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2009-10 MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT - FIRST ROUND SID: Jay Middleton Phone: (offi ce) 662-325-0972 (cell) 662-418-9139 Fax: 662-325-2563 Press Row: 662-325-3776 Email: [email protected] WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM 2009-10 LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL SCHEDULE NOVEMBER Sun. 8 MONTICELLO (Exh.) W, 106-34 Fri. 13 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 106-48 Sun. 15 EAST TENNESSEE STATE W, 80-50 GAME INFORMATION Wed. 18 UTAH VALLEY W, 81-35 #7 Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs (20-12, 9-7 SEC) Sun. 22 (-/20) MARYLAND W, 84-55 Thur. 26 ! vs. (13/14) Texas L, 55-73 vs. Fri. 27 ! vs. Rutgers L, 54-62 Sat. 28 ! vs. Southern Cal L, 60-64 #2 Ohio State Buckeyes (31--4, 15-3 Big Ten) DECEMBER Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2010 - 7:11 p.m. ET - Petersen Events Center (12,508) - Pittsburgh, Pa. Television: ESPN2 Wed. 2 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI W, 85-52 Talent: PxP: Pam Ward, Color Analyst: Debbie Antonelli Sat. 12 @ Louisiana Tech W, 72-68 Audio on WFCA 107.9 FM, Maroon to the Max (mstateathletics.com) Mon. 14 SAMFORD W, 80-41 PxP: Bart Gregory Wed. 16 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 88-53 NCAA Tournament Record: 5-5 Sun. 20 @ (12/14) Xavier L, 60-81 Last NCAA Tournament game - #7 Mississippi State 68, #10 MTSU 64 (3-21-10 - First Round) Wed. 30 ALCORN STATE W, 108-67 MISSISSIPPI STATE OHIO STATE JANUARY PROJECTED STARTERS PROJECTED STARTERS Sun. 3 * @ Auburn W, 73-58 2 G Alexis Rack Sr. 5-7 4 G Tayler Hill Fr. 5-10 Thur. 7 * (17/16) VANDERBILT W, 90-76 5 G Armelie Lumanu Sr. 5-9 21 G Samantha Prahalis So. 5-7 Sun. 10 * (4/4) TENNESSEE L, 48-75 33 G Mary Kathryn Govero Jr. 5-11 40 G Brittany Johnson Jr. 5-11 Thur. 14 * @ Arkansas W, 78-60 10 F Chanel Mokango Sr. 6-5 43 F Sarah Schulze Jr. 6-1 Sun. 17 * FLORIDA L, 52-55 23 F Tysheka Grimes Sr. 6-0 42 C Jantel Lavender Jr. 6-4 Thur. 21 * @ Ole Miss L, 58-66 TOP RESERVES TOP RESERVES Sun. 24 * @ (21/20) Vanderbilt W, 65-56 3 G Diamber Johnson So. 5-7 51 C Andrea Walker Sr. 6-5 Thur. 28 * (9/9) GEORGIA W, 74-66 0 C Rima Kalonda Sr. 6-3 20 G Shavelle Little Sr. 5-8 Sun. 31 * (-/23) KENTUCKY L, 59-69 LADY BULLDOGS SET FOR REMATCH WITH OHIO STATE FEBRUARY For the second time in as many years, Mississippi State will meet Ohio State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Lady Bulldogs and Buckeyes will take to the Thur. 4 * ALABAMA W, 77-44 court of the Petersen Events Center Tuesday and tip shortly after 7 p.m. ET as the winner Sun 7 * @ Florida L, 78-80 (2OT) will advance to Dayton and the Sweet 16. Tuesday’s game will be televised by ESPN2. Thur. 11 * @ South Carolina W, 55-53 WFCA 107.9 FM will also carry the game as Bart Gregory will call the action. Sun. 14 * OLE MISS W, 73-54 Sun. 21 * AUBURN L, 36-50 A LOOK AT MISSISSIPPI STATE Thur. 25 * @ Alabama W, 71-47 Mississippi State enters Tuesday’s game with a 20-12 overall record, finishing third in Sun. 28 * * (-/20) @ LSU L, 47-76 the Southeastern Conference with a 9-7 record in league games this season. The Lady Bulldogs are coming off a first-round 68-64 victory over Middle Tennessee on Sunday. MARCH