2007-08 GAME NOTES GAME 19 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 (12-6, 0-3 SEC) vs. Mississippi Lady Rebels (8-8, 2-1 SEC) Thursday, January 24, 2008 · 7 p.m. CT · Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) · Starkville, Miss. SCHEDULE / RESULTS SERIES INFORMATION NOVEMBER Overall series: Mississippi leads 58-14 In Starkville: Mississippi leads 24-7 4 DT3 (Exhibition) W, 86-66 In Oxford: Mississippi leads 28-6 9 SE LOUISIANA W, 71-55 At neutral sites: Mississippi leads 6-1 11 CENTENARY W, 76-57 MSU’s series streak: Lost 1 15 at Belmont W, 66-51 Ladner vs. MSU: First Meeting 18 MERCER W, 89-51 Fanning vs. UM: 14-21 (14-11 at MSU) 22 vs. Iowa L, 54-60 Last Meeting: Mississippi 86, Mississippi State 84 - OT (Feb. 18, 2007 in Starkville, Miss.) 23 vs. #10 Oklahoma L, 73-88 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 Renee Ladner JANUARY 206-167 (13) Record at School (Yrs.) 8-8 (1) 3 at UAB W, 79-69 7 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY W, 104-45 529-393 (34) Career Record (Yrs.) 8-8 (1) 10 at Vanderbilt L, 72-50 13 KENTUCKY L, 60-64 vs. #8 LSU (L, 31-84) Last Game vs. South Carolina (W, 74-61) 20 at #8 LSU L, 31-84 24 MISSISSIPPI 7 P.M. NR/NR Ranking (AP/Coaches) NR/NR 27 at Arkansas 2 p.m. 31 ALABAMA 7 P.M. 133 NCAA RPI (through 1/14) 111 FEBRUARY 136 Real Time RPI (through 1/22) 112 3 at Auburn 2 p.m. 204 Real Time SOS (through 1/22) 59 7 TENNESSEE 7 P.M. 10 FLORIDA (RSN) 1:30 P.M. Lost 3 Current Team Streak Won 2 14 at Mississippi 7 p.m. 17 GEORGIA 2 P.M. Tysheka Grimes (12.7 ppg) Leading Scorer Shawn Goff (13.7 ppg) 21 at South Carolina 6 p.m. 24 at Tennessee (RSN) 1:30 p.m. Tysheka Grimes (6.1 rbg) Leading Rebounder Carlee Bartee (8.2 rbg) MARCH Marneshia Richard (4.4) Leading Assists Shantell Black (6.0 apg) 2 LSU (FSN) 2:30 P.M. 6-9 SEC Tournament ($) TBA MEDIA BROADCAST INFORMATION AND TICKETS Television: None Mississippi State Radio: WFCA 107.9 FM (French Camp, Miss.) ! Caribbean Challenge - Cancun, Mexico Mississippi Radio: WQJL 93.7 FM (Oxford, Miss.) $ The Sommet Center - Nashville, Tenn. Live Stats: www.mstateathletics.com Tickets: Available through the MSU Athletic Ticket Offi ce (opens one hour prior to tipoff) 2007-08 GAME NOTES MISSISSIPPI STATE PROBABLE STARTERS # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RBG APG 2 Alexis Rack G 5-7 So. 1L Franklin, LA .326 .333 .600 12.1 3.8 3.1 23 Tysheka Grimes F 6-0 So. 1L Baton Rouge, LA .393 .297 .672 12.7 6.1 1.8 24 Robin Porter F 5-11 Jr. 2L Abbeville, AL .390 .316 .857 6.0 4.3 1.1 25 Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Jr. 2L Lamar, MS .436 .320 .771 8.9 3.1 4.4 45 Imesia Jackson F 6-1 Sr. 1L Crawford, MS .447 -- .638 9.4 5.1 0.7 MISSISSIPPI STATE RESERVES 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G 5-11 Fr. HS Clinton, MS .400 .091 .786 6.2 4.3 1.6 14 Bethany Washington F 5-11 So. 1L Houma, LA .438 .250 .429 5.2 3.3 1.3 3 Donnisha Tate F 6-2 Jr. RS Oakland, CA .478 -- .574 5.1 5.1 0.5 22 Miayorka Johnson G 5-10 Sr. 3L Ripley, MS .667 .000 .667 2.3 0.8 0.5 13 Amy Reeder G 6-0 Sr. 3L Pontotoc, MS .333 .286 .000 1.7 0.4 0.4 1 Danielle Rector F 6-3 Fr. HS Ringgold, GA .320 .429 .714 2.8 1.5 0.3 20 Lauren Roberts F 5-11 Jr. 2L Collierville, TN .286 .300 .400 1.3 1.7 0.2 32 Shai Wilkins F 6-2 Fr. HS Harvest, AL .455 -- .750 1.3 1.1 0.1 42 Channa Campbell F 6-2 So. 1L Lester, AL .300 .250 .833 1.6 1.4 -- 12 Carrie Landers G 5-8 So. 1L Paragould, AR .333 .000 -- 0.3 0.1 -- INJURY REPORT #25 Richard is playing with a broken nose and will wear a facial mask for at least two weeks. MISSISSIPPI STATE OVERALL TEAM STATISTICS MISSISSIPPI STATE INDIVIDUAL LEADERS MISSISSIPPI