2017, 2018 NCAA NATIONAL FINALIST | 2018, 2019 SEC CHAMPIONS MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HAILSTATE.COM • @HAILSTATEWBK GAME 30 • SEC TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS COMPARISON MSU UT* LSU* SCOR. OFF. 86.2 75.0 58.2 OVERALL RECORD ................................................................27-2 SEC ................................................................................15-1 SCOR. DEF. 57.0 68.0 59.1 NON-CONFERENCE ...........................................................12-1 FG% .488 .426 .410 HOME .............................................................................14-1 3FG% .371 .319 .268 AWAY .............................................................................13-1 NEUTRAL .......................................................................... 0-0 FT% .728 .696 .635 RBDS./GM. 43.7 43.9 35.3 RNK. (AP/USAT) MISSISSIPPI STATE SEC TOURNAMENT DatE MSU OPP OppoNENT TV TIME/REsuLts ‘18-19 Record ............................27-2 (15-1 SEC) Assts./GM. 16.4 14.3 11.3 Opponent .............No. 8 Tennessee OR No. 9 LSU N2 6/6 -/- CENTRAL MISSOURI (Exh.) SECN+ W, 97-56 Head Coach ...................................Vic Schaefer STLS./GM 8.9 8.3 8.3 Tennessee ....... 18-11* (Holly Warlick, 7th year) N6 6/6 NR/NR SE MISSOURI ST. SECN+ W, 88-53 Record At MSU ...................188-55 (7th Season) LSU ...................16-12* (Nikki Fargas, 8th year) BLKS./GM 5.7 3.0 2.5 N9 6/6 RV/NR at Virginia ACCN Extra W, 72-44 Career Record .................268-165 (14th Season) *entering tournament N15 6/6 NR/NR LAMAR SECN+ W, 104-53 N18 6/6 NR/NR COPPIN STATE SECN+ W, 110-38 MARCH 8, 2019 // GREENVILLE, S.C. // BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA // 11 A.M. CT N21 6/6 NR/NR FURMAN SECN+ W, 106-41 N24 6/6 NR/NR JACKSON STATE SECN+ W, 105-38 N28 6/6 NR/NR at Little Rock W, 98-63 BULLDOG BITES... D2 6/6 10/10 ! at Texas FS1 W, 67-49 • The Bulldogs won their second straight SEC regular-season title on Sunday, becoming the first D6 6/6 18/15 MARQUETTE SECN+ W, 87-82 women’s team in MSU history to achieve the feat and the first team since men’s golf in 1996-97. D14 5/5 NR/NR at Southern Miss W, 86-42 • Seniors Jazzmun Holmes and McCowan have tied the MSU record with 126-career wins, the D18 4/4 7/7 at Oregon ESPN2 L,74-82 4th-most in the nation since 2015-16. Their 98 wins since 2016-17 are 2nd only to UConn (100) D20 4/4 NR/NR at Washington W, 103-56 in that span. D30 8/7 NR/NR LOUISIANA SECN+ W, 104-36 J3 7/6 NR/NR * at Arkansas SECN W, 93-69 • McCowan was named SEC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year by the league’s J6 7/6 16/15 * KENTUCKY SECN W, 86-71 coaches on Monday as well as being selected to the All-SEC First Team and All-Defensive Team. J10 7/6 NR/NR * GEORGIA SECN W, 80-71 • Vic Schaefer was named SEC Coach of the Year for the 2nd straight year. He is just the sixth coach J14 7/6 NR/NR * at Auburn SECN W, 85-59 in SEC history to win the coaches’ voting for the honor 3 times, joining four Hall of Famers. J17 7/6 15/20 * SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN W, 89-74 • State has been in the AP poll 92 straight weeks, including 56 weeks in a row in the Top 10. J24 7/6 NR/NR * at Florida SECN+ W, 90-42 • The Bulldogs are the nation’s No. 3 scoring offense, averaging 86.2 ppg. Its 57.0 ppg allowed is J27 7/6 NR/NR * OLE MISS SECN W, 80-49 28th in the country, but the Dawgs boast the highest scoring margin (+29.2) in Division I. J31 6/6 NR/NR * at LSU SECN+ W, 68-35 F3 6/6 NR/NR * at Alabama SECN W, 65-49 • MSU tops the SEC in FG% (48.8%), assist/turnover ratio (1.3), assists (16.4 apg), rebound margin F10 6/6 NR/NR * TENNESSEE ESPN W, 91-63 (+13.6), offensive rebounding (18.0 rpg) and scoring offense. F14 5/5 NR/NR * MISSOURI SECN L, 67-75 • The Bulldogs are 9th in the nation in blocked shots with 164 on the year and are 8th in blocks per F17 5/5 22/23 * at Texas A&M SECN W, 92-64 game (5.7). McCowan’s 71 blocks are 16th in the nation and lead the SEC. F21 6/6 NR/NR * at Ole Miss SECN+ W, 80-66 • Holmes leads the nation with a 4.28 assist/turnover ratio. She only has 4 games this year with 3 or F24 6/6 NR/NR * VANDERBILT SECN W, 86-70 more turnovers against 19 contests with 5 or more assists. F28 5/5 NR/NR * LSU SECN+ W, 76-56 • Jordan Danberry has increased her scoring average by 10.5 ppg to 13.3 ppg, the 2nd-largest jump M3 5/5 14/15 * at South Carolina ESPN2 W, 68-64 in the SEC this year behind only Texas A&M’s Kayla Wells (11.9 ppg). M8 5/5 NR/NR # Tennessee / LSU SECN 11 a.m. M22-25 NCAA First/Second Rounds • McCowan and Anriel Howard are the only two players in the SEC to be among the top 10 in the M29-A1 NCAA Regionals league in both scoring and rebounding average. A5-7 NCAA Women’s Final Four (Tampa, Fla.) • The Bulldogs lead the SEC in second-chance points this season with 535 for the year. State has recorded more second-chance points than its opponent in all but 3 games this season. All Times Central Home Games In BOLD CAPS ! — SEC/Big 12 Challenge PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (Based On Previous Game) # — SEC Tournament (Greenville, S.C.) * — SEC Game MISSISSIPPI STATE NO. NAME POS. HT. CL. HOMETOWN PPG RPG APG BPG SPG 2 Andra Espinoza-Hunter G 5-11 So. Ossining, New York 8.7 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.4 5 Anriel Howard F 5-11 Gr. Atlanta, Georgia 15.9 8.4 1.4 0.5 1.1 #HailStateHoops Communications Contacts 10 Jazzmun Holmes G 5-8 Sr. Gulfport, Mississippi 7.4 2.1 5.3 0.2 2.0 Brian Ogden (Interim Primary Contact) 15 Teaira McCowan C 6-7 Sr. Brenham, Texas 17.3 13.4 0.5 2.4 0.9 24 Jordan Danberry G 5-8 Sr. Conway, Arkansas 13.3 3.4 3.6 0.4 1.9 Office: (662) 325-0970 Cell: (972) 977-7459 Email: [email protected] SERIES HISTORY - UT TV INFORMATION SEC TOURNEY HISTORY Overall: UT leads 37-5 Network: SEC Network Overall: 21-39 At MSU: UT leads 18-2 Play-by-Play: Courtney Lyle Under Schaefer: 7-6 McRae Clay (Secondary Contact) At UT: UT leads 15-2 Analyst: Tamika Catchings In Quarterfinals: 3-1 Office: (662) 325-7556 Neutral Sites: UT leads 4-1 Sideline: Steffi Sorensen In Semifinals: 4-2 Cell: (601) 850-9610 Last Meeting: Online: https://hailst.at/2EMXKbd In Finals: 0-4 MSU, 91-63 (1/10/19 in Starkville) Email: [email protected] vs. UT: UT leads 4-1 SERIES HISTORY - LSU RADIO/STREAMING Last Meeting: MSU, 58-48 (2016, Semifinals) Overall: LSU leads 47-11 Network: MSU Radio Network At MSU: LSU leads 19-7 Play-by-Play: Jason Crowder LSU leads 4-1 @HailStateWBK HailStateWBK At LSU: LSU leads 23-3 Analyst: Charlie Winfield vs. LSU: Neutral Sites: LSU leads 5-1 Station List: https://hailst.at/2PysJ0P Last Meeting: MSU, 78-61 (2017, Quarterfinals) Last Meeting: Online: https://hailst.at/2EPxo8l Facebook.com/HailStateWBK HailState.com MSU, 76-56 (1/28/19 in Starkville) TuneIn: https://hailst.at/2PFtuFh MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOG BASKETBALL • 2018-19 GAME 30: SEC Tournament Quarterfinals | March 8, 2019 MISSISSIPPI STATE 2018-19 RADIO/TV ROSTER (Click the Photo for Bio) MYAH ANDRA JESSIKA ANRIEL JAZZMUN TAYLOR ESPINOZA-HUNTER CARTER HOWARD HOLMES 1G • 5-7 • RFr. • Olive Branch, Miss. 2G • 5-11 • So. • Ossining, N.Y. 4F/C • 6-5 • Fr. • Waverly Hall, Ga. 5F • 5-11 • Gr. • Atlanta, Ga. 10G • 5-8 • Sr. • Gulfport, Miss. XARIA PROMISE TEAIRA NYAH BRE’AMBER WIGGINS TAYLOR MCCOWAN TATE SCOTT 11G/F • 6-1 • Fr. • Virginia Beach, Va. 13C • 6-5 • So. • Issaquah, Wash. 15C • 6-7 • Sr. • Brenham, Texas 20G • 6-0 • So. • Terry, Miss. 23G • 5-11 • So. • Little Rock, Ark. JORDAN ZION CHLOE DANBERRY CAMPBELL BIBBY 24G • 5-8 • Sr. • Conway, Ark. 25C • 6-3 • R-Jr. • Washington, D.C. 55F • 6-1 • So. • Warracknabeal, Australia PRONUNCIATIONS Andra Espinoza-Hunter AHN-druh Anriel Howard ANN-Ree-EL Dionnah Jackson-Durrett Dee-AHN-ah Jackson-DUR-et Elena Lovato E-LANE-Ah LO-Vah-Toe Teaira McCowan VIC JOHNNIE DIONNAH ELENA Tee-AIR-ah Mah-COW-ahn SCHAEFER HARRIS JACKSON-DURRETT LOVATO Xaria Wiggins Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach ZAR-ee-ah 7th Season 7th Season 4th Season 1st Season (3rd Overall) MISSISSIPPI STATE 2018-19 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Myah Taylor G 5-7 RFr. RS Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch HS) 2 Andra Espinoza-Hunter G 5-11 So. TR Ossining, N.Y. (Ossining HS/UConn) 4 Jessika Carter F/C 6-5 Fr. HS Waverly Hall, Ga. (Harris County HS) 5 Anriel Howard F 5-11 Gr. TR Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake HS/Texas A&M) 10 Jazzmun Holmes G 5-8 Sr. 3L Gulfport, Miss. (Harrison Central HS) 11 Xaria Wiggins G/F 6-1 Fr.