Sunday, December 17
Starkville
2:00 PM
Mississippi State
vs
Maine
No. 5/3 Bulldogs To Hold Teddy Bear Toss Sunday Against Maine
December 15, 2017 | Women's Basketball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Coming off an impressive 90-79 win against No. 9 Oregon, the No. 5/3 Mississippi State women's basketball team looks to remain perfect on the season as it wraps a four-game homestand against Maine Sunday afternoon at Humphrey Coliseum.
Tip is set for 2 p.m. Tickets for the game cost $5 for adults and $3 for youth age 17 and under. Fans can get a free ticket to the contest if they bring a stuffed Teddy Bear for the program's second Teddy Bear Toss. At halftime, fans will have the opportunity throw the Teddy Bears onto the court to donate them to needy children for Christmas.
Bully's Kids Club members get free admission to all MSU women's basketball games with a valid membership ID card.
Santa will also be at the Hump for pregame pictures.
The Bulldogs will play their final game in Humphrey Coliseum before traveling to Las Vegas for the Duel in the Desert and the Christmas break.
The contest will be streamed on WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app via SEC Network +, with Bart Gregory and Charlie Winfield on the call.
Jason Crowder and Blake DuDonis will bring the action on the MSU Radio Network and online on HailState.com/plus and the TuneIn app.
WKBB-FM 100.9 and WFCA-FM 107.9 will carry the games in the Golden Triangle and surrounding areas. WVBG-FM 105.5 will have the broadcast in Vicksburg, and fans in Jackson can tune in on WJQS 1400-AM/106.3-FM.
Coach Vic Schaefer's squad ran its record to 10-0 Wednesday night with Wednesday's 11-point win against the ninth-ranked Ducks.
Junior Teaira McCowan had a career night with 35 points. She also grabbed 19 boards and blocked 5 shots in recording her sixth double-double of the season.
Victoria Vivians added her second 30-point game in her last three outings as the Bulldogs shot 53.8 percent from the field as a team.
It was the first time two Bulldogs have scored 30 points in the same game since 1992 and it was the first time two players have notched 30 points against a ranked opponent since the turn of the millenium.
Vivians, who has scored double figures in 15-straight games going to back to last season, is tied for second in the SEC averaging 20.1 ppg this season. The Carthage, Miss., native is tied for ninth in the league in field goal percentage (54.5 percent), seventh in 3-point percentage (40.8 percent) and fourth at the line (84.1 percent).
McCowan's stellar showing, in which she made a program third-most 15 field goals, bumped her season average to 17.4 ppg and 12.3 rpg. Her rebounding average and .658 field goal percentage are both second in the SEC and seventh nationally.
Sunday's matchup will be the second straight and third overall between the teams. State has won both meetings, including an 87-43 decision last season to win the Maine Tipoff Tournament. Vivians scored 26 first-half points while Roshunda Johnson tallied 14 in the final 20 minutes.
Maine is 6-4 on the season and is paced by Blanca Millan, who averages 17.3 points per game. Tanesha Sutton boasts a team-best 7.6 rebounds per game.
GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: Maine
Time: Sunday, 2:02 p.m.
Doors Open: 12:30 p.m.
Admission: $5 adults/$3 age 17 & under/Free Bully's Kids Club (age 12 and under)
Watch Online: SEC Network + (PxP – Bart Gregory; Analyst – Charlie Winfield)
Where To Watch: WatchESPN.com or WatchESPN App
Listen: MSU Radio Network and HailState.com/Plus (PxP – Jason Crowder; Analyst – Charlie Winfield)
PROMOTIONS
MAINE (MSU leads 2-0)
At MSU: MSU leads 1-0
At Maine: MSU leads 1-0
At Neutral Sites: 0-0
11/12/2016 W 87-43 A
12/11/2005 W 80-55 H
BULLDOG BITES
LAST TIME OUT FOR MSU...
GET TO KNOW THE OPPONENT
Tip is set for 2 p.m. Tickets for the game cost $5 for adults and $3 for youth age 17 and under. Fans can get a free ticket to the contest if they bring a stuffed Teddy Bear for the program's second Teddy Bear Toss. At halftime, fans will have the opportunity throw the Teddy Bears onto the court to donate them to needy children for Christmas.
Bully's Kids Club members get free admission to all MSU women's basketball games with a valid membership ID card.
Santa will also be at the Hump for pregame pictures.
The Bulldogs will play their final game in Humphrey Coliseum before traveling to Las Vegas for the Duel in the Desert and the Christmas break.
The contest will be streamed on WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app via SEC Network +, with Bart Gregory and Charlie Winfield on the call.
Jason Crowder and Blake DuDonis will bring the action on the MSU Radio Network and online on HailState.com/plus and the TuneIn app.
WKBB-FM 100.9 and WFCA-FM 107.9 will carry the games in the Golden Triangle and surrounding areas. WVBG-FM 105.5 will have the broadcast in Vicksburg, and fans in Jackson can tune in on WJQS 1400-AM/106.3-FM.
Coach Vic Schaefer's squad ran its record to 10-0 Wednesday night with Wednesday's 11-point win against the ninth-ranked Ducks.
Junior Teaira McCowan had a career night with 35 points. She also grabbed 19 boards and blocked 5 shots in recording her sixth double-double of the season.
