2011-12 Game 26 - Tennessee MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SID: Brock Turnipseed Phone: 662-325-7556 (offi ce) 662-418-7409 (cell) Fax: 662-325-3564 Press Row: 662-325-3776 Email: [email protected] www.hailstate.com • Twitter: @brockt_msu or @mstateWBK 2011-12 LADY BULLDOG GAME INFORMATION BASKETBALL SCHEDULE November 11 FRI Jacksonville State W, 78-41 Mississippi State (14-11, 4-8 SEC) 14 MON Xavier W, 71-65 vs 17 THU Alcorn State W, 66-48 20 SUN ! at #6 Texas A&M L, 93-47 #10/13 Tennessee (18-7, 9-3 SEC) 23 WED Mississippi Valley State W, 64-47 26 SAT at Savannah State W, 56-42 Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 8:05 p.m. 30 WED South Alabama W, 63-47 Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) December 4 SUN Tulane W, 70-55 Radio: WKBB-FM 100.9 & WXWX-FM 96.3 (Jason Crowder) 11 SUN at Louisiana Tech L, 63-62 Television: Comcast Sports Southeast (Bernie Guenther & Joe Ciampi) 16 FRI Southern Miss W, 71-57 19 MON Louisiana-Lafayette W, 72-38 Series Information - UT leads 32-0 (Last: UT 81-55, 1/27/11 in Knoxville) 29 THU $ vs. Oklahoma State L, 78-71 30 FRI $ Nevada W, 67-63 MISSISSIPPI STATE’S PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP January 5 THU * LSU L, 53-48 8 SUN * at #11 Kentucky (FSN) L, 88-40 No. Pos. Name Cl. Ht. PPG RPG Asst. Steals Blocks Min. 12 THU * at Alabama (FSN) W, 66-61 10 F Martha Alwal Fr. 6-4 5.8 7.7 0.6 0.8 3.0 25.8 15 SUN * #19 Georgia L, 68-51 34 C Catina Bett Sr. 6-5 5.7 4.0 0.3 0.4 1.0 20.0 19 THU * at Ole Miss W, 51-46 14 G Kendra Grant Fr. 5-11 7.2 4.0 0.6 0.6 0.2 28.5 22 SUN * Auburn W, 62-57 3 G Diamber Johnson Sr. 5-7 16.0 1.8 3.7 1.8 0.3 34.0 26 THU * Arkansas L, 51-35 4 G Porsha Porter Sr. 5-6 13.2 5.0 2.3 3.3 0.1 32.0 29 SUN * at South Carolina (SECN) L, 69-43 February LADY BULLDOG BITES... 2 THU * at #21 Georgia L, 70-60 • Thursday’s meeting is the 33rd in the series between Mississippi State and Tennes- 5 SUN * Vanderbilt L, 65-59 see. 9 THU * at LSU (COX) L, 53-49 12 SUN * Ole Miss (FSN) W, 53-50 (OT) • The Lady Volunteers have won the 32 previous meetings, including 15-straight in 16 THU * Tennessee (CSS) 8 pm Starkville. 19 SUN * at Arkansas 2 pm • MSU head coach Sharon Fanning-Otis began her coaching career as a graduate as- 23 THU * at Florida 6 pm sistant with Pat Summitt’s Tennessee squad in 1975-76. 26 SUN * Kentucky (ESPNU) 12:30 pm • State is making its sixth of seven television appearances this season, posting a 2-3 March record on the tube. 1-4 SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) • The Lady Bulldogs will be seeking their fi rst win against a ranked foe this season. UT 17-20 % NCAA Tournament (1st/2nd Rounds) is rated No. 13 in the Associated Press poll and 10th in the USA Today/ WBCA rank- 24-27 # NCAA Tournament (Regionals) ing. April • MSU is coming off a thrilling 53-50 overtime win against in-state rival Ole Miss. 1&3 @ NCAA Tournament (Final Four) • The extra-period win was State’s fi rst since Jan. 25, 2007. It was the program’s fi rst victory in the inaugural overtime period since Feb. 25, 2005. • Mississippi State won the turnover battle Sunday, making the Lady Dawgs 10-1 this All times Central season when committing fewer turnovers than their opponent. ! Super Six Series - College Station, Texas. • State held Ole Miss to 25.4 percent from the fi eld, MSU’s lowest tally to allow in SEC $ $ Reno-Tahoe Classic - Reno, Nev. play this season. * SEC Game • Senior Porsha Porter scored 18 points, her most since a 19-point showing at South % Various Sites Carolina Jan. 29 and her top home effort since Dec. 16. # Various Sites @ Pepsi Center (Denver, Colo.) WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE LADY BULLDOGS... at Arkansas Sunday, February 19 Fayetteville, Ark. • 2 p.m. CT Television: Comcast Sport South Radio: WKBB-FM 100.9 & WXWX-FM 96.3 WWW.HAILSTATE.COM MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL • 2011-12 Game 26 - Tennessee NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 Sr. 3L Ringgold, Ga. (Tennessee Temple) 2 Darriel Gaynor G 5-6 Jr. 1L Las Vegas, Nev. (Trinity Valley CC) 3 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 Sr. 3L Pontotoc, Miss. (Pontotoc) 4 Porsha Porter G 5-6 Sr. 1L Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson College) 5 Judith Tabala C 6-5 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Odessa College) 10 Martha Alwal C 6-4 Fr. HS Worthington, Minn. (Worthington) 11 Katia May G 5-2 So. 1L York, Ala. (Sumter County) 