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GAME 23 • MON., JAN. 26, 2015 • 8 P.M. • AUBURN, ALA. • SEC NETWORK BROCK TURNIPSEED, ASSISTANT MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTOR 55 Coliseum Blvd. | Humphrey Coliseum, Room 202 | Mississippi State, MS 39762 O: (662) 325-7556 | C: (662) 418-7409 E-Mail: [email protected] www.HailState.com | Twitter: @HailStateWBK; @brockt_msu SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME INFORMATION Date .................................... Mon., Jan. 26 DATE OPPONENT TV TIME Time ............................................8 p.m. CT Preseason WNIT (Nov. 14-23) Location .............................Oxford, Miss. Radio .............. WKBB 100.9/WXWX 96.3 N14 MERCER SECN+ W, 97-66 TV ..........................................SEC Network N16 ARKANSAS ST. SECN+ W, 93-83 Talent ............. Brenda VanLengen (pxp) N20 #16/17 WEST VIRGINIA SECN+ W, 74-61 ...................................... Carolyn Peck (analyst) N23 WESTERN KENTUCKY CBSN W, 88-77 Twitter ...........................@HailStateWBK SERIES HISTORY N25 LOUISIANA-MONROE SECN+ W, 80-46 Series.............................. AU leads 35-17 N29 at New Orleans W, 85-45 #18/20 MISSISSIPPI STATE Home ......................................AU 14-11 AUBURN Away ......................................... AU 20-4 D2 NORTH DAKOTA STATE SECN+ W, 109-58 BULLDOGS Neutral ....................................MSU 2-1 TIGERS D7 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA SECN+ W, 97-36 Last Meeting ......MSU 59-54 (3/27/14 in Starkville [WNIT]) D11 LOUISIANA TECH SECN+ W, 81-77 20-2 (5-2 SEC) 9-10 (0-6 SEC) D14 at Southern Miss ASN W, 73-46 D15 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. SECN+ W, 104-41 BULLDOG BITES... D17 at Louisiana-Lafayette W, 66-51 ► Mississippi State wraps a two-game roadtrip Monday at Auburn in an 8 p.m. tip on SEC Network. It's the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic (Dec. 20-21) team's second-straight appearance on the network following Thursday's 64-62 win at rival Ole Miss. D20 vs. Illinois-Chicago W, 73-36 ► The Bulldogs are 20-2 overall, 5-2 in SEC play, the fastest NCAA Division I men's or women's team to reach D21 vs. Miami (Ohio) W, 68-42 20 wins this season. State's five SEC wins match the Dawgs' total each of the last two seasons. The 5-2 SEC D29 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF SECN+ W, 83-26 start is the best since the 2002-03 squad also went 5-2 to begin league play. ► J2 * GEORGIA SECN+ W, 64-56 The 20 victories are the sixth-most in school history. MSU secured 20-plus wins in back-to-back seasons for J4 * at Missouri SECN+ W, 53-47 the second time in school history. It is the sixth 20-win season in program history, all coming since 2000. J8 * ARKANSAS FSN W, 72-57 ► After Vanderbilt and LSU each eclipsed 50% from the field, State has held its last two foes below 36% after UM J11 * at Vanderbilt SECN+ L, 62-78 shot 35.9% Thursday. MSU holds foes to 35% from the field and to 55.1 ppg, both fourth-lowest in the SEC. J15 * LSU SECN+ L, 69-71 (2OT) ► SEC foes shoot 44.4% from the field in the first half against MSU. That total drops to 30.9% in the second half. J18 * ALABAMA FSN W, 66-50 They are 38.1% from 3-point range in the first half, 10.3% over the final 20 minutes. J22 * at Ole Miss SECN W, 64-62 J26 * at Auburn SECN 8 p.m. ► State leads the SEC with a +8.0 turnover margin. MSU has committed more turnovers than its foe