2017 NCAA NATIONAL FINALIST | BEST UPSET ESPY WINNER | 2017 OKC REGIONAL CHAMPIONS MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES HAILSTATE.COM • @HAILSTATEWBK GAME 1 • VIRGINIA SCHEDULE/RESULTS NO. 7/4 MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS vs. OVERALL RECORD .......................................................... 0-0 RV/RV VIRGINIA CAVALIERS SEC .................................................................................... 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE ......................................................... 0-0 NOVEMBER 10, 2017 • 8 P.M. CT • HUMPHREY COLISEUM HOME ................................................................................. 0-0 AWAY ................................................................................. 0-0 NEUTRAL .......................................................................... 0-0 RNK. (AP/USAT) DatE MSU OPP OppoNENT TV TIME/REsuLts N3 7/4 NR/NR ARK.-FORT SMITH (Exh.) SECN+ W, 100-67 N10 7/4 RV/RV VIRGINIA SECN+ 8 p.m. N16 GEORGIA STATE SECN+ 7 p.m. N19 SOUTHERN MISS SECN+ 2 p.m. N23 ^ vs. Arizona State 12:30 p.m. N24 ^ vs. Columbia 10 a.m. MISSISSIPPI STATE VIRGINIA N25 ^ vs. Green Bay 10 a.m. Record (2016-17) ...........................34-5 (13-3 SEC) Record (2016-17) ........................... 20-13 (7-9 ACC) N29 % vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 7 p.m. Rankings (AP/Coaches) .................................... 7/4 Rankings (AP/Coaches) ................................ RV/RV D3 # OKLAHOMA STATE SEC Network 1 p.m. Head Coach ....................Vic Schaefer (6th Season) Head Coach ....................Joanne Boyle (7th Season) D10 LITTLE ROCK SECN+ 2 p.m. D13 OREGON SEC Network 6 p.m. Record At MSU ............................................124-51 Record At UVA ............................................. 110-85 D17 MAINE SECN+ 2 p.m. D20 $ at UNLV 4:30 p.m. BULLDOG BITES... GAME INFORMATION D21 $ vs. Syracuse 4:30 p.m. D28 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. SECN+ 7 p.m. • State is 31-12 all-time in season openers with Time ...........................................8:02 p.m. D31 * at Georgia SEC Network 5 p.m. 13-straight wins. MSU is 24-0 when opening the Location ........................... Starkville, Miss. J4 * ARKANSAS SEC Network 8 p.m. year at home. Arena .............Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) Doors Open ...................................... 4 p.m. J7 * at LSU SEC Network 1 p.m. • MSU has won 22-straight regular season non-con- J11 * OLE MISS SEC Network 8 p.m. Admission ...........................................$20 J14 * ALABAMA ESPNU 3 p.m. ference games. J 21 * at Tennessee ESPN2 2 p.m. • The Bulldog seniors have amassed 89 career wins, BROADCAST INFORMATION J25 * FLORIDA SEC Network 7:30 p.m. 8th most nationally, 2nd in the SEC since 2014-15. Live Stream ................. SEC Network + J28 * at Ole Miss ESPNU 1 p.m. • State is No. 4 in the Preseason USA Today Coach- PxP ...................................Bart Gregory F1 * at Missouri SEC Network 7:30 p.m. es Poll and espnW Preseason Poll, and No. 7 in the F5 * SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN2 6 p.m. Analyst ...........................Blake DuDonis F8 * at Florida SECN+ 6 