GM 23 - UWA GM 24 - UWG 2012-2013 DELTA STATE LADY STATESMEN BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Matt Jones, Assistant Athletic Director for External Affairs • Office: (662) 846-4284 • Cell: (662) 719-9160 Email: [email protected] • Twitter: @DSUStatesmen • Facebook: Facebook.com/DSUStatesmen • Web: www.GoStatesmen.com GAME INFORMATION LADY STATESMEN BASKETBALL | GAMES 23-24 THIS WEEK: WEST ALABAMA WEST GEORGIA DELTA STATE LADY STATESMEN (15-7, 10-4 GSC) Date/Time: Feb. 21, 2013/5:30 p.m. Feb. 23, 2013/1:00 p.m. Head Coach: David Midlick (Mississippi, 1991) Location: Livingston, Ala. Carrollton, Ga. Record at DSU: 15-7 (1st season) Career Record: 15-7 (1st season) Facility: Pruitt Hall The Coliseum Radio: Statesmen Sports Net Statesmen Sports Net vsVS TV: None None WEST ALABAMA TIGERS (10-12, 5-9 GSC) Live Stats: uwaathletics.com uwgsports.com Head Coach: Craig Roden (West Alabama, 1978) Live Video: uwaathletics.com uwgsports.com Record at UWA: 93-70 (6th season) Career Record: 327-300 (23rd season) Twitter Updates: @DSUStatesmen @DSUStatesmen vsVS Series: DSU 43-3 DSU leads 31-3 WEST GEORGIA WOLVES (14-8, 8-6 GSC) Last Meeting: W, 58-32 (1.17.13) W, 65-54 (1.19.13) Head Coach: Scott Groninger (South Florida, 1985) Record at UWG: 33-43 (3rd season) Career Record: 129-136 (10th season) SCHEDULE/RESULTS (15-7, 10-4 GSC) EXHIBITION SIDEBARS, STREAKS, & STORY LINES 11/1/2012 @ Mississippi Valley State W 58-52 w The Lady Statesmen (15-7, 8-4 GSC) of Delta State University hit the road for the final time in the regular season this week. DSU travels to Livingston, Ala., on Thursday, Feb. 21 to take on the West Alabama Tigers. DSU will then make the trip to Georgia to for date with the NONCONFERENCE University of West Georgia Wolves on Saturday, Feb. 23. The Lady Statesmen knocked off UWA 58-32, and held on for a 65-54 11/12/2012 Selma University W, 99-37 victory over the UWG, earlier this season. The 32 points allowed agaisnt UWA were the lowest total allowed by DSU since holding West 11/16/2012 vs. Clayton State University L, 51-68 Georgia to 31 in a 67-31 win on December 4, 2010 11/17/2012 vs. Brevard College W, 87-72 w Delta State, who owns the league record with 15 conference championships, continues league play with an amazing 674-136 GSC record. 11/20/2012 Tuskegee University W, 72-53 w Delta State enters this week second in the GSC in scoring at 65.4 points per game and boast the second best field goal percentage 11/23/2012 Stillman College W, 90-54 with a 40.9 average. The Lady Statesmen have topped 90 points twice, including wins over Selma (99-37) and Stillman (90-54). 12/1/2012 Christian Brothers University* W, 60-50 w The Lady Statesmen have been a defense-first program for the last 10 years and coach Midlick has kept the tradition rolling this season, 12/15/2012 @ Stillman College W, 64-37 as DSU is allowing opponents 55.1 points per game, which leads in the GSC. 12/17/2012 @ Tuskegee University L, 61-65 w Freshman guard Chelsey Rhodes is making an immediate impact on the Lady Statesmen this season. The Monticello, Ark., native is 12/29/2012 @ Ouachita Baptist University L, 72-75 averaging 11.7points per game, which is good for 11th in the GSC. She also leads the GSC in 3-point FG% at 42.7 percent on 38-of-89 3-pointers made. Rhodes had two of her best games last week versus Shorter and UAH, as she posted 16 and 17 points respectively GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE w Junior guard Brooke Rhodes has turned her scoring average up in GSC play, as the Pelahatchie, Miss., native is averaging 9.0 points per 1/3/2013 @ Union University (Tenn.)* W, 77-67 game, which ranks 20th in the GSC. She is also pulling down a career-high 5.1 rebounds per game for the Lady Statesmen. 1/5/2013 University of North Alabama* L, 58-59 w Sophomore center Seneca Walton leads the Lady Statesmen in scoring (13.5) and rebounds (8.1) per game this season. The Clarksdale, 1/10/2013 @ Shorter University* W, 65-59 Miss., native is currently eighth in the GSC in scoring and fourth in rebounding, including a 23 rebound performance versus West Alabama on Jan. 17, which was the third most in DSU history in a GSC game. 1/12/2013 @ University of Alabama in Huntsville* L, 64-69 w Sophomore forward Rhandi Ball has become a major scoring threat for DSU this season. The Ponotoc, Miss., native, who was named the 1/17/2013 University of West Alabama* W, 58-32 GSC Freshman of the Year last season, is averaging a career-high 10.