JACKSONVILLE STATE 2016-2017 game 14 2016-17 GAMECOCK SCHEDULE n THE MATCHUP NOVEMBER (4-4) JACKSONVILLE STATE EASTERN ILLINOIS 6 (Sun.) MILES COLLEGE (EX.) W, 89-46 Gamecocks Panthers 11 (Fri.) at Florida State L, 73-62 14 (Mon.) at Kennesaw State W, 65-59 Record (OVC)...........................................7-6 (0-1) Record (OVC)............................................ 4-9 (0-1) 17 (Thur.) at Mississippi L, 68-50 Last Game .................. UT Martin - L, 83-94 (12/29) Last Game ..................Belmont - L, 58-77 (12/29) 20 (Sun.) GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 67-55 Head Coach ......................................... Rick Pietri Head Coach ......................................Debbie Black 22 (Tue.) NEW ORLEANS L, 81-79 Career Record ..................270-219 (17th Season) Career Record ......................... 25-62 (4th Season) JSU Record .............................50-52 (4th Season) EIU Record .............................. 25-62 (4th Season) 25 (Fri.) ! at Florida Atlantic L, 63-55 vs. EIU..........................................................2-1 vs. JSU ............................................................1-2 26 (Sat.) ! vs. Florida A&M W, 66-52 29 (Tue.) BREWTON-PARKER W, 89-26 n THE SERIES n THE COVERAGE DECEMBER (3-2) JSU vs. EIU: .........19th Meeting (EIU Leads 11-7) JSU RADIO 3 (Sat.) at Savannah State W, 64-57 In Jacksonville, Ala.: ..... EIU leads 5-4 (since ‘04) Mike Parris .........play-by-play In Charleston, Ill.: ........ EIU leads 6-3 (since ‘05) 13 (Tue.) at Alcorn State W, 70-66 First Meeting: ...........1/31/04 @ JSU (JSU, 80-60) live stats 18 (Sun.) NICHOLLS W, 75-52 Last Meeting: ............-1/2/16 @ JSU (JSU, 60-52) JSUGamecockSports.com 21 (Wed.) CLEMSON L, 63-69 Streak: .....Home team’s won last four meetings 29 (Thur.) * at UT Martin L, 83-94 31 (Sat.) * at Eastern Illinois 1 p.m. n THE STORYLINES n JSU enters today’s game having lost its conference-opener at UT Martin, 83-94, on Thursday. JANUARY The Gamecocks shot 55% overall and made a school-record 16 three-pointers en route to its 5 (Thur.) * MURRAY STATE 5:30 p.m. highest scoring total this season against a Division I opponent, but were unable to hold off the 7 (Sat.) * AUSTIN PEAY 4:30 p.m. three-time defending OVC champs in UT Martin. 14 (Sat.) * at Tennessee Tech 5:30 p.m. n Saturday’s matchup sees JSU travel to Lantz Arena, the site of JSU’s last 100-point game which 18 (Wed.) * BELMONT 7 p.m. came on Feb.1, 2007. The Panthers lead the series, 11-7, and have six wins in the nine meetings 21 (Sat.) * at Tennessee State 5:30 p.m. in Charleston, Ill. 25 (Wed.) * at Eastern Kentucky 6 p.m. n JSU hopes to snap a streak which has seen the home team win the JSU/EIU game each of the 28 (Sat.) * MOREHEAD STATE 1:30 p.m. last four meetings since 2012. n Rick Pietri hasn’t lost the first two conference games in a season since his first year at JSU (2013- FEBRUARY 14) wwhen the club started 0-4 in OVC play, following a 1-15 mark the year prior. 