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2009-10 MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 13 - Alcorn State 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 2009-10 LADY BULLDOG GAME INFORMATION BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs (8-4) NOVEMBER vs. Sun. 8 MONTICELLO (Exh.) W, 106-34 Fri. 13 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 106-48 Alcorn State Lady Braves (0-8) Sun. 15 EAST TENNESSEE STATE W, 80-50 Wed. 18 UTAH VALLEY W, 81-35 Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009 - 7 p.m. CT - Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) - Starkville, Miss. Sun. 22 MARYLAND W, 84-55 Television: none Thur. 26 ! vs. Texas L, 55-73 Radio: WFCA 107.9 FM/Audio on Maroon to the Max (mstateathletics.com) Fri. 27 ! vs. Rutgers L, 54-62 Series Information - Mississippi State leads 6-2 Sat. 28 ! vs. Southern Cal L, 60-64 Last Meeting - Mississippi State 57, Alcorn State 55 (1-2-85) DECEMBER MISSISSIPPI STATE XAVIER Wed. 2 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI W, 85-52 PROJECTED STARTERS PROJECTED STARTERS Sat. 12 @ Louisiana Tech W, 72-68 Mon. 14 SAMFORD W, 80-41 2 G Alexis Rack Sr. 5-7 12 G Kiara Ruffi n So. 5-1 Wed. 16 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 88-53 5 G Armelie Lumanu Sr. 5-9 14 G Iyuanna Brown Jr. 5-8 33 G Mary Kathryn Govero Jr. 5-11 34 F Sharnika Breedlove So. 5-11 Sun. 20 @ Xavier L, 60-81 23 F Tysheka Grimes Sr. 6-0 10 G Isis Smith Fr. 5-11 Wed. 30 ALCORN STATE 7 p.m. 10 F Chanel Mokango Sr. 6-5 20 C Au-juvan Andrews Fr. 6-2 JANUARY TOP RESERVES TOP RESERVES 0 C Rima Kalonda Sr. 6-3 23 G Carolinsia Crumbly Fr. 5-8 Sun. 3 * @ Auburn 2 p.m. 3 G Diamber Johnson So. 5-7 24 F Amanda Davidson Sr. 5-8 Thur. 7 * VANDERBILT 8 p.m. (CSS) Sun. 10 * TENNESSEE 1 p.m. (SECN) Thur. 14 * @ Arkansas 7 p.m. Sun. 17 * FLORIDA 2 p.m. (FSN) LADY BULLDOGS CLOSE OUT NON-CONFERENCE Thur. 21 * @ Ole Miss 7 p.m. SLATE WITH ALCORN STATE Sun. 24 * @ Vanderbilt 2 p.m. Following a 10-day layoff, the Mississippi State women’s basketball team will hit the fl oor Thur. 28 * GEORGIA 8 p.m. (FSN) Wednesday, taking on Alcorn State to close out its non-conference portion of the 2009- Sun. 31 * KENTUCKY 2 p.m. 10 schedule. The Lady Bulldogs and Lady Braves will tip at 7 p.m. CT at the Humphrey Coliseum. Mississippi State (8-4) enters Wednesday’s contest having won four of its last FEBRUARY fi ve games. The Lady Bulldogs also sport a 7-0 home record this year and have a scoring Thur. 4 * ALABAMA 8 p.m. (ESPNU) margin of +38.6 in the confi nes of the Humphrey Coliseum this season. Sun 7 * @ Florida noon Thur. 11 * @ South Carolina 6 p.m. A LOOK AT MISSISSIPPI STATE Sun. 14 * OLE MISS 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Senior guard Alexis Rack continues to pace the Lady Bulldogs in scoring, averaging an Sun. 21 * AUBURN 2 p.m. SEC second-best 19.8 points a game. A two-time SEC Player of the Week this season, Thur. 25 * @ Alabama 6 p.m. Rack has scored in double figures in 26 consecutive games. Armelie Lumanu (12.5), Sun. 28 * @ LSU 2 p.m. Tysheka Grimes (11.6) and Mary Kathryn Govero (10.3) are also averaging double-digit scoring. As a team, Mississippi State currently ranks fifth in both scoring offense and MARCH scoring defense among SEC squads. Overall, the Lady Bulldogs have a +18.6 scoring margin which ranks 21st nationally. Dating back to the home closing win over South 4-7 $ SEC Tournament TBA 20-23 % NCAA Tournament (1 & 2 Rounds) TBA Carolina last season, the Lady Bulldogs will be looking to extend an eight-game home 27-30 # NCAA Tournament (Regionals) TBA winning streak. APRIL A LOOK AT ALCORN STATE Alcorn State, located in Lorman, Miss. enters Wednesday’s contest with an 0-8 record this 4-7 @ NCAA Tournament (Final Four) TBA season. Led by second-year head coach Tonya Edwards, the Lady Braves are led in scoring by sophomore guard Kiara Ruffi n who is averaging 13.3 points a game. Freshman Guard All times Central Carolinsia Crumbly is averaging 11.3 points a game. ! Paradise Jam - St. Thomas, Virgin Islands * SEC Game THE SERIES: MISSISSIPPI STATE VS. ALCORN STATE $ Gwinnett Arena -Duluth, Ga. Wednesday’s meeting marks just the ninth between Mississippi State and Alcorn State in % NCAA Tournament - Various Sites women’s basketball. It also marks the fi rst time since 1985 that the two schools have met. # NCAA Tournament - Various Sites The Lady Bulldogs hold a 6-2 advantage in the series and are 3-1 against the Lady Braves @ NCAA Final Four - Alamo Dome - San Antonio, Texas in games played in Starkville. In the last meeting, MSU won a 57-55 decision. 