STATE OPPONENTS SCORING Tysheka Grimes (12.7) Alexis Rack (12.1) 1302 Scoring 1092 REBOUNDS Tysheka Grimes (6.1) Jackson/Tate (5.1) 72.3 Points Per Game 60.7 ASSISTS Marneshia Richard (4.4) Alexis Rack (3.1) 477-1195 Field Goals 380-999 BLOCKS Tysheka Grimes (0.6) Robin Porter (0.6) .399 Field Goal % .380 STEALS Marneshia Richard (2.2) Alexis Rack (1.7) 101-328 3PT Field Goals 82-274 .308 3PT Field Goal % .299 A/TO RATIO Marneshia Richard (1.7) Mary Kathryn Govero (1.6) 247-385 Free Throws 250-375 FG MADE Tysheka Grimes (83) Alexis Rack (70) .642 Free Throw % .667 FG % Miayorka Johnson (.667) Donnisha Tate (.478) 41.6 Rebounding Avg. 37.7 3FG MADE Alexis Rack (48) Tysheka Grimes (19) 15.2 Assists Avg. 11.0 3PT FG % Danielle Rector (.429) Alexis Rack (.333) 17.3 Turnover Avg. 23.2 FT MADE Imesia Jackson (60) Tysheka Grimes (43) 0.9 A/TO Ratio 0.5 11.3 Steals Avg. 8.7 FT % Robin Porter (.857) Channa Campbell (.833) 3.2 Blocks Avg. 4.1 MINUTES Marneshia Richard (30.7) Alexis Rack (29.2) MISSISSIPPI STATE LAST 10 GAMES Date Home Team Away Team Location Jan. 20 LSU 84 Mississippi State 31 Baton Rouge, La. Jan. 13 Mississippi State 60 Kentucky 64 Starkville, Miss. Jan. 10 Vanderbilt 72 Mississippi State 50 Nashville, Tenn. 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. Dec. 13 Louisiana Tech 50 Mississippi State 63 Ruston, La. Dec. 2 Memphis 57 Mississippi State 92 Memphis, Tenn. MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES MISSISSIPPI PROBABLE STARTERS # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RBG APG 11 Shantell Black G 5-4 So. Lawrenceville, Ga. .438 .455 .658 10.2 3.1 6.0 14 Elizabeth Robertson G 5-10 So. Vestavia, Ala. .376 .368 .759 9.4 4.6 1.5 20 Kayla Melson G 5-8 Fr. Montgomery, Ala. .448 .000 .627 8.5 2.8 4.1 35 Shawn Goff C 6-3 Jr. Tallahassee, Fla. .463 -- .642 13.7 7.4 0.6 40 Danetra Forrest G 5-10 So. Henderson, Tenn. .528 -- .551 5.2 3.9 0.1 MISSISSIPPI RESERVES 2 Lindsay Roy G 5-9 Sr. Marks, Miss. 3 LaKendra Phillips G 5-9 So. Memphis, Tenn. .360 .000 .625 2.9 1.8 0.3 10 Carla Bartee F 6-1 Sr. Waynesboro, Miss. .417 .343 .625 9.8 8.2 1.8 15 Daphnee Frieson C 6-4 So. Mobile, Ala. .545 -- .143 2.2 2.2 -- 21 Kayla Holloway C 6-4 Fr. Dyersburg, Tenn. .462 .500 -- 2.0 0.8 -- 22 Tasi Worsham G 5-9 Sr. Waynesboro, Miss. .280 .200 .737 3.2 1.3 0.7 45 Bianca Thomas G 5-10 So. Henderson, Tenn. .468 .475 .593 7.6 2.4 0.8 INJURY REPORT 32 Alliesha Easley G 5-8 So. Cordova, Tenn. knee (out) 33 Brandi Tipton F 6-2 Jr. Curryville, Mo. knee (out) MISSISSIPPI OVERALL TEAM STATISTICS MISSISSIPPI INDIVIDUAL LEADERS MS OPPONENTS SCORING Shawn Goff (13.7) Shantell Black (10.2) 1113 Scoring 1101 REBOUNDS Carla Bartee (8.2) Shawn Goff (7.4) 69.6 Points Per Game 68.8 ASSISTS Shantell Black (6.0) Kayla Melson (4.1) 419-965 Field Goals 408-1023 BLOCKS Shawn Goff (2.4) Elizabeth Robertson (0.4) .434 Field Goal % .399 STEALS Black/Melson (1.9) Elizabeth Robertson (1.4) 74-190 3PT Field Goals 108-357 A/TO RATIO Shantell Black (1.5) Kayla Melson (1.2) .389 3PT Field Goal % .303 201-323 Free Throws 177-253 FG MADE Shawn Goff (88) Carla Bartee (65) .622 Free Throw % .700 FG % Danetra Forrest (.528) Daphnee Frieson (.545) 40.9 Rebounding Avg. 38.4 3FG MADE Elizabeth Robertson (25) Bianca Thomas (19) 15.1 Assists Avg. 15.6 3PT FG % Kayla Holloway (.500) Shantell Black (.455) 18.2 Turnover Avg. 16.9 FT MADE Shawn Goff (43) Kayla Melson (32) 0.8 A/TO Ratio 0.9 FT % Elizabeth Robertson (.759) Tasi Worsham (.737) 9.1 Steals Avg. 8.3 3.8 Blocks Avg. 2.7 MINUTES Shawn Goff (32.8) Shantell Black (31.7) MISSISSIPPI LAST 10 GAMES Date Home Team Away Team Location Jan. 20 Mississippi 74 South Carolina 61 Oxford, Miss.