Mississippi State Bulldogs Women's Basketball
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2017, 2018 NCAA NATIONAL FINALIST | 2018, 2019 SEC CHAMPIONS | 2019 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL DECEMBER 8, 2019 // STARKVILLE, MISS. // HUMPHREY COLISEUM // 1:00 P.M. GAME 10 • WEST VIRGINIA 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS COMPARISON 89.2 ............PPG ............ 72.3 OVERALL RECORD ................................................................. 8-1 SEC ................................................................................. 0-0 57.0 ...........OPPG ........... 51.8 NON-CONFERENCE ............................................................ 8-1 .480 ............FG% ............ .439 HOME .............................................................................. 4-0 .358 ...........3FG% ........... .375 AWAY .............................................................................. 2-0 NEUTRAL .......................................................................... 2-1 .701 ............FT% ............ .673 41.3 ............RPG ............ 41.2 RNK. (AP/USAT) MISSISSIPPI STATE WEST VIRGINIA DatE MSU OPP OppoNENT TV TIME/REsuLts ‘19-20 Record ...............................................8-1 15.1 ............APG ............ 12.5 ‘19-20 Record ...............................................5-1 11/4 10/8 -/- Lubbock Christian (Exh.) SECN+ W, 78-57 Head Coach ...................................Vic Schaefer 10.9 ............SPG ..............7.7 Head Coach .....................................Mike Carey 11/9 10/8 -/- Southern Miss SECN+ W, 91-58 Record At MSU ...................202-57 (8th Season) Record At WVU ...............398-206 (19th Season) 11/11 10/8 -/- UT Martin SECN+ W, 82-46 6.6 ..............BPG ..............3.7 11/15 10/8 -/- Murray State SECN+ W, 124-43 Career Record .................282-167 (15th Season) Career Record ................686-308 (32nd Season) 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 is coming off a 2018-19 campaign that saw the Bulldogs post a 15-1 conference record to clinch the second title 11/29 10/8 -/- ! vs. Green Bay FloHoops W, 83-58 in program history. State followed that up by winning the team’s first ever SEC Tournament Championship with a commanding 101-70 11/30 10/8 3/3 ! vs. Stanford FloHoops L, 67-62 victory over Arkansas and then earning a third straight Elite Eight appearance. 12/8 10/8 RV/RV # West Virginia SECN 1 p.m. 12/16 at Louisiana 11 a.m. • Members of State’s 2018-19 SEC Championship team will receive their championship rings during pregame on Sunday. 12/19 $ vs. USF FloHoops 6 p.m. • The Bulldogs entered the 2019-20 season with their sights set on a third consecutive SEC title, a feat that no program has 12/21 $ vs. UNLV or Virginia FloHoops 2 or 4:30 p.m. accomplished outright since 2001-04. 12/29 Little Rock SECN+ 2 p.m. 1/2 * Florida SECN+ 7:10 p.m. • The last time State faced West Virginia was in the semifinals of the Preseason NIT in 2014. MSU would defeat the No. 17 1/5 * at Georgia ESPN2 or SECN 3 p.m. Mountaineers and go on to win the title. The following week, Mississippi State was ranked 25th in the AP Poll. The Bulldogs have 1/9 * at Missouri SECN 6 p.m. been ranked ever since. 1/16 * LSU SECN+ 7 p.m. 1/20 * at South Carolina ESPN2 6 p.m. • After being ranked No. 10 in every AP Top 25 poll this season, State has been in the AP rankings 99 straight weeks, including 63 1/23 * at Vanderbilt SECN 8 p.m. weeks in a row in the Top 10. 1/26 * Ole Miss SECN 4 p.m. • With the victory at Marquette on 11/25/19, Vic Schaefer’s claimed his 200th win at MSU in just his 256 game, making him the 1/30 * Auburn SECN+ 7 p.m. second-fastest coach to ever achieve that with an SEC program. (See note on Page 6) 1/3 * Georgia SECN 6 p.m. 2/6 * at Tennessee SECN 5:30 p.m. • With the departure of SEC Player of the Year Teaira McCowan, Mississippi State had a major void to fill in the post this season. 