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2009-10 MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 21 - Georgia 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 (13-7, 4-3) NOVEMBER vs. Sun. 8 MONTICELLO (Exh.) W, 106-34 Fri. 13 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 106-48 #9/9 Georgia Lady Bulldogs (18-2, 5-2) Sun. 15 EAST TENNESSEE STATE W, 80-50 Wed. 18 UTAH VALLEY W, 81-35 Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 - 8 p.m. CT - Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) - Starkville, Miss. Sun. 22 (-/20) MARYLAND W, 84-55 Television: Fox Sports Net South Thur. 26 ! vs. (13/14) Texas L, 55-73 Play x Play: Dave Neal, Color Analyst: Debbie Antonelli 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 - Georgia leads 23-10 DECEMBER Last Meeting - Georgia 69, Mississippi State 57 (2-1-09, Athens, Ga.) Wed. 2 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI W, 85-52 Sat. 12 @ Louisiana Tech W, 72-68 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEORGIA 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 Ashley Houts Sr. 5-6 Wed. 30 ALCORN STATE W, 108-67 5 G Armelie Lumanu Sr. 5-9 10 G Jasmine James Fr. 5-9 33 G Mary Kathryn Govero Jr. 5-11 11 G Meredith Mitchell So. 6-1 10 F Chanel Mokango Sr. 6-5 21 F Porsha Phillips Jr. 6-2 JANUARY 0 C Rima Kalonda Sr. 6-3 33 F Angel Robinson Sr. 6-5 Sun. 3 * @ Auburn W, 73-58 TOP RESERVES TOP RESERVES 3 G Diamber Johnson So. 5-7 12 F Jasmine Hassell Fr. 6-2 Thur. 7 * (17/16) VANDERBILT W, 90-76 42 F/C Channa Campbell Sr. 6-2 3 G Anne Marie Armstrong Fr. 6-3 Sun. 10 * (4/4) TENNESSEE L, 48-75 Thur. 14 * @ Arkansas W, 78-60 Sun. 17 * FLORIDA L, 52-55 LADY BULLDOGS RETURN HOME TO FACE #9 GEORGIA Thur. 21 * @ Ole Miss L, 58-66 Mississippi State returns home Thursday to face Georgia in the fi rst of three-straight Sun. 24 * @ (21/20) Vanderbilt W, 65-56 Southeastern Conference home games. Thursday’s game will tip at 8 p.m. and will be Thur. 28 * GEORGIA 8 p.m. (FSN) televised by Fox Sports South. Dave Neal and Debbie Antonelli will have the call. Radio Sun. 31 * KENTUCKY 2 p.m. coverage of the game can also be found locally on WFCA 107.9 FM. Bart Gregory will have the call. FEBRUARY Thur. 4 * ALABAMA 8 p.m. (ESPNU) A LOOK AT MISSISSIPPI STATE Sun 7 * @ Florida noon Mississippi State enters Thursday’s game with a 13-7 overall record, 4-3 in SEC play. Thur. 11 * @ South Carolina 6 p.m. The Lady Bulldogs currently are tied for fifth in the SEC standings. State is com- Sun. 14 * OLE MISS 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2) ing off a 65-56 win at #20 Vanderbilt on Sunday to complete a season sweep of the Sun. 21 * AUBURN 2 p.m. Commodores. Alexis Rack continues to pace MSU in scoring and is second in the SEC, Thur. 25 * @ Alabama 6 p.m. averaging 19.6 points a game. Rack also ranks second nationally in 3-point field goals Sun. 28 * * @ LSU 2 p.m. a game, averaging 3.8 a contest. State ranks in the nation’s top-30 in six statistical cat- egories. Scoring offense (29), scoring margin (28), 3-point field goals a game (17), assist MARCH turnover ratio (26), turnover margin (12), 3-point fg defense (21). State leads the SEC in 3-point field goals a game and ranks 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 GEORGIA Led by 31st year head coach Andy Landers, Georgia comes into Thursday’s game with APRIL an 18-2 record, 5-2 in the Southeastern Conference. UGA is coming off a stunning home loss to Ole Miss on Sunday which dropped them to third place in the league. Senior 4-7 @ NCAA Tournament (Final Four) TBA guard Ashley Houts is pacing the Lady Bulldogs, scoring 12.6 points a game. Freshman Jasmine James is adding 11.9 a game. Georgia leads the league in blocked shots and All times Central ranks second in scoring defense. ! Paradise Jam - St. Thomas, Virgin Islands * SEC Game THE SERIES: MISSISSIPPI STATE VS. GEORGIA $ Gwinnett Arena -Duluth, Ga. In the overall series dating back to 1977, Georgia holds a 23-10 advantage. UGA has won % NCAA Tournament - Various Sites six straight in the series dating back to 2004. Georgia holds a 9-6 advantage in games # NCAA Tournament - Various Sites played in Starkville. State’s last win against Georgia in Starkville came in 2003 when MSU @ NCAA Final Four - Alamo Dome - San Antonio, Texas knocked off #14 UGA 76-71. 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 LADY DAWGS COMING OFF HISTORIC WIN GENERAL INFORMATION While at fi rst glance, Mississippi State’s win over #20 Vanderbilt Sunday might Location .............................................................................Starkville, Miss. just look like a good win, it was so much more. The Lady Bulldogs won for just Founded ........................................................................February 28, 1878 the second time ever in Memorial Gymnasium and now have a three-game win- ning streak over Vanderbilt for the fi rst time since 1981. Enrollment ........................................................................................18,601 Colors..........................................................Maroon (PMS 202) and White THE CURRENT STATE OF THE SEC Nickname ............................................................................Lady Bulldogs Through seven conference games, Mississippi State is 4-3. The Lady Bulldogs Conference ............................................................................Southeastern currently sit in a tie for fi fth with Florida. Tennessee and Ole Miss currently top Arena (Capacity) .........................................Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) the standings with a 5-1 mark while Georgia is 5-2.