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MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • • • • • • 2017, 2018 NCAA NATIONAL FINALISTS | 2018, 2019 SEC CHAMPIONS | 2019 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS • • • • • • 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS MISSISSIPPI STATE (9-7, 4-6 SEC) vs. OVERALL RECORD .....................................................9-7 LSU (8-11, 6-7 SEC) SEC ..........................................................................................................4-6 NON-CONFERENCE ....................................................................................5-1 GAME 17 • FEBRUARY 25, 2021 • BATON ROUGE, LA. • PETE MARAVICH ASSEMBLY CENTER • 6 P.M. CT HOME .......................................................................................................7-3 AWAY .......................................................................................................2-4 COMPARISON NEUTRAL ..................................................................................................0-0 74.3 ..............PPG ..............59.8 Rnk. (AP/USAT) 67.3 .............OPPG .............62.7 Date MSU OPP Opponent TV Time/Results .446 ............. FG% ............. .392 11/29 6/7 -/- Jackson State W, 88-58 .358 .............3FG% ............ .251 12/2 6/7 -/- New Orleans SECN+ W, 106-51 .615 ..............FT% ............. .642 12/5 6/7 RV/RV at South Florida ESPN+ L, 67-63 (OT) 40.6 ..............RPG ..............33.1 12/14 12/12 -/- Troy SECN+ W, 103-76 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12/18 13/13 -/- Southern SECN+ W, 79-55 15.5 ..............APG ..............10.7 Head Coach ......................Nikki McCray-Penson Head Coach ....................................Nikki Fargas 12/20 13/13 -/- Central Arkansas SECN W, 72-49 6.1 ................SPG ................9.7 Record at MSU ..........................9-7 (1st Season) Record At LSU .................176-127 (10th Season) 12/31 12/13 RV/RV * at Georgia SECN W, 69-62 4.4 ................BPG ................3.1 Career Record .......................62-47 (4th Season) Career Record .................248-153 (13th Season) 1/3 12/13 13/11 * Kentucky ESPN2 L, 92-86 (OT) 1/7 14/15 -/- * at Florida SECN+ W, 68-56 PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME) 1/10 14/15 -/- * Ole Miss SECN W, 60-56 # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG Other 1/14 14/14 RV/- * Alabama SECN+ L, 86-78 1 Myah Taylor G 5-7 R-Jr. Olive Branch, Miss. 9.4 2.9 2.69 a/to 1/17 14/14 7/7 * at Texas A&M ESPN2 L, 69-41 4 Jessika Carter F/C 6-5 Jr. Waverly Hall, Ga. 14.9 9.1 .508 FG% 1/28 21/19 4/3 * South Carolina ESPN L, 75-52 5 Rickea Jackson F 6-2 So. Detroit, Mich. 16.1 5.0 2.1 apg 2/11 RV/24 18/17 * at Arkansas SECN L, 86-80 10 Sidney Cooks F/C 6-4 R-Jr. Kenosha, Wis. 6.3 3.4 18 3FGs 2/21 -/- -/- * at Alabama SECN+ L, 71-63 21 Madison Hayes G 6-0 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn. 4.8 4.8 1.1 apg 2/23 -/- -/- * Auburn SECN+ W, 81-68 OFF THE BENCH 2/25 -/- -/- * at LSU SECN+ 6 p.m. # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG Other 2/28 -/- -/- * Missouri SECN 3 p.m. 0 JaMya Mingo-Young G 5-8 So. Bogalusa, La. 6.1 4.1 3.3 apg 2 KN’isha Godfrey G 5-9 Fr. Tampa, Fla. 0.0 0.0 1 GP Mar. 3-7 SEC Tournament (Greenville, S.C.) 3 Aliyah Matharu G 5-7 So. Washington, D.C. 10.3 3.4 1.4 spg Mar. 19-22 NCAA First/Second Rounds 11 Xaria Wiggins G 6-1 Jr. Virginia Beach, Va. 2.6 0.6 .385 3FG% Mar. 26-29 NCAA Regionals 20 Yemiyah Morris C 6-6 Sr. San Bernardino, Calif. 3.0 2.6 0.9 bpg Apr. 2-4 NCAA Women’s Final Four (San Antonio, Texas) 22 Charlotte Kohl C 6-5 Fr. Giessen, Germany 0.8 1.0 5 GP 23 Caterrion Thompson G 5-11 Gr. Lima, Ohio 2.1 1.4 .389 3FG% All Times Central Home Games In Bold BULLDOG BITES * — SEC Game • Since the start of the 2016-17 campaign, Mississippi State • One of the most efficient posts in the SEC, Jessika Carter Lists of Games Canceled/Postponed owns 140 wins, which is the fourth-most victories in all of ranks fifth in the league in field goal percentage (.508). She vs. Maine (11/28) Division I behind UConn, Baylor and Louisville. owns 18 career double-doubles, leads the team in rebounding vs. UConn/Quinnipiac (11/29) • The Bulldogs have played the fewest conference games during 9.1 rpg) and is second in scoring (14.9). at Southern Miss (12/12) SEC play due to COVID issues with other teams and inclement • After ranking eighth in the country and leading the SEC in Vanderbilt (1/3) weather. A total of seven matchups this season have either assist/turnover ratio (2.80) last season, Myah Taylor picked up at Vanderbilt (2/1) been postponed/canceled without a makeup date scheduled. right where she left off, ranking 25th in the country and leading at Ole Miss (2/14) • While no loss is good, State’s losses this year have all come to the SEC with a 2.69 assist/turnover ratio. Her 4.4 assists per vs. Tennessee (2/16) opponents ranked inside the 30 of the NET. MSU’s average NET game ranks third in the conference. loss is 19, and the Bulldogs have kept five of those contests to • Between her scoring and assists, Taylor has been a major factor within single digits. in State’s offense this season. In fact, she has accounted for • The Bulldogs also average 6.9 threes per game this year, which more than 25 percent of MSU’s total scoring in eight contests, ranks third all-time in MSU history for a single season. State including two games during SEC play when she accounted for TABLE OF CONTENTS only averaged more 3-pointers during the 2017-18 (7.1 3FG/ 50 percent or more of the team’s scoring. PAGE 2 TV/Radio Headshots, Roster game) and the 2009-10 (7.2 3FG/game) campaigns. State has • Because of their play this season, Carter, Jackson and Taylor PAGE 3 Team Notes, State’s Big Three been efficient from beyond the arc, shooting a .358 clip, which were recognized as finalists for their Naismith Starting Five PAGE 4 Team Notes, SEC Standings ranks fourth in program history for a single season. position awards. Jackson and Carter have also been tabbed PAGE 5 Team Notes, Season Honors, Speciality Stats, Scoring Breakdown • Rickea Jackson, who was named to the Wooden Award to National Player of the Year watch lists. Combined, the trio PAGE 6 Team Notes, Roster Breakdown averages 40.4 points, 17.0 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game. PAGE 7 National Polls, NET Breakdown, Milestone Watch Midseason Top 25 watch list, is averaging a team-best 16.1 PAGE 8 Humphrey Coliseum points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. The sophomore • A scoring threat and spark off the bench for Mississippi State, PAGE 9-10 Nikki McCray-Penson forward owns two 30-point efforts and 11 games with 20+ Aliyah Matharu is making a strong case for SEC Sixth Woman PAGE 11-22 Player Stats/Notes points during her career. Of her 20-point games, 10 came of the Year. She is averaging 10.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.8 PAGE 23 Last Time Stats against SEC opponents. assists and 1.4 steals per game this year. PAGE 24 MSU Record When..., Breaking Down the Bulldogs PAGE 25 Results & Game Leaders, Stat Leaders • • PAGE 26 Game-by-Game Comparison, In the Rankings SERIES HISTORY TV/RADIO INFORMATION ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS PAGE 27 Team Game Highs/Lows, Individual Game Highs LSU: MSU trails 14-47 TV: SEC Network+ Primary SID: Josh Lively PAGE 28-31 Box Scores at MSU: MSU trails 8-19 Play-by-Play: Lyn Rollins Cell: 865-235-9728 PAGE 32 Season Stats at LSU: MSU trails 4-23 Analyst: Victor Howell Email: [email protected] PAGE 33 SEC Stats Neutral Sites: MSU trails 2-5 Radio: MSU Radio Network Last Time: MSU won 79-49 in Greenville (3/6/20) Play-by-Play: Jason Crowder Secondary SID: Emma Warren PAGE 34 TV/Radio Cheat Sheet Current Streak: MSU has won 8 straight 2017 & 2018 NCAA NATIONAL FINALISTS 2018 & 2019 SEC CHAMPIONS 1 MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MISSISSIPPI STATE 2020-21 RADIO/TV ROSTER JAMYA MINGO-YOUNG MYAH TAYLOR KN’ISHA GODFREY ALIYAH MATHARU JESSIKA CARTER 0 G • 5-8 • So. • Bogalusa, La. 1 G • 5-7 • R-Jr. • Olive Branch, Miss. 2 G • 5-9 • Fr. • Tampa, Fla. 3 G • 5-7 • So. • Washington, D.C. 4 F/C • 6-5 • Jr. • Waverly Hall, Ga. RICKEA JACKSON SIDNEY COOKS XARIA WIGGINS YEMIYAH MORRIS MADISON HAYES 5 F • 6-2 • So. • Detroit, Mich. 10 F/C • 6-4 • R-Jr. • Kenosha, Wis. 11 G • 6-1 • Jr. • Virginia Beach, Va. 20 C • 6-6 • Sr. • San Bernardino, Calif. 21 G • 6-0 • Fr. • Chattanooga, Tenn. CHARLOTTE KOHL CATERRION THOMPSON 22 C • 6-5 • Fr. • Giessen, Germany 23 G • 5-11 • Gr. • Lima, Ohio PRONUNCIATIONS KN’isha Godfey kuh-KNEE-shuh Rickea Jackson Ri-KEY-uh Aliyah Matharu uh-LEE-yuh muh-THAR-oo Yemiyah Morris yeh-MY-yuh Caterrion Thompson NIKKI KEITH SCEPTER BRITTANY ka-TAIR-ee-on MCCRAY-PENSON FREEMAN BROWNLEE YOUNG Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Xaria Wiggins 1st Season 1st Season 1st Season 1st Season ZAR-ee-ah MISSISSIPPI STATE 2020-21 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 JaMya Mingo-Young G 5-8 So. Bogalusa, La. (Loranger HS) 1 Myah Taylor G 5-7 R-Jr. Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch HS) 2 KN’isha Godfrey G 5-9 Fr. Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Bay Tech HS) 3 Aliyah Matharu G 5-7 So.