p.m. Associated Press Preseason Poll. All are the highest Listen .................. MSU Radio Network F11 * KENTUCKY ESPNU 1 p.m. preseason rankings in program history. PxP ................................Jason Crowder F15 * at Vanderbilt SEC Network 7:30 p.m. • MSU was picked to finish 2nd in the SEC by both F18 * TEXAS A&M ESPNU/ESPN2 1/4 p.m. league media and coaches. SERIES HISTORY F22 * AUBURN SECN+ 7 p.m. • Victoria Vivians and Morgan William were preseason F25 * at Kentucky ESPNU/ESPN2 11 a.m./3 p.m. VIRGINIA (First Meeting) F28-M4 SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) First Team All-SEC selections by AP and coaches, At MSU: 0-0 M16-19 NCAA First/Second Rounds while Teaira McCowan was a Second Team selec- At UVA: 0-0 M23-26 NCAA Regionals tion by the coaches. At Neutral Sites: 0-0 M30 & A1 NCAA Women’s Final Four (Columbus, Ohio) • Vivians enters her senior season with 1,754 career points, 2 points shy of tying Alexis Rack for 3rd at All Times Central MSU. She is 254 points away from becoming the 3rd Home Games In BOLD CAPS ^ — Cancun Challenge (Cancun, Mexico.) State player to reach 2,000-career points. % — Mississippi Coliseum (Jackson, Miss.) • Vivians was named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale # — Big 12/SEC Challenge watch list (nation’s top shooting guard) while William $ — Duel In The Desert (Cox Pavilion - Las Vegas, Nev.) was tabbed to the Nancy Lieberman Award watch list * — SEC Game for the nation’s top point guard. PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (Based On Previous Game) #HailStateHoops Media Relations Contacts 11 • ROSHUNDA JOHNSON (5-7 • G • RSR. • LITTLE ROCK, ARK.) PPG RBD AST BLK STL FG% 3FG% FT% • 43.8 3FG% last season, 3rd in MSU history Brock Turnipseed (Primary Contact) 6.3 1.6 0.8 0.0 0.8 .429 .438 .900 • Scored 19 pts. vs. UAFS Office: (662) 325-7556 15 • TEAIRA McCOWAN (6-7 • C • JR. • BRENHAM, TEXAS) Cell: (662) 295-3037 PPG RBD AST BLK STL FG% 3FG% FT% • Preseason 2nd Team All-SEC by league coaches 8.7 7.1 0.5 1.5 0.8 .569 .000 .611 • 4th among active SEC players in career blocks (103) Email: [email protected] 1 • BLAIR SCHAEFER (5-7 • G • SR. • StaRKVILLE, MISS.) PPG RBD AST BLK STL FG% 3FG% FT% • Tallied 18 pts. on 6 3FG vs. UAFS Abby Hunt (Secondary Contact) 4.9 1.1 0.5 0.03 0.4 .356 .387 .846 • 8th at MSU in career 3FG% (35.5%) Office: (662) 325-7556 2 • MORGAN WILLIAM (5-5 • G • SR. • BIRMINGHAM, ALA.) PPG RBD AST BLK STL FG% 3FG% FT% • Preseason All-SEC First Team (media & coaches) Cell: (662) 523-6279 10.9 2.1 4.6 0.2 1.5 .463 .362 .842 • MSU career leader in FT% (84.3%) & assists (480) Email: [email protected] 4 • AMESHYA WILLIAMS (6-2 • F • SO. • GULFPORT, MISS.) PPG RBD AST BLK STL FG% 3FG% FT% • Tallied 8 points, 6 rebounds vs. UAFS 3.0 2.2 0.04 0.5 0.5 .443 .000 .692 • Played in 27 games as a freshman MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOG BASKETBALL • 2017-18 GAME 1: Virginia | November 10, 2017 MISSISSIPPI STATE 2017-18 RADIO/TV ROSTER BLAIR MORGAN MYAH AMESHYA JAZZMUN SCHAEFER WILLIAM TAYLOR WILLIAMS HOLMES 1G • 5-7 • Sr. • Starkville, Miss. G2 • 5-5 • Sr. • Birmingham, Ala. G3 • 5-7 • Fr. • Olive Branch, Miss. 4F • 6-2 • So. • Gulfport, Miss. 10G • 5-8 • Jr. • Gulfport, Miss. ROSHUNDA JACAIRA “IGGY” TEAIRA NYAH JONIKA