2007-08 GAME NOTES GAME 12
Cassie Chance, Women’s Basketball Contact MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY Assistant Director, Athletic Media Relations Post Offi ce Box 5308, Mississippi State, MS 39762 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL O: 662.325.0972 · C: 662.617.4644 · F: 662.325.2563 [email protected] · www.mstateathletics.com
Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs (8-3) vs. McNeese State Cowgirls (2-10) Thursday, December 20, 2007 · 7 p.m. CT · Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) · Starkville, Miss.
SCHEDULE / RESULTS SERIES INFORMATION
NOVEMBER Overall series: Mississippi State leads 2-0 In Starkville: Mississippi State leads 1-0 4 DT3 (Exhibition) W, 86-66 In Lake Charles: Never Met 9 SE LOUISIANA W, 71-55 At neutral sites: Mississippi State leads 1-0 11 CENTENARY W, 76-57 MSU’s series streak: Won 2 15 at Belmont W, 66-51 Donald Williams vs. MSU: First Meeting 18 MERCER W, 89-51 22 vs. Iowa L, 54-60 Fanning vs. McNeese: 1-0 (1-0 at MSU) 23 vs. Oklahoma L, 73-88 Last Meeting: Mississippi State 81, McNeese State 58 (Dec. 20, 2003 at Starkville, Miss.) 27 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 85-56 29 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI W, 77-56
DECEMBER
2 at Memphis W, 92-57 13 at Louisiana Tech W, 63-50 16 GEORGIA TECH L, 58-70 20 MCNEESE STATE 7 P.M. 30 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 2 P.M.
Sharon Fanning Head Coach Brooks Donald Williams JANUARY
3 at UAB 7 p.m. 202-164 (13) Record at School (Yrs.) 2-10 (1) 7 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 7 P.M. 10 at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. 13 KENTUCKY 2 P.M. 525-390 (34) Career Record (Yrs.) 2-10 (1) 20 at LSU 2 P.M. 24 MISSISSIPPI 7 P.M. vs. Georgia Tech (L, 58-70) Last Game vs. Southern University (L, 55-58) 27 at Arkansas 2 p.m. 31 ALABAMA 7 P.M. NR/NR Ranking (AP/Coaches) NR/NR FEBRUARY
Lost 1 Current Team Streak Lost 2 3 at Auburn 2 p.m. 7 TENNESSEE 7 P.M. 10 FLORIDA (RSN) 1:30 P.M. Tysheka Grimes (12.5) Leading Scorer Courtnee’ Hollins (11.4) 14 at Mississippi 7 p.m. 17 GEORGIA 2 P.M. 21 at South Carolina 6 p.m. Imesia Jackson (6.3) Leading Rebounder Reeshimah Davis (6.1) 24 at Tennessee (RSN) 1:30 p.m. Marneshia Richard (4.5) Leading Assists Lenissa Lopez (3.3) MARCH
2 LSU (FSN) 2:30 P.M. MEDIA BROADCAST INFORMATION AND TICKETS 6-9 SEC Tournament ($) TBA Television: None Mississippi State Radio: WFCA 107.9 FM (French Camp, Miss.) ! Caribbean Challenge McNeese State Radio: KJEF 1290 AM (Lake Charles, La.) Cancun, Mexico On the Internet: Maroon to the Max (subscription based service) $ The Sommet Center Live Stats: www.mstateathletics.com Nashville, Tenn. Tickets: Available through the MSU Athletic Ticket Offi ce (opens one hour prior to tipoff) 2007-08 GAME NOTES
MISSISSIPPI STATE ROSTER
# Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown FG% FT% PPG RBG APG 1 Danielle Rector F 6-3 Fr. HS Ringgold, GA .235 .625 2.2 1.8 0.4 2 * Alexis Rack G 5-7 So. 1L Franklin, LA .323 .639 12.2 3.5 3.0 3 Donnisha Tate F 6-2 Jr. RS Oakland, CA .442 .500 4.7 4.8 0.5 12 Carrie Landers G 5-8 So. 1L Paragould, AR .500 .000 0.5 0.0 0.0 13 Amy Reeder G/F 6-0 Sr. 3L Pontotoc, MS .222 .000 1.4 0.3 0.2 14 Bethany Washington F 5-11 So. 1L Houma, LA .491 .385 6.0 3.2 1.5 20 Lauren Roberts F 5-11 Jr. 2L Collierville, TN .400 .000 1.0 1.2 0.2 22 Miayorka Johnson G 5-10 Sr. 3L Ripley, MS .857 100 2.0 0.4 0.2 23 * Tysheka Grimes F 6-0 So. 1L Baton Rouge, LA .405 .707 12.5 5.7 1.7 24 * Robin Porter G/F 5-11 Jr. 2L Abbeville, AL .370 .833 6.5 4.1 1.1 25 * Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Jr. 2L Lamar, MS .416 .778 8.5 3.1 4.5 32 Shai Wilkins F 6-2 Fr. HS Harvest, AL .500 .000 1.3 0.8 0.0 33 Mary Kathryn Govero F 5-11 Fr. HS Clinton, MS .382 .600 5.6 4.5 1.4 42 Channa Campbell F 6-2 So. 1L Lester, AL .400 .750 1.6 1.2 0.0 45 * Imesia Jackson F 6-1 Sr. 1L Crawford, MS .500 .667 11.3 6.3 0.9
* denotes probable starters
MISSISSIPPI STATE TEAM STATISTICS MISSISSIPPI STATE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
MISSISSIPPI STATE OPPONENTS SCORING Tysheka Grimes (12.5) Alexis Rack (12.2)
804 Scoring 651 REBOUNDS Imesia Jackson (6.3) Tyesheka Grimes (5.7)
73.1 Points Per Game 59.2 ASSISTS Marneshia Richard (4.5) Alexis Rack (3.0) 295-735 Field Goals 229-607 BLOCKS Tysheka Grimes (0.8) Robin Porter (0.7) .401 Field Goal % .377 STEALS Marneshia Richard (2.0) Alexis Rack (2.0) 62-199 3PT Field Goals 50-163 A/TO RATIO Marneshia Richard (1.5) Mary Kathryn Govero (1.3) .312 3PT Field Goal % .307 FG MADE Tysheka Grimes (49) Alexis Rack (41) 152-237 Free Throws 143-214
.641 Free Throw % .668 FG % Imesia Jackson (.500) Bethany Washington (.491)
41.7 Rebounding Avg. 38.3 3FG MADE Alexis Rack (28) Tysheka Grimes (11)
15.3 Assists Avg. 10.5 3PT FG % Bethany Washington (.500) Robin Porter (.462) 18.2 Turnover Avg. 25.3 FT MADE Imesia Jackson (44) Tysheka Grimes (29) 0.8 A/TO Ratio 0.4 FT % Robin Porter (.833) Marneshia Richard (.778) 11.7 Steals Avg. 8.2 MINUTES Marneshia Richard (32.4) Alexis Rack (28.8) 4.0 Blocks Avg. 3.5
MISSISSIPPI STATE LAST FIVE GAMES
Date Home Team Away Team Location Dec. 16 Mississippi State 58 Georgia Tech 70 Starkville, Miss. Dec. 13 Louisiana Tech 50 Mississippi State 63 Ruston, La. Dec. 2 Memphis 57 Mississippi State 92 Memphis, Tenn. Nov. 29 Mississippi State 77 Southern Mississippi 56 Starkville, Miss. Nov. 27 Mississippi State 85 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 56 Starkville, Miss.
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
MCNEESE STATE ROSTER
# Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown FG% FT% PPG RBG APG
1 Ne’Aisha Anderson G 5-7 Fr. HS Raymond, MS .302 .765 8.5 2.3 0.6
3 * Reeshimiah Davis F 5-11 Sr. 1L Houston, TX .348 .500 4.7 6.1 0.7
10 * Lenissa Lopez G 5-6 Sr. 3L Elmwood Park, NJ .320 .773 2.9 1.1 3.3
12 Shante’ Perry F 5-9 Jr. 2L Cleveland, TX .308 .684 4.5 2.2 0.7
14 * Brittany Boone G 5-9 Sr. 1L Somerville, TN .300 .609 9.1 4.4 2.2
20 Marcy Robinson G 5-8 Fr. HS Bastrop, LA .308 .889 7.4 1.4 1.1
22 * Conceita Cutrer G 5-7 Jr. TR Kentwood, LA .340 .619 7.6 3.3 1.6
24 * Courtnee’ Hollins G 5-7 Jr. 2L Grant, LA .336 .636 11.4 3.0 1.5
30 Kiara Johnson F 6-1 Fr. HS Monroe, LA .343 .211 2.5 2.5 0.1
32 Jessica Hooker F 5-10 Sr. 1L Brownsville, TN .429 .750 4.5 1.5 1.0
42 Joanna Klutarich C 6-3 Sr. 3L Sagamore Hills, OH .222 .667 1.1 1.6 0.2
* denotes probable starters
MCNEESE STATE TEAM STATISTICS MCNEESE STATE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
MCNEESE STATE OPPONENTS SCORING Courtnee’ Hollins (11.4) Brittany Boone (9.1)
664 Scoring 930 REBOUNDS Reeshimah Davis (6.1) Brittany Boone (4.4)
55.3 Points Per Game 77.5 ASSISTS Lenissa Lopez (3.3) Brittany Boone (2.2) 227-707 Field Goals 337-743 BLOCKS Kiara Johnson (0.5) .321 Field Goal % .454 STEALS Brittany Boone (1.4) Conceita Cutrer (1.3) 84-279 3PT Field Goals 95-259 A/TO RATIO Lenissa Lopez (1.6) .301 3PT Field Goal % .367 FG MADE Courtnee’ Hollins (46) Conceita Cutrer (36) 126-198 Free Throws 161-248
.636 Free Throw % .649 FG % Jessica Hooker (.429) Reeshimiah Davis (.348)
31.3 Rebounding Avg. 48.7 3FG MADE Courtnee’ Hollins (24) Ne’Aisha Anderson (23)
11.4 Assists Avg. 18.7 3PT FG % Lenissa Lopez (.400) Marcy Robinson (.364) 17.6 Turnover Avg. 18.9 FT MADE Courtnee’ Hollins (21) Lenissa Lopez (17) 0.6 A/TO Ratio 1.0 FT % Marcy Robinson (.889) Ne’Aisha Anderson (.765) 8.8 Steals Avg. 8.0 MINUTES Courtnee’ Hollins (28.2) Brittany Boone (27.0) 2.1 Blocks Avg. 4.2
MCNEESE STATE LAST FIVE GAMES
Date Home Team Away Team Location Dec. 17 McNeese State 55 Southern University 58 Lake Charles, La. Dec. 13 Texas-Pan American 71 McNeese State 64 Edinburg, Texas Dec. 5 McNeese State 81 Centenary 79 Lake Charles, La. Nov. 29 McNeese State 61 Texas Southern 50 Lake Charles, La. Nov. 25 McNeese State 57 Houston 87 Cincinnati, Ohio
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
SCOUTING MCNEESE STATE TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM McNeese State is 2-10 on the year with wins over MState had a total of 21 charges taken by six differ- INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES Centenary (81-79 OT) and Texas Southern (61-50). ent players this season. Imesia Jackson leads the team Courtnee’ Hollins leads the Cowgirls in scoring with with 11. 11.4 points per game. Brittany Boone leads the team ALEXIS RACK in rebounding with 6.1 boards each time out. Mc- 10-WIN SEASONS UNDER FANNING Sophomore Guard Neese State Head Coach Brooks Donald Williams is no MSU has had 11 10-win seasons and reached the post- Franklin, La. stranger to MSU. Williams is a 2000 graduate of the season eight times under Sharon Fanning (four NCAA, University. four WNIT). Moving up the career three-pointers made list Alexis Rack ended her freshman campaign with 64 THE MCNEESE STATE SERIES 1995-96 ...... 13-4 (4-7 SEC, T8th) three-point fi eld goals made. With her 29 three-pointers Mississippi State leads the all-time series with Mc- 1996-97 ...... 11-16 (1-11 SEC, T10th) made on the year, she now ranks ninth on the all-time Neese State, 2-0. Complete series results can be found 1997-98 ...... 14-15 (4-10 SEC, T9th) list for three-pointers made with 95. Of the former Lady in the 2007-08 Mississippi State Women’s Basketball 1998-99 ...... 17-11 (7-7 SEC, T5th) Bulldogs on the single season list, Rack has the most Media Guide on page 63. 1999-00 ...... 24-8 (8-6 SEC, 5th) three-pointers made as a freshman (Tan White had the 2000-01 ...... 17-14 (4-10 SEC, T9th) previous-best of 53 three-pointers made). Of those 10, FANNING: 500 AND COUNTING 2001-02 ...... 19-12 (8-6 SEC, T4th) only Cynthia Hall (82 as a junior) and Angela Harris (89 Mississippi State Head Coach Sharon Fanning reached 2002-03 ...... 24-8 (10-4 SEC, T3rd) as a senior) have a higher single-season total. the 500-win plateau, 31 years into her career, on Nov. 2003-04 ...... 14-15 (7-7, T7th) 10, 2006, when the Lady Bulldogs defeated Troy. All of 2004-05 ...... 17-12 (6-8 SEC, 6th) Three-point streak at 26 games Fanning’s 525 career wins have come at the Division I Rack has made at least one three-point basket in every level. With a 77-56 win over Southern Mississippi on FSN, CSS TO BROADCAST GAMES game dating back to the South Carolina game at home Nov. 29, MState Head Coach Sharon Fanning got her The Lady Bulldogs will play a total of four televised last year (Jan. 21, 2007 - 26 games). Her current streak 200th win at Mississippi State. contests this season. State host Tennessee in a CSS is the longest by a Lady Bulldog since the three-point telecast on Feb. 7 and Florida the line was introduced in 1987. Tan White has the next lon- AGAINST NON-CONFERENCE TEAMS following Sunday, Feb. 10 on Fox gest consecutive games with a three-point shot made. All-time against non-conference teams, MSU is 367- Sports South. The Lady Vols and White drained a three in 20 straight games from Nov. 289 (.559). During the Sharon Fanning era, the Lady MState are again on television on Feb. 24 in Knoxville. 27, 2001 to Feb. 14, 2002. Bulldogs are 135-68 (.665). State closes out the regular season hosting LSU in a Fox nationally televised game on March 2. Taking it away AGAINST THE SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE With her career-high six steals against Southern Mis- Mississippi State is 13-6 all-time against the Southland STATE ADDS THREE FOR 2008-09 SEASON sissippi, sophomore guard Alexis Rack tied Tan White Conference. State holds winning records against Bir- Mississippi for third on the sophomore single game records list for mingham-Southern (2-0), Lamar (1-0), McNeese State State Universi- steals. (2-0), Nicholls State (1-0), Northwestern State (1-0), ty Head Wom- Southeastern Louisiana (6-3) and Texas State (1-0). en’s Basketball Coach Sharon TYSHEKA GRIMES COMMON DOMINATORS Fanning has Sophomore Forward Lumanu Mississippi State and McNeese State have four com- Kalonda Mokango announced the Baton Rouge, La. mon opponents this season. MSU defeated Southern signings of Chanel Mokango, Armelie Lumanu and Mississippi (77-56) on Nov. 29, while McNeese State Rima Kalonda, all of Kinshasa, Congo, Africa, to nation- fell to the Golden Eagles (52-94) on Nov. 13. Both al letters-of-intent. The trio will begin competing for Stepping up against Georgia Tech teams defeated Centenary (MSU, 76-57 and McNeese the Lady Bulldogs beginning with the 2008-09 season. Grimes had a season-high 21 points and hit a career- State, 81-79). MState has already defeated Louisiana All three players are currently at Southeastern Il- high four three-pointers to lead MState in scoring Tech (63-50) and Southeastern Louisiana (71-55). Mc- linois College in Harrisburg, Ill and members of the against Georgia Tech. It marked the second consecu- Neese State faces those two programs on Dec. 31 and Congo National Team. The SIC squad is ranked sixth tive game Grimes led the team in scoring (14 vs. Louisi- Feb. 7, respectively. in the latest National Junior College Athletic Associa- ana Tech). She now leads the team in points per game, tion Division I poll. The trio helped lead the Falcons to netting 12.5 each time out. RICHARD, JACKSON HIT 500 POINT MARK a conference and regional championship last season, With her nine points against as well as a fourth-place fi nish in the NJCAA national Career-high against Iowa Iowa, Marneshia Richard tournament. With her four steals against Iowa, Tysheka Grimes tied broke the 500-point mark A 2006-07 NJCAA Second Team All-American, Mo- her career high, set two times last season. of her career. Imesia Jack- kango was also named NJCAA Region XXIV Freshman son tallied her 500th ca- of the Year a season ago and the Region XXIV Tourna- First double-double this year reer point on Dec. 2, 2007 ment Most Valuable Player. The high school all-State With her 11 points and 11 boards, sophomore forward against Memphis. Richard, Jackson and junior guard/ and all-GRAC selection at SIC was also named to the Tysheka Grimes tallied her third career double-double forward Robin Porter are the only current Lady Bull- NJCAA National Tournament’s all-Tournament team. against Mercer. She also had a career-high fi ve assists. dogs to have reached the milestone. Richard has 551 The 6-5 guard/forward was the leading rebounder on career points and Jackson has 519 points, while Porter the SIC team last season, bringing down 11.1 boards has 645 to her credit. each time out. She was the team’s second-leading MARNESHIA RICHARD scorer with 14.4 points per game and shot 56.5 per- Junior Guard SOMETHING POSITIVE TO THINK ABOUT cent from the fl oor. Lamar, Miss. With 23 assists to 16 turnovers against Memphis (1.4 In eight games played this season, Mokango leads ratio), MSU posted a positive assist/turnover ratio for the Falcons in scoring and rebounds with 16.4 points the fourth time this season. Previously, State had 18 and 7.8 rebounds each time out. Dishing it out to set records assists to 12 turnovers (1.5) against Southern Miss 22 Lumanu, a 5-9 guard/forward, was named to her With eight assists against Georgia Tech, Richard tied assists to 18 turnovers (1.2) against Arkanas-Pine Bluff high school’s all-State squad in the Congo. Since being Angela Harris (vs. Arkansas, 2/24/99 and vs. Vanderbilt and 16 assists to nine turnovers (1.8) versus Centenary. at SIC, she has been named all-GRAC and all-Region (12/8/98) for fourth on the junior class single game list. Collectively on the year, MSU has an assist/turnover XXIV. Last season, she averaged 12.6 points and 7.9 ratio of 1.0. rebounds per contest. She also led the team in steals, taking away the ball 6.1 times each game. MOVING ON UP Already this season, Lumanu is tallying 16 points Three current Lady Bulldogs are climbing the career and 7.7 rebounds per game. leaders list in two all-time categories. Sophomore Alex- Kalonda, a 6-3 forward/center, averaged 8.3 points is Rack (465) and sophomore Tysheka Grimes (377) are and 8.8 rebounds per game last year. Through eight approaching the 500-career points mark, while Richard games this season, Kalonda is averaging 12.8 points has 242 career assists, 28 shy of 10th on that list. per game and bringing down 7.5 boards.
