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2009-10 MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 26 - Ole Miss SID: Jay Middleton Phone: (offi ce) 662-325-0972 (cell) 662-418-9139 Fax: 662-325-2563 Press Row: 662-325-3776 Email: [email protected] WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM 2009-10 LADY BULLDOG GAME INFORMATION BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs (17-9, 8-5) NOVEMBER vs. Sun. 8 MONTICELLO (Exh.) W, 106-34 Fri. 13 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 106-48 Auburn Tigers (12-14,3-10) Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010 - 2 p.m. CT - Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) - Starkville, Miss. Sun. 15 EAST TENNESSEE STATE W, 80-50 Wed. 18 UTAH VALLEY W, 81-35 Television: None Sun. 22 (-/20) MARYLAND W, 84-55 Audio on WFCA 107.9 FM & Maroon to the Max (mstateathletics.com) Thur. 26 ! vs. (13/14) Texas L, 55-73 PxP: Bart Gregory Fri. 27 ! vs. Rutgers L, 54-62 Series Information - Auburn leads 30-12 Sat. 28 ! vs. Southern Cal L, 60-64 Last Meeting - Mississippi State 73, Auburn 58 (2-21-10) DECEMBER Wed. 2 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI W, 85-52 Sat. 12 @ Louisiana Tech W, 72-68 MISSISSIPPI STATE AUBURN Mon. 14 SAMFORD W, 80-41 PROJECTED STARTERS PROJECTED STARTERS Wed. 16 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 88-53 Sun. 20 @ (12/14) Xavier L, 60-81 2 G Alexis Rack Sr. 5-7 1 G Morgan Toles Fr. 5-9 Wed. 30 ALCORN STATE W, 108-67 5 G Armelie Lumanu Sr. 5-9 4 G Parrisha Simmons So. 6-0 33 G Mary Kathryn Govero Jr. 5-11 5 G Alli Smalley Jr. 5-8 10 F Chanel Mokango Sr. 6-5 21 F Jordan Greenleaf Jr. 6-1 JANUARY 0 C Rima Kalonda Sr. 6-3 14 F Blanche Alverson Fr. 6-3 Sun. 3 * @ Auburn W, 73-58 TOP RESERVES TOP RESERVES 23 F Tysheka Grimes Sr. 6-0 12 G Nicolle Thomas Fr. 5-10 Thur. 7 * (17/16) VANDERBILT W, 90-76 3 G Diamber Johnson So. 5-7 33 C KeKe Carrier Sr. 6-7 Sun. 10 * (4/4) TENNESSEE L, 48-75 Thur. 14 * @ Arkansas W, 78-60 Sun. 17 * FLORIDA L, 52-55 LADY BULLDOGS CLOSE OUT HOME SLATE WITH AUBURN Thur. 21 * @ Ole Miss L, 58-66 Mississippi State will honor eight senior players and one senior manager Sunday as they Sun. 24 * @ (21/20) Vanderbilt W, 65-56 play at home one fi nal time against Auburn. Game time is set for 2 p.m. at the Humphrey Thur. 28 * (9/9) GEORGIA W, 74-66 Coliseum on the Mississippi State campus. The game will not be televised but can be Sun. 31 * (-/23) KENTUCKY L, 59-69 heard on WFCA 107.9 and on Maroon to the Max on Mstateathletics.com. Bart Gregory will call the action. FEBRUARY Thur. 4 * ALABAMA W, 77-44 A LOOK AT MISSISSIPPI STATE Sun 7 * @ Florida L, 78-80 (2OT) The Lady Bulldogs have won two straight games and three of their last four coming into Thur. 11 * @ South Carolina W, 55-53 Sunday. Most recently, the Lady Bulldogs are coming off a 73-54 win over Ole Miss last Sun. 14 * OLE MISS W, 73-54 Sunday in Starkville despite the absence of leading scorer Alexis Rack who was out with Sun. 21 * AUBURN 2 p.m. a foot injury. Currently, State is in sole possession of third place in the SEC standings Thur. 25 * @ Alabama 6 p.m. with three games to play. Rack paces Mississippi State, averaging 19.0 points a game. Sun. 28 * * @ LSU 2 p.m. Four other Lady Bulldogs are averaging double figure scoring including Armelie Lumanu (12.6), Tyseka Grimes (11.4), Mary Kathryn Govero (11.3) and Chanel Mokango (10.5). As MARCH a team, Mississippi State continues to rank fourth in the league in scoring offense, fifth in scoring defense, first in 3-point FG pct. defense, fourth in assists and second in steals. 4-7 $ SEC Tournament TBA 20-23 % NCAA Tournament (1 & 2 Rounds) TBA 27-30 # NCAA Tournament (Regionals) TBA A LOOK AT AUBURN Auburn enters Sunday’s matchup with a 12-14 overall record, 3-10 in SEC play. The Tigers APRIL have lost four straight and are currently 11th in the SEC Standings. Head Coach Nell Fortner is in her seventh year at Auburn. Junior guard Alli Smalley paces the Tigers, aver- 4-7 @ NCAA Tournament (Final Four) TBA aging 15.0 points a game. Senior center KeKe Carrier is scoring 13.0 points a game. As a team, Auburn ranks 12th in the league in scoring offense and seventh in scoring defense. All times Central ! Paradise Jam - St. Thomas, Virgin Islands THE SERIES: MISSISSIPPI STATE VS. AUBURN * SEC Game The Lady Bulldogs and Tigers have met 43 previous times dating back to 1977. Auburn $ Gwinnett Arena -Duluth, Ga. holds a 30-13 advantage in the series. With its win over Auburn earlier this season, State % NCAA Tournament - Various Sites snapped a four game losing skid to the Tigers. With a win on Sunday, State would have a # NCAA Tournament - Various Sites two-game winning streak for the fi rst time since 2003. The Lady Bulldogs are 9-11 all time @ NCAA Final Four - Alamo Dome - San Antonio, Texas against Auburn in Starkville. 