State continues to be led in scoring by Alexis Rack who ranks fourth in the Southeastern Conference in scoring, averaging 17.2 points a game. State also puts four other players 5 $ (#22/24) Georgia W, 67-52 in double-figure scoring. Senior Armelie Lumanu is averaging 12.3 points a game while 6 $ (#19/18) Kentucky L, 65-76 Tysheka Grimes is scoring 11.5 a contest. Chanel Mokango is averaging 11.1 a game and 21 % (-/#24) Middle Tennessee W, 68-64 Mary Kathryn Govero has a 10.8 average. Senior first-team All-SEC selection Rack leads 23 % (#8/8) Ohio State 7:11 p.m. ET State in assists, averaging 4.6 a game. Mokango leads the Lady Bulldogs in rebound- 27-30 # NCAA Tournament (Regionals) TBA ing, pulling down 7.3 a game. Lumanu leads MSU and was second in the conference in steals, averaging 2.5 a game. APRIL MISSISSIPPI STATE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT 4-7 @ NCAA Tournament (Final Four) TBA With the win on Sunday, the Lady Bulldogs are now 5-5 overall in tournament games, reaching the second round in each of their last five trips. State’s first appearance came All times Central in 1999 where they lost a 76-57 decision to N.C. State as a 7-seed. In 2000, the Lady Bulldogs won its opening round game against St. Peter’s before falling to UAB in the ! Paradise Jam - St. Thomas, Virgin Islands second round. In 2002, State defeated Boston College as a 12-seed before falling to * SEC Game Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas in the second round. A year later in 2003, State won a $ Gwinnett Arena -Duluth, Ga. 73-47 game over Manhattan as a 3-seed before falling to New Mexico in the second % NCAA Tournament - Pittsburgh, Pa. round. Last season in Columbus, Ohio, the Lady Bulldogs downed 6-seed Texas in the # NCAA Tournament - Dayton, Ohio first round before falling to Ohio State 64-58 in the second round. @ NCAA Final Four - Alamo Dome - San Antonio, Texas 1 2009-10 LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL NNUMERICALUMERICAL RROSTEROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 0 Rima Kalonda F/C 6-3 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 So. 1L Ringgold, GA (Tennessee Temple) 2 Alexis Rack G 5-7 Sr. 3L Franklin, LA (Franklin HS) 3 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 So. 1L Pontotoc, MS (Pontotoc HS) 5 Armelie Lumanu G/F 5-9 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College 10 Chanel Mokango F 6-5 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 14 Bethany Washington F 5-9 Sr. 2L Houma, LA (Vandebilt Catholic HS) 21 Ashlie Billingslea G 5-6 Jr. TR Stone Mountain, GA (Chipola College) 23 Tysheka Grimes G/F 6-0 Sr. 3L Baton Rouge, LA (Capitol HS) 24 Ashley Jones G 5-11 Fr. HS Winter Park, FL (Lake Howell High School) 25 Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Sr. 3L Lamar, MS (Ashland HS) 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G/F 5-11 Jr. 2L Clinton, MS (Mt. Salus Christian) 42 Channa Campbell F/C 6-2 Sr. 3L Lester, AL (West Limestone HS) AALPHABETICALLPHABETICAL ROSTERROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 21 Ashlie Billingslea G 5-6 Jr. TR Stone Mountain, GA (Chipola College) 42 Channa Campbell F/C 6-2 Sr. 3L Lester, AL (West Limestone HS) 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G/F 