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2017, 2018 NCAA NATIONAL FINALIST | 2018, 2019 SEC CHAMPIONS | 2019 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MARCH 6, 2020 // GREENVILLE, S.C. // BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA // 5 P.M. CT GAME 31 • SEC TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS COMPARISON MSU LSU UF PPG 79.8 65.0 63.7 OVERALL RECORD ................................................................25-5 SEC ................................................................................13-3 OPPG 60.5 59.6 65.4 NON-CONFERENCE ...........................................................12-2 FG% .478 .430 .404 HOME .............................................................................12-2 3FG% .328 .292 .293 AWAY .............................................................................. 9-2 NEUTRAL .......................................................................... 4-1 FT% .684 .596 .588 RPG 37.6 38.6 40.1 RNK. (AP/USAT) #2 MISSISSIPPI STATE #7 LSU/#10 FLORIDA DatE MSU OPP OppoNENT TV TIME/REsuLts ‘19-20 Record ............................25-5 (13-3 SEC) APG 14.6 12.8 11.0 LSU .................. 19-9 (Nikki Fargas, 9th Season) 11/4 10/8 -/- Lubbock Christian (Exh.) SECN+ W, 78-57 Head Coach ...................................Vic Schaefer SPG 9.6 8.3 6.5 Florida ........ 15-14 (Cam Newbauer, 3rd Season) 11/9 10/8 -/- Southern Miss SECN+ W, 91-58 Record At MSU ...................219-61 (8th Season) 11/11 10/8 -/- UT Martin SECN+ W, 82-46 BPG 4.8 4.0 1.9 11/15 10/8 -/- Murray State SECN+ W, 124-43 Career Record .................299-171 (15th Season) *All stats/records are entering tournament 11/18 10/8 -/- Troy SECN+ W, 122-82 11/21 10/8 -/- at Jackson State W, 92-53 11/25 10/8 -/- at Marquette WSN W, 74-68 BULLDOG BITES 11/28 10/8 -/- ! vs. San Francisco FloHoops W, 73-38 • Mississippi State finished second in the SEC by three games after being picked to place third. This marked the sixth-consecutive 11/29 10/8 -/- ! vs. Green Bay FloHoops W, 83-58 11/30 10/8 3/3 ! vs. Stanford FloHoops L, 67-62 season that the Bulldogs have finished inside the top three of the conference. 12/8 10/8 RV/RV # West Virginia SECN L, 71-65 • State had three All-SEC selections this year, as Jordan Danberry, Rickea Jackson and Jessika Carter were all named to the 12/16 15/14 -/- at Louisiana ESPN+ W, 64-48 Second Team. Danberry also earned a spot on the All-Defensive Team, while Jackson was tabbed to the All-Freshman Team. 12/19 15/15 -/- $ vs. USF FloHoops W, 86-61 12/21 15/15 -/- $ vs. Virginia FloHoops W, 72-59 • Jackson made a strong case for being the SEC and National Freshman of the Year. During SEC play, she ranked fifth among all players 12/29 15/14 -/- Little Rock SECN+ W, 89-50 with 16.5 ppg and eighth in field goal percentage (.480); she was also the team’s second-leading rebounder (5.4 rpg). 1/2 15/14 -/- * Florida SECN+ W, 93-47 1/5 15/14 -/- * at Georgia SECN W, 73-66 • Accounted for 22 percent of MSU’s scoring during conference games, her six games with 20-plus points matched the most by any 1/9 13/12 -/- * at Missouri SECN W, 79-64 freshman in the league. She’s the only SEC freshman to score 30 points in a game this season after having 34 at Auburn. 1/16 10/9 -/- * LSU SECN+ W, 64-60 • For the year, Jackson leads the team in scoring (14.5 ppg) and is third in rebounding (4.8 rpg). She has scored in double figures in 21 1/20 9/9 1/2 * at South Carolina ESPN2 L, 81-79 1/23 9/9 -/- * at Vanderbilt SECN W, 68-52 games, including 16 games with at least 15 points, and has shot 50 percent or better from the field 13 times. 1/26 9/9 -/- * Ole Miss SECN W, 80-39 • Danberry leads the team steals (2.4 spg) while ranking second in assists (3.1 apg) and third in scoring (12.5 ppg). The Naismith 1/30 9/8 -/- * Auburn SECN+ W, 78-73 DPOY semifinalist ranks 23rd among Division I players in total steals (73) to pace a Mississippi State defense that leads the SEC in 2/3 8/8 -/- * Georgia SECN W, 67-53 2/6 8/8 23/25 * at Tennessee SECN W, 72-55 turnovers forced per game (21.0). She ranks fifth among Division I guards in field goal percentage (.520). 2/9 8/8 16/16 * Texas A&M ESPN W, 69-57 • With the departure of SEC Player of the Year Teaira McCowan, Mississippi State had a major void to fill in the post this season. 