just twice J29 * VANDERBILT SECN+ 7 P.M. this season. The Dawgs had a 23-10 edge in points off turnovers Thursday. State averages 26.2 points off turnovers against just 11.5 for opponents (576-252). F1 * at Tennessee SECN 2 p.m. ► Freshman Morgan William and senior Martha Alwal had their best SEC efforts with 14 each Thursday. Bre- F8 * TEXAS A&M SECN 2 P.M. anna Richardson matched her best league scoring performance of the year with 16 points. F12 * at Kentucky SECN 6 p.m. F15 * FLORIDA SECN 3 P.M. ► Five of MSU's top six in minutes are freshmen or sophomores. State has 72.8% of its scoring, 65% of its F22 * at Alabama SECN+ 2 p.m. rebounding from underclassmen. In SEC play, it's 62.7% of the scoring, 54.7% of the boards. F26 * at South Carolina FSN 6 p.m. BULLDOGS’ POTENTIAL STARTERS (Based On Previous Game) M1 * OLE MISS FSN 1 P.M. SEC Tournament — North Little Rock, Ark. (March 4-8) M4-8 SEC Tournament All Times Central Home Games In Bold * — Denotes SEC Game 10 00 21 3 35 Martha Dominique Jerica Breanna Victoria BULLDOGS IN SOCIAL MEDIA ALWAL DILLINGHAM JAMES RICHARDSON VIVIANS C • Sr. • 6-4 G • So. • 5-9 G • Sr. • 5-5 F • So. • 6-1 F • Fr. • 6-1 @HailStateWBK 2014-15 Stats 2014-15 Stats 2014-15 Stats 2014-15 Stats 2014-15 Stats PPG ..............................7.6 PPG ..............................6.1 PPG ..............................5.6 PPG ..............................8.6 PPG ............................14.0 RBD .............................5.8 RBD .............................4.5 RBD .............................1.6 RBD .............................6.0 RBD .............................4.9 Facebook.com/ AST ..............................0.4 AST ..............................1.6 AST ..............................3.0 AST ..............................0.7 AST ..............................1.1 BLK ..............................2.4 BLK ..............................0.6 BLK ..............................0.1 BLK ..............................0.3 BLK ..............................0.3 HailStateWBK STL ...............................0.5 STL ...............................2.1 STL ...............................1.0 STL ...............................1.1 STL ...............................1.5 FG% ......................54.0% FG% ......................38.8% FG% ......................36.2% FG% ......................44.3% FG% ......................36.1% HailStateWBK 3FG% ....................00.0% 3FG% ....................38.5% 3FG% ....................34.7% 3FG% ....................38.5% 3FG% ....................30.7% FT% .......................62.8% FT% .......................55.6% FT% .......................71.0% FT% .......................66.7% FT% .......................76.2% WWW.HAILSTATE.COM | @HAILSTATEWBK | FACEBOOK.COM/HAILSTATEWBK MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOG BASKETBALL • 2014-15 Game 23 • Auburn • January 26, 2015 MISSISSIPPI STATE 2014-15 ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 00 Dominique Dillingham G 5-9 So. 1L Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS) 1 Blair Schaefer G 5-7 Fr. HS Starkville, Miss. (Starkville HS) 2 Morgan William G 5-5 Fr. HS Birmingham, Ala. (Shades Valley HS) 3 Breanna Richardson F 6-1 So. 1L Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale County HS) 5 Sherise Williams F 6-1 Jr. 2L St. Louis, Mo. (McCluer HS) 10 Martha Alwal C 6-4 Sr. 3L Worthington, Minn. (Worthington HS) 13 Ketara Chapel F 6-1 So. 1L Temple, Texas (Temple HS) 14 Kendra