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GAME 7 • TUES., DEC. 2, 2014 • 7 P.M. • STARKVILLE, MISS. • SEC NETWORK + BROCK TURNIPSEED, ASSISTANT MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTOR 55 Coliseum Blvd. | Humphrey Coliseum, Room 202 | Mississippi State, MS 39762 O: (662) 325-7556 | C: (662) 418-7409 E-Mail: [email protected] www.HailState.com | Twitter: @HailStateWBK; @brockt_msu SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME INFORMATION Date .......................Tuesday, Dec. 2 DATE OPPONENT TV TIME Time ................................7 p.m. CDT Preseason WNIT (Nov. 14-23) Location ............... Starkville, Miss. N14 MERCER SECN+ W, 97-66 Radio ..... WKBB 100.9/WXWX 96.3 TV .............................SEC Network + N16 ARKANSAS ST. SECN+ W, 93-83 Talent ............. Bart Gregory (pxp) N20 #16/17 WEST VIRGINIA SECN+ W, 74-61 ...............Charlie Winfield (analyst) N23 WESTERN KENTUCKY CBSN W, 88-77 Twitter ..................@HailStateWBK SERIES HISTORY N25 LOUISIANA-MONROE SECN+ W, 80-46 Series.......................MSU leads 1-0 N29 at New Orleans W, 85-45 #23 MISSISSIPPI STATE Home ........................................0-0 NORTH DAKOTA STATE Away .........................................1-0 D2 NORTH DAKOTA STATE SECN+ 7 P.M. BULLDOGS Neutral .....................................0-0 BISON D7 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA SECN+ 2 P.M. Last Meeting .............MSU 72-62 (12/17/13 @ NDSU) D11 LOUISIANA TECH SECN+ 7 P.M. 6-0 3-2 D14 at Southern Miss ASN 2 p.m. D15 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE SECN+ 7 P.M. BULLDOG BITES... D17 at Louisiana-Lafayette 11 a.m. ► Mississippi State returns home Tuesday to open the month of December against North Dakota State. Tip is Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic (Dec. 20-21) set for 7 p.m. on SEC Network +. D20 vs. Illinois-Chicago 9:30 p.m. ► The contest is the first of a three-game homestand to begin the season's second month. State takes a break D21 vs. Miami (Ohio) 4 p.m. for final exams before hosting Southeastern Louisiana (Dec. 7) and Louisiana Tech (Dec. 11). D29 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF SECN+ 7 P.M. ► The Bulldogs moved up two spots to No. 23 in this week's Associated Press poll, a week after the team earned J2 * GEORGIA SECN+ 3 P.M. its first ranking since Nov. 23, 2009. J4 * at Missouri SECN+ 2 p.m. ► State returns home 6-0, its second-straight year to win six-consecutive games to begin the year. The Bulldogs J8 * ARKANSAS FSN 8 P.M. are looking to start 7-0 in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program annals. J11 * at Vanderbilt SECN+ 2 p.m. ► MSU is 1-0 all-time against North Dakota State after winning last year's inaugural meeting in Fargo 72-62. J15 * LSU SECN+ 7 P.M. J18 * ALABAMA FSN 3 P.M. ► The Bulldogs have won or tied the turnover battle in 12-straight games going back to last season. J22 * at Ole Miss SECN 8 p.m. ► Martha Alwal matched a career high with 25 points in last season's win in Fargo. The senior saw her first action J26 * at Auburn SECN 8 p.m. of the year in Saturday's 85-45 win at New Orleans. J29 * VANDERBILT SECN+ 7 P.M. ► Freshman Victoria Vivians' 16-point effort Saturday gives her double figures in five of the team's six games this F1 * at Tennessee SECN 2 p.m. season. Her 16.3 average is eighth both in the SEC and nationally among freshmen. F8 * TEXAS A&M SECN 2 P.M. ► The Bulldogs enter Tuesday the