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Jacksonville State JACKSONVILLE STATE 2014-15 GAME 5 2014-15 GAMECOCK SCHEDULE n THE MATCHUP NOVEMBER JACKSONVILLE STATE CENTRAL ARKANSAS 8 (Sat.) BIR.-SOUTHERN (EXH.) W, 66-25 Gamecocks Sugar Bears 14 (Fri.) at Texas Tech L, 67-59 18 (Tue.) at Alabama W, 64-62 Record (OVC).......................................... 3-1 (0-0) Record (SLC)........................................... 2-2 (0-0) 22 (Sat.) NEW ORLEANS W, 65-51 Last Game ............. vs. Wofford, W - 70-55 (11/25) Last Game .... vs. Lyon College, W - 59-43 (11/25) 25 (Tue.) WOFFORD W, 70-55 Head Coach ........................................ Rick Pietri Head Coach ...............................Sandra Rushing 29 (Sat.) at Central Arkansas 2 p.m. Career Record .................237-186 (15th Season) Career Record .................438-284 (26th Season) JSU Record ...........................17-19 (2nd Season) UCA Record ...........................35-29 (3rd Season) DECEMBER vs. Central Arkansas ...................................0-1 vs. JSU ..........................................................1-0 2 (Tue.) GEORGIA SOUTHERN 7 p.m. 5 (Fri.) JACKSON STATE 6 p.m. 13 (Sat.) at Kennesaw State 1 p.m. n THE SERIES n THE COVERAGE 16 (Tue.) at South Carolina State 5 p.m. JSU vs. Central Arkansas: ......... Second Meeting Radio ............................................... No JSU Radio 19 (Fri.) ! Charleston Southern 1 p.m. In Jacksonville, Ala.: ......................UCA leads 1-0 Play-by-Play .....................................................- 20 (Sat.) ! East Tennessee State 11 a.m. In Conway, Ark.: ............................ First Meeting Live Audio ...........................................................- 29 (Mon.) MERCER 6:30 p.m. First Meeting: ...... 11/26/13 @ JSU (UCA, 58-54) Live Video ............................................................- Last Meeting: ....... 11/26/13 @ JSU (UCA, 58-54) Live Stats ...........www.JSUGamecockSports.com JANUARY Streak: .....................................UCA has won one 1 (Thur.) * at SIU Edwardsville 4 p.m. 3 (Sat.) * at Eastern Illinois 1 p.m. n THE STORYLINES 8 (Thur.) * AUSTIN PEAY 5:30 p.m. n Off to its best start since a 3-1 start to the 2006-07 season, Jacksonville State takes a two-game 10 (Sat.) * MURRAY STATE 2 p.m. winning streak on the road to Conway, Arkansas for a post-Thanksgiving contest in UCA’s Farris 14 (Wed.) * SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 5:30 p.m. Center. The Gamecocks have strung together three straight wins at Alabama and a pair of home 17 (Sat.) * at UT Martin 4 p.m. games against New Orleans and Wofford. 21 (Wed.) * at Belmont 6 p.m. n The Gamecocks will be looking for back-to-back non-conference wins away from Jacksonville 24 (Sat.) * MOREHEAD STATE 2 p.m. for the first time since December of 2008 when JSU won back-to-back games at the Lady Osprey 28 (Wed.) * EASTERN KENTUCKY 11:30 a.m. Holiday Classic in Jacksonville, Fla. 31 (Sat.) * at Tennessee State 5:30 p.m. n Saturday’s match up with Central Arkansas will be the second meeting between the two pro- FEBRUARY grams after the Gamecocks and Sugar Bears squared off in Jacksonville last season. The Sugar 7 (Sat.) * at Tennessee Tech 5:30 p.m. Bears edged Jax State, 58-54, in Pete Mathews Coliseum. UCA’s Courtney Duever and Brianna 11 (Wed.) * BELMONT 5:30 p.m. Mullins led the Purple and white with 14 and 13 points respectively. Jax State’s Candace Morton tallied a game-high 19 points, while Destany McLin came off the bench to add 10 points. 14 (Sat.) * TENNESSEE TECH 2 p.m. 18 (Wed.) * at Eastern Kentucky 6 p.m. 21 (Sat.) * TENNESSEE STATE 2 p.m. n THE JSU PROBABLE STARTERS 28 (Sat.) * at Morehead State 11 a.m. # NAME POS. Ht. CL. G/GS PPG RPG APG MARCH 4 Candace Morton G 5-8 Sr. 4/4 13.8 4.0 1.8 4 (Wed.) # OVC Tournament TBA Notable: Has scored in double figures in 33 of the last 36 games; needs 10 more points to reach 1,000 in her career 5 (Thur.) # OVC Tournament TBA 14 Destiny James G 5-7 Jr. 4/4 2.5 2.0 2.5 6 (Fri.) # OVC Tournament TBA Notable: Started at the point guard spot in the first four games of the season. 7 (Sat.) # OVC Tournament TBA 11 Courtney Strain F 5-8 Sr. 3/3 9.0 4.0 0.0 * - OVC Game Notable: Matched her career high with 14 points in JSU’s win over Alabama. ! - UNC Wilmington Christmas Classic 22 Destany McLin F 5-9 Jr. 4/3 11.3 4.5 0.8 (Wilmington, N.C.) Notable: Knocked down the game-winning jumper with 3.3 left on the clock to down Alabama. # - Nashville Municipal Auditorium 42 Miranda Cantrell C 6-0 Sr. 4/4 7.0 7.0 1.0 All Times Central and subject to change Notable: Leads the squad in rebounds with a 7.0 average. JACKSONVILLE STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL n THE GAMECOCKS PRONUNCIATIONS # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Players 2 BRIANA BENSON G 5-9 So. Jonesboro, Ga. (Jonesboro HS) 2 Briana Benson Bre-Ana Saw action in all 32 games as a freshman last season; started the final 12 games of 2013-14. 