2007-08 GAME NOTES GAME 16 Cassie Chance, Women’s Basketball Contact MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY Assistant Director, Athletic Media Relations Post Offi ce Box 5308, Mississippi State, MS 39762 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL O: 662.325.0972 · C: 662.617.4644 · F: 662.325.2563 [email protected] · www.mstateathletics.com Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs (12-3) vs. Vanderbilt Commodores (11-4) Thursday, January 10, 2008 · 7 p.m. CT · Memorial Gymnasium (14,168) · Nashville, Tenn. SCHEDULE / RESULTS SERIES INFORMATION NOVEMBER Overall series: Vanderbilt leads 28-11 In Starkville: Vanderbilt leads 9-8 4 DT3 (Exhibition) W, 86-66 In Nashville: Vanderbilt leads 15-1 9 SE LOUISIANA W, 71-55 At neutral sites: Vanderbilt leads 4-2 11 CENTENARY W, 76-57 MSU’s series streak: Lost 4 15 at Belmont W, 66-51 Balcomb vs. MSU: 5-1 (4-1 at VU) 18 MERCER W, 89-51 22 vs. Iowa L, 54-60 Fanning vs. VU: 12-28 (4-11 at MSU) 23 vs. Oklahoma L, 73-88 Last Meeting: Vanderbilt 84, Mississippi State 64 (Feb. 15, 2007 at Starkville, Miss.) 27 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 85-56 29 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI W, 77-56 DECEMBER 2 at Memphis W, 92-57 13 at Louisiana Tech W, 63-50 16 GEORGIA TECH L, 58-70 20 MCNEESE STATE W, 94-52 30 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE W, 80-55 Sharon Fanning Head Coach Melanie Balcomb JANUARY 3 at UAB W, 79-69 206-164 (13) Record at School (Yrs.) 132-47 (6) 7 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY W, 104-45 10 at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. 13 KENTUCKY 2 P.M. 529-390 (34) Career Record (Yrs.) 295-252 (15) 20 at LSU 2 P.M. 24 MISSISSIPPI 7 P.M. 27 at Arkansas 2 p.m. vs. Mississippi Valley (W, 104-45) Last Game vs. Princeton (W, 81-58) 31 ALABAMA 7 P.M. FEBRUARY NR/NR Ranking (AP/Coaches) RV/RV 3 at Auburn 2 p.m. 7 TENNESSEE 7 P.M. Won 4 Current Team Streak Won 2 10 FLORIDA (RSN) 1:30 P.M. 14 at Mississippi 7 p.m. 17 GEORGIA 2 P.M. Tysheka Grimes (13.5) Leading Scorer Liz Sherwood (13.7) 21 at South Carolina 6 p.m. 24 at Tennessee (RSN) 1:30 p.m. Tysheka Grimes (6.2) Leading Rebounder Jennifer Risper (5.5) MARCH 2 LSU (FSN) 2:30 P.M. Marneshia Richard (4.8) Leading Assists Merideth Marsh/Jennifer Risper (3.3) 6-9 SEC Tournament ($) TBA MEDIA BROADCAST INFORMATION AND TICKETS ! Caribbean Challenge Television: None Cancun, Mexico Mississippi State Radio: WFCA 107.9 FM (French Camp, Miss.) $ The Sommet Center Vanderbilt Radio: 560 AM (Nashville, Tenn.) Nashville, Tenn. Live Stats: www.vucommodores.com Tickets: Available through the Vanderbilt Athletic Ticket Offi ce 2007-08 GAME NOTES MISSISSIPPI STATE ROSTER # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RBG