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2009-10 MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 18 - Florida 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 Florida Gators (9-8, 2-2 SEC) NOVEMBER vs. Sun. 8 MONTICELLO (Exh.) W, 106-34 Fri. 13 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 106-48 NR/RV Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs (12-5, 3-1 SEC)C) Sun. 15 EAST TENNESSEE STATE W, 80-50 Wed. 18 UTAH VALLEY W, 81-35 Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 - 2 p.m. CT - Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) - Starkville, Miss. Sun. 22 MARYLAND W, 84-55 Television: Fox Sports Net South Thur. 26 ! vs. Texas L, 55-73 Talent: PxP: Peter Pranica, Color: Carol Ross Fri. 27 ! vs. Rutgers L, 54-62 Audio on WFCA 107.9FM & Maroon to the Max (mstateathletics.com) Sat. 28 ! vs. Southern Cal L, 60-64 PxP: Bart Gregory Series Information - Mississippi State leads 19-16 DECEMBER Last Meeting - Florida 80, Mississippi State 66 (1-8-09, Gainesville, Fla.) Wed. 2 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI W, 85-52 Sat. 12 @ Louisiana Tech W, 72-68 MISSISSIPPI STATE FLORIDA Mon. 14 SAMFORD W, 80-41 PROJECTED STARTERS PROJECTED STARTERS Wed. 16 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 88-53 Sun. 20 @ Xavier L, 60-81 2 G Alexis Rack Sr. 5-7 2 G Lonnika Thompson Sr. 5-4 Wed. 30 ALCORN STATE W, 108-67 3 G Diamber Johnson So. 5-7 10 G Steffi Sorensen Sr. 5-10 5 G Armelie Lumanu Sr. 5-9 33 G Jordan Jones So. 5-9 33 G Mary Kathryn Govero Jr. 5-11 24 F Sharielle Smith Sr. 5-10 JANUARY 10 F Chanel Mokango Sr. 6-5 13 C Azania Stewart So. 6-4 Sun. 3 * @ Auburn W, 73-58 TOP RESERVES TOP RESERVES 0 C Rima Kalonda Sr. 6-3 32 F Jennifer George Fr. 6-0 Thur. 7 * VANDERBILT W, 90-76 42 F/C Channa Campbell Sr. 6-2 21 G Trumae Lucas So. 5-8 Sun. 10 * TENNESSEE L, 48-75 Thur. 14 * @ Arkansas W, 78-60 Sun. 17 * FLORIDA 2 p.m. (FSN) LADY BULLDOGS BACK HOME AGAINST THE GATORS Thur. 21 * @ Ole Miss 7 p.m. The Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs return home Sunday to take on the Florida Gators at Sun. 24 * @ Vanderbilt 2 p.m. the Humphrey Coliseum in a 2 p.m. contest. Sunday’s game will be televised regionally Thur. 28 * GEORGIA 8 p.m. (FSN) by Fox Sports South and will be State’s third televised game this season. Peter Pranica Sun. 31 * KENTUCKY 2 p.m. will handle play by play duties while Carol Ross will be the color analyst. Following Sunday’s game, Mississippi State will hit the road for two games, traveling to Ole Miss on FEBRUARY Jan. 21 and then going to Nashville, Tenn. to take on Vanderbilt on Jan. 24. Thur. 4 * ALABAMA 8 p.m. (ESPNU) Sun 7 * @ Florida noon A LOOK AT MISSISSIPPI STATE Thur. 11 * @ South Carolina 6 p.m. The Lady Bulldogs (12-5, 3-1 SEC) enter Sunday’s game riding high after a 78-60 victory Sun. 14 * OLE MISS 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2) at Arkansas on Thursday night. Against the Razorbacks, State extended a six-point half- Sun. 21 * AUBURN 2 p.m. time lead to as many as 25 with a 63 percent shooting performance in the second half. Thur. 25 * @ Alabama 6 p.m. Senior guard Alexis Rack continues to rank second in the conference in scoring, averag- Sun. 28 * * @ LSU 2 p.m. ing 20.0 points a game. Armelie Lumanu (13.5), Mary Kathryn Govero (11.6) and Tysheka Grimes (11.5) are all in the top-23 in the SEC in scoring. As a team, State ranks fourth in MARCH the conference in scoring offense, sixth in scoring defense and fifth in scoring margin. In conference games, State leads the league in free throw shooting (78.9 percent) and 4-7 $ SEC Tournament TBA three-point field goals a game (8.3). 20-23 % NCAA Tournament (1 & 2 Rounds) TBA 27-30 # NCAA Tournament (Regionals) TBA A LOOK AT FLORIDA APRIL The Florida Gators are 9-8 overall this season, 2-2 in conference games. Led by third-year head coach Amanda Butler, UF is coming off a heartbreaking 66-64 loss to #4 Tennessee 4-7 @ NCAA Tournament (Final Four) TBA on Thursday. Sophomore Jordan Jones currently paces the Gators, scoring 10.8 points a game. UF is 2-3 in road games this season with wins over Arkansas and Old Dominion. All times Central Arkansas ranks 10th in the SEC in scoring offense and seventh in scoring defense. ! Paradise Jam - St. Thomas, Virgin Islands * SEC Game THE SERIES: MISSISSIPPI STATE VS. FLORIDA $ Gwinnett Arena -Duluth, Ga. Mississippi State and Florida have met 35 previous times on the hardwood dating back % NCAA Tournament - Various Sites to 1978. The Lady Bulldogs hold a 19-16 advantage over UF including an 11-5 mark at # NCAA Tournament - Various Sites home. Last season in Gainesville, Florida won an 80-66 decision in the SEC opener for @ NCAA Final Four - Alamo Dome - San Antonio, Texas both teams. 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 3-1 TO START THE SEC; LOOKING FOR HISTORY GENERAL INFORMATION With a 3-1 start in Southeastern Conference play, Mississippi State is currently Location .............................................................................Starkville, Miss. tied for second in the league standings. The Lady Bulldogs have started 3-1 in Founded ........................................................................February 28, 1878 SEC play just twice before (2002-03, 2004-05). State has never started SEC play Enrollment ........................................................................................18,601 4-1 and will be looking to do so Sunday. Colors..........................................................Maroon (PMS 202) and White CAREER NIGHT FOR MOKANGO Nickname ............................................................................Lady Bulldogs Senior forward Chanel Mokango had a career night on Thursday against Arkan- Conference ............................................................................Southeastern sas, matching a career scoring high with 19 points, added a career-high 13 re- Arena (Capacity) .........................................Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) bounds, added six blocks along with an assist, a steal and 0 turnovers.