Women's Basketball Mississippi State Combined Team Statistics (As of Dec 16, 2010) All Games
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2010-11 MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 9 - Xavier 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 2010-11 LADY BULLDOG GAME INFORMATION BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs (6-2) NOVEMBER vs. Sun. 7 MONTEVALLO (Exh.) W, 75-42 Fri. 12 USC UPSTATE W, 87-53 Xavier Musketeers (9-0) Tue. 16 at Tulane L, 42-62 Tue. 23 at South Alabama W, 56-43 Friday, December 17, 2010 - 7 p.m. ET - Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, Ohio Sun. 28 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 74-31 Television: None Radio: WFCA 107.9 FM Series Information - Xavier leads 3-1; Xavier leads 2-0 in Cincinnati DECEMBER Last Meeting - 12-20-10 - Xavier def. MSU 81-60 (Starkville, Miss.) Wed. 1 LOUISIANA TECH L, 61-69 Sat. 4 NORTH TEXAS W, 66-60 Sat. 11 UTAH W, 61-52 MISSISSIPPI STATE XAVIER Wed. 15 at Southern Mississippi W, 50-40 PROJECTED STARTERS PROJECTED STARTERS Fri. 17 at Xavier 6 p.m. Mon. 20 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 7 p.m. 4 G Porsha Porter Jr. 5-6 11 F Amber Harris Sr. 6-5 Wed. 29 ! vs. Buffalo 4 p.m. 3 G Diamber Johnson Jr. 5-7 00 G Tyeasha Moss Jr. 5-9 33 G Mary Kathryn Govero Sr. 5-11 1 G Special Jennings Sr. 5-6 Thu. 30 ! vs. Lehigh/Rider TBA 25 F Ashley Brown Jr. 5-11 23 G Megan Askew Sr. 6-0 34 C Catina Bett Jr. 6-5 53 C Ta’Shia Phillips Sr. 6-3 JANUARY TOP RESERVES Thu. 6 * at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. TOP RESERVES 11 G Katia May Fr. 5-2 40 G Katie Rutan So. 5-8 Sun. 9 * ARKANSAS (FSN) 3:30 p.m. 5 C Judy Tabala Jr. 6-5 Thu. 13 * LSU (FSN) 7 p.m. 10 G Lynette Holmes Fr. 6-0 Sun. 16 * at Kentucky (FSN) noon Thu. 20 * AUBURN 7 p.m. Sun. 23 * at Georgia (FSN) 2 p.m. LADY BULLDOGS CONTINUE ROAD TRIP AT XAVIER Thur. 27 * at Tennessee (CSS) 6 p.m. Mississippi State has upped its win streak to 3 games after a 50-40 victory over Southern Sun. 30 * FLORIDA (ESPNU) 1 p.m. Miss on Wednesday to improve to 6-2 this season. Next up, State travels to Cincinnati, Ohio, to take on 5th-ranked Xavier on Friday. The Lady Bulldogs’ will face its fi rst ranked opponent in the Musketeers who are 9-0 this season. FEBRUARY Thu. 3 * ALABAMA 7 p.m. LADY BULLDOGS BY THE NUMBERS Sun. 6 * at Auburn 2 p.m. Through its fi rst eight games, Mississippi State continues to lead all Southeastern Confer- Thu. 10 * at Ole Miss 7 p.m. Sun. 13 * SOUTH CAROLINA 1 p.m. ence teams in scoring defense, allowing opponents to score just 51.2 points a game. That Thu. 17 * VANDERBILT 7 p.m. mark ranks 25th nationally. The Lady Bulldogs also lead the league in fi eld goal percentage Sun. 20 * at Florida (SunSports) 3:30 p.m. defense as opponents are shooting just 32 percent from the fi eld. That ranks 12th nation- Thu. 24 * at Alabama 6 p.m. ally. Offensively, State is scoring 63.9 points a game and is shooting 42.2 percent from the Sun. 27 * OLE MISS 2 p.m. fi eld. MSU has a +10.9 scoring margin and a +5.1 rebound margin. State is averaging 10.4 assists a game and turning it over 16.4 times a contest. Junior guard Diamber Johnson is pacing the Lady Bulldogs in scoring, averaging 13.6 points a game after a 24-point per- MARCH formance against Utah. Mary Kathryn Govero is scoring 11.4 points a game. Junior Ashley Brown is pacing State in rebounds with 11.8 a game which is fourth-best in the SEC and 3-6 $ SEC Tournament TBA 14th nationally. Brown is now averaging 10.3 points a game and was just one rebound shy 19-22 % NCAA Tournament (1 & 2 Rounds) TBA of her third consecutive double-double. 