2008-09 MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 26 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 (19-6, 6-4 SEC) Record: Overall (552-408), 33rd year at MSU (229-182), 14th year VS. AUBURN Head Coach: Nell Fortner #5/#4 AUBURN TIGERS (24-1, 9-1 SEC) Record: Overall (112-65), 6th year at AU (95-54), 5th year Feb. 15, 2009 Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) SERIES INFORMATION Starkville, Miss. 2 p.m. CT Series Record: AU leads 29-12 Last Meeting: 2-3-08 (AU 68, MSU 42) MISSISSIPPI STATE PROBABLE STARTERS G 2 Alexis Rack 5-7 Jr. 14.3 PPG 2.8 RPG 4.4 APG G 5 Armelie Lumanu 5-9 Jr. 11.7 PPG 5.6 RPG 3.8 APG SCHEDULE / RESULTS F 24 Robin Porter 5-11 Sr. 8.6 PPG 6.6 RPG 1.1 APG NOVEMBER (4-0) F 10 Chanel Mokango 6-5 Jr. 10.7 PPG 5.4 RPG 3.3 BPG Thu. 13 PEACH STATE ELITE (Exh.) W, 84-75 F 23 Tysheka Grimes 6-0 Jr. 7.3 PPG 4.2 RPG 1.4 SPG Tue. 18 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 94-52 Sun. 23 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 99-75 Tue. 25 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 69-46 TOP RESERVES Fri. 28 at Louisiana-Lafayette W, 71-38 F 33 Mary Kathryn Govero 5-11 So. 6.7 PPG 3.0 RPG 1.6 SPG DECEMBER (7-1) F 3 Donnisha Tate 6-0 Sr. 3.9 PPG 5.3 RPG 0.7 APG Wed.3 LOUISIANA TECH W, 72-42 Sun. 7 NICHOLLS W, 97-25 Sun. 14 MEMPHIS W, 81-49 AUBURN PROBABLE STARTERS Tue. 16 @ Southern Mississippi W, 72-61 Fri. 19 at Utah Valley W, 71-63 G 5 Alli Smalley 5-8 So. 12.6 PPG 2.8 RPG 2.2 APG Sat. 20 at Utah W, 63-51 G 12 Sherell Hobbs 5-11 Sr. 12.3 PPG 4.6 RPG 2.2 SPG Mon.29 ! Marshall W, 73-65 Tue. 30 ! at #15/16Maryland L, 73-80 G 24 DeWanna Bonner 6-4 Sr. 20.8 PPG 8.6 RPG 1.9 APG JANUARY (5-4) G 44 Whitney Boddie 5-9 Sr. 10.7 PPG 4.3 RPG 8.3 BPG Fri. 2 UAB W, 87-46 F 1 Trevesha Jackson 6-0 Sr. 6.9 PPG 5.0 RPG 0.8 SPG Sun. 4 XAVIER L, 42-51 Thu. 8 * at Florida L, 66-80 TOP RESERVES Sun. 11 * OLE MISS W, 69-64 Thu. 15 * TENNESSEE (CSS-TV) L, 56-63 F 21 Jordan Greenleaf 6-1 Jr. 7.0 PPG 5.2 RPG 0.8 BPG Sun. 18 * at Kentucky (SEC-TV) W, 52-45 Thu. 22 * at LSU (CST-TV) W, 38-36 C 33 KeKe Carrier 6-7 Jr. 5.2 PPG 3.2 RPG 1.6 BPG Sun. 25 * ARKANSAS (SEC-TV) L, 62-65 Thu. 29 SAVANNAH STATE W, 97-33 FEBRUARY (3-1) THE LAST TIME OUT Sun. 1 * at Georgia L, 57-69 Thu. 5 * VANDERBILT W, 66-61 For the second time in two games, Mississippi State completed a series sweep of an SEC team as they won for the Sun. 8 * LSU W, 65-55 second time this season against Ole Miss on Thursday. The Lady Bulldogs took an early 4-2 lead in the game and never Thu. 12 * at Ole Miss (SEC-TV) W, 66-50 trailed the rest of the way, pushing the lead to as much as 27 in the second half. The Lady Bulldogs shot 44 percent for Sun. 15 * AUBURN 2 P.M. the game and held Ole Miss to 39 percent from the fl oor. Junior guard Alexis Rack led the way with 21 points while Mary Sun. 22 * at Tennessee 2 p.m. Kathryn Govero added 10 points. Robin Porter had 14 rebounds while Armelie Lumanu had seven assists. Thu 26 * SOUTH CAROLINA 7 p.m. SCOUTING AUBURN MARCH With a 24-1 overall record and a 9-1 mark in the conference, Auburn enters Sunday’s game with the SEC lead and a national ranking of fi fth. The Tigers are led by All-American candidate DeWanna Bonner. The 6-4 senior leads the league Sun. 1 * at Alabama 2 P.M. averaging 20.8 points a game and is pulling down 8.6 rebounds a contest. Alli Smalley, Sherell Hobbs and Whitney Bod- Thu.-5-8 $ SEC Tournament (SEC-TV/ESPN2) TBA die also average double-fi gure scoring. The Tigers are coached by Nell Fortner who is in her fi fth season at Auburn. Sun. ! Terrapin Classic - College Park, Md. * SEC Game NEXT UP $ Alltel Arena - North Little Rock Ark. Following Sunday’s matchup with Auburn, Mississippi State will not play in the mid week. The Lady Bulldogs will return to (CSS-TV) - Comcast Sports Southeast action next Sunday, Feb. 22 when they travel to Knoxville, Tenn., to take on the Tennessee Lady Vols. UT is 18-6 overall (SEC-TV) - Fox Sports South, and 7-3 in SEC play. Tennessee defeated MSU earlier this season in Starkville, 63-56. Tennessee will take on Kentucky in Fox Sports Southwest Lexington on Thursday before returning home to host MSU. 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), Auburn Radio: ................................. Mix 96.7 FM Johnson (Pontotoc), Richard (Lamar) Internet Coverage: ..............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- sa), Mokango (Kinshasa) A CLOSER LOOK AT AUBURN QUICKFACTS: Location: .............................................................. Auburn, Ala. A CLOSER LOOK: Colors: ...........................................................Orange and Blue Auburn has won four in a row after dropping its only game of the year at Georgia. Conference: ............................................................SEC (West) The Tigers lead the SEC in scoring offense, scoring margin, fi eld goal percentage Starters Returning/Lost: ......................................................4/1 and assists. Guard Whitney Boddie leads the nation in assists averaging 8.3 a game.