No. 6 MSU To Raise National Finalist Banner Sunday

Sunday, November 18

Starkville

2:00 PM

Mississippi State

Coppin State

No. 6 MSU To Raise National Finalist Banner Sunday

November 17, 2018 | Women's Basketball

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By Brock Turnipseed, Associate Director/Communications

STARKVILLE – Another National Finalist banner will be hoisted into the rafters of Humphrey Coliseum Sunday afternoon prior to No. 6 Mississippi State's game with Coppin State.

Doors open at 12:30 p.m., with the banner-raising ceremony taking place at 1:40 p.m. Tip is set for 2 p.m.

The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a free replica National Finalist banner.

Fans can purchase tickets online at HailState.com/Tickets up to four hours before tip at the price of $5 for adults and $3 for youth age 17 and under. Walk-up general admission tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for youth.

MSU students get in free with a valid student ID, and Bully's Kids Club members also get free admission with their membership card.

Fans unable to attend can stream the game on SEC Network + via WatchESPN.com or the WatchESPN app.

The radio broadcast can be heard on the MSU radio network, as well as online at www.HailState.com/Plus and the TuneIn app.

Games and inflatables will be available for families at Bully's Kidz Kourt inside Mize Pavilion starting at 12:30 p.m.

Vic Schaefer's Bulldogs improved to 3-0 on the season with a 104-53 win against Lamar Thursday night. The victory was the Bulldogs' 39^th-straight win in regular-season non-conference games, and it was MSU's 22^nd win in a row inside Humphrey Coliseum, the fifth-longest active home win streak in the nation.

State kept that win streak alive behind five double-figure scorers. Senior Anriel Howard led the way with her best game as a Bulldog, tallying her 34^th-career double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds.

Howard scored 21 of her 24 points in a second half that saw the Bulldogs set school records with a 42-point third quarter and 69 points over the final 20 minutes.

Senior Teaira McCowan notched her third double-double of the season with 11 points and 16 rebounds. It was her ninth in a row going back to last season and the 42^nd of her career, the fourth-most among active NCAA Division I players.

McCowan also blocked five of MSU's 12 shots in the game, the most by a Bulldog squad since 2016.

The Brenham, Texas, native tops the country in swats with 5.3 per game, helping her team to the top mark nationally in the category as well with 10.3 per game.

The top scoring offense in the SEC this season also got 11 points from Chloe Bibby, her third-straight game with 10-plus points, a career-high 15 points from Jordan Danberry and 10 points, eight rebounds and four blocks from freshman Jessika Carter.

Coppin State comes to Starkville 0-3 on the year after falling 57-52 to UMBC in its home opener. The Eagles began the year with road losses at West Virginia and Maryland.

Chance Graham tops CSU in scoring and in rebounds. She averages 14.3 points and 12.3 rebounds.

Following Sunday's game, State wraps a four-game homestand with a pair of 2 p.m. contests over Thanksgiving week. MSU hosts Furman Wednesday and then caps the week Saturday against Jackson State.

GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: Coppin State
Location: Starkville, Miss. (Humphrey Coliseum)
Time: Sunday, 2:02 p.m.
Doors Open: 12:30 p.m.
Banner Raising: 1:40 p.m.
Tickets: HailState.com/Tickets
Watch Online: SEC Network + (PxP - Bart Gregory; Analyst - Charlie Winfield)
Listen: MSU Radio Network and HailState.com/Plus (PxP – Jason Crowder; Analyst – Blair Schaefer)

PROMOTIONS

National Finalist Banner Ceremony (1:40 p.m.)
Free replica National Finalist banners for the first 1,000 fans
Maroon Memories – HailState.com/memories
Bully's Kidz Kourt (Opens at 12:30 p.m.)

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: First Meeting

BULLDOG BITES

Mississippi State plays the second game of a four-game homestand Sunday against Coppin State. Prior to the game, MSU will hold a ceremony raising the 2018 National Finalist banner.
State won its 39th-straight regular-season non-conference contest with a 104-53 win against Lamar on Thursday.
The Bulldogs have claimed 22-consecutive wins in the Hump, tied for the fifth-longest active streak in the nation.
Since 2014-15, MSU is 129-22. Those 129 wins are fourth-most nationally in that span. The Bulldogs' 74 wins since 2016-17 are tied with UConn for the most in the nation.
The 42 points scored by MSU in the third quarter on Thursday is the program's most since women's basketball moved to the quarter format in 2015-16.
Teaira McCowan and Jazzmun Holmes recorded their 102nd-career win. They are 24 back of last year's senior class for the school record (126).
MSU continues to lead the nation in blocked shots as it swatted 12 on Thursday. It was the most since the 2016-17 squad had 12 against Northwestern State (12/28/16).
State has made an SEC-leading 56 free-throws this year. That total is 18th nationally.
The Bulldogs' 64 rebounds were the most in a game since State grabbed 69 against SE Louisiana on Dec. 7, 2014.
Anriel Howard recorded her first double-double as a Bulldog, registering 24 points and 13 rebounds. It was the 34th double-double of her career.
Teaira McCowan claimed her nation's-best third double-double in as many games this season. It was her ninth-straight going back to last season and 42nd of her career.

LAST TIME OUT FOR MSU...

State opened a four-game homestand with a 104-53 win against Lamar on Thursday.
After leading 35-28 at halftime, the Bulldogs out-scored the Cardinals 69-25 in the second half. The 69 points were a school record for points in a half.
Anriel Howard and Teaira McCowan led five players in double figures as each recorded a double-double. Howard had 24 points and 13 rebounds, while McCowan tallied 11 points,16 boards and 5 blocks.
Jordan Danberry recorded a career-high 15 points to go with 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks from freshman Jessika Carter.

GET TO KNOW THE OPPONENT…

Coppin sits at 0-3 on the season after falling to UMBC in its home opener. It also fell in road games at West Virginia and Maryland.
The Eagles average 41.7 ppg and are led by 14.3 ppg from Chance Graham. Graham also tops CSU on the boards with 12.7 rpg.

TOUGH AT THE HUMP

Thursday's win was the Dawgs' 22nd-straight win inside Humphrey Coliseum. That run is the tied for the fifth-longest active home win streak in NCAA Division I.

NCAA Division I Longest Active Home Win Streaks
               Team                                     Wins
1.            UConn                                  81
2.            Lamar                                   30
3.            Notre Dame                        27
4.            Baylor                                   25
5.            Mississippi State                 22
               American                             22
7             FGCU                                   21

STATE STELLAR IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAY

The Bulldogs have been stellar in regular-season non-conference games, winning 39-straight contests. The last time MSU dropped a non-conference game in the months of November and December was at Texas on Dec. 2, 2015.
Including the postseason, MSU has won 37 in a row against non-conference competition inside The Hump. The Bulldogs' last home loss to a non-SEC foe came against South Florida in the WNIT quarterfinals on March 30, 2014.