Grant G 5-11 Sr. 3L Richland, Miss. (Richland HS) 21 Jerica James G 5-5 Sr. 3L Wynne, Ark. (North Little Rock HS) 23 Kayla Nevitt G 5-10 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (Andy Dekaney HS) 35 Victoria Vivians F 6-1 Fr. HS Carthage, Miss. (Scott Central HS) 44 LaKaris Salter F 6-1 Fr. HS Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida A&M DRS) 45 Chinwe Okorie C 6-5 So. SQ Lagos, Nigeria (Stoneleigh-Burnham [Mass.] Prep) 51 Savannah Carter G 5-9 Sr. 1L Tulsa, Okla. (Trinity Valley CC) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 10 Martha Alwal C 6-4 Sr. 3L Worthington, Minn. (Worthington HS) 51 Savannah Carter G 5-9 Sr. 1L Tulsa, Okla. (Trinity Valley CC) 13 Ketara Chapel F 6-1 So. 1L Temple, Texas (Temple HS) 00 Dominique Dillingham G 5-9 So. 1L Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS) 14 Kendra Grant G 5-11 Sr. 3L Richland, Miss. (Richland HS) 21 Jerica James G 5-5 Sr. 3L Wynne, Ark. (North Little Rock HS) 23 Kayla Nevitt G 5-10 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (Andy Dekaney HS) 45 Chinwe Okorie C 6-5 So. SQ Lagos, Nigeria (Stoneleigh-Burnham [Mass.] Prep) 3 Breanna Richardson F 6-1 So. 1L Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale County HS) 44 LaKaris Salter F 6-1 Fr. HS Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida A&M DRS) 1 Blair Schaefer G 5-7 Fr. HS Starkville, Miss. (Starkville HS) 35 Victoria Vivians F 6-1 Fr. HS Carthage, Miss. (Scott Central HS) 2 Morgan William G 5-5 Fr. HS Birmingham, Ala. (Shades Valley HS) 5 Sherise Williams F 6-1 Jr. 2L St. Louis, Mo. (McCluer HS) COACHING STAFF PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach: Vic Schaefer — 3rd Season (Texas A&M, 1984) Martha Alwal ALL-Wall Associate Head Coach: Johnnie Harris — 3rd Season (Arkansas Baptist, 1996) Ketara Chapel Kah-TARE-ah CHAP-ul Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coord.: Aqua Franklin — 3rd Season (Texas A&M, 2009) Jerica James JER-i-ca Chinwe Okorie CHIN-way Oh-CORE-ee Assistant Coach: Elena Lovato — 1st Season (Pittsburg State, 2008) Breanna Richardson Bree-AHN-ah Director of Operations: Maryann Baker — 3rd Season (Texas A&M, 2011) LaKaris Salter La-CARE-is Director of Scouting/Video Coord.: Skylar Collins — 2nd Season (Texas A&M, 2012) Sherise Williams Sha-REESE ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS BY REGION SENIORS (4) ALABAMA (1) MINNESOTA (1) OKLAHOMA (1) Martha Alwal Morgan William Martha Alwal Savannah Carter Savannah Carter Kendra Grant ARKANSAS (1) MISSISSIPPI (3) TEXAS (3) Jerica James Jerica James Kendra Grant Ketara Chapel Blair Schaefer Dominique Dillingham JUNIOR (1) FLORIDA (1) Victoria Vivians Kayla Nevitt Sherise Williams LaKaris Salter FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOPHOMORES (4) GEORGIA (1) MISSOURI (1) NIGERIA (1) Ketara Chapel Breanna Richardson Sherise Williams Chinwe Okorie Dominique Dillingham Chinwe Okorie Breanna Richardson FRESHMEN (5) Kayla Nevitt LaKaris Salter Blair Schaefer Victoria Vivians Morgan William WWW.HAILSTATE.COM | @HAILSTATEWBK | FACEBOOK.COM/HAILSTATEWBK MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOG BASKETBALL • 2014-15 Game 23 • Auburn • January 26, 2015 A LOOK AT THE RIVALRY ► Mississippi State and Auburn are meeting for the 53rd time. VIC SCHAEFER HEAD COACH Since 2010, the series has been split at five wins each. ► Named Mississippi State's ► MSU snapped a three-game Auburn win streak with a 59-54 7th coach on March 13, 2012.