Mississippi State Women's Basketball
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
2009-10 MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 9 - Louisiana Tech 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 2009-10 LADY BULLDOG GAME INFORMATION BASKETBALL SCHEDULE rv/- Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs (5-3) NOVEMBER vs. Sun. 8 MONTICELLO (Exh.) W, 106-34 Fri. 13 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 106-48 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (4-2) Sun. 15 EAST TENNESSEE STATE W, 80-50 Wed. 18 UTAH VALLEY W, 81-35 Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009 - 7 p.m. CT - Thomas Assembly Center (8,000) Ruston, La. Sun. 22 MARYLAND W, 84-55 Television: none Thur. 26 ! vs. Texas L, 55-73 Radio: WFCA 107.9 FM/Audio on Maroon to the Max (mstateathletics.com) Fri. 27 ! vs. Rutgers L, 54-62 Series Information - Louisiana Tech leads 5-4 Sat. 28 ! vs. Southern Cal L, 60-64 Last Meeting - (12-3-08 - Mississippi State 72, Louisiana Tech 42) DECEMBER MISSISSIPPI STATE LOUISIANA TECH Wed. 2 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI W, 85-52 PROJECTED STARTERS PROJECTED STARTERS Sat. 12 @ Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. Mon. 14 SAMFORD 7 p.m. 2 G Alexis Rack Sr. 5-7 33 F Adrienne Johnson Jr. 6-0 Wed. 16 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE Noon 5 G Armelie Lumanu Sr. 5-9 42 F Shanavia Dowdell Sr. 6-2 33 G Mary Kathryn Govero Jr. 5-11 23 G Whitney Jones Jr. 5-7 Sun. 20 @ Xavier 1 p.m. 23 F Tysheka Grimes Sr. 6-0 2 G Brietta Thomas Jr. 5-11 Wed. 30 ALCORN STATE 7 p.m. 10 F Chanel Mokango Sr. 6-5 32 G Jasmine Bendolph So. 5-7 JANUARY TOP RESERVES TOP RESERVES 0 C Rima Kalonda Sr. 6-3 14 G Tarkeisha Wysinger Jr. 5-10 Sun. 3 * @ Auburn 2 p.m. 3 G Diamber Johnson So. 5-7 3 G Kiara Young So. 5-9 Thur. 7 * VANDERBILT 8 p.m. (CSS) Sun. 10 * TENNESSEE 1 p.m. (SECN) Thur. 14 * @ Arkansas 7 p.m. Sun. 17 * FLORIDA 2 p.m. (FSN) LADY DAWGS FACE FIRST ROAD TEST AT LOUISIANA TECH Thur. 21 * @ Ole Miss 7 p.m. When Mississippi State faces off with Louisiana Tech Saturday evening in Ruston, it will Sun. 24 * @ Vanderbilt 2 p.m. mark the fi rst time this season that the Lady Bulldogs have played a true road game. While Thur. 28 * GEORGIA 8 p.m. (FSN) MSU played three games away from the Humphrey Coliseum, they came at a neutral site Sun. 31 * KENTUCKY 2 p.m. in St. Thomas, VI. The Lady Bulldogs have won their last two road openers, winning at the University of Louisiana last season and at Belmont during the 2007-08 campaign. FEBRUARY Thur. 4 * ALABAMA 8 p.m. (ESPNU) A LOOK AT MISSISSIPPI STATE Sun 7 * @ Florida noon With a 5-3 record on the season, Mississippi State is coming off an 85-52 victory over Thur. 11 * @ South Carolina 6 p.m. Sun. 14 * OLE MISS 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Southern Mississippi on Dec. 2. The Lady Bulldogs currently rank 19th nationally and fi fth Sun. 21 * AUBURN 2 p.m. in the SEC in scoring margin with a +20.8. MSU is 32nd nationally in scoring offense (75.6) Thur. 25 * @ Alabama 6 p.m. and 29th in scoring defense (54.9). The Lady Bulldogs have limited opponents to just 24.2 Sun. 28 * @ LSU 2 p.m. percent shooting from behind the arc which ranks 15th nationally. State also ranks in the nation’s top 50 in rebounding margin (+6.1) and 3PT fi eld goals a game (7.0). Senior guard MARCH Alexis Rack currently paces MSU in scoring, averaging an SEC second-best 19.1 points a game. Tysheka Grimes (12.9), Armelie Lumanu (12.5) and Mary Kathryn Govero (10.6) are 4-7 $ SEC Tournament TBA also scoring in double fi gures. Mississippi State is the lone SEC team to have four players 20-23 % NCAA Tournament (1 & 2 Rounds) TBA averaging at least 10.6 point a game. 27-30 # NCAA Tournament (Regionals) TBA APRIL A LOOK AT LOUISIANA TECH Louisiana Tech enters Saturday’s matchup with a 4-2 record with both losses coming to 4-7 @ NCAA Tournament (Final Four) TBA top-10 opponents. The Lady Techsters, led by Teresa Weatherspoon are coming off a 63- 52 victory over Western Kentucky on Wednesday night. LTU is led in scoring by junior for- All times Central ward Adrienne Johnson who is averaging 17.7 points a game. Johnson, like MSU’s Alexis Rack, played at Franklin High School in Franklin, La. Senior Forward Shanavia Dowdell ! Paradise Jam - St. Thomas, Virgin Islands leads LTU on the boards, averaging 9.3 rebounds a contest. * SEC Game $ Gwinnett Arena -Duluth, Ga. % NCAA Tournament - Various Sites THE SERIES: MISSISSIPPI STATE VS. LOUISIANA TECH # NCAA Tournament - Various Sites Saturday’s meeting marks just the 10th meeting between Mississippi State and Louisiana @ NCAA Final Four - Alamo Dome - San Antonio, Texas Tech. The Lady Techsters hold a slim 5-4 lead in the overall series but Mississippi State has won the last two meetings. The Lady Bulldogs are 1-4 all time against LTU in games played in Ruston. 