2007-08 GAME NOTES GAME 22 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 (14-7, 2-4 SEC) at Auburn Tigers (14-6, 2-3 SEC) Sunday, February 3, 2008 · 2 p.m. CT · Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum (10,500) · Auburn, Ala. SCHEDULE / RESULTS SERIES INFORMATION Overall series: Auburn leads 28-12 NOVEMBER In Starkville: Auburn leads 10-9 4 DT3 (Exhibition) W, 86-66 In Auburn: Auburn leads 17-2 9 SE LOUISIANA W, 71-55 At neutral sites: Tied 1-1 11 CENTENARY W, 76-57 MSU’s series streak: Lost 2 15 at Belmont W, 66-51 Fortner vs. MSU: 2-1 (2-1 at AU) 18 MERCER W, 89-51 Fanning vs. AU: 11-20 (8-7 at MSU) 22 vs. Iowa L, 54-60 Last Meeting: Auburn 63, Mississippi State 57 (Feb. 4, 2007 at 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 Nell Fortner JANUARY 208-168 (13) Record at School (Yrs.) 65-47 (4) 3 at UAB W, 79-69 531-394 (34) Career Record (Yrs.) 82-58 (5) 7 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY W, 104-45 10 at Vanderbilt L, 72-50 vs. Alabama (W, 72-59) Last Game at Alabama (W, 62-48) 13 KENTUCKY L, 60-64 20 at #8 LSU L, 31-84 NR/NR Ranking (AP/Coaches) RV/RV 24 MISSISSIPPI W, 57-52 27 at Arkansas L, 56-42 123 NCAA RPI (through 1/27) 59 31 ALABAMA W, 72-59 129 Real Time RPI (through 2/1) 55 FEBRUARY 3 at Auburn 2 p.m. 188 Real Time SOS (through 2/1) 89 7 TENNESSEE (CSS) 7 P.M. 10 FLORIDA (RSN) 1:30 P.M. Won 1 Current Team Streak Won 1 14 at Mississippi 7 p.m. 17 GEORGIA 2 P.M. Alexis Rack (12.1) Leading Scorer DeWanna Bonner (16.9) 21 at South Carolina 6 p.m. 24 at Tennessee (RSN) 1:30 p.m. Tysheka Grimes (6.3 rbg) Leading Rebounder DeWanna Bonner (9.8) MARCH Marneshia Richard (4.4 apg) Leading Assists Tamela McCorvey (2.9) 2 LSU (FSN) 2:30 P.M. MEDIA BROADCAST INFORMATION AND TICKETS 6-9 SEC Tournament ($) TBA Television: None Mississippi State Radio: WFCA 107.9 FM (French Camp, Miss.) Auburn Radio: WTGZ 96.7 FM (Auburn, Ala.) ! Caribbean Challenge - Cancun, Mexico Live Stats: www.auburntigers.com $ The Sommet Center - Nashville, Tenn. Tickets: Available through the Auburn Athletic Ticket Offi ce 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 .320 .337 .621 12.1 3.5 3.0 23 Tysheka Grimes F 6-0 So. 1L Baton Rouge, LA .379 .293 .681 12.0 6.3 1.8 24 Robin Porter F 5-11 Jr. 2L Abbeville, AL .403 .333 .810 6.5 4.6 1.0 25 Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Jr. 2L Lamar, MS .426 .355 .760 9.4 3.0 4.4 45 Imesia Jackson F 6-1 Sr. 1L Crawford, MS .450 -- .654 8.8 5.3 0.7 MISSISSIPPI STATE RESERVES 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G 5-11 Fr. HS Clinton, MS .395 .154 .706 6.2 4.1 1.4 14 Bethany Washington F 5-11 So. 1L Houma, LA .441 .300 .429 4.9 3.1 1.2 3 Donnisha Tate F 6-2 Jr. RS Oakland, CA .479 -- .574 4.5 4.7 0.5 13 Amy Reeder G 6-0 Sr. 3L Pontotoc, MS .300 .250 .250 1.5 0.4 0.3 1 Danielle Rector F 6-3 Fr. HS Ringgold, GA .320 .429 .714 2.6 1.4 0.3 22 Miayorka Johnson G 5-10 Sr. 3L Ripley, MS .632 .000 .667 2.2 0.8 0.5 20 Lauren Roberts F 5-11 Jr. 2L Collierville, TN .263 .250 .571 1.4 1.4 0.3 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 through at least February 7. TEAM COMPARISON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS MSU AUBURN MISSISSIPPI STATE AUBURN 1473 Scoring 1419 Alexis Rack 12.1 Scoring 16.9 DeWanna Bonner 70.1 PPG 70.9 Tysheka Grimes 6.3 Rebounding 9.8 DeWanna Bonner 530-1349 FGM-FGA 539-1250 Imesia Jackson 13 Charges Taken -- -- .393 FG % .431 Marneshia Richard 4.4 Assists 2.9 Tamela McCorvey 120-384 3FGM-3FGA 83-228 Marneshia Richard 2.1 Steals 2.3 Sherell Hobbs .313 3FG % .364 Robin Porter 1.0 Blocks 