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
THE 500 CLUB DURING THE SHARON FANNING ERA
The following is a list of players who have reached the 500-point milestone during the Sharon Fanning era (includes players here prior to her arrival).
1. LaToya Thomas (1999-03) ...... 2,981 12. Stacie Farris (1995-98) ...... 722 2. Tan White (2001-05) ...... 2,421 13. Robin Porter (2005-present) ...... 645 3. Jennifer Fambrough (1998-02) ...... 1,677 14. Mamie McKinney (2002-06) ...... 641 4. LaCharlotte Smith (1992-96) ...... 1,533 15. Sabrina Scott (1995-98) ...... 626 5. Sharon Thompson (1994-98) ...... 1,526 16. Rebecca Kates (2001-05) ...... 615 6. Nitra Perry (1996-00) ...... 1,124 17. Meadow Overstreet (1997-01) ...... 614 7. Jemmye Ann Helms (1992-97) ...... 917 18. Doceide Warren (2002-06) ...... 610 8. Cynthia Hall (1997-01) ...... 891 19. Marneshia Richard (2005-present)...... 551 9. LaToya Graham (1995-99) ...... 832 20. Blessing Chekwa (2002-06) ...... 550 10. Evette Porter (1995-98) ...... 750 21. Imesia Jackson (2006-present) ...... 519 11. Tiania Burns (2003-05) ...... 729
ROBIN PORTER Junior Guard/Forward IN THE POLLS Abbeville, Ala. AP COACHES
First double-double of the season Preseason NR NR Porter brought down a season-high 10 rebounds and tallied 10 points for her fi rst double-double of the sea- Week 1 NR NR son and seventh of her career against Louisiana Tech. Week 2 RV (4) NR Porter shot 4-of-7 from the fl oor and a perfect 2-for-2 from the charity stripe. Week 3 NR NR Week 4 RV (1) NR IMESIA JACKSON Week 5 NR NR Senior Forward Crawford, Miss.
Back-to-back double-doubles Imesia Jackson tallied her fourth and fi fth career dou- ble-doubles against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Oklahoma. Against the Lady Lions, Jackson tallied 12 points and brought down 11 boards. She led the Lady Bulldogs against #10 Oklahoma with a season-high 18 points, shot a perfect 8-of-8 from the charity stripe and brought down 10 boards.
Hits the boards for a career-high Senior forward Imesia Jackson brought down a game- high 13 rebounds against Belmont to set a new career high in the category. Jackson’s 13 boards are the most for a Lady Bulldog this season and the most since Robin Porter had 16 against Tulane last season.
Earns preseason honor MSU senior forward Imesia Jackson was selected to the Southeastern Conference Preseason Coaches All-SEC Second Team. The Lady Bulldogs were voted to fi nish seventh among league teams in the coaches and media voting.
MARY KATHRYN GOVERO Freshman Forward Clinton, Miss.
Gets fi rst double-double Freshman Mary Kathryn Govero tallied her fi rst career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds in 18 minutes played against Belmont. She becomes the fi rst freshman non-starter to accomplish the feat.
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
2007-08 STARTING LINEUPS SHARON FANNING
Game Guard Guard Forward Forward Forward SE Louisiana Rack Richard Grimes Washington Jackson 13TH SEASON AT Centenary Rack Richard Grimes Washington Jackson MISSISSIPPI STATE Belmont Rack Richard Grimes Washington Jackson 202-164 Mercer Rack Richard Grimes Porter Jackson 32ND SEASON Iowa Rack Richard Grimes Porter Jackson OVERALL Oklahoma Rack Richard Grimes Porter Jackson 525-390 UAPB Rack Richard Grimes Porter Jackson Southern Miss Rack Richard Grimes Porter Jackson Memphis Rack Richard Grimes Porter Jackson Now in her 13th season at the helm of the Louisiana Tech Rack Richard Grimes Porter Jackson Mississippi State women’s basketball team, Sha- Georgia Tech Rack Richard Grimes Porter Jackson ron Fanning continues to guide the program to McNeese State new heights. When Fanning fi rst came to Missis- UL-Lafayette sippi State University, she had a vision of building UAB a quality Lady Bulldog basketball program. Time combined with hard work and dedication has paid Mississippi Valley off, as the program has reached national promi- Vanderbilt nence since her arrival before the 1995-96 season. Kentucky In November 2006, Fanning became the 29th LSU NCAA Division I head coach to record 500 wins. Mississippi During her tenure at MSU, Fanning has tutored Arkansas two Kodak (now State Farm) all-Americans in Tan Alabama White (2002-2005) and LaToya Thomas (1999- Auburn 2003). As a senior, White led the nation in scoring, Tennessee averaging 23.5 points per game, was named to Florida the Associated Press’s All-America Second Team, Mississippi Frances Pomeroy Naismith recipient, all-SEC First Team selection and became the SEC’s all-Time Ca- Georgia reer Steals Leader in addition to fi nishing atop fi ve South Carolina MSU career categories. She became the second Tennessee Lady Bulldog to be drafted into the WNBA when LSU she went as the No. 2 pick in the 2005 Draft to the Indiana Fever.
COACHING HISTORY 1995-present Head Women’s Basketball Coach 2007-08 GUEST COACHES Mississippi State University
DT3 (Exhibition) 1987-1995 Head Women’s Basketball Coach Rebecca Price The Refl ector reporter University of Kentucky
SE LOUISIANA 1976-1987 Head Women’s Basketball Coach Kent Marrett Former MSU track athlete and assistant Tennessee-Chattanooga professor in business at Washington State CENTENARY 1976-1978 Head Coach, Basketball Carrie Thomas Head Coach, Volleyball Sanderson Center facilites management Tennessee-Chattanooga Linda Collins Hurst Hall facilites management 1975-1976 Women’s Basketball GA Coach MERCER Mac Smith University of Tennessee, Knoxville Sales representative with Frito-Lay, Inc. COACHING MILESTONES ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF Carrie and Greg Olsen First Career Win Assistant professors in aerospace engineering vs. Chattanooga State, 96-66 (UTC) SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 50th Career Win Stephen Whitlock at Erskine, 60-59 (UTC) Associate director for residence life 100th Career Win at Memphis Feb. 16, 1982 vs. W. Carolina, 85-66 (UTC) Evette Porter 200th Career Win Former Lady Bulldog (1995-98) Feb. 5, 1988 vs. UAB, 76-69 (Kentucky) GEORGIA TECH 300th Career Win Bill & Jackie Henry Lady Bulldog Booster Club members Jan. 16, 1994 vs. MState, 81-79 (Kentucky) 400th Career Win MCNEESE STATE March 3, 2000 vs. Auburn, 66-56 (MSU) John Campbell Minister, entrepreneur and writer from 500th Career Win Starkville Nov. 10, 2006 vs. Troy, 71-43 (MSU)
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
At home ...... 5-1 Largest lead surrendered in a loss ...... 1 vs. Iowa (11/22/07) On the road ...... 3-0 Largest halftime lead surrender in a loss ...... 3 vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07) At neutral sites ...... 0-2 Largest defi cit overcome to win ...... 4 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) In overtime ...... 0-0 Largest halftime defi cit overcome to win ...... N/A In double overtime ...... 0-0 Largest halftime defi cit in any game ...... 9 vs. Oklahoma (11/23/07) Largest lead at anytime ...... 42 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) In games decided by two points or less ...... 0-0 Largest defi cit at any time ...... 20 vs. Oklahoma (11/23/07) In games decided by 3-5 points ...... 0-0 In games decided by 6-10 points ...... 0-1 In games decided by 11-20 points ...... 4-2 WIN-LOSS DIFFERENTIAL (NON-CONFERENCE) In games decided by 20+ points ...... 4-0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25+ MSU wins the opening tip ...... 8-2 MSU loses the opening tip ...... 0-1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 MSU scores fi rst ...... 6-1 Opponent scores fi rst ...... 2-2 Leading at halftime ...... 8-1 Trailing at halftime ...... 0-2 Tied at halftime ...... 0-0 WIN-LOSS DIFFERENTIAL (CONFERENCE)
Leading with 10:00 remaining ...... 8-0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25+ Trailing with 10:00 remaining ...... 0-3 Leading with 5:00 remaining ...... 8-0 Trailing with 5:00 remaining ...... 0-3
MSU shoots 50% or better ...... 0-0 MSU shoots less than 50% ...... 8-3 MSU shoots better than opponent ...... 6-0 ATTENDANCE Opponent shoots 50% or better ...... 0-2 Home 3972 Opponent shoots less than 50% ...... 8-1 Away 2452 Opponent shoots better than MSU ...... 2-3 Neutral 672 Total 7096 MSU out-rebounds opponent ...... 6-0 Opponent out-rebounds MSU ...... 2-3 DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING MSU and opponent tie in rebounds ...... 0-0 Govero 3 11/11, 11/15, 11/27 Grimes 8 11/9, 11/15, 11/18, 11/23, 11/27, 11/29, 12/13, 12/16 MSU shoots 70% or better from free throw line ...... 2-0 Jackson 6 11/9, 11/22, 11/23, 11/27, 11/29, 12/2 MSU has more free throw attempts ...... 6-1 Porter 3 11/27, 11/29, 12/13 Opponent has more free throw attempts ...... 3-1 Rack 6 11/11, 11/15, 11/27, 12/2, 12/13, 12/16 MSU has more fouls than opponent ...... 2-2 Richard 4 11/9, 11/18, 11/23, 12/2 Opponent has more fouls than MSU ...... 6-1 Washington 4 11/9, 11/11, 11/18, 11/23
MSU shoots 40% or better from 3-point ...... 1-2 DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDING Opponent shoots 40% or better from 3-point ...... 0-2 Govero 1 11/15 Grimes 1 11/18 MSU has more turnovers ...... 2-1 Jackson 3 11/15, 11/23, 11/27 Opponent has more turnovers ...... 6-2 Porter 1 12/13 MSU and opponent tie in turnovers ...... 0-0 DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSISTS MSU scores less than 40 points ...... 0-0 MSU scores 40-49 points ...... 0-0 DOUBLE-DOUBLES MSU scores 50-59 points ...... 0-2 Govero 1 11/15 MSU scores 60-69 points ...... 2-0 Jackson 2 11/23, 11/27 MSU scores 70-79 points ...... 3-1 Porter 1 12/13 MSU scores 80-89 points ...... 2-0 MSU scores 90-99 points ...... 1-0 CHARGES TAKEN MSU scores 100+ points ...... 0-0 Grimes 2 Jackson 11 Opponent scores less than 40 points ...... 0-0 Rack 3 Opponent scores 40-49 points ...... 0-0 Richard 1 Opponent scores 50-59 points ...... 8-0 Washington 2 Opponent scores 60-69 points ...... 0-1 Opponent scores 70-79 points ...... 0-1 GAMES MISSED Opponent scores 80-89 points ...... 0-1 Roberts 1 11/19 (concussion) Opponent scores 90-99 points ...... 0-0 Washington 1 11/27 (suspension) Opponent scores 100+ points ...... 0-0 TECHNICAL FOULS On Mondays ...... 0-0 Tate 1 On Tuesdays ...... 1-0 On Wednesdays ...... 0-0 TECHNICAL FREE THROWS On Thursdays ...... 3-1 MSU 2/2 On Fridays ...... 1-1 Opponent 0/0 On Saturdays ...... 0-0 On Sundays ...... 3-1 FOUL OUTS MSU 3 In November ...... 6-2 Opponent 4 In December ...... 2-1 In January ...... 0-0 In February ...... 0-0 In March ...... 0-0
