Ole Miss Women’s Basketball 2006-07 Game Notes MR Contact: Katy Lonergan O: (662) 915-7896 C: (662) 715-9396 E-Mail: [email protected] OleMissSports.com Ole Miss Rebels (20-88, 9-44 SEC) vs. Auburn Tigers (18-111, 5-88 SEC) Game #29 • February 25, 2007 • 2 p.m. (Central) • Oxford, Miss. • Tad Smith Coliseum (8,700) Ole Miss-AAuburn Facts Today’s Game 2006-007 Schedule/Results The Rebels will host Auburn for “Senior Day” on (20-8, 9-4 SEC) TV: None. Sunday afternoon in Tad Smith Coliseum ... Ole Miss 12-2 H, 6-4 A, 2-2 N will honor its three senior players Ashley Awkward, Radio: WQLJ Supertalk Mississippi (93.7 FM). Richard Cross calls the action. Jada Mincy and Armintie Price, as well as senior man- Date Opponent Time/Result Broadcast will begin 15 minutes prior to ager Brian Mackay prior to the game ... In addition the November the scheduled tip-off. three players will sign autographs on the court following 5 DT3 Sports^ W, 78-76 the game ... Ole Miss and Auburn tipped off the 2006- 10 Southeastern La. W, 92-46 Websites: OleMissSports.com 07 SEC season in a previous meeting on Jan. 4 ... The AuburnTigers.com 14 at UAB W, 99-85 Rebels prevailed 74-66 at Auburn ... Auburn owns the 17 at Rice L, 91-92 (2OT) Rankings: Ole Miss is receiving two votes all-time series 24-20, but the Rebels have won the last 19 Rhode Island W, 94-49 in the latest ESPN/WBCA Coaches’ poll, three ... Ole Miss and Auburn are tied at nine games a 21 UAPB W, 79-46 but not any in the Associated Press poll. piece in match-ups played in Oxford ... If the Rebels 24 Northwestern$ W, 61-58 Auburn is not receiving votes in either win today’s game they are assured of a first-round bye poll. 25 #1/1 Maryland$ L, 79-110 in the 2007 SEC Tournament ... The Tigers could fin- December Series: Auburn leads, 24-20 ish as the seventh, eighth or ninth seed in next week’s 2 Illinois W, 75-50 Current Streak: Ole Miss, four wins tourney. 10 Penn State W, 65-48 Last Meeting: January 4, 2007 12 at #21 Rutgers L, 84-89 (3OT) Ole Miss, 74-66 About Ole Miss 17 Central Arkansas W, 104-63 Coaches: Ole Miss head coach Carol Ole Miss is 20-8 overall with an 9-4 mark in SEC play 21 Miami W, 82-64 Ross is 73-47 in her fourth season at the after picking up an 86-84 overtime win at in-state rival 29 UT-Arlington& L, 55-66 helm of the Ole Miss program. Ross owns Mississippi State in their last outing ... Ole Miss 30 Fordham& W, 99-43 a 320-168 overall coaching record in her reached the 20-win mark for the first time under head January 16th season. Auburn head coach Nell coach Carol Ross and the first time since going 21-8 Fortner is 48-39 in her third season with 2 Nicholls State W, 87-50 the Tigers. Her overall coaching mark is during the 1994-95 season ... The nine SEC wins are 4 at Auburn* (FSN) W, 74-66 65-50 in her fourth season in the busi- also the most under Ross at Ole Miss and the most for 7 #10/11 Vanderbilt* (FSN) W, 76-66 ness. the program since the 1991-92 team went undefeated in 11 #5/6 LSU* W, 77-74 league play and took home the regular season title ... 14 at Kentucky* W, 67-65 (OT) Officials: Announced on game day. The 20 wins marks the eighth time a Ross-coached 18 South Carolina* (FSN)W, 76-57 team has reached the mark in her 16 seasons as a head 25 at #14/15 Georgia* L, 60-69 coach, as she led seven Florida squads to 20 or more 28 Mississippi State* L, 71-73 wins. February 1 at Florida* W, 72-64 2006-07 Ole Miss Women’s Basketball Roster 4 at Arkansas* W, 90-87 (2OT) No. Name Pos Ht Cl Ppg Rpg Note 8 Kentucky* L, 61-69 2 Lindsay Roy** G 5-9 Jr. 1.6 0.5 Had 9 points off of 3-for-4 shooting from 3’s vs. Fordham 11 Alabama* W, 84-43 ^3 Ashley Awkward*** G 5-6 Sr. 12.3 2.9 Dropped in 23 points, 15 in the second half at Arkansas 15 at #3/3 Tennessee* L, 69-81 10 Carla Bartee* F 6-1 Jr. 5.8 3.0 Tallied 12 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals vs. LSU 18 at Mississippi State*W, 86-84 (OT) 11 Shantel1 Black G 5-4 Fr. 4.0 1.0 Turned in 8 points, 4 steals and 4 assists vs. MSU 