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2010-11 MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 8 - Southern Miss 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 2010-11 LADY BULLDOG GAME INFORMATION BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs (5-2) NOVEMBER vs. Sun. 7 MONTEVALLO (Exh.) W, 75-42 Fri. 12 USC UPSTATE W, 87-53 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (5-3) Tue. 16 at Tulane L, 42-62 Tue. 23 at South Alabama W, 56-43 Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 7 p.m. - Reed Green Coliseum (8,095) Hattiesburg, Miss. Sun. 28 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 74-31 Television: None Radio: WFCA 107.9 FM Series Information - USM leads 22-14; USM leads 13-5 in Hattiesburg DECEMBER Last Meeting - 12-2-09 - Mississippi State def. USM 85-52 (Starkville, Miss.) Wed. 1 LOUISIANA TECH L, 61-69 Sat. 4 NORTH TEXAS W, 66-60 Sat. 11 UTAH W, 61-52 MISSISSIPPI STATE SOUTHERN MISS Wed. 15 at Southern Mississippi 7 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS PROJECTED STARTERS Fri. 17 at Xavier 6 p.m. Mon. 20 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 7 p.m. 4 G Porsha Porter Jr. 5-6 1 G Jamierra Faulkner Fr. 5-6 Wed. 29 ! vs. Buffalo 4 p.m. 3 G Diamber Johnson Jr. 5-7 12 G/F Tanesha Washington Sr. 6-1 33 G Mary Kathryn Govero Sr. 5-11 24 G Brittany Johnson Sr. 5-8 Thu. 30 ! vs. Lehigh/Rider TBA 25 F Ashley Brown Jr. 5-11 32 F Rachel Vigers Jr. 5-9 5 C Judith Tabala Jr. 6-5 3 C Geneshia Dunbar Sr. 6-3 JANUARY TOP RESERVES Thu. 6 * at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. TOP RESERVES 11 G Katia May Fr. 5-2 5 G Tandrea High Fr. 5-6 Sun. 9 * ARKANSAS (FSN) 3:30 p.m. 34 G/F Catina Bett Jr. 6-5 Thu. 13 * LSU (FSN) 7 p.m. 22 G Niesha Pierce Fr. 5-10 Sun. 16 * at Kentucky (FSN) noon Thu. 20 * AUBURN 7 p.m. Sun. 23 * at Georgia (FSN) 2 p.m. LADY BULLDOGS TRAVEL TO SOUTHERN MISS WEDNESDAY Thur. 27 * at Tennessee (CSS) 6 p.m. Riding the high of a 2-game win streak, the Mississippi State women’s basketball team Sun. 30 * FLORIDA (ESPNU) 1 p.m. will travel to Hattiesburg, Miss., for a Wednesday night matchup with Southern Miss. Tip time at the Reed Green Coliseum is set for 7 p.m. The Lady Bulldogs are currently 5-2 with consecutive wins over North Texas and Utah. State is 1-1 on the road this season with a win FEBRUARY over South Alabama and a loss to Tulane. Thu. 3 * ALABAMA 7 p.m. Sun. 6 * at Auburn 2 p.m. Thu. 10 * at Ole Miss 7 p.m. LADY BULLDOGS BY THE NUMBERS Sun. 13 * SOUTH CAROLINA 1 p.m. Through its fi rst seven games, Mississippi State continues to lead all Southeastern Confer- Thu. 17 * VANDERBILT 7 p.m. ence teams in scoring defense, allowing opponents to score just 52.9 points a game. That Sun. 20 * at Florida (SunSports) 3:30 p.m. mark ranks 25th nationally. The Lady Bulldogs also lead the league in fi eld goal percentage Thu. 24 * at Alabama 6 p.m. defense as opponents are shooting just 33 percent from the fi eld. That ranks 12th nation- Sun. 27 * OLE MISS 2 p.m. ally. Offensively, State is scoring 63.9 points a game and is shooting 42.2 percent from the fi eld. MSU has a +11.0 scoring margin and a +5.3 rebound margin. State is averaging 10.9 assists a game and turning it over 16.4 times a contest. Junior guard Diamber Johnson is MARCH pacing the Lady Bulldogs in scoring, averaging 14.3 points a game after a 24-point perfor- mance against Utah. Mary Kathryn Govero, who was scoreless against the Utes, is scoring 3-6 $ SEC Tournament TBA 12.4 points a game. Junior Ashley Brown is pacing State in rebounds with 11.0 a game 19-22 % NCAA Tournament (1 & 2 Rounds) TBA which is fourth-best in the SEC and 14th nationally. 26-29 # NCAA Tournament (Regionals) TBA APRIL A QUICK LOOK AT THE EAGLES Southern Miss, who enters Sunday’s game with a 5-3 record, have won two straight over 3-5 @ NCAA Tournament (Final Four) TBA Arkansas-Little Rock and Tennessee State. USM is led by junior Rachel Vigors who is scor- ing 16.5 points a game. Senior Tanesha Washington is averaging 14.9 points for the gold All times Central and black. Head coach Joye Lee-McNelis is in her seventh year with USM. Other wins for the Eagles this season came against McNeese State, New Orleans and Louisiana-Lafayette. ! Christmas City Classic - Bethlehem, Pa. * SEC Game ON DECK FOR THE LADY BULLDOGS $ Bridgestone Arena -Nashville, Tenn. Following Wednesday’s game, Mississippi State will head to Cincinnati, Ohio to face 5th- % NCAA Tournament - Various Sites ranked Xavier on Friday. It will be the third matchup in three years with the Musketeers. # NCAA Tournament - Various Sites @ NCAA Final Four - Conseco Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, Xavier defeated State last season in Cincinnati. State will conclude its pre Christmas por- Ind. tion of the schedule on Dec. 20 when they return home to host Mississippi Valley State. 