Wearing white uniforms ...... 5-2 Wearing maroon uniforms ...... 3-1
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
THE LAST TIME MISSISSIPPI STATE scored 100 points at home ...... 109 vs. Jacksonville State (Dec. 15, 2001) scored 100 points on the road ...... 100 at New Orleans (Dec. 4, 2001) won an overtime game ...... 65-60 vs. Florida State (Nov. 30, 2006) lost an overtime game ...... 66-72 vs. South Carolina (Feb. 25, 2007) won a double overtime game ...... 83-75 vs. Kentucky (Jan. 25, 2007) lost a double overtime game ...... 98-106 vs. Vanderbilt (Feb. 3, 2005) won regular season tournament ...... 2006 Georgia Tech Holiday Tournament won NCAA Tournament game ...... NCAA First Round vs. Manhattan College, 73-47 (March 22, 2003) won SEC Tournament game ...... Quarterfi nal game vs. Arkansas, 79-74 (March 4, 2004) made 50 fi eld goals ...... 53 vs. Judson College (Feb. 24, 1986) made 10 three-point fi eld goals ...... 10 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 27, 2007) made 30 free throws ...... 34 vs. Texas Christian (Dec. 31, 1992) attempted 100 fi eld goals ...... 104 vs. Montevalo (Nov. 19, 1979) attempted 30 three-point fi eld goals ...... 31 vs. Florida (March 1, 2007) attempted 45 free throws ...... 47 vs. Jackson State (Feb. 19, 1992) had 75 rebounds ...... 78 vs. Judson College (Feb. 24, 1986) had 10 blocked shots in a game ...... 13 vs. Mississippi Valley (Nov. 26, 2006) had 35 assists ...... 37 vs. Memphis (Jan. 3, 1980) had 25 steals ...... 28 vs. Belhaven College (Nov. 30, 1993) beat a ranked team ...... No. 22/25 Mississippi, 73-71 (Jan. 28, 2007) beat a ranked team on the road ...... No. 22/25 Mississippi, 73-71 (Jan. 28, 2007) overcame a 10-point halftime defi cit to win ...... vs. Vanderbilt, 26-40 (71-66; Dec. 8, 1988) had four freshman start a single game ...... Robin Porter, Lauren Roberts, Heather Hollis and Marneshia Richard at Vanderbilt (Jan. 12, 2006)
THE LAST TIME AN MSU OPPONENT made 40 fi eld goals in a game ...... 42 by Vanderbilt (Feb. 3, 2005, 2OT) made 10 three-point fi eld goals in a game ...... 10 by Purdue (Dec. 16, 2006) made 35 free throws ...... 38 by Union University (Dec. 3, 1984) attempted 45 free throws ...... 49 by Vanderbilt (Feb. 25, 1982) had 65 rebounds ...... 68 by USM (Feb. 7, 1996)
CAREER SCORING CAREER REBOUNDS
1. LaToya Thomas ...... 2,981 11. Lisa Scott ...... 1,145 1. LaToya Thomas 1,108 1999-2003 1988-1992 2. Sharon Thompson 936 2. Tan White ...... 2,421 12. Nitra Perry ...... 1,124 3. Tan White 844 4. Sophie Ratliff 822 2001-2005 1996-2000 5. Nitra Perry 746 3. Jennifer Fambrough ...... 1,677 13. Wanda Calhoun ...... 1,090 6. Jennifer Fambrough 731 1998-2002 1974-1977 7. Ann Lashley 723 4. LaCharlotte Smith ...... 1,533 14. Ann Lashley ...... 1,086 8. Sandra Butler 702 1992-1996 1984-1988 9. Belinda Woods 614 10. Daisy Minor 599 5. Sharon Thompson ...... 1,526 15. Daisy Casher ...... 940 1994-1998 1984-1985 6. Polly Branch ...... 1,518 16. Jemmye Ann Helms ...... 917 CAREER ASSISTS 1982-1987 1992-1997 7. Laura Springer ...... 1,340 17. Cynthia Hall ...... 891 1. Angela Harris 463 1977-1981 1997-2001 2. Tan White 457 3. LaCharlotte Smith 406 8. Kunshinge Sorrell ...... 1,292 18. Angela Harris ...... 872 4. Laura Springer 392 1986-1988 1996-2000 5. Polly Branch 391 9. Sophie Ratliff ...... 1,198 19. Sandra Butler ...... 868 6. Julan Harris 336 1986-1990 1982-1986 7. Jennifer Fambrough 302 10. Mary Boatwright...... 1,177 20. Melinda Dudley ...... 859 8. Nitra Perry 285 9. Mary Boatwright 279 1979-1981 1977-1981 10. Lisa Scott 270
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
THE LAST TIME SOMEONE FOR MISSISSIPPI STATE scored 20 points ...... 21, Tysheka Grimes vs. Georgia Tech (Dec. 16, 2007) scored 25 points ...... 25, Imesia Jackson vs. Savannah State (Feb. 8, 2007) scored 30 points ...... 30, Imesia Jackson vs. Florida State (Nov. 30, 2006) scored 35 points ...... 38, Tan White vs. Arkansas (March 3, 2005) scored 40 points ...... 47, Tan White vs. Vanderbilt (Feb. 3, 2005, 2OT) scored 45 points ...... 47, Tan White vs. Vanderbilt (Feb. 3, 2005, 2OT) scored in double fi gures in 10 straight games ...... 11 straight, Alexis Rack (Jan. 21-Feb. 25, 2007) scored double fi gures in 125 straight games ...... 125 straight, LaToya Thomas (Nov. 19, 1999 - March 24, 2003) scored 20 points in 5 straight games ...... 9 straight, Tan White (Feb. 19 - Nov. 26, 2004) scored 20 points in 10 straight games ...... 12 straight, LaToya Thomas (Feb. 1 - March 20, 2001) scored 20+ points by two players in a game ...... Tysheka Grimes (28) and Imesia Jackson (23) vs. South Carolina (Jan. 21, 2007) scored 20+ points by three players in a game...... Nitra Perry (24), Cynthia Hall (21), & Jennifer Fambrough (21) vs. So. Miss. (Nov. 20, 1999) scored 30 points in 2 straight games ...... Tan White (38) vs. Arkansas (March 3, 2005 SEC) & Tan White (34) vs. Auburn (Feb. 27, 2005, OT) scored 30+ points by two players in a game ...... Charetta Robinson (33) & Natasha Johnson (30) vs. TCU (Dec. 31, 1992) scored in double fi gures by fi ve or more players in a game ...... Grimes (11), Porter (13), Jackson (12), Rack (12) and Govero (10) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 27, 2007) made 10 fi eld goals in a game ...... 11, Tysheka Grimes and 10, Imesia Jackson vs. South Carolina (Jan. 21, 2007) made 20 fi eld goals in a game ...... 20, LaToya Thomas vs. Tulsa (Nov. 17, 2002) attempted 15 fi eld goals in a game ...... 15, Robin Porter vs. Southern Mississippi (Nov. 29, 2007) attempted 20 fi eld goals in a game ...... 25, Heather Hollis vs. Vanderbilt (Jan. 12, 2006) attempted 25 fi eld goals in a game ...... 25, Heather Hollis vs. Vanderbilt (Jan. 12, 2006) made 10 free throws in a game ...... 10, Marneshia Richard vs. Florida (Feb. 11, 2007) made 15 free throws in a game ...... 18, Jennifer Fambrough vs. Northwestern State (Dec. 19, 1998) attempted 10 free throws in a game ...... 13, Imesia Jackson and 10, Tysheka Grimes vs. Southern Mississippi (Nov. 29, 2007) attempted 15 free throws in a game ...... 16, Tan White vs. Vanderbilt (Feb. 3, 2005, 2OT) attempted 20 free throws in a game ...... 20, LaToya Thomas vs. Alabama (Feb. 7, 2002) made 5 three-pointers in a game ...... 5, Alexis Rack vs. Georgia Tech (Dec. 16, 2007) attempted 5 three-pointers in a game ...... 7, Tysheka Grimes and 11, Alexis Rack (Dec. 16, 2007) attempted 10 three-pointers in a game ...... 11, Alexis Rack vs. Georgia Tech (Dec. 16, 2007) attempted 15 three-pointers in a game ...... 15, Alexis Rack vs. Purdue (Dec. 16, 2006) had 10 rebounds ...... 10, Robin Porter vs. Louisiana Tech (Dec. 13, 2007) had 15 rebounds ...... 16, Robin Porter vs. Tulane (March 18, 2007) had 20 rebounds ...... 22, LaToya Thomas 22 vs. Montana (Dec. 16, 2001) had 25 rebounds ...... 26, Sophie Ratliff vs. Shorter College (March 14, 1988) had 10+ rebounds in 2 straight games ...... Imesia Jackson - 10 vs. Oklahoma and 11 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 23 and 27, 2007) had 10+ rebounds in 3 straight games ...... 3 straight, Tan White (Jan. 10-16, 2005) had 10+ rebounds in 5 straight games ...... 6 straight, LaToya Thomas (Feb. 16 - March 17, 2002) had three players record 10 rebounds ...... Doceide Warren (10), Mamie McKinney (10) and Robin Porter (12) at Mississippi (Jan. 8, 2006) had 10 offensive rebounds ...... 12, Sophie Ratliff vs. Shorter College (Feb. 15, 1988) had 10 defensive rebounds ...... 11, Tysheka Grimes vs. Mississippi (Feb. 18, 2007) had 10 assists ...... 11, Marneshia Richard vs. South Carolina (Jan. 21, 2007) had 5 blocks in a game ...... 5, Anissa Lewis vs. Southern University (Jan. 3, 1994) had 5 steals in a game ...... 6, Alexis Rack vs. Southern Mississippi (Nov. 29, 2007) had 20 points and 20 rebounds in a single game ...... Sophie Ratliff vs. Shorter College, 25 pts. - 26 rbs. (Feb. 15, 1988) had a double-double ...... Robin Porter [10 points - 10 rebounds] vs. Louisiana Tech (Dec. 13, 2007) had a double-double 2 straight games ...... Imesia Jackson [18 points, 10 rebounds] vs. Oklahoma (Nov. 23, 2007) and [12 points, 11 rebounds] vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 27, 2007) had a double-double in 3 straight games ...... 3 straight, Tan White (Jan. 10-16, 2005) had a double-double in 4 straight games ...... 4 straight, LaToya Thomas (Feb. 2-12, 2003) had two players record a double-double...... Robin Porter [15 pts., 16 rbs.] and Imesia Jackson [11 pts., 12 rbs.] vs. Tulane (March 18, 2007) had 10+ double-doubles in a season ...... 12, LaToya Thomas (2002-03) had a triple-double ...... Cynthia Hall, 12 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists vs. La.-Lafayette (Dec. 16, 2000)
THE LAST TIME SOMEONE FOR AN MSU OPPONENT scored 40 or more points ...... 41 by Chantelle Anderson of Vanderbilt (Feb. 8, 2001) scored 30 or more points ...... 32 by Kate Mastin of Alabama (Feb. 22, 2007) attempted 15 or more fi eld goals ...... 16 by Pauline Love of Southern Mississippi (Nov. 29, 2007) attempted 25 fi eld goals ...... 25 by Armintie Price of Mississippi (Feb. 18, 2007) had 15 or more rebounds ...... 16 by Jenee Graham of Iowa (Nov. 22, 2007) had 20 or more rebounds ...... 20 by Alysha Clark of Belmont (Nov. 20, 2006) had 10 or more assists ...... 11 by Brittney Vaughn of Arkansas (Jan. 7, 2007) recorded a double-double ...... Pauline Love of Southern Mississippi [20 points - 11 rebounds] (Nov. 29, 2007)
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
GAME #1 GAME #2 GAME #3 Friday, November 9, 2007 Sunday, November 11, 2007 Thursday, November 15, 2007
Southeastern Louisiana 55 Centenary 57 Mississippi State 66 Mississippi State 71 Mississippi State 76 Belmont 51
Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) Curb Event Center (5,000) Starkville, Miss. Starkville, Miss. Nashville, Tenn.
