2007-08 GAME NOTES GAME 29 Cassie Chance, Women’s Basketball Contact MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY Assistant Director, Athletic Media Relations Post Offi ce Box 5308, Mississippi State, MS 39762 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL O: 662.325.0972 · C: 662.617.4644 · F: 662.325.2563 [email protected] · www.mstateathletics.com Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs (15-11, 4-9 SEC) vs. #6 LSU Lady Tigers (24-4, 13-0 SEC) Sunday, March 2, 2008 · 2:30 p.m. CT · Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) · Starkville, Miss. · Fox Sports Network SCHEDULE / RESULTS SERIES INFORMATION Overall series: LSU leads 37-4 NOVEMBER In Starkville: LSU leads 14-4 4 DT3 (Exhibition) W, 86-66 In Baton Rouge: LSU leads 19-0 9 SE LOUISIANA W, 71-55 At neutral sites: LSU leads 4-0 11 CENTENARY W, 76-57 MSU’s series streak: Lost 15 15 at Belmont W, 66-51 Chancellor vs. MSU: 38-1 (1-0 at LSU) 18 MERCER W, 89-51 Fanning vs. LSU: 4-22 (0-15 at MSU) 22 vs. Iowa L, 54-60 Last Meeting: #9 LSU 84, Mississippi State 31 (January 20, 2008 at Baton Rouge, La.) 23 vs. #10 Oklahoma L, 73-88 27 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 85-56 29 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI W, 77-56 DECEMBER 2 at Memphis W, 92-57 13 at Louisiana Tech W, 63-50 16 GEORGIA TECH L, 58-70 20 MCNEESE STATE W, 94-52 30 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE W, 80-55 Sharon Fanning Head Coach Van Chancellor JANUARY 210-173 (13) Record at School (Yrs.) 24-4 (1) 3 at UAB W, 79-69 533-399 (34) Career Record (Yrs.) 463-163 (20) 7 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY W, 104-45 10 at Vanderbilt L, 72-50 at #3 Tennessee (L, 46-72) Last Game vs. Arkansas (W, 83-46) 13 KENTUCKY L, 60-64 20 at #8 LSU L, 31-84 NR/NR Ranking (AP/Coaches) 6/6 24 MISSISSIPPI W, 57-52 27 at Arkansas L, 56-42 96 NCAA RPI (through 2/24) 9 31 ALABAMA W, 72-59 103 Real Time RPI (through 2/29) 9 FEBRUARY 3 at Auburn L, 42-68 87 Real Time SOS (through 2/29) 18 7 TENNESSEE (CSS) L, 69-87 10 FLORIDA (RSN) W, 83-71 Lost 1 Current Team Streak Won 1 14 at Mississippi L, 63-75 17 GEORGIA L, 56-60 Alexis Rack (11.6) Leading Scorer Sylvia Fowles (17.2) 21 at South Carolina W, 58-54 24 at Tennessee (RSN) L, 46-72 Tysheka Grimes (6.5) Leading Rebounder Sylvia Fowles (9.7) MARCH Marneshia Richard (4.7) Leading Assists Erica White (4.3) 2 LSU (FSN) 2:30 P.M. MEDIA BROADCAST INFORMATION AND TICKETS 6-9 SEC Tournament ($) TBA Television: Fox Sports Network (Dave Neal, play-by-play; Carol Ross, color analyst) Mississippi State Radio: WFCA 107.9 FM (French Camp, Miss.) LSU Radio: WTGE 107.3 FM (Baton Rouge, La.) ! Caribbean