SEC's top-scoring team and 11th nationally with an 86.2 scoring average. F12 * at Kentucky SECN 6 p.m. F15 * FLORIDA SECN 3 P.M. ► Victoria Vivians (16.3 ppg) and Morgan William (14.0 ppg) enter the week the nation's second-highest fresh- F22 * at Alabama SECN+ 2 p.m. man duo in the NCAA Division I ranks. F26 * at South Carolina FSN 6 p.m. BULLDOGS’ POTENTIAL STARTERS (Based On Previous Game) M1 * OLE MISS FSN 1 P.M. SEC Tournament — North Little Rock, Ark. (March 4-8) M4-8 SEC Tournament All Times Central Home Games In Bold * — Denotes SEC Game 13 00 21 45 35 Ketara Dominique Jerica Chinwe Victoria BULLDOGS IN SOCIAL MEDIA CHAPEL DILLINGHAM JAMES OKORIE VIVIANS @HailStateWBK F • So. • 6-1 G • So. • 5-9 G • Sr. • 5-5 C • So. • 6-5 F • Fr. • 6-1 2014-15 Stats 2014-15 Stats 2014-15 Stats 2014-15 Stats 2014-15 Stats PPG ............................11.0 PPG ..............................6.8 PPG ..............................6.7 PPG ..............................6.3 PPG ............................16.3 Facebook.com/ RBD .............................6.0 RBD .............................4.3 RBD .............................1.7 RBD .............................6.8 RBD .............................4.5 AST ..............................0.8 AST ..............................1.3 AST ..............................3.5 AST ..............................0.3 AST ..............................1.0 HailStateWBK BLK ..............................0.7 BLK ..............................0.2 BLK ..............................0.0 BLK ..............................1.0 BLK ..............................0.0 STL ...............................0.7 STL ...............................2.2 STL ...............................1.2 STL ...............................0.5 STL ...............................2.2 HailStateWBK FG% ......................65.9% FG% ......................37.1% FG% ......................50.0% FG% ......................47.1% FG% ......................35.6% FT% .......................85.7% FT% .......................66.7% FT% .......................87.5% FT% .......................46.2% FT% .......................73.3% WWW.HAILSTATE.COM | @HAILSTATEWBK | FACEBOOK.COM/HAILSTATEWBK MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOG BASKETBALL • 2014-15 Game 7 • North Dakota St. • December 2, 2014 MISSISSIPPI STATE 2014-15 ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 00 Dominique Dillingham G 5-9 So. 1L Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS) 1 Blair Schaefer G 5-7 Fr. HS Starkville, Miss. (Starkville HS) 2 Morgan William G 5-5 Fr. HS Birmingham, Ala. (Shades Valley HS) 3 Breanna Richardson F 6-1 So. 1L Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale County HS) 5 Sherise Williams F 6-1 Jr. 2L St. Louis, Mo. (McCluer HS) 10 Martha Alwal C 6-4 Sr. 3L Worthington, Minn. (Worthington HS) 13 Ketara Chapel F 6-1 So. 1L Temple, Texas (Temple HS) 14 Kendra Grant G 5-11 Sr. 3L Richland, Miss. (Richland HS) 21 Jerica James G 5-5 Sr. 3L Wynne, Ark. (North Little Rock HS) 23 Kayla Nevitt G 5-10 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (Andy Dekaney HS) 35 Victoria Vivians F 6-1 Fr. HS Carthage, Miss. (Scott Central HS) 44 LaKaris Salter F 6-1 Fr. HS Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida A&M DRS) 45 Chinwe Okorie C 6-5 So. SQ Lagos, Nigeria (Stoneleigh-Burnham [Mass.] Prep) 51 Savannah Carter G 5-9 Sr. 1L Tulsa, Okla. (Trinity Valley CC) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 10 Martha Alwal