2008-09 MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 23 SID: Jay Middleton Phone: (offi ce) 662-325-0972 (cell) 662-418-9139 Fax: 662-325-2563 Press Row: 662-325-3776 Email: [email protected] WWW.MSTATEATHLETICS.COM TODAY’S GAME GAME FACTS MISSISSIPPI STATE Head Coach: Sharon Fanning MISSISSIPPI STATE LADY BULLDOGS (16-6, 3-4 SEC) Record: Overall (549-408), 33rd year at MSU (226-182), 14th year VS. VANDERBILT Head Coach: Melanie Balcomb VANDERBILT COMMODORES (17-5, 6-1 SEC) Record: Overall (326-161), 16th year at VU (163-57), 7th year Feb. 5, 2009 Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) SERIES INFORMATION Starkville, Miss. 7 p.m. CT Series Record: Vanderbilt leads 29-11 Last Meeting: 1-10-08 (VU 72, MSU 50) MISSISSIPPI STATE PROBABLE STARTERS G 2 Alexis Rack 5-7 Jr. 13.6 PPG 3.0 RPG 4.5 APG G 5 Armelie Lumanu 5-9 Jr. 12.3 PPG 5.8 RPG 3.3 APG SCHEDULE / RESULTS F 24 Robin Porter 5-11 Sr. 8.6 PPG 6.3 RPG 1.0 APG NOVEMBER (4-0) F 10 Chanel Mokango 6-5 Jr. 10.9 PPG 5.5 RPG 3.6 BPG Thu. 13 PEACH STATE ELITE (Exh.) W, 84-75 F 33 Mary Kathryn Govero 5-11 So. 6.8 PPG 3.2 RPG 1.6 SPG Tue. 18 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 94-52 Sun. 23 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 99-75 Tue. 25 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 69-46 TOP RESERVES Fri. 28 at Louisiana-Lafayette W, 71-38 F 23 Tysheka Grimes 6-0 Jr. 7.3 PPG 4.0 RPG 1.3 SPG DECEMBER (7-1) F 3 Donnisha Tate 6-0 Sr. 3.8 PPG 5.3 RPG 0.8 APG Wed.3 LOUISIANA TECH W, 72-42 Sun. 7 NICHOLLS W, 97-25 Sun. 14 MEMPHIS W, 81-49 VANDERBILT PROBABLE STARTERS Tue. 16 @ Southern Mississippi W, 72-61 Fri. 19 at Utah Valley W, 71-63 G 23 Meredith Marsh 5-9 Jr. 10.0 PPG 2.4 RPG 1.5 APG Sat. 20 at Utah W, 63-51 G 20 Jessica Mooney 5-8 Jr. 8.8 PPG 2.3 RPG 2.6 APG Mon.29 ! Marshall W, 73-65 Tue. 30 ! at #15/16Maryland L, 73-80 G 2 Jennifer Risper 5-9 Sr. 8.0 PPG 5.5 RPG 2.7 APG JANUARY (5-4) F 34 Christina Wirth 6-1 Sr. 14.3 PPG 5.4 RPG 2.0 APG Fri. 2 UAB W, 87-46 F 15 Hannah Tuomi 6-0 So. 12.0 PPG 6.2 RPG 0.9 BPG Sun. 4 XAVIER L, 42-51 Thu. 8 * at Florida L, 66-80 Sun. 11 * OLE MISS W, 69-64 Thu. 15 * TENNESSEE (CSS-TV) L, 56-63 TOP RESERVES Sun. 18 * at Kentucky (SEC-TV) W, 52-45 Thu. 22 * at LSU (CST-TV) W, 38-36 G 3 Chanel Chisholm 5-11 So. 6.9 PPG 3.8 RPG 1.4 APG Sun. 25 * ARKANSAS (SEC-TV) L, 62-65 G 22 Jence Rhoads 5-11 So. 5.2 PPG 1.9 RPG 4.0 APG Thu. 29 SAVANNAH STATE W, 97-33 FEBRUARY (0-1) THE LAST TIME OUT Sun. 1 * at Georgia L, 57-69 Thu. 5 * VANDERBILT 7 P.M. After falling behind early at Georgia this past Sunday, Mississippi State made a valient comeback but came up just short. Sun. 8 * LSU 2 P.M. State trailed UGA by 17 points at the half but slowly gained momentum in the second half, inching back into the game. Thu. 12 * at Ole Miss (SEC-TV) 8 p.m. With just under 10 minutes left in the game, Mississippi State had come within two points of UGA. However, Georgia Sun. 15 * AUBURN 2 P.M. would convert two three-point plays down the stretch to secure a 69-57 win. Alexis Rack led the way for MSU, scoring 18 Sun. 22 * at Tennessee 2 p.m. points, all coming from three point shots. Robin