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GAME 15 • MON., DEC. 29, 2014 • 7 P.M. • STARKVILLE, MISS. • SEC NETWORK + BROCK TURNIPSEED, ASSISTANT MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTOR 55 Coliseum Blvd. | Humphrey Coliseum, Room 202 | Mississippi State, MS 39762 O: (662) 325-7556 | C: (662) 418-7409 E-Mail: [email protected] www.HailState.com | Twitter: @HailStateWBK; @brockt_msu SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME INFORMATION Date .......................... Mon., Dec. 29 DATE OPPONENT TV TIME Time ...................................7 p.m. CT Preseason WNIT (Nov. 14-23) Location ............... Starkville, Miss. N14 MERCER SECN+ W, 97-66 Radio ..... WKBB 100.9/WXWX 96.3 TV .............................SEC Network + N16 ARKANSAS ST. SECN+ W, 93-83 Talent ................Bart Gregory (pxp) N20 #16/17 WEST VIRGINIA SECN+ W, 74-61 ......................Charlie Winfield (analyst) N23 WESTERN KENTUCKY CBSN W, 88-77 Twitter ..................@HailStateWBK N25 LOUISIANA-MONROE SECN+ W, 80-46 SERIES HISTORY Series.......................MSU leads 5-0 N29 at New Orleans W, 85-45 #19 MISSISSIPPI STATE Home .............................. MSU 5-0 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF Away ............................Never Met D2 NORTH DAKOTA STATE SECN+ W, 109-58 BULLDOGS Neutral ........................Never Met GOLDEN LIONS D7 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA SECN+ W, 97-36 Last Meeting .........MSU 74-31 (11/28/10 in Starkville) D11 LOUISIANA TECH SECN+ W, 81-77 14-0 2-8 D14 at Southern Miss ASN W, 73-46 D15 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE SECN+ W, 104-41 BULLDOG BITES... D17 at Louisiana-Lafayette W, 66-51 ► Mississippi State wraps its 2014-15 non-conference slate Monday as it hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the first of Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic (Dec. 20-21) back-to-back home games for the Bulldogs. State opens SEC play hosting Georgia Friday at 3 p.m. D20 vs. Illinois-Chicago W, 73-36 ► MSU is seeking to join the 1999-00 squad as the only Bulldog teams to sweep the pre-conference slate. That D21 vs. Miami (Ohio) W, 68-42 team went 11-0 before falling on the road at Florida. D29 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF SECN+ 7 P.M. ► Mississippi State swept two games in the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic to sit at 14-0. It's the best start to a J2 * GEORGIA SECN+ 3 P.M. season and the longest win streak in program annals. MSU is one of seven unbeaten teams left in the nation. J4 * at Missouri SECN+ 2 p.m. ► The Bulldogs lead the SEC in scoring with an 84.9 average. MSU is the lone SEC school averaging over 80 J8 * ARKANSAS FSN 8 P.M. ppg this season, and its scoring average is seventh nationally. J11 * at Vanderbilt SECN+ 2 p.m. ► MSU has held nine of its last 10 opponents below 60 points. State allows 54.6 ppg, fifth-fewest in the SEC and J15 * LSU SECN+ 7 P.M. the 22nd-fewest in the country. J18 * ALABAMA FSN 3 P.M. J22 * at Ole Miss SECN 8 p.m. ► During that 10 game stretch, opponents are shooting 31.3% from the field and 17.7% from 3-point range. J26 * at Auburn SECN 8 p.m. ► Freshman Victoria Vivians was tabbed to the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic All-Tournament Team after J29 * VANDERBILT SECN+ 7 P.M. averaging 16.0 ppg in the two wins against UIC and Miami (Ohio). F1 * at Tennessee SECN 2 p.m. ► Vivians was named SEC Freshman of the Week for the second time this season after