2017, 2018 NCAA NATIONAL FINALIST | 2018, 2019 SEC CHAMPIONS | 2019 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FEBRUARY 23, 2020 // STARKVILLE, MISS. // HUMPHREY COLISEUM // 1 P.M. CT GAME 28 • ALABAMA 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS COMPARISON 79.8 ............PPG ............ 72.1 OVERALL RECORD ................................................................23-4 SEC ................................................................................11-2 59.5 ...........OPPG ........... 64.3 NON-CONFERENCE ...........................................................12-2 .471 ............FG% ............ .433 HOME .............................................................................11-1 .326 ...........3FG% ........... .332 AWAY .............................................................................. 8-2 NEUTRAL .......................................................................... 4-1 .676 ............FT% ............ .700 38.1 ............RPG ............ 39.1 RNK. (AP/USAT) #9/9 MISSISSIPPI STATE ALABAMA DatE MSU OPP OppoNENT TV TIME/REsuLts ‘19-20 Record ............................23-4 (11-2 SEC) 14.0 ............APG ............ 12.2 ‘19-20 Record ............................15-11 (5-8 SEC) 11/4 10/8 -/- Lubbock Christian (Exh.) SECN+ W, 78-57 Head Coach ...................................Vic Schaefer 9.7 ..............SPG ..............6.4 Head Coach ....................................Kristy Curry 11/9 10/8 -/- Southern Miss SECN+ W, 91-58 Record At MSU ...................217-60 (8th Season) Record At AU ....................113-107 (7th Season) 11/11 10/8 -/- UT Martin SECN+ W, 82-46 4.7 ..............BPG ..............4.0 11/15 10/8 -/- Murray State SECN+ W, 124-43 Career Record .................297-170 (15th Season) Career Record ......................422-256 (21st Year) 11/18 10/8 -/- Troy SECN+ W, 122-82 11/21 10/8 -/- at Jackson State W, 92-53 11/25 10/8 -/- at Marquette WSN W, 74-68 BULLDOG BITES 11/28 10/8 -/- ! vs. San Francisco FloHoops W, 73-38 • Rickea Jackson continues to make a strong case for being the SEC and National Freshman of the Year. During SEC play, she leads 11/29 10/8 -/- ! vs. Green Bay FloHoops W, 83-58 11/30 10/8 3/3 ! vs. Stanford FloHoops L, 67-62 all freshmen in scoring (17.9 ppg) while ranking second in field goal percentage (.482) and fifth in rebounding (5.7 rpg). 12/8 10/8 RV/RV # West Virginia SECN L, 71-65 • For the year, Jackson leads the team in scoring (15.0 ppg) and is third in rebounding (4.9 rpg). She’s the only freshman in the SEC 12/16 15/14 -/- at Louisiana ESPN+ W, 64-48 who ranks inside the top 10 both in scoring (8th) and field goal percentage (9th/.477). She has scored in double figures in 20 games, 12/19 15/15 -/- $ vs. USF FloHoops W, 86-61 12/21 15/15 -/- $ vs. Virginia FloHoops W, 72-59 including 15 games with at least 15 points, and has shot 50 percent or better from the field 12 times. 12/29 15/14 -/- Little Rock SECN+ W, 89-50 • Her six games with at least 20 points during SEC play are the most by any freshman in the league, and she’s the only freshman to 1/2 15/14 -/- * Florida SECN+ W, 93-47 score 30 points in a game this season. Her 34 points against Auburn were the second-most ever by an MSU freshman. 1/5 15/14 -/- * at Georgia SECN W, 73-66 1/9 13/12 -/- * at Missouri SECN W, 79-64 • Jackson marked the first true freshman to start the season since 2014-15 with Vivians, who was second team All-SEC during her 1/16 10/9 -/- * LSU SECN+ W, 64-60 first season after averaging 14.9 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. 1/20 9/9 1/2 * at South Carolina ESPN2 L, 81-79 1/23 9/9 -/- * at Vanderbilt SECN W, 68-52 • Graduate guard Jordan Danberry leads the team steals (2.6 spg) while ranking second in assists (3.0 apg) and third in scoring (12.2 1/26 9/9 -/- * Ole Miss SECN W, 80-39 ppg). She ranks 22nd among Division I players in total steals (69) and 31st in steals per game to pace a Mississippi State defense 1/30 9/8 -/- * Auburn SECN+ W, 78-73 that leads the SEC in turnovers forced per game (21.6). 2/3 8/8 -/- * Georgia SECN W, 67-53 2/6 8/8 23/25 * at Tennessee SECN W, 72-55 • With the departure of SEC Player of the Year Teaira McCowan, Mississippi State had a major void to fill in the post this season. 2/9 8/8 16/16 * Texas A&M ESPN W, 69-57 Sophomore forward Jessika Carter has helped answer that need, averaging 13.