Mississippi State Women's Basketball 2011-12
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2011-12 Game 28 - Florida MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SID: Brock Turnipseed Phone: 662-325-7556 (offi ce) 662-418-7409 (cell) Fax: 662-325-3564 Press Row: 662-325-3776 Email: [email protected] www.hailstate.com • Twitter: @brockt_msu or @mstateWBK 2011-12 LADY BULLDOG GAME INFORMATION BASKETBALL SCHEDULE November 11 FRI Jacksonville State W, 78-41 Mississippi State (14-13, 4-10 SEC) 14 MON Xavier W, 71-65 at 17 THU Alcorn State W, 66-48 20 SUN ! at #6 Texas A&M L, 93-47 Florida (17-10, 7-7 SEC) 23 WED Mississippi Valley State W, 64-47 26 SAT at Savannah State W, 56-42 Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 2 p.m. 30 WED South Alabama W, 63-47 Stephen C. O’Connell Center (11,373) December 4 SUN Tulane W, 70-55 Radio: WKBB-FM 100.9 & WXWX-FM 96.3 (Jason Crowder) 11 SUN at Louisiana Tech L, 63-62 Television: None 16 FRI Southern Miss W, 71-57 19 MON Louisiana-Lafayette W, 72-38 Series Information - UF leads 21-18 (Last: UF 78-63, 2/20/11 in Gainesville) 29 THU $ vs. Oklahoma State L, 78-71 30 FRI $ Nevada W, 67-63 MISSISSIPPI STATE’S PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP January 5 THU * LSU L, 53-48 8 SUN * at #11 Kentucky (FSN) L, 88-40 No. Pos. Name Cl. Ht. PPG RPG Asst. Steals Blocks Min. 12 THU * at Alabama (FSN) W, 66-61 34 C Catina Bett Sr. 6-5 5.6 4.1 0.3 0.4 1.0 20.3 15 SUN * #19 Georgia L, 68-51 25 F Ashley Brown Sr. 5-11 4.4 6.0 0.7 1.1 0.2 21.7 19 THU * at Ole Miss W, 51-46 14 G Kendra Grant Fr. 5-11 7.5 4.0 0.6 0.6 0.2 28.3 22 SUN * Auburn W, 62-57 3 G Diamber Johnson Sr. 5-7 15.2 2.0 2.5 1.7 0.3 33.9 26 THU * Arkansas L, 51-35 4 G Porsha Porter Sr. 5-6 13.1 4.8 2.2 3.2 0.1 31.6 29 SUN * at South Carolina (SECN) L, 69-43 February LADY BULLDOG BITES... 2 THU * at #21 Georgia L, 70-60 • Florida holds a slim 21-18 advantage in the series against Mississippi State, but the 5 SUN * Vanderbilt L, 65-59 Gators have won the last fi ve meetings. 9 THU * at LSU (COX) L, 53-49 12 SUN * Ole Miss (FSN) W, 53-50 (OT) • State trails the series in Gainesville 11-6. MSU’s last win in Gainesville came Feb. 11, 16 THU * Tennessee (CSS) L, 57-41 2007. UF has won the last three meetings at the O’Connell Center. 19 SUN * at Arkansas L, 67-53 • MSU is coming off back-to-back losses to Tennessee (57-41) and Arkansas (67-53). 23 THU * at Florida 6 pm • Mississippi State head coach Sharon Fanning-Otis announced her retirement from 26 SUN * Kentucky (ESPNU) 12:30 pm coaching on Monday. Following the season, she will move into an athletic develop- March ment position with the Bulldog Club. 1-4 SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) • Fanning-Otis will coach her fi nal home game Sunday against Kentucky, the school 17-20 % NCAA Tournament (1st/2nd Rounds) she came to MSU from in 1995. 24-27 # NCAA Tournament (Regionals) • Freshman Jerica James paced the Lady Bulldogs at Arkansas on Sunday. The North April Little Rock native, playing for the fi rst time in her home state, scored a personal-best 1&3 @ NCAA Tournament (Final Four) 12 points in the fi rst start of her career. • Arkansas hit seven three-pointers Sunday, the most MSU has allowed since Auburn hit seven on Jan. 22. Despite that total, State has been solid defending the arc, hold- All times Central ing its last fi ve opponents to 16-73 (21.9 percent). ! Super Six Series - College Station, Texas. • Senior Diamber Johnson dished out six assists against Arkansas on Sunday. She had $ $ Reno-Tahoe Classic - Reno, Nev. seven dishes Thursday against Tennessee. Her 13 assists in the two games equaled * SEC Game her total in the previous seven contests. % Various Sites • Fellow senior Porsha Porter has averaged 14.0 ppg in her last three contests. # Various Sites @ Pepsi Center (Denver, Colo.) WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE LADY BULLDOGS... vs. Kentucky Sunday, February 26 Starkville, Miss. • 12:30 p.m. CT Television: ESPNU Radio: WKBB-FM 100.9 & WXWX-FM 96.3 WWW.HAILSTATE.COM MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL • 2011-12 Game 28 - Florida NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 Sr. 3L Ringgold, Ga. (Tennessee Temple) 2 Darriel Gaynor G 5-6 Jr. 1L Las Vegas, Nev. (Trinity Valley CC) 3 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 Sr. 3L Pontotoc, Miss. (Pontotoc) 4 Porsha Porter G 5-6 Sr. 1L Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson College) 5 Judith Tabala C 6-5 