1 2009-10 LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL NNUMERICALUMERICAL RROSTEROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 0 Rima Kalonda F/C 6-3 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 So. 1L Ringgold, GA (Tennessee Temple) 2 Alexis Rack G 5-7 Sr. 3L Franklin, LA (Franklin HS) 3 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 So. 1L Pontotoc, MS (Pontotoc HS) 5 Armelie Lumanu G/F 5-9 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College 10 Chanel Mokango F 6-5 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 14 Bethany Washington F 5-9 Sr. 2L Houma, LA (Vandebilt Catholic HS) 21 Ashlie Billingslea G 5-6 Jr. TR Stone Mountain, GA (Chipola College) 23 Tysheka Grimes G/F 6-0 Sr. 3L Baton Rouge, LA (Capitol HS) 24 Ashley Jones G 5-11 Fr. HS Winter Park, FL (Lake Howell High School) 25 Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Sr. 3L Lamar, MS (Ashland HS) 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G/F 5-11 Jr. 2L Clinton, MS (Mt. Salus Christian) 42 Channa Campbell F/C 6-2 Sr. 3L Lester, AL (West Limestone HS) AALPHABETICALLPHABETICAL ROSTERROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 21 Ashlie Billingslea G 5-6 Jr. TR Stone Mountain, GA (Chipola College) 42 Channa Campbell F/C 6-2 Sr. 3L Lester, AL (West Limestone HS) 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G/F 5-11 Jr. 2L Clinton, MS (Mt. Salus Christian) 23 Tysheka Grimes G/F 6-0 Sr. 3L Baton Rouge, LA (Capitol HS) 3 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 So. 1L Pontotoc, MS (Pontotoc HS) 24 Ashley Jones G 5-11 Fr. HS Winter Park, FL (Lake Howell High School) 0 Rima Kalonda F/C 6-3 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 5 Armelie Lumanu G/F 5-9 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College 10 Chanel Mokango F 6-5 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 2 Alexis Rack G 5-7 Sr. 3L Franklin, LA (Franklin HS) 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 So. 1L Ringgold, GA (Tennessee Temple) 25 Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Sr. 3L Lamar, MS (Ashland HS) 14 Bethany Washington F 5-9 Sr. 2L Houma, LA (Vandebilt Catholic HS) PPRONOUNCIATIONRONOUNCIATION GGUIDEUIDE CCOACHINGOACHING STAFFSTAFF 0 RIMA KALONDA REAM-a COLE-onda Head Coach: Sharon Fanning-Otis (Chattanooga, 1975) 3 DIAMBER Johnson DEE-am-ber Assistant Coach: Greg Franklin (Austin Peay, 1994) 5 ARMELIE LUMANU ARE-mel-ee Loo-MAHN-ew Assistant Coach: Sharrona Reaves (Alabama, 1995) 10 CHANEL MOKANGO SHA-nell mo-CON-go Assistant Coach: Franqua Bedell (University of the Ozarks, 1999) 23 TYSHEKA Grimes ty-SHE-kuh Director of Operations: Joey Burton (Moody Bible College, 2007) 25 MARNESHIA Richard mar-KNEE-sha 33 Mary Kathryn GOVERO GO-ver-row 42 CHANNA Campbell CHAN-uh SHARRONA Reaves sha-RON-a RROSTEROSTER BBREAKDOWNREAKDOWN FRANQUA BEDELL FRAN-swa ba-DELL BBYY CCLASSLASS BBYY REGIONREGION SSENIORSENIORS ((8)8) AALABAMALABAMA (1)(1) Channa Campbell Channa Campbell Tysheka Grimes FFLORIDALORIDA ((1)1) Rima Kalonda Ashley Jones Armelie Lumanu Chanel Mokango GGEORGIAEORGIA (2)(2) Alexis Rack Ashlie Billingslea Danielle Rector Danielle Rector Marneshia Richard LLOUISIANAOUISIANA ((3)3) Bethany Washington Tysheka Grimes Alexis Rack 1 2 JJUNIORSUNIORS ((2)2) Bethany Washington 3 Ashlie Billingslea 3 MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPI ((3)3) 1 Mary Kathryn Govero Mary Kathryn Govero Diamber Johnson SSOPHOMORESOPHOMORES ((2)2) Marneshia Richard Diamber Johnson DDEMOCRATICEMOCRATIC REPUBLICREPUBLIC OFOF THETHE CONGOCONGO ((3)3) 3 Danielle Rector Rima Kalonda Armelie Lumanu FFRESHMENRESHMEN ((1)1) Chanel Mokango Ashley Jones 2 2009-10 LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL LADY BULLDOG QUICKFACTS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE NUMBERS GENERAL INFORMATION Through eight games, Mississippi State ranks at or near the top in several catago- Location .............................................................................Starkville, Miss. ries among SEC teams. While MSU ranks seventh in the league in scoring offense Founded ........................................................................February 28, 1878 (75.6), the Lady Bulldogs rank third in scoring defense, allowing opponents to Enrollment ........................................................................................18,601 score just 54.9 points a game. State ranks fi fth in the league in scoring margin (+20.8) and are fi rst in 3-point fi eld goal percentage defense, allowing just 24.2 Colors..........................................................Maroon (PMS 202) and White percent from behind the arc. Nickname ............................................................................Lady Bulldogs Conference ............................................................................Southeastern THE CORE IS BACK THIS SEASON Arena (Capacity) .........................................Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) With 11 letterwinners returning, Mississippi State returns 79.3 percent of its scor- President ......................................................................