JACKSONVILLE STATE 2014-15 GAME 15 2014-15 GAMECOCK SCHEDULE n THE MATCHUP NOVEMBER JACKSONVILLE STATE AUSTIN PEAY 8 (Sat.) BIR.-SOUTHERN (EXH.) W, 66-25 Gamecocks Lady Govs 14 (Fri.) at Texas Tech L, 67-59 18 (Tue.) at Alabama W, 64-62 Record (OVC)........................................10-4 (1-1) Record (OVC).........................................4-10 (1-0) 22 (Sat.) NEW ORLEANS W, 65-51 Last Game ........at Eastern Illinois, - 66-63 (1/3) Last Game .... at Eastern Kentucky, W - 81-71 (1/3) 25 (Tue.) WOFFORD W, 70-55 Head Coach ........................................ Rick Pietri Head Coach .................................. Carrie Daniels 29 (Sat.) at Central Arkansas W, 63-54 Career Record .................244-189 (15th Season) Career Record ......................92-167 (9th Season) JSU Record ...........................24-22 (2nd Season) APSU Record ........................92-167 (9th Season) DECEMBER vs. APSU ......................................................2-0 vs. JSU ...........................................................8-5 2 (Tue.) GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 78-52 5 (Fri.) JACKSON STATE W, 64-57 n THE SERIES n THE COVERAGE OT 13 (Sat.) at Kennesaw State L, 67-65 JSU vs. APSU: ....22nd Meeting (APSU leads 13-8) Radio .......................... Gamecock Sports Network 16 (Tue.) at South Carolina State L, 55-52 In Jacksonville, Ala.: ................................Tied 5-5 Play-by-Play ................................... Mike Parris 19 (Fri.) ! Charleston Southern W, 70-43 In Ckarksville, Tenn.: ..................APSU leads 9-3 Live Audio .................. JSUGamecockSports.com 20 (Sat.) ! East Tennessee State W, 57-56 First Meeting: ..Dec. 12, 1999 @ JSU (APSU, 100-92) Live Video .....................OVCDigitalNetwork.com 29 (Mon.) MERCER W, 67-66 Last Meeting: .....Jan. 27, 2014 @ APSU (JSU, 69-65) Live Stats .................... JSUGamecockSports.com Streak: ...................................... JSU has won one JANUARY 1 (Thur.) * at SIU Edwardsville W, 72-69 n THE STORYLINES 3 (Sat.) * at Eastern Illinois L, 66-63 n Jacksonville state will open its eight-game Ohio Valley Conference home schedule on Thursday 8 (Thur.) * AUSTIN PEAY 5:30 p.m. against the Lady Govs of Austin Peay. The APSU contest will begin a three-game homestand for 10 (Sat.) * MURRAY STATE 2 p.m. the Gamecocks, who started conference play with a 1-1 mark. JSU opened the 2015 portion of the schedule with a win at SIU Edwardsville a week ago before falling at the buzzer to Eastern Illinois. 14 (Wed.) * SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 5:30 p.m. APSU is in the final stages of a six-game road trip and began OVC action with a win at Eastern 17 (Sat.) * at UT Martin 4 p.m. Kentucky last Saturday. 21 (Wed.) * at Belmont 6 p.m. n Jax State has excelled at protecting its home floor as it enters Thursday’s OVC home opener 24 (Sat.) * MOREHEAD STATE 2 p.m. with Austin Peay with an unbleminshed mark of 5-0. Dating back to last season’s home finale with Belmont, the Gamecocks have string together six consecutive wins. The last time Jax State strung to- 28 (Wed.) * EASTERN KENTUCKY 11:30 a.m. gether six consecutive home wins was during the 2003-04 campaign, which is currently the longest 31 (Sat.) * at Tennessee State 5:30 p.m. home winning streak in the program’s NCAA Division I history. A win over the Lady Govs would be the seventh consecutive home win for JSU and would match the seven straight wins turned in by the 1991-92 club. FEBRUARY n The Gamecocks and Lady Govs will battle for the 22nd time on Thursday evening at Pete 7 (Sat.) * at Tennessee Tech 5:30 p.m. Mathews Coliseum. Austin Peay enters the contest with a 13-8 advantage in the first 21 match 11 (Wed.) * BELMONT 5:30 p.m. ups between the two programs. JSU topped APSU, 69-65, last season in Clarksville. Jax State will 14 (Sat.) * TENNESSEE TECH 2 p.m. be looking for back-to-back wins over the Lady Govs for the first time since it claimed both of the contests during the 2008 conference schedule. 18 (Wed.) * at Eastern Kentucky 6 p.m. 21 (Sat.) * TENNESSEE STATE 2 p.m. n THE JSU PROBABLE STARTERS 28 (Sat.) * at Morehead State 11 a.m. # NAME POS. HT. CL. G/GS PPG RPG APG MARCH 4 Candace Morton G 5-8 Sr. 14/14 12.4 4.1 1.4 4 (Wed.) # OVC Tournament TBA Notable: Became the 10th member of the JSU 1,000 career points club with 21 points at Central Arkansas. 5 (Thur.) # OVC Tournament TBA 14 Destiny James G 5-7 Jr. 13/13 2.3 2.3 3.5 6 (Fri.) # OVC Tournament TBA Notable: Has combined for 26 assists over the last five games, averaging 5.2 assists during the span. 7 (Sat.) # OVC Tournament TBA 11 Courtney Strain F 5-8 Sr. 14/14 9.6 3.8 0.6 * - OVC Game Notable: Finished with 18 points at Eastern Illinois - matching her career high for the third time this year. ! - UNC Wilmington Christmas Classic 22 Destany McLin F 5-9 Jr. 14/13 11.9 6.9 1.1 (Wilmington, N.C.) Notable: Turned in back-to-back double-doubles vs. Charleston Southern & East Tennessee State. # - Nashville Municipal Auditorium 42 Miranda Cantrell C 6-0 Sr. 14/14 9.4 7.2 1.0 All Times Central and subject to change Notable: Posted double figure points in four the last five games, including a pair of 15 pt games. JACKSONVILLE STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL n THE GAMECOCKS PRONUNCIATIONS # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Players 2 BRIANA BENSON G 5-9 So. Jonesboro, Ga. (Jonesboro HS) 2 Briana Benson Bre-Ana Saw action in all 32 games as a freshman last season; started the final 12 games of 2013-14. 