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2007-08 GAME NOTES GAME 27 Cassie Chance, Women’s Basketball Contact MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY Assistant Director, Athletic Media Relations Post Offi ce Box 5308, Mississippi State, MS 39762 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL O: 662.325.0972 · C: 662.617.4644 · F: 662.325.2563 [email protected] · www.mstateathletics.com Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs (15-10, 3-7 SEC) vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (13-12, 2-8 SEC) Thursday, February 21, 2008 · 6 p.m. CT · Colonial Center (18,000) · Columbia, S.C. SCHEDULE / RESULTS SERIES INFORMATION Overall series: Mississippi State leads 12-9 NOVEMBER In Starkville: Mississippi State leads 8-2 4 DT3 (Exhibition) W, 86-66 In Columbia: South Carolina leads 7-3 9 SE LOUISIANA W, 71-55 At neutral sites: Mississippi State leads 1-0 11 CENTENARY W, 76-57 MSU’s series streak: Lost 1 15 at Belmont W, 66-51 Walvius vs. MSU: 6-9 (6-8 at USC) 18 MERCER W, 89-51 Fanning vs. USC: 14-6 (9-6 at MSU) 22 vs. Iowa L, 54-60 Last Meeting: South Carolina 72, Mississippi State 66 - OT (Feb. 25, 2007 at Columbia, S.C.) 23 vs. #10 Oklahoma L, 73-88 27 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 85-56 29 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI W, 77-56 DECEMBER 2 at Memphis W, 92-57 13 at Louisiana Tech W, 63-50 16 GEORGIA TECH L, 58-70 20 MCNEESE STATE W, 94-52 30 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE W, 80-55 Sharon Fanning Head Coach Susan Walvius JANUARY 209-172 (13) Record at School (Yrs.) 162-156 (11) 3 at UAB W, 79-69 532-398 (34) Career Record (Yrs.) 260-257 (18) 7 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY W, 104-45 10 at Vanderbilt L, 72-50 vs. #24 Georgia (L, 56-60) Last Game at Auburn (L, 72,83) 13 KENTUCKY L, 60-64 20 at #8 LSU L, 31-84 NR/NR Ranking (AP/Coaches) NR/NR 24 MISSISSIPPI W, 57-52 27 at Arkansas L, 56-42 114 NCAA RPI (through 2/17) 86 31 ALABAMA W, 72-59 129 Real Time RPI (through 2/20) 106 FEBRUARY 3 at Auburn L, 42-68 109 Real Time SOS (through 2/20) 54 7 TENNESSEE (CSS) L, 69-87 10 FLORIDA (RSN) W, 83-71 Lost 2 Current Team Streak Lost 1 14 at Mississippi L, 63-75 17 GEORGIA L, 56-60 Alexis Rack/Tysheka Grimes (11.7) Leading Scorer Jordan Jones (12.2) 21 at South Carolina 6 p.m. 24 at Tennessee (RSN) 1:30 p.m. Tysheka Grimes (6.5) Leading Rebounder Demetress Adams (9.0) MARCH Marneshia Richard (4.8) Leading Assists Samone Kennedy (3.4) 2 LSU (FSN) 2:30 P.M. MEDIA BROADCAST INFORMATION AND TICKETS 6-9 SEC Tournament ($) TBA Television: None Mississippi State Radio: WFCA 107.9 FM (French Camp, Miss.) South Carolina Radio: WISW 1320 AM (Columbia, S.C.) ! Caribbean Challenge - Cancun, Mexico Live Stats: www.gamecocksonline.com $ The Sommet Center - Nashville, Tenn. Tickets: Available through the University of South Carolina Athletic Ticket Offi ce 2007-08 GAME NOTES MISSISSIPPI STATE PROBABLE STARTERS ## Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RBG APG 45 Imesia Jackson F 6-1 Sr. 1L Crawford, MS .449 -- .655 8.5 5.0 0.6 24 Robin Porter F 5-11 Jr. 2L Abbeville, AL .411 .280 .871 6.8 4.6 0.8 23 Tysheka Grimes F 6-0 So. 1L Baton Rouge, LA .366 .284 .696 11.6 6.5 1.8 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G 5-11 Fr. HS Clinton, MS .389 .261 .759 6.8 4.0 1.3 25 Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Jr. 2L Lamar, MS .402 .318 .768 9.5 2.9 4.8 MISSISSIPPI STATE RESERVES 2 Alexis Rack G 5-7 So. 1L Franklin, LA .312 .329 .667 11.6 3.3 2.3 3 Donnisha Tate F 6-2 Jr. RS Oakland, CA .494 -- .560 4.4 4.3 0.5 20 Lauren Roberts F 5-11 Jr. 2L Collierville, TN .238 .214 .556 1.2 1.1 0.2 13 Amy Reeder G 6-0 Sr. 3L Pontotoc, MS .300 .250 .250 1.5 0.4 0.3 1 Danielle Rector F 6-3 Fr. HS Ringgold, GA .296 .429 .714 2.3 1.3 0.3 22 Miayorka Johnson G 5-10 Sr. 3L Ripley, MS .517 .000 .667 2.4 1.0 0.5 32 Shai Wilkins F 6-2 Fr. HS Harvest, AL .455 -- .750 1.3 1.1 0.1 42 Channa Campbell F 6-2 So. 1L Lester, AL .300 .250 .833 1.6 1.4 -- 12 Carrie Landers G 5-8 So. 1L Paragould, AR .333 .000 -- 0.3 0.1 -- INJURY REPORT 14 Bethany Washington F 5-11 So. 1L Houma, LA out (ankle) TEAM COMPARISON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS MSU USC MISSISSIPPI STATE SOUTH CAROLINA 1788 Scoring 1643 Grimes/Rack 11.6 Scoring 12.2 Jordan Jones 68.8 PPG 65.7 Tysheka Grimes 6.5 Rebounding 9.0 Demetress Adams 644-1669 FGM-FGA 603-1448 Imesia Jackson 16 Charges Taken -- -- .386 FG % .416 Marneshia Richard 4.8 Assists 3.4 Samone Kennedy 140-466 3FGM-3FGA 119-359 Marneshia Richard 2.0 Steals 2.36 Demetress Adams .300 3FG % .331 Robin Porter 1.0 Blocks 2.2 Lakesha Tolliver 360-534 FTM-FTA 318-475 Tysheka Grimes 106 FGM 113 Demetress Adams .674 FT % .669 Donnisha Tate .494 FG % .559 Ilona Burgrova 39.6 Rebounds 40.7 Alexis Rack 68 3FGM 65 Jordan Jones 14.1 Assists 14.1 Danielle Rector .429 3FG % .361 Jones, J./Jones, E. 17.5 Turnovers 20.9 Imesia Jackson 78 FTM 57 Demetress Adams 0.8 A/TO Ratio 0.7 Robin Porter .871 FT % .833 Ebony Jones 10.3 Steals 9.5 Marneshia Richard 1.5 A/TO Ratio 1.4 Courtney Newton 3.1 Blocks 5.2 Marneshia Richard 33.1 Minutes 34.3 Jordan Jones MISSISSIPPI STATE-SOUTH CAROLINA: LAST 10 SERIES MEETINGS Date Result Location Leading Scorer Leading Rebounder Feb. 25, 2007 South Carolina 72, Mississippi State 66 - OT Columbia, S.C. 18, Stacy Booker (USC) 9, Demetress Adams (USC) Jan. 21, 2007 Mississippi State 87, South Carolina 73 Starkville, Miss. 28, Tysheka Grimes (MSU) 10, Bethany Washington (MSU) Feb. 23, 2006 South Carolina 75, Mississippi State 47 Columbia, S.C. 16, Melanie Johnson (USC) 7, Iva Sliskovic (USC) Feb. 5, 2006 South Carolina 51, Mississippi State 46 Starkville, Miss. 18, Melanie Johnson (USC) 11, Robin Porter (MSU) Jan. 6, 2005 Mississippi State 55, South Carolina 48 Columbia, S.C. 22, Tiania Burns (MSU) 10, Ola Gritsaeva (USC) Feb. 19, 2004 Mississippi State 72, South Carolina 62 Starkville, Miss. 32, Tan White (MSU) 8, Burgess (USC); White and Anderson (MSU) March 7, 2003 Mississippi State 79, South Carolina 75 N. Little Rock, Ark. 20, Warren and White (MSU); Penn (USC) 15, LaToya Thomas (MSU) Jan. 9, 2003 South Carolina 83, Mississippi State 79 Columbia, S.C. 26, LaToya Thomas (MSU) 11, Detra Vjnelyi (USC) Jan. 6, 2002 South Carolina 79, Mississippi State 64 Starkville, Miss. 25, Tan White (MSU) 10, Tan White (MSU); Teresa Geter (USC) Feb. 15, 2001 South Carolina 76, Mississippi State 59 Columbia, S.C. 28, LaToya Thomas (MSU) 10, LaToya Thomas (MSU) MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES SOUTH CAROLINA PROBABLE STARTERS # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RBG APG 41 Lakesha Tolliver F 6-3 Sr. Columbia, SC .427 1.000 .662 8.9 5.4 1.5 24 Demetress Adams F 6-4 Jr. Bishopville, SC .549 -- .564 11.3 9.0 2.3 15 Ilona Burgrova C 6-6 Sr. Hradec Kralove, CZE .559 -- .667 9.8 6.6 1.7 33 Jordan Jones G 5-9 Fr. Suwanee, GA .387 .361 .725 12.2 2.5 1.8 23 Brionna Dickerson G 5-9 Jr. Columbia, SC .346 .275 .792 10.4 4.0 1.7 SOUTH CAROLINA RESERVES 22 Courtney Newton G 5-10 Fr. Flowery Branch, GA .400 .333 1.000 4.8 0.8 3.0 25 Ebony Jones G 5-6 Sr. Aiken, SC .351 .361 .833 4.7 1.6 0.8 52 Jewel May F 6-1 Fr. Conyers, GA .424 -- .718 4.0 2.3 0.0 4 Samone Kennedy G 5-4 Fr. Birmingham, AL .344 .000 .659 3.8 1.8 3.4 10 C.J. Pace F 5-10 Jr. Snellville, GA .390 .211 .500 3.4 2.4 0.4 20 Jasmine Payne G 6-1 Fr. Bay Springs, MS .308 -- .760 3.1 2.3 0.3 5 Ashlie Billingslea G 5-7 Fr. Stone Mountain, GA .111 .167 .400 1.0 1.9 1.9 3 Lauren Falohun G 5-9 Fr. Atlanta, GA .000 -- .500 0.1 0.8 0.3 INJURY REPORT none MSU IN THE INDIVIDUAL NCAA RANKINGS (THROUGH 2/20) SCOUTING SOUTH CAROLINA 24th Alexis Rack 3FG Made per Game 2.6 South Carolina enters Thursday’s game at 13-12 on the year and SEC STANDINGS 47th Marneshia Richard Assists Per Game 4.8 2-8 in league play. USC has won two out of its last four, both those games coming on the Gamecocks’ home fl oor. Freshman MSU IN THE SEC RANKINGS (THROUGH 2/20) - OVERALL guard Jordan Jones leads the team in scoring with 12.2 points THROUGH FEBRUARY 20, 2008 1st Offensive Rebounds 15.58 per game and is one of the nation’s best three-point shooters. Team SEC Pct. All Pct.