2/9 * Texas A&M ESPN 12 p.m. Sophomore forward Jessika Carter has answered that need, leading the team with 15.1 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per 2/16 * at Kentucky ESPN2 4 p.m. game. As a sophomore, McCowan averaged 8.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. 2/20 * at Auburn SECN 8 p.m. 2/23 * Alabama ESPN2 or SECN 1 p.m. • Graduate guard Jordan Danberry was granted a fifth year of eligibility by the NCAA in August after not redshirting when she 2/27 * Arkansas SECN 8 p.m. transferred to Mississippi State in January 2017. This season, she leads the team in steals (3.1 spg) and ranks second in scoring 3/1 * at Ole Miss SECN+ 1:40 p.m. (12.8 ppg) and assists (2.9 apg). • Rickea Jackson has shown why she was one of the top players in last year’s signing class. The freshman forward is third on the Mar. 4-8 SEC Tournament (Greenville, S.C.) Mar. 20-23 NCAA First/Second Rounds team in scoring at 11.2 points per game and is shooting 47 percent from the field. She has scored in double figures in four of the Mar. 27-30 NCAA Regionals last five games and had a team-high 15 points against No. 3 Stanford. Apr. 3-5 NCAA Women’s Final Four (New Orleans, La.) • Mississippi State leads the nation in scoring (89.2 ppg) and turnover margin (12.22). The Bulldogs also rank inside the top 10 in scoring margin (4th) and blocks per game (6th). All Times Central Home Games In Bold ! — Greater Victoria Invitational PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (Based On Previous Game) # — Big 12/SEC Challenge MISSISSIPPI STATE $ — Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) * — SEC Game NO. NAME POS. HT. CL. HOMEtoWN PPG RPG OTHER 1 Myah Taylor G 5-7 R-So. Olive Branch, Miss. 6.8 1.0 3.8 apg 4 Jessika Carter F/C 6-5 So. Waverly Hall, Ga. 15.1 11.3 2.6 bpg 5 Rickea Jackson F 6-2 Fr. Detroit, Mich. 11.2 2.7 .466 FG% #HailStateHoops Communications Contacts 24 Jordan Danberry G 5-8 Gr. Conway, Ark. 12.8 3.6 3.1 spg 55 Chloe Bibby G/F 6-1 Jr. Warracknabeal, Australia 9.4 6.1 .412 3FG% Josh Lively (Primary Contact) Office: (662) 325-7556 WEST VIRGINIA Cell: (865) 235-9728 NO. NAME POS. HT. CL. HOMEtoWN PPG RPG OTHER Email: [email protected] 2 Kysre Gondrezick G 5-9 R-Jr. Benton Harbor, Mich. 19.2 3.8 2.3 apg 5 Tynice Martin G 5-11 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. 12.3 4.3 1.000 FT% McRae Clay (Secondary Contact) 14 Kari Niblack F 6-1 So. Leesburg, Fla. 8.5 4.8 .571 FG% Office: (662) 325-7556 30 Madisen Smith G 5-5 So. Greenville, S.C. 6.2 2.0 3.2 apg Cell: (601) 850-9610 31 Rochelle Norris C 6-5 R-Fr. Stafford, Va. 5.7 5.2 1.3 bpg Email: [email protected] SERIES HISTORY TV INFORMATION RADIO/STREAMING Overall: MSU leads 1-0 Network: SEC Network Network: MSU Radio Network At MSU: MSU leads 1-0 Play-by-Play: Eric Frede Play-by-Play: Jason Crowder @HailStateWBK HailStateWBK At WVU: N/A Analyst: Christy Thomaskutty Analyst: Brock Turnipseed Neutral Sites: N/A Sideline: None Last Meeting: MSU won 74-61 vs. West Virginia (11/20/14) Facebook.com/HailStateWBK HailState.com 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. Collierville, Tenn. (Houston HS) 1 Myah Taylor G 5-7 R-So. Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch HS) 2 Andra Espinoza-Hunter G 5-11 Jr. Ossining, N.Y. (UConn) 3 Aliyah Matharu G 5-7 Fr. Washington, D.C. (Bishop McNamara HS) 4 Jessika Carter F/C 6-5 So. Waverly Hall, Ga. (Harris County HS) 5 Rickea Jackson F 6-2 Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Detroit Edison Public School Academy) 10 JaMya Mingo-Young G 5-8 Fr. Bogalusa, La. (Loranger HS) 11 Xaria Wiggins G 6-1 So. Virginia Beach, Va. (Princess Anne HS) 13 Promise Taylor C 6-5 R-So. Issaquah, Wa. (Ole Miss) 14 Sidney Cooks * F/C 6-4 Jr. Kenosha, Wis. (Michigan State) 20 Yemiyah Morris C 6-6 Jr.