1 2010-11 LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL NNUMERICALUMERICAL RROSTEROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 Jr. 2L Ringgold, GA (Tennessee Temple) 2 Darriel Gaynor G 5-6 So. TR Las Vegas, Nev. (Trinity Valley CC) 3 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 Jr. 2L Pontotoc, MS (Pontotoc HS) 4 Porsha Porter G 5-6 Jr. TR Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson College) 5 Judith Tabala C 6-5 Jr. TR Kinshasa, Congo (Odessa College) 11 Katia May G 5-2 Fr. HS York, Ala. (Sumter County) 12 Candace Foster G 5-8 Fr. HS Jackson, Miss. (Murrah) 15 Brittany Young G/F 5-9 Fr. HS Birmingham, Ala. (Midfi eld) 20 Ashley Newsome F 6-1 Jr. SQ Florence, Ala. (Florence) 23 Carnecia Williams F 6-3 Fr. HS Memphis, Tenn. (White Station) 25 Ashley Brown F 5-11 Jr. TR Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson College) 32 Elyseia Dunn F 6-0 Jr. TR Kansas City, Mo. (Jefferson College) 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G/F 5-11 Sr. 3L Clinton, MS (Mt. Salus Christian) 34 Catina Bett C 6-5 Jr. TR Gadsden, Ala. (Kentucky) AALPHABETICALLPHABETICAL ROSTERROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 34 Catina Bett C 6-5 Jr. TR Gadsden, Ala. (Kentucky) 25 Ashley Brown F 5-11 Jr. TR Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson College) 32 Elyseia Dunn F 6-0 Jr. TR Kansas City, Mo. (Jefferson College) 12 Candace Foster G 5-8 Fr. HS Jackson, Miss. (Murrah) 2 Darriel Gaynor G 5-6 So. TR Las Vegas, Nev. (Trinity Valley CC) 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G/F 5-11 Sr. 3L Clinton, MS (Mt. Salus Christian) 3 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 Jr. 2L Pontotoc, MS (Pontotoc HS) 11 Katia May G 5-2 Fr. HS York, Ala. (Sumter County) 20 Ashley Newsome F 6-1 Jr. SQ Florence, Ala. (Florence) 4 Porsha Porter G 5-6 Jr. TR Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson College) 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 Jr. 2L Ringgold, GA (Tennessee Temple) 5 Judith Tabala C 6-5 Jr. TR Kinshasa, Congo (Odessa College) 23 Carnecia Williams F 6-3 Fr. HS Memphis, Tenn. (White Station) 15 Brittany Young G/F 5-9 Fr. HS Birmingham, Ala. (Midfi eld) CCOACHINGOACHING STAFFSTAFF Head Coach: Sharon Fanning-Otis (Chattanooga, 1975) PPRONOUNCIATIONRONOUNCIATION GGUIDEUIDE Assistant Coach: Greg Franklin (Austin Peay, 1994) Assistant Coach: Franqua Bedell (University of the Ozarks, 1999) 3 DIAMBER Johnson DEE-am-ber Assistant Coach: Wanika Owsley (Southeast Missouri State, 2006) 5 Judith TABALA ta-BALL-UH Director of Operations: Joey Burton (Moody Bible College, 2007) 33 Mary Kathryn GOVERO GO-ver-row FRANQUA BEDELL FRAN-swa ba-DELL WANIKA OWSLEY WAH-knee-ka RROSTEROSTER BBREAKDOWNREAKDOWN BBYY CCLASSLASS BBYY REGIONREGION SSENIORSENIORS ((1)1) AALABAMALABAMA (4)(4) Mary Kathryn Govero Catina Bett Katia May JJUNIORSUNIORS ((8)8) Ashley Newsome Catina Bett Brittany Young Ashley Brown GGEORGIAEORGIA (1)(1) Danielle Rector Elyseia Dunn 1 1 Diamber Johnson IILLINOIS(1)LLINOIS(1) Ashley Brown 1 Ashley Newsome Porsha Porter Porsha Porter MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPI ((3)3) 1 Danielle Rector Candace Foster 4 2 Judith Tabala Mary Kathryn Govero 3 Diamber Johnson SSOPHOMORESOPHOMORES ((1)1) MMISSOURIISSOURI ((1)1) Darriel Gaynor Elyseia Dunn NNEVADAEVADA (1)(1) FFRESHMENRESHMEN ((4)4) Darriel Gaynor Candace Foster TTENNESSEEENNESSEE ((1)1) 1 Katia May Carnecia Williams Carnecia Williams DDEMOCRATICEMOCRATIC REPUBLICREPUBLIC OFOF THETHE CONGOCONGO ((1)1) Brittany Young Judith Tabala 2 2010-11 LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL LADY BULLDOG QUICKFACTS JOHNSON HAVING COMING OUT PARTY GENERAL INFORMATION Junior guard Diamber Johnson is scoring like she has never scored before. The Location .............................................................................Starkville, Miss. Pontotoc, Miss.,-native is pacing the Lady Bulldog scoring attack, scoring 14.3 Founded ........................................................................February 28, 1878 points a game. Johnson has hit 38-91 fi eld goals this season and is shooting 42 percent from the fi eld. Johnson had a career-high 24 points against Utah, 14 points Enrollment ........................................................................................19.600 against North Texas, 14 points against Louisiana Tech and 17 points against Arkan- Colors..........................................................Maroon (PMS 202) and White sas-Pine Bluff. Nickname ............................................................................Lady Bulldogs Conference ............................................................................Southeastern BROWN PULLING THEM DOWN Arena (Capacity) .........................................Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) Junior Ashley Brown currently leads Mississippi State in rebounding and is fourth President ......................................................................