Women's Basketball Closes Non-Conference Play on Sunday

Sunday, December 30

Starkville

2:00 PM

Mississippi State

Louisiana

Women's Basketball Closes Non-Conference Play on Sunday

December 29, 2018 | Women's Basketball

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by Brian Ogden, Assistant Coordinator/Communications

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State's No. 8/7 women's basketball team is back in action on Sunday after 10 days off the court when the Bulldogs host Louisiana at 2 p.m. CT.

Tickets are available for $1 online in advance at HailState.com/tickets. Online sales will conclude at 12 p.m. on Sunday.

The game will air on SEC Network+ with Charlie Winfield and Brock Turnipseed on the call. Fans can listen to the action on the MSU Radio Network and online via HailState.com/Plus and the TuneIn app.

Vic Schaefer's squad is second in the nation in scoring offense, averaging 91.7 ppg. The Bulldogs have already tied last year's school record with five 100-point games this year after breaking the Alaska Airlines Arena record for points by a visiting team with 103 in their last game.

State's defense is third in the SEC, allowing just 53.4 ppg, and the Dawgs boast the top scoring margin (+38.3) in the country. MSU also tops the conference in field goal percentage (57.1 percent), rebounding (44.83 rpg), blocked shots (6.8 bpg), assists (19.0 apg) and assist/turnover ratio (1.5).

Individually, Teaira McCowan and Anriel Howard are the only pair of teammates in the SEC to be among the top 10 in the conference in both scoring and rebounding. Jazzmun Holmes continues to lead the country in assist/turnover ratio at 5.42. Holmes has posted 31 assists with just six turnovers over the last five games and is averaging 11.6 ppg in that span while going 21-of-22 from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs have won 19-straight regular-season non-conference games in Humphrey Coliseum. State's 26-game overall home winning streak is tied for the third-longest active streak in the country.

GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: Louisiana
Location: Starkville, Mississippi (Humphrey Coliseum)
Time: Sunday, 2 p.m.
Watch: SEC Network+ (PxP – Charlie Winfield; Analyst – Brock Turnipseed)
Listen: MSU Radio Network and HailState.com/Plus (PxP – Jason Crowder; Analyst – Blair Schaefer)

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: MSU leads 10-0
At MSU: MSU leads 7-0
At UL: MSU leads 2-0
Neutral Sites: MSU leads 1-0
Last Meeting: MSU, 94-37 (11/29/17 in Jackson, Mississippi)

BULLDOG BITES

MSU won its 700th game in program history on Dec. 14, defeating Southern Miss, 86-42.
The Bulldogs saw their 46-game winning streak in regular-season non-conference play snapped on Tuesday night by No. 7 Oregon. State last lost such a game at Texas on Dec. 2, 2015.
Seniors Jazzmun Holmes and Teaira McCowan have won 110-career games, 4th-most in the nation since 2015-16. Their 82 wins since 2016-17 are second only to UConn for the nation's best.
State has been in the AP poll 82 straight weeks, including 46 weeks in a row in the Top 10.
The Bulldogs are the nation's 2nd-best scoring offense, averaging 91.7 ppg. Its 53.4 ppg allowed is 15th in the country, giving the Dawgs the highest scoring margin (+38.2) in Division I.
MSU tops the SEC in FG% (51.7%), rebounding (44.8 rpg), assist/turnover ratio (1.5), assists (19.0 apg), rebound margin (+16.3), and scoring offense.
The Bulldogs continue to lead the nation in blocked shots with 82 on the year, 6.8 bpg. Teaira McCowan's 32 blocks are 7th in the nation and lead the SEC.
Jazzmun Holmes leads the nation with a 5.42 assist/turnover ratio. Jordan Danberry is 5th in the SEC (2.05). They have helped MSU to DI's 6th-best ratio (1.51).
Teaira McCowan has scored double figures in 17 of her last 20 games going back to last season, with 9 of those being 20-point efforts. The two-time SEC Player of the Week is 14-of-15 from the free throw line over her last 5 games and shooting 65.9% from the field.
Over the last 5 games, Jazzmun Holmes has turned in 31 assists with just 6 turnovers. She is averaging 11.6 ppg with a 48.6% FG% (18-of-37) and making 21-of-22 from the free throw line.
Chloe Bibby leads the SEC, and is 7th in the nation, sinking the triple at a 50.0% clip.
Anriel Howard and Teaira McCowan are the only pair of teammates in the SEC to be among the top 10 in the league in both scoring and rebounding average.

LAST TIME OUT FOR MSU...

The Bulldogs' recorded their fifth 100-point game of the year, defeating Washington 103-56. Their 103 points broke the Alaska Airlines Arena record for most by a visiting team.
Jordan Danberry led all scorers with a career-best 20 points while recording a career-high 4 steals.
MSU took control of the game by holding the Huskies to just 7 points in the first quarter, tied for State's second-lowest scoring quarter this year.

GET TO KNOW THE OPPONENT…

Louisiana enters the game with a 2-8 record after dropping its last game to LSU, 76-54, at home.
The Bulldogs will be the fourth SEC team the Ragin' Cajuns face this year.
Sophomore center Ty'Reona Doucet is 15th in the nation, averaging 11.6 rebounds per game.
Doucet leads her team in scoring with 16.6 ppg. Freshman Brandi Williams is second on the squad at 11.7 ppg.

HITTING THE CENTURY

The Dawgs have already tied last year's school-record of five 100-point efforts in a single year.
In all five, State has won by at least 50 points. The Bulldogs have recorded a 60-plus-point margin of victory in three games, more than any other season.
MSU broke the Alaska Airlines Arena record for points by a visiting team when it scored 103 to defeat Washington (12/20).
Against Coppin State (11/18), MSU scored 110 points, tied for seventh in school history. Its 72-point victory was tied for the fifth-largest margin of victory in the Bulldog record book.

DAWG TOUGH AT THE HUMP

The Dawgs have now won 26-straight games inside Humphrey Coliseum. That run is tied for the 3rd-longest active home win streak in NCAA Division I.
Including the postseason, MSU has won 41 games 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.