JOHNSON ALLEN MCCOWAN TATE GARVIN 11G • 5-7 • R-Sr. • Little Rock, Ark. G12 • 5-10 • So. • Pompano Beach, Fla. 15C • 6-7 • Jr. • Brenham, Texas 20G • 6-0 • Fr. • Terry, Miss. 21F • 6-0 • Jr. • Lake Worth, Fla. BRE’AMBER JORDAN ZION VICTORIA CHLOE SCOTT DANBERRY CAMPBELL VIVIANS BIBBY 23G • 5-11 • Fr. • Little Rock, Ark. 24G • 5-8 • R-So. • Conway, Ark. C25 • 6-3 • R-So. • Washington, D.C. 35G • 6-1 • Sr. • Carthage, Miss. F55 • 6-1 • Fr. • Warracknabeal, Australia PRONUNCIATIONS Jacaira Allen Juh-CAR-ee-ah Dionnah Jackson-Durrett Dee-AHN-ah Jackson-DUR-et Teaira McCowan Tee-AIR-ah Mah-COW-ahn Carly Thibault-DuDonis TEE-bow-Do-DON-is Victoria Vivians VIH-vee-ans Morgan William VIC JOHNNIE DIONNAH CARLY William (no “s” at the end) SCHAEFER HARRIS JACKSON-DURRETT THIBAULT-DUDONIS Ameshya Williams Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Ah-ME-sha 6th Season at MSU 6th Season at MSU 3rd Season at MSU 2nd Season at MSU MISSISSIPPI STATE 2017-18 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Blair Schaefer G 5-7 Sr. 3L Starkville, Miss. (Starkville HS) 2 Morgan William G 5-5 Sr. 3L Birmingham, Ala. (Shades Valley HS) 3 Myah Taylor G 5-7 Fr. HS Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch HS) 4 Ameshya Williams F 6-2 So. 1L Gulfport, Miss. (West Harrison HS) 10 Jazzmun Holmes G 5-8 Jr. 2L Gulfport, Miss. (Harrison Central HS) 11 Roshunda “Ro” Johnson G 5-7 RSr. 1L Little Rock, Ark. (Parkview HS/Oklahoma St.) 12 Jacaira “Iggy” Allen G 5-10 So. 1L Pompano Beach, Fla. (Dillard HS) 15 Teaira McCowan C 6-7 Jr. 2L Brenham, Texas (Brenham HS) 20 Nyah Tate G 6-0 Fr. HS Terry, Miss. (Terry HS) 21 Jonika Garvin F 6-0 Jr. JC Lake Worth, Fla. (Lake Worth HS/Palm Beach State CC) 23 Bre’Amber Scott G 5-11 Fr. HS Little Rock, Ark. (Central HS) *24 Jordan Danberry G 5-8 RSo. TR Conway, Ark. (Conway HS/Arkansas) 25 Zion Campbell C 6-3 RSo. 1L Washington, D.C. (Riverdale Baptist School) 35 Victoria Vivians G 6-1 Sr. 3L Carthage, Miss. (Scott Central HS) 55 Chloe Bibby F 6-1 Fr. HS Warracknabeal, Australia (Rowville Secondary College) * — Eligible following the fall 2017 semester COACHING STAFF Head Coach .....................................................Vic Schaefer — 6th Season Dir. of Operations ....................................... Maryann Baker — 6th Season Associate Head Coach................................Johnnie Harris — 6th Season Dir. of Scouting/Video Coordinator ..............Skylar Collins — 5th Season Assistant Coach ........................ Dionnah Jackson-Durrett — 3rd Season Head Strength & Conditioning Coach ............Marci Hoppa – 1st Season Assistant Coach .......................................... Carly Thibault — 2nd Season Certified Athletic Trainer ....................................Julie Martin – 1st Season 2017 NCAA NATIONAL FINALIST @HailStateWBK Facebook.com/HailStateWBK HailStateWBK MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOG BASKETBALL • 2017-18 GAME 1: Virginia | November 10, 2017 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL USA TODAY TOP 25 POLL November 2 — PRESEASON Oct. 26 — PRESEASON MSU-UVA COMPARISON (2016-17 Final Statistics) Rk. School Rcd. Pts. Pvs. Rk. School Pts. Rcd. Pvs. MSU UVA 1 Connecticut (32) 36-1 800 1 1 Connecticut (25) 789 36-1 3 2 Texas 25-9 722 14 2 South