STARKVILLE, Miss. - The 34th season of Mississippi STARKVILLE, Miss. - The Mississippi State Lady Bull- NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Mississippi State women’s State women’s basketball got off to a good start Friday dogs picked up their second straight win to start the basketball team got double-fi gure scoring from three night as the Lady Bulldogs beat Southeastern Louisiana 2007 season, defeating the Centenary Ladies, 76-57, players as the Lady Bulldogs (3-0) snapped the nation’s 71-55 to tip off the 2007-2008 campaign. Sunday afternoon in the fi rst-ever meeting between the second longest home winning streak with a 66-51 win With the win MState improves to 32-2 in home two schools. over Belmont (1-2) Thursday evening in Nashville. openers and remains undefeated (13-0) in the Sharon The win gives Mississippi State its seventh-straight In the fi rst half of action, the Lady Bulldogs traded Fanning era. regular season non-conference victory dating back to baskets with the Lady Bruins before putting together The Lady Bulldogs overcame shooting woes in the last season. a 10-0 run spanning more than fi ve minutes long to go fi rst half to lead the Lady Lions 26-20 at the half. MSU In the fi rst half, State would race out to an early 26- up by 10 at the 10:01 mark. Belmont pieced together shot only 32 percent from the fi eld and missed all nine 10 lead thanks in large part to Centenary miscues. The a short 6-2 run of their own, chipping away at MState’s of their attempts from three point range in the opening Bulldogs scored 13 points off of 18 Ladies’ turnovers, lead to bring the score to 19-11. Back-to-back three half. which included 12 steals by the MState defense. Marneshia Richard led the team with eight points at Although Centenary shot nearly 57 percent from the pointers a fi eld goal by Belmont’s Shaunda Strayhorn the break while Imesia Jackson had six. The Lady Bull- fi eld, State would lead 38-30 at the half. would bring the Lady Bruins as close as four points, but dog defense was the story in fi rst 20 minutes of play, Bethany Washington led all scorers with 10 points at that was as close as they would get in the half. MSU forcing 18 turnovers, seven of which were steals. Mis- the break. Meanwhile, Imesia Jackson scored seven, took a 28-22 lead into intermission. sissippi State was able to score 13 points of Lady Lion helping MSU to an 16-8 point advantage in the paint. In the second half, Belmont fought back to come miscues in the fi rst half. Mississippi State held the lead the entire second pe- within two with 17:04 remaining in the game. State re- In the second half, the MSU offense began to match riod, forcing Centenary into 21 percent shooting. The sponded with baskets from Mary Kathryn Govero, Don- the success of its defense. The Lady Bulldogs shot 50 Lady Bulldogs would lead by as many as 22 in the sec- nisha Tate and Tysheka Grimes and jumped back out by percent from fi eld and also ended their drought from ond half, thanks to 21 points off the bench. 13 with 8:37 left. From there, MState extended its lead behind the arc with two, three point buckets. MSU was led in scoring by guard Alexis Rack who out to 22 with under a minute remaining and took the Not to be unmatched, MSU defense continued to scored 14 points, with 11 of those coming after the 66-51 win. With the win, MState improves to 3-0 for the apply pressure to Southeastern Louisiana with seven break. fi rst time since the 2001-02 season. more steals in the half. Bethany Washington led the Mary Kathryn Govero tallied her fi rst double-fi gure Freshman Govero notched the fi rst double-double team with 5, while fi ve other Lady Bulldogs recorded at scoring game of her maroon and white career with 11 of her maroon and white career with 11 points and 12 least one steal. points. Bethany Washington added 10 for MState. rebounds, both season highs. Sophomores Grimes and Mississippi State was also able to control the boards Centenary would get a strong performance from Alexis Rack both tallied 13 points each. Senior Imesia as they outrebounded the Lady Lions 42-33, Imesia guard Cierra Bush. Bush scored 16 points in 35 minutes Jackson led all players with eight. Jackson was also the Jackson added 13 boards in the contest. of action. Head Coach Sharon Fanning and the rest of the Lady leading scorer for both squads with 19 points and just The Lady Bulldogs will travel to Belmont this Thurs- two rebounds shy of her fourth career double-double. Bulldogs return to action on Sunday, Nov. 18, facing day looking for their third straight win to start the sea- Mercer in a 2 p.m. contest from Humphrey Coliseum. State also had three others scoring in double fi g- son for the fi rst time since the 2001-2002 campaign. ures: Marneshia Richard had 18, Tysheka Grimes with Tipoff from the Curb Event Center in Nashville is set for 14, and Bethany Washington contributed with 10. 7 p.m. CT. MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOGS (3-0) Kristy Carlin led Southeastern Louisiana with 14 points. FG 3FG FT The Lady Bulldogs shot 73.9 percent (17-23) from # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min 14 Washington* 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 4 2 3 3 1 1 16 the free throw line. CENTENARY LADIES (0-1) MSU continues its homestand hosting the Centena- FG 3FG FT 23 Grimes* 6-10 0-1 1-3 2 5 7 2 13 0 4 1 0 29 ry Ladies on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. at Humphrey # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min 45 Jackson* 2-5 0-0 4-7 6 7 13 1 8 1 1 0 1 29 Coliseum. 30 Farrell* 3-10 0-0 0-0 3 9 12 3 6 0 1 2 1 33 2 Rack* 3-17 2-10 5-6 0 2 2 3 13 3 4 0 1 32 34 Jackson* 3-6 0-0 5-6 2 3 5 4 11 2 6 0 0 31 25 Richard* 1-9 0-1 2-2 3 2 5 2 4 3 3 1 2 33 55 Forest* 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 4 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 13 1 Rector 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA LADY LIONS (0-1) 3 Zaloga* 5-18 0-3 1-3 2 5 7 4 11 3 5 0 2 33 3 Tate 1-1 0-0 0-2 1 2 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 13 FG 3FG FT 13 Bush* 6-13 3-8 1-3 2 1 3 4 16 2 5 0 0 35 13 Reeder 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min 1 Jefferson 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 6 20 Roberts 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 Carlin* 5-10 1-2 3-3 1 2 3 4 14 3 4 0 1 28 15 Hale 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 21 Young 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 45 Ivory* 5-6 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 1 11 0 2 1 0 24 31 Joseph 1-6 1-5 3-3 0 8 8 1 6 0 4 0 1 22 24 Porter 3-7 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 1 7 0 1 1 0 17 10 Necaise* 3-10 3-10 1-3 0 1 1 3 10 1 2 0 3 29 32 Crockrom 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 Wilkins 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 Mitchell* 0-3 0-1 3-4 1 2 3 2 3 6 3 0 2 28 52 Weiler 1-1 0-0 2-3 1 2 3 3 4 1 5 0 0 22 33 Govero 6-11 0-2 0-0 5 6 11 2 12 1 0 0 1 18 33 Gross* 1-3 0-2 1-2 1 4 5 3 3 0 4 0 0 24 Team 0 4 4 42 Campbell 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 11 Sinclair 1-6 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 0 2 3 4 0 1 18 12 George 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 Team 3 5 8 MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOGS (2-0) 20 Hix 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 13 FG 3FG FT 24 Weaver 2-2 0-0 0-2 1 1 2 2 4 0 2 0 0 5 BELMONT BRUINS (1-2) # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min 25 Russell 1-2 0-0 1-1 1 0 1 2 3 1 4 0 0 11 FG 3FG FT 14 Washington* 5-8 0-0 0-1 2 2 4 1 10 0 1 0 2 25 44 Mackie 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 4 6 3 3 1 3 0 0 15 # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min 23 Grimes* 3-9 0-2 0-0 2 1 3 4 6 1 1 0 2 16 Team 2 3 5 1 32 Sunday* 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 4 4 0 1 1 0 31 45 Jackson* 2-10 0-0 3-4 3 4 7 4 7 2 0 0 3 25 41 Bobbitt* 2-6 0-0 2-4 3 6 9 4 6 2 5 4 0 24 2 Rack* 5-13 4-9 0-4 1 5 6 0 14 5 4 0 3 30 MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOGS (1-0) 25 Richard* 3-8 0-1 2-2 0 6 6 0 8 6 2 0 3 34 1 Stayhorn* 5-14 3-7 1-2 0 1 1 2 14 2 4 0 2 32 FG 3FG FT 1 Rector 1-3 1-2 2-4 1 2 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 9 15 Bunch* 1-8 0-2 3-5 4 2 6 3 5 2 1 0 1 35 # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min 3 Tate 3-10 0-0 2-3 3 2 5 1 8 0 1 2 0 12 20 Rockwell* 2-7 1-4 1-2 0 3 3 2 6 0 1 0 2 21 14 Washington* 5-8 0-0 0-0 3 4 7 4 10 1 4 0 5 24 12 Landers 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 Myers 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 23 Grimes* 3-10 1-3 7-8 4 2 6 3 14 2 2 2 0 24 13 Reeder 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 Seals 1-1 0-0 0-2 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 4 45 Jackson* 7-10 0-0 5-9 8 0 8 3 19 1 1 0 1 30 21 Young 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 Cowley 3-7 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 7 0 0 2 1 12 02 Rack* 2-13 1-8 0-0 0 2 2 3 5 1 5 0 1 30 22 Johnson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 24 Everhart 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 25 Richard* 7-11 0-0 4-4 1 5 6 2 18 5 4 1 2 36 24 Porter 1-5 1-2 2-2 1 3 4 4 5 1 0 0 1 19 30 Swisher 1-2 1-2 0-1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 11 1 Rector 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 32 Wilkins 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33 Burkhead 0-4 0-0 2-2 1 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 16 3 Tate 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 4 1 1 4 0 3 14 33 Govero 5-9 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 3 11 1 0 0 1 16 35 Holiday 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 24 Porter 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 15 42 Campbell 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Team 1 2 3 33 Govero 2-10 0-3 0-0 2 2 4 2 4 3 1 0 0 24 Team 2 1 3 Team 2 4 6 Offi cials: Felicia Grinter, Bobby Deavers, Del Brantley Offi cials: Joe Cunningham, Gina Cross, Doug Cloud Offi cials: Dennis DeMayo, Nanette Sisk, Dock Sisk Technical fouls: None Technical fouls: None Technical fouls: SE Louisiana-Carlin; Mississippi State-Tate Attendance: 370 Attendance: 438 Attendance: 661
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
GAME #4 GAME #5 GAME #6 Sunday, November 18, 2007 Thursday, November 22, 2007 Friday, November 23, 2007
Mercer 51 Mississippi State 54 #10 Oklahoma 88 Mississippi State 89 Iowa 60 Mississippi State 73
Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) Moon Palace Resort Moon Palace Resort Starkville, Miss. Cancun, Mexico Cancun, Mexico
STARKVILLE, Miss. - The Mississippi State women’s CANCUN, Mexico – Iowa controlled the boards and CANCUN, Mexico – Oklahoma rattled off a 9-0 run basketball team picked up its fourth win of the season scoring most of the afternoon as the Hawkeyes (4-0) to start the game and continued to control the fl oor as with a 89-51 victory over the Mercer Bears (2-3) Sunday defeated the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs (4-1), 60- afternoon at Humphrey Coliseum. With the win, the 54, at the 2007 Caribbean Challenge in Cancun, Mexi- the 10th-ranked Sooners (2-2) defeated the Mississippi Lady Bulldogs improve to 4-0 for the fi rst time since the co on Thursday afternoon. State Lady Bulldogs (4-2), 88-73, on Friday at the 2007 A fast-paced fi rst half featured four ties and saw Iowa 1999-00 season. jump out on top 3-1 early in the period. They extended Caribbean Challenge in Cancun, Mexico. In the fi rst half, both teams came out trading baskets that lead out to fi ve before MState got a three-point The Sooners jumped up early and never relinquished in the fi rst fi ve minutes of the period. Leading 9-8 with basket from sophomore Alexis Rack to tie the game at the lead. OU jumped out by 20 during the fi rst period, just over 14 minutes to play in the half, the Lady Bull- 10 with 13:49 left in the period. After trading baskets dogs would build off great shooting to take a lead go- and the game’s fourth tie, Iowa turned out a 5-0 run but MState rallied to trail only by nine at the break, 42- ing into the break. MState went on a 21-9 run to close to jump out by fi ve with less than 10 minutes remain- 33. MSU held tight during the second period, but never out the period with a 41-23 lead. ing. Junior guard Robin Porter’s jumper at 5:14 cut the got over the hump as the Sooners took the 15-point The Lady Bulldogs were led in scoring in the fi rst Hawkeye lead to one, but it was as close as the Lady half by sophomore guard Alexis Rack, who scored 15 Bulldogs could get as Iowa led by four, 25-21 at the win, 88-73. points. Marneshia Richard added six assists in just 11 intermission. MSU managed to keep all-American Courtney Paris Iowa shot a perfect 10-for-10 from the charity stripe minutes of action in the fi rst period. in the fi rst half, while the Lady Bulldogs were just 2-of- in check, holding the center to just 16 points and 10 Mercer was paced by guard Shakeda Richie, who 7. The Hawkeyes also controlled the rebounds in the rebounds. Twin sister Ashley led all scorers with 24 scored nine of the team’s 23 points in the fi rst half. period, bringing down 20 compared to MSU’s six. points. Nyeshia Stevenson went 5-of-6 from the fl oor The Lady Bulldogs continued their hot shooting perfor- In the second half, Iowa came out and extended mance in the second stanza, coming out on a 14-0 run their lead to eight on a pair of baskets from Ausde- to add 17 and Jenna Plumley was 4-of-7 from behind to begin the period. Not to be out done, the MSU de- more and Kristi Smith. State responded with shots from the arc with 12 points. senior forward Imesia Jackson and sophomore forward fense held the Lady Bears to just fewer than 28 percent Imesia Jackson led the Lady Bulldogs with her fourth shooting from the fi eld in the second period. Tysheka Grimes, but the Hawkeyes controlled the pe- Mississippi State had fi ve players in double-digits; riod early and led by 12, their largest lead of the game, career double-double. Jackson netted a season-high including sophomore forward Tysheka Grimes who with 11:34 remaining in the game. 18 points, shot a perfect 8-of-8 from the charity stripe posted her third career double-double for the Lady MSU fought hard to cut into the Hawkeye lead. Slowly, they chipped away on baskets from Grimes and and brought down 10 boards. Bethany Washington Bulldogs with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Meanwhile, Jackson. With a free-throw shot at 8:26 left, the Lady scored 16, Marneshia Richard added 14 and Tysheka junior forward Donisha Tate added a season-high 11 Bulldogs had rallied to within one. State stayed within points for MSU. Alexis Rack led all scorers in the game that margin as late as 6:20 after a Porter three-point Grimes added 11 for MState. with a season-high 21 points for the Lady Bulldogs. shot, but the Hawkeyes bounced back out to lead by MSU returns home Tuesday evening, hosting Arkan- Mercer was led by guards Cristin Seymour and nine with 1:46 left in the game. State got back within sas-Pine Bluff in a 7 p.m. contest from Humphrey Coli- Shakeda Richie, who each scored 12 points for the Lady four, but it was not enough as Iowa took the six-point, Bears. 60-54 win. seum. Mississippi State travels to Cancun, Mexico over the Iowa continued their dominance of the boards, out- rebounding MState 39-21 on the afternoon. A total of Thanksgiving holiday to play in the Cancun Caribbean #10 OKLAHOMA SOONERS (2-2) Challenge. The Lady Bulldogs begin the tournament 21 Hawkeye points came off second-chance shots. Wendy Ausdemore led the way for Iowa, shooting 5- FG 3FG FT playing Iowa Thursday at 12:30 p.m. CT. for-8 from behind the arc. Ausdemore tallied 17 points # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min and 10 rebounds on the afternoon, while Kristi Smith MERCER BEARS (2-3) also netted 17. Jenee Graham led all rebounders with 5 Paris, A.* 10-13 0-0 4-4 4 4 8 1 24 0 0 3 0 29 FG 3FG FT 16 boards on the afternoon. 21 Thompson* 0-4 0-0 2-2 0 6 6 3 2 6 2 1 2 18 # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min Jackson and Grimes scored 10 each for MSU and 3 Paris, C.* 8-15 0-0 0-1 3 7 10 3 16 2 2 1 1 30 30 Carter* 1-7 0-0 2-2 3 0 3 5 4 0 2 0 0 18 Rack and junior guard Marneshia Richard added nine in 11 Plumley* 4-7 4-7 0-0 0 0 0 3 12 5 4 0 3 35 11 Seymour* 6-16 0-3 0-0 1 3 4 3 12 0 5 0 2 32 the loss. 15 Jackson* 1-9 1-4 2-2 1 3 4 1 5 3 6 0 1 22 13 Robinson* 3-7 0-0 1-2 0 4 4 1 7 5 3 0 0 29 MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOGS (4-1) 22 Bell* 3-11 0-1 0-0 2 3 5 5 6 0 4 0 3 24 1 Stevenson 5-7 4-4 3-5 1 2 3 2 17 2 2 0 1 19 FG 3FG FT 44 Russell* 3-11 0-0 2-4 4 7 11 3 8 2 6 0 3 39 # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min 2 Vining 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 21 Lewis 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 0 2 19 23 Grimes* 3-12 0-3 2-4 2 3 5 2 8 1 1 1 4 26 4 Olajuwon 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 2 10 25 Leonard 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 25 24 Porter* 2-7 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 1 5 0 0 2 0 19 10 Roethlisberger 2-3 0-1 2-3 2 0 2 3 6 0 3 1 0 12 33 Richie 4-6 2-2 2-2 1 0 1 1 12 1 4 0 3 21 45 Jackson* 3-5 0-0 4-8 3 2 5 2 10 0 1 0 1 28 Team 2 4 6 2 Rack* 4-12 1-8 0-0 1 0 1 5 9 1 2 0 1 28 31 Hammond 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 14 25 Richard* 4-6 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 9 0 3 0 4 33 MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOGS (4-0) 1 Rector 0-1 0-1 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 FG 3FG FT 3 Tate 1-2 0-0 0-2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 11 MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOGS (4-2) # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min 13 Reeder 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 FG 3FG FT 14 Washington 2-5 0-0 0-2 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 0 1 23 23 Grimes* 5-14 0-3 1-3 5 6 11 1 11 5 2 1 2 27 # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min 22 Johnson 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 45 Jackson* 2-3 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 4 5 0 2 1 0 18 33 Govero 1-6 0-0 2-2 2 1 3 2 4 0 0 2 0 22 23 Grimes* 4-10 1-2 2-2 0 3 3 4 11 1 1 0 1 27 2 Rack* 6-11 4-7 5-7 2 5 6 2 21 4 7 0 1 26 24 Porter* 2-7 0-0 0-0 4 2 6 1 4 0 1 0 4 19 24 Porter* 1-5 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 7 IOWA HAWKEYES (4-0) 35 Richard* 5-7 0-1 1-1 0 1 1 3 11 7 3 0 2 22 FG 3FG FT 25 Richard* 5-10 3-5 1-1 0 1 1 0 14 6 4 0 2 38 1 Rector 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 2 6 # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min 2 Rack* 2-8 1-5 0-0 2 2 4 3 5 2 4 0 0 16 3 Tate 4-4 0-0 3-4 3 4 7 1 11 0 3 1 2 15 24 Graham* 1-3 0-0 2-3 6 10 16 1 4 4 1 0 0 31 45 Jackson* 5-12 0-0 8-8 8 2 10 3 18 1 0 0 1 31 12 Landers 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 32 Ausdemore* 6-11 5-8 0-0 3 7 10 1 17 0 5 0 1 32 13 Reeder 1-5 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 6 51 VanderVenter* 2-4 0-0 6-8 1 2 3 2 10 0 1 0 1 32 1 Rector 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 44 Skouby* 3-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 6 0 1 0 0 14 14 Washington 3-4 0-0 4-7 0 4 4 0 10 3 2 1 2 20 3 Tate 1-3 0-0 2-3 1 1 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 25 11 Smith* 6-11 3-6 2-2 0 0 0 1 17 7 4 0 1 29 20 Roberts 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 Emmert 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 14 Washington 7-14 1-2 1-3 2 2 4 2 16 1 4 0 1 31 21 Young 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 21 Alexander 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 20 Roberts 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 22 Johnson 1-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 5 34 Solverson 0-6 0-0 2-2 0 3 3 2 2 1 4 1 0 14 32 Wilkins 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 33 Govero 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 40 Schlapkohl 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 15 33 Govero 2-8 0-1 0-0 0 6 6 3 4 1 1 2 1 22 45 Hamlin 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 20 Team 1 42 Campbell 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 1
Offi cials: Eric Koch, Camela McMullen, Kary Smith-McGehee Offi cials: Mary Day, Wesley Dean, Doug Cloud Offi cials: Erica Herriman, Kim Davis, Michelle Del Duco Technical fouls: None Technical fouls: None Technical fouls: None Attendance: 332 Attendance: 621 Attendance: 340
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
GAME #7 GAME #8 GAME #9 Tuesday, November 27, 2007 Thursday, November 29, 2007 Sunday, December 2, 2007
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 56 Southern Mississippi Mississippi State Mississippi State 85 Mississippi State Memphis
Humphrey Coliseum Humphrey Coliseum Elma Roane Fieldhouse Starkville, Miss. Starkville, Miss. Memphis, Tenn.
