2011-2012 Delta State Lady Statesmen Basketball Game
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GAMES 12-13 2011-12 DELTA STATE LADY STATESMEN BASKETBALL NOTES 2011-2012 DELTA STATE LADY STATESMEN BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Matt Jones, Assistant Athletic Director for External Affairs • Office: (662) 846-4284 • Cell: (662) 719-9160 Email: [email protected] • Twitter: @DSUStatesmen • Facebook: Facebook.com/DSUStatesmen • Web: www.GoStatesmen.com GAME INFORMATION GAMES 12-13 THIS WEEK: WEST GEORGIA WEST ALABAMA NR/NR DELTA STATE LADY STATESMEN (7-4, 1-1 GSC) Date/Time: Jan. 12, 2012 Jan. 14, 2012 Head Coach: Sandra Rushing (Alabama, 1986) Location: Cleveland, Miss. Cleveland, Miss. Record at DSU: 239-55 (10th season) Career Record: 388-251 (22nd season) Facility: Sillers Coliseum Sillers Coliseum vs Radio: Statesmen Sports Net Statesmen Sports Net TV: GoStatesmen TV GoStatesmen TV NR/NR WEST GEORGIA LADY WOLVES (6-7, 1-1 GSC) Head Coach: Scott Groniger (William Jewel, 1995) Live Stats: GoStatesmen.com GoStatesmen.com Record at UWG: 15-25 (2nd season) Career Record: 111-118 (12th season) Live Video: GoStatesmen.com GoStatesmen.com Twitter Updates: @DSUStatesmen @DSUStatesmen vs Series: DSU leads 28-3 DSU leads 40-3 NR/NR WEST ALABAMA LADY TIGERS (6-7, 1-1 GSC) Last Meeting: 12.4.10/DSU W, 67-31 3.5.11/DSU W, 69-65 Head Coach: Craig Roden (West Alabama, 1978) Record at UWA: 24-16 (2nd season) Career Record: 285-264 (21st season) SCHEDULE/RESULTS NONCONFERENCE SIDEBARS, STREAKS, & STORYLINES 11/12 Southern Arkansas University W, 79-48 • The Gulf South Conference race is heating up and this week will go a long way in determining the future for the Lady Statesmen (7-4, 11/13 Florida Southern College L, 60-61 1-1 GSC), as Delta State welcomes in the University of West Georgia (6-7, 1-1 GSC) and the University of West Alabama (6-7, 1-1 11/17 @ Tougaloo College (Miss.) W, 62-45 GSC). • West Georgia will travel to DSU on Thursday, Jan. 12 for a 6 p.m. tip. The Lady Statesmen and Lady Wolves are meeting for the 32nd 11/26 @ Carson-Newman College L, 48-54 time in series history on Thursday with DSU owning a 28-3 edge in the standings. The two teams last met on Dec. 4, 2010, as the Lady 11/27 @ Lincoln Memorial University W, 72-60 Statesmen came away with a 67-31 victory in Scott Groninger’s first season at UWG. 12/10 @ Ouachita Baptist University L, 60-65 • West Alabama heads into Sillers Coliseum on Saturday, Jan. 14 for a 4 p.m. start. Saturday’s clash pits two of the GSC’s founding 12/18 @ Florida Southern College W, 54-59 members in a battle for conference superiority. The game marks the 44th meeting all-time with DSU dominating the series 40-3. The Lady 12/19 @ St. Leo University W, 59-47 Statesmen swept the regular season series last year with the last meeting coming in the opening round of the GSC Tournament, a 69-65 Delta 12/30 Tougaloo College (Miss.) W, 68-49 State victory. • Veronica Walker, a two-time Gulf South Conference West Division Player of the Year and preseason candidate for WBCA National GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE Player of the Year, enters the week leading the league in scoring (19.3) and ranks third in rebounding (8.9). The senior from Indianola, 1/5 @ Valdosta State University* L, 42-50 Miss., ranks fifth on the career scoring charts at DSU with 1,877 points and seventh on the career list in the GSC. 1/7 @ University of West Florida* W, 52-41 • Defense remains the name of the game for coach Sandra Rushing and the Lady Statesmen. The Lady Statesmen are once again setting 1/12 University of West Georgia* 6 p.m. the standard for defense in the Gulf South Conference, allowing a league-low 51.7 points per game and 35.0 field goal percentage. DSU 1/14 University of West Alabama* 4 p.m. has allowed an opponent over 60 points just three times, including a season-high of 65 in a 65-60 loss at Ouachita Baptist. In fact, opponents 1/19 University of Alabama in Huntsville* 6 p.m. have been held below 50 points six times, including a stretch of five straight games. 1/21 @ University of North Alabama* 2 p.m. • Sophomore shooting guard Brooke Rhodes is off to a fast start for the green-and-white. The Pelahatchie, Miss., native is averaging 14.4 1/24 @ University of New Orleans 6 p.m. points and 2.2 assists per game for DSU this season. 1/28 @ Christian Brothers University* 2 p.m. • Since taking over the program in 2002-03, Lady Statesmen head coach Sandra Rushing is 239-55 (.816) with four GSC championships, 2/2 Valdosta State University* 6 p.m. two NCAA South Region titles, two NCAA Final Four appearances and six-straight NCAA Sweet 16 finishes. 