After the Sooners' winning ways tailed off at the end of Sherri Coale's career, Jennie Baranczyk has her team set for success as OU enters the SEC.
While Coale had plenty of success throughout her career at OU, her time in Norman didn't end as she may have hoped. The Sooners went 32-52 in Coale's final three seasons at the helm, resulting in a coaching change that brought former Drake head coachImmediately upon her arrival, Barnaczyk was able to return OU to it's winning ways, going 25-9 and making the NCAA Tournament in her first year as the Sooners' head coach.
Oklahoma won 12 of its first 13 Big 12 matchups and went 15-3 overall in Big 12 play to win the regular season conference title for the second year in a row. After losing in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament, Baranczyk's team earned the No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, taking down Middle Tennessee State before falling to Indiana in the Round of 32.
After averaging 12.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.2 steals and one block per game in 2023-24, Verhulst was a First Team All-Big 12 selection and earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Year honors following her transfer from Louisville.As a sophomore with the Beavers, Beers averaged 17.5 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.3 blocks and 1.2 steals per game while shooting 66.4% from the field, earning Third-Team Associate Press All-American honors for her efforts.
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