C 6-4 Sr. 3L Worthington, Minn. (Worthington HS) 51 Savannah Carter G 5-9 Sr. 1L Tulsa, Okla. (Trinity Valley CC) 13 Ketara Chapel F 6-1 So. 1L Temple, Texas (Temple HS) 00 Dominique Dillingham G 5-9 So. 1L Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS) 14 Kendra Grant G 5-11 Sr. 3L Richland, Miss. (Richland HS) 21 Jerica James G 5-5 Sr. 3L Wynne, Ark. (North Little Rock HS) 23 Kayla Nevitt G 5-10 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (Andy Dekaney HS) 45 Chinwe Okorie C 6-5 So. SQ Lagos, Nigeria (Stoneleigh-Burnham [Mass.] Prep) 3 Breanna Richardson F 6-1 So. 1L Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale County HS) 44 LaKaris Salter F 6-1 Fr. HS Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida A&M DRS) 1 Blair Schaefer G 5-7 Fr. HS Starkville, Miss. (Starkville HS) 35 Victoria Vivians F 6-1 Fr. HS Carthage, Miss. (Scott Central HS) 2 Morgan William G 5-5 Fr. HS Birmingham, Ala. (Shades Valley HS) 5 Sherise Williams F 6-1 Jr. 2L St. Louis, Mo. (McCluer HS) COACHING STAFF PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach: Vic Schaefer — 3rd Season (Texas A&M, 1984) Martha Alwal ALL-Wall Associate Head Coach: Johnnie Harris — 3rd Season (Arkansas Baptist, 1996) Ketara Chapel Kah-TARE-ah CHAP-ul Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coord.: Aqua Franklin — 3rd Season (Texas A&M, 2009) Jerica James JER-i-ca Chinwe Okorie CHIN-way Oh-CORE-ee Assistant Coach: Elena Lovato — 1st Season (Pittsburg State, 2008) Breanna Richardson Bree-AHN-ah Director of Operations: Maryann Baker — 3rd Season (Texas A&M, 2011) LaKaris Salter La-CARE-is Director of Scouting/Video Coord.: Skylar Collins — 2nd Season (Texas A&M, 2012) Sherise Williams Sha-REESE ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS BY REGION SENIORS (4) ALABAMA (1) MINNESOTA (1) OKLAHOMA (1) Martha Alwal Morgan William Martha Alwal Savannah Carter Savannah Carter Kendra Grant ARKANSAS (1) MISSISSIPPI (3) TEXAS (3) Jerica James Jerica James Kendra Grant Ketara Chapel Blair Schaefer Dominique Dillingham JUNIOR (1) FLORIDA (1) Victoria Vivians Kayla Nevitt Sherise Williams LaKaris Salter FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOPHOMORES (4) GEORGIA (1) MISSOURI (1) NIGERIA (1) Ketara Chapel Breanna Richardson Sherise Williams Chinwe Okorie Dominique Dillingham Chinwe Okorie Breanna Richardson FRESHMEN (5) Kayla Nevitt LaKaris Salter Blair Schaefer Victoria Vivians Morgan William WWW.HAILSTATE.COM | @HAILSTATEWBK | FACEBOOK.COM/HAILSTATEWBK MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOG BASKETBALL • 2014-15 Game 7 • North Dakota St. • December 2, 2014 GETTING TO THE BASICS VIC SCHAEFER HEAD COACH ► Mississippi State opens the month of December by hosting North Dakota State in the first of a three-game homestand. Tues- ► Named Mississippi State's day's 7 p.m. contest will be broadcast online and via the Wat- 7th coach on March 13, 2012. ► Entering his 10th season chESPN app on SEC Network +. as a head coach, holding a 121-141 record in stints at Sam A LOOK AT THE SERIES Houston State and MSU. ► ► Mississippi State and North Dakota State are meeting for the Has compiled a 41-31 mark in two seasons in Starkville. second time in as many seasons. State won the inaugural meet- ► Led his second MSU squad ing 72-62 last season in Fargo. (2013-14) to a 22-14 record, SEC STANDINGS the most wins since the 2008-09 campaign and NORTH DAKOTA STATE (MSU leads 1-0) H: 0-0 A: 1-0 N: 0-0 fourth-most in school history.