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2010-11 MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 2 - Tulane 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 (1-0) NOVEMBER vs. Sun. 7 MONTEVALLO (Exh.) W, 75-42 Fri. 12 USC UPSTATE W, 87-53 Tulane Green Wave (1-0) Tue. 16 at Tulane 7 p.m. Tue. 23 at South Alabama 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 7 p.m. - Fogelman Arena (3,600) Starkville, Miss. Sun. 28 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 2 p.m. Television: None Radio: WFCA 107.9 FM Series Information - Tulane leads 4-3; Tulane leads 2-1 in New Orleans, La. DECEMBER Last Meeting - 3-18-07 - Mississippi State def. Tulane 79-73 (Starkville, Miss.) Wed. 1 LOUISIANA TECH 7 p.m. Sat. 4 NORTH TEXAS 1 p.m. Sat. 11 UTAH 4 p.m. MISSISSIPPI STATE TULANE Wed. 15 at Southern Mississippi 7 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS PROJECTED STARTERS Fri. 17 at Xavier 6 p.m. Mon. 20 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 7 p.m. 4 G Porsha Porter Jr. 5-6 11 G Roshaunda Barnes Sr. 5-5 Wed. 29 ! vs. Buffalo 4 p.m. 3 G Diamber Johnson Jr. 5-7 23 G Tiffany Aidoo Sr. 5-9 33 G Mary Kathryn Govero Sr. 5-11 21 G Olivia Grayson So. 5-8 Thu. 30 ! vs. Lehigh/Rider TBA 25 F Ashley Brown Jr. 5-11 35 F Brittany Lindsey Sr. 6-1 5 C Judith Tabala Jr. 6-5 44 C Brett Benzio Jr. 6-3 JANUARY TOP RESERVES TOP RESERVES Thu. 6 * at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. 11 G Katia May Fr. 5-2 25 G Tyria Snow So. 5-8 Sun. 9 * ARKANSAS (FSN) 3:30 p.m. 15 G/F Brittany Young Fr. 5-9 32 G/F Whitney Bibbins Fr. 5-10 Thu. 13 * LSU (FSN) 7 p.m. Sun. 16 * at Kentucky (FSN) noon Thu. 20 * AUBURN 7 p.m. Sun. 23 * at Georgia (FSN) 2 p.m. LADY BULLDOGS LOOK TO BUILD ON SEASON-OPENING WIN Thur. 27 * at Tennessee (CSS) 6 p.m. The Mississippi State women’s basketball team opened its 2010-11 campaign in fi ne fash- Sun. 30 * FLORIDA (ESPNU) 1 p.m. ion this past Friday, defeating USC Upstate 87-53 at the Humphrey Coliseum. As a team, the Lady Bulldogs shot 41 percent from the fi eld while capitalizing from the free-throw line, going 14-16 for the game. The Lady Bulldogs were led by senior Mary Kathryn Govero FEBRUARY who scored a career-best 28 points on 11 fi eld goals. Govero hit on 4 of 10 three-point Thu. 3 * ALABAMA 7 p.m. shots. Three other Lady Bulldogs also scored in double fi gures. Junior guard Porsha Porter Sun. 6 * at Auburn 2 p.m. scored 14 points in her debut while freshman Katia May added 13 in her fi rst collegiate Thu. 10 * at Ole Miss 7 p.m. action. Junior guard Diamber Johnson tied a career high with 11 points. With the win, the Sun. 13 * SOUTH CAROLINA 1 p.m. Lady Bulldogs improved to 25-12 all time in season openers and 35-2 in home openers. Thu. 17 * VANDERBILT 7 p.m. Sun. 20 * at Florida (SunSports) 3:30 p.m. Thu. 24 * at Alabama 6 p.m. FIRST OF TWO-GAME ROAD SWING BEGINS AT TULANE Sun. 27 * OLE MISS 2 p.m. Mississippi State will play just twice in a span of seven days beginning Tuesday as they head to the ‘Big Easy’ to face Tulane of Conference USA. The Lady Bulldogs and Green Wave will be facing each other for the fi rst time since the 2006-07 season when State defeated MARCH Tulane 79-73 in Starkville in the WNIT. Tulane leads the overall series with State 4-3 and holds a 2-1 advantage in New Orleans. Tuesday’s matchup with the Green Wave will be the 3-6 $ SEC Tournament TBA fi rst in New Orleans since Jan. 3, 1995. Following Tuesday night’s contest, Mississippi State 19-22 % NCAA Tournament (1 & 2 Rounds) TBA will not play again until Nov. 23 when they travel to Mobile, Ala., to face South Alabama. 26-29 # NCAA Tournament (Regionals) TBA APRIL A QUICK LOOK AT THE GREEN WAVE The Tulane Green Wave, coming off a 26-7 campaign last season, returns eight letterwin- 3-5 @ NCAA Tournament (Final Four) TBA ners from a team that won the Conference USA regular season and tournament champi- onships. The Green Wave opened its season with a 72-62 victory over South Alabama on All times Central Saturday. TU was led by sophomore guard Olivia Grayson who scored 21 points and added nine rebounds in the win. Senior Roshaunda Barnes added 11 points in the effort while ! Christmas City Classic - Bethlehem, Pa. Tiffany Aidoo, Brittany Lindsey and Whitney Bibbins all added 10. As a team, the Green * SEC Game Wave shot 40 percent from the fi eld including a 50 percent shooting mark in the second $ Bridgestone Arena -Nashville, Tenn. half to erase a halftime defi cit. Head coach Lisa Stockton is in her 17th season at the helm % NCAA Tournament - Various Sites for Tulane, having compiled a 327-162 record at the school. # NCAA Tournament - Various Sites @ 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 Atlanta, Ga. (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 Atlanta, Ga. (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 (2)(2) Porsha Porter Elyseia Dunn 1 Danielle Rector 1 Diamber Johnson IILLINOIS(1)LLINOIS(1) 1 Ashley Newsome Ashley Brown Porsha Porter MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPI ((3)3) 1 Danielle Rector Candace Foster 4 2 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 GOVERO PICKS UP WHERE SHE LEFT OFF GENERAL INFORMATION Mississippi State senior Mary Kathryn Govero found her stroke early and often Location .............................................................................Starkville, Miss. in the season opener, scoring a career-high 28 points. The Clinton, Miss.,-native Founded ........................................................................February 28, 1878 was 11-20 from the fi eld, 4-10 from three-point range and 2-3 from the free-throw Enrollment ........................................................................................19.600 line. Govero surpassed her previous best of 22 points which she scored twice last Colors..........................................................Maroon (PMS 202) and White season (at Auburn, Alabama). Nickname ............................................................................Lady Bulldogs Conference ............................................................................Southeastern EIGHT NEWCOMERS SEE ACTION IN SEASON OPENER Arena (Capacity) .........................................Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) Eight of Mississippi State’s 10 players that saw playing time in the season opener President ......................................................................