Mississippi State Women's Basketball 2011-12
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2011-12 Game 27 - Arkansas MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SID: Brock Turnipseed Phone: 662-325-7556 (offi ce) 662-418-7409 (cell) Fax: 662-325-3564 Press Row: 662-325-3776 Email: [email protected] www.hailstate.com • Twitter: @brockt_msu or @mstateWBK 2011-12 LADY BULLDOG GAME INFORMATION BASKETBALL SCHEDULE November 11 FRI Jacksonville State W, 78-41 Mississippi State (14-12, 4-9 SEC) 14 MON Xavier W, 71-65 at 17 THU Alcorn State W, 66-48 20 SUN ! at #6 Texas A&M L, 93-47 Arkansas (19-6, 8-5 SEC) 23 WED Mississippi Valley State W, 64-47 26 SAT at Savannah State W, 56-42 Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 2 p.m. 30 WED South Alabama W, 63-47 Bud Walton Arena (19,200) December 4 SUN Tulane W, 70-55 Radio: WKBB-FM 100.9 & WXWX-FM 96.3 (Jason Crowder) 11 SUN at Louisiana Tech L, 63-62 Television: None 16 FRI Southern Miss W, 71-57 19 MON Louisiana-Lafayette W, 72-38 Series Information - UA leads 17-12 (Last: UA 51-35, 1/26/12 in Starkville) 29 THU $ vs. Oklahoma State L, 78-71 30 FRI $ Nevada W, 67-63 MISSISSIPPI STATE’S PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP January 5 THU * LSU L, 53-48 8 SUN * at #11 Kentucky (FSN) L, 88-40 No. Pos. Name Cl. Ht. PPG RPG Asst. Steals Blocks Min. 12 THU * at Alabama (FSN) W, 66-61 10 F Martha Alwal Fr. 6-4 5.8 7.7 0.6 0.8 3.0 25.9 15 SUN * #19 Georgia L, 68-51 34 C Catina Bett Sr. 6-5 5.6 4.1 0.3 0.4 1.0 20.3 19 THU * at Ole Miss W, 51-46 14 G Kendra Grant Fr. 5-11 7.5 4.0 0.6 0.6 0.2 28.7 22 SUN * Auburn W, 62-57 3 G Diamber Johnson Sr. 5-7 15.5 1.9 3.8 1.7 0.4 34.1 26 THU * Arkansas L, 51-35 4 G Porsha Porter Sr. 5-6 13.2 4.9 2.3 3.3 0.1 31.9 29 SUN * at South Carolina (SECN) L, 69-43 February LADY BULLDOG BITES... 2 THU * at #21 Georgia L, 70-60 • Arkansas holds a 17-12 lead in the series after claiming a 51-35 win against the Lady 5 SUN * Vanderbilt L, 65-59 Bulldogs during the season’s inaugural meeting (Jan. 26 in Starkville). 9 THU * at LSU (COX) L, 53-49 12 SUN * Ole Miss (FSN) W, 53-50 (OT) • MSU is 3-9 all-time in Fayetteville after winning 78-60 in its last trip to Bud Walton 16 THU * Tennessee (CSS) L, 57-41 Arena (Jan. 14, 2010). 19 SUN * at Arkansas 2 pm • The Razorbacks hold a slim 4-3 edge over the last seven contests. 23 THU * at Florida 6 pm • State is coming off a tough 57-41 setback to No. 13 Tennessee on Thursday. It was 26 SUN * Kentucky (ESPNU) 12:30 pm the next-to-last home contest of the season for MSU, as it will host Kentucky in next March Sunday’s season fi nale. 1-4 SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) • Today’s game is the fi rst of a two-game road swing for MSU, as the Lady Bulldogs will 17-20 % NCAA Tournament (1st/2nd Rounds) venture to Florida next Thursday. 24-27 # NCAA Tournament (Regionals) • Tennessee’s 57 points was the lowest tally MSU has allowed against the Lady Vols in April the series. 1&3 @ NCAA Tournament (Final Four) • MSU held UT to 22 fi rst-half points, the lowest opening-half total for Tennessee since it scored 18 in the fi rst 20 minutes against No. 2 Notre Dame on Jan. 23. • Over the last four games, opponents are shooting just 18.4 percent (9-49) from three- All times Central point range against Mississippi State. The Lady Bulldogs rank second in the SEC in ! Super Six Series - College Station, Texas. three-point fi eld goal percentage defense (26.3 percent). $ $ Reno-Tahoe Classic - Reno, Nev. • MSU also rates second in the league in fi eld goal percentage defense with a * SEC Game 35.5-percent tally. % Various Sites • Freshman Kendra Grant scored a season-high 17 points against the Lady Vols. # Various Sites @ Pepsi Center (Denver, Colo.) WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE LADY BULLDOGS... at Florida Thursday, February 23 Gainesville, Fla. • 6 p.m. CT Television: None Radio: WKBB-FM 100.9 & WXWX-FM 96.3 WWW.HAILSTATE.COM MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL • 2011-12 Game 27 - Arkansas NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 Sr. 3L Ringgold, Ga. (Tennessee Temple) 2 Darriel Gaynor G 5-6 Jr. 1L Las Vegas, Nev. (Trinity Valley CC) 3 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 Sr. 3L Pontotoc, Miss. (Pontotoc) 4 Porsha Porter G 5-6 Sr. 1L Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson College) 5 Judith Tabala C 6-5 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Odessa College) 10 Martha Alwal C 6-4 