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. As 2/16 6/5 18/19 * at Kentucky ESPN2 L, 73-62 2/20 9/9 * at Auburn SECN W, 92-85 (OT) a sophomore, McCowan averaged 8.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. 2/23 9/9 * Alabama SECN 1 p.m. • Carter ranks 13th in Division I in both field goal percentage (.589) and offensive rebounds per game (4.2). 2/27 * Arkansas SECN 8 p.m. 3/1 * at Ole Miss SECN+ 1:40 p.m. • For the season, State is the only team in the SEC with three players that rank inside the top 10 in field goal percentage. Carter ranks third with a .589 clip, while Danberry (.517) is seventh and Jackson (.477) is ninth. Mississippi State ranks ninth in the country and Mar. 4-8 SEC Tournament (Greenville, S.C.) tops the SEC with a .471 field goal percentage. Mar. 20-23 NCAA First/Second Rounds Mar. 27-30 NCAA Regionals • Redshirt sophomore guard Myah Taylor is one of the best help-side defenders in the country. With 41 charges drawn and 56 steals, Apr. 3-5 NCAA Women’s Final Four (New Orleans, La.) she’s forced 94 turnovers this year, which accounts for 17 percent of MSU’s turnovers forced. On the other end of the floor, her 2.52 assist/turnover ratio is 14th in the country and third in the SEC. All Times Central Home Games In Bold ! — Greater Victoria Invitational PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (Based On Previous Game) # — Big 12/SEC Challenge MISSISSIPPI STATE $ — Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) * — SEC Game NO. NAME POS. HT. CL. HOMEtoWN PPG RPG OTHER 1 Myah Taylor G 5-7 R-So. Olive Branch, Miss. 5.9 1.4 4.3 apg 4 Jessika Carter F/C 6-5 So. Waverly Hall, Ga. 13.6 8.9 .589 FG% 5 Rickea Jackson F 6-2 Fr. Detroit, Mich. 15.0 4.9 .477 FG% #HailStateHoops Communications Contacts 24 Jordan Danberry G 5-8 Gr. Conway, Ark. 12.2 3.8 2.6 spg 55 Chloe Bibby G/F 6-1 Jr. Warracknabeal, Australia 8.1 5.3 36 3FGs Josh Lively (Primary Contact) Office: (662) 325-7556 ALABAMA Cell: (865) 235-9728 NO. NAME POS. HT. CL. HOMEtoWN PPG RPG OTHER Email: [email protected] 1 Megan Abrams G 5-9 So. Lafayette, La. 7.0 2.4 2.0 apg 3 Jordan Lewis G 5-7 R-Jr. Windermere, Fla. 13.2 4.6 3.7 apg McRae Clay (Secondary Contact) 22 Ariyah Copeland F 6-3 Jr. Columbus, Ga. 7.8 5.5 .555 FG% Office: (662) 325-7556 24 De’Sha Benjamin G 6-0 So. Augusta, Ga. 8.2 4.0 .733 FT% Cell: (601) 850-9610 40 Jasmine Walker F 6-3 Jr. Montgomery, Ala. 11.5 7.0 50 3FGs Email: [email protected] SERIES HISTORY TV INFORMATION RADIO/STREAMING Overall: MSU trails 22-36 Network: SEC Network Network: MSU Radio Network Home: MSU trails 10-17 Play-by-Play: Eric Frede Play-by-Play: Jason Crowder @HailStateWBK HailStateWBK Away: MSU trails 11-16 Analyst: Christy Thomaskutty Analyst: Charlie Winfield Neutral: MSU trails 1-3 Last Meeting: MSU won 65-49 at Alabama (2/3/2019) Facebook.com/HailStateWBK HailState.com Streak: MSU has won six straight SERIES HISTORY MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MISSISSIPPI STATE 2019-20 RADIO/TV ROSTER JAYLA MYAH ANDRA ALIYAH JESSIKA 00 HEMINGWAY 1 TAYLOR 2 ESPINOZA-HUNTER 3 MATHARU 4 CARTER G • 5-11 • Fr. • Collierville, Tenn. G • 5-7 • RSo. • Olive Branch, Miss. G • 5-11 • Jr. • Ossining, N.Y. G • 5-7 • Fr. • Washington, D.C. F/C • 6-5 • So. • Waverly Hall, Ga. RICKEA JAMYA XARIA PROMISE SIDNEY 5 JACKSON 10 MINGO-YOUNG 11 WIGGINS 13 TAYLOR 14 COOKS F • 6-2 • Fr. • Detroit, Mich. G • 5-8 • Fr. • Bogalusa, La. G • 6-1 • So. • Virginia Beach, Va. C • 6-5 • RSo. • Issaquah, Wash. F/C • 6-4 • Jr. • Kenosha, Wis. YEMIYAH JORDAN CHLOE 20 MORRIS 24 DANBERRY 55 BIBBY C • 6-6 • Jr. • San Bernardino, Calif. G • 5-8 • Gr. • Conway, Ark. G/F • 6-1 • Jr. • Warracknabeal, Australia PRONUNCIATIONS Andra Espinoza-Hunter AHN-druh Dionnah Jackson-Durrett Dee-AHN-ah Jackson-DUR-et Elena Lovato E-LANE-Ah LO-Vah-Toe Aliyah Matharu uh-LEE-yuh muh-THAR-oo Yemiyah Morris VIC JOHNNIE DIONNAH ELENA yeh-MY-yuh SCHAEFER HARRIS JACKSON-DURRETT LOVATO Xaria Wiggins Head Coach Associate Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach 8th Season 8th Season 5th Season 2nd Season (4th Overall) ZAR-ee-ah MISSISSIPPI STATE 2019-20 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 00 Jayla Hemingway G 5-11 Fr. Collierville, Tenn. (Houston HS) 1 Myah Taylor G 5-7 R-So. Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch HS) 2 Andra Espinoza-Hunter G 5-11 Jr. Ossining, N.Y. (UConn) 3 Aliyah Matharu G 5-7 Fr. Washington, D.C. (Bishop McNamara HS) 4 Jessika Carter F/C 6-5 So. Waverly Hall, Ga. (Harris County HS) 5 Rickea Jackson F 6-2 Fr.