12 Candace Foster G 5-8 So. 1L Jackson, Miss. (Murrah) 14 Kendra Grant G 5-11 Fr. HS Richland, Miss. (Richland) 15 Brittany Young G/F 5-9 So. 1L Birmingham, Ala. (Midfi eld) 20 Shamia Robinson F 5-8 Fr. HS Maben, Miss. (West Oktibbeha) 21 Jerica James G 5-5 Fr. HS North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock) 23 Carnecia Williams F 6-3 R-Fr. SQ Memphis, Tenn. (White Station) 25 Ashley Brown F 5-11 Sr. 1L Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson College) 34 Catina Bett C 6-5 Sr. 1L Gadsden, Ala. (Kentucky) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 10 Martha Alwal C 6-4 Fr. HS Worthington, Minn. (Worthington) 34 Catina Bett C 6-5 Sr. 1L Gadsden, Ala. (Kentucky) 25 Ashley Brown F 5-11 Sr. 1L Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson College) 12 Candace Foster G 5-8 So. 1L Jackson, Miss. (Murrah) 2 Darriel Gaynor G 5-6 Jr. 1L Las Vegas, Nev. (Trinity Valley CC) 14 Kendra Grant G 5-11 Fr. HS Richland, Miss. (Richland) 21 Jerica James G 5-5 Fr. HS North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock) 3 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 Sr. 3L Pontotoc, Miss. (Pontotoc) 11 Katia May G 5-2 So. 1L York, Ala. (Sumter County) 4 Porsha Porter G 5-6 Sr. 1L Chicago, Ill. (Jefferson College) 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 Sr. 3L Ringgold, Ga. (Tennessee Temple) 20 Shamia Robinson F 5-8 Fr. HS Maben, Miss. (West Oktibbeha) 5 Judith Tabala C 6-5 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Odessa College) 23 Carnecia Williams F 6-3 R-Fr. SQ Memphis, Tenn. (White Station) 15 Brittany Young G/F 5-9 So. 1L Birmingham, Ala. (Midfi eld) PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Sharon Fanning-Otis (Chattanooga, 1975) 3 DIAMBER Johnson DEE-am-ber Assistant Coach: Franqua Bedell (University of the Ozarks, 1999) 5 Judith TABALA ta-BALL-UH Assistant Coach: Wanika Owsley (Southeast Missouri State, 2006) 10 Martha ALWAL All-Wall Assistant Coach: Joey Burton (Moody Bible College, 2007) 11 KATIA May Ka-TEE-ah Director of Operations: Stacey Franklin (Alabama, 1993) 23 CARNECIA Williams Car-NEE-CEE-ah FRANQUA BEDELL FRAN-swa ba-DELL WANIKA OWSLEY WAH-knee-ka ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS BY REGION SSENIORSENIORS ((6)6) AALABAMALABAMA (3)(3) MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPI ((4)4) Catina Bett Catina Bett Candace Foster Ashley Brown Diamber Johnson Katia May Kendra Grant Porsha Porter Brittany Young Diamber Johnson Danielle Rector Shamia Robinson Judith Tabala AARKANSASRKANSAS ((1)1) JJUNIORSUNIORS ((1)1) Jerica James NNEVADAEVADA (1)(1) Darriel Gaynor Darriel Gaynor SSOPHOMORESOPHOMORES ((3)3) GGEORGIAEORGIA (1)(1) Candace Foster Danielle Rector TTENNESSEEENNESSEE ((1)1) Katia May Carnecia Williams Brittany Young IILLINOISLLINOIS ((2)2) FFRESHMENRESHMEN ((5)5) Ashley Brown DDEMOCRATICEMOCRATIC REPUBLICREPUBLIC Martha Alwal Porsha Porter OOFF TTHEHE CCONGOONGO ((1)1) Kendra Grant Jerica James Judith Tabala Shamia Robinson MMINNESOTAINNESOTA ((1)1) Carnecia Williams * Martha Alwal * —Redshirted 2010-11 Season WWW.HAILSTATE.COM MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL • 2011-12 Game 26 - Tennessee TALKING ABOUT TENNESSEE MSU-UT COMPARISION Tennessee comes to Starkville sporting an 18-7 overall record and 9-3 league mark. The Lady Vols stand No. 13 in the Associated Press poll and 10th in the USA Today/WBCA rankings after a 91-54 home win against No. MSU UT 7 Kentucky Monday night. SCORING 1,475 1,906 Points per game 59.0 76.2 Meighan Simmons, who is averaging a team third-most 11.5 ppg this sea- son, paced the Lady Vols with 25 points in Monday’s win. Shekinna Strick- Scoring margin +0.3 +15.6 len, UT’s leading scorer at 15.0 ppg, scored 18 in the game as Tennessee FIELD GOALS-ATT 555-1,495 692-1,559 shot 59 percent from the fl oor. The Lady Vols are tied with Kentucky for the Field goal pct .371 .444 SEC’s top scoring offense with 76.2 points per game. The league’s top re- bounding team at 43.7 per game, Tennessee dominated UK on the boards 3 POINT FG-ATT 111-400 139-392 45-27. Glory Johnson tops Tennessee with 9.2 rpg while also averaging 3-point FG pct .278 .355 13.6 ppg. 3-pt FG made per game 4.4 5.6 FREE THROWS-ATT 254-402 383-554 FANNING-OTIS’ TENNESSEE TIES Mississippi State coach Sharon Fanning-Otis has connections to Tennessee. Free throw pct .632 .691 She began her coaching career as a graduate assistant with Pat Summitt’s FT made per game 10.2 15.3 Lady Vols in 1975-76.