1 2009-10 LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL NNUMERICALUMERICAL RROSTEROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 0 Rima Kalonda F/C 6-3 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 So. 1L Ringgold, GA (Tennessee Temple) 2 Alexis Rack G 5-7 Sr. 3L Franklin, LA (Franklin HS) 3 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 So. 1L Pontotoc, MS (Pontotoc HS) 5 Armelie Lumanu G/F 5-9 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College 10 Chanel Mokango F 6-5 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 14 Bethany Washington F 5-9 Sr. 2L Houma, LA (Vandebilt Catholic HS) 21 Ashlie Billingslea G 5-6 Jr. TR Stone Mountain, GA (Chipola College) 23 Tysheka Grimes G/F 6-0 Sr. 3L Baton Rouge, LA (Capitol HS) 24 Ashley Jones G 5-11 Fr. HS Winter Park, FL (Lake Howell High School) 25 Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Sr. 3L Lamar, MS (Ashland HS) 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G/F 5-11 Jr. 2L Clinton, MS (Mt. Salus Christian) 42 Channa Campbell F/C 6-2 Sr. 3L Lester, AL (West Limestone HS) AALPHABETICALLPHABETICAL ROSTERROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 21 Ashlie Billingslea G 5-6 Jr. TR Stone Mountain, GA (Chipola College) 42 Channa Campbell F/C 6-2 Sr. 3L Lester, AL (West Limestone HS) 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G/F 5-11 Jr. 2L Clinton, MS (Mt. Salus Christian) 23 Tysheka Grimes G/F 6-0 Sr. 3L Baton Rouge, LA (Capitol HS) 3 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 So. 1L Pontotoc, MS (Pontotoc HS) 24 Ashley Jones G 5-11 Fr. HS Winter Park, FL (Lake Howell High School) 0 Rima Kalonda F/C 6-3 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 5 Armelie Lumanu G/F 5-9 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College 10 Chanel Mokango F 6-5 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 2 Alexis Rack G 5-7 Sr. 3L Franklin, LA (Franklin HS) 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 So. 1L Ringgold, GA (Tennessee Temple) 25 Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Sr. 3L Lamar, MS (Ashland HS) 14 Bethany Washington F 5-9 Sr. 2L Houma, LA (Vandebilt Catholic HS) PPRONOUNCIATIONRONOUNCIATION GGUIDEUIDE CCOACHINGOACHING STAFFSTAFF 0 RIMA KALONDA REAM-a COLE-onda Head Coach: Sharon Fanning-Otis (Chattanooga, 1975) 3 DIAMBER Johnson DEE-am-ber Assistant Coach: Greg Franklin (Austin Peay, 1994) 5 ARMELIE LUMANU ARE-mel-ee Loo-MAHN-ew Assistant Coach: Sharrona Reaves (Alabama, 1995) 10 CHANEL MOKANGO SHA-nell mo-CON-go Assistant Coach: Franqua Bedell (University of the Ozarks, 1999) 23 TYSHEKA Grimes ty-SHE-kuh Director of Operations: Joey Burton (Moody Bible College, 2007) 25 MARNESHIA Richard mar-KNEE-sha 33 Mary Kathryn GOVERO GO-ver-row 42 CHANNA Campbell CHAN-uh SHARRONA Reaves sha-RON-a RROSTEROSTER BBREAKDOWNREAKDOWN FRANQUA BEDELL FRAN-swa ba-DELL BBYY CCLASSLASS BBYY REGIONREGION SSENIORSENIORS ((8)8) AALABAMALABAMA (1)(1) Channa Campbell Channa Campbell Tysheka Grimes FFLORIDALORIDA ((1)1) Rima Kalonda Ashley Jones Armelie Lumanu Chanel Mokango GGEORGIAEORGIA (2)(2) Alexis Rack Ashlie Billingslea Danielle Rector Danielle Rector Marneshia Richard LLOUISIANAOUISIANA ((3)3) Bethany Washington Tysheka Grimes Alexis Rack 1 2 JJUNIORSUNIORS ((2)2) Bethany Washington 3 Ashlie Billingslea 3 MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPI ((3)3) 1 Mary Kathryn Govero Mary Kathryn Govero Diamber Johnson SSOPHOMORESOPHOMORES ((2)2) Marneshia Richard Diamber Johnson DDEMOCRATICEMOCRATIC REPUBLICREPUBLIC OFOF THETHE CONGOCONGO ((3)3) 3 Danielle Rector Rima Kalonda Armelie Lumanu FFRESHMENRESHMEN ((1)1) Chanel Mokango Ashley Jones 2 2009-10 LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL LADY BULLDOG QUICKFACTS GENERAL INFORMATION A CLOSER LOOK AT THE NUMBERS Location .............................................................................Starkville, Miss. Through 12 games, Mississippi State ranks at or near the top in several catagories Founded ........................................................................February 28, 1878 among SEC teams. While MSU ranks fi fth in the league in scoring offense (75.4), Enrollment ........................................................................................18,601 the Lady Bulldogs rank fi fth in scoring defense, allowing opponents to score just 56.8 points a game. State ranks fi fth in the league in scoring margin (+18.6) and Colors..........................................................Maroon (PMS 202) and White are second in 3-point fi eld goal percentage defense, allowing just 25.9 percent Nickname ............................................................................Lady Bulldogs from behind the arc. Conference ............................................................................Southeastern Arena (Capacity) .........................................Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) THE CORE IS BACK THIS SEASON President ....................................................................... Dr. Mark Keenum (MSU, 1984) With 11 letterwinners returning, Mississippi State returns 79.3 percent of its scor- Faculty Representative ......................... Dr. Steven Turner (Mercer, 1975) ing from a year ago.