the OU Campus even better.

We have already begun to create and implement new ways to make our organization and events more accessible and inclusive for every student at OU after listening carefully in our meetings with the OU Unheard movement.

I am always willing to address any student’s concerns or questions about CAC. We want to ensure that as CAC, we are always striving to be an organization our students are proud of. If you have any questions regarding CAC or anything that we can do to improve campus life for students, please feel free to contact me through my phone at 918-633-9664 or via email at layne@ ou.edu with anything regarding CAC.

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BP: Winning team visits Trinidad and Tobago Continued from Page Two

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SPORTS

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Men’s basketball to wrangle with Longhorns Sooners will play hard to beat UT tonight at Lloyd Noble Center TRENT CRABTREE Sports Reporter @TrentCrabtree

OU men’s basketball will attempt to find new momentum and bounce back from a last-second loss as it welcomes Texas to the Lloyd Noble Center tonight.

Last Saturday, No. 17 Sooners (17-8, 8-5) were upset 59-56 on the road at t h e ha n d s o f Ka n s a s State. OU surrendered a game-winning 3-pointer to Wildcat guard Marcus Foster. It was an unexpected loss, especially considering the fact that the Sooners were riding a five-game winning streak — their longest of the season — before arriving in Manhattan.

OU coach Lon Kruger acknowledged that the loss still stings but said he plans on using it to the team’s advantage.

“From the start, we’ve said their length and athleticism. that we have 18 really tough Oklahoma senior forward games, and we have to treat TaShawn Thomas said the all of them like it’s the only key to dealing with their vergame and not let a winning satility is staying grounded. streak or losing streak affect “We just know we have the next one,” Kruger said. to stay down on defense,” “Big 12 play is hard, and ev- Thomas said. “Turner likes eryone is trying really hard. to shoot the ball really quick The guys that are trying real- when he catches it; somely hard are also really good.” times he doesn’t even dribThe Longhorns (17-8, ble. We have to be prepared 6-6) come to for Holmes to Norman as be athletic like winners of a guard.”

“Big 12 play three straight The Sooners, is hard and games and on the other currently sit in hand have everyone is a sixth-place been strugtrying really tie with Baylor gling in the rehard. The guys bounding dein the Big 12 standings. UT as of that are trying partment ranks second late, especially really hard are on the defennationally in r e b o u n d i n g also really good.” sive glass. In margin and are the KSU loss, out-reboundOU allowed LON KRUGER, ing their oppo14 offensive COACH nents by nearly boards, which 10 boards per the Wildcats game. Their presence on the took advantage of by conglass is the product of fresh- v e r t i n g nu m e ro u s s e cman forward Myles Turner ond-chance opportunities. and senior forward Jonathan These extra possessions Holmes, who both create i n c l u d e Fo s t e r ’s g a m e mismatches inside with winner — the result of a

deflection off the front of the rim that OU wasn’t able to rein in.

“The last five or six games we’ve given up too many offensive boards. They’re not shooting good against us, but then they’re getting offensive boards and getting easy putbacks,” junior forward Ryan Spangler said.

“Last weekend, we weren’t shooting very well or playing very well, but if we rebound the ball, we win that game.

We still have to be tough.”

Toughness was a major factor in OU’s 70-49 victory over UT in Austin on Jan. 5.

Along with the game being OU’s first true road victory over an AP top 10 opponent in 22 years, the loss by the Longhorns was the largest at home during the 17-year tenure of UT coach Rick Barnes.

Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m., and ESPN2 will carry the broadcast.

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Sophomore guard Jordan Woodard prepares to pass the ball during the Jan. 17 game against Oklahoma State at the Lloyd Noble Center. The 82-65 victory over the Cowboys marked the Sooners’ 11th straight home victory in the Bedlam series.

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Sophomore guard Jordan Woodard goes up for the layup during the game against Texas Tech University on Jan. 28 at Lloyd Noble Center.

The Sooners beat the Red Raiders 81-36.

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klahoma will try to sweep the regular season series against rival Texas at the Lloyd Noble Center in a primetime battle tonight.