25 Auburn* 2 p.m. 14 Elizabeth Robertson G 5-10 Fr. 2.5 1.4 Tossed in seven points in win over Rhode Island March 15 Daphnee Frieson C 6-4 Fr. 2.9 1.9 Recorded nine points and four boards vs. Rhode Island 1 SEC Tournament# TBA 22 Tasi Worsham** G 5-9 Jr. 3.5 0.5 Scored 8 points in the win over Central Arkansas 2 SEC Tournament# TBA ^24 Armintie Price*** G 5-9 Sr. 18.4 9.0 Hit the game-winning shot in overtime vs. Mississippi State 3 SEC Tournament# TBA ^32 Alliesha Easley G 5-8 Fr. 11.1 2.9 Had 19 points and 7 rebounds versus Arkansas 33 Brandi Tipton* F 6-2 So. 2.0 3.0 Posted 6 points and 7 rebounds vs. Fordham 4 SEC Tournament# TBA ^34 Jada Mincy** F 6-1 Sr. 4.3 7.6 Tallied 15 rebounds and 8 points at Florida 35 Shawn Goff* C 6-3 So. 8.1 5.8 Had 6 steals and 4 blocks versus Kentucky All times are Central and subject to change. ^40 Danetra Forrest** F 6-1 Jr. 6.3 3.9 Posted 11 points and 4 boards at Tennessee ^ -Exhibition Game 45 Bianca Thomas G 5-10 Fr. 4.7 1.2 Scored in double figures in two of last three games *-Southeastern Conference Game * denotes letters earned/ ^ denotes probable starters $-Junkanoo Jam - Freeport, Bahamas Head Coach: Carol Ross (Ole Miss ‘82)/73-47 (.608) in 4th season at Ole Miss/320-168 (.656) in 16th season overall &-DoubleTree Classic - New Orleans, La. Associate Head Coach: Peggie Gillom-Granderson (Ole Miss ‘80) #-SEC Tournament - Duluth, Ga. Assistant Coaches: Renee Ladner (Ole Miss ‘81), Jocelyn McGilberry (Auburn ‘90) Ole Miss senior guard Armintie Price became just the fifth play- er in NCAA history to post 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 300 assists and 300 steals in a career with 18 points versus Mississippi State on February 18. Price scored her 2,000th point in the win giving her 2,011 points, 1,140 rebounds, 383 assists and 375 steals. She adds her name to the prestigious the club, which includes Cheryl Miller (USC, 1982-86), Chamique Holdsclaw (Tennessee, 1995-99), Tamika Catchings (Tennessee, 1997-2001) and Sophia Young (Baylor, 2002-06). Name Points Rebounds Assists Steals Chamique Holdsclaw 3,025 1,295 386 307 Cheryl Miller 3,018 1,534 414 462 Sophia Young 2,480 1,316 303 315 Tamika Catchings 2,113 1,004 338 311 Armintie Price 2,011 1,140 383 375 CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GGS FG-FFGA Pct 3P-AA Pct FT-FFTA Pct Reb-AAvg Pts-AAvg A-AAvg B-AAvg S-AAvg 2003-04 31-30 170-303 .561 0-1 .000 122-191 .639 291-9.4 462-14.9 54-1.74 6-0.19 76-2.45 2004-05 29-29 181-338 .536 0-0 .000 123-229 .537 299-10.3 485-16.7 91-3.14 2-0.07 92-3.17 2005-06 31-31 191-397 .481 5-13 .385 161-261 .617 299-9.6 548-17.7 107-3.45 5-0.16 104-3.35 YEAR: Senior 2006-07 28-28 188-429 .438 7-40 .175 133-232 .573 POSITION: Guard 251-9.0 516-18.4 131-4.67 15-0.55 103-3.68 TOTALS 119-1118 730-11467 .498 12-554 .222 539-9913 .590 HEIGHT: 5’9” 1140-99.6 2011-116.9 383-33.22 28-00.24 375-33.15 BORN: 4/3/1985 Red italics =Top-five ranking in SEC =SEC leader HOME: Myrtle, Miss. MAJOR: Liberal Arts CAREER HONORS MINORS: English, History 2006-007 SEASON 2004-005 SEASON • Watch Lists: Naismith, Wade, Wooden, • SEC Defensive Player of the Year and Theater Lowe’s Senior CLASS Awards • First Team All-SEC (Coaches) • Preseason All-America (BT & Gballmag.com) • Second Team All-SEC (AP) • Top-Five Two-Guard in NCAA (ESPN.com) Did you know? 2003-004 SEASON Price has been named the SEC 2005-006 SEASON • National Rookie of the Year (Gballmag.com) Player of the Week NINE times, • WBCA/Kodak All-America Finalist • Young All-America Team (Gballmag.com) which is the most in SEC history. • WBCA/Kodak All-Region 3 • SEC Freshman of the Year • First Team All-SEC (AP & Coaches) • Second Team All-SEC (AP & Coaches) • Top Two-Guard in NCAA (ESPN.com) Flier produced by the Ole Miss Athletics Media Relations Department Flier produced by the Ole Miss Athletics Media Relations ASHLEY AWKWARD #3 • Senior • Guard • 5-6 Memphis, Tennessee 2006-007 SEASON • Tossed in a career-best 23 points on two occasions this season.