Challenge - Cancun, Mexico Live Stats: www.mstateathletics.com $ The Sommet Center - Nashville, Tenn. Tickets: Available through the Mississippi State Athletic Ticket Offi ce 2007-08 GAME NOTES MISSISSIPPI STATE PROBABLE STARTERS ## Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RBG APG 45 Imesia Jackson F 6-1 Sr. 1L Crawford, MS .440 -- .653 8.0 5.0 0.6 24 Robin Porter F 5-11 Jr. 2L Abbeville, AL .403 .259 .879 6.9 4.7 0.9 23 Tysheka Grimes F 6-0 So. 1L Baton Rouge, LA .363 .263 .691 11.4 6.5 1.8 2 Alexis Rack G 5-7 So. 1L Franklin, LA .311 .326 .667 11.6 3.3 2.5 25 Marneshia Richard G 5-8 Jr. 2L Lamar, MS .406 .298 .769 9.9 2.8 4.7 MISSISSIPPI STATE RESERVES 33 Mary Kathryn Govero G 5-11 Fr. HS Clinton, MS .380 .231 .759 6.4 3.9 1.4 3 Donnisha Tate F 6-2 Jr. RS Oakland, CA .500 -- .558 4.3 4.5 0.5 22 Miayorka Johnson G 5-10 Sr. 3L Ripley, MS .486 .000 .667 2.4 0.9 0.5 20 Lauren Roberts F 5-11 Jr. 2L Collierville, TN .238 .214 .556 1.2 1.1 0.2 13 Amy Reeder G 6-0 Sr. 3L Pontotoc, MS .300 .250 .250 1.5 0.4 0.3 1 Danielle Rector F 6-3 Fr. HS Ringgold, GA .296 .429 .714 2.3 1.3 0.3 32 Shai Wilkins F 6-2 Fr. HS Harvest, AL .455 -- .750 1.3 1.1 0.1 42 Channa Campbell F 6-2 So. 1L Lester, AL .300 .250 .833 1.6 1.4 -- 12 Carrie Landers G 5-8 So. 1L Paragould, AR .333 .000 -- 0.3 0.1 -- INJURY REPORT 14 Bethany Washington F 5-11 So. 1L Houma, LA out (ankle) TEAM COMPARISON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS MSU LSU MISSISSIPPI STATE LSU 1892 Scoring 1993 Alexis Rack 11.7 Scoring 17.2 Sylvia Fowles 67.6 PPG 71.2 Tysheka Grimes 6.5 Rebounding 9.7 Sylvia Fowles 686-1791 FGM-FGA 756-1673 Imesia Jackson 16 Charges Taken -- -- .383 FG % .452 Marneshia Richard 4.7 Assists 4.3 Erica White 146-502 3FGM-3FGA 138-386 Marneshia Richard 1.6 Steals 2.5 RaShonta LeBlanc .291 3FG % .358 Robin Porter 1.0 Blocks 1.8 Sylvia Fowles 374-554 FTM-FTA 343-502 Tysheka Grimes 112 FGM 170 Sylvia Fowles .675 FT % .683 Donnisha Tate .500 FG % .596 Sylvia Fowles 39.2 Rebounds 37.1 Alexis Rack 74 3FGM 71 Quianna Chaney 13.8 Assists 17.7 Danielle Rector .429 3FG % .500 Mesha Williams 17.5 Turnovers 12.4 Imesia Jackson 79 FTM 107 Sylvia Fowles 0.8 A/TO Ratio 1.4 Robin Porter .879 FT % .774 Quianna Chaney 10.4 Steals 11.8 Marneshia Richard 1.4 A/TO Ratio 2.4 Erica White 3.0 Blocks 4.7 Marneshia Richard 33.5 Minutes 28.0 Sylvia Fowles MISSISSIPPI STATE-LSU: LAST 10 SERIES MEETINGS Date Result Location Leading Scorer Leading Rebounder Jan. 20, 2008 LSU 84, Mississippi State 31 Baton Rouge, LA 16, Quianna Chaney (LSU) 7, Sylvia Fowles and Erica White (LSU) Jan. 14, 2007 LSU 77, Mississippi State 50 Starkville, MS 16, Sylvia Fowles (LSU) 11, Sylvia Fowles (LSU) Feb. 26, 2006 LSU 62, Mississippi State 48 Baton Rouge, LA 27, Seimone Augustus (LSU) 10, Sylvia Fowles (LSU) Feb. 6, 2005 LSU 67, Mississippi State 40 Starkville, MS 20, Tan White (MSU) 9, Fowles and Jones(LSU); White (MSU) Feb. 22, 2004 LSU 78, Mississippi State 61 Baton Rouge, LA 25, Seimone Augustus (LSU) 11, Seimone Augustus (LSU); Tan White (MSU) Feb. 9, 2003 LSU 77, Mississippi State 72 Starkville, MS 32, LaToya Thomas (MSU) 11, LaToya Thomas (MSU) Feb. 21, 2002 LSU 88, Mississippi State 77 Baton Rouge, LA 33, LaToya Thomas (MSU) 11, LaToya Thomas (MSU) Jan. 28, 2001 LSU 78, Mississippi State 54 Baton Rouge, LA 25, Marie Ferdinand (LSU) 9, Marie Ferdinand (LSU); LaToya Thomas (MSU) Jan. 7, 2001 LSU 70, Mississippi State 63 Starkville, MS 28, LaToya Thomas (MSU) 13, LaToya Thomas (MSU) Jan. 30, 2000 LSU 64, Mississippi State 58 Starkville, MS 22, Katrina Hubbert (LSU) 9, DeTrina White (LSU) MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2007-08 GAME NOTES LSU PROBABLE STARTERS # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown FG% 3FG% FT% PPG RBG APG 5 Erica White G 5-3 Sr. 3L Jacksonville, FL .456 .259 .756 7.0 2.7 4.3 12 RaShonta LeBlanc G 5-7 Sr. 3L Port Arthur, TX .441 .364 .771 6.8 3.5 3.5 15 Quianna Chaney G 5-11 Sr. 3L Baton Rouge, LA .416 .380 .774 14.8 2.8 3.2 34 Sylvia Fowles C 6-6 Sr. 3L Miami, FL .596 -- .656 17.2 9.7 0.7 54 Ashley Thomas F 6-0 Sr. 3L Stone Mountain, GA .390 .154 .625 5.5 4.4 1.3 LSU RESERVES 23 Allison Hightower G 5-10 So. 1L Arlington, TX .429 .416 .583 7.9 2.5 1.8 25 Mesha Williams C 6-3 Sr. 1L Saint Louis, MO .532 .500 .581 3.9 3.3 0.3 44 Kristen Morris F 6-2 Jr. 2L Lathrup Village, MI .375 .250 .667 2.8 2.9 0.2 24 Marian Whitfi eld G 5-9 Sr. 3L Augusta, GA .422 .000 .619 4.5 1.5 1.0 10 Khalilah Mitchell G 5-11 Sr. 3L New Orleans, LA .367 .231 .737 2.8 1.0 1.8 1 Katherine Graham G 5-11 Fr. HS Birmingham, AL .438 .167 .700 1.9 1.6 0.5 3 Latear Eason G 5-8 Fr. HS Chicago, IL .211 .000 .600 0.8 0.6 0.5 INJURY REPORT None MSU IN THE INDIVIDUAL NCAA RANKINGS (THROUGH 2/20) LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL ON THE AIR 24th Alexis Rack 3FG Made per Game 2.6 This afternoon’s game will be broadcast locally on WFCA 107.9 SEC STANDINGS 47th Marneshia Richard Assists Per Game 4.8 FM. Bart Gregory will call the action. MSU IN THE SEC RANKINGS (THROUGH 3/1) - OVERALL SCOUTING LSU THROUGH MARCH 1, 2008 1st Offensive Rebounds 15.50 One of the nation’s premier programs, #6 LSU enters Sunday’s Team SEC Pct. All Pct. Streak 2nd Turnover Margin 4.43 game 24-4 on the year, 13-0 in league play after downing Ar- 1 LSU 13-0 1.000 24-4 .857 W1 3rd Steals 10.43 kansas Thursday evening.