2009-10 MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 20 - Vanderbilt 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 2009-10 LADY BULLDOG GAME INFORMATION BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs (12-7, 3-3) NOVEMBER vs. Sun. 8 MONTICELLO (Exh.) W, 106-34 Fri. 13 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 106-48 Vanderbilt Commodores(14-5, 3-3) Sun. 15 EAST TENNESSEE STATE W, 80-50 Wed. 18 UTAH VALLEY W, 81-35 Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 - 2 p.m. CT - Memorial Gymnasium (14,168) - Nashville, Tenn. Sun. 22 MARYLAND W, 84-55 Television: None Thur. 26 ! vs. Texas L, 55-73 Audio on WFCA 107.9FM & Maroon to the Max (mstateathletics.com) Fri. 27 ! vs. Rutgers L, 54-62 PxP: Bart Gregory Sat. 28 ! vs. Southern Cal L, 60-64 Series Information - Vanderbilt leads 29-13 Last Meeting - Mississippi State 90, Vanderbilt 76 (1-7-10, Starkville, Miss.) DECEMBER Wed. 2 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI W, 85-52 Sat. 12 @ Louisiana Tech W, 72-68 MISSISSIPPI STATE VANDERBILT Mon. 14 SAMFORD W, 80-41 PROJECTED STARTERS PROJECTED STARTERS Wed. 16 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 88-53 Sun. 20 @ Xavier L, 60-81 2 G Alexis Rack Sr. 5-7 5 G Lauren Lueders Sr. 5-8 Wed. 30 ALCORN STATE W, 108-67 3 G Diamber Johnson So. 5-7 22 G Jence Rhoads Jr. 5-11 5 G Armelie Lumanu Sr. 5-9 23 G Merideth Marsh Sr. 5-6 33 G Mary Kathryn Govero Jr. 5-11 15 F Hanna Tuomi Jr. 6-1 JANUARY 10 F Chanel Mokango Sr. 6-5 34 F Tiffany Clarke Fr. 6-0 Sun. 3 * @ Auburn W, 73-58 TOP RESERVES TOP RESERVES 0 C Rima Kalonda Sr. 6-3 20 G Jessica Mooney Sr. 5-8 Thur. 7 * VANDERBILT W, 90-76 42 F/C Channa Campbell Sr. 6-2 30 G Elan Brown Fr. 6-0 Sun. 10 * TENNESSEE L, 48-75 Thur. 14 * @ Arkansas W, 78-60 Sun. 17 * FLORIDA L, 52-55 LADY BULLDOGS CONTINUE ROAD SWING AT VANDERBILT Thur. 21 * @ Ole Miss L, 58-66 Mississippi State will continue its two-game road swing Sunday, traveling to Nashville, Sun. 24 * @ Vanderbilt 2 p.m. Tenn. to take on Vanderbilt. Tip time is set for 2 p.m. at VU’s Memorial Gymnasium. The Thur. 28 * GEORGIA 8 p.m. (FSN) contest will not be televised and radio coverage can be found on WFCA 107.9 FM with Sun. 31 * KENTUCKY 2 p.m. Bart Gregory calling the action. Following Sunday’s tilt, the Lady Bulldogs return for a three-game homestand with Georgia, Kentucky and Alabama. FEBRUARY Thur. 4 * ALABAMA 8 p.m. (ESPNU) A LOOK AT MISSISSIPPI STATE Sun 7 * @ Florida noon The Lady Bulldogs enter Sunday’s game with a 12-7 overall mark, 3-3 in SEC games. Thur. 11 * @ South Carolina 6 p.m. State is coming off its second consecutive loss. On Thursday, State dropped a 66-58 Sun. 14 * OLE MISS 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2) decision at Ole Miss. MSU fell to 3-2 on the road this season with the loss. Senior guard Sun. 21 * AUBURN 2 p.m. Alexis Rack continues to pace the Lady Bulldogs, scoring 19.7 points a game. Armelie Thur. 25 * @ Alabama 6 p.m. Lumanu is averaging 12.9 points a game while Mary Kathryn Govero and Tysheka Grimes Sun. 28 * * @ LSU 2 p.m. are scoring 11.3 and 11.5 respectively. The Lady Bulldogs rank in the top-25 nationally in four team categories including scoring margin (22), three-point field goals per game MARCH (17), Assist Turnover Ratio (22) and turnover margin (14). 