Victoria Vivians added her second 30-point game in her last three outings as the Bulldogs shot 53.8 percent from the field as a team.
It was the first time two Bulldogs have scored 30 points in the same game since 1992 and it was the first time two players have notched 30 points against a ranked opponent since the turn of the millenium.
Vivians, who has scored double figures in 15-straight games going to back to last season, is tied for second in the SEC averaging 20.1 ppg this season. The Carthage, Miss., native is tied for ninth in the league in field goal percentage (54.5 percent), seventh in 3-point percentage (40.8 percent) and fourth at the line (84.1 percent).
McCowan's stellar showing, in which she made a program third-most 15 field goals, bumped her season average to 17.4 ppg and 12.3 rpg. Her rebounding average and .658 field goal percentage are both second in the SEC and seventh nationally.
Sunday's matchup will be the second straight and third overall between the teams. State has won both meetings, including an 87-43 decision last season to win the Maine Tipoff Tournament. Vivians scored 26 first-half points while Roshunda Johnson tallied 14 in the final 20 minutes.
Maine is 6-4 on the season and is paced by Blanca Millan, who averages 17.3 points per game. Tanesha Sutton boasts a team-best 7.6 rebounds per game.
GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: Maine
Time: Sunday, 2:02 p.m.
Doors Open: 12:30 p.m.
Admission: $5 adults/$3 age 17 & under/Free Bully's Kids Club (age 12 and under)
Watch Online: SEC Network + (PxP – Bart Gregory; Analyst – Charlie Winfield)
Where To Watch: WatchESPN.com or WatchESPN App
Listen: MSU Radio Network and HailState.com/Plus (PxP – Jason Crowder; Analyst – Charlie Winfield)
PROMOTIONS
- Teddy Bear Toss – Free ticket to the game for fans who bring a Teddy Bear
- Pictures With Santa
- Santa reads "The Night Before Christmas" at halftime
- Bully's Kidz Kourt (Mize Pavilion – Opens 12:30 p.m.)
- Maroon Memory experiences (HailState.com/memories)
MAINE (MSU leads 2-0)
At MSU: MSU leads 1-0
At Maine: MSU leads 1-0
At Neutral Sites: 0-0
11/12/2016 W 87-43 A
12/11/2005 W 80-55 H
BULLDOG BITES
- MSU has won 32-straight regular season non-conference games and 31-consecutive non-conference home games.
- State won last season's meeting with Maine 87-43 to win the Maine Tipoff Tournament.
- State's seniors have 99-career wins, 7th most nationally, 2nd in the SEC since 2014-15.
- MSU moved up to No. 5 in this week's Associated Press Poll and stayed No. 3 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
- State has started 10-0 for the 2nd-straight season and 3rd time in the last 4 years.
- MSU is 1 of 2 SEC teams and 12 nationally without a loss.
- MSU has won the turnover battle 9 times this season. It is 115-26 under Vic Schaefer, 87-13 since 2014-15, when doing so.
- State is 7th nationally, 1st in SEC, in turnover margin (+8.5).
- Against No. 9 Oregon on Wednesday, Teaira McCowan (career-high 35 pts., 19 rbds., 5 blks.) and Victoria Vivians (30) became the first Bulldogs to have 30 points in the same game since 1992 (Dec. 31 vs. TCU).
- McCowan is the first major conference player to have at least 35 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocks in a game since Baylor's Brittney Griner (Jan. 30, 2013).
- McCowan has 6 double-doubles on the year and 10+ rebounds in 9 of the team's 10 games.
- McCowan is 7th in DI in FG% (.658) and rebounds (12.3 rpg).
- Victoria Vivians is averaging 24.0 pts., 7.3 rbds. and shooting 61.4% FG, 50% 3FG and 92.3% FT the last 3 games.
- Vivians is T2nd in the SEC in scoring this season (20.1 ppg).
- Morgan William is averaging 14.7 ppg the last 3 games.
- William leads the nation in assist/turnover ratio (5.7). She is 5th in the SEC in assists (5.1 apg).
LAST TIME OUT FOR MSU...
- The Bulldogs claimed their biggest victory of the season as they knocked off No. 9 Oregon Wednesday night in Humphrey Coliseum. State shot 53.8% from the field and received dominant performances from Teaira McCowan and Victoria Vivians. McCowan had a career-high 35 points to go with 19 rebounds and 5 blocks, while Vivians scored 30 points for the 2nd time in the last 3 games.
- After Oregon cut the lead to one with 3:49 left in the 2nd quarter, State went on a 13-2 run to take a 45-33 halftime lead. A 12-0 MSU run in the third quarter put State up by 20 as it held on for the win
GET TO KNOW THE OPPONENT
- Maine is 6-4 and has won back-to-back contests. MSU will be the 2nd Top 10 foe Maine has faced this month as it fell 83-70 at No. 8 Ohio State on Dec. 3.
- Blanca Millan tops the Black Bears with 17.3 ppg and has scored double figures in 9 of the team's 10 games, including 4 20-point efforts. Julie Brosseau follows with 13.4 ppg but has tallied 10-plus points in 5 of her last 6 games, including a trio of 20-plus point performances.
- Tanesha Sutton pulls down a team-best 7.6 rebounds per game to go with an 11.4 scoring average.
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