Thursday, January 11
Starkville
8:00 PM
Mississippi State
vs
Ole Miss
Bulldog Seniors Vie For Win No. 111 Sunday At Ole Miss
January 26, 2018 | Women's Basketball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – 111. It's a number that has been significant for Mississippi State women's basketball the past year.
Last year's senior class claimed school-record win No. 111 in halting UConn's 111-game win streak in the Final Four.
On Sunday, seniors Blair Schaefer, Victoria Vivians and Morgan William go for career victory No. 111 as the second-ranked Bulldogs travel to Oxford to face in-state rival Ole Miss.
Tip from The Pavilion at Ole Miss is set for 1 p.m., with ESPNU televising the game nationally. Fans can also watch online on WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app.
Jason Crowder and Charlie Winfield will describe the action on the MSU Radio Network and online on HailState.com/Plus and the TuneIn app.
The trio, along with fellow senior Roshunda Johnson, helped Mississippi State claim the best start in program history at 21-0 overall and 7-0 in SEC play with a 90-53 home win against Florida on Thursday.
Vivians scored 17 points on her senior night, while Schaefer notched 15 points. Junior Teaira McCowan led the way with 23 points to become the newest addition to State's 1,000-point club.
In addition to tying for the school career wins record, the senior class also seeks an eighth-straight win against Ole Miss after claiming a 76-45 victory in the first meeting in Starkville on Jan. 11.
Vic Schaefer's Bulldogs head to Oxford having won the last eight meetings and 16 of the last 19 contests against the Rebels.
The Rebels return home 11-9 overall and 1-6 in SEC play after suffering a 75-66 setback at No. 10 Tennessee Thursday evening.
GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: Ole Miss
Location: Oxford, Miss. (The Pavilion at Ole Miss)
Date: Sunday, January 28
Time: 1:02 p.m.
Television: ESPNU (PxP – Roy Philpott; Analyst – Brooke Weisbrod)
Watch Online: WatchESPN.com or WatchESPN App
Listen: MSU Radio Network and HailState.com/Plus (PxP – Jason Crowder; Analyst – Charlie Winfield)
SERIES HISTORY
Ole Miss (UM leads 63-31)
At MSU: UM leads 24-18
At Ole Miss: UM leads 32-12
At Neutral Sites: UM leads 7-1
Last 10 Meetings
1/11/2018 W 76-45 H
2/12/2017 W 66-44 A
1/16/2017 W 73-62 H
2/21/2016 W 60-51 A
1/18/2016 W 79-51 H
3/1/2015 W 55-47 H
1/22/2015 W 64-62 A
2/23/2014 W 72-70 (OT) H
1/23/2014 L 87-85 (OT) A
2/14/2013 L 51-65 A
BULLDOG BITES
LAST TIME OUT FOR MSU...
GET TO KNOW THE OPPONENT
Last year's senior class claimed school-record win No. 111 in halting UConn's 111-game win streak in the Final Four.
On Sunday, seniors Blair Schaefer, Victoria Vivians and Morgan William go for career victory No. 111 as the second-ranked Bulldogs travel to Oxford to face in-state rival Ole Miss.
Tip from The Pavilion at Ole Miss is set for 1 p.m., with ESPNU televising the game nationally. Fans can also watch online on WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app.
Jason Crowder and Charlie Winfield will describe the action on the MSU Radio Network and online on HailState.com/Plus and the TuneIn app.
The trio, along with fellow senior Roshunda Johnson, helped Mississippi State claim the best start in program history at 21-0 overall and 7-0 in SEC play with a 90-53 home win against Florida on Thursday.
Vivians scored 17 points on her senior night, while Schaefer notched 15 points. Junior Teaira McCowan led the way with 23 points to become the newest addition to State's 1,000-point club.
In addition to tying for the school career wins record, the senior class also seeks an eighth-straight win against Ole Miss after claiming a 76-45 victory in the first meeting in Starkville on Jan. 11.
Vic Schaefer's Bulldogs head to Oxford having won the last eight meetings and 16 of the last 19 contests against the Rebels.
