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2008-09 MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 11 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 TODAY’S GAME - TERRAPIN CLASSIC GAME FACTS MISSISSIPPI STATE Head Coach: Sharon Fanning MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOGS (10-0) Record: Overall (543-402), 33rd year at MSU (220-176), 14th year VS. MARSHALL Head Coach: Royce Chadwick MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD (6-4) Record: Overall (511-239), 25th year at Marshall (111-107), 8th year Dec. 29, 2008 Comcast Center (17,950) SERIES INFORMATION College Park, Md. noon ET Series Record: Never Met Last Meeting: Never Met MISSISSIPPI STATE PROBABLE STARTERS G 2 Alexis Rack 5-7 Jr. 11.5 PPG 3.1 RPG 5.4 APG G 5 Armelie Lumanu 5-9 Jr. 14.6 PPG 6.8 RPG 3.3 APG SCHEDULE / RESULTS F 3 Donnisha Tate 6-2 Sr. 6.1 PPG 5.9 RPG 1.5 APG NOVEMBER (4-0) F 10 Chanel Mokango 6-5 Jr. 12.0 PPG 5.8 RPG 3.0 BPG 13 PEACH STATE ELITE (Exh.) W, 84-75 F 33 Mary Kathryn Govero 5-11 So. 9.0 PPG 3.7 RPG 2.3 SPG 18 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 94-52 23 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 99-75 25 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 69-46 TOP RESERVES 28 at Louisiana-Lafayette W, 71-38 F 24 Robin Porter 5-11 Sr. 7.1 PPG 5.4 RPG 1.0 APG DECEMBER (6-0) F 23 Tysheka Grimes 6-0 Jr. 7.1 PPG 3.9 RPG 1.4 SPG 3 LOUISIANA TECH W, 72-42 7 NICHOLLS W, 97-25 MARSHALL PROBABLE STARTERS 14 MEMPHIS W, 81-49 16 @ Southern Mississippi W, 72-61 G 2 Casey Baker 5-8 Sr. 7.8 PPG 3.9 RPG 4.1 APG 19 at Utah Valley W, 71-63 20 at Utah W, 63-51 G 3 Rashedah Henriques 5-7 RFr. 2.3 PPG 2.1 RPG 1.2 APG 29 ! Marshall 11 a.m. G 21 Alix Barnette 5-8 Jr. 8.1 PPG 2.5 RPG 2.3 APG 30 ! at Maryland/UNC Asheville 11:30 or 1 p.m. F 4 Tynikki Crook 6-1 So. 15.3 PPG 6.0 RPG 1.6 APG JANUARY F 22 Chantelle Handy 6-3 Jr. 10.4 PPG 6.9 RPG 2.5 APG 2 UAB TBA 4 XAVIER 2 P.M. 8 * at Florida 6 p.m. TOP RESERVES 11 * OLE MISS 2 P.M. 15 * TENNESSEE (CSS-TV) 7 P.M. G 32 Alyssa Hammond 6-1 Jr. 8.6 PPG 2.9 RPG 0.9 APG 18 * at Kentucky (SEC-TV) 3 P.M. 22 * at LSU 7 p.m. G 24 Angelica Harris 5-9 Jr. 6.1 PPG 2.9 RPG 1.8 APG 25 * ARKANSAS (SEC-TV) 2 P.M. 29 SAVANNAH STATE 7 P.M. FEBRUARY THE LAST TIME OUT 1 * at Georgia 1:30 p.m. 5 * VANDERBILT 7 P.M. The Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs improved to 10-0 on the season with a 63-51 win against Utah on Dec. 20. MSU 8 * LSU 2 P.M. built a 19 point lead over the Lady Utes at the half and held on in the second half for the victory. Two Lady Bulldogs had 12 * at Ole Miss (SEC-TV) 8 p.m. double fi gure point totals as junior Alexis Rack fi nished with 17 points and junior Armelie Lumanu had 14. In the contest, 15 * AUBURN 2 P.M. State forced 18 turnovers, had nine blocks and 11 steals. The Lady Bulldogs also fi nished with 11 team assists. 22 * at Tennessee 2 p.m. 26 * SOUTH CAROLINA 7 p.m. SCOUTING MARSHALL Marshall enters Monday’s game with Mississippi State with a 6-4 overall record. Members of Conference USA, the MARCH Thundering Herd is coached by Royce Chadwick who is in his eighth year with the program. Marshall is led in scoring by sophomore forward Tynikki Crook who is averaging 15.3 points a game. Junior forward Chantelle Handy is averaging 1 * at Alabama 2 P.M. 10.4 points a contest. The Herd is led on the boards by Handy who is averaging 6.9 a game. 5-8 $ SEC Tournament (SEC-TV/ESPN2) TBA ! Terrapin Classic - College Park, Md. NEXT UP * SEC Game After Monday’s game with Marshall, the Lady Bulldogs will matchup with either Maryland or UNC Asheville on Tuesday in $ Alltel Arena - North Little Rock Ark. the Terrapin Classic. Maryland, currently ranked as high as 15th nationally, sports a 9-2 record this season. UNC Asheville (CSS-TV) - Comcast Sports Southeast enters tournament play with a 3-7 overall record. (SEC-TV) - Fox Sports South, Fox Sports Southwest Sun Sports 2008-09 LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL 1 2008-09 MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL 42 Channa Campbell F/C 6-2 Jr. 2L Lester, AL (West Limestone HS) 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G/F 5-11 So. 1L Clinton, MS (Mt. Salus Christian) 23 Tysheka Grimes G/F 6-0 Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, LA (Capitol HS) 11 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 Fr. HS Pontotoc, MS (Pontotoc HS) 00 Rima Kalonda F/C 6-3 Jr. TR Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 05 Armelie Lumanu G/F 5-9 Jr. TR Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College 10 Chanel Mokango F 6-5 Jr. TR Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 24 Robin Porter F 5-11 Sr. 3L Abbeville, AL (Abbeville