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game this year. Ball scored a career high 1/19/2013 University of West Georgia* W, 65-54 21 points in the 52-48 win over Valdosta State. In GSC play, Ball is averaging 11.8 points and 8.4 boards per contest. 1/24/2013 @ University of West Florida* L, 51-66 1/26/2013 @ Valdosta State University* W, 52-48 ON THE AIR 2/2/2013 @ Christian Brothers University* W, 54-45 w This week’s games with West Alabama and West Georgia will be broadcast on the Statesmen Sports Network. Air time is 15 minutes 2/7/2013 Union University (Tenn.)* W, 59-56 prior to tipoff with the DSU Alumni Association Tipoff Report. Eric Gallo and Herb Brooks will have the call. 2/9/2013 @ University of North Alabama* L, 42-52 2/14/2013 Shorter University* W, 65-44 UP NEXT 2/16/2013 University of Alabama in Huntsville* W, 83-60 w Delta State returns home for the final two GSC contests of the season, as the University of West Florida and Valdosta State University travel 2/21/2013 @ University of West Alabama* 5:30 p.m. to Walter Sillers Coliseum. The Lady Statesmen gave UWF its first Gulf South Converence victory with a 66-51 loss on January 24. The 2/23/2013 @ University of West Georgia* 1 p.m. Lady Statsemen outscored Valdosta State 33-23 in the second half, for a 52-48 victory over the Lady Blazers on January 26. 2/28/2013 University of West Florida* 5:30 p.m. Both games will be carried live on the Statesmen Sports Network . 3/2/2013 Valdosta State University* 2 p.m. LADY STATESMEN PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP POSTSEASON 3/7-10/2013 Gulf South Conference Tournament TBA (Samford University | Birmingham, Ala.) 3/16-19/2013 NCAA South Region Tournament TBA (TBA | Campus Sites) 3/29-4/7/2013 NCAA Elite Eight Tournament TBA (Rattlers Arena | San Antonio, Texas) G • 23 • JR G • 3 • SR G • 1 • FR F • 20 • SO C• 33 • SO Brooke Brittany Chelsey Rhandi Seneca Rhodes Roberts Rhodes Ball Walton PTS 9.0 PTS 5.4 PTS 11.7 PTS 10.8 PTS 13.5 REB 5.1 REB 3.3 REB 2.1 REB 7.5 REB 8.1 AST 1.5 AST 2.5 AST 1.4 AST 2.9 BLK 1.8 STL 1.4 STL 0.8 STL 1.4 STL 2.4 STL 1.4 FG% 31.2 FG% 32.8 FG% 45.2 FG% 38.5 FG% 50.9 GOSTATESMEN.COM | @DSUSTATESMEN | #DSUHOOPS 1 GM21 - SHORTER GM22 - UAH 2012-2013 DELTA STATE LADY STATESMEN BASKETBALL NOTES LADY STATESMEN WEEKLY MEDIA PLANNER 11 Mon 12 Tues 13 Wed 14 Thurs 15 Fri 16 Sat 17 Sun Practice | 6 a.m. Practice | 6 a.m. Depart for UWA | 2 p.m. UWA | 5:30 p.m. Practice | TBA UAH | 1:00 p.m. Players off ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS POLICIES Matt Jones, Assistant AD/External Affairs* WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEON Email: [email protected] Each Monday during the season Delta State University hosts a media luncheon at Western Sizzlin’, located on Highway 61 South in Cleveland. Members of Office Phone: 662.846.4284 the media should pick up a plate and make their way to the reserved section of the restaurant. Coach David Midlick will open the media portion of the event Cell Phone: 662.719.9160 at 1 p.m. Lady Statesmen players are available upon request. To request players each week, please contact the Office of Athletic Communications. Jim Ervin, Assistant Director Weekly MEDIA SERVICES Email: [email protected] The Athletic Communications Office produces a weekly release featuring game notes, updated statistics and other pertinent information on the Lady States- Office Phone: 662.846.4594 men women’s basketball program. To access this release, please log on to www.gostatesmen.com and click on women’s basketball. Each week’s release will Cell Phone: 662.721.5949 be located on the right side of the web page. The PDF formatted document is posted every Monday by noon. Herb Brooks, Assistant* Player Interviews Email: [email protected] Media members must adhere to the following guidelines regarding Lady Statesmen player interviews: (1) All player interviews must be coordinated through Office Phone: 662.846.4285 the Athletic Communications Office; (2) Players are available for interviews, either at the Dorgan Center or via telephone prior to practice (generally 1:30- Cell Phone: TBD 4:00 p.m.) and following the completion of practice; (3) Please give at least 24 hours notice; (4) No interviews will be allowed prior to tipoff on gameday. J.T. Webb, Assistant* Coaches Interviews Email: [email protected] Head coach David Midlick and his staff are also available for interviews weekday mornings between 10 a.m.