2013-14 Women's Basketball Game Notes
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2013-14 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Ole Miss Athletic Media Relations • 908 All American Drive • University, MS 38677 Main Phone: 662-915-7522 Web: OleMissSports.com • Twitter: @OleMissNow, @OleMissWBB Facebook: Facebook.com/OleMissSports, Facebook.com/OleMissWBB Blog: OleMissSports/Blog • Instagram: OleMiss_WBB Ole Miss Athletic Media Relations WBB Contact: Jessica Poole GAME 27: VS. NO. 14/14 TEXAS A&M OXFORD, MISS. Office: 662-915-7896 Date: Thursday (Feb. 20, 2014) Cell: 662-816-3877 Time: 6:00 p.m. (CT) Email: [email protected] Oxford, Miss. Location: Press Row: 662-236-1931 Arena: Tad Smith Coliseum (9,061) Radio: 93.7/105.1 2013-14 Schedule Live Audio: OleMissSports.com Overall Record: 10-16, 1-11 SEC Series: 4th Meeting Texa A&M leads, 2-1 Date Opponent(TV) Time/Result In Oxford: First Meeting 11/3 Christian Brothers (Ex) W, 74-59 Ole Miss Rebels Last Meeting: A&M W, 82-53 Texas A&M Aggies 11/8 Jacksonville State W, 83-62 (10-16, 1-11 SEC) (2/21/2013) (20-6, 10-2 SEC) 11/10 Central Arkansas L, 66-63 Head Coach: Matt Insell Head Coach: Gary Blair 11/15 vs. West Virginia^ L, 86-56 Career: 10-16 Career: 664-269 (28) 11/16 at Hawai’i^ L, 79-63 at OLE MISS: First Year at TEXAS A&M: 256-106 (11) 11/17 vs. Washington State^ L, 79-65 11/22 Southeastern La. W, 96-69 STARTING FIVE 11/24 Tennessee State W, 77-61 11/26 Louisiana-Monroe W, 78-72 Ole Miss dropped a 108-78 road contest to No. 18/18 Kentucky on Thursday. The loss moved Ole Miss to 11/30 at Tulane W, 89-66 1 10-16, 1-11 in SEC action and was their sixth consecutive loss after defeating Mississippi State on Jan. 23. 12/4 La Tech W, 79-68 The six game winless streak is the longest for the Rebels since dropping 12 straight to close 2011-12. 12/7 Mississippi Valley State W, 72-60 Tia Faleru had a career-night vs. Kentucky with a game-best 31 points and 16 rebounds. It was Faleru’s 12/16 at South Alabama W, 72-56 first career 30-point game and the first for an Ole Miss player since the 2010-11 season. Faleru’s 16 12/18 at No. 7/4 Baylor (FSSW) L, 87-80 2 rebounds also tied a career-high, a number she also reached against Washington State. 12/30 Austin Peay W, 99-69 1/2 Missouri* L, 85-76 Valencia McFarland recorded her 10th game of 20 or more points this season with 21 points against 1/9 at No. 10/10 Tennessee* (CSS) L, 94-70 Kentucky. McFarland, who is averaging 16.2 points per game, has 23 career games of 20 or more and 1/12 at Alabama L, 93-79 3 has been in double-figures in each of the Rebels last three games and eight of Ole Miss’ last 10 outings. 1/16 RV/25 Vanderbilt* L, 80-74 With her 31 points and 16 rebounds, Tia Faleru recorded her 13th double-double this season. Faleru’s 1/19 Arkansas* (CST) L, 68-65 13 double-doubles leads the SEC and ranks 20th nationally. Faleru, who entered the 2013-14 season with 1/23 Mississippi State* W, 87-85 (OT) 4 five career double-double-doubles, has recorded a double-double in three of the Rebel’s last four outings. 1/26 No. 19/18 LSU* (SEC TV) L, 66-56 1/30 at No. 4/6 South Carolina* L, 99-70 Valencia McFarland was named to the 2014 Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List on Jan. 15. The award 2/2 Florida* (SEC TV) L, 81-60 is given to the nation’s top point guard. McFarland is one of 29 players on the Watch List and joins 2/6 No. 10/10 Tennessee* (CSS) L, 77-65 5 Arkansas’ Calli Berna, Tennessee’s Ariel Massengale and Texas A&M’s Jordan Jones. 2/9 at RV Georgia* L, 84-63 2/13 at No. 15/15 Kentucky* (SPSOU) L, 108-78 OLE MISS PROJECTED STARTERS 2/20 16/13 Texas A&M* 6:00 p.m. PTS REB AST S FG% FT% 2/23 at Mississippi State* 2:00 p.m. G • 3 • VALENCIA McFARLAND 2/27 at Missouri* (FSMW/SPSOU) 7:00 p.m. 5-4 | Sr. | Edwards, Miss. 16.2 4.1 6.3 1.8 .408 .684 3/2 Auburn* 2:00 p.m. 3/5 at SEC Tournament TBA G • 10 • DIARA MOORE PTS REB AST S FG% FT% 5-8 | Sr. | Cedar Hill, Texas 10.4 3.8 1.8 0.9 .381 .714 *SEC Game ^Rainbow Wahine Classic (Honolulu, Hawai’i) ! SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.) G/F • 21 • SHEQUILA JOSEPH PTS REB AST S FG% FT% Rankings: AP/USA Today 6-3 | Fr. | London, England 6.1 3.3 0.7 0.3 .286 .735 All Times Central Home Games in BOLD G/F • 22 • DANIELLE MCCRAY PTS REB AST S FG% FT% 6-1 | Jr. | West Palm Beach, Fla. 6.4 4.9 0.8 0.5 .411 .605 OleMissHoops.com PTS REB AST S FG% FT% Twitter.com/OleMissNow Twitter.com/OleMissWBB F • 32 • TIA FALERU OleMissSportsBlog.com Facebook/OleMissWBB 6-1 | Jr. | Ozark, Ala. 16.8 9.7 0.7 1.6 .463 .681 Facebook.com/OleMissSports Instagram: OleMiss_WBB GAME 27: VS. NO. 14/14 TEXAS A&M Ole Miss Rebels Roster QUICK FACTS No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 3 Valencia McFarland Sr. PG 5-4 Edwards, Miss./Raymond HS Name ............... The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) 4 Claudia Ortiz Fr. G 5-8 Carolina, Puerto Rico/San Jorge Academy Nickname .............................................................Rebels 10 Diara Moore Sr. G 5-7 Cedar Hill, Texas/Independence Community College Location ............................................Oxford, Mississippi 11 Kenyotta Jenkin Sr. F 5-10 Potts Camp, Miss./Potts Camp HS Founded ...........................................November 6, 1848 Enrollment ........................................................ 