Cue the highlight reel. Play the good-bye songs. Hand out a box of two-ply tissues.

It’s Senior Night for OU women’s basketball.

“I know I’m going to cry, just bawl hysterically,” senior Danielle Robinson said.

The All-American guard is joined by forward Carlee Roethlisberger and guard Lauren Willis for one final regular-season hurrah in Lloyd Noble Center.

That fact that tonight is Bedlam just happens to be icing on the cake to a four-year run most players only dream about.

This class of athletes has been to back-to-back Final Fours, which Willis said are her favorite memories with the team.

Postseason success was emphasized as a career highlight by each player, but all three took a long road to arrive there.

Robinson’s journey began five years ago — while still in high school — on an unannounced visit to OU’s Senior Night.

“Whitney (Hand) was actually a recruit, and I sat with her,” Robinson said. “I’d come from California — surprised the team — after I had committed.

“[Lloyd Noble] was full, and I said, ‘How do you not come here; this is special.’ From that point, I knew this was definitely the place I wanted to be.”

The others’ first Senior Night experience came sophomore year because there were no seniors when the class of 2011 arrived.

They made up for it with plenty of memories, though.

Courtney Paris promised a national championship. Ashley Paris revealed how much she grew during her time at OU, admitting she previously lacked the confidence to even wear earrings.

The following year, Nyeshia Stevenson made people laugh, and Amanda Thompson made people cry as the first in her family to graduate from college.

Roethlisberger cited each of these as moving moments for her, but Willis said she remembers the general atmosphere of the night.

“It was like a big celebration, and that is what I am hoping today is like,” Willis said.

Robinson, Roethlisberger and Willis finally will be the ones standing at center court with thousands of home fans applauding them one last time.

It will be a moment to remember, but each player admitted there were times they weren’t sure they would even make it to today.

Robinson said she had doubts after her rookie year .

“I was like ‘Wow, this is college basketball.’ It was definitely what I wanted still, but at the same time, I was going to have to fix a lot of things,” Robinson said.

Roethlisberger said she is just lucky she was in good company.

“After a few losses, after a few preseasons, you’re like, ‘I don’t know if I can make it the next preseason,’ but that’s why you have teammates,” Roethlisberger said. “They help you through, and here I am.”

Willis, like Roethlisberger, emphasized the pain of offseason conditioning.

“Our preseason running is absolutely killer, and sometimes I would wake up and wonder if I’m going to make it through the day,” Willis said.

But from crunches to push-ups to line drills, they made it.

Willis came to OU as a walk-on and played her way to a scholarship.

Roethlisberger became more than just a player with the famous last name.

Robinson will go down as one of the greatest players to wear an OU uniform.

After the season ends, Roethlisberger and Willis will log a few more hours in the classroom before they head out into the world, and Robinson will attempt to take on the world of professional basketball.

“I plan to go pro, play in the WNBA and overseas, do that for a couple years and hopefully get into coaching,” Robinson said. “As far as the WNBA, it’s always been a dream. I think that I’ve worked in such a way to get myself there.”

Standing in the trio’s way is tonight’s game against Oklahoma State, a matchup with Texas Tech and what the Sooners hope will be a long stay in the tournament.

Despite tonight’s festivities, there is still basketball to be played.

“It’s your last time to play in front of your home crowd, and your last time to play on this floor, but it’s also happy because you’re starting the tournament,” Roethlisberger said.

The postseason has been kind to this group of veterans. The question is, can they find the magic once again?

“The journey’s not over, the season’s not over,” Robinson said.