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2010-11 MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 28 - Ole Miss 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 (11-16, 3-12 SEC) NOVEMBER vs. Sun. 7 MONTEVALLO (Exh.) W, 75-42 Ole Miss Rebels (10-17, 3-12 SEC) Fri. 12 USC UPSTATE W, 87-53 Tue. 16 at Tulane L, 42-62 Tue. 23 at South Alabama W, 56-43 Sunday, February 27, 2011 - 2 p.m. CT - Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) - Starkville, Miss. Sun. 28 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 74-31 Television: None Radio: WFCA 107.9 FM Series Information -Ole Miss leads 61-19 DECEMBER Last Meeting - Mississippi State 59, Ole Miss 43 (2-10-11) at Oxford, Miss. Wed. 1 LOUISIANA TECH L, 61-69 Sat. 4 NORTH TEXAS W, 66-60 Sat. 11 UTAH W, 61-52 MISSISSIPPI STATE OLE MISS Wed. 15 at Southern Mississippi W, 50-40 PROJECTED STARTERS PROJECTED STARTERS Fri. 17 at Xavier L, 36-61 Mon. 20 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 61-49 4 G Porsha Porter Jr. 5-6 1 G Shae Nelson Fr. 5-10 Wed. 29 ! vs. Buffalo W, 72-58 3 G Diamber Johnson Jr. 5-7 3 G Valencia McFarland Fr. 5-4 33 G Mary Kathryn Govero Sr. 5-11 14 G Maggie McFerrin So. 5-7 Thu. 30 ! vs. Lehigh/Rider L, 59-68 (OT) 25 F Ashley Brown Jr. 5-11 22 F Nikki Byrd Jr. 6-4 34 C Catina Bett Jr. 6-5 25 F Courtney Marbra So. 6-1 JANUARY TOP RESERVES TOP RESERVES Thu. 6 * at Vanderbilt L, 44-65 11 G Katia May Fr. 5-2 15 F Pa’Sonna Hope Fr. 6-0 Sun. 9 * ARKANSAS (FSN) L, 56-61 2 G Darriel Gaynor So. 5-6 23 G LaTosha Laws Jr. 5-8 Thu. 13 * LSU (FSN) L, 55-72 Sun. 16 * at Kentucky (FSN) L, 60-72 Thu. 20 * AUBURN L, 41-45 Sun. 23 * at Georgia (FSN) L, 58-78 LADY BULLDOGS CLOSE OUT REGULAR SEASON WITH OLE MISS Thur. 27 * at Tennessee (CSS) L, 55-81 On the heels of a 68-55 win over Alabama on Thursday, Mississippi State will close out its Sun. 30 * FLORIDA (ESPNU) L, 60-67 regular season on Sunday by hosting Ole Miss. Game time is set for 2 p.m. at the Hum- phrey Coliseum. WFCA 107.9 will carry the game as Bart Gregory calls the action. FEBRUARY Thu. 3 * ALABAMA L, 61-66 LADY BULLDOGS BY THE NUMBERS Sun. 6 * at Auburn W, 57-45 Mississippi State has relied heavily on its defense this season as the Lady Bulldogs are fi fth Thu. 10 * at Ole Miss W, 59-43 in the league in fi eld goal percentage defense as opponents are shooting just 37.5 percent Sun. 13 * SOUTH CAROLINA (SECN) L, 53-60 Thu. 17 * VANDERBILT L, 62-74 from the fi eld. Offensively, State is shooting 37.6 percent from the fi eld. Senior Mary Kath- Sun. 20 * at Florida (SunSports) L, 63-78 ryn Govero is leading the scoring charge, averaging 12.6 points a game. Junior Diamber Thu. 24 * at Alabama W, 68-55 Johnson is scoring 12.3 points a contest. Junior Ashley Brown is pacing State in rebounds Sun. 27 * OLE MISS 2 p.m. with 8.2 a game which is fi fth-best in the SEC. Brown is now averaging 6.1 points a game. Junior Porsha Porter is adding 10.1 points a game. MARCH A QUICK LOOK AT OLE MISS 3-6 $ SEC Tournament TBA Ole Miss enters Sunday’s contest having dropped six straight games. After a win at 19-22 % NCAA Tournament (1 & 2 Rounds) TBA Florida on February 10, UM has fallen to LSU, Mississippi State, Georgia, Arkansas, Ala- 26-29 # NCAA Tournament (Regionals) TBA bama and Tennessee. Led by head coach Renee Ladner, the Rebels rank 11th in the SEC APRIL in scoring offense and 12th in the league in scoring defense. Ole Miss ranks second in the conference in free throw percentage and ninth in 3-point field goal percentage. Fresh- 3-5 @ NCAA Tournament (Final Four) TBA man guard Valencia McFarland leads the way for Ole Miss, averaging 13.2 points a game. All times Central Shae Nelson is scoring 8.3 a game. ! Christmas City Classic - Bethlehem, Pa. ON DECK FOR THE LADY BULLDOGS * SEC Game Following Sunday’s game, State will play Thursday night in the fi rst round of the SEC Tour- $ Bridgestone Arena -Nashville, Tenn. nament held in Nashville, Tenn. The Lady Bulldogs will either be the 11-seed or the 12- % NCAA Tournament - Various Sites # NCAA Tournament - Various Sites seed. @ NCAA Final Four - Conseco Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, Ind. 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 2 Diamber Johnson IILLINOIS(1)LLINOIS(1) Ashley Brown 1 Ashley Newsome Porsha Porter Porsha Porter MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPI ((3)3) 1 Danielle Rector Candace Foster 4 1 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 EASIER SLATE IN FEBRUARY GENERAL INFORMATION In January, Mississippi State faced nine of the top 10 teams in the SEC standings. Location .............................................................................Starkville, Miss. Mississippi State’s January opponents have an overall record of 154-72 this season and an SEC record of 73-47. State’s February opponents are 89-77 overall and 37- Founded ........................................................................February 28, 1878 51 in league play. Enrollment ........................................................................................19,600 Colors..........................................................Maroon (PMS 202) and White STATE SHOOTS SEASON BEST AT ALABAMA Nickname ............................................................................Lady Bulldogs Against Alabama on Thursday, Mississippi State shot a season-best 55 percent Conference ............................................................................Southeastern from the fi eld for the 13-point win. The Lady Bulldogs hit 61 percent of its shots in the second half, going 11-18 from the fl oor. Arena (Capacity) .........................................Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) President ....................................................................... Dr. Mark Keenum (MSU, 1984) 7 UNDER 50 Faculty Representative ......................... Dr. Steven Turner (Mercer, 1975) Mississippi State held Ole Miss to just 43 points on Feb. 10 which marked the sev- Director of Athletics ....................Scott Stricklin (Mississippi State, 1992) enth time this season State has held an opponent under 50 points. Associate AD/SWA .............................Ann Carr (Mississippi State, 1990) GOVERO NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM Mississippi State senior Mary Kathryn Govero was one of just fi ve women’s bas- COACHING STAFF ketball players to be named to the District 6 Capital One Academic All-District Head Coach ........................................................Sharon Fanning-Otis (UTC, 1975) First Team announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America on ................................................................