3 Kelly Naughton Naw-ton 3 KELLY NAUGHTON G 5-7 So. Elk Grove, Ill. (Elk Grove HS) 5 LeCresha Horton La-Cre-Sha Was JSU’s floor manager as a freshman with a team-best 107 assists on in 2013-14. 23 Bria’unna Buckner Bre-Ana 4 CANDACE MORTON G 5-8 Jr. Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay HS) 32 Tyler ‘Cocoa’ Phelion Co-Co Fee-Lon Named to the All-OVC Second Team as a junior after posting 16.6 points per game. 5 LECRESHA HORTON G 5-8 Sr. Athens, Ala. (Athens HS) Coaches Became a valuable asset off the bench during the 16-game Ohio Valley Conference schedule. Rick Pietri P-tree 10 LEAH STRAIN G 5-3 Fr. Woodland, Ala. (Woodland HS) Altherias Warmley Al-ther-ius Heralded freshman that led was named the 2A State Player of the Year in 2013-14. Jala Harris J-LA 11 COURTNEY STRAIN G 5-8 Sr. Woodland, Ala. (Woodland HS) Transferred from Auburn after three seasons with the Tigers. 14 DESTINY JAMES G 5-7 Jr. Bartlett, Tenn. (Bartlett HS) Came off the bench to run the JSU offense as a sophomore. CLASS BREAKDOWN 22 DESTANY MCLIN G 5-9 Jr. Athens, Ala. (Athens HS) Seniors (5) Candace Morton, LeCresha Horton Thrived in 2013-14 as she elevated her scoring average to 14.3 points per contest. Courtney Strain, Bria’unna Bucker 23 BRIA’uNNA BUCKNER G 5-5 Jr. Detroit, Mich. (Detroit King HS) Miranda Cantrell A threat from behind the the three-point arc. 24 GRETCHEN MORRISON G 5-8 Fr. Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS) Juniors (2) Destiny James, Destany McLin Another outside threat after averaging over 14 points per game as a senior in high school. Sophomores (2) Briana Benson, Kelly Naughton 32 TYLER ‘COCOA’ PHELION F 6-1 Fr. Mobile, Ala. (Blount HS) Freshmen (3) Leah Strain, Gretchen Morrison Was one of the state’s top post prospects out of the Mobile, Ala. area. Tyler Phelion 42 MIRANDA CANTRELL C 6-0 Jr. College Park, Ga. (North Clayton HS) JSU’s top rebounder from a season ago; nearly registered a season double-double with 9 pts, 7 rebs. mark. HEAD COACH: Rick Pietri 2nd Season at JSU South Alabama, 1987 Named Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year in 2013-14. GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN ASSISTANT COACH: Altherias Warmley 2nd Season at JSU UAB, 1986 Oversaw the Alabama A&M women’s basketball program from 2003-13. Alabama (5) LeCresha Horton (Athens) ASSISTANT COACH: Eric Wise 2nd Season at JSU Louisiana-Lafayette, 1992 Leah Strain (Woodland) Served on Pietri’s staff at South Alabama and JSU for the last nine seasons. Courtney Strain (Woodland) ASSISTANT COACH: Ali Heller 2nd Season at JSU Rider, 2012 A four-year letterwinner at Rider; Served as a graduate assistant at Lynn University in 2012-13. Destany McLin (Athens) GRADUATE ASSISTANT: Jala Harris 2nd Season at JSU Tennessee Tech, 2013 Tyler Phelion (Mobile) An All-Ohio Valley Conference performer at Tennessee Tech. Georgia (2) Briana Benson (Jonesboro) Miranda Cantrell (College Park) n THE QUICK FACTS Illinois (1) Kelly Naughton (Elk Grove) GENERAL INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION Kentucky (3) Candace Morton (Lexington) Location ................................... Jacksonville, Ala. Sr. Associate AD/Media Relations ....... Greg Seitz Michigan (1) Bria’unna Bucker (Detroit) Enrollment .................................................9,504 Office Phone ......................... (256) 782-5279 Founded .......................................................1883 E-Mail ..................................... [email protected] Tennessee (1) Destiny James (Bartlett) .......................................... Red and White .................Tony Schmidt Colors Assistant SID/WBB SID Texas (1) Gretchen Morrison (Southlake) Nickname .........................................Gamecocks E-Mail ............................... [email protected] Facility............... Pete Mathews Coliseum/5,500 Office Phone ......................... (256) 782-5377 Conference ..................Ohio Valley Conference Cell Phone ............................. (256) 689-8524 President ........................Dr. William A. Meehan Assistant SID ............................ Josh Underwood Faculty Representative ........ Dr. Mary Newton Office Phone ......................... (256) 782-5915 Athletic Director ........................ Warren Koegel E-Mail ........................... [email protected] Associate AD/SWA .........................Tracy Broom Web Site ............. www.JSUGamecockSports.com Athletic Phone ...........................(256) 782-5368 JSU Athletic Twitter ................. @JSUGamecocks Athletic Ticket Office ................(256) 782-8144 JSU WBB Twitter ............... @JSUGamecocksWBB JSU Athletics on Facebook ...........JSUGamecocks WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach ........................................ Rick Pietri TEAM INFORMATION Alma Mater
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