The Longhorns have John Walker picked up stride john.t.walker-1@ou.edu with a three-game @jtw2213 winning streak after starting conference play 3-6 in the Big 12. The Sooners hope to maintain momentum despite a road bump against Kansas State with a 59-56 loss in Manhattan.

Frontcourt: Oklahoma junior forward Ryan Spangler continues to make an impact on the stat sheet. In the past three games, Spangler has averaged 13.7 points, eight rebounds and two blocks. The duo of Spangler and senior forward TaShawn Thomas shined the brightest recently against Iowa State, where they combined for 36 points and grabbed 23 boards.

Spangler can hold his own in the paint, both as a bruiser on offense and a stout defender, while Thomas’ inside-out versatility gives the Sooners another scoring dynamic in their already potent offense.

Texas freshman forward Myles Turner is coming off the best game of his college career with a 25-point, 12-rebound outing against Texas Tech.

That impressive performance may give the 6-foot11 inch forward some momentum after a series of lackluster showings. Turner is paired with junior center Cameron Ridley, a hefty man who adds to the size advantage of the Longhorns. Off the bench is senior forward Jonathan Holmes, who returned to action against the Red Raiders after being inactive for two games with a concussion. At full strength, Holmes is a gunner from deep, shooting the second-most threes for the Longhorns while converting 36 percent. Junior center Prince Ibeh plays spot minutes but averages over a block per game.

Together, the Longhorns’ size, strength and athleticism make scoring at the rim difficult. The team holds top position in the country in most blocks per game.

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as the Big 12 season winds down.

A battle of sharpshooting backcourts Sophomores Peyton Little (12.4 PPG) and Gioya Carter (10.3 PPG) have led the Sooners’ backcourt for Joe Buettner most of conference play. joebuet@ou.edu With the emergence of @Joe_Buettner freshman Gabbi Ortiz, OU should have all the weapons to compete with Iowa housands of schoolState senior guard Nikki children cheered on Moody and a Cyclones OU as they downed backcourt fond of the threeIowa State on Feb. 4, but point line. the Sooners won’t have The Sooners have shown their young supporters with them as they head to Ames, plenty of consistency with their starters in the backIowa, Tuesday night. court. Iowa State’s backThe Sooners (16-8, 10-3 court surely must have a Big 12) lit up the TCU Horned Frogs Saturday, and chip on its shoulders after Nikki Moody was the only they’ll try to build another Cyclone who made an imwin streak when they visit pact in the first match-up the Iowa State Cyclones between Iowa State and OU. (15-9, 6-7 Big 12).

Give the advantage OU and Iowa State are to OU in the backcourt. scheduled for a nationally Nikki Moody is a brilliant televised 8 p.m. CT tip-off on Fox Sports 1. Here’s what scorer, but if the Sooners defense can contain Iowa to expect from both teams

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State from the perimeter, it could be another long game for Bill Fennelly’s team.

Size, size, and more size Junior Kaylon Williams is OU’s only proven big player in the front court. She’ll get the task of defending 6-foot-5 freshman center Bryanna Fernstrom.

On the boards, the teams are about even, but Fernstrom’s shot blocking abilities give Iowa State an added danger to OU’s scorers in the paint.

Williams has been prone to foul trouble, though she’s coming off a nice performance against TCU and she’s one of OU’s most versatile players with her ability to score, pass and defend the ball.

Both teams have two solid post players that each team relies on heavily, but the battle in the frontcourt is a bit of a push here.

The second unit Sophomore Maddie Manning could be the

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difference maker in this game. Iowa State’s bench was nowhere to be found in the first match-up, and Manning is a danger as one of OU’s key reserves.

Manning averages under five points per contest, but she’s one of OU’s best defenders. When she is hitting her shots, she can score in a variety of ways.

OU should have the advantage with its bench, but

it’s unclear whose starters will or won’t show up Tuesday night.

Seasoned coaches Both Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale and Iowa State’s Bill Fennelly turned their programs around in the late ‘90s.

The two have become fixtures in Big 12 women’s basketball, and no clear advantage exists between the two.

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Ultimately, this game should come down to whether Iowa State can get support for Nikki Moody and if the Sooners can avoid foul trouble on the road.

Joe Buettner is a Journalism Sophmore