2/4 University of West Florida* 4 p.m. • The Lady Statesmen were the unanimous choice as the GSC’s top team in the preseason voting done by the league’s head coaches. DSU 2/9 @ University of West Georgia* 5 p.m. earned seven first-place votes and finished with 49 points. Valdosta State finished nine points behind with 40 points. The remaining first- 2/11 @ University of West Alabama* 2 p.m. place vote went to Alabama-Huntsville, which placed third with 33 points. North Alabama (27), West Alabama (26), West Georgia (23), West 2/16 @ University of Alabama in Huntsville* 5:30 p.m. Florida (17) and Christian Brothers (13) rounded out the voting. 2/18 University of North Alabama* 4 p.m. • One of the nation’s most successful women’s programs, Delta State holds Gulf South Conference records for GSC titles (15), NCAA post- 2/23 University of New Orleans 6 p.m. season appearances (24), victories (52), Elite Eight appearances (13), Final Four berths (9) and NCAA National Championships 2/25 Christian Brothers University* 4 p.m. (3). The Lady Statesmen’s 54 NCAA Tournament wins are also a Division II record. POSTSEASON UP NEXT 3/1-4 GSC Basketball Tournament TBA • DSU splits next week with a pair of Gulf South Conference showdowns at home versus Alabama-Huntsville (1.19/6 p.m.) and on the Niceville, Fla. • NFJC Fieldhouse road at North Alabama (1.21/2 p.m.). 3/9-12 NCAA South Region Tournament TBA Campus Sites • TBD LADY STATESMEN PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP 3/20-23 NCAA Elite Eight TBA San Antonio, Texas • St. Mary’s Fieldhouse G • 13 • SO G • 3 • JR F • 30 • SR G • 32 • SR F • 20 • FR Brooke Brittany Veronica Denesha Rhandi Rhodes Roberts Walker Henderson Ball PTS 14.4 PTS 6.0 PTS 19.3 PTS 4.8 PTS 6.0 REB 4.1 REB 2.4 REB 8.9 REB 2.9 REB 5.5 AST 2.2 AST 3.4 AST 1.1 AST 1.4 AST 2.4 STL 2.2 STL 1.3 STL 1.3 STL 1.2 STL 1.2 FG% 36.1 FG% 37.8 FG% 56.1 FG% 43.2 FG% 35.8 GOSTATESMEN.COM / @DSUSTATESMEN 1 GAMES 12-13 2011-12 DELTA STATE LADY STATESMEN BASKETBALL NOTES LADY STATESMEN WEEKLY MEDIA PLANNER 8 Sun 9 Mon 10 Tue 11 Wed 12 Thur 13 Fri 14 Sat Players Off Practice 3 p.m. Practice 3 p.m. Practice 3 p.m. vs. West Georgia 6 p.m. Practice 3 p.m. vs. West Alabama 4 p.m. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS POLICIES Matt Jones, Assistant AD/External Affairs* WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEON Email: [email protected] Each Monday during the season Delta State University hosts a media luncheon at Western Sizzlin’, located on Highway 61 South in Cleveland. Members of Office Phone: 662.846.4284 the media should pick up a plate and make their way to the reserved section of the restaurant. Coach Sandra Rushing will open the media portion of the Cell Phone: 662.719.9160 event at 1 p.m. Lady Statesmen players are available upon request. To request players each week, please contact the Office of Athletic Communications. Jim Ervin, Assistant Director Weekly MEDIA SERVICES Email: [email protected] The Athletic Communications Office produces a weekly release featuring game notes, updated statistics and other pertinent information on the Lady States- Office Phone: 662.846.4594 men women’s basketball program. To access this release, please log on to www.gostatesmen.com and click on women’s basketball. Each week’s release will Cell Phone: 662.721.5949 be located on the right side of the web page. The PDF formatted document is posted every Monday by noon. Herb Brooks, Assistant* Player Interviews Email: [email protected] Media members must adhere to the following guidelines regarding Lady Statesmen player interviews: (1) All player interviews must be coordinated through Office Phone: 662.846.4285 the Athletic Communications Office; (2) Players are available for interviews, either at the Dorgan Center or via telephone prior to practice (generally 1:30- Cell Phone: TBD 4:00 p.m.) and following the completion of practice; (3) Please give at least 24 hours notice; (4) No interviews will be allowed prior to kickoff on gameday. J.T. Webb, Assistant* Coaches Interviews Email: [email protected] Head coach Sandra Rushing and her staff are also available for interviews weekday mornings between 10 a.m. and noon in their offices. Members of the Office Phone: 662.846.4285 staff will also conduct interviews after the conclusion of practice each day. Please contact the Athletic Communications Office to schedule an interview Cell Phone: 662.719.9167 outside of this time.