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 #14/15 MISSISSIPPI STATE (7-2, 2-1 SEC) vs. OVERALL RECORD .....................................................7-2 OLE MISS (7-1, 1-1 SEC) SEC ..........................................................................................................2-1 NON-CONFERENCE ....................................................................................5-1 GAME 10 • JANUARY 10, 2021 • STARKVILLE, MISS. • HUMPHREY COLISEUM • 5 P.M. CT HOME .......................................................................................................5-1 AWAY .......................................................................................................2-1 COMPARISON NEUTRAL ..................................................................................................0-0 81.6 ..............PPG ..............80.4 Rnk. (AP/USAT) 62.9 .............OPPG .............53.1 Date MSU OPP Opponent TV Time/Results .477 ............. FG% ............. .460 11/29 6/7 -/- Jackson State W, 88-58 .369 .............3FG% ............ .378 12/2 6/7 -/- New Orleans SECN+ W, 106-51 .654 ..............FT% ............. .688 12/5 6/7 RV/RV at South Florida ESPN+ L, 67-63 (OT) 43.3 ..............RPG ..............41.8 12/14 12/12 -/- Troy SECN+ W, 103-76 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12/18 13/13 -/- Southern SECN+ W, 79-55 16.7 ..............APG ..............19.3 Head Coach ......................Nikki McCray-Penson Head Coach ....................Yolett McPhee-McCuin 12/20 13/13 -/- Central Arkansas SECN W, 72-49 6.3 ................SPG ..............11.9 Record At MSU .........................7-2 (1st Season) Record At OM........................23-46 (3rd Season) 12/31 12/13 RV/RV * at Georgia SECN W, 69-62 4.8 ................BPG ................3.6 Career Record .......................60-42 (4th Season) Career Record ...................117-109 (8th Season) 1/3 12/13 13/11 * Kentucky ESPN2 L, 92-86 (OT) 1/3 * Vanderbilt SECN -POSTPONED- PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME) 1/7 14/15 -/- * at Florida SECN+ W, 68-56 # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG Other 1/10 14/15 -/- * Ole Miss SECN 5 p.m. 0 JaMya Mingo-Young G 5-8 So. Bogalusa, La. 8.6 5.9 4.3 apg 1/14 * Alabama SECN+ 7 p.m. 1 Myah Taylor G 5-7 R-Jr. Olive Branch, Miss. 6.9 2.7 4.38 a/to 1/17 * at Texas A&M ESPN2 12 p.m. 4 Jessika Carter F/C 6-5 Jr. Waverly Hall, Ga. 17.3 9.3 .594 FG% 1/28 * South Carolina ESPN/ESPN2 6 p.m. 5 Rickea Jackson F 6-2 So. Detroit, Mich. 17.2 4.2 2.3 apg 2/1 * at Vanderbilt SECN 6 p.m. 10 Sidney Cooks F/C 6-4 R-Jr. Kenosha, Wis. 7.9 4.1 15 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. 9.9 3.2 .487 FG% 2/21 * at Alabama SECN+ 2 p.m. 11 Xaria Wiggins G 6-1 Jr. Virginia Beach, Va. 3.5 0.0 0.5 apg 2/25 * at LSU SECN+ 6 p.m. 20 Yemiyah Morris C 6-6 Sr. San Bernardino, Calif. 4.4 2.7 1.2 bpg 2/28 * Missouri SECN 3 p.m. 21 Madison Hayes G 6-0 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn. 5.2 4.8 1.2 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 2.9 1.9 .375 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 • State’s high-scoring offense has been the result of its efficient All Times Central campaign, as women’s basketball hall of famer Nikki McCray- shooting. The Bulldogs are shooting the ball at a 48-percent Home Games In Bold Penson takes the helm of the women’s basketball program. clip for the year, which ranks 20th in the country and third in * — SEC Game The Collierville, Tenn., native boasts a decorated resume to this the SEC. From beyond the arc, MSU is knocking down threes at point in her career. a .369 rate, which is 37th in the country and third in the SEC. Lists of Games Canceled • 2017 National Championship • In their game against Troy, the Bulldogs broke the program vs. Maine (11/28) • 2x Olympic Gold Medalist record and matched the SEC record for 3-pointers made in a vs. UConn/Quinnipiac (11/29) • 2x SEC Player of the Year single game (18). at Southern Miss (12/12) • 3x WNBA All-Star • One of the most efficient posts in the country, Jessika Carter • 1997 ABL MVP ranks 14th among active Division I players in career field goal • 1997 ABL Championship percentage (.570). She owns 16 career double-doubles and • Since the start of the 2016-17 campaign, Mississippi State leads the team in scoring (17.3 ppg) and rebounding (9.3 rpg) owns 138 wins, which is the third-most victories in all of this season. TABLE OF CONTENTS Division I. UConn leads the way with 142 wins, while Baylor • Rickea Jackson, who is a National Player of the Year PAGE 2 TV/Radio Headshots, Roster boasts 139. candidate, is averaging 17.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 PAGE 3 Team Notes, SEC Standings • With MSU being tabbed No. 14 in the most recent poll, the assists per game. The sophomore forward owns two 30-point PAGE 4 Team Notes, National Polls Bulldogs have now spent 121 consecutive weeks inside the AP efforts and 10 games with 20+ points during her career. 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 4.38. 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, Stat Leaders in Rickea Jackson, Sidney Cooks and Madison Hayes. PAGE 23 Game-by-Game Comparison seasons. This season, MSU ranks 28th overall with 81.6 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 26-28 Box Scores Ole Miss: MSU trails 36-63 TV: SEC Network Primary SID: Josh Lively PAGE 30 Season Stats at MSU: MSU trails 20-24 Play-by-Play: Tiffany Greene Cell: 865-235-9728 PAGE 31 SEC Stats at OM: MSU trails 15-32 Analyst: Steffi Sorensen Email: [email protected] PAGE 32 TV/Radio Cheat Sheet Neutral Sites: MSU trails 1-7 Last Time: MSU won 84-59 in Oxford (3/1/20) Radio: MSU Radio Network Secondary SID: Emma Warren Current Streak: MSU has won 13 straight 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.