averaging 15.0 ppg in F8 * TEXAS A&M SECN 2 P.M. the Bulldogs last four games. F12 * at Kentucky SECN 6 p.m. ► Senior Martha Alwal is eighth in SEC history with 278 career blocks. With 1,132 career points, she is 15 back F15 * FLORIDA SECN 3 P.M. of 13th. Against UIC, Alwal passed Tan White for third on MSU's career blocks list with 876 boards. F22 * at Alabama SECN+ 2 p.m. F26 * at South Carolina FSN 6 p.m. BULLDOGS’ POTENTIAL STARTERS (Based On Previous Game) M1 * OLE MISS FSN 1 P.M. SEC Tournament — North Little Rock, Ark. (March 4-8) M4-8 SEC Tournament All Times Central Home Games In Bold * — Denotes SEC Game 13 00 21 45 35 Ketara Dominique Jerica Chinwe Victoria BULLDOGS IN SOCIAL MEDIA CHAPEL DILLINGHAM JAMES OKORIE VIVIANS F • So. • 6-1 G • So. • 5-9 G • Sr. • 5-5 C • So. • 6-5 F • Fr. • 6-1 @HailStateWBK 2014-15 Stats 2014-15 Stats 2014-15 Stats 2014-15 Stats 2014-15 Stats PPG ..............................8.4 PPG ..............................5.4 PPG ..............................5.0 PPG ..............................5.9 PPG ............................16.3 RBD .............................4.6 RBD .............................4.4 RBD .............................1.5 RBD .............................6.8 RBD .............................5.7 Facebook.com/ AST ..............................0.6 AST ..............................1.5 AST ..............................3.0 AST ..............................0.3 AST ..............................1.2 BLK ..............................0.6 BLK ..............................0.4 BLK ..............................0.0 BLK ..............................0.6 BLK ..............................0.2 HailStateWBK STL ...............................0.6 STL ...............................2.0 STL ...............................0.9 STL ...............................0.4 STL ...............................1.9 FG% ......................56.0% FG% ......................35.2% FG% ......................37.3% FG% ......................43.6% FG% ......................37.9% HailStateWBK 3FG% ....................00.0% 3FG% ....................37.0% 3FG% ....................32.0% 3FG% ....................00.0% 3FG% ....................34.1% FT% .......................82.1% FT% .......................55.2% FT% .......................75.0% FT% .......................48.4% FT% .......................78.2% WWW.HAILSTATE.COM | @HAILSTATEWBK | FACEBOOK.COM/HAILSTATEWBK MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOG BASKETBALL • 2014-15 Game 15 • Arkansas-Pine Bluff • December 29, 2014 MISSISSIPPI STATE 2014-15 ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 00 Dominique Dillingham G 5-9 So. 1L Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS) 1 Blair Schaefer G 5-7 Fr. HS Starkville, Miss. (Starkville HS) 2 Morgan William G 5-5 Fr. HS Birmingham, Ala. (Shades Valley HS) 3 Breanna Richardson F 6-1 So. 1L Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale County HS) 5 Sherise Williams F 6-1 Jr. 2L St. Louis, Mo. (McCluer HS) 10 Martha Alwal C 6-4 Sr. 3L Worthington, Minn. (Worthington HS) 13 Ketara Chapel F 6-1 So. 1L Temple, Texas (Temple HS) 14 Kendra Grant G 5-11 Sr. 3L Richland, Miss. (Richland HS) 21 Jerica James G 5-5 Sr. 3L Wynne, Ark. (North Little Rock HS) 23 Kayla Nevitt G 5-10 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (Andy Dekaney HS) 35 Victoria Vivians F 6-1 Fr. HS Carthage, Miss. (Scott Central HS) 44 LaKaris Salter F 6-1 Fr. HS Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida A&M DRS) 45 Chinwe Okorie C 6-5 So. SQ Lagos, Nigeria (Stoneleigh-Burnham [Mass.] Prep) 51 Savannah Carter G 5-9 Sr. 1L Tulsa, Okla. (Trinity Valley CC) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 10 Martha Alwal C 6-4 Sr. 3L Worthington, Minn. (Worthington HS) 51 Savannah Carter G 5-9 Sr. 1L Tulsa, Okla. (Trinity Valley CC) 13 Ketara Chapel F 6-1 So. 1L Temple, Texas (Temple HS) 00 Dominique Dillingham G 5-9 So. 1L Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS) 14 Kendra Grant G 5-11 Sr. 3L Richland, Miss. (Richland HS) 21 Jerica James G 5-5 Sr. 3L Wynne, Ark. (North Little Rock HS) 23 Kayla Nevitt G 5-10 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (Andy Dekaney HS) 45 Chinwe Okorie C 6-5 So. SQ Lagos, Nigeria (Stoneleigh-Burnham [Mass.] Prep) 3 Breanna Richardson F 6-1 So. 1L Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale County HS) 44 LaKaris Salter F 6-1 Fr. HS Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida A&M DRS) 1 Blair Schaefer G 5-7 Fr. HS Starkville, Miss. (Starkville HS) 35 Victoria Vivians F 6-1 Fr. HS Carthage, Miss. (Scott Central HS) 2 Morgan William G 5-5 Fr. HS Birmingham, Ala. (Shades Valley HS) 5 Sherise Williams F 6-1 Jr. 2L St. Louis, Mo. (McCluer HS) COACHING STAFF PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach: Vic Schaefer — 3rd Season (Texas A&M, 1984) Martha Alwal ALL-Wall Associate Head Coach: Johnnie Harris — 3rd Season (Arkansas Baptist, 1996) Ketara Chapel Kah-TARE-ah CHAP-ul Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coord.: Aqua Franklin — 3rd Season (Texas A&M, 2009) Jerica James JER-i-ca Chinwe Okorie CHIN-way Oh-CORE-ee Assistant Coach: Elena Lovato — 1st Season (Pittsburg State, 2008) Breanna Richardson Bree-AHN-ah Director of Operations: Maryann Baker — 3rd Season (Texas A&M, 2011) LaKaris Salter La-CARE-is Director of Scouting/Video Coord.: Skylar Collins — 2nd Season (Texas A&M, 2012) Sherise Williams Sha-REESE ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS BY REGION SENIORS (4) ALABAMA (1) MINNESOTA (1) OKLAHOMA (1) Martha Alwal Morgan William Martha Alwal Savannah Carter Savannah Carter Kendra Grant ARKANSAS (1) MISSISSIPPI (3) TEXAS (3) Jerica James Jerica James Kendra Grant Ketara Chapel Blair Schaefer Dominique Dillingham JUNIOR (1) FLORIDA (1) Victoria Vivians Kayla Nevitt Sherise Williams LaKaris Salter FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOPHOMORES (4) GEORGIA (1) MISSOURI (1) NIGERIA (1) Ketara Chapel Breanna Richardson Sherise Williams Chinwe Okorie Dominique Dillingham Chinwe Okorie Breanna Richardson FRESHMEN (5) Kayla Nevitt LaKaris Salter Blair Schaefer Victoria Vivians Morgan William WWW.HAILSTATE.COM | @HAILSTATEWBK | FACEBOOK.COM/HAILSTATEWBK MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOG BASKETBALL • 2014-15 Game 15 • Arkansas-Pine Bluff • December 29, 2014 TOP 20 DAWGS VIC SCHAEFER HEAD COACH ► Mississippi State jumped into the Top 20 in both polls for the first time this season, coming in at No. 19 in both polls. ► Named Mississippi State's ► It's the highest ranking since Nov. 23, 2009, when the Dawgs 7th coach on March 13, 2012. ► Entering his 10th season were rated 19th. as a head coach, holding a 129-141 record in stints at Sam RECORD START Houston State and MSU. ► ► Wins against UIC and Miami (Ohio) at the Las Vegas Holiday Has compiled a 49-31 mark in two seasons in Starkville. Hoops Classic Dec. 20-21 gave MSU a 14-0 start to the season, ► Led his second MSU squad the best start in school history and the longest win streak in pro- (2013-14) to a 22-14 record, SEC STANDINGS gram annals.