STARKVILLE , Miss. - The Mississippi State women’s STARKVILLE, Miss. - The Mississippi State Lady Bull- MEMPHIS , Tenn. – Mississippi State parlayed its best basketball team got back to its winning ways on Tues- dogs (6-2) defeated in-state rival Southern Mississippi offensive half of the season into a 92-57 victory over day evening as the Lady Bulldogs (5-2) defeated the Ar- (6-1) Thursday, closing out their two-game homestand, homestanding Memphis in women’s basketball action kansas-Pine Bluff Lady Lions (1-3), 85,56, at Humphrey with a 77-56 victory over the Golden Eagles. With the win, Mississippi State Head Coach Sharon Fanning Sunday afternoon at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. The Coliseum. Lady Bulldogs scored a season-best 53 fi rst-half points In the fi rst half, both teams went back and forth over picked up her 200th victory at MSU. In the fi rst half, USM came out to take the lead early and did not trail in the fi nal 32 minutes of the contest. the fi rst ten minutes of the period. Leading by a score at 3-2 with more than 18 minutes to play in the period, The 92-point total was the highest output of the of 16-15 with just under 12 minutes to play in the half, marking the only time the Lady Bulldogs would trail season offensively for MSU. the Lady Bulldogs distanced themselves from the Lady in the fi rst half. State played aggressive in the period, MSU (7-2) ran its modest win streak to three games. Lions. State outscored Arkansas Pine-Bluff 31-12 over hitting 11-of-18 from the free-throw line. MSU also the fi nal 10 minutes of the opening period, giving MSU scored 15 points off of Golden Eagle turnovers, taking The Lady Bulldogs won on the road for a second time a 47-27 lead at the intermission. a 32-18 lead at the intermission. this season and also beat a Conference USA foe for The Lady Bulldogs picked up where they left off dur- Sophomore forward Tysheka Grimes led State in the second time in four days. MState has now won ing the second period. MState built on their halftime scoring in the fi rst half, recording eight points. Sopho- three straight against Memphis in women’s basketball lead, using defense and stellar shooting to race past more guard Alexis rack added fi ve assists for the Lady play. the Lady Lions. MSU shot 57 percent from behind the Bulldogs in the period. Junior forward Pauline Love Rack paced the MSU offensive attack with 20 arc, while holding the Lady Lions to just 36 percent was the leading scorer for Southern Mississippi at the points, one point shy of a season high. Jackson added shooting from the fi eld in the second half. break with seven points for the Golden Eagles. State’s impressive performance from the fi rst half 17 points, while Marneshia Richards was also in double The Lady Bulldogs had fi ve players in double-fi gures carried over into the second period. The closest fi gures with 10 points. Tysheka Grimes had nine points for the game. Senior forward Imesia Jackson tallied Southern Mississippi would get to the Lady Bulldogs and a team-high nine rebounds. her second consecutive double-double, the fi fth of her was 13 with more than 10 minutes to play in the game. For the contest, MSU shot 44.6 percent from the career with 12 points and 11 boards. Junior guard/for- The Lady Bulldogs once again played aggressive fl oor, hitting on 37-of-83 attempts. MSU was 7-of-22 ward Robin Porter led MState in scoring with 13 points, inside, making it to the free-throw line 21 times in the from three-point range, including four three-point- while sophomore forward Tysheka Grimes had 11. period. Freshman forward Mary Kathryn Govero tallied 10 for Mississippi State had three players in double fi gures ers by Rack. MSU was 11-of-18 from the foul line. the Lady Bulldogs. for the game. Sophomore forward Tysheka Grimes The Lady Bulldogs had 23 assists and committed 16 Sophomore guard Alexis Rack ended the game with scored a season-high 20 points along with eight turnovers. MSU also had a monster rebounding advan- 12, shooting 4-of-5 from behind the arc. With her four rebounds. Senior forward Imesia Jackson turned in tage, out-boarding the hosts 57-34. three-point fi eld goals made, she now has 81 total ca- another strong performance with 18 points, while Memphis was led by 12 points from Paris Leonard making it to the free-throw line a career-high 13 times. and 11 points from Aroha Jennings. The Lady Tigers reer three-point fi eld goals made, good enough for For the second consecutive game, junior guard/for- 10th on the all-time list. ward Robin Porter scored in double fi gures with 12 shot 31.6 percent from the fl oor, hitting on 18 of 57 Arica Green led the Lady Lions with a game-high 14 points against the Golden Eagles. shot attempts. The Lady Tigers had 11 assists and points, including a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw Entering Thursday night’s game, the Golden Eagles made 22 turnovers. line. averaged 19.3 turnovers per contest, posting a State’s women return to Humphrey Coliseum Thurs- positive assist/turnover ratio of 1.2. Mississippi State MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOGS (7-2) day night to take on in-state rival Southern Mississippi. forced USM into 30 turnovers on the evening, scoring FG 3FG FT Tipoff between the Lady Bulldogs and Lady Eagles is 31 points off those miscues. Southern Miss only had scheduled for 7 pm. CT. eight assists on the evening. MState committed just # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min 12 turnovers with 18 assists for a positive assist/turn- 23 Grimes* 3-10 1-3 2-3 3 6 9 3 9 3 1 1 1 24 24 Porter* 3-7 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 0 6 4 0 0 1 19 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF LADY LIONS (1-3) over ratio for the third time this season and second 45 Jackson* 7-9 0-0 3-3 2 0 2 4 17 0 3 0 0 14 FG 3FG FT straight game. Southern Mississippi was led by forward Pauline 2 Rack* 7-13 4-9 2-4 1 4 5 3 20 4 2 0 3 29 # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min Love who posted a double-double for the Golden 33 Shields* 3-9 0-0 0-1 1 9 10 2 6 1 2 0 1 34 Eagles. The junior scored 20 points to go along with 25 Richard* 5-13 0-2 0-2 0 3 3 2 10 6 1 0 4 29 20 Serebryans.* 0-3 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 5 2 0 3 0 1 18 11 rebounds in the game. 1 Rector 0-3 0-1 1-2 3 1 4 1 1 0 2 2 0 7 10 Ward* 2-4 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 4 6 2 5 1 2 24 3 Tate 2-5 0-0 1-2 4 3 7 3 5 1 3 0 0 14
14 Green* 4-11 0-1 4-4 1 3 4 1 12 2 4 0 1 28 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI GOLDEN EAGLES (6-1) 12 Landers 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 55 Hughley* 6-14 2-5 0-2 0 1 1 2 14 0 5 0 2 29 FG 3FG FT 13 Reeder 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 5 5 Slaton 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min 14 Washington 2-6 0-0 0-0 4 3 7 1 4 2 2 0 1 20 54 Biland* 2-5 0-1 0-0 1 6 7 3 4 2 1 3 1 27 21 Martin 4-7 0-0 3-4 2 5 7 2 11 2 3 0 0 15 20 Roberts 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 2 5 0 0 1 1 6 55 Love* 8-16 4-8 0-0 3 8 11 5 20 0 4 0 0 29 22 Jackson 2-6 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 22 22 Johnson 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 6 32 Prince 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 3 Reed* 3-9 0-4 0-2 1 4 5 3 6 1 6 0 0 28 32 Wilkins 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 10 Eugene* 2-6 0-0 5-9 2 5 7 4 9 1 4 0 1 34 34 Musgrave 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 Barber* 1-4 0-1 2-4 0 6 6 4 4 2 8 1 2 29 33 Govero 3-6 0-1 0-0 2 4 6 3 6 2 0 0 0 18 40 Walters 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16 12 Washington 0-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 3 0 1 2 0 0 10 42 Campbell 0-1 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Team 3 3 6 1 23 Williams 1-5 1-4 6-6 1 1 2 1 9 0 1 0 0 19 Team 4 2 6 24 Johnson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOGS (5-2) 25 Mays 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 11 MEMPHIS LADY TIGERS (2-5) FG 3FG FT 44 Helgeson 0-1 0-0 2-4 1 3 4 3 2 1 1 2 0 10 FG 3FG FT # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min Team 1 23 Grimes* 5-9 1-2 0-0 0 4 4 2 11 0 0 0 1 22 # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min 24 Porter* 6-10 1-1 0-0 2 3 5 2 13 2 3 2 1 22 MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOGS (6-2) 41 Jennings* 3-5 0-0 5-6 0 5 5 2 11 1 2 2 1 32 45 Jackson* 3-7 0-0 6-10 5 6 11 2 12 0 1 0 1 23 FG 3FG FT 42 Thornton* 2-5 0-0 3-3 3 4 7 3 7 1 4 0 0 18 2 Rack* 4-7 4-6 0-0 0 1 1 3 12 4 4 1 1 27 # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min 5 Leonard* 4-13 2-4 2-2 3 1 4 2 12 1 3 0 1 28 24 Porter* 5-15 2-2 0-0 0 2 2 3 12 2 2 1 0 25 25 Richard* 2-4 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 2 6 5 1 0 2 23 11 Winchell* 3-12 1-5 0-1 0 1 1 3 7 4 3 0 1 26 45 Jackson* 5-13 0-0 8-13 2 4 6 3 18 2 1 0 1 32 1 Rector 2-6 2-4 0-2 2 3 5 0 6 2 1 0 1 12 21 Hall* 2-7 0-4 4-4 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 22 2 Rack* 1-11 1-7 6-8 3 4 7 3 9 6 2 0 6 33 3 Tate 0-2 0-0 2-2 1 4 5 0 2 2 3 1 0 18 23 Grimes* 5-11 2-6 8-10 4 4 8 2 20 2 0 1 1 32 15 Ellis 1-2 0-0 0-2 0 4 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 17 12 Landers 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 Richard* 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 2 0 1 2 0 0 30 22 Seagraves 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 Reeder 2-6 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 10 1 Rector 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 24 Davis 1-5 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 1 4 1 0 17 20 Roberts 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 3 Tate 2-9 0-0 1-4 4 1 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 8 25 Tucker 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 22 Johnson 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 11 13 Reeder 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 Fantroy 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 0 2 2 4 0 1 14 32 Wilkins 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 14 Washington 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 0 1 14 34 Copeland 2-3 0-0 1-4 1 2 3 2 5 0 0 1 0 10 33 Govero 5-9 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 2 10 4 1 0 5 21 22 Johnson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 44 Adams 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 42 Campbell 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 32 Wilkins 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 Team 2 3 5 33 Govero 3-6 0-0 1-2 5 4 9 4 7 3 1 1 2 22 Team 2 2 4
Offi cials: Wesley Dean, Beverly Roberts, Amy Bonner Offi cials: Joe Cunningham, Art Bomengen, Barry Roberts Offi cials: Ken Drayton, Erica Bradley, Scott Starkey Technical fouls: None Technical fouls: Serebryanskaya (UAPB) Technical fouls: None Attendance: 912 Attendance: 417 Attendance: 670
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
GAME #10 GAME #11 GAME #12 Thursday, December 13, 2007 Sunday, December 16, 2007 Thursday, December 20, 2007
Mississippi State 63 Georgia Tech 70 McNeese State Louisiana Tech 50 Mississippi State 58 Mississippi State
Thomas Assembly Center Humphrey Coliseum Humphrey Coliseum Ruston, La. Starkville, Miss. Starkville, Miss.