4-7 $ SEC Tournament TBA 20-23 % NCAA Tournament (1 & 2 Rounds) TBA A LOOK AT VANDERBILT 27-30 # NCAA Tournament (Regionals) TBA The Vanderbilt Commodores enter Sunday’s matchup with a 14-5 overall record and are 3-3 in Southeastern Conference play. VU is led by senior guard Merideth Marsh who is APRIL averaging 15.3 points a game. Junior guard Jence Rhoads is scoring 12.8 points a game while junior forward Hannah Tuomi is scoring 10.0 points a game. Vanderbilt currently 4-7 @ NCAA Tournament (Final Four) TBA leads the SEC in fi eld goal percentage, 3-point fi eld goal percentage and ranks second in assists. All times Central ! Paradise Jam - St. Thomas, Virgin Islands THE SERIES: MISSISSIPPI STATE VS. VANDERBILT * SEC Game In the overall series dating back to 1977, Vanderbilt leads the Lady Bulldogs 29-12. In $ Gwinnett Arena -Duluth, Ga. games played in Nashville, State is just 1-16 with its lone win coming in 1981. However, % NCAA Tournament - Various Sites State has won the last two in the series including a 90-76 victory over the Commodores # NCAA Tournament - Various Sites on Jan. 7 this season. @ NCAA Final Four - Alamo Dome - San Antonio, Texas 1 2009-10 LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL NNUMERICALUMERICAL RROSTEROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 0 Rima Kalonda F/C 6-3 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 So. 1L Ringgold, GA (Tennessee Temple) 2 Alexis Rack G 5-7 Sr. 3L Franklin, LA (Franklin HS) 3 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 So. 1L Pontotoc, MS (Pontotoc HS) 5 Armelie Lumanu G/F 5-9 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College 10 Chanel Mokango F 6-5 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 14 Bethany Washington F 5-9 Sr. 2L Houma, LA (Vandebilt Catholic HS) 21 Ashlie Billingslea G 5-6 Jr. TR Stone Mountain, GA (Chipola College) 23 Tysheka Grimes G/F 6-0 Sr. 3L Baton Rouge, LA (Capitol HS) 24 Ashley Jones G 5-11 Fr. HS Winter Park, FL (Lake Howell High School) 25 Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Sr. 3L Lamar, MS (Ashland HS) 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G/F 5-11 Jr. 2L Clinton, MS (Mt. Salus Christian) 42 Channa Campbell F/C 6-2 Sr. 3L Lester, AL (West Limestone HS) AALPHABETICALLPHABETICAL ROSTERROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 21 Ashlie Billingslea G 5-6 Jr. TR Stone Mountain, GA (Chipola College) 42 Channa Campbell F/C 6-2 Sr. 3L Lester, AL (West Limestone HS) 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G/F 5-11 Jr. 2L Clinton, MS (Mt. Salus Christian) 23 Tysheka Grimes G/F 6-0 Sr. 3L Baton Rouge, LA (Capitol HS) 3 Diamber Johnson G 5-7 So. 1L Pontotoc, MS (Pontotoc HS) 24 Ashley Jones G 5-11 Fr. HS Winter Park, FL (Lake Howell High School) 0 Rima Kalonda F/C 6-3 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 5 Armelie Lumanu G/F 5-9 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College 10 Chanel Mokango F 6-5 Sr. 1L Kinshasa, Congo (Southeastern Illinois College) 2 Alexis Rack G 5-7 Sr. 3L Franklin, LA (Franklin HS) 1 Danielle Rector F/C 6-3 So. 1L Ringgold, GA (Tennessee Temple) 25 Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Sr. 