Fr. HS Worthington, Minn. (Worthington) 11 Katia May G 5-2 So. 1L York, Ala. (Sumter County) 12 Candace Foster G 5-8 So. 1L Jackson, Miss. (Murrah) 14 Kendra Grant G 5-11 Fr. HS Richland, Miss. (Richland) 15 Brittany Young G/F 5-9 So. 1L Birmingham, Ala. (Midfi eld) 20 Shamia Robinson F 5-8 Fr. HS Maben, Miss. (West Oktibbeha) 21 Jerica James G 5-5 Fr. HS North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock) 23 Carnecia Williams F 6-3 R-Fr. SQ Memphis, Tenn. (White Station) 25 Ashley Brown F 5-11 Sr. 1L Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson College) 34 Catina Bett C 6-5 Sr. 1L Gadsden, Ala. (Kentucky) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 10 Martha Alwal C 6-4 Fr. HS Worthington, Minn. (Worthington) 34 Catina Bett C 6-5 Sr. 1L Gadsden, Ala. (Kentucky) 25 Ashley Brown F 5-11 Sr. 1L Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson College) 12 Candace Foster G 5-8 So. 1L Jackson, Miss. (Murrah) 2 Darriel Gaynor G 5-6 Jr. 1L Las Vegas, Nev. (Trinity Valley CC) 14 Kendra Grant G 5-11 Fr. HS Richland, Miss. (Richland) 21 Jerica James G 5-5 Fr. HS North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock) 3 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 Sr. 3L Pontotoc, Miss. (Pontotoc) 11 Katia May G 5-2 So. 1L York, Ala. (Sumter County) 4 Porsha Porter G 5-6 Sr. 1L Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson College) 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 Sr. 3L Ringgold, Ga. (Tennessee Temple) 20 Shamia Robinson F 5-8 Fr. HS Maben, Miss. (West Oktibbeha) 5 Judith Tabala C 6-5 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Odessa College) 23 Carnecia Williams F 6-3 R-Fr. SQ Memphis, Tenn. (White Station) 15 Brittany Young G/F 5-9 So. 1L Birmingham, Ala. (Midfi eld) PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Sharon Fanning-Otis (Chattanooga, 1975) 3 DIAMBER Johnson DEE-am-ber Assistant Coach: Franqua Bedell (University of the Ozarks, 1999) 5 Judith TABALA ta-BALL-UH Assistant Coach: Wanika Owsley (Southeast Missouri State, 2006) 10 Martha ALWAL All-Wall Assistant Coach: Joey Burton (Moody Bible College, 2007) 11 KATIA May Ka-TEE-ah Director of Operations: Stacey Franklin (Alabama, 1993) 23 CARNECIA Williams Car-NEE-CEE-ah FRANQUA BEDELL FRAN-swa ba-DELL WANIKA OWSLEY WAH-knee-ka ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS BY REGION SSENIORSENIORS ((6)6) AALABAMALABAMA (3)(3) MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPI ((4)4) Catina Bett Catina Bett Candace Foster Ashley Brown Diamber Johnson Katia May Kendra Grant Porsha Porter Brittany Young Diamber Johnson Danielle Rector Shamia Robinson Judith Tabala AARKANSASRKANSAS ((1)1) JJUNIORSUNIORS ((1)1) Jerica James NNEVADAEVADA (1)(1) Darriel Gaynor Darriel Gaynor SSOPHOMORESOPHOMORES ((3)3) GGEORGIAEORGIA (1)(1) Candace Foster Danielle Rector TTENNESSEEENNESSEE ((1)1) Katia May Carnecia Williams Brittany Young IILLINOISLLINOIS ((2)2) FFRESHMENRESHMEN ((5)5) Ashley Brown DDEMOCRATICEMOCRATIC REPUBLICREPUBLIC Martha Alwal Porsha Porter OOFF TTHEHE CCONGOONGO ((1)1) Kendra Grant Jerica James Judith Tabala Shamia Robinson MMINNESOTAINNESOTA ((1)1) Carnecia Williams * Martha Alwal * —Redshirted 2010-11 Season WWW.HAILSTATE.COM MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL • 2011-12 Game 27 - Arkansas ALL ABOUT ARKANSAS MSU-UA COMPARISION State meets an Arkansas squad that has been playing some of the best basketball in the SEC over the past few weeks. The Razorbacks fell to 19-6 overall and 8-5 in league play following a 50-42 home setback to LSU Thurs- MSU UA day night that snapped an eight-game win streak. SCORING 1,516 1,550 Points per game 58.3 62.0 C’eira Ricketts scored 19 and Lyndsay Harris added 11, but Arkansas had trouble getting the shots to fall, fi ring at a 30.4-percent clip for the game, Scoring margin -0.3 +9.6 including 4-23 from three-point range. LSU had the hot hand, hitting 54.8 FIELD GOALS-ATT 571-1,564 569-1,512 percent of its fi eld goals and 62.5 percent from three-point range. Field goal pct .365 .376 Ricketts leads Arkansas with an 11.0 scoring average. Sarah Watkins joins 3 POINT FG-ATT 117-420 124-440 her in double fi gures with a 10.7 per-game tally. Ricketts also tops her team 3-point FG pct .279 .282 in assists (4.3) and steals (2.9). 3-pt FG made per game 4.5 5.0 FREE THROWS-ATT 257-407 288-454 BATTLE OF SEC LEADERS Ricketts’ 4.3 apg tally rates fourth in the SEC, just ahead of MSU’s Diam- Free throw pct .631 .634 ber Johnson (3.8).