The Rebels return home 11-9 overall and 1-6 in SEC play after suffering a 75-66 setback at No. 10 Tennessee Thursday evening.
GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: Ole Miss
Location: Oxford, Miss. (The Pavilion at Ole Miss)
Date: Sunday, January 28
Time: 1:02 p.m.
Television: ESPNU (PxP – Roy Philpott; Analyst – Brooke Weisbrod)
Watch Online: WatchESPN.com or WatchESPN App
Listen: MSU Radio Network and HailState.com/Plus (PxP – Jason Crowder; Analyst – Charlie Winfield)
SERIES HISTORY
Ole Miss (UM leads 63-31)
At MSU: UM leads 24-18
At Ole Miss: UM leads 32-12
At Neutral Sites: UM leads 7-1
Last 10 Meetings
1/11/2018 W 76-45 H
2/12/2017 W 66-44 A
1/16/2017 W 73-62 H
2/21/2016 W 60-51 A
1/18/2016 W 79-51 H
3/1/2015 W 55-47 H
1/22/2015 W 64-62 A
2/23/2014 W 72-70 (OT) H
1/23/2014 L 87-85 (OT) A
2/14/2013 L 51-65 A
BULLDOG BITES
- Mississippi State claimed the best start in school history as it won its 21st-straight game Thursday against Florida.
- MSU's 7-0 SEC mark is also its best start in league play.
- State has won 8-straight against Ole Miss, including 3 in a row in Oxford. The State seniors are 7-0 against the Rebels.
- A win would be the Bulldog seniors' 111th-career win, tying last season's group as the winningest class in MSU history
- MSU is 4th in the nation in scoring offense at 85.8 ppg. The Dawgs are averaging an SEC-best 84.6 ppg in league play.
- State is shooting 48.4% from the field, 2nd-best in the SEC. The Dawgs are tops in league games at 49.8%.
- MSU also leads the SEC in scoring defense, holding foes to 56.0 ppg this season and 58.9 ppg in league games.
- MSU is 1 of 3 teams (Baylor, UConn) to rank in the Top 10 in the nation in offense and Top 20 in defense.
- State turns the ball over just 11.8 times per game, 6th-fewest in the nation. MSU is 4th in DI with a +8.5 turnover margin and averages 24.6 ppg off opponent miscues this season.
- Teaira McCowan joined the 1,000-point club on Thursday with 23 points against Florida. She is 8 rebounds from becoming the 6th MSU player to reach 1,000 pts. and 750 rbds.
- In SEC games, McCowan is T1st in the conference in scoring (22.0 ppg) and tops in rebounding (13.7 rpg). She is 3rd in scoring for the season (20.6 ppg).
- Victoria Vivians, who is 1 of 3 MSU players in the 2,000-point club, has averaged 15.1 ppg in her career against Ole Miss.
- Blair Schaefer is averaging 11.0 ppg and shooting 52% (13-of-25) from 3-point range the last 4 games. Schaefer leads the SEC making 3.1 3's per conference game.
- Ro Johnson's 2.4 spg in SEC play is 3rd in the league.
LAST TIME OUT FOR MSU...
- Mississippi State used a strong second-half performance to roll past Florida for a 90-53 victory Thursday night in Starkville. MSU forced 14 UF turnovers in the second half, scoring 21 points off those turnovers. State scored 27 points off 23 Gator turnovers in the game.
- Teaira McCowan scored 17 of her 23 points in the second half as MSU out-scored Florida 55-30 in the third and fourth quarters. Victoria Vivians tallied 17 points and Blair Schaefer had 15 in the win.
GET TO KNOW THE OPPONENT
- Ole Miss fell to 11-9 on the year and 1-6 in SEC play with a 75-66 road setback at No. 10 Tennessee on Thursday. It was the Rebels' 4th-straight defeat.
- Madinah Muhammad, who had 31 points in Knoxville, leads Ole Miss with 17.9 ppg on the season and 17.9 ppg in league play. Alissa Alston averages 13.6 ppg in conference games.
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