Mississippi State Women's Basketball 2011-12
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2011-12 Game 7 - South Alabama 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.mstateathletics.com • Twitter: @brockt_msu or @mstateWBK 2011-12 LADY BULLDOG GAME INFORMATION BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Mississippi State (5-1) November 11 FRI Jacksonville State W, 78-41 vs. 14 MON Xavier W, 71-65 South Alabama (5-1) 17 THU Alcorn State W, 66-48 20 SUN ! at Texas A&M L, 93-47 23 WED Mississippi Valley State W, 64-47 Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 7:00 p.m. CT 26 SAT at Savannah State W, 56-42 Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) 30 WED South Alabama 7 pm Radio: WKBB-FM 100.9 & WXWX-FM 96.3 December Announcer: Jason Crowder 4 SUN Tulane 2 pm Series Information - MSU leads 8-6 (Last: MSU 56-43, 11/23/10 in Mobile) 11 SUN at Louisiana Tech 2 pm 16 FRI Southern Miss 7 pm 19 MON Louisiana-Lafayette 7 pm WEDNESDAY’S PROJECTED STARTING LINEUPS 29 THU $ vs. Oklahoma State 6 pm 30 FRI $ Nevada/Long Island 7 pm or 9 pm MISSISSIPPI STATE STARTERS January No. Pos. Name Cl. Ht. PPG RPG Asst. Steals Blocks Min. 5 THU * LSU 7 pm 3 G Diamber Johnson Sr. 5-7 16.2 2.3 4.2 1.8 0.3 33.2 8 SUN * at Kentucky (FSN) 2:30 pm 4 G Porsha Porter Sr. 5-6 12.5 3.8 2.3 4.2 0.0 31.2 12 THU * at Alabama (FSN) 8 pm 15 SUN * Georgia 2 pm 14 G Kendra Grant Fr. 5-11 7.2 4.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 25.5 19 THU * at Ole Miss 7 pm 25 F Ashley Brown Sr. 5-11 6.0 7.7 0.7 0.5 0.2 20.0 22 SUN * Auburn 2pm 34 C Catina Bett Sr. 6-5 5.5 3.3 0.3 0.5 1.2 18.5 26 THU * Arkansas 7 pm 29 SUN * at South Carolina (SECN) 1 pm SOUTH ALABAMA STARTERS February No. Pos. Name Cl. Ht. PPG RPG Asst. Steals Blocks Min. 2 THU * at Georgia 6 pm 1 G Sarda Peterson Sr. 5-6 6.7 2.0 2.3 0.8 0.0 27.8 5 SUN * Vanderbilt 2 pm 22 F Cylenthia Kennon Sr. 5-10 3.0 3.8 1.2 1.3 0.2 24.2 9 THU * at LSU (COX) 6 pm 23 G Mary Nixon Jr. 5-10 5.5 5.2 0.7 1.3 0.0 22.7 12 SUN * Ole Miss (FSN) 2:30 pm 16 THU * Tennessee (CSS) 8 pm 24 F Taylor Ammons Sr. 6-1 5.7 7.5 1.2 0.7 0.5 24.3 19 SUN * at Arkansas 2 pm 33 G Mansa El Jr. 5-8 8.2 1.7 1.7 0.7 0.0 24.0 23 THU * at Florida 6 pm 26 SUN * Kentucky (ESPNU) 4:30 pm LADY BULLDOG BITES... • Mississippi State and South Alabama will meet for the 15th time, with the Lady March Bulldogs holding an 8-6 edge in the series. MSU has won two-straight in the 1-4 SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) series and is 5-1 at home against the Lady Jaguars. 17-20 % NCAA Tournament (1st/2nd Rounds) 24-27 # NCAA Tournament (Regionals) • State is 54-22 all-time versus the Sun Belt Conference. The only conference Mis- sissippi State has played more games against is Conference USA (111 games) April • MSU head coach Sharon Fanning-Otis can claim career win No. 600 Wednesday 1&3 @ NCAA Tournament (Final Four) night. She is 599-445 in 36 seasons coaching. • Senior Ashley Brown scored a career-high 18 points in her fi rst start of the season All times Central at Savannah State. • Senior Diamber Johnson had her 13-game, double-fi gure scoring streak halted at ! Super Six Series - College Station, Texas. Savannah State as she scored 8 points. $ $ Reno-Tahoe Classic - Reno, Nev. • Fellow senior Porsha Porter also scored eight points on Saturday. She missed * SEC Game double fi gures for the fi rst time this season. % Various Sites # Various Sites @ Pepsi Center (Denver, Colo.) WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE LADY BULLDOGS... Tulane Sunday, December 4 Starkville, Miss. • 2 p.m. Radio: WKBB-FM 100.9 & WXWX-FM 96.3 WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL • 2011-12 Game 7 - South Alabama 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 Associate Head Coach: Greg Franklin (Austin Peay, 1994) 5 Judith TABALA ta-BALL-UH Assistant Coach: Franqua Bedell (University of the Ozarks, 1999) 10 Martha ALWAL All-Wall Assistant Coach: Wanika Owsley (Southeast Missouri State, 2006) 11 KATIA May Ka-TEE-ah Director of Operations: Joey Burton (Moody Bible College, 2007) 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.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL • 2011-12 Game 7 - South Alabama LOOKING AT THE LADY JAGUARS MSU-USA COMPARISION South Alabama brings a 5-1 record into Wednesday night’s contest at Humphrey Coliseum. The Lady Jaguars spent Thanksgiving weekend in San Antonio, Texas, where they defeated Texas-San Antonio and Utah. MSU USA SCORING 382 370 USA is averaging 61.7 points per game this season, and they have a Points per game 63.7 61.7 stellar defensive ballclub, forcing opponents into nearly 22 turnovers a game. Scoring margin +7.7 +8.3 FIELD GOALS-ATT 142-378 132-403 Camille Reynolds has been the spark off the bench for South Alabama, Field goal pct .376 .328 leading the team with 14.5 ppg and tying for the top mark in steals with eight. Taylor Ammons, a 5.7 ppg scorer, tops the Lady Jaguars on the 3 POINT FG-ATT 23-94 39-138 boards with 7.5 per game. 3-point FG pct .245 .283 3-pt FG made per game 3.8 6.5 FANNING-OTIS ONE W AWAY FROM 600 Mississippi State head coach Sharon Fanning-Otis moved one win away FREE THROWS-ATT 75-118 67-104 from her 600th-career victory with Saturday’s triumph at Savannah State. Free throw pct .636 .644 In her 36th season as a head coach, Fanning-Otis boasts a 599-445 over- F-Throws made per game 12.5 11.2 all record (.574 winning percentage).