3L Lamar, MS (Ashland HS) 14 Bethany Washington F 5-9 Sr. 2L Houma, LA (Vandebilt Catholic HS) PPRONOUNCIATIONRONOUNCIATION GGUIDEUIDE CCOACHINGOACHING STAFFSTAFF 0 RIMA KALONDA REAM-a COLE-onda Head Coach: Sharon Fanning-Otis (Chattanooga, 1975) 3 DIAMBER Johnson DEE-am-ber Assistant Coach: Greg Franklin (Austin Peay, 1994) 5 ARMELIE LUMANU ARE-mel-ee Loo-MAHN-ew Assistant Coach: Sharrona Reaves (Alabama, 1995) 10 CHANEL MOKANGO SHA-nell mo-CON-go Assistant Coach: Franqua Bedell (University of the Ozarks, 1999) 23 TYSHEKA Grimes ty-SHE-kuh Director of Operations: Joey Burton (Moody Bible College, 2007) 25 MARNESHIA Richard mar-KNEE-sha 33 Mary Kathryn GOVERO GO-ver-row 42 CHANNA Campbell CHAN-uh SHARRONA Reaves sha-RON-a RROSTEROSTER BBREAKDOWNREAKDOWN FRANQUA BEDELL FRAN-swa ba-DELL BBYY CCLASSLASS BBYY REGIONREGION SSENIORSENIORS ((8)8) AALABAMALABAMA (1)(1) Channa Campbell Channa Campbell Tysheka Grimes FFLORIDALORIDA ((1)1) Rima Kalonda Ashley Jones Armelie Lumanu Chanel Mokango GGEORGIAEORGIA (2)(2) Alexis Rack Ashlie Billingslea Danielle Rector Danielle Rector Marneshia Richard LLOUISIANAOUISIANA ((3)3) Bethany Washington Tysheka Grimes Alexis Rack 1 2 JJUNIORSUNIORS ((2)2) Bethany Washington 3 Ashlie Billingslea 3 MMISSISSIPPIISSISSIPPI ((3)3) 1 Mary Kathryn Govero Mary Kathryn Govero Diamber Johnson SSOPHOMORESOPHOMORES ((2)2) Marneshia Richard Diamber Johnson DDEMOCRATICEMOCRATIC REPUBLICREPUBLIC OFOF THETHE CONGOCONGO ((3)3) 3 Danielle Rector Rima Kalonda Armelie Lumanu FFRESHMENRESHMEN ((1)1) Chanel Mokango Ashley Jones 2 2009-10 LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL LADY BULLDOG QUICKFACTS IT’S BEEN AWHILE; 1981 ACTUALLY GENERAL INFORMATION Mississippi State will be looking for its third-straight win over Vanderbilt when Location .............................................................................Starkville, Miss. they take on Vanderbilt on Sunday. MSU’s last three game win streak came Founded ........................................................................February 28, 1878 in 1980-81 when State won three-straight. The Lady Bulldogs also won three straight over VU from 1978-79. Enrollment ........................................................................................18,601 Colors..........................................................Maroon (PMS 202) and White THE CURRENT STATE OF THE SEC Nickname ............................................................................Lady Bulldogs Through six conference games, Mississippi State is 3-3. The Lady Bulldogs cur- Conference ............................................................................Southeastern rently sit in a tie for sixth with Vanderbilt and South Carolina who are both 3-3. Arena (Capacity) .........................................Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) Georgia currently leads the standings with a 5-1 record after upsetting Tennes- President ....................................................................... Dr. Mark Keenum (MSU, 1984) see on Thursday. Tennessee and Ole Miss are tied for second with a 4-1 record Faculty Representative ......................... Dr. Steven Turner (Mercer, 1975) while Kentucky and LSU are fourth with a 3-2 mark.