Fans can get their first look at #HailStateHoops in action at Wednesday's Maroon-White Scrimmage. Tip is set for 6 p.m.
Women's Hoops To Hold Maroon-White Scrimmage Wednesday
October 24, 2016 | Women's Basketball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Before Maroon Madness on Friday, fans can get a first look at the Mississippi State women's basketball team in action as it holds its annual Maroon-White Scrimmage Wednesday evening.
Admission to the scrimmage is free. Humphrey Coliseum doors open at 5:30 p.m., with the scrimmage tipping at 6.
Vic Schaefer's fifth Bulldog squad returns all five starters and nine letterwinners from last year's edition that won a program-best 28 games, tied for second in the SEC and earned the school's second trip to the NCAA Sweet 16.
The Bulldogs enter the 2016-17 season ranked in the Top 10 in several preseason publications. Both Athlon and Sporting News put the Bulldogs at No. 7, while Slam Magazine placed the team at No. 8. Lindy's Sports rated MSU No. 12 in its college basketball preview issue.
Last week members of the media picked Mississippi State second in the SEC, while junior guard Victoria Vivians was selected to the preseason All-SEC team.
Vivians also earned first team all-America honors from Sporting News and second-team accolades from Athlon following a 2014-15 season that saw her average an SEC second-most 17.1 ppg en route to claiming WBCA All-America Honorable Mention accolades and first team All-SEC honors.
Vivians also ranked in the SEC's Top 20 in both rebounding (5.8 rpg) and steals (1.7 spg).
The Bulldogs also return Morgan William, who ranked second in scoring (9.7 ppg) and tops in assists with a league second-most 4.9 apg. The Birmingham, Ala., native also finished 2015-16 second in the SEC at the free-throw line, draining a program-best 84.4 percent.
Dominique Dillingham enters her senior season looking to build on a junior season that saw her average 7.9 ppg, while Chinwe Okorie scored 6.8 ppg and paced the team with 6.0 rebounds per contest.
Ketara Chapel, a 35-game starter last season, also returns along with a pair of key reserves in Breanna Richardson (5.6 ppg) and SEC All-Freshman Team selection Teaira McCowan (6.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg).
The Bulldogs open the season at Humphrey Coliseum on Nov. 3, facing former MSU assistant Elena Lovato and Arkansas-Fort Smith in a 6 p.m. exhibition.
MSU officially begins the 2016-17 ledger at the Maine Tipoff Tournament Nov. 11-12. State's home opener comes Nov. 20 when Texas, another preseason Top 10 squad, comes to Starkville.
Season tickets for the 2016-17 are currently on sale and can be purchased online at www.hailstate.com/tickets or via phone at 1-888-GO-DAWGS. Reserved season tickets (sections 114-118 and sections 105-107) cost $100 each, while general admission season tickets are $40 each.
Admission to the scrimmage is free. Humphrey Coliseum doors open at 5:30 p.m., with the scrimmage tipping at 6.
Vic Schaefer's fifth Bulldog squad returns all five starters and nine letterwinners from last year's edition that won a program-best 28 games, tied for second in the SEC and earned the school's second trip to the NCAA Sweet 16.
The Bulldogs enter the 2016-17 season ranked in the Top 10 in several preseason publications. Both Athlon and Sporting News put the Bulldogs at No. 7, while Slam Magazine placed the team at No. 8. Lindy's Sports rated MSU No. 12 in its college basketball preview issue.
Last week members of the media picked Mississippi State second in the SEC, while junior guard Victoria Vivians was selected to the preseason All-SEC team.
Vivians also earned first team all-America honors from Sporting News and second-team accolades from Athlon following a 2014-15 season that saw her average an SEC second-most 17.1 ppg en route to claiming WBCA All-America Honorable Mention accolades and first team All-SEC honors.
Vivians also ranked in the SEC's Top 20 in both rebounding (5.8 rpg) and steals (1.7 spg).
The Bulldogs also return Morgan William, who ranked second in scoring (9.7 ppg) and tops in assists with a league second-most 4.9 apg. The Birmingham, Ala., native also finished 2015-16 second in the SEC at the free-throw line, draining a program-best 84.4 percent.
Dominique Dillingham enters her senior season looking to build on a junior season that saw her average 7.9 ppg, while Chinwe Okorie scored 6.8 ppg and paced the team with 6.0 rebounds per contest.
Ketara Chapel, a 35-game starter last season, also returns along with a pair of key reserves in Breanna Richardson (5.6 ppg) and SEC All-Freshman Team selection Teaira McCowan (6.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg).
The Bulldogs open the season at Humphrey Coliseum on Nov. 3, facing former MSU assistant Elena Lovato and Arkansas-Fort Smith in a 6 p.m. exhibition.
MSU officially begins the 2016-17 ledger at the Maine Tipoff Tournament Nov. 11-12. State's home opener comes Nov. 20 when Texas, another preseason Top 10 squad, comes to Starkville.
Season tickets for the 2016-17 are currently on sale and can be purchased online at www.hailstate.com/tickets or via phone at 1-888-GO-DAWGS. Reserved season tickets (sections 114-118 and sections 105-107) cost $100 each, while general admission season tickets are $40 each.
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