26-29 # NCAA Tournament (Regionals) TBA APRIL A QUICK LOOK AT THE MUSKETEERS Ranked fi fth in both major polls, Xavier is off to a 9-0 start this season. The Musketeers are 3-5 @ NCAA Tournament (Final Four) TBA coming off road wins at Cincinnati and at Middle Tennessee. XU has four players averag- ing double-digit scoring, led by senior Amber Harris who is scoring 19.8 points a game. All times Central Senior center Ta’Shia Phillips is averaging a double-double with 14.8 points a game and 11.7 rebounds a contest. Katie Rutan is averaging 11.3 points a game while Tyeasha Moss ! Christmas City Classic - Bethlehem, Pa. is scoring 10.2 a game. * SEC Game $ Bridgestone Arena -Nashville, Tenn. ON DECK FOR THE LADY BULLDOGS % NCAA Tournament - Various Sites Following Friday’s game in Cincinnati, Mississippi State returns home for its fi nal non-con- # NCAA Tournament - Various Sites @ NCAA Final Four - Conseco Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, ference home game of the season when they host Mississippi Valley State on Dec. 20. After Ind. a nine-day break, State will then travel to Bethlehem, Pa., to close out its non-conference slate in the Christmas City Classic. State will take on Buffalo on Dec. 29 and either Lehigh or Rider on Dec. 30. 1 2010-11 LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL NNUMERICALUMERICAL RROSTEROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 Jr. 2L Ringgold, GA (Tennessee Temple) 2 Darriel Gaynor G 5-6 So. TR Las Vegas, Nev. (Trinity Valley CC) 3 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 Jr. 2L Pontotoc, MS (Pontotoc HS) 4 Porsha Porter G 5-6 Jr. TR Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson College) 5 Judith Tabala C 6-5 Jr. TR Kinshasa, Congo (Odessa College) 11 Katia May G 5-2 Fr. HS York, Ala. (Sumter County) 12 Candace Foster G 5-8 Fr. HS Jackson, Miss. (Murrah) 15 Brittany Young G/F 5-9 Fr. HS Birmingham, Ala. (Midfi eld) 20 Ashley Newsome F 6-1 Jr. SQ Florence, Ala. (Florence) 23 Carnecia Williams F 6-3 Fr. HS Memphis, Tenn. (White Station) 25 Ashley Brown F 5-11 Jr. TR Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson College) 32 Elyseia Dunn F 6-0 Jr. TR Kansas City, Mo. (Jefferson College) 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G/F 5-11 Sr. 3L Clinton, MS (Mt. Salus Christian) 34 Catina Bett C 6-5 Jr. TR Gadsden, Ala. (Kentucky) AALPHABETICALLPHABETICAL ROSTERROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 34 Catina Bett C 6-5 Jr. TR Gadsden, Ala. (Kentucky) 25 Ashley Brown F 5-11 Jr. TR Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson College) 32 Elyseia Dunn F 6-0 Jr. TR Kansas City, Mo. (Jefferson College) 12 Candace Foster G 5-8 Fr. HS Jackson, Miss. (Murrah) 2 Darriel Gaynor G 5-6 So. TR Las Vegas, Nev. (Trinity Valley CC) 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G/F 5-11 Sr. 3L Clinton, MS (Mt. Salus Christian) 3 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 