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Odessa College) 10 Martha Alwal C 6-4 Fr. HS Worthington, Minn. (Worthington) 11 Katia May G 5-2 So. 1L York, Ala. (Sumter County) 12 Candace Foster G 5-8 So. 1L Jackson, Miss. (Murrah) 14 Kendra Grant G 5-11 Fr. HS Richland, Miss. (Richland) 15 Brittany Young G/F 5-9 So. 1L Birmingham, Ala. (Midfi eld) 20 Shamia Robinson F 5-8 Fr. HS Maben, Miss. (West Oktibbeha) 21 Jerica James G 5-5 Fr. HS North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock) 23 Carnecia Williams F 6-3 R-Fr. SQ Memphis, Tenn. (White Station) 25 Ashley Brown F 5-11 Sr. 1L Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson College) 34 Catina Bett C 6-5 Sr. 1L Gadsden, Ala. (Kentucky) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 10 Martha Alwal C 6-4 Fr. HS Worthington, Minn. (Worthington) 34 Catina Bett C 6-5 Sr. 1L Gadsden, Ala. (Kentucky) 25 Ashley Brown F 5-11 Sr. 1L Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson College) 12 Candace Foster G 5-8 So. 1L Jackson, Miss. (Murrah) 2 Darriel Gaynor G 5-6 Jr. 1L Las Vegas, Nev. (Trinity Valley CC) 14 Kendra Grant G 5-11 Fr. HS Richland, Miss. (Richland) 21 Jerica James G 5-5 Fr. HS North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock) 3 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 Sr. 3L Pontotoc, Miss. (Pontotoc) 11 Katia May G 5-2 So. 1L York, Ala. (Sumter County) 4 Porsha Porter G 5-6 Sr. 1L Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson College) 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 Sr. 3L Ringgold, Ga. (Tennessee Temple) 20 Shamia Robinson F 5-8 Fr. HS Maben, Miss. (West Oktibbeha) 5 Judith Tabala C 6-5 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Odessa College) 23 Carnecia Williams F 6-3 R-Fr. SQ Memphis, Tenn. (White Station) 15 Brittany Young G/F 5-9 So. 1L Birmingham, Ala. (Midfi eld) PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Sharon Fanning-Otis (Chattanooga, 1975) 3 DIAMBER Johnson DEE-am-ber Assistant Coach: Franqua Bedell (University of the Ozarks, 1999) 5 Judith TABALA ta-BALL-UH Assistant Coach: Wanika Owsley (Southeast Missouri State, 2006) 10 Martha ALWAL All-Wall Assistant Coach: Joey Burton (Moody Bible College, 2007) 11 KATIA May Ka-TEE-ah Director of Operations: Stacey Franklin (Alabama, 1993) 23 CARNECIA Williams Car-NEE-CEE-ah FRANQUA BEDELL FRAN-swa ba-DELL WANIKA OWSLEY WAH-knee-ka ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS BY REGION SSENIORSENIORS ((6)6) AALABAMALABAMA (3)(3) MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPI ((4)4) Catina Bett Catina Bett Candace Foster Ashley Brown Diamber Johnson Katia May Kendra Grant Porsha Porter Brittany Young Diamber Johnson Danielle Rector Shamia Robinson Judith Tabala AARKANSASRKANSAS ((1)1) JJUNIORSUNIORS ((1)1) Jerica James NNEVADAEVADA (1)(1) Darriel Gaynor Darriel Gaynor SSOPHOMORESOPHOMORES ((3)3) GGEORGIAEORGIA (1)(1) Candace Foster Danielle Rector TTENNESSEEENNESSEE ((1)1) Katia May Carnecia Williams Brittany Young IILLINOISLLINOIS ((2)2) FFRESHMENRESHMEN ((5)5) Ashley Brown DDEMOCRATICEMOCRATIC REPUBLICREPUBLIC Martha Alwal Porsha Porter OOFF TTHEHE CCONGOONGO ((1)1) Kendra Grant Jerica James Judith Tabala Shamia Robinson MMINNESOTAINNESOTA ((1)1) Carnecia Williams * Martha Alwal * —Redshirted 2010-11 Season WWW.HAILSTATE.COM MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL • 2011-12 Game 28 - Florida A GLANCE AT THE GATORS MSU-UF COMPARISION Florida owns a 17-10 overall record and 7-7 SEC mark following a 61-57 win against Georgia on Senior Day at the O’Connell Center. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Lady Gators. MSU UF SCORING 1,569 1,826 Florida shot 38.2 percent in the contest and out-rebounded the Lady Bull- Points per game 58.1 67.6 dogs by 10, 42-32. Three Lady Gators scored double fi gures, paced by 15 points from Jennifer George and 11 from Lanita Bartley. Scoring margin -0.9 +7.9 FIELD GOALS-ATT 592-1,623 686-1,678 George tops the Lady Gators in the scoring column with a 12.9 average. Field goal pct .365 .409 Jordan Jones is the other Florida player averaging double fi gures, tallying an 11.2 average. George also averages 9.0 rebounds per game for a Flori- 3 POINT FG-ATT 119-431 142-474 da squad that is second in the SEC with 42.2 rebounds per game this year. 3-point FG pct .276 .300 3-pt FG made per game 4.4 5.3 MSU DEFENSE FACES BIG TEST FREE THROWS-ATT 266-419 312-490 Mississippi State’s defense has been solid this season, rating second in the SEC with a .357 fi eld goal percentage defense.