Porter had 12 points while Armelie Lumanu added 11. Thu 26 * SOUTH CAROLINA 7 p.m. SCOUTING VANDERBILT MARCH Vanderbilt enters Thursday’s game with a 17-5 overall record this season. The Commodores are 6-1 in Southeastern Con- ference play with their lone loss coming at Georgia. VU is currently led by senior forward Christina Wirth who is averaging Sun. 1 * at Alabama 2 P.M. 14.3 points and 5.4 rebounds a game. Sophomore forward Hannah Tuomi is averaging 12.0 points and leads the Com- Thu.-5-8 $ SEC Tournament (SEC-TV/ESPN2) TBA modores with 6.2 rebounds a contest.Vanderbilt returns all fi ve starters from last year’s 25-9 team. Sun. ! Terrapin Classic - College Park, Md. * SEC Game NEXT UP $ Alltel Arena - North Little Rock Ark. Mississippi State returns home on Sunday, Feb. 8 to face LSU at 2 p.m. In an earlier meeting in Baton Rouge on Jan. (CSS-TV) - Comcast Sports Southeast 22, State beat LSU on a last second driving jumper by Armelie Lumanu. The 38-36 win by State was the lowest scoring (SEC-TV) - Fox Sports South, output in SEC history and set a conference record for the lowest point total by a team to win a game. Fox Sports Southwest Sun Sports 2008-09 LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL 1 2008-09 MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL 42 Channa Campbell F/C 6-2 Jr. 2L Lester, AL (West Limestone HS) 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G/F 5-11 So. 1L Clinton, MS (Mt. Salus Christian) 23 Tysheka Grimes G/F 6-0 Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, LA (Capitol HS) 11 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 Fr. HS Pontotoc, MS (Pontotoc HS) 00 Rima Kalonda F/C 6-3 Jr. TR Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 05 Armelie Lumanu G/F 5-9 Jr. TR Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College 10 Chanel Mokango F 6-5 Jr. TR Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 24 Robin Porter F 5-11 Sr. 3L Abbeville, AL (Abbeville HS) 02 Alexis Rack G 5-7 Jr. 2L Franklin, LA (Franklin HS) 01 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 So. 1L Ringgold, GA (Tennessee Temple) 25 Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Sr. 3L Lamar, MS (Ashland HS) 20 Lauren Roberts F 6-0 Sr. 3L Collierville, TN (Houston HS) 03 Donnisha Tate F 6-2 Sr. 1L Oakland, CA (Tyler [TX] JC) 14 Bethany Washington F 5-9 Jr. 1L Houma, LA (Vandebilt Catholic HS) NUMERICAL 00 Rima Kalonda F/C 6-3 Jr. TR Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 01 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 So. 1L Ringgold, GA (Tennessee Temple) 02 Alexis Rack G 5-7 Jr. 2L Franklin, LA (Franklin HS) 03 Donnisha Tate F 6-2 Sr. 1L Oakland, CA (Tyler [TX] JC) 05 Armelie Lumanu G/F 5-9 Jr. TR Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College 10 Chanel Mokango F 6-5 Jr. TR Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 11 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 Fr. HS Pontotoc, MS (Pontotoc HS) 14 Bethany Washington F 5-9 So. 1L Houma, LA (Vandebilt Catholic HS) 20 Lauren Roberts F 6-0 Sr. 3L Collierville, TN (Houston HS) 23 Tysheka Grimes G/F 6-0 Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, LA (Capitol HS) 24 Robin Porter F 5-11 Sr. 3L Abbeville, AL (Abbeville HS) 25 Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Sr. 3L Lamar, MS (Ashland HS) 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G/F 5-11 So. 1L Clinton, MS (Mt. Salus Christian) 42 Channa Campbell F/C 6-2 Jr. 2L Lester, AL (West Limestone HS) Head Coach: Sharon Fanning (UT-Chattanooga, 1975) PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE Assistant Coaches: Greg Franklin (Austin Peay, 1994) Sharrona Reaves (Alabama, 1995) CHANNA Campbell: CHAN-uh Franqua Bedell (University of the Ozarks, 2000) Mary Kathryn GOVERO: GO-ver-row Director of Operations:Joey Burton (Moody Bible College, 2007) TYSHEKA Grimes: ty-SHE-kuh DIAMBER Johnson: DEE-am-ber BREAKDOWN BY CLASS BREAKDOWN BY POSITION RIMA KOLANDA: REAM-a COLE-onda ARMELIE LUMANU: ARE-mel-ee Lou-MAHN-ew Freshmen (1): Johnson Guards (3): Johnson, Rack, Richard CHANEL MOKANGO: SHA-nell Mo-KON-go MARNESHIA Richard: mar-KNEE-sha Sophomores (2): Govero, Rector Guard/Forwards (3): Govero, Grimes, Lumanu DONNISHA Tate: don-KNEE-sha SHARRONA Reaves: sha-RON-a Juniors (7): Campbell, Grimes, Kalonda, Lumanu, Forwards (5): Mokango, Porter, Roberts, Tate, FRANQUA BEDELL: FRAN-swa ba-DELL Mokango, Rack, Washington Washington Seniors (4): Porter, Richard, Roberts, Tate Forwards/Centers (3): Campbell, Kalonda, Rector MEDIA BROADCAST INFORMATION BREAKDOWN BY STATE/COUNTRY Louisiana (3): Grimes (Baton Rouge), Television: ....................................................none Rack (Franklin), Washington (Houma) Mississippi State Radio: ........... WFCA, 107.9 FM Alabama (2): Campbell (Lester), Porter (Abbev- ille) Mississippi (3): Govero (Clinton), Vanderbilt Radio: .........................WNSR 560 AM Johnson (Pontotoc), Richard (Lamar) Internet Coverage: ..............Maroon To The Max California (1): Tate (Oakland) (subscription required) Tennessee (1): Roberts (Collierville) Live Stats: .........http://www.mstateathletics.com Georgia (1): Rector (Ringgold) Congo (3): Kalonda (Kinshasa), Lumanu (Kinsha- sa), Mokango (Kinshasa) A LOOK AT VANDERBILT QUICKFACTS: Location: ..........................................................Nashville, Tenn. A CLOSER LOOK: Colors: ............................................................. Black and Gold Vanderbilt opened its season with four non-conference wins before falling at Conference: ............................................................. SEC (East) Michigan. VU then defeated Davidson, Virginia Tech, Radford and Cal State Ful- Starters Returning/Lost: ......................................................5/0 lerton before falling to UC Riverside. VU knocked off Tennessee State, UT-Martin and Liberty before dropping games to Notre Dame and Iowa State. To open SEC Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ..........................................12/1 play, Vandy beat Alabama, Tennessee and LSU before falling to Georgia. VU has Newcomers ..................................................................................2 won three straight since then, beating South Carolina, Arkansas and Alabama.