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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Monday, November 2
Adidas Arena • Paris, France
1:30 PM
University of Oklahoma
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North Carolina
Photo by: Brendall Vargas/University of Oklahoma
November 01, 2026 | Women's Basketball
NORMAN — Under sixth-year head coach Jennie Baranczyk, No. 21 Oklahoma opens its 53rd season Monday against No. 12 North Carolina at Oui-Play Paris at Adidas Arena in Paris, France.
Tipoff is set for 1:30 p.m. CT on ESPN2 with Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe on the call. Brian Brinkley and Tyler Neal will call the action on the Sooner Sports Radio Network (1520 AM OKC).
The Sooners enter the 2026-27 season ranked No. 21 in both the AP and WBCA polls, marking the fourth time in six seasons under Baranczyk that OU has earned a preseason top-25 ranking (2022, 2024-26). Monday's matchup marks Oklahoma's first season opener against a ranked opponent since facing No. 4 Maryland to begin the 2007-08 campaign.FAN INFORMATION
Fans can follow live stats throughout the game, and tickets can be purchased through Adidas Arena.
• Oklahoma is 5-0 in season openers under Baranczyk, winning by an average of 17.3 points. The Sooners are 36-16 all-time in season openers and have lost just one of their last 16 (2020-21 vs. Houston). OU has not opened a season away from home since Baranczyk's debut campaign in 2021-22, when the Sooners tipped off at South Dakota.
• Oklahoma advanced to its second consecutive Sweet 16 last season, finishing 26-8 and securing its fourth 25-win campaign under Baranczyk. The Sooners went 11-5 in SEC play and finished 10th in the WBCA poll (best since 2009) and 12th in the final AP Top 25. OU also enjoyed a record-setting offensive season, setting program highs in scoring average (85.9 PPG), scoring margin (+17.3) and 100-point games (7), while matching the school record with 12 games of 90 points or more.
• In five seasons at Oklahoma, Baranczyk has guided the Sooners to 22 wins over top-25 opponents, including 11 against top-15 teams. OU defeated six ranked opponents in 2025-26, highlighted by a win over then-No. 2 South Carolina that matched the highest-ranked victory in program history. Aaliyah Chavez scored 15 over her 26 points in overtime to seal the historic win.
• Oklahoma's roster features four international players this season, the second most in program history behind the 1998-99 team's five. Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu (London, England), Emma Tolan (Cavan, Ireland), Sina Höllerl (Klosterneuburg, Austria) and Daffa Cissoko (Paris, France) traveled an average of 4,811 miles from their hometowns to Norman, led by Höllerl's 5,374-mile journey.
• Monday's tilt features two of the nation's top young stars in college basketball as OU's Aaliyah Chavez, the 2026 ESPN National Freshman of the Year, will square off with UNC freshman Kate Harpring, who was graded as the No. 1 recruit in the 2026 class by 247Sports.
OU is 41-11 all-time in home openers and have lost just once in its last 14, with their lone defeat coming in 2020 to Houston in the last year under coach Sherri Coale.
Tipoff is set for 1:30 p.m. CT on ESPN2 with Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe on the call. Brian Brinkley and Tyler Neal will call the action on the Sooner Sports Radio Network (1520 AM OKC).
The Sooners enter the 2026-27 season ranked No. 21 in both the AP and WBCA polls, marking the fourth time in six seasons under Baranczyk that OU has earned a preseason top-25 ranking (2022, 2024-26). Monday's matchup marks Oklahoma's first season opener against a ranked opponent since facing No. 4 Maryland to begin the 2007-08 campaign.
FAN INFORMATION
The game will air on ESPN2 and is one of OU's program-record 18 nationally-televised games this season. Brian Brinkley and Tyler Neal will call the action on the the Sooner Sports Radio Network and fans in the Oklahoma City area can tune in on 1520 AM.
Fans can follow live stats throughout the game, and tickets can be purchased through Adidas Arena.
LAST TIME OUT
Oklahoma closed its preseason with an exhibition game against Southern Nazarene (D2) on Oct. 25 in Norman. The Sooners used runs of 27-0 and 32-0 to punctuate the dominant 124-39 win. Brooklyn Stewart led all scorers with 21 points as seven Sooners scored in double figures, including 14 points and nine assists from Aaliyah Chavez. All 14 of Oklahoma's players saw action, with 13 logging eight or more minutes and scoring.SERIES HISTORY
Monday marks the sixth all-time meeting between the Sooners and Tar Heels, and the second of the Baranczyk era. UNC holds a 3-2 series advantage. The Tar Heels knocked off OU, 61-52, at the Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte in December 2023. The Sooners' 52 points scored that night were their second-fewest in any game under Baranczyk.THE FAST BREAK
• Picked to finish sixth in the SEC by the league's 16 head coaches, Oklahoma returns preseason All-SEC selections Aaliyah Chavez (first team) and Sahara Williams (second team). The duo combined to average 30.8 points per game in 2025-26, ranking as the SEC's third-highest-scoring returning tandem and the 17th-highest nationally entering the season. Chavez led OU with 18.4 points per game, while Williams added 12.4.• Oklahoma is 5-0 in season openers under Baranczyk, winning by an average of 17.3 points. The Sooners are 36-16 all-time in season openers and have lost just one of their last 16 (2020-21 vs. Houston). OU has not opened a season away from home since Baranczyk's debut campaign in 2021-22, when the Sooners tipped off at South Dakota.
• Oklahoma advanced to its second consecutive Sweet 16 last season, finishing 26-8 and securing its fourth 25-win campaign under Baranczyk. The Sooners went 11-5 in SEC play and finished 10th in the WBCA poll (best since 2009) and 12th in the final AP Top 25. OU also enjoyed a record-setting offensive season, setting program highs in scoring average (85.9 PPG), scoring margin (+17.3) and 100-point games (7), while matching the school record with 12 games of 90 points or more.
• In five seasons at Oklahoma, Baranczyk has guided the Sooners to 22 wins over top-25 opponents, including 11 against top-15 teams. OU defeated six ranked opponents in 2025-26, highlighted by a win over then-No. 2 South Carolina that matched the highest-ranked victory in program history. Aaliyah Chavez scored 15 over her 26 points in overtime to seal the historic win.
• Oklahoma's roster features four international players this season, the second most in program history behind the 1998-99 team's five. Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu (London, England), Emma Tolan (Cavan, Ireland), Sina Höllerl (Klosterneuburg, Austria) and Daffa Cissoko (Paris, France) traveled an average of 4,811 miles from their hometowns to Norman, led by Höllerl's 5,374-mile journey.
• Monday's tilt features two of the nation's top young stars in college basketball as OU's Aaliyah Chavez, the 2026 ESPN National Freshman of the Year, will square off with UNC freshman Kate Harpring, who was graded as the No. 1 recruit in the 2026 class by 247Sports.
UP NEXT
The Sooners open their home slate on Nov. 8 when Morgan State comes to the Lloyd Noble Center for a 2 p.m. tip. The game will air on SEC Network+.OU is 41-11 all-time in home openers and have lost just once in its last 14, with their lone defeat coming in 2020 to Houston in the last year under coach Sherri Coale.
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