Mississippi State earned the highest ranking in program history Tuesday as it climbed to No. 2 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
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February 21, 2017 | Women's Basketball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State women's basketball is the No. 2 team in the nation!
The Bulldogs earned another program-record ranking Tuesday as State climbed into the second spot in the USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll. MSU remained No. 3 in Monday's Associated Press ranking.
Vic Schaefer's squad rallied for tough wins against Georgia and Texas A&M last week to improve to 27-1 overall and 13-1 in SEC play. State took sole possession of first place in the league standings heading into the final week of the regular season.
State's first victory in College Station clinched the Bulldogs a Top 2 seed in next week's SEC Tournament in Greenville, S.C. The Bulldogs also moved up to No. 2 in the NCAA's final Top 16 reveal on Monday.
The Bulldogs' No. 2 ranking comes in its 52nd-straight week in the poll. MSU has been in the Top 5 for 12-consecutive weeks and the Top 10 for 16 in a row.
Mississippi State can clinch a share of its first SEC regular-season championship Thursday when it heads to Lexington to face a Kentucky squad that moved into the Associated Press poll at No. 22 on Monday. Tip for that contest, which will be streamed online on SEC Network +, is set for 6 p.m. CT.
The Bulldogs return home Sunday to close the regular season against Tennessee. That contest tips at 4 p.m. on ESPN2, and prior to the game Mississippi State will honor seniors Ketara Chapel, Dominique Dillingham, Chinwe Okorie and Breanna Richardson.
Sunday's game will also feature a reunion of former Mississippi State women's basketball players. Tickets for the game can be purchased online at www.hailstate.com/tickets.
The Bulldogs earned another program-record ranking Tuesday as State climbed into the second spot in the USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll. MSU remained No. 3 in Monday's Associated Press ranking.
Vic Schaefer's squad rallied for tough wins against Georgia and Texas A&M last week to improve to 27-1 overall and 13-1 in SEC play. State took sole possession of first place in the league standings heading into the final week of the regular season.
State's first victory in College Station clinched the Bulldogs a Top 2 seed in next week's SEC Tournament in Greenville, S.C. The Bulldogs also moved up to No. 2 in the NCAA's final Top 16 reveal on Monday.
The Bulldogs' No. 2 ranking comes in its 52nd-straight week in the poll. MSU has been in the Top 5 for 12-consecutive weeks and the Top 10 for 16 in a row.
Mississippi State can clinch a share of its first SEC regular-season championship Thursday when it heads to Lexington to face a Kentucky squad that moved into the Associated Press poll at No. 22 on Monday. Tip for that contest, which will be streamed online on SEC Network +, is set for 6 p.m. CT.
The Bulldogs return home Sunday to close the regular season against Tennessee. That contest tips at 4 p.m. on ESPN2, and prior to the game Mississippi State will honor seniors Ketara Chapel, Dominique Dillingham, Chinwe Okorie and Breanna Richardson.
Sunday's game will also feature a reunion of former Mississippi State women's basketball players. Tickets for the game can be purchased online at www.hailstate.com/tickets.
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