2012-13 OLE MISS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Kristen Saibini, Asst. Director Athletics Media Relations | Office: 662-915-7896 | Cell: 662-832-3332 Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @OleMissWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/OleMissWBB OleMissSports.com | OleMissHoops.com GAME INFORMATION GAME 6 RUSTON, LA. (THOMAS ASSEMBLY CENTER) Date/Time: Sat., Dec. 1 / 7 p.m. CT Site: Ruston, La. |Thomas Assembly Center OLE MISS REBELS (4-1, 0-0 SEC) Smith (8,000) Acting head coach: Brett Frank (SOSU, 1995) TV: None Career record: 4-1 (1 yr.) Record at Ole Miss: Same Radio: Q93.7 Talent: Graham Doty (play-by-play) LOUISIANA TECH LADY TECHSTERS (1-3, 0-0 WAC) Streaming Video: OleMissSports.com Head coach: Theresa Weatherspoon (LA Tech, 1988) Gametracker: OleMissSports.com Career record: 74-37 (5th yr.) Record at LA Tech: Same Twitter Updates: @OleMissWBB Series: Overall: LT, 5-1 NOTES: Oxford: LT, 2-1 • After five-consecutive home games to open the year, Ole Miss will travel to Ruston, La., Ruston: LT, 2-0 Neutral: LT, 1-0 for its first road game of the year on Saturday against LA Tech. Last meeting: 12/20/05 - LT, 84-71 • The Lady Techsters lead the all-time series, 5-1. LA Tech has won the last four meetings Frank vs. LA Tech: 0-0 between the two schools, including a 84-71 win in Ruston in the most recent meeting in 2005. • After playing three games in 10 days to start the season, Ole Miss is in a span of play- SCHEDULE / RESULTS ing three games in five days, two at home and one on the road. • Against Lipscomb, Danielle McCray recorded a career-high 14 rebounds while Kenyotta Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result 11/09 vs. Southeastern Louisiana W, 95-85 Jenkins tied her career high with 10 boards. 11/16 vs. Northwestern State W, 67-51 • Diara Moore leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.0 points per game. She has 11/19 vs. Lamar L, 85-71 11/27 vs. Mississippi Valley State W, 62-60 scored in double figures in all five games this year. 11/29 vs. Lipscomb W, 68-46 • Junior point guard Valencia McFarland has recorded 818 career points and is looking to 12/01 at Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. CT 12/08 vs. Massachusetts 2 p.m. CT become the 25th player in school history to score at least 1,000 career points. 12/16 vs. Belmont 2 p.m. CT 12/18 at Cleveland State 6 p.m. CT Holiday Tournament (Hofstra) UP NEXT: 12/21 at Hofstra 6 p.m. CT Ole Miss will play two more game at home, hosting Massachusetts on Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. and 12/22 vs. Northwestern 2 p.m. CT Tulane Double Tree Classic (Tulane) Belmont on Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. 12/29 vs. McNeese State 3 p.m. CT 12/30 Tulane/Eastern Michigan 1 p.m./3 p.m. CT 01/03 at LSU* 7 p.m. CT 01/06 vs. Vanderbilt* (ESPNU) 2:30 p.m. CT OLE MISS PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP 01/10 at Auburn* 6 p.m. CT 01/13 vs. Alabama* (SPSO) 1:30 p.m. CT 01/20 vs. Missouri* (Cox Sports TV) 2 p.m. CT 01/24 at Florida* (CSS) 6 p.m. CT 01/27 at Mississippi State* 2 p.m. CT 01/31 vs. Arkansas* 7 p.m. CT 02/03 at Vanderbilt* 2 p.m. CT 02/10 at Tennessee* 1 p.m. CT 02/14 vs. Mississippi State* 7 p.m. CT 02/17 vs. South Carolina* 1 p.m. CT PG • 3 • JR GPG • •10 3 • JR GPG • •12 3 •• FRJR F • 11 • JR FPG • •25 3 •• SRJR 02/21 at Texas A&M* 7 p.m. CT 02/24 vs. Georgia* (CSS) 1 p.m. CT Valencia Diara Gracie Kenyotta Courtney 02/28 vs. Kentucky* 7 p.m. CT McFarland Moore Frizzell Jenkins Marbra 03/03 at Arkansas* 2 p.m. CT Pts 9.0 Pts 15.0 Pts 9.4 Pts 9.0 Pts 5.2 *SEC game Reb 3.0 Reb 4.8 Reb 2.6 Reb 6.4 Reb 5.8 All times Central and are subject to change Ast: 19 Ast: 10 Ast: 4 Ast: 6 Ast: 3 Stl. 15 Stl. 3 Stl. 8 Stl. 1 Stl. 6 WWW.OLEMISSSPORTS.COM 1 OLE MISS BROADCAST NOTES VALENCIA McFARLAND NOTES: 3 5-4 | Jr. | Edwards, Miss. • Scored in double figures for the third time this year as she recorded a season high with 14 points against Lipscomb. PTS REB AST S FG% FT% • During her career, has recorded 11 20-point games, 46 double-figure scoring games PG 9.0 3.0 19 14 .43 .28 and has led or been tied for the team lead in scoring in 29 games. DIARA MOORE 5-7| Jr.