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2008-09 MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 24 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 GAME FACTS MISSISSIPPI STATE Head Coach: Sharon Fanning MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOGS (17-6, 4-4 SEC) Record: Overall (550-408), 33rd year at MSU (227-182), 14th year VS. LSU Head Coach: Van Chancellor LSU LADY TIGERS (12-8, 5-3 SEC) Record: Overall (482-168), 21st year at LSU (43-14), 2nd year Feb. 8, 2009 Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) SERIES INFORMATION Starkville, Miss. 2 p.m. CT Series Record: LSU leads 38-5 Last Meeting: 1-22-09 (MSU 38, LSU 36) MISSISSIPPI STATE PROBABLE STARTERS G 2 Alexis Rack 5-7 Jr. 13.7 PPG 2.9 RPG 4.6 APG G 5 Armelie Lumanu 5-9 Jr. 12.3 PPG 5.7 RPG 3.4 APG SCHEDULE / RESULTS F 24 Robin Porter 5-11 Sr. 8.7 PPG 6.1 RPG 1.0 APG NOVEMBER (4-0) F 10 Chanel Mokango 6-5 Jr. 10.6 PPG 5.4 RPG 3.4 BPG Thu. 13 PEACH STATE ELITE (Exh.) W, 84-75 F 23 Tysheka Grimes 6-0 Jr. 7.2 PPG 4.1 RPG 1.4 SPG Tue. 18 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 94-52 Sun. 23 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 99-75 Tue. 25 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 69-46 TOP RESERVES Fri. 28 at Louisiana-Lafayette W, 71-38 F 33 Mary Kathryn Govero 5-11 So. 6.8 PPG 3.1 RPG 1.7 SPG DECEMBER (7-1) F 3 Donnisha Tate 6-0 Sr. 4.0 PPG 5.4 RPG 0.8 APG Wed.3 LOUISIANA TECH W, 72-42 Sun. 7 NICHOLLS W, 97-25 Sun. 14 MEMPHIS W, 81-49 LSU PROBABLE STARTERS Tue. 16 @ Southern Mississippi W, 72-61 Fri. 19 at Utah Valley W, 71-63 G 1 Katherine Graham 5-11 So. 5.2 PPG 5.4 RPG 3.1 APG Sat. 20 at Utah W, 63-51 G 3 Latear Eason 5-8 So. 3.8 PPG 3.3 RPG 1.1 BPG Mon.29 ! Marshall W, 73-65 Tue. 30 ! at #15/16Maryland L, 73-80 G 23 Allison Hightower 5-10 Jr. 13.8 PPG 4.5 RPG 2.6 APG JANUARY (5-4) F 44 Kristen Morris 6-2 Sr. 5.0 PPG 3.4 RPG 0.7 BPG Fri. 2 UAB W, 87-46 F 55 LaSondra Barrett 6-2 Fr. 11.3 PPG 5.8 RPG 1.3 APG Sun. 4 XAVIER L, 42-51 Thu. 8 * at Florida L, 66-80 TOP RESERVES Sun. 11 * OLE MISS W, 69-64 Thu. 15 * TENNESSEE (CSS-TV) L, 56-63 F 22 Courtney Jones 6-2 Fr. 6.5 PPG 4.0 RPG 1.0 APG Sun. 18 * at Kentucky (SEC-TV) W, 52-45 Thu. 22 * at LSU (CST-TV) W, 38-36 F/C 24 Ayana Dunning 6-3 Fr. 6.1 PPG 5.1 RPG 1.0 APG Sun. 25 * ARKANSAS (SEC-TV) L, 62-65 Thu. 29 SAVANNAH STATE W, 97-33 FEBRUARY (1-1) THE LAST TIME OUT Sun. 1 * at Georgia L, 57-69 Thu. 5 * VANDERBILT W, 66-61 Mississippi State won its 17th game this season and its fourth conference tilt when they defeated 20th-ranked Vanderbilt Sun. 8 * LSU 2 P.M. on Thursday night. The Lady Bulldogs started the game on a 10-2 run and led by as many as 12 early in the second half. Thu. 12 * at Ole Miss (SEC-TV) 8 p.m. Vanderbilt would take a brief one-point lead at the midpoint of the second half but State would respond with critical free Sun. 15 * AUBURN 2 P.M. throws down the stretch to claim the victory. Junior guard Alexis Rack became the 15th Lady Bulldog to record 1,000 Sun. 22 * at Tennessee 2 p.m. career points as she led all MSU scorers with 14. Armelie Lumanu added 12 points while Robin Porter had 11. Five other Thu 26 * SOUTH CAROLINA 7 p.m. State players were in the scoring column on the night. MARCH SCOUTING LSU LSU enters Sunday’s matchup with a 12-8 overall record and a 5-3 SEC mark. The Lady Tigers are 3-1 since playing Mis- Sun. 1 * at Alabama 2 P.M. sissippi State on Jan. 22. LSU is led in scoring by junior guard Allison Hightower who is averaging 13.8 points a game. Thu.-5-8 $ SEC Tournament (SEC-TV/ESPN2) TBA Freshman LaSondra Barrett is scoring 11.3 points a game and leads the team in rebounding, pulling down 5.8 a game. Sun. ! Terrapin Classic - College Park, Md. LSU currently has an NCAA RPI of 37. * SEC Game $ Alltel Arena - North Little Rock Ark. NEXT UP (CSS-TV) - Comcast Sports Southeast Following Sunday’s game with LSU, Mississippi State will travel to Oxford, Miss., on Thursday to face Ole Miss for the (SEC-TV) - Fox Sports South, second time this season. The Lady Rebels are currently 14-9 overall and are 3-5 in league play. In the fi rst meeting earlier Fox Sports Southwest this season, MSU erased an 18-point second half defi cit in a come-from-behind 69-64 victory over UM. 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), LSU Radio: ............................................107.3 FM Johnson (Pontotoc), Richard (Lamar) Internet Coverage: ..............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 LSU QUICKFACTS: Location: ....................................................... Baton Rouge, La. A CLOSER LOOK: Colors: ............................................................Purple and Gold LSU is 12-8 overall this season, playing one of the nation’s toughest schedules. Conference: ............................................................SEC (West) LSU has wins over Nebraska, Kentucky, South Carolina, Arkansas and Alabama. Starters Returning/Lost: ......................................................0/5 LSU has faced ranked teams in Notre Dame, Xavier, Florida State and UCONN. Head coach Van Chancellor is in his second season with the Lady Tigers and has Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ............................................4/8 compiled a 43-14 record.