2008-09 MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 5 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 (4-0) Record: Overall (537-402), 33rd year at MSU (214-176), 14th year VS. LOUISIANA TECH Head Coach: Chris Long LOUISIANA TECH LADY TECHSTERS (2-3) Record: Overall (61-36), 4th year at LTU (61-36), 4th year Dec. 3, 2008 Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) SERIES INFORMATION Starkville, Miss. 7 p.m. CT Series Record: LTU leads 5-3 Last Meeting: 63-50 MSU MISSISSIPPI STATE PROBABLE STARTERS 12-13-07 in Ruston, La. G 2 Alexis Rack 5-7 Jr. 10.0 PPG 4.8 RPG 6.0 APG G 5 Armelie Lumanu 5-9 Jr. 16.5 PPG 6.5 RPG 2.8 APG SCHEDULE / RESULTS F 3 Donnisha Tate 6-2 Sr. 7.8 PPG 7.3 RPG 2.0 APG NOVEMBER (4-0) F 10 Chanel Mokango 6-5 Jr. 12.0 PPG 6.0 RPG 3.5 BPG 13 PEACH STATE ELITE (Exh.) W, 84-75 F 33 Mary Kathryn Govero 5-11 So. 10.0 PPG 2.8 RPG 2.3 APG 18 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 94-52 23 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 99-75 25 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 69-46 TOP RESERVES 28 at Louisiana-Lafayette W, 71-38 F 24 Robin Porter 5-11 Sr. 8.5 PPG 6.5 RPG 1.5 BPG DECEMBER F 23 Tysheka Grimes 6-0 Jr. 8.0 PPG 5.3 RPG 0.8 APG 3 LOUISIANA TECH 7 p.m. 7 NICHOLLS STATE 2 p.m. LOUISIANA TECH PROBABLE STARTERS 14 MEMPHIS 2 P.M. 16 @ Southern Mississippi 7 P.M. G 23 Whitney Jones 5-7 So. 14.6 PPG 7.4 RPG 1.8 SPG 19 at Utah Valley 4 P.M. 20 at Utah 7:30 p.m. G 22 Tiawana Pringle 5-8 Jr. 8.2 PPG 3.8 RPG 1.8 SPG 29 ! Marshall 11 a.m. G 32 Jasmine Bendolph 5-7 Fr. 5.0 PPG 2.6 RPG 3.2 APG 30 ! at Maryland/UNC Asheville 11:30 or 1 p.m. F 42 Shanavia Dowdell 6-2 Jr. 16.8 PPG 11.4 RPG 2.8 BPG JANUARY F 33 Adrienne Johnson 6-0 So. 11.8 PPG 7.4 RPG 2.8 APG 2 UAB TBA 4 XAVIER 2 P.M. 8 * at Florida 6 p.m. TOP RESERVES 11 * OLE MISS 2 P.M. 15 * TENNESSEE (CSS-TV) 7 P.M. G 10 Sidney Stewart 5-10 So. 5.6 PPG 2.8 RPG 2.2 APG 18 * at Kentucky (SEC-TV) 3 P.M. 22 * at LSU 7 p.m. G 2 Brietta Thomas 5-11 So. 4.0 PPG 2.8 RPG 0.4 SPG 25 * ARKANSAS (SEC-TV) 2 P.M. 29 SAVANNAH STATE 7 P.M. FEBRUARY THE LAST TIME OUT 1 * at Georgia 1:30 p.m. 5 * VANDERBILT 7 P.M. Mississippi State moved to 4-0 this season with a convincing 71-38 road win at the Louisiana-Lafayette on Nov. 28. MSU 8 * LSU 2 P.M. led by 19 at half time and didn’t trail after 19:31 left in the half. Mississippi State shot 44.8 percent from the fi eld while 12 * at Ole Miss (SEC-TV) 8 p.m. they held ULL to 23 percent shooting. State was led in the scoring column by sophomore Mary Kathryn Govero who had 15 * AUBURN 2 P.M. 11 points on 5-8 shooting from the fi eld. Senior Robin Porter added nine points and nine rebounds, narrowly missing her 22 * at Tennessee 2 p.m. second-straight double-double. 26 * SOUTH CAROLINA 7 p.m. SCOUTING LOUISIANA TECH MARCH Louisiana Tech is 2-3 this season and is coming off a heartbreaking 60-59 loss to Western Kentucky. In fi ve games this sea- son, the Lady Techsters are led in scoring by junior Shanavia Dowdell who is averaging a double-double with 16.8 points 1 * at Alabama 2 P.M. a game and 11.4 rebounds a contests. Sophomore Whitney Jones is averaging 14.6 points a game and is pulling down 5-8 $ SEC Tournament (SEC-TV/ESPN2) TBA 7.4 boards a game. Tech is led by head coach Chris Long who is 61-36 in his fourth season in Ruston. ! Terrapin Classic - College Park, Md. * SEC Game NEXT UP $ Alltel Arena - North Little Rock Ark. Following Wednesday’s matchup, Mississippi State will return to the Humphrey Coliseum to take on Nicholls State Sun- (CSS-TV) - Comcast Sports Southeast day, Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. Following that matchup, State will have a week off before ending its homestand against Memphis (SEC-TV) - Fox Sports South, on Dec. 14. 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), LTU Radio: ................................97.7 FM (Ruston) Johnson (Pontotoc), Richard (Lamar) Internet: ...............................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- Tickets: ...... Available through MSU Ticket Offi ce sa), Mokango (Kinshasa) (800.GO.DAWGS) A LOOK AT LOUISIANA TECH QUICKFACTS: Location: .................................................................Ruston, La. A CLOSER LOOK: Colors: ................................................................ Red and Blue Louisiana Tech is 2-3 this season under fourth-year head coach Chris Long. The Conference: .....................................................................WAC Lady Techsters opened their season with a 77-36 victory over Central Arkansas. Starters Returning/Lost: ......................................................3/2 LTU lost a 67-60 decision at Memphis before falling to Tennessee 94-59. The Lady Techsters rebounded with a 90-33 victory over Nicholls State but then fell Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ..........................................10/3 on a last second shot to Western Kentucky this past Sunday. LTU is shooting 37 Newcomers .............................................................................4 percent from the fi eld in their games and are only shooting 55 percent from the 2007-08 Record .............................................. 16-15 (9-7 WAC) free-throw line. 2008-09 LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL 2 MISSISSIPPI STATE ROSTER # Name Pos.