Jr. 2L Pontotoc, MS (Pontotoc HS) 11 Katia May G 5-2 Fr. HS York, Ala. (Sumter County) 20 Ashley Newsome F 6-1 Jr. SQ Florence, Ala. (Florence) 4 Porsha Porter G 5-6 Jr. TR Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson College) 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 Jr. 2L Ringgold, GA (Tennessee Temple) 5 Judith Tabala C 6-5 Jr. TR Kinshasa, Congo (Odessa College) 23 Carnecia Williams F 6-3 Fr. HS Memphis, Tenn. (White Station) 15 Brittany Young G/F 5-9 Fr. HS Birmingham, Ala. (Midfi eld) CCOACHINGOACHING STAFFSTAFF Head Coach: Sharon Fanning-Otis (Chattanooga, 1975) PPRONOUNCIATIONRONOUNCIATION GGUIDEUIDE Assistant Coach: Greg Franklin (Austin Peay, 1994) Assistant Coach: Franqua Bedell (University of the Ozarks, 1999) 3 DIAMBER Johnson DEE-am-ber Assistant Coach: Wanika Owsley (Southeast Missouri State, 2006) 5 Judith TABALA ta-BALL-UH Director of Operations: Joey Burton (Moody Bible College, 2007) 33 Mary Kathryn GOVERO GO-ver-row FRANQUA BEDELL FRAN-swa ba-DELL WANIKA OWSLEY WAH-knee-ka RROSTEROSTER BBREAKDOWNREAKDOWN BBYY CCLASSLASS BBYY REGIONREGION SSENIORSENIORS ((1)1) AALABAMALABAMA (4)(4) Mary Kathryn Govero Catina Bett Katia May JJUNIORSUNIORS ((8)8) Ashley Newsome Catina Bett Brittany Young Ashley Brown GGEORGIAEORGIA (1)(1) Danielle Rector Elyseia Dunn 1 1 Diamber Johnson IILLINOIS(1)LLINOIS(1) Ashley Brown 1 Ashley Newsome Porsha Porter Porsha Porter MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPI ((3)3) 1 Danielle Rector Candace Foster 4 2 Judith Tabala Mary Kathryn Govero 3 Diamber Johnson SSOPHOMORESOPHOMORES ((1)1) MMISSOURIISSOURI ((1)1) Darriel Gaynor Elyseia Dunn NNEVADAEVADA (1)(1) FFRESHMENRESHMEN ((4)4) Darriel Gaynor Candace Foster TTENNESSEEENNESSEE ((1)1) 1 Katia May Carnecia Williams Carnecia Williams DDEMOCRATICEMOCRATIC REPUBLICREPUBLIC OFOF THETHE CONGOCONGO ((1)1) Brittany Young Judith Tabala 2 2010-11 LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL LADY BULLDOG QUICKFACTS JOHNSON HAVING COMING OUT PARTY GENERAL INFORMATION Junior guard Diamber Johnson is scoring like she has never scored before. The Location .............................................................................Starkville, Miss. Pontotoc, Miss.,-native is pacing the Lady Bulldog scoring attack, scoring 13.6 Founded ........................................................................February 28, 1878 points a game. Johnson has hit 41-103 fi eld goals this season and is shooting 40 percent from the fi eld. Johnson had a career-high 24 points against Utah, 14 Enrollment ........................................................................................19.600 points against North Texas, 14 points against Louisiana Tech and 17 points against Colors..........................................................Maroon (PMS 202) and White Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Nickname ............................................................................Lady Bulldogs Conference ............................................................................Southeastern BROWN A DOUBLE THREAT Arena (Capacity) .........................................Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) Junior Ashley Brown has been Mississippi State’s top rebounder all season.