1 (Wed.) * SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 11:30 a.m. 4 (Sat.) * at SIU Edwardsville 2 p.m. 8 (Wed.) * at Belmont 6 p.m. 11 (Sat.) * TENNESSEE STATE 2 p.m. 18 (Sat.) * TENNESSEE TECH 4:30 p.m. n THE JSU STARTING FIVE LAST TIME OUT 22 (Wed.) * EASTERN KENTUCKY 7 p.m. # NAME POS. HT. CL. G/GS PPG RPG APG/BPG 25 (Sat.) * at Morehead State 1 p.m. 4 Briana Benson G 5-9 Sr. 13/12 14.5 5.8 1.3 MARCH 3 Kelly Naughton G 5-7 Sr. 13/3 3.8 1.8 1.5 1 (Wed.) ^ OVC Tournament TBA 22 Destany McLin G 6-9 Sr. 13/11 6.1 4.8 1.2 2 (Thur.) ^ OVC Tournament TBA 23 Lacey Buchanon G 5-3 Sr. 13/13 8.0 2.1 2.3 3 (Fri.) ^ OVC Tournament TBA 32 Tyler ‘Cocoa’ Phelion F 6-1 Jr. 13/6 9.4 6.3 1.7 BPG 4 (Sat.) ^ OVC Tournament TBA ! - FAU Thanksgiving Tournament (Boca Raton, Fla.) n OFF THE BENCH * - OVC Game # NAME POS. HT. CL. G/GS PPG RPG MINUTES ^ - Nashville Municipal Auditorium 24 Gretchen Morrison G 5-8 Jr. 13/7 6.1 1.9 22.9 All Times Central and subject to change 33 Tasha Magruder F 6-1 Jr. 13/2 3.3 3.0 13.0 34 Rayven Pearson F 6-1 So. 9/7 5.6 5.3 18.1 JACKSONVILLE STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL n THE GAMECOCKS PRONUNCIATIONS # NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Players 1 Morgan TOWELLS G 5-7 Fr. Atlanta, Ga./IMG Academy 3 Kelly Naughton Naw-ton 2 Leah STRAIN G 5-3 R-So. Woodland, Ala/Woodland HS 4 Briana Benson Bre-Ana 5 Jada Coggins J-Duh 3 Kelly NAUGHTON G 5-7 Sr. Elk Grove, Ill./Elk Grove HS 13 Kiandra ‘Ki-Ki’ Key-an-druh Key-Key 4 Briana BENSON G 5-9 Sr. Jonesboro, Ga./Jonesboro HS 32 Tyler ‘Cocoa’ Phelion Co-Co Fee-Lon 5 Jada COGGINS G 5-10 R-Fr. Fayetteville, Ga./Whitewater HS Coaches 13 Kiandra ‘Ki-Ki’ PATTERSON G 5-9 Jr. Columbus, Miss./East Miss. CC Rick Pietri P-tree 14 McKenna LAWRENCE G 5-9 Fr. Evans, Ga./Evans HS Altherias Warmley Al-ther-ius 15 Chloe LONG F 6-1 So. Hazel Green, Ala./Hazel Green HS Eryc Pittman Eric 22 Destany MCLIN G 5-9 Sr. Athens, Ala./Athens HS Jala Harris J-LA 23 Lacey BUCHANON G 5-3 Sr. Jacksonville, Ala./Troy 24 Gretchen MORRISON G 5-8 Jr. South Lake, Texas/Carroll HS CLASS BREAKDOWN 32 Tyler ‘Cocoa’ PHELION F 6-1 Jr. Mobile, Ala./Blount HS Seniors (4) Kelly Naughton, Destany McLin, 33 Tasha MAGRUDER F 6-1 Jr. Taneytown, Md./Walters State CC Briana Benson, Lacey Buchanon 34 Rayven PEARSON F 6-1 So. Hazel Green, Ala./Hazel Green HS Juniors (4) Kiandria Patterson, Gretchen Morrison Tyler Phelion, Tasha Magruder HEAD COACH: Rick PIETRI 4th Season at JSU South Alabama, 1987 Sophomores (3) Chloe Long, Rayven Pearson ASSISTANT COACH: Altherias WARMLEY 4th Season at JSU UAB, 1986 Leah Strain ASSISTANT COACH: Eric WISE 4th Season at JSU Louisiana-Lafayette, 1992 Freshmen (3) Morgan Towells, McKenna Lawrence ASSISTANT COACH: Eryc PITTMAN 2nd Season at JSU Hampton, 2008 Jada Coggins GRADUATE ASSISTANT: Jala HARRIS 4th Season at JSU Tennessee Tech, 2013 GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN n THE QUICK FACTS Alabama (6) Leah Strain (Woodland) Destany McLin (Athens) GENERAL INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION Tyler Phelion (Mobile) Location .....................................Jacksonville, Ala. Assistant SID/WBB Contact ......... Daniel Porter Chloe Long (Hazel Green) Enrollment .................................................. 8,514 Office Phone ......................... (256) 782-5965 Rayven Pearson (Hazel Green) Founded ........................................................1883 E-Mail [email protected] Lacey Buchanon (Jacksonville) Colors ............................................Red and White Associate AD/Media Relations ... Josh Underwood Georgia (4) Briana Benson (Jonesboro) Nickname .......................................... Gamecocks Office Phone ......................... (256) 782-5915 Facility.................Pete Mathews Coliseum/3,700 E-Mail ........................... [email protected] Jada Coggins (Fayetteville) Conference ................... Ohio Valley Conference Assistant SID ..................................Tony Schmidt Morgan Towells (Atlanta) President ..............................Dr. John M. Beehler E-Mail ............................... [email protected] McKenna Lawrence (Evans) Faculty Representative ...Dr. Maureen Newton Office Phone ......................... (256) 782-5377 Illinois (1) Kelly Naughton (Elk Grove) Athletics Director ............................... Greg Seitz Cell Phone ............................. (256) 689-8524 Maryland (1) Tasha Magruder (Taneytown) Associate AD/SWA ..........................Tracy Broom Web Site ............. www.JSUGamecockSports.com Mississippi (1) Kiandria Patterson (Columbus) Athletic Phone ............................ (256) 782-5368 JSU Athletic Twitter ................. @JSUGamecocks Athletic Ticket Office ................. (256) 782-8499 JSU WBB Twitter ...........................@JaxStateWBB Texas (1) Gretchen Morrison (Southlake) JSU Athletics on Facebook ...........JSUGamecocks WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach ........................................ Rick Pietri TEAM INFORMATION Alma Mater ............... South Alabama, 1987 All-Time Record .................... 481-597 (32 years) Years at JSU ...........................Fourth Season All-Time OVC Record .............. 73-122 (12 years) Record at JSU ...................................... 50-52 First Season .............................................1982-83 Career Record ..........270-218 (17th Season) 2015-16 Overall Record .............................10-18 Assistant Coach .....................Altheria Warmley 2015-16 OVC Record/Finish ................5-11/10th Assistant Coach ...................................Eric Wise 2015-16 Postseason .................................... None Assistant Coach .............................Eryc Pittman Starters Returning/Lost ...............................3/2 Graduate Assistant ...........................Jala Harris Letterwinners Returning/Lost .....................6/2 Newcomers ....................................................... 4 JACKSONVILLE STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MORGAN TOWELLS LEAH STRAIN KELLY NAUGHTON BRIANA BENSON JADA COGGINS G • Fr. • 5-7 G • R-So. • 5-3 G • Sr. • 5-7 G • Sr. • 5-9 G • R-Fr. • 5-10 1 Atlanta, Ga. 2 Woodland, Ala. 3 Elk Grove, Ill. 4 Jonesboro, Ga. 5 Fayetteville, Ga. KIANDRIA ‘KI-KI’ MCKENNA CHLOE LONG DESTANY MCLIN LACEY BUCHANON PATTERSON LAWRENCE F • So. • 6-1 G • R-Sr. • 5-9 G • Sr. • 5-3 13 G • Jr. • 5-9 14 F • Fr. • 5-9 15 Hazel Green, Ala. 22 Athens, Ala. 23 Jacksonville, Ala. Columbus, Miss. Evans, Ga. GRETCHEN TYLER ‘COCOA’ PHELION TASHA MAGRUDER RAYVEN PEARSON MORRISON F • So. • 6-1 F • Jr. • 6-1 F • So. • 6-1 24 G • Jr. • 5-8 32 Mobile, Ala. 33 Taneytown, Md. 34 Hazel Green, Ala. South Lake, Texas RICK PIETRI ALTHERIAS WARMLEY ERIC WISE ERYC PITTMAN JALA HARRIS Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Graduate Assistant 4th Season at JSU 4th Season at JSU 4th Season at JSU 2nd Season at JSU 4th Season at JSU JACKSONVILLE STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MATCHUP BREAKDOWN n THE SERIES n Today’s contest is the 19th all-time between JSU and Eastern Illinois, all coming since 2004 once JSU joined the OVC. The Gamecocks trail in the all-time series, 11-7. - VS. - n The last four meetings in this once-per-year series have all been won by the home team.