APG 1 Danielle Rector F 6-3 Fr. HS Ringgold, GA .318 .385 .692 2.8 1.7 0.4 2 * Alexis Rack G 5-7 So. 1L Franklin, LA .356 .356 .634 12.3 3.9 3.1 3 + Donnisha Tate F 6-2 Jr. RS Oakland, CA .473 -- .558 5.1 4.9 0.5 12 Carrie Landers G 5-8 So. 1L Paragould, AR .333 .000 -- 0.3 0.1 -- 13 Amy Reeder G/F 6-0 Sr. 3L Pontotoc, MS .333 .286 .000 2.2 0.5 0.5 14 + Bethany Washington F 5-11 So. 1L Houma, LA .481 .333 .412 6.1 3.6 1.4 20 Lauren Roberts F 5-11 Jr. 2L Collierville, TN .308 .333 .000 1.4 1.9 0.3 22 Miayorka Johnson G 5-10 Sr. 3L Ripley, MS .714 .000 .667 2.4 0.9 0.6 23 * Tysheka Grimes F 6-0 So. 1L Baton Rouge, LA .435 .346 .672 13.5 6.2 2.0 24 * Robin Porter G/F 5-11 Jr. 2L Abbeville, AL .394 .353 .833 6.2 3.9 1.1 25 * Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Jr. 2L Lamar, MS .459 .318 .788 9.7 3.3 4.8 32 Shai Wilkins F 6-2 Fr. HS Harvest, AL .455 -- .750 1.4 1.2 0.1 33 + Mary Kathryn Govero F 5-11 Fr. HS Clinton, MS .417 .125 .700 6.3 4.5 1.7 42 Channa Campbell F 6-2 So. 1L Lester, AL .300 .250 .833 1.6 1.4 -- 45 * Imesia Jackson F 6-1 Sr. 1L Crawford, MS .500 -- .647 10.5 5.4 0.7 * denotes probable starters, + denotes key reserves MISSISSIPPI STATE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS MISSISSIPPI STATE TEAM STATISTICS (at least 70 minutes played) MISSISSIPPI STATE OPPONENTS SCORING Tysheka Grimes (13.5) Alexis Rack (12.3) 1161 Scoring 872 REBOUNDS Tysheka Grimes (6.2) Imesia Jackson (5.4) 77.4 Points Per Game 58.1 ASSISTS Marneshia Richard (4.8) Alexis Rack (3.1) 425-997 Field Goals 302-835 BLOCKS Tysheka Grimes (0.7) Robin Porter (0.7) .426 Field Goal % .362 STEALS Marneshia Richard (2.3) Alexis Rack (1.8) 92-278 3PT Field Goals 71-228 A/TO RATIO Marneshia Richard (1.8) Mary Kathryn Govero (1.6) .331 3PT Field Goal % .311 FG MADE Tysheka Grimes (73) Alexis Rack (58) 219-341 Free Throws 197-301 .642 Free Throw % .654 FG % Imesia Jackson (.500) Bethany Washington (.481) 42.9 Rebounding Avg. 36.4 3FG MADE Alexis Rack (42) Tysheka Grimes (18) 16.4 Assists Avg. 9.6 3PT FG % Danielle Rector (.385) Alexis Rack (.356) 17.9 Turnover Avg. 24.7 FT MADE Imesia Jackson (55) Tysheka Grimes (39) 0.9 A/TO Ratio 0.4 FT % Robin Porter (.833) Marneshia Richard (.788) 11.0 Steals Avg. 8.5 MINUTES Marneshia Richard (31.5) Alexis Rack (27.9) 3.5 Blocks Avg. 3.3 MISSISSIPPI STATE LAST FIVE GAMES Date Home Team Away Team Location Jan. 7 Mississippi State 104 Mississippi Valley State 45 Starkville, Miss. Jan. 3 UAB 69 Mississippi State 79 Birmingham, Ala. Dec. 30 Mississippi State 80 Louisiana-Lafayette 55 Starkville, Miss. Dec. 20 Mississippi State 94 McNeese State 52 Starkville, Miss. Dec. 16 Mississippi State 58 Georgia Tech 70 Starkville, Miss. MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES VANDERBILT ROSTER # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RBG APG 2 * Jennifer Risper G 5-9 Jr. Moreno Valley, CA .523 .250 .770 9.5 5.5 3.3 3 Chanel Chisholm G 5-11 Fr. Long Island, NY .263 -- .500 2.1 2.8 0.4 5 Lauren Lueders G 5-8 So. Jackson, MO .367 .373 .429 6.9 2.5 1.6 11 Ashlee Bridge G/F 5-11 So. Cincinnati, OH .500 .600 .571 1.9 1.0 -- 15 Hannah Tuomi F 6-0 Fr. Thornton, CO .528 -- .739 4.2 2.8 0.2 20 Jessica Mooney G 5-8 So. Nashville, TN .438 .409 .750 7.8 2.6 1.3 22 * Jence Rhoads G 5-11 Fr. Slippery Rock, PA .389 .250 .556 3.6 2.1 2.5 23 * Merideth Marsh G 5-9 So. Louisville, KY .424 .365 .875 8.1 2.2 3.3 25 Amber Norton F 6-1 So. Louisville, KY .364 -- .588 3.2 1.5 0.2 32 * Liz Sherwood C 6-4 Sr. Castle Rock, CO .712 -- .429 13.7 4.7 1.3 34 * Christina Wirth G/F 6-1 Jr. Mesa, AZ .516 .435 .706 13.3 4.9 2.5 33 Rebecca Silinski F 6-3 Fr. Birmingham, AL .286 -- .375 1.1 1.3 0.1 43 Amy Malo F 6-3 So. Fairmont, MN .565 -- .522 2.7 1.7 -- * denotes probable starters VANDERBILT TEAM STATISTICS VANDERBILT INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (at least 70 minutes played) VU OPPONENTS SCORING Liz Sherwood (13.7) Christina Wirth (13.3) 1128 Scoring 851 REBOUNDS Jennifer Risper (5.5) Christina Wirth (4.9) 75.2 Points Per Game 56.7 ASSISTS Merideth Marsh (3.3) Jennifer Risper (3.3) 419-859 Field Goals 292-820 BLOCKS Liz Sherwood (1.6) Amy Malo (0.7) .488 Field Goal % .356 STEALS Jennifer Risper (2.9) Jessica Mooney (1.5) 98-254 3PT Field Goals 86-266 A/TO RATIO Jennifer Risper (2.1) Christina Wirth (1.7) .386 3PT Field Goal % .323 FG MADE Liz Sherwood (94) Christina Wirth (79) 192-301 Free Throws 181-270 .638 Free Throw % .670 FG % Liz Sherwood (.712) Amy Malo (.565) 37.5 Rebounding Avg. 33.5 3FG MADE Christina Wirth (30) Lauren Lueders (28) 16.3 Assists Avg. 10.4 3PT FG % Christina Wirth (.435) Jessica Mooney (.409) 17.1 Turnover Avg. 21.5 FT MADE Jennifer Risper (47) Jessica Mooney (24) 1.0 A/TO Ratio 0.5 FT % Merideth Marsh (.875) Jennifer Risper (.770) 10.7 Steals Avg. 6.2 MINUTES Christina Wirth (31.1) Jennifer Risper (28.1) 3.8 Blocks Avg. 2.8 VANDERBILT LAST FIVE GAMES Date Home Team Away Team Location Jan. 5 Princeton 48 Vanderbilt 81 Princeton, N.J. Jan. 2 Vanderbilt 75 South Florida 48 Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 30 Vanderbilt 65 Old Dominion 80 Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 22 Vanderbilt 92 Lipscomb 37 Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 9 Vanderbilt 51 Colorado 62 Nashville, Tenn. MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL ON THE AIR 10-WIN SEASONS UNDER FANNING Tonight’s game will be broadcast locally by the Bulldog Sports MSU has had 12 10-win seasons and reached the postseason Network on WFCA 107.9 FM, based out of French Camp, Miss.