Mississippi State will face host UNLV and 2016 national runner-up Syracuse Dec. 20 and 21 in the Duel In The Desert in Las Vegas.
Women’s Hoops Headed To Las Vegas In December For Duel In The Desert
August 01, 2017 | Women's Basketball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State heads to the "Entertainment Capital of the World" in December as part of the field competing in the 2017 Duel in the Desert at Cox Pavilion on the University of Nevada-Las Vegas campus.
The event runs Dec. 20-22, with State competing in the Rebel Division against host UNLV and Syracuse. The Desert Division includes fellow SEC member Texas A&M, Hawaii and Oregon.
Fans can get more information on the Duel in the Desert, click here. FloHoops will stream all of the tournament games live here.
The opening day of the Duel in the Desert sees the Bulldogs face the host Lady Rebels, who last season advanced to the first round of the WNIT and finished 22-11.
The following day features a battle between the national runner-up from the last two years, as Mississippi State wraps the Duel in the Desert against Syracuse. The Orange compiled a 22-11 ledger last season, bowing to Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament Second Round after falling to the Huskies in the national title game a year earlier.
Both of the Bulldogs' games tip at 4:30 p.m. CT.
In its first Final Four appearance, Mississippi State snapped UConn's 111-game win streak to advance to the national championship game. The Bulldogs capped the year with school records for both overall and SEC wins with 34 and 13, respectively.
Vic Schaefer returns nine players for that historic squad, including top three scorers Victoria Vivians (16.2 ppg), Morgan William (10.9 ppg) and Teaira McCowan (8.7 ppg). McCowan also paced MSU in both rebounds (7.1 rpg) and blocks (1.5 bpg), while William topped the squad in both assists (4.6 apg) and steals (1.5 spg).
Fans can purchase season tickets at www.hailstate.com/tickets.
The event runs Dec. 20-22, with State competing in the Rebel Division against host UNLV and Syracuse. The Desert Division includes fellow SEC member Texas A&M, Hawaii and Oregon.
Fans can get more information on the Duel in the Desert, click here. FloHoops will stream all of the tournament games live here.
The opening day of the Duel in the Desert sees the Bulldogs face the host Lady Rebels, who last season advanced to the first round of the WNIT and finished 22-11.
The following day features a battle between the national runner-up from the last two years, as Mississippi State wraps the Duel in the Desert against Syracuse. The Orange compiled a 22-11 ledger last season, bowing to Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament Second Round after falling to the Huskies in the national title game a year earlier.
Both of the Bulldogs' games tip at 4:30 p.m. CT.
In its first Final Four appearance, Mississippi State snapped UConn's 111-game win streak to advance to the national championship game. The Bulldogs capped the year with school records for both overall and SEC wins with 34 and 13, respectively.
Vic Schaefer returns nine players for that historic squad, including top three scorers Victoria Vivians (16.2 ppg), Morgan William (10.9 ppg) and Teaira McCowan (8.7 ppg). McCowan also paced MSU in both rebounds (7.1 rpg) and blocks (1.5 bpg), while William topped the squad in both assists (4.6 apg) and steals (1.5 spg).
Fans can purchase season tickets at www.hailstate.com/tickets.
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