1.5 Jordan Greenleaf 293-447 FTM-FTA 258-373 Tysheka Grimes 91 FGM 115 DeWanna Bonner .655 FT % .692 Miayorka Johnson .632 FG % .500 Ruth Ketcham 40.2 Rebounds 41.0 Alexis Rack 58 3FGM 33 Alli Smalley 14.5 Assists 14.8 Danielle Rector .429 3FG % .500 Ruth Ketcham 17.6 Turnovers 16.2 Imesia Jackson 68 FTM 84 DeWanna Bonner 0.8 A/TO Ratio 0.9 Channa Campbell .833 FT % .900 Alexis Ogubie 10.6 Steals 10.9 Marneshia Richard 1.5 A/TO Ratio 1.3 McCorvey/Ketcham 3.3 Blocks 5.0 Marneshia Richard 31.9 Minutes 32.2 DeWanna Bonner MISSISSIPPI STATE-AUBURN: LAST 10 SERIES MEETINGS Date Result Location Leading Scorer Leading Rebounder Feb. 4, 2007 Auburn 63, Mississippi State 57 Starkville, Miss. 19, DeWanna Bonner (AU) 15, DeWanna Bonner (AU) Jan. 29, 2006 Auburn 74, Mississippi State 44 Auburn, Ala. 19, Nitasha Brown (AU) 7, Marita Payne (AU) Feb. 27, 2005 Mississippi State 75, Auburn 68 - OT Starkville, Miss. 34, Tan White (MSU) 12, Tan White (MSU) Jan. 29, 2004 Auburn 80, Mississippi State 53 Auburn, Ala. 22, Louise Emeagi (AU) 10, Le’Coe Dillingham (AU) March 2, 2003 Mississippi State 65, Auburn 56 Auburn, Ala. 21, LaToya Thomas (MSU) 11, LaToya Thomas (MSU) Jan. 23, 2003 Mississippi State 69, Auburn 60 Starkville, Miss. 26, LaToya Thomas (MSU) 10, Tan White (MSU) Feb. 3, 2002 Mississippi State 76, Auburn 57 Starkville, Miss. 31, LaToya Thomas (MSU) 13, LaToya Thomas (MSU) Jan. 20, 2002 Auburn 81, Mississippi State 61 Auburn, Ala. 27, Carol Smith (AU) 7, Natasha Brackett (AU) Jan. 25, 2001 Auburn 78, Mississippi State 48 Auburn, Ala. 19, Carol Smith (AU) 8, Lori Nero (AU) March 3, 2000 Mississippi State 66, Auburn 56 Chattanooga, Tenn. 23, Lori Nero (AU) 11, Lori Nero (AU) MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES AUBURN PROBABLE STARTERS # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RBG APG 4 Tamela McCorvey G 5-9 Sr. 1L Pensacola, FL .361 .316 .655 7.4 3.0 2.9 5 Alli Smalley G 5-9 Fr. HS Arab, AL .438 .359 .643 10.9 2.7 2.8 12 Sherell Hobbs G 5-11 Jr. 2L Huntsville, AL .433 .455 .660 12.6 5.6 2.1 21 Jordan Greenleaf F 6-1 So. 1L Morrow, GA .422 -- .656 5.9 5.4 0.7 24 DeWanna Bonner G/F 6-4 Jr. 2L Fairfi eld, AL .466 .444 .771 16.9 9.8 1.6 AUBURN RESERVES 1 Trevesha Jackson F 6-0 Jr. 1L Auburn, AL .451 -- .582 6.2 4.3 0.5 11 Ruth Ketcham G 5-8 Fr. HS Birmingham, AL .500 .500 .750 4.3 0.4 1.0 15 Cassie Moore C 6-4 Fr. HS Montgomery, AL .424 .000 .563 2.2 1.9 0.1 34 Aleixs Ogubie F/C 6-2 Sr. 3L Huntsville, AL .364 .000 .900 1.7 1.2 0.4 32 Juanitta Wallace F 6-4 Jr. 2L Detroit, MI .333 -- .750 0.4 1.5 0.1 INJURY REPORT None MSU IN THE NCAA RANKINGS (THROUGH 1/31) LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL ON THE AIR T43rd Scoring Margin 10.2 This afternoon’s game will be broadcast locally by the Bulldog SEC STANDINGS 45th Steals per game 10.6 Sports Network on WFCA 107.9 FM, based out of French Camp, Miss. Bart Gregory will call the action. MSU IN THE NCAA RANKINGS (THROUGH 1/31) THROUGH FEBRUARY 1, 2008 T14th Alexis Rack 3FG Made per Game 2.8 SCOUTING AUBURN Team SEC Pct. All Pct. Streak The Tigers enter Sunday’s game following an open date on 1 Tennessee 6-0 1.000 19-1 .950 W9 MSU IN THE SEC RANKINGS (THROUGH 1/31) - OVERALL Thursday. Auburn is 14-6 overall and 2-3 in Southeastern Confer- 2 LSU 6-0 1.000 17-3 .850 W8 1st Offensive Rebounds 15.52 ence play. The team is led by Preseason all-SEC selection De- 3 Kentucky 5-2 .714 11-10 .524 W1 2nd 3FG Percentage Defense .291 Wanna Bonner. Bonner averages 16.9 points and 9.8 rebounds 4 Vanderbilt 4-2 .667 15-6 .714 W2 2nd Turnover Margin 4.81 each time out.