1 2009-10 LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL NNUMERICALUMERICAL RROSTEROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 0 Rima Kalonda F/C 6-3 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 So. 1L Ringgold, GA (Tennessee Temple) 2 Alexis Rack G 5-7 Sr. 3L Franklin, LA (Franklin HS) 3 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 So. 1L Pontotoc, MS (Pontotoc HS) 5 Armelie Lumanu G/F 5-9 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College 10 Chanel Mokango F 6-5 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 14 Bethany Washington F 5-9 Sr. 2L Houma, LA (Vandebilt Catholic HS) 21 Ashlie Billingslea G 5-6 Jr. TR Stone Mountain, GA (Chipola College) 23 Tysheka Grimes G/F 6-0 Sr. 3L Baton Rouge, LA (Capitol HS) 24 Ashley Jones G 5-11 Fr. HS Winter Park, FL (Lake Howell High School) 25 Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Sr. 3L Lamar, MS (Ashland HS) 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G/F 5-11 Jr. 2L Clinton, MS (Mt. Salus Christian) 42 Channa Campbell F/C 6-2 Sr. 3L Lester, AL (West Limestone HS) AALPHABETICALLPHABETICAL ROSTERROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 21 Ashlie Billingslea G 5-6 Jr. TR Stone Mountain, GA (Chipola College) 42 Channa Campbell F/C 6-2 Sr. 3L Lester, AL (West Limestone HS) 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G/F 5-11 Jr. 2L Clinton, MS (Mt. Salus Christian) 23 Tysheka Grimes G/F 6-0 Sr. 3L Baton Rouge, LA (Capitol HS) 3 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 So. 1L Pontotoc, MS (Pontotoc HS) 24 Ashley Jones G 5-11 Fr. HS Winter Park, FL (Lake Howell High School) 0 Rima Kalonda F/C 6-3 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 5 Armelie Lumanu G/F 5-9 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College 10 Chanel Mokango F 6-5 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 2 Alexis Rack G 5-7 Sr. 3L Franklin, LA (Franklin HS) 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 So. 1L Ringgold, GA (Tennessee Temple) 25 Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Sr. 3L Lamar, MS (Ashland HS) 14 Bethany Washington F 5-9 Sr. 2L Houma, LA (Vandebilt Catholic HS) PPRONOUNCIATIONRONOUNCIATION GGUIDEUIDE CCOACHINGOACHING STAFFSTAFF 0 RIMA KALONDA REAM-a COLE-onda Head Coach: Sharon Fanning-Otis (Chattanooga, 1975) 3 DIAMBER Johnson DEE-am-ber Assistant Coach: Greg Franklin (Austin Peay, 1994) 5 ARMELIE LUMANU ARE-mel-ee Loo-MAHN-ew Assistant Coach: Sharrona Reaves (Alabama, 1995) 10 CHANEL MOKANGO SHA-nell mo-CON-go Assistant Coach: Franqua Bedell (University of the Ozarks, 1999) 23 TYSHEKA Grimes ty-SHE-kuh Director of Operations: Joey Burton (Moody Bible College, 2007) 25 MARNESHIA Richard mar-KNEE-sha 33 Mary Kathryn GOVERO GO-ver-row 42 CHANNA Campbell CHAN-uh SHARRONA Reaves sha-RON-a RROSTEROSTER BBREAKDOWNREAKDOWN FRANQUA BEDELL FRAN-swa ba-DELL BBYY CCLASSLASS BBYY REGIONREGION SSENIORSENIORS ((8)8) AALABAMALABAMA (1)(1) Channa Campbell Channa Campbell Tysheka Grimes FFLORIDALORIDA ((1)1) Rima Kalonda Ashley Jones Armelie Lumanu Chanel Mokango GGEORGIAEORGIA (2)(2) Alexis Rack Ashlie Billingslea Danielle Rector Danielle Rector Marneshia Richard LLOUISIANAOUISIANA ((3)3) Bethany Washington Tysheka Grimes Alexis Rack 1 2 JJUNIORSUNIORS ((2)2) Bethany Washington 3 Ashlie Billingslea 3 MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPI ((3)3) 1 Mary Kathryn Govero Mary Kathryn Govero Diamber Johnson SSOPHOMORESOPHOMORES ((2)2) Marneshia Richard Diamber Johnson DDEMOCRATICEMOCRATIC REPUBLICREPUBLIC OFOF THETHE CONGOCONGO ((3)3) 3 Danielle Rector Rima Kalonda Armelie Lumanu FFRESHMENRESHMEN ((1)1) Chanel Mokango Ashley Jones 2 2009-10 LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL LADY BULLDOG QUICKFACTS ONE LAST TIME GENERAL INFORMATION Eight seniors will play their fi nal home games Sunday at the Humphrey Coli- Location .............................................................................Starkville, Miss. seum. Alexis Rack, Armelie Lumanu, Tyseka Grimes, Chanel Mokango, Rima Kalonda, Channa Campbell and Bethany Washington as well as Marneshia Founded ........................................................................February 28, 1878 Richard will all end their collegiate careers this season. The group has played in Enrollment ........................................................................................18,601 a combined 644 career games. The group accounts for 81 percent of Mississippi Colors..........................................................Maroon (PMS 202) and White State scoring this season. Nickname ............................................................................Lady Bulldogs Conference ............................................................................Southeastern THE CURRENT STATE OF THE SEC Through 13 conference games, Mississippi State has sole possession of third Arena (Capacity) .........................................Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) place with an 8-5 mark. Tennessee leads the standings at 12-1, followed by President ......................................................................