MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • • • • • • 2017, 2018 NCAA NATIONAL FINALISTS | 2018, 2019 SEC CHAMPIONS | 2019 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS • • • • • • 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS #12/13 MISSISSIPPI STATE (6-1, 1-0 SEC) vs. OVERALL RECORD .....................................................6-1 #13/11 KENTUCKY (8-1, 1-0 SEC) SEC ..........................................................................................................1-0 NON-CONFERENCE ....................................................................................5-1 GAME 8 • JANUARY 3, 2021 • STARKVILLE, MISS. • HUMPHREY COLISEUM • 12 P.M. CT HOME .......................................................................................................5-0 AWAY .......................................................................................................1-1 COMPARISON NEUTRAL ..................................................................................................0-0 82.9 ..............PPG ..............78.9 Rnk. (AP/USAT) 59.7 .............OPPG .............57.0 Date MSU OPP Opponent TV Time/Results .481 ............. FG% ............. .463 11/29 6/7 -/- Jackson State W, 88-58 .382 .............3FG% ............ .328 12/2 6/7 -/- New Orleans SECN+ W, 106-51 .626 ..............FT% ............. .721 12/5 6/7 RV/RV at South Florida ESPN+ L, 67-63 (OT) 45.0 ..............RPG ..............41.3 12/14 12/12 -/- Troy SECN+ W, 103-76 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12/18 13/13 -/- Southern SECN+ W, 79-55 17.7 ..............APG ..............15.6 Head Coach ......................Nikki McCray-Penson Head Coach .........................................Kyra Elzy 12/20 13/13 -/- Central Arkansas SECN W, 72-49 6.0 ................SPG ..............11.0 Record At MSU .........................6-1 (1st Season) Record At UK ............................8-1 (1st Season) 12/31 12/13 RV/RV * at Georgia SECN W, 69-62 5.1 ................BPG ................4.2 Career Record .......................59-41 (4th Season) Career Record ...........................................Same 1/3 12/13 13/11 * Kentucky ESPN2 12 p.m. 1/3 * Vanderbilt SECN -POSTPONED- PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME) 1/7 * at Florida SECN+ 5 p.m. # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG Other 1/10 * Ole Miss SECN 5 p.m. 0 JaMya Mingo-Young G 5-8 So. Bogalusa, La. 8.4 6.1 5.1 apg 1/14 * Alabama SECN+ 7 p.m. 1 Myah Taylor G 5-7 R-Jr. Olive Branch, Miss. 6.7 2.9 5.00 a/to 1/17 * at Texas A&M ESPN2 12 p.m. 4 Jessika Carter F/C 6-5 Jr. Waverly Hall, Ga. 16.7 7.9 .627 FG% 1/28 * South Carolina ESPN/ESPN2 6 p.m. 5 Rickea Jackson F 6-2 So. Detroit, Mich. 16.6 4.3 1.9 apg 2/1 * at Vanderbilt SECN 6 p.m. 10 Sidney Cooks F/C 6-4 R-Jr. Kenosha, Wis. 9.0 4.7 13 3FGs 2/4 * Tennessee SECN+ 7 p.m. 2/11 * at Arkansas SECN 8 p.m. OFF THE BENCH 2/14 * at Ole Miss SECN 3 p.m. # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG Other 2/18 * Auburn SECN 8 p.m. 3 Aliyah Matharu G 5-7 So. Washington, D.C. 9.7 3.1 1.6 spg 2/21 * at Alabama SECN+ 2 p.m. 11 Xaria Wiggins G 6-1 Jr. Virginia Beach, Va. - - - 2/25 * at LSU SECN+ 6 p.m. 20 Yemiyah Morris C 6-6 Sr. San Bernardino, Calif. 5.1 3.4 1.6 bpg 2/28 * Missouri SECN 3 p.m. 21 Madison Hayes G 6-0 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn. 6.3 5.4 1.6 apg 22 Charlotte Kohl C 6-5 Fr. Giessen, Germany 0.8 1.0 5.8 mpg Mar. 3-7 SEC Tournament (Greenville, S.C.) 23 Caterrion Thompson G 5-11 Gr. Lima, Ohio 3.7 2.4 .400 3FG% Mar. 19-22 NCAA First/Second Rounds Mar. 26-29 NCAA Regionals BULLDOG BITES Apr. 2-4 NCAA Women’s Final Four (San Antonio, Texas) • Mississippi State enters a new era during the 2020-21 • In their game against Troy, the Bulldogs broke the program All Times Central campaign, as women’s basketball hall of famer Nikki McCray- record and matched the SEC record for 3-pointers made in a Home Games In Bold Penson takes the helm of the women’s basketball program. single game (18). * — SEC Game The Collierville, Tenn., native boasts a decorated resume to this • State returned three starters from last year’s squad, and point in her career. they’ve each earned preseason recognition for their talent. Lists of Games Canceled • 2017 National Championship Rickea Jackson and Jessika Carter are both candidates for vs. Maine (11/28) • 2x Olympic Gold Medalist the Naismith Trophy and Wade Trophy, while point guard Myah vs. UConn/Quinnipiac (11/29) • 2x SEC Player of the Year Taylor made the Nancy Lieberman Award preseason watch list. at Southern Miss (12/12) • 3x WNBA All-Star • Rickea Jackson, who is also a Wooden Award candidate, • 1997 ABL MVP is averaging 16.