22,836 12 Gracie Frizzell So. G 5-10 Little Rock, Ark./Central Arkansas Christian School Colors.................... Cardinal Red and Navy Blue 20 Amber Singletary Jr. PG 5-9 Baltimore, Md./Seton Keough HS Mascot ....................................................................Rebel 21 Shequila Joseph Fr. F 6-3 London, England/Barking Abby School Chancellor ........................................ Dr. Daniel W. Jones 22 Danielle McCray Jr. F 6-1 West Palm Beach, Fla./Trinity Christian Academy Faculty Representative ......................Dr. Ron Rychlak 24 Bretta Hart Fr. F 6-1 Poplarville, Miss./Bay HS Athletics Director ....................................... Ross Bjork 32 Tia Faleru Jr. F 6-1 Ozark, Ala./Carroll HS Head Basketball Coach ...............................Matt Insell 42 Monique Jackson Jr. F 6-1 Phenix City, Ala./Central HS Conference .....................................Southeastern (SEC) Home Arena ........................ C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum Coaching Staff Pronunciation Chart Capacity ..........................................................8,867 Matt Insell – Head Coach (Middle Tennessee State, 2007), 1st Season Tia Faleru Fowl-a-roo 2012-13 Record ...................................................9-20 Alex Simmons –Assistant Coach (Tennessee, 2008), 1st Season Gracie Frizzell Frizz-L SEC Record/Finish .......................................2-14/14th Tai Dillard – Assistant Coach (Texas, 2003), 1st Season Kenyotta Jenkins Ken-yah-tuh Lettermen Returning/Lost ...................................8/3 Todd Schaefer –Assistant Coach (Thomas More, 1998), 1st Season Diara Moore Dee-air-uh Starters Returning/Lost .......................................4/1 Shequila Joseph Sha-key-la Newcomers ................................................................. 4 Eric White – Director of Operations (Montevallo, 1996), 1st Season MEDIA SERVICES CREDENTIALS Please contact the Athletics Media Relations Office for Alphabetical Roster Roster Breakdown game credentials. Requests for credentials should be emailed 32 Tia Faleru F State to [email protected] and will be limited to working 12 Gracie Frizzell G Alabama (2) Faleru, Jackson members of the media. Credentials will be held at the will-call 24 Bretta Hart F Arkansas (1) Frizzell table located at the media entrance on the East side of Tad Florida (1) McCray Smith Coliseum. 42 Monique Jackson F Maryland (1) Singletary Space problems on press row do occur because of lack 11 Kenyotta Jenkins F of seating. As a result, priority will be given to media repre- Mississippi (3) Hart, Jenkins, McFarland sentatives that cover Ole Miss basketball on a regular basis. 21 Shequila Joseph G Texas (1) Moore Credentials are non-transferable. Unauthorized use is strictly 22 Danielle McCray F International (2) Joseph, Ortiz prohibited. 3 Valenica McFarland G INTERVIEW POLICY 10 Diara Moore G Class All interview requests — coaches and players — MUST be 4 Claudia Ortiz G Seniors (3) McFarland, Moore, Jenkins coordinated through the Athletics Media Relations office. 20 Amber Singletary G Juniors (4) Faleru,Jackson, McCray Singletary During the week, head coach Matt Insell and Rebel players Sophomores (1) Frizzell will generally be available for interview after practice Monday- Freshmen (3) Hart, Joseph, Ortiz Friday unless arranged otherwise. Please email or text your player requests to Jessica Poole by 5 p.m. of the day prior to interviews. There will be no gameday player interviews until Height after the game. Head coach Matt Insell will be available on 6-3 Joseph gameday (if requested) after the teams shootaround. 6-1 Hart, Faleru, Jackson, McCray 5-10 Jenkins, Frizzell PRACTICE POLICY Ole Miss basketball practices are open to the media. Please 5-9 Singletary contact Jessica Poole if you plan on attending practice, at 5-8 Ortiz least 24 hours before you plan to attend. The Ole Miss 5-7 Moore women’s basketball schedule is subject to change, but prac- 5-4 McFarland tice is normally from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. at the Basketball Practice Facility. Please contact Jessica Poole with any questions. SEC TELECONFERENCE The Southeastern Conference conducts two teleconferences Game Day Services Radio Lines with all 14 women’s basketball head coaches.