3 Kelly Naughton Naw-ton 3 KELLY NAUGHTON G 5-7 So. Elk Grove, Ill. (Elk Grove HS) 5 LeCresha Horton La-Cre-Sha Was JSU’s floor manager as a freshman with a team-best 107 assists on in 2013-14. 23 Bria’unna Buckner Bre-Ana 4 CANDACE MORTON G 5-8 Jr. Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay HS) 32 Tyler ‘Cocoa’ Phelion Co-Co Fee-Lon Named to the All-OVC Second Team as a junior after posting 16.6 points per game. 5 LECRESHA HORTON G 5-8 Sr. Athens, Ala. (Athens HS) Coaches Became a valuable asset off the bench during the 16-game Ohio Valley Conference schedule. Rick Pietri P-tree 10 LEAH STRAIN G 5-3 Fr. Woodland, Ala. (Woodland HS) Altherias Warmley Al-ther-ius Heralded freshman that led was named the 2A State Player of the Year in 2013-14. Jala Harris J-LA 11 COURTNEY STRAIN G 5-8 Sr. Woodland, Ala. (Woodland HS) Transferred from Auburn after three seasons with the Tigers. 14 DESTINY JAMES G 5-7 Jr. Bartlett, Tenn. (Bartlett HS) Came off the bench to run the JSU offense as a sophomore. CLASS BREAKDOWN 22 DESTANY MCLIN G 5-9 Jr. Athens, Ala. (Athens HS) Seniors (5) Candace Morton, LeCresha Horton Thrived in 2013-14 as she elevated her scoring average to 14.3 points per contest. Courtney Strain, Bria’unna Bucker 23 BRIA’UNNA BUCKNER G 5-5 Jr. Detroit, Mich. (Detroit King HS) Miranda Cantrell A threat from behind the the three-point arc. 24 GRETCHEN MORRISON G 5-8 Fr. Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS) Juniors (2) Destiny James, Destany McLin Another outside threat after averaging over 14 points per game as a senior in high school. Sophomores (2) Briana Benson, Kelly Naughton 32 TYLER ‘COCOA’ PHELION F 6-1 Fr. Mobile, Ala. (Blount HS) Freshmen (3) Leah Strain, Gretchen Morrison Was one of the state’s top post prospects out of the Mobile, Ala. area. Tyler Phelion 42 MIRANDA CANTRELL C 6-0 Jr. College Park, Ga. (North Clayton HS) JSU’s top rebounder from a season ago; nearly registered a season double-double with 9 pts, 7 rebs. mark. HEAD COACH: Rick Pietri 2nd Season at JSU South Alabama, 1987 Named Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year in 2013-14. GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN ASSISTANT COACH: Altherias Warmley 2nd Season at JSU UAB, 1986 Oversaw the Alabama A&M women’s basketball program from 2003-13. Alabama (5) LeCresha Horton (Athens) ASSISTANT COACH: Eric Wise 2nd Season at JSU Louisiana-Lafayette, 1992 Leah Strain (Woodland) Served on Pietri’s staff at South Alabama and JSU for the last nine seasons. Courtney Strain (Woodland) ASSISTANT COACH: Ali Heller 2nd Season at JSU Rider, 2012 A four-year letterwinner at Rider; Served as a graduate assistant at Lynn University in 2012-13. Destany McLin (Athens) GRADUATE ASSISTANT: Jala Harris 2nd Season at JSU Tennessee Tech, 2013 Tyler Phelion (Mobile) An All-Ohio Valley Conference performer at Tennessee Tech. Georgia (2) Briana Benson (Jonesboro) Miranda Cantrell (College Park) n THE QUICK FACTS Illinois (1) Kelly Naughton (Elk Grove) GENERAL INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION Kentucky (3) Candace Morton (Lexington) Location ................................... Jacksonville, Ala. Sr. Associate AD/Media Relations ....... Greg Seitz Michigan (1) Bria’unna Bucker (Detroit) Enrollment .................................................9,504 Office Phone ......................... (256) 782-5279 Founded .......................................................1883 E-Mail ..................................... [email protected] Tennessee (1) Destiny James (Bartlett) Colors .......................................... Red and White Assistant SID/WBB SID .................Tony Schmidt Texas (1) Gretchen Morrison (Southlake) Nickname .........................................Gamecocks E-Mail ............................... [email protected] Facility............... Pete Mathews Coliseum/5,500 Office Phone ......................... (256) 782-5377 Conference ..................Ohio Valley Conference Cell Phone ............................. (256) 689-8524 President ........................Dr. William A. Meehan Assistant SID ............................ Josh Underwood Faculty Representative ........ Dr. Mary Newton Office Phone ......................... (256) 782-5915 Athletic Director ........................ Warren Koegel E-Mail ........................... [email protected] Associate AD/SWA .........................Tracy Broom Web Site ............. www.JSUGamecockSports.com Athletic Phone ...........................(256) 782-5368 JSU Athletic Twitter ................. @JSUGamecocks Athletic Ticket Office ................(256) 782-8144 JSU WBB Twitter ..............