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. The • 1997 ABL Championship sophomore forward owns two 30-point efforts and nine • Since the start of the 2016-17 campaign, Mississippi State 20-points games during her career. owns 137 wins, which is the third-most victories in all of • One of the most efficient posts in the country, Jessika Carter TABLE OF CONTENTS Division I. UConn leads the way with 142 wins, while Baylor ranks 14th among active Division I players in career field goal PAGE 2 TV/Radio Headshots, Roster boasts 138. percentage (.573). She owns 14 career double-doubles and PAGE 3 Team Notes, SEC Standings • With MSU being tabbed No. 12 in the most recent poll, the leads the team in scoring (17.3 ppg) and rebounding (7.9 rpg) PAGE 4 Team Notes, National Polls Bulldogs have now spent 120 consecutive weeks inside the AP this season. PAGE 5 Team Notes, Season Honors • After ranking eighth in the country and leading the SEC in PAGE 6 Humphrey Coliseum Top 25, continuing the longest streak in program history and PAGE 7-8 Nikki McCray-Penson the fifth-longest active streak in the country. assist/turnover ratio (2.80) last season, Myah Taylor picked PAGE 9-19 Player Stats/Notes • During the last few years, Mississippi State has developed into up right where she left off. The redshirt junior guard currently PAGE 20 Last Time Stats one of the top scoring offenses in the nation. The Bulldogs boasts the nation’s seventh-best assist/turnover ratio at 5.00. PAGE 21 MSU Record When..., Breaking Down the Bulldogs ranked inside the top 25 in scoring during each of the last four • MSU’s 2020-21 roster boasts three McDonald’s All-Americans PAGE 22 Results & Game Leaders in Rickea Jackson, Sidney Cooks and Madison Hayes. PAGE 23 Game-by-Game Comparison seasons. This season, MSU ranks 31st overall with 82.9 ppg. PAGE 24 In the Rankings, Game-by-Game Speciality Stats • • PAGE 25 Scoring Breakdown, Game Highs/Lows SERIES HISTORY TV/RADIO INFORMATION ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS PAGE 26-27 Box Scores Kentucky: MSU trails 22-28 TV: ESPN2 Primary SID: Josh Lively PAGE 28 Season Stats at MSU: Tied 10-10 Play-by-Play: Eric Frede Cell: 865-235-9728 PAGE 29 SEC Stats at UK: MSU trails 9-13 Analyst: Tamika Catchings Email: [email protected] PAGE 30 TV/Radio Cheat Sheet Neutral Sites: MSU trails 3-5 Radio: MSU Radio Network Secondary SID: Emma Warren Last Time: MSU won 77-59 in Greenville (3/7/20) Play-by-Play: Jason Crowder 2017 & 2018 NCAA NATIONAL FINALISTS 2018 & 2019 SEC CHAMPIONS 1 MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MISSISSIPPI STATE 2020-21 RADIO/TV ROSTER JAMYA MYAH ALIYAH JESSIKA RICKEA 0 MINGO-YOUNG 1 TAYLOR 3 MATHARU 4 CARTER 5 JACKSON G • 5-8 • So. • Bogalusa, La. G • 5-7 • R-Jr. • Olive Branch, Miss. G • 5-7 • So. • Washington, D.C. F/C • 6-5 • Jr. • Waverly Hall, Ga. F • 6-2 • So. • Detroit, Mich. SIDNEY XARIA YEMIYAH MADISON CHARLOTTE 10 COOKS 11 WIGGINS 20 MORRIS 21 HAYES 22 KOHL F/C • 6-4 • R-Jr. • Kenosha, Wis. G • 6-1 • Jr. • Virginia Beach, Va. C • 6-6 • Sr. • San Bernardino, Calif. G • 6-0 • Fr. • Chattanooga, Tenn. C • 6-5 • Fr. • Giessen, Germany CATERRION 23 THOMPSON G • 5-11 • Gr. • Lima, Ohio PRONUNCIATIONS KN’isha Godfey kuh-KNEE-shuh Rickea Jackson Ri-KEY-uh Aliyah Matharu uh-LEE-yuh muh-THAR-oo Yemiyah Morris yeh-MY-yuh Caterrion Thompson NIKKI KEITH SCEPTER BRITTANY ka-TAIR-ee-on MCCRAY-PENSON FREEMAN BROWNLEE YOUNG Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Xaria Wiggins 1st Season 1st Season 1st Season 1st Season ZAR-ee-ah MISSISSIPPI STATE 2020-21 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 JaMya Mingo-Young G 5-8 So. Bogalusa, La. (Loranger HS) 1 Myah Taylor G 5-7 R-Jr. Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch HS) 2 KN’isha Godfrey G 5-9 Fr. Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Bay Tech HS) 3 Aliyah Matharu G 5-7 So. Washington, D.C. (Bishop McNamara HS) 4 Jessika Carter F/C 6-5 Jr. Waverly Hall, Ga. (Harris County HS) 5 Rickea Jackson F 6-2 So. Detroit, Mich. (Detroit Edison Public School Academy) 10 Sidney Cooks F/C 6-4 R-Jr. Kenosha, Wis. (Michigan State) 11 Xaria Wiggins G 6-1 Jr. Virginia Beach, Va. (Princess Anne HS) 20 Yemiyah Morris C 6-6 Sr. San Bernardino, Calif. (Cochise College [Ariz.]) 21 Madison Hayes G 6-0 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn. (East Hamilton HS) 22 Charlotte Kohl C 6-5 Fr. Giessen, Germany (Theo Koch Schule) 23 Caterrion Thompson G 5-11 Gr. Lima, Ohio (Bowling Green) COACHING STAFF Head Coach ...........................................................................................Nikki McCray-Penson — 1st Season Director of Operations......................................................................................Ashley Morris — 1st Season Associate Head Coach ................................................................................... Keith Freeman — 1st Season Head Strength & Conditioning Coach .................................................................Marci Hoppa – 4th Season Associate Head Coach ..............................................................................Scepter Brownlee — 1st Season Certified Athletic Trainer ....................................................................