RUSTON, La. – Mississippi State notched a 63-50 STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Mississippi State Lady road victory over Louisiana Tech Thursday night in Bulldogs dropped a 70-58 decision to Georgia Tech women’s basketball action, as the Lady Bulldogs (8-2) Sunday afternoon at Humphrey Coliseum. With the won their fourth consecutive game. win, the Yellow Jackets (8-1) gave MState their fi rst MState jumped out to a 6-0 run to open the game home loss of the season and snapped the Lady Bull- and never relinquished their lead. State took a 34-24 dogs’ four-game win streak. lead into the lockerroom. In the fi rst half of play, the Lady Bulldogs jumped MSU held the Lady Techsters to only 26 percent on out to an early lead on a 12-4 run to take a 15-6 ad- 16-for-62 shooting from the fi eld, while connecting on vantage. The Lady Yellow Jackets answered with a 12- 42 percent (23-55) of their fi eld goal attempts. 4 run of their own to cut MSU’s lead to a single point The Lady Bulldogs won the war on the boards, out- at 19-18. With 4:13 left in the period, Tech’s Bridgitte rebounding Louisiana Tech, 48-36. In a sloppy game Ardossi drained a jumper to give them their fi rst lead that saw both teams combining for 37 fi rst-half turn- of 22-21 since the opening minute. overs, State scored 20 points off Lady Techster mis- MState fought back to tie the game and then take cues. a 29-26 lead into the half on back-to-back three-point- The Lady Bulldogs shot 76.5 percent from the charity ers by sophomores Alexis Rack and Tysheka Grimes. stripe, connecting on 13 of 17 trips. Both teams came out of the half trading baskets The MState scoring effort was charged by sopho- with Georgia Tech going on a 6-2 run to tie the game more Tysheka Grimes’ 14-point effort, including go- 31 on a 3-point play by Iasia Hemingway with 17:02 ing 4-for-5 from the free throw line. Sophomore Alexis left in regulation. State continued to fi ght by banking Rack and junior Robin Porter added 11 and 10 points, four more straight shots, but the Yellow Jackets put respectively. Porter also had 10 boards for a double- together another run with 13:35 left in play. MState double performance. The double-double was Porter’s tied the game one more time and cut it to single digits seventh of her career. at 66-57 with 1:55. However, the late comeback wasn’t Tarkeisha Wysinger led the Lady Techsters (4-5) with enough as the Yellow Jackets took the 70-58 win. 14. MSU placed two in double fi gure scoring with The Lady Bulldogs return home to Humphrey Coli- Grimes scoring a season-high 21 points and Rack add- seum on Sunday, Dec. 16, facing Georgia Tech in a 2 ing 15. Grimes went 8-for-16 from the fi eld, including p.m. contest. 4-of-7 from behind the arc, tying a career-high for three-pointers made. MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOGS (8-2) State managed to force the Yellow Jackets into 27 FG 3FG FT turnovers with just seven assists on the afternoon. The # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min Lady Bulldogs had 15 assists to 18 turnovers. Junior 2 Rack* 2-10 2-9 5-7 0 3 3 3 11 3 9 0 2 30 guard Marneshia Richard dished out a season-high 23 Grimes* 4-10 1-4 5-6 2 3 5 4 14 1 4 1 3 27 eight scoring passes. 24 Porter* 4-7 0-0 2-2 5 5 10 4 10 0 3 1 4 26 Georgia Tech was paced by 23 points from Jackson- 25 Richard* 3-9 1-2 0-0 2 2 4 3 7 1 6 0 1 39 native Janie Mitchell, who also led all players with 45 Jackson* 4-6 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 5 8 2 2 0 0 18 eight rebounds. 1 Rector 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
3 Tate 4-5 0-0 1-2 3 9 12 3 9 1 1 0 0 22 GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS (8-1) 13 Reeder 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 FG 3FG FT 14 Washington 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 1 2 12 # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min 21 Mitchell, J.* 9-14 0-0 5-6 2 6 8 2 23 0 6 0 2 39 33 Govero 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 5 6 2 4 0 7 1 0 23 22 Montgomery* 2-5 0-1 0-0 2 5 7 0 4 2 1 2 1 26 Team 2 2 4 1 Williams* 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 3 2 1 5 0 1 31 34 Hemingway* 3-4 0-0 3-5 2 3 5 3 9 0 2 0 0 24 43 Nnamaka* 4-12 3-8 0-0 0 4 4 2 11 1 2 0 0 29 LOUISIANA TECH LADY TECHSTERS (4-5) 5 Ingram 5-7 0-1 3-3 1 3 4 3 13 2 8 1 4 31 FG 3FG FT 10 Woolcock 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 Turner 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min 23 Foster 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Levingston* 1-10 0-7 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 0 4 1 1 25 33 Blackmon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 35 Ardossi 3-3 0-0 2-3 3 1 4 3 8 1 3 0 2 16 22 Pringle* 1-8 1-2 1-3 0 1 1 2 4 1 6 0 1 28 Team 1 1 2 23 Sneed* 4-10 0-0 3-4 3 4 7 1 11 0 2 0 2 33
42 Dowdell* 5-9 0-1 1-2 5 4 9 2 11 1 1 0 1 25 MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOGS (8-3) FG 3FG FT 50 Williams* 1-2 0-0 2-4 1 0 1 3 4 1 5 0 0 26 # Player A-M A-M A-M O D T PF TP A TO B S Min 1 Mulford 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 Grimes* 8-16 4-7 1-2 1 1 2 2 21 3 3 1 1 36 24 Porter* 3-11 0-2 1-2 2 3 5 2 7 2 1 0 3 30 2 Thomas 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 45 Jackson* 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 1 20 14 Wysinger 3-10 0-0 8-11 3 1 4 2 14 2 2 0 6 22 2 Rack* 5-12 5-11 0-0 0 1 1 4 15 0 5 0 2 36 21 Warren 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 25 Richard* 2-9 0-1 2-4 0 2 2 2 6 8 4 0 0 39 3 Tate 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 2 4 0 3 0 1 0 1 20 30 Nixon 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 10 14 Washington 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 7 33 Johnson 0-10 0-3 2-2 2 3 5 2 2 1 7 2 4 22 22 Johnson 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 33 Govero 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 8 Team 2 2 4 Team 1 0 1
Offi cials: Gator Parrish, Marlin Ramsey, Ron Harris Offi cials: Dee Kantner, Bonita Spence, Kelly Johnson Technical fouls: None Technical fouls: None Attendance: 923 Attendance: 1,412
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS
Game Rector Rack Tate Landers Reeder Washington Roberts Young SE Louisiana 0-0-0 5-2-1 1-2-1 DNP DNP 10-7-1 DNP DNP Centenary 5-3-0 14-6-5 8-5-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 10-4-0 DNP 0-1-0 Belmont 2-2-0 13-2-3 2-3-0 DNP 0-1-0 2-1-3 0-1-0 0-0-0 Mercer 2-2-2 21-6-4 11-7-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 10-4-3 0-1-0 0-1-0 Iowa 1-1-0 9-1-2 2-1-0 DNP 0-0-1 4-2-1 DNP DNP Oklahoma 3-0-0 5-3-2 4-3-0 DNP DNP 16-4-1 0-1-0 DNP UAPB 6-5-2 12-1-4 2-5-2 0-0-0 6-0-1 DNP 0-1-1 DNP Southern Miss 2-1-0 9-7-6 5-5-0 DNP 0-0-0 2-2-2 DNP DNP Memphis 1-4-0 20-5-4 5-7-1 0-0-0 3-0-0 4-7-2 5-1-0 DNP Louisiana Tech 0-0-0 11-3-3 9-12-1 DNP 0-0-0 0-1-1 DNP DNP Georgia Tech DNP 15-1-0 3-4-0 DNP DNP 2-0-1 DNP DNP McNeese State UL-Lafayette UAB Mississippi Valley Vanderbilt Kentucky LSU Mississippi Arkansas Alabama Auburn Tennessee Florida Mississippi Georgia South Carolina Tennessee LSU
POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS
Game Johnson Grimes Porter Richard Wilkins Govero Campbell Jackson SE Louisiana DNP 14-6-2 0-1-0 18-6-5 DNP 4-4-3 DNP 19-8-1 Centenary 0-0-0 6-3-1 5-4-1 8-6-6 0-0-0 11-1-1 2-3-0 7-7-2 Belmont DNP 13-7-0 7-3-0 4-5-3 0-0-0 12-11-1 3-0-0 8-13-1 Mercer 4-0-1 11-11-5 4-6-0 11-1-7 2-3-0 4-6-1 0-0-0 5-4-0 Iowa 0-0-0 10-5-1 5-3-0 9-1-0 DNP 4-2-0 DNP 10-5-0 Oklahoma DNP 11-5-1 2-3-1 14-1-6 DNP 0-1-0 DNP 18-10-1 UAPB 2-1-1 11-4-0 13-5-2 6-1-5 4-0-0 10-2-4 1-1-0 12-11-0 Southern Miss 0-0-0 20-8-2 12-2-2 0-4-1 2-1-0 7-9-3 DNP 18-6-2 Memphis 4-1-1 9-9-3 6-3-4 10-3-6 0-1-0 6-6-2 2-2-0 17-2-0 Louisiana Tech DNP 14-5-1 10-10-0 7-4-1 DNP 4-6-0 DNP 8-3-2 Georgia Tech 2-1-0 21-2-3 7-5-2 6-2-8 DNP 0-1-0 DNP 2-0-1 McNeese State UL-Lafayette UAB Mississippi Valley Vanderbilt Kentucky LSU Mississippi Arkansas Alabama Auburn Tennessee Florida Mississippi Georgia South Carolina Tennessee LSU
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
#42 CHANNA CAMPBELL Sophomore • Forward • 6-2 • Lester, Ala. • West Limestone HS
Went 1-for-2 from the line against Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... Attempted and made her fi rst career three-point shot at Belmont ... Scored two points, going one-for-one from the fi eld, in two minutes played against Centenary ... Brought down three rebounds against the Ladies.
CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CAREER BREAKDOWN
Points ...... 3, 2x, last at Belmont (11/15/07) Points ...... 3 at Belmont (11/15/07) Ten Point Games ...... 0
Rebounds ...... 4 at Tennessee (1/18/07) Rebounds ...... 3 vs. Centenary (11/11/07) Twenty Point Games ...... 0
Assists ...... 1 vs. Mississippi Valley (11/26/06) Assists ...... None Ten Rebound Games ...... 0
Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... None Ten Assist Games ...... 0 Steals ...... 1, 3x, last vs. Grambling (12/19/06) Steals ...... None Double Figure Points ...... 0 FGM ...... 1, 6x, last at Belmont (11/15/07) FGM ...... 1, 2x, last at Belmont (11/15/07) Double Figure Rebounds ...... 0 FGA ...... 3 at Tennessee (1/18/07) FGA ...... 2 at Belmont (11/15/07) Double Figure Assists ...... 0 3FGM ...... 1 at Belmont (11/15/07) 3FGM ...... 1 at Belmont (11/15/07) Double-Doubles ...... 0 3FGA ...... 2 at Belmont (11/15/07) 3FGA ...... 2 at Belmont (11/15/07)
FTM ...... 2 at Tennessee (1/18/07) FTM ...... 2 at Memphis (12/2/07) Times as Leading Scorer ...... 0
FTA ...... 3 at Tennessee (1/18/07) FTA ...... 2, 2x, last at Memphis (12/2/07) Times as Leading Rebounder ...... 0
Minutes ...... 13 at Tennessee (1/18/07) Minutes ...... 2, 4x, last at Memphis (12/2/07) Times as Top Assist Player...... 0
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
#33 MARY KATHRYN GOVERO Freshman • Forward • 5-11 • Clinton, Miss. • Mount Salus HS
Brought down six rebounds at Louisiana Tech ... Scored six points and had six rebounds against Memphis ... Brought down nine boards against Southern Miss ... Tallied 10 points against Arkan- sas-Pine Bluff Scored four points against Iowa ... Scored four points and had six boards against Mercer ... Had her fi rst career double-double with 12 point and 11 rebounds in 18 minutes played at Belmont ... Tallied her fi rst double-fi gure scoring outing with 11 points against Centenary ... Shot 5-for-9 from the fl loor against the Ladies ... Saw her fi rst action of the season against Southeast- ern Louisiana, scoring four points and bringing down four rebounds ... Contributed three assists against the Lady Lions
CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CAREER BREAKDOWN
Points ...... 12 last at Belmont (11/15/07) Points ...... 12 last at Belmont (11/15/07) Ten Point Games ...... 3
Rebounds ...... 11 last at Belmont (11/15/07) Rebounds ...... 11 last at Belmont (11/15/07) Twenty Point Games ...... 0
Assists ...... 4 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Assists ...... 4 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Ten Rebound Games ...... 1
Blocks ...... 2, 2x, last vs. Iowa (11/22/07) Blocks ...... 2, 2x, last vs. Iowa (11/22/07) Ten Assist Games ...... 0 Steals ...... 5 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Steals ...... 5 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Double Figure Points ...... 3 FGM ...... 6 at Belmont (11/15/07) FGM ...... 6 at Belmont (11/15/07) Double Figure Rebounds ...... 1 FGA ...... 11 at Belmont (11/15/07) FGA ...... 11 at Belmont (11/15/07) Double Figure Assists ...... 0 3FGM ...... 1 vs. Centenary (11/11/07) 3FGM ...... 1 vs. Centenary (11/11/07) Double-Doubles ...... 1 3FGA ...... 3 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (11/9/07) 3FGA ...... 3 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (11/9/07)
FTM ...... 2 vs. Iowa (11/22/07) FTM ...... 2 vs. Iowa (11/22/07) Times as Leading Scorer ...... 0
FTA ...... 2 vs. Iowa (11/22/07) FTA ...... 2 vs. Iowa (11/22/07) Times as Leading Rebounder ...... 1
Minutes . 24 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (11/9/07) Minutes . 24 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (11/9/07) Times as Top Assist Player...... 0
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
#23 TYSHEKA GRIMES Sophomore • Forward • 6-0 • Baton Rouge, La. • Capitol HS
Scored a season-high 21 points against Georgia Tech for her second 20+ point outing of the sea- son ... Leading scorer at Louisiana Tech with 14 points ... Tallied nine points and brought down nine rebounds against Memphis ... Leading scorer against Southern Miss with 20 points ... Against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, netted 11 points ... Scored 11 points against Oklahoma ... Led the team with 10 points and fi ve boards against Iowa ... Tallied her third career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds against Mercer ... Post- ed seven boards and a team-high 13 points at Belmont ... Contributed six points in the win over Centenary ... Went 7-for-8 from the charity stripe, had two fi eld goals and hit a three-pointer to tally 14 points against Southeastern Louisiana ... Also added six rebounds against the Lady Lions.
CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CAREER BREAKDOWN
Points ...... 28 vs. South Carolina (1/21/07) Points ...... 21 vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07) Ten Point Games ...... 15
Rebounds ...... 11, 3x, last vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Rebounds ...... 11 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Twenty Point Games ...... 4
Assists ...... 5 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Assists ...... 5 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Ten Rebound Games ...... 5
Blocks ...... 4 vs. Mississippi (2/18/07) Blocks ...... 1, 5x, last vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07) Ten Assist Games ...... 0 Steals ...... 4, 3x, last vs. Iowa (11/22/07) Steals ...... 4 vs. Iowa (11/22/07) Double Figure Points ...... 19 FGM ...... 11 vs. South Carolina (1/21/07) FGM ...... 8 vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07) Double Figure Rebounds ...... 4 FGA ...... 17 vs. South Carolina (1/21/07) FGA ...... 16 vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07) Double Figure Assists ...... 0 3FGM ...... 4, 2x, last vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07) 3FGM ...... 4 vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07) Double-Doubles ...... 3 3FGA ...... 7, 2x, last vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07) 3FGA ...... 7 vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07)
FTM ...... 8 vs. Southern Miss (11/29/07) FTM ...... 8 vs. Southern Miss (11/29/07) Times as Leading Scorer ...... 8
FTA ...... 10 vs. Southern Miss (11/29/07) FTA ...... 10 vs. Southern Miss (11/29/07) Times as Leading Rebounder ...... 8
Minutes ...... 37 vs. Mississippi (2/18/07) Minutes ...... 36 vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07) Times as Top Assist Player...... 2
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
#45 IMESIA JACKSON Senior • Forward • 6-1 • Crawford, Miss. • SW Tennessee CC
Scored eight points on 4-of-6 shooting at Loui- siana Tech ... Tallied 17 points in the win over Memphis ... Scored 18 points, shooting 8-for-13 from the charity stripe against Southern Miss ... Recorded back-to-back double-doubles with 12 points and 11 boards against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and 18 points and 10 boards against Oklahoma ... Led the team with 10 points and fi ve boards against Iowa ... Scored fi ve points and brought down four boards against Mercer ... Brought down a career-high 13 rebounds at Belmont ... Led the team in rebounding with seven board against Centenary ... Leading scorer against Southeastern Louisiana with 19 points, shootng 7-for-10 from the fi eld ... Tallied eight rebounds against the Lady Lions.
CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CAREER BREAKDOWN
Points ...... 30 vs. Florida State (11/30/06) Points ...... 18 vs. Oklahoma (11/23/07) Ten Point Games ...... 22
Rebounds ...... 13 at Belmont (11/15/07) Rebounds ...... 13 at Belmont (11/15/07) Twenty Point Games ...... 3
Assists ...... 3 vs. New Orleans (12/21/06) Assists .....2, 3x, last at Louisiana Tech (12/13/07) Ten Rebound Games ...... 6
Blocks ...... 2, 4x, last vs. Florida (3/1/07) Blocks ...... 1 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Ten Assist Games ...... 0 Steals ...... 3 vs. Centenary (11/11/07) Steals ...... 3 vs. Centenary (11/11/07) Double Figure Points ...... 26 FGM ...... 11 vs. Florida State (11/30/06) FGM ...... 7, 2x, last at Memphis (12/2/07) Double Figure Rebounds ...... 6 FGA ...... 17, 2x, last at Kentucky (1/25/07) FGA ...... 13, 2x, last vs. Southern Miss (11/29/07) Double Figure Assists ...... 0 3FGM ...... None 3FGM ...... None Double-Doubles ...... 5 3FGA ...... None 3FGA ...... None
FTM ...... 11 vs. Savannah State (2/8/07) FTM ...... 8, 2x, last vs. Southern Miss (11/29/07) Times as Leading Scorer ...... 15
FTA ...... 13 vs. Southern Miss (11/29/07) FTA ...... 13 vs. Southern Miss (11/29/07) Times as Leading Rebounder ...... 10
Minutes ...... 43 at Kentucky (1/25/07) Minutes ...... 32 vs. Southern Miss (11/29/07) Times as Top Assist Player...... 1
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
#22 MIAYORKA JOHNSON Senior • Guard • 5-10 • Ripley, Miss. • Ripley HS
Scored two points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... Saw playing time against Iowa ... Scored two points against Mercer ... Saw two minutes of ac- tion, tallying one block against Centenary.
CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CAREER BREAKDOWN
Points ...... 21 vs. Birmingham Southern (1/2/06) Points ...... 4, 2x, last at Memphis (12/2/07) Ten Point Games ...... 14
Rebounds ...... 12 vs. Florida (2/9/06) Rebounds 1, 3x, last vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07) Twenty Point Games ...... 2
Assists ...... 5 at New Orleans (12/15/05) Assists ...... 1, 3x, last at Memphis (12/2/07) Ten Rebound Games ...... 2
Blocks 2, 3x, last vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Blocks ...... 2 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Ten Assist Games ...... 0 Steals ..3, 3x, last vs. Tennessee State (12/29/06) Steals ...... 1, 3x, last vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07) Double Figure Points ...... 16 FGM ...... 9 vs. Birmingham Southern (1/2/06) FGM ...... 2 at Memphis (12/2/07) Double Figure Rebounds ...... 2 FGA ...... 15 vs. Florida (2/9/06) FGA ...... 2, 2x, last at Memphis (12/2/07) Double Figure Assists ...... 0 3FGM ...... 3, 3x, last vs. Florida (3/2/06) 3FGM ...... None Double-Doubles ...... 2 3FGA ...... 8 vs. Florida (2/9/06) 3FGA ...... None
FTM ...... 6 at Mississippi (1/8/06) FTM ...... 2 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Times as Leading Scorer ...... 6
FTA ...... 9 at Mississippi (1/8/06) FTA ...... 2 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Times as Leading Rebounder ...... 3
Minutes ...... 37, 2x, last vs. Florida (3/2/06) Minutes ...... 11 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Times as Top Assist Player...... 6
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
#12 CARRIE LANDERS Sophomore • Guard • 5-8 • Paragould, Ark. • Greene County Tech HS
Played a career-high two minutes at Memphis ... Scored two points against Mercer ... Played one minute against Centenary.
CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CAREER BREAKDOWN
Points ...... 2, 2x, last vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Points ...... 2 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Ten Point Games ...... 0
Rebounds ...... None Rebounds ...... None Twenty Point Games ...... 0
Assists ...... None Assists ...... None Ten Rebound Games ...... 0
Blocks ...... None Blocks ...... None Ten Assist Games ...... 0 Steals ...... None Steals ...... None Double Figure Points ...... 0 FGM ...... 1 vs. Savannah State (2/8/07) FGM ...... 1 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Double Figure Rebounds ...... 0 FGA ...... 1, 2x, last vs. Centenary (11/11/07) FGA ...... 1, 2x, last vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Double Figure Assists ...... 0 3FGM ...... None 3FGM ...... None Double-Doubles ...... 0 3FGA ...... None 3FGA ...... None
FTM ...... None FTM ...... None Times as Leading Scorer ...... 0
FTA ...... None FTA ...... None Times as Leading Rebounder ...... 0
Minutes ...... 2, 2x, last at Memphis (12/2/07) Minutes ...... 2 at Memphis (12/2/07) Times as Top Assist Player...... 0
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
#24 ROBIN PORTER Junior • Guard/Forward • 5-11 • Abbeville, Ala. • Abbeville HS
Tallied her seventh career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds at Louisiana Tech ... Scored 12 points against USM ... Shot 6-of-10 from the fl oor for a team-best 13 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... Scored fi ve points and brought down three rebounds against Iowa ... Earned her fi rst start of the season against Mer- cer ... Brought down six boards against the Bears ... Scored seven points at Belmont ... Had fi ve points and four rebounds against Centenary ... Logged two steals and a rebound in 15 minutes against Southeastern Louisiana.
CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CAREER BREAKDOWN
Points ...... 23 at UAB (12/3/06) Points ...... 13 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Ten Point Games ...... 32
Rebounds ...... 16 vs. Tulane (3/18/07) Rebounds ...... 10 at Louisiana Tech (12/13/07) Twenty Point Games ...... 1
Assists ...... 5 vs. Alabama (2/12/06) Assists ...... 4 at Memphis (12/2/07) Ten Rebound Games ...... 10
Blocks . 3, 2x, last vs. Tennessee State (12/29/06) Blocks 2, 2x, last vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Ten Assist Games ...... 0 Steals ...... 5 vs. Belmont (11/20/06) Steals ...... 4, 2x, last at Louisiana Tech (12/13/07) Double Figure Points ...... 33 FGM ...... 8, 3x, last 5 vs. UAB (12/3/06) FGM ...... 6 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Double Figure Rebounds ...... 10 FGA ...... 19 vs. Mississippi (1/26/06) FGA ...... 15 vs. Southern Miss (12/29/07) Double Figure Assists ...... 0 3FGM ...... 5 at UAB (12/3/06) 3FGM ...... 2 vs. Southern Miss (11/29/07) Double-Doubles ...... 7 3FGA ...... 7 at UAB (12/3/06) 3FGA ...... 2, 5x, last vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07)
FTM ...... 7 at Alabama (2/22/07) FTM ...... 2, last at Louisiana Tech (12/13/07) Times as Leading Scorer ...... 15
FTA ...... 9 vs. Troy (11/10/06) FTA ...... 2, last at Louisiana Tech (12/13/07) Times as Leading Rebounder ...... 18
Minutes ...... 37 vs. South Carolina (2/5/06) Minutes ...... 30 vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07) Times as Top Assist Player...... 8
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
#2 ALEXIS RACK Sophomore • Guard • 5-7 • Franklin, La. • Franklin HS
Scored 15 points against Georgia Tech ... Scored 11 points at Louisiana Tech ... Dropped 20 points against Memphis on 4-of-9 shooting from behind the arc ... Went 6-for-8 from the free-throw line and had nine points against Southern Miss ... Scored 12 points on 4-of-6 three-point shooting against Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... Tallied nine points against Iowa ... Scored 21 points on 4-of-7 three- point shooting against Mercer ... Had a team- high 13 points at Belmont ... Leading scorer against Centenary, shooting 4-for-9 from behind the arc for a 14-point outing ... Added fi ve assists against the Ladies ... Tallied fi ve points and two rebounds against Southeastern Louisiana
CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CAREER BREAKDOWN
Points ...... 24 at Georgia Tech (12/30/06) Points ...... 21 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Ten Point Games ...... 19
Rebounds 7, 2x, last time at Mississippi (1/28/07) Rebounds ...... 6, 2x, last vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Twenty Point Games ...... 4
Assists ...... 8 vs. Belmont (11/20/06) Assists ...... 5 vs. Centenary (11/11/07) Ten Rebound Games ...... 0
Blocks 1, 5, last vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Blocks ...... 1 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Ten Assist Games ...... 0 Steals ...... 4 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Steals ...... 4 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Double Figure Points ...... 23 FGM ...... 8, 2x, last vs. Arkansas (2/1/07) FGM ...... 7 at Memphis (12/2/07) Double Figure Rebounds ...... 0 FGA ...... 17 at South Carolina (2/25/07) FGA ...... 13, 3x, last at Memphis (12/2/07) Double Figure Assists ...... 0 3FGM ...... 6 at Georgia Tech (12/30/06) 3FGM ...... 5 vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07) Double-Doubles ...... 0 3FGA ...... 15 at Purdue (12/16/06) 3FGA ...... 11 vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07)
FTM ...... 6, 2x, last vs. Southern Miss (11/29/07) FTM ...... 6 vs. Southern Miss (11/29/07) Times as Leading Scorer ...... 11
FTA ...... 8 vs. Southern Miss (11/29/07) FTA ...... 8 vs. Southern Miss (11/29/07) Times as Leading Rebounder ...... 3
Minutes ...... 49 at South Carolina (2/25/07) Minutes ...... 36 vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07) Times as Top Assist Player...... 8
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
#1 DANIELLE RECTOR Freshman • Forward • 6-3 • Ringgold, Ga. • Tennessee Temple
Scored six points and brought down fi ve boards against Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... Went 1-of-1 from the fi eld against Oklahoma ... Made 1-of-2 free throws against Iowa ... Scored two points against Mercer ... At Belmont, scored two points ... Scored the fi rst points of her career with fi ve against Centenary ... Played three minutes in her fi rst collegiate game against Southeastern Loui- siana.
CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CAREER BREAKDOWN
Points ...... 6 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Points ...... 6 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Ten Point Games ...... 0
Rebounds ....5 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Rebounds ....5 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Twenty Point Games ...... 0
Assists2, 2x, last vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Assists2, 2x, last vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Ten Rebound Games ...... 0
Blocks ...... 2 at Memphis (12/2/07) Blocks ...... 2 at Memphis (12/2/07) Ten Assist Games ...... 0 Steals ...... 2 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Steals ...... 2 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Double Figure Points ...... 0 FGM ...... 2 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) FGM ...... 2 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Double Figure Rebounds ...... 0 FGA ...... 6 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) FGA ...... 6 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Double Figure Assists ...... 0 3FGM ...... 2 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) 3FGM ...... 2 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Double-Doubles ...... 0 3FGA ...... 4 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) 3FGA ...... 4 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07)
FTM ...... 2, 4x, last vs. Southern Miss (11/29/07) FTM ...... 2, 4x, last vs. Southern Miss (11/29/07) Times as Leading Scorer ...... 0
FTA ...... 4 vs. Centenary (11/11/07) FTA ...... 4 vs. Centenary (11/11/07) Times as Leading Rebounder ...... 0
Minutes ...... 12 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Minutes ...... 12 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Times as Top Assist Player...... 0
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
#13 AMY REEDER Senior • Guard/Forward • 6-0 • Pontotoc, Miss. • Pontotoc HS
Hit one three-pointer at Memphis ... Scored six points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... Netted playing time against Iowa ... Scored two points against Mercer ... Saw action at Belmont ... Played six minutes against Centenary.
CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CAREER BREAKDOWN
Points ...... 9, 4x, last at Mercer (1/2/07) Points ...... 6 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Ten Point Games ...... 0
Rebounds ...... 3 vs. Troy (11/10/06) Rebounds ...... 1, 2x, last at Belmont (11/15/07) Twenty Point Games ...... 0
Assists ...... 3 vs. Alabama (1/12/06) Assists1, 2x, last vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Ten Rebound Games ...... 0
Blocks ...... 1, 5x, last vs. LSU (1/14/07) Blocks ...... None Ten Assist Games ...... 0 Steals ...... 2 vs. Mississippi Valley (11/26/06) Steals ...... 1 at Memphis (12/2/07) Double Figure Points ...... 0 FGM ...... 3, 4x, last vs. Savannah State (2/8/07) FGM ...... 2 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Double Figure Rebounds ...... 0 FGA ...... 8, 2x, last vs. South Carolina (1/21/07) FGA ...... 6 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Double Figure Assists ...... 0 3FGM ...... 3, 2x, last vs. Troy (11/10/06) 3FGM ...... 2 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Double-Doubles ...... 0 3FGA ...... 6, 6x, last vs. Savannah State (2/8/07) 3FGA ...... 5 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07)
FTM ...... 3 vs. South Carolina (2/5/06) FTM ...... None Times as Leading Scorer ...... 1
FTA ...... 4 vs. South Carolina (2/5/06) FTA ...... None Times as Leading Rebounder ...... 0
Minutes ...... 24 vs. Florida (2/9/06) Minutes ...... 10 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Times as Top Assist Player...... 1
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
#25 MARNESHIA RICHARD Junior • Guard • 5-8 • Lamar, Miss. • Ashland HS
Dished out eight assists to tie Angela Harris at fourth on the single game list for juniors ... Scored seven points at Louisiana Tech ... Led team in assists with six against Memphis, while also adding 10 points ... Dished out fi ve assists and had six points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... Tallied 14 points against Oklahoma ... Scored nine points against Iowa ... Had a team-high three assists at Belmont ... Tallied eight points, six rebounds and six assists against Centenary ... Had an impressive opening night, posting 18 points, six rebounds and fi ve assists against Southeastern Louisiana.
CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CAREER BREAKDOWN
Points ...... 24 at Florida (2/11/07) Points .... 18 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (11/9/07) Ten Point Games ...... 24
Rebounds .7, 3x, last at South Carolina (2/25/07) Rebounds .....6, 2x, last vs. Centenary (11/11/07) Twenty Point Games ...... 2
Assists ...... 11 vs. South Carolina (1/21/07) Assists ...... 8 vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07) Ten Rebound Games ...... 0
Blocks ...... 2 at South Carolina (2/25/07) Blocks ...... 1, 2x, last at Belmont (11/15/07) Ten Assist Games ...... 1 Steals ...... 7 at Purdue (12/16/06) Steals ...... 4, 2x, last at Memphis (12/2/07) Double Figure Points ...... 26 FGM ...... 8 at Arkansas (1/8/07) FGM ...... 7 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (11/9/07) Double Figure Rebounds ...... 0 FGA ...... 15 vs. Florida (3/1/07) FGA ...... 13 at Memphis (12/2/07) Double Figure Assists ...... 1 3FGM ...... 3, 3x, last vs. Oklahoma (11/23/07) 3FGM ...... 3 vs. Oklahoma (11/23/07) Double-Doubles ...... 1 3FGA ...... 4, 2x, last at South Carolina (2/25/07) 3FGA ...... 1, 4x, vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07)
FTM ...... 10 at Florida (2/11/07) FTM ...... 4 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (11/9/07) Times as Leading Scorer ...... 7
FTA ...... 10 at Florida (2/11/07) FTA ...... 4, 2x, last vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07) Times as Leading Rebounder ...... 2
Minutes ...... 47 at Kentucky (1/25/07) Minutes ...... 39 vs. Georgia Tech (12/16/07) Times as Top Assist Player...... 43
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
#20 LAUREN ROBERTS Junior • Forward • 5-11 • Collierville, Tenn. • Houston HS
Scored fi ve points at Memphis ... Had one assist and one rebound against Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... Brought down one rebound against Mercer ... Saw her fi rst playing time of the year, bringing down one rebound at Belmont ... Dressed but did not play against Centenary ... Did not play against Southeastern Louisiana due to injury.
CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CAREER BREAKDOWN
Points ...... 14 vs. Texas Christian (11/25/05) Points ...... 5 at Memphis (12/2/07) Ten Point Games ...... 7
Rebounds ...... 8 vs. Texas Christian (11/25/05) Rebounds ...... 1, 3x, last at Memphis (12/2/07) Twenty Point Games ...... 0
Assists .5, 2x, last vs. Tennessee State (12/29/06) Assists ...... 1 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Ten Rebound Games ...... 0
Blocks 2, 3x, last vs. Mississippi Valley (11/26/06) Blocks ...... 1, 2x, last at Memphis (12/2/07) Ten Assist Games ...... 0 Steals ...... 5 vs. Southern Mississippi (11/29/05) Steals ...... 1 at Memphis (12/2/07) Double Figure Points ...... 7 FGM ...... 4, 2x, last vs. LSU (1/14/07) FGM ...... 2 at Memphis (12/2/07) Double Figure Rebounds ...... 0 FGA ...... 10 at Mercer (1/2/07) FGA ...... 3 at Memphis (12/2/07) Double Figure Assists ...... 0 3FGM ...... 3 at Mississippi (1/28/07) 3FGM ...... 1 at Memphis (12/2/07) Double-Doubles ...... 0 3FGA ...... 6 at Mississippi (1/28/07) 3FGA ...... 2 at Memphis (12/2/07)
FTM ...... 8 vs. Vanderbilt (2/15/07) FTM ...... None Times as Leading Scorer ...... 2
FTA ...... 10 vs. Vanderbilt (2/15/07) FTA ...... None Times as Leading Rebounder ...... 3
Minutes ..28, 3x, last vs. South Carolina (2/23/06) Minutes ...... 6, 3x, last at Memphis (12/2/07) Times as Top Assist Player...... 2
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
#3 DONNISHA TATE Junior • Forward • 6-2 • Oakland, Calif. • Tyler (Texas) JC
Leading rebounder at Louisiana Tech with 12 boards ... Had seven rebounds against Memphis ... Brought down fi ve boards against Arkansas- Pine Bluff ... Scored two points against Iowa ... Tallied 11 points, while bringing down seven as- sists against Mercer ... Scored eight points and brought down fi ve rebounds against Centena- ry ... Saw the fi rst action of her career against Southeastern Louisiana.
CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CAREER BREAKDOWN
Points ...... 11 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Points ...... 11 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Ten Point Games ...... 1
Rebounds ...... 12 at Louisiana Tech (12/13/07) Rebounds ...... 12 at Louisiana Tech (12/13/07) Twenty Point Games ...... 0
Assists ...... 2 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Assists ...... 2 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Ten Rebound Games ...... 1
Blocks ...... 2 vs. Centenary (11/11/07) Blocks ...... 2 vs. Centenary (11/11/07) Ten Assist Games ...... 0 Steals ...... 3 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (11/9/06) Steals ...... 3 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (11/9/06) Double Figure Points ...... 1 FGM ...... 4, 2x, last at Louisiana Tech (12/13/07) FGM ...... 4, 2x, last at Louisiana Tech (12/13/07) Double Figure Rebounds ...... 1 FGA ...... 10 vs. Centenary (11/11/07) FGA ...... 10 vs. Centenary (11/11/07) Double Figure Assists ...... 0 3FGM ...... None 3FGM ...... None Double-Doubles ...... 0 3FGA ...... None 3FGA ...... None
FTM ...... 3 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) FTM ...... 3 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Times as Leading Scorer ...... 0
FTA ...... 4, 2x, last vs. Southern Miss (11/29/07) FTA ...... 4, 2x, last vs. Southern Miss (11/29/07) Times as Leading Rebounder ...... 1
Minutes ...... 22 at Louisiana Tech (12/13/07) Minutes ...... 22 at Louisiana Tech (12/13/07) Times as Top Assist Player...... 0
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
#14 BETHANY WASHINGTON Sophomore • Forward • 5-11 • Houma, La. • Vandebilt Catholic HS
Brought down seven boards against Memphis ... Shot 7-of-16 from the fl oor against Oklahoma for 16 points ... Against Iowa, scored four points ... Scored 10 points in the win over Mercer ... Had her second double-fi gure scoring outing with 10 points against Centenary ... Tallied a career-high fi ve steals against Southeastern Louisiana along with 10 points and seven rebounds.
CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CAREER BREAKDOWN
Points ...... 16, 2x, last vs. Oklahoma (11/23/07) Points ...... 16 vs. Oklahoma (11/23/07) Ten Point Games ...... 10
Rebounds .14 at Southern Mississippi (12/10/06) Rebounds ...... 7, 2x, last at Memphis (12/2/06) Twenty Point Games ...... 0
Assists ...... 4, 6x, last vs. Savannah State (2/8/07) Assists ...... 3, 2x, last vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Ten Rebound Games ...... 7
Blocks ...... 2, 6x, last vs. Tulane (3/18/07) Blocks ..... 1, 3x, last at Louisiana Tech (12/13/07) Ten Assist Games ...... 0 Steals ...... 5 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (11/9/06) Steals ...... 5 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (11/9/06) Double Figure Points ...... 10 FGM ...... 7, 2x, last at Kentucky (1/25/07) FGM ...... 7 vs. Oklahoma (11/23/07) Double Figure Rebounds ...... 7 FGA ...... 15 at Kentucky (1/25/07) FGA ...... 16 vs. Oklahoma (11/23/07) Double Figure Assists ...... 0 3FGM ...... 1, 6x, last vs. Oklahoma (11/23/07) 3FGM ...... 1 vs. Oklahoma (11/23/07) Double-Doubles ...... 3 3FGA ...... 3, 2x, last vs. Oklahoma (11/23/07) 3FGA ...... 3 vs. Oklahoma (11/23/07)
FTM ...... 4 at Alabama (2/22/07) FTM ...... 4 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Times as Leading Scorer ...... 1
FTA ...... 4, 6x, last at Alabama (2/22/07) FTA ...... 7 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Times as Leading Rebounder ...... 12
Minutes ...... 43 at Kentucky (1/25/07) Minutes ...... 31 vs. Oklahoma (11/23/07) Times as Top Assist Player...... 8
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES
#34 SHAI WILKINS Freshman • Forward • 6-2 • Harvest, Ala. • Sparkman HS
Shot 2-of-2 from the fl oor for four points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... Tallied two minutes at Bel- mont ... Played one minute against Centenary.
CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS CAREER BREAKDOWN
Points ...... 4 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Points ...... 4 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Ten Point Games ...... 0
Rebounds ...... 3 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Rebounds ...... 3 vs. Mercer (11/18/07) Twenty Point Games ...... 0
Assists ...... None Assists ...... None Ten Rebound Games ...... 0
Blocks ...... 1 vs. Southern Miss (11/29/07) Blocks ...... 1 vs. Southern Miss (11/29/07) Ten Assist Games ...... 0 Steals ...... None Steals ...... None Double Figure Points ...... 0 FGM ...... 2 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) FGM ...... 2 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/07) Double Figure Rebounds ...... 0 FGA ...... 2, 3x, last at Memphis (12/2/07) FGA ...... 2, 3x, last at Memphis (12/2/07) Double Figure Assists ...... 0 3FGM ...... None 3FGM ...... None Double-Doubles ...... 0 3FGA ...... None 3FGA ...... None
FTM ...... None FTM ...... None Times as Leading Scorer ...... 0
FTA ...... None FTA ...... None Times as Leading Rebounder ...... 0
Minutes ...... 5 at Memphis (12/2/07) Minutes ...... 5 at Memphis (12/2/07) Times as Top Assist Player...... 0
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs Mississippi State Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 16, 2007) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (8-3) (5-1) (3-0) (0-2) CONFERENCE...... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (8-3) (5-1) (3-0) (0-2) |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------23 Grimes, Tysheka.... 11-11 290 26.4 49-121 .405 11-36 .306 29-41 .707 25 38 63 5.7 29 0 19 19 9 16 138 12.5 02 Rack, Alexis...... 11-11 317 28.8 41-127 .323 29-89 .326 23-36 .639 10 28 38 3.5 32 1 33 48 1 22 134 12.2 45 Jackson, Imesia.... 11-11 268 24.4 40-80 .500 0-0 .000 44-66 .667 39 30 69 6.3 36 2 10 13 1 10 124 11.3 25 Richard, Marneshia. 11-11 356 32.4 37-89 .416 5-16 .313 14-18 .778 6 28 34 3.1 21 0 49 33 2 22 93 8.5 24 Porter, Robin...... 11-8 218 19.8 30-81 .370 6-13 .462 5-6 .833 17 28 45 4.1 18 0 12 12 8 16 71 6.5 14 Washington, Bethany 10-3 192 19.2 27-55 .491 1-2 .500 5-13 .385 14 18 32 3.2 19 0 15 26 3 16 60 6.0 33 Govero, Mary Kathry 11-0 215 19.5 29-76 .382 1-8 .125 3-5 .600 19 31 50 4.5 26 0 15 12 6 11 62 5.6 03 Tate, Donnisha..... 11-0 172 15.6 19-43 .442 0-0 .000 14-28 .500 23 30 53 4.8 21 0 5 19 5 8 52 4.7 01 Rector, Danielle... 10-0 49 4.9 4-17 .235 4-11 .364 10-16 .625 8 10 18 1.8 2 0 4 7 2 3 22 2.2 22 Johnson, Miayorka.. 7-0 31 4.4 6-7 .857 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 0.4 2 0 3 3 3 3 14 2.0 42 Campbell, Channa... 5-0 9 1.8 2-5 .400 1-4 .250 3-4 .750 2 4 6 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.6 13 Reeder, Amy...... 8-0 35 4.4 4-18 .222 3-15 .200 0-0 .000 1 1 2 0.3 1 0 2 2 0 1 11 1.4 32 Wilkins, Shai...... 6-0 16 2.7 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 3 5 0.8 2 0 0 3 1 0 8 1.3 20 Roberts, Lauren.... 5-0 22 4.4 2-5 .400 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2 4 6 1.2 4 0 1 1 2 1 5 1.0 12 Landers, Carrie.... 4-0 5 1.3 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.5 21 Young, Katherine... 3-0 5 1.7 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 1 1 2 0.7 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 TEAM...... 16 17 33 3.0 0 1 ------Total...... 11 2200 295-735 .401 62-199 .312 152-237 .641 185 274 459 41.7 216 3 168 200 44 129 804 73.1 Opponents...... 11 2200 229-607 .377 50-163 .307 143-214 .668 135 286 421 38.3 225 - 116 278 38 90 651 59.2 TEAM STATISTICS MS OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 804 651 11-09-07 SE LOUISIANA W 71-55 661 Points per game...... 73.1 59.2 11-11-07 CENTENARY W 76-57 438 Scoring margin...... +13.9 - 11-15-07 at Belmont W 66-51 370 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 295-735 229-607 11-18-07 MERCER W 89-51 621 Field goal pct...... 401 .377 !11-22-07 vs Iowa L 54-60 332 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 62-199 50-163 !11-23-07 vs Oklahoma L 73-88 340 3-point FG pct...... 312 .307 11-27-07 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W 85-56 417 3-pt FG made per game.. 5.6 4.5 11-29-07 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI W 77-56 912 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 152-237 143-214 12-2-07 at Memphis W 92-57 670 Free throw pct...... 641 .668 12-13-07 at Louisiana Tech W 63-50 1412 REBOUNDS...... 459 421 12-16-07 GEORGIA TECH L 58-70 923 Rebounds per game...... 41.7 38.3 ! Caribbean Challenge (Cancun, Mexico) Rebounding margin...... +3.5 - $ Southeastern Conference Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) ASSISTS...... 168 116 * Southeastern Conference game Assists per game...... 15.3 10.5 TURNOVERS...... 200 278 Turnovers per game..... 18.2 25.3 Turnover margin...... +7.1 - Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.8 0.4 STEALS...... 129 90 Steals per game...... 11.7 8.2 BLOCKS...... 44 38 Blocks per game...... 4.0 3.5 WINNING STREAK...... 0 - Home win streak...... 0 - ATTENDANCE...... 3972 3124 Home games-Avg/Game.... 6-662 3-817 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 2-336 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total ------Mississippi State...... 382 422 - 804 Opponents...... 292 359 - 651