HS) 02 Alexis Rack G 5-7 Jr. 2L Franklin, LA (Franklin HS) 01 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 So. 1L Ringgold, GA (Tennessee Temple) 25 Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Sr. 3L Lamar, MS (Ashland HS) 20 Lauren Roberts F 6-0 Sr. 3L Collierville, TN (Houston HS) 03 Donnisha Tate F 6-2 Sr. 1L Oakland, CA (Tyler [TX] JC) 14 Bethany Washington F 5-9 Jr. 1L Houma, LA (Vandebilt Catholic HS) NUMERICAL 00 Rima Kalonda F/C 6-3 Jr. TR Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 01 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 So. 1L Ringgold, GA (Tennessee Temple) 02 Alexis Rack G 5-7 Jr. 2L Franklin, LA (Franklin HS) 03 Donnisha Tate F 6-2 Sr. 1L Oakland, CA (Tyler [TX] JC) 05 Armelie Lumanu G/F 5-9 Jr. TR Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College 10 Chanel Mokango F 6-5 Jr. TR Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 11 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 Fr. HS Pontotoc, MS (Pontotoc HS) 14 Bethany Washington F 5-9 So. 1L Houma, LA (Vandebilt Catholic HS) 20 Lauren Roberts F 6-0 Sr. 3L Collierville, TN (Houston HS) 23 Tysheka Grimes G/F 6-0 Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, LA (Capitol HS) 24 Robin Porter F 5-11 Sr. 3L Abbeville, AL (Abbeville HS) 25 Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Sr. 3L Lamar, MS (Ashland HS) 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G/F 5-11 So. 1L Clinton, MS (Mt. Salus Christian) 42 Channa Campbell F/C 6-2 Jr. 2L Lester, AL (West Limestone HS) Head Coach: Sharon Fanning (UT-Chattanooga, 1975) PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE Assistant Coaches: Greg Franklin (Austin Peay, 1994) Sharrona Reaves (Alabama, 1995) CHANNA Campbell: CHAN-uh Franqua Bedell (University of the Ozarks, 2000) Mary Kathryn GOVERO: GO-ver-row Director of Operations:Joey Burton (Moody Bible College, 2007) TYSHEKA Grimes: ty-SHE-kuh DIAMBER Johnson: DEE-am-ber BREAKDOWN BY CLASS BREAKDOWN BY POSITION RIMA KOLANDA: REAM-a COLE-onda ARMELIE LUMANU: ARE-mel-ee Lou-MAHN-ew Freshmen (1): Johnson Guards (3): Johnson, Rack, Richard CHANEL MOKANGO: SHA-nell Mo-KON-go MARNESHIA Richard: mar-KNEE-sha Sophomores (2): Govero, Rector Guard/Forwards (3): Govero, Grimes, Lumanu DONNISHA Tate: don-KNEE-sha SHARRONA Reaves: sha-RON-a Juniors (7): Campbell, Grimes, Kalonda, Lumanu, Forwards (5): Mokango, Porter, Roberts, Tate, FRANQUA BEDELL: FRAN-swa ba-DELL Mokango, Rack, Washington Washington Seniors (4): Porter, Richard, Roberts, Tate Forwards/Centers (3): Campbell, Kalonda, Rector MEDIA BROADCAST INFORMATION BREAKDOWN BY STATE/COUNTRY Louisiana (3): Grimes (Baton Rouge), Television: ...................................................None Rack (Franklin), Washington (Houma) Mississippi State Radio: ........... WFCA, 107.9 FM Alabama (2): Campbell (Lester), Porter (Abbev- ille) Mississippi (3): Govero (Clinton), MU Radio: ................................. WDGG-FM 93.7 Johnson (Pontotoc), Richard (Lamar) Internet: ...............................Maroon To The Max California (1): Tate (Oakland) (subscription required) Tennessee (1): Roberts (Collierville) Live Stats: .........http://www.mstateathletics.com Georgia (1): Rector (Ringgold) Congo (3): Kalonda (Kinshasa), Lumanu (Kinsha- sa), Mokango (Kinshasa) A LOOK AT MARSHALL QUICKFACTS: Location: ........................................................Huntington, W.V. A CLOSER LOOK: Colors: ...........................................................Green and White Marshall is 6-4 overall this season. The Thundering Herd opened its season with Conference: ................................................... Conference USA three wins over Appalachian State, North Texas and Tennessee State. Marshall Starters Returning/Lost: ......................................................4/1 dropped its fi rst game of the season to Louisiana-Monroe 69-67. MU rebound- ed with a pair of victories over Morhead State and Texas-Arlington. Marshall Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ............................................6/6 then dropped back-to-back games to Seton Hall and Ohio before knocking off Newcomers ..................................................................................8 Houston Baptist 91-50. Most recently, The Herd fell 74-49 to Richmond. 2007-08 Record ............................................ 17-16 (7-9 C-USA) 2008-09 LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL 2 MISSISSIPPI STATE ROSTER # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown FG% FT% PPG RBG APG 00 Rima Kalonda F/C 6-3 Jr. TR Kinshasa, Congo .433 .300 3.2 4.1 0.3 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 So. 1L Ringgold, GA - - - - - 2 Alexis Rack G 5-7 Jr.