-TR | Cedar Hills, Texas NOTES: 10 • Has led or been tied for the team lead in scoring in three games this season and has PTS REB AST S FG% FT% scored in double figures in all five games. • Scored a career-high 25 points in the season-opening win over SELA. G 15.0 4.8 10 3 .37 .72 KENYOTTA JENKINS NOTES: 11 5-10 | Jr. | Potts Camp, Miss. • Second on the team in FG%, 51% (17-33) • Tied her career high with 10 rebounds against Lipscomb. PTS REB AST S FG% FT% • Tied with teammate Courtney Marbra for most career double-doubles by an active F 9.0 6.4 6 1 .51 .58 player (2). GRACIE FRIZZELL 5-10 | Fr.-RS | Little Rock, Ark. NOTES: 12 • First on the team in threes made (8) and second in scoring (9.4 ppg). PTS REB AST FG% 3FG% FT% • Scored a career-high 21 points, including a career-best five threes, against Lamar. G 9.4 2.6 4 .32 .28 .78 MAGGIE McFERRIN 5-7 | Sr. | Tupelo, Miss. NOTES: 14 • Third on the team in assists with seven. PTS REB AST FG% 3FG% FT% • Scored eight points and added three assists in the first game of the season. G 2.2 1.2 7 .20 .16 .75 AMBER SINGLETARY 20 5-9 | So. | Baltimore, Md. NOTES: • Recorded 11 points, two assists and one steal in the team’s season-opening win. PTS REB AST S FG% FT% • Has recorded four career double-digit scoring games. PG 4.8 1.0 4 5 .32 .75 DESTINI PRICE 6-0 | Fr. | Lancaster, Calif. 21 NOTES: PTS REB AST BLK FG% FT% • Made her collegiate debut against SELA. F 0.0 0.5 0 0 0.0 0.0 DANIELLE McCRAY 6-1 | So. | West Palm Beach, Fla. NOTES: 22 • Recorded a career-best 14 boards in a win over Lipscomb and finished the game one PTS REB AST S FG% FT% point away from a double-double. F 5.6 7.2 2 2 .34 .85 • Recorded a career-best seven free throws against MVSU. Went 7-8 from the line. COURTNEY MARBRA NOTES: 25 6-1 |Sr. | Jackson, Miss. • Third on the team in rebounding (5.8 rpg). • Pulled down a season-best 10 boards against MVSU. PTS REB AST S FG% FT% • Tied her career high with 12 points in the Rebels’ win over SELA. F 5.2 5.8 3 6 .53 .62 TIA FALERU 6-0 | So. | Ozark, Ala. NOTES: 32 • Tied her career high with 13 points in Ole Miss’ win over Northwestern State. PTS REB AST STL FG% FT% • Went a perfect 4-4 from the free throw line against Lipscomb. F 8.3 2.3 3 9 .40 .81 MONIQUE JACKSON 42 6-1 | So. | Phenix City, Ala. NOTES: • Tied her career high with eight points against Lipscomb. PTS REB AST S FG% FT% • Added a season-high seven rebounds against Lamar. F 5.8 4.0 0 4 .44 .58 WWW.OLEMISSSPORTS.COM 2 ACTING HEAD COACH BRETT FRANK THE FRANK FILE went 25-8 overall and 14-2 in conference action. In 2009-10, the Bulldogs won a then-school record 27 games (27-7), became CAREER RECORD AS A HEAD the first WAC school to go undefeated in conference play (16-0) since Louisiana COACH: 4-1 (first season) Tech in 2002-03 and earned the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament at-large berth. RECORD AS OLE MISS’ HEAD Fresno State enjoyed a magical season in 2008-09 when the team repeated COACH: Same as WAC regular season and tournament champions, earning its second-straight berth in the NCAA Tournament. In 2007-08, Frank helped guide the Bulldogs to CAREER HIGHLIGHTS the school’s first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. The Bulldogs finished their • Frank is in his 17th season in the record-breaking year with a 22-11 record and a 14-2 conference mark. collegiate coaching ranks. • During his time as an associate and With Fresno State, Frank was heavily involved in scheduling the teams’ com- assistant coach, he helped lead teams munity service involvement in the Central Valley. In 2007-08, the team participated to five NCAA Tournament appearances YEAR AT OLE MISS: First in 463.50 community service hours, earning the team the Bulldog Bowl award and and seven postseason appearances ALMA MATER: SOSU, 1995 the Champs/Life Skills Cup. at the Division I level, all with Fresno HOMETOWN: Bokchito, Okla. Frank’s first stint with the Bulldogs was from 2002-04. He spent the 2004-05 State. campaign completing coursework towards his master’s degree at Southeastern • Helped lead the Bulldogs to a school-record 28 wins in 2011-12.