Saturday, December 18
Starkville
2:00 p.m.
Mississippi State
vs
Troy
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PREVIEW: Women’s Basketball Set For Busy Weekend Inside The Hump
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STARKVILLE – Mississippi State women's basketball will play three games in three days as part of its four-team round-robin style event this weekend inside Humphry Coliseum. The multi-team event (MTE) will begin on Saturday and conclude Monday afternoon.
GAME INFORMATIONSaturday, Dec. 18
Mississippi State (7-2, 0-0 SEC) vs Troy (6-5, 0-0 SBC)
Time: 2 p.m. CT // Watch: SECN+ // Listen: MSU Radio Network (Play-By-Play: Jason Crowder) // Live Stats
Jackson State (1-4, 0-0 SWAC) vs South Carolina State (0-10, 0-0 MEAC) // Time: 4:30 p.m. CT
Sunday, Dec. 19
Troy vs South Carolina State // Time: 1 p.m. CT
Mississippi State vs Jackson State
Time: 4 p.m. CT // Watch: SEC Network // Listen: MSU Radio Network (Play-By-Play: Jason Crowder) // Live Stats
Monday, Dec. 20
Troy vs Jackson State // Time: 12 p.m. CT
Mississippi State vs South Carolina State
Time: 2:30 p.m. CT // Watch: SECN+ // Listen: MSU Radio Network (Play-By-Play: Jason Crowder) // Live Stats
Weekend Promotions
• Saturday, Dec. 18: Wear your ugliest Christmas sweater and get a free ticket. The first 250 fans will also receive a FREE MSU Christmas Ornament.
• Sunday, Dec. 19: Fans can purchase tickets for just $1 for Sunday's TV game vs Jackson State. Tickets must be purchased online and in advance of Sunday's matchup.
• Monday, Dec. 20: Fans will receive free candy canes while supplies last.
MSU Milestones to Watch
• Myah Taylor has earned 345 assists in her career. She is just seven assists shy of passing Diamber Johnson (351) for ninth on the all-time career assists list.
• Taylor is averaging 3.6 assists per game in her career, ranking 6th all-time in program history if the season ended today.
• Jackson is 48 points shy of 1,000 for her career. She will become just the 24th member of the 1,000-point club at MSU.
• Anastasia Hayes is nine assists shy of 400 career assists.
• JerKaila Jordan is just 13 points shy of 600 in her career.
Series Histories
• vs Troy: Mississippi State leads the all-time series 14-2 while winning the last seven matchups. This will be the third straight season that Troy and MSU have met. In each of the last three meetings, the Bulldogs have scored at least 100 points.
• vs Jackson State: Mississippi State leads the all-time series 16-11 while winning the five matchups. This will be the fourth straight season that JSU and MSU have met and the fifth time since 2013.
• vs South Carolina State: This is the first meeting between the two programs.
Get-To-Know The Opponents
• Troy enters the weekend with a 6-5 record, with three losses coming to Power-5 opponents. Troy is averaging 78.4 points per game while allowing 73.3. Felmas Koranga leads Troy, averaging a double-double (11.9 ppg/10.1rpg), and Amber Leggett, who leads the team at 13.7 points per game.
• Jackson State enters the weekend with a 1-4 record. All four losses have been close, with near upsets over Texas, Ole Miss, Arkansas and Miami. They are led by former Bulldog Ameshya Williams-Holliday, averaging 16.4 points and 10.4 boards per contest.
• South Carolina State enters the weekend with an 0-10 record. They are averaging 51.6 points while allowing 73.9 per game.
Tickets
Tickets are good for both games of the day.
Up Next
Mississippi State will conclude non-conference play on Dec. 20 before returning to action on Dec. 30 to open SEC play. The Bulldogs will host Florida at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 30.
For the most up-to-date information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU women's basketball on Twitter, like them on Facebook, and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateWBK.
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