Thursday, February 17
Starkville
7:30 PM
Mississippi State
vs
#11 LSU
Photo by: Mississippi State Athletics
PREVIEW: Women’s Basketball Ready to Host No. 11 LSU Thursday
February 16, 2022 | Women's Basketball
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State will play its third game in five days when it hosts No. 11 LSU on Thursday. Tip-off against the Tigers is set for 6 p.m. and broadcast on SEC Network+.
GAME INFORMATION
Mississippi State (15-9, 6-6 SEC) vs No. 11/12 LSU (21-4, 9-3 SEC)
Date: Thursday, Feb. 17 // Time: 6:00 p.m. CT (Humphrey Coliseum)
Location: Starkville, Miss. (Humphrey Coliseum)
Watch: SEC Network+ // Listen: MSU Radio Network (Play-By-Play: Jason Crowder)
Series History
• LSU leads the all-time series 48-15, including a 19-8 mark when the game is played in Starkville.
• LSU won the last meeting between the two programs in 2021 when LSU ended Mississippi State's season in the SEC Tournament with its 71-62 victory.
• The Bulldogs have won nine of the last games in the series.
4 Games, 1 Week
• Starting Sunday, Mississippi State will play four games in the upcoming week.
• The Bulldog's will play their third game of the busy on Thursday against LSU. The fourth and final game of the week will be Sunday when State travels to Missouri.
• State will close out the regular season with a game at No. 10 Tennessee on the 24th before hosting Arkansas on the 27th.
Anastasia Hayes in SEC Play
• Anastasia Hayes has scored at least 20 points in six straight games and nine of the team's 12 SEC games.
• Annie leads both the team and SEC in scoring in conference games at 21.8 ppg. She averages 19.1 ppg overall and is less than a point from leading the SEC in both scoring categories.
• In SEC play, Hayes shoots 52% from the field and 85% from the free-throw line.
• She averages 4.1 rebounds with 36 assists and 18 steals in State's 12 conference games.
Myah Taylor, All-Time Career Lists
• With 419 career assists, Taylor ranks 6th on the all-time career assists leaderboard at Mississippi State. With seven assists against Florida, Taylor passed LaCharlotte Smith (406 assists) for 6th on the all-time list.
• She is 29 assists away from cracking the top 5.
• With 186 career steals, Myah moved into a tie for ninth is Nitra Perry (1997-00) with 186.
• She's just three steals shy of earning a tie for 8th with Angela Harris (1997-00) with 189 career steals.
• 211 career steals would move Taylor into the top 5 all-time.
Get-To-Know LSU
• LSU enters Thursday's contest with a 21-4 overall record, including a 9-3 record in the SEC. In that stretch, they have won four straight with wins over A&M, Georgia, and Ole Miss.
• Away from Baton Rouge, the Tigers are 5-2 this season.
• They are coached by legendary coach Kim Mulkey who is in her first season at LSU following 21 years as Baylor's head coach.
• Mulkey has turned the LSU program around in year one, doubling the team's wins from last season to this season. Before Mulkey got to LSU, the Tigers won nine games in 2020-21.
• Khayla Pointer leads LSU, averaging 19.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per contest. Pointer has also dished out 129 assists with 46 steals and six blocked shots.
• Alexis Morris (15.9) and Faustine Aifuwa (10.2) join Pointer as the only Tigers averaging double-digit points this season.
• As a team, LSU is averaging 75.9 points per game while allowing just 60.6 to its opponents. Their 75 points per game rank second in the SEC and 22nd in the nation.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will travel to Missouri to close out its four-game week. Mississippi State and Mizzou are set to tip-off at 2 p.m. on SEC Network+ in what will be the second meeting of the season between the two programs.
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.
GAME INFORMATION
Mississippi State (15-9, 6-6 SEC) vs No. 11/12 LSU (21-4, 9-3 SEC)
Date: Thursday, Feb. 17 // Time: 6:00 p.m. CT (Humphrey Coliseum)
Location: Starkville, Miss. (Humphrey Coliseum)
Watch: SEC Network+ // Listen: MSU Radio Network (Play-By-Play: Jason Crowder)
Series History
• LSU leads the all-time series 48-15, including a 19-8 mark when the game is played in Starkville.
• LSU won the last meeting between the two programs in 2021 when LSU ended Mississippi State's season in the SEC Tournament with its 71-62 victory.
• The Bulldogs have won nine of the last games in the series.
4 Games, 1 Week
• Starting Sunday, Mississippi State will play four games in the upcoming week.
• The Bulldog's will play their third game of the busy on Thursday against LSU. The fourth and final game of the week will be Sunday when State travels to Missouri.
• State will close out the regular season with a game at No. 10 Tennessee on the 24th before hosting Arkansas on the 27th.
Anastasia Hayes in SEC Play
• Anastasia Hayes has scored at least 20 points in six straight games and nine of the team's 12 SEC games.
• Annie leads both the team and SEC in scoring in conference games at 21.8 ppg. She averages 19.1 ppg overall and is less than a point from leading the SEC in both scoring categories.
• In SEC play, Hayes shoots 52% from the field and 85% from the free-throw line.
• She averages 4.1 rebounds with 36 assists and 18 steals in State's 12 conference games.
Myah Taylor, All-Time Career Lists
• With 419 career assists, Taylor ranks 6th on the all-time career assists leaderboard at Mississippi State. With seven assists against Florida, Taylor passed LaCharlotte Smith (406 assists) for 6th on the all-time list.
• She is 29 assists away from cracking the top 5.
• With 186 career steals, Myah moved into a tie for ninth is Nitra Perry (1997-00) with 186.
• She's just three steals shy of earning a tie for 8th with Angela Harris (1997-00) with 189 career steals.
• 211 career steals would move Taylor into the top 5 all-time.
Get-To-Know LSU
• LSU enters Thursday's contest with a 21-4 overall record, including a 9-3 record in the SEC. In that stretch, they have won four straight with wins over A&M, Georgia, and Ole Miss.
• Away from Baton Rouge, the Tigers are 5-2 this season.
• They are coached by legendary coach Kim Mulkey who is in her first season at LSU following 21 years as Baylor's head coach.
• Mulkey has turned the LSU program around in year one, doubling the team's wins from last season to this season. Before Mulkey got to LSU, the Tigers won nine games in 2020-21.
• Khayla Pointer leads LSU, averaging 19.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per contest. Pointer has also dished out 129 assists with 46 steals and six blocked shots.
• Alexis Morris (15.9) and Faustine Aifuwa (10.2) join Pointer as the only Tigers averaging double-digit points this season.
• As a team, LSU is averaging 75.9 points per game while allowing just 60.6 to its opponents. Their 75 points per game rank second in the SEC and 22nd in the nation.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will travel to Missouri to close out its four-game week. Mississippi State and Mizzou are set to tip-off at 2 p.m. on SEC Network+ in what will be the second meeting of the season between the two programs.
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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