2/16 6/5 18/19 * at Kentucky ESPN2 L, 73-62 Carter helped answer that need, averaging 13.9 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. As a sophomore, McCowan averaged 2/20 9/9 -/- * at Auburn SECN W, 92-85 (OT) 2/23 9/9 -/- * Alabama SECN L, 66-64 8.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. Carter is considered one of the most improved players in the country after 2/27 10/9 -/RV * Arkansas SECN W, 92-83 significantly increasing her scoring (10.7 ppg) and rebounding (5.8 rpg) from last season. 3/1 10/9 -/- * at Ole Miss SECN+ W, 84-59 • The sophomore forward ranks 10th in Division I in field goal percentage (.601) and is 19th in offensive rebounds per game (4.0). 3/6 9/9 -/- ^ vs. LSU/Florida SECN 5 PM • Redshirt sophomore guard Myah Taylor is one of the best help-side defenders in the country. With 43 charges drawn and 60 steals, Mar. 20-23 NCAA First/Second Rounds she’s forced 103 turnovers this year, which accounts for 16 percent of MSU’s turnovers forced. On the other end of the floor, her 2.67 Mar. 27-30 NCAA Regionals assist/turnover ratio is 13th in the country and third in the SEC. Apr. 3-5 NCAA Women’s Final Four (New Orleans, La.) • Aliyah Matharu is the reigning SEC Freshman of the Week after averaging 21.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 2.5 apg vs. Arkansas and Ole Miss. All Times Central Home Games In Bold PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (Based On Previous Game) ! — Greater Victoria Invitational MISSISSIPPI STATE # — Big 12/SEC Challenge $ — Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) NO. NAME POS. HT. CL. HOMEtoWN PPG RPG OTHER * — SEC Game 1 Myah Taylor G 5-7 R-So. Olive Branch, Miss. 5.7 1.4 4.6 apg ^ — SEC Tournament (Greenville, S.C.) 4 Jessika Carter F/C 6-5 So. Waverly Hall, Ga. 13.9 8.9 .601 FG% 5 Rickea Jackson F 6-2 Fr. Detroit, Mich. 14.5 4.8 .476 FG% 24 Jordan Danberry G 5-8 Gr. Conway, Ark. 12.5 3.8 2.4 spg #HailStateHoops Communications Contacts 55 Chloe Bibby G/F 6-1 Jr. Warracknabeal, Australia 8.2 5.4 38 3FGs Josh Lively (Primary Contact) OFF THE BENCH Office: (662) 325-7556 NO. NAME POS. HT. CL. HOMEtoWN PPG RPG OTHER Cell: (865) 235-9728 00 Jayla Hemingway G 5-11 Fr. Collierville, Tenn. 1.8 1.0 7.1 mpg Email: [email protected] 2 Andra Espinoza-Hunter G 5-11 Jr. Ossining, N.Y. 4.8 1.1 21 3FGs 3 Aliyah Matharu G 5-7 Fr. Washington, D.C. 6.7 1.6 28 3FGs McRae Clay (Secondary Contact) 10 JaMya Mingo-Young G 5-8 Fr. Bogalusa, La. 4.3 2.1 1.4 apg Office: (662) 325-7556 11 Xaria Wiggins G 6-1 So. Virginia Beach, Va. 4.3 1.6 .378 3FG% Cell: (601) 850-9610 20 Yemiyah Morris C 6-6 Jr. San Bernardino, Calif. 2.9 2.1 0.8 bpg Email: [email protected] SERIES HISTORY TV INFORMATION RADIO/STREAMING Overall vs. LSU: MSU trails 13-47 Network: SEC Network Network: MSU Radio Network Neutral vs. LSU: MSU trails 1-5 Play-by-Play: Jason Crowder @HailStateWBK HailStateWBK Streak: MSU has won seven straight Analyst: Charlie Winfield Overall vs. Florida: Tied 25-25 Neutral vs. Florida: MSU trails 1-4 Facebook.com/HailStateWBK HailState.com Streak: MSU has won seven straight SERIES HISTORY MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MISSISSIPPI STATE 2019-20 RADIO/TV ROSTER JAYLA MYAH ANDRA ALIYAH JESSIKA 00 HEMINGWAY 1 TAYLOR 2 ESPINOZA-HUNTER 3 MATHARU 4 CARTER G • 5-11 • Fr. • Collierville, Tenn. G • 5-7 • RSo. • Olive Branch, Miss. G • 5-11 • Jr. • Ossining, N.Y. G • 5-7 • Fr. • Washington, D.C. F/C • 6-5 • So. • Waverly Hall, Ga. RICKEA JAMYA XARIA PROMISE SIDNEY 5 JACKSON 10 MINGO-YOUNG 11 WIGGINS 13 TAYLOR 14 COOKS F • 6-2 • Fr. • Detroit, Mich. G • 5-8 • Fr. • Bogalusa, La. G • 6-1 • So. • Virginia Beach, Va. C • 6-5 • RSo. • Issaquah, Wash. F/C • 6-4 • Jr. • Kenosha, Wis. YEMIYAH JORDAN CHLOE 20 MORRIS 24 DANBERRY 55 BIBBY C • 6-6 • Jr. • San Bernardino, Calif. G • 5-8 • Gr. • Conway, Ark. G/F • 6-1 • Jr. • Warracknabeal, Australia PRONUNCIATIONS Andra Espinoza-Hunter AHN-druh Dionnah Jackson-Durrett Dee-AHN-ah Jackson-DUR-et Elena Lovato E-LANE-Ah LO-Vah-Toe Aliyah Matharu uh-LEE-yuh muh-THAR-oo Yemiyah Morris VIC JOHNNIE DIONNAH ELENA yeh-MY-yuh SCHAEFER HARRIS JACKSON-DURRETT LOVATO Xaria Wiggins Head Coach Associate Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach 8th Season 8th Season 5th Season 2nd Season (4th Overall) ZAR-ee-ah MISSISSIPPI STATE 2019-20 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 00 Jayla Hemingway G 5-11 Fr.