5-11 Jr. 2L Clinton, MS (Mt. Salus Christian) 23 Tysheka Grimes G/F 6-0 Sr. 3L Baton Rouge, LA (Capitol HS) 3 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 So. 1L Pontotoc, MS (Pontotoc HS) 24 Ashley Jones G 5-11 Fr. HS Winter Park, FL (Lake Howell High School) 0 Rima Kalonda F/C 6-3 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 5 Armelie Lumanu G/F 5-9 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College 10 Chanel Mokango F 6-5 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 2 Alexis Rack G 5-7 Sr. 3L Franklin, LA (Franklin HS) 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 So. 1L Ringgold, GA (Tennessee Temple) 25 Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Sr. 3L Lamar, MS (Ashland HS) 14 Bethany Washington F 5-9 Sr. 2L Houma, LA (Vandebilt Catholic HS) PPRONOUNCIATIONRONOUNCIATION GGUIDEUIDE CCOACHINGOACHING STAFFSTAFF 0 RIMA KALONDA REAM-a COLE-onda Head Coach: Sharon Fanning-Otis (Chattanooga, 1975) 3 DIAMBER Johnson DEE-am-ber Assistant Coach: Greg Franklin (Austin Peay, 1994) 5 ARMELIE LUMANU ARE-mel-ee Loo-MAHN-ew Assistant Coach: Sharrona Reaves (Alabama, 1995) 10 CHANEL MOKANGO SHA-nell mo-CON-go Assistant Coach: Franqua Bedell (University of the Ozarks, 1999) 23 TYSHEKA Grimes ty-SHE-kuh Director of Operations: Joey Burton (Moody Bible College, 2007) 25 MARNESHIA Richard mar-KNEE-sha 33 Mary Kathryn GOVERO GO-ver-row 42 CHANNA Campbell CHAN-uh SHARRONA Reaves sha-RON-a RROSTEROSTER BBREAKDOWNREAKDOWN FRANQUA BEDELL FRAN-swa ba-DELL BBYY CCLASSLASS BBYY REGIONREGION SSENIORSENIORS ((8)8) AALABAMALABAMA (1)(1) Channa Campbell Channa Campbell Tysheka Grimes FFLORIDALORIDA ((1)1) Rima Kalonda Ashley Jones Armelie Lumanu Chanel Mokango GGEORGIAEORGIA (2)(2) Alexis Rack Ashlie Billingslea Danielle Rector Danielle Rector Marneshia Richard LLOUISIANAOUISIANA ((3)3) Bethany Washington Tysheka Grimes Alexis Rack 1 2 JJUNIORSUNIORS ((2)2) Bethany Washington 3 Ashlie Billingslea 3 MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPI ((3)3) 1 Mary Kathryn Govero Mary Kathryn Govero Diamber Johnson SSOPHOMORESOPHOMORES ((2)2) Marneshia Richard Diamber Johnson DDEMOCRATICEMOCRATIC REPUBLICREPUBLIC OFOF THETHE CONGOCONGO ((3)3) 3 Danielle Rector Rima Kalonda Armelie Lumanu FFRESHMENRESHMEN ((1)1) Chanel Mokango Ashley Jones 2 2009-10 LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL LADY BULLDOG QUICKFACTS FIRST ROUND SUCCESS GENERAL INFORMATION Mississippi State’s win Sunday over Middle Tennessee marked the fi fth-straight Location .............................................................................Starkville, Miss. time State has advanced to the second round. When State takes on Ohio State, the Lady Bulldogs will be looking for its fi rst Sweet 16 appearance. Founded ........................................................................February 28, 1878 Enrollment ........................................................................................18,601 WHAT A COMEBACK Colors..........................................................Maroon (PMS 202) and White Mississippi State rallied twice against Middle Tennessee overcoming defi cits of Nickname ............................................................................Lady Bulldogs 15 and nine points.