by NORMAN — OU Freshman Chelsea Dungee (Cherokee) earned accolades as the Big 12 Women’s Basketball Awards were announced Wednesday by the conference office.
Sooners Redshirt senior guard Peyton Little and junior center Vionise Pierre-Louis earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors, while redshirt senior guard Maddie Manning and junior guard Gabbi Ortiz claimed All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selections. Freshman Chelsea Dungee was named to the All-Big 12 Freshmen Team.
The honors were voted on by the league’s head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.
Dungee became the eighth OU freshman to earn a selection to the Big 12’s All-Freshmen Team, joining an impressive list: Gabbi Ortiz (2015), Sharane Campbell (2012), Aaryn Ellenberg (2011), Whitney Hand (2009), Danielle Robinson (2008), Amanda Thompson (2007) and Courtney Paris (2006). The Sapulpa, Okla., native made 16 starts during the regular season, averaging 7.2 points and 2.5 rebounds per contest, while shooting .368 from the field and .800 at the free throw line.
The Sooners open the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship on Saturday as the No. 3 seed. Oklahoma will take on No. 6 seed West Virginia at 8:30 p.m. CT inside Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla.
