Sunday, February 24
Starkville
1:00 PM
Mississippi State
vs
Vanderbilt
Fast Facts: Ten Things to Know for MSU’s Final Sunday Home Game
February 23, 2019 | Women's Basketball
by Brian Ogden, Assistant Coordinator/Communications
STARKVILLE – Women's basketball will make its final regular-season Sunday appearance in Starkville tomorrow as No. 6 Mississippi State hosts Vanderbilt. Tipoff on SEC Network is set for 1 p.m. CT with Courtney Lyle and Christy Thomaskutty on the call.
Fans can listen to the action on the MSU Radio Network and online via HailState.com/Plus and the TuneIn app.
The Bulldogs (24-2, 12-1 SEC) have won five consecutive meetings with Vanderbilt (6-20, 1-12 SEC). State boasts the nation's No. 3 scoring offense, averaging 87.3 ppg. Its 56.3 ppg allowed is 25th in the country, but the Dawgs boast the highest scoring margin (+31.0) in Division I. MSU tops the SEC in FG% (49.2%), assist/turnover ratio (1.3), assists (16.8 apg), rebound margin (+14.7), offensive rebounding (18.1 rpg) and scoring offense.
Fans attending the game should be aware of multiple athletic events on campus this weekend. Women's basketball parking will take priority although both baseball and softball will also be playing. Doors to Humphrey Coliseum will open at 11:30 a.m.
MSU will wear adidas uniforms inspired by the Harlem Renaissance on Sunday as a part of the Celebrating Black Culture program. The Bulldogs are also hosting a bone marrow registry drive during the game in conjunction with Bulldog Sports Properties and Be The Match.
Vanderbilt enters the game with the SEC's second Lisa Leslie Award watch list member in Mariella Fasoula. Fasoula leads the Commodores with 15.9 points per game.
The Bulldogs will play their final regular-season home game on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. against LSU. Senior night ceremonies will take place following the game.
GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: Vanderbilt
Location: Starkville, Mississippi (Humphrey Coliseum)
Time: Sunday, 1 p.m.
Watch: SEC Network (PxP – Courtney Lyle; Analyst – Christy Thomaskutty)
Listen: MSU Radio Network and HailState.com/Plus (PxP – Jason Crowder; Analyst – Charlie Winfield)
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: VU leads 36-20
At MSU: MSU leads 13-11
At VU: VU leads 19-4
Neutral Sites: VU leads 6-3
Last Meeting: MSU, 95-50 (2/15/18 in Nashville)
10 THINGS TO KNOW
LAST TIME OUT FOR MSU...
GET TO KNOW THE OPPONENT…
STARKVILLE – Women's basketball will make its final regular-season Sunday appearance in Starkville tomorrow as No. 6 Mississippi State hosts Vanderbilt. Tipoff on SEC Network is set for 1 p.m. CT with Courtney Lyle and Christy Thomaskutty on the call.
Fans can listen to the action on the MSU Radio Network and online via HailState.com/Plus and the TuneIn app.
The Bulldogs (24-2, 12-1 SEC) have won five consecutive meetings with Vanderbilt (6-20, 1-12 SEC). State boasts the nation's No. 3 scoring offense, averaging 87.3 ppg. Its 56.3 ppg allowed is 25th in the country, but the Dawgs boast the highest scoring margin (+31.0) in Division I. MSU tops the SEC in FG% (49.2%), assist/turnover ratio (1.3), assists (16.8 apg), rebound margin (+14.7), offensive rebounding (18.1 rpg) and scoring offense.
Fans attending the game should be aware of multiple athletic events on campus this weekend. Women's basketball parking will take priority although both baseball and softball will also be playing. Doors to Humphrey Coliseum will open at 11:30 a.m.
MSU will wear adidas uniforms inspired by the Harlem Renaissance on Sunday as a part of the Celebrating Black Culture program. The Bulldogs are also hosting a bone marrow registry drive during the game in conjunction with Bulldog Sports Properties and Be The Match.
Vanderbilt enters the game with the SEC's second Lisa Leslie Award watch list member in Mariella Fasoula. Fasoula leads the Commodores with 15.9 points per game.
The Bulldogs will play their final regular-season home game on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. against LSU. Senior night ceremonies will take place following the game.
GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: Vanderbilt
Location: Starkville, Mississippi (Humphrey Coliseum)
Time: Sunday, 1 p.m.
Watch: SEC Network (PxP – Courtney Lyle; Analyst – Christy Thomaskutty)
Listen: MSU Radio Network and HailState.com/Plus (PxP – Jason Crowder; Analyst – Charlie Winfield)
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: VU leads 36-20
At MSU: MSU leads 13-11
At VU: VU leads 19-4
Neutral Sites: VU leads 6-3
Last Meeting: MSU, 95-50 (2/15/18 in Nashville)
10 THINGS TO KNOW
- The Bulldogs are undefeated on Sundays with a 7-0 record and are 5-0 at home. State outscores opponents by an average of 34.5 points on Sunday, 5.1 points more than its margin the rest of the week.
- MSU has only trailed for a combined 17:51 out of 320 minutes in the last 8 games, and just 76:01 all season.
- Teaira McCowan and Anriel Howard are the only two players in the SEC to be among the top 10 in the league in both scoring and rebounding average.
- State is 2nd in the SEC in free throw percentage (73.6 percent). McCowan is 8th (75.5 percent).
- The Bulldogs lead the SEC in second-chance points this season with 488 for the year. State has recorded more second-chance points than its opponent in all but 3 games this season.
- Jazzmun Holmes leads the nation with a 4.34 assist/turnover ratio. She only has 3 games this year with 3 or more turnovers against 17 contests with 5 or more assists.
- Jordan Danberry scored in double figures in 3 games last year, but has done so in 22 of 26 contests this season, including five 20-point efforts.
- According her HerHoopStats.com, the Dawgs collect offensive boards at a nation's-best 49.4% clip. MSU is 2nd in the nation in total rebounding rate, grabbing 59.6% of its opportunities.
- McCowan holds the MSU record with 61 career double-doubles, and she is 6th in the SEC in scoring this season at 16.7 ppg while making shots at a 64.0% clip that tops the league and is 5th in the nation this season.
- McCowan is the running for the Lisa Leslie Award for the top center and is in the top 20 in the country in blocks (2.5 bpg, 19th), field goal percentage (64.0 percent, 5th), rebounding (13.5 rpg, 2nd) and double-doubles (22, 3rd).
LAST TIME OUT FOR MSU...
- MSU claimed an 80-66 victory at Ole Miss on Thursday night to extend their winning streak in the series to 11 games.
- Anriel Howard and Teaira McCowan both recorded double-doubles with Howard leading the team in scoring (21 points) and McCowan collecting a game-high 12 rebounds.
- The Bulldogs held a 44-23 edge in paint points and collected 16 points off 15 Rebel turnovers.
- State never trailed in the contest and led by as many as 22 points in the fourth quarter.
GET TO KNOW THE OPPONENT…
- Vanderbilt comes into the contest with a 6-20 (1-12 SEC) record after losing at home to Alabama, 84-65.
- The Commodores have not won in Starkville since 2012, and MSU is riding a 5-game winning streak in the series.
- LeaLea Carter has scored in double figures in 6 of the last 8 games. Mariella Fasoula is a semifinalist for the Lisa Leslie Award with Teaira McCowan, the only two SEC players in the running.
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