WBK Preview: vs Alabama – Senior Day

Sunday, February 19

Starkville

4:30 PM

Mississippi State

Alabama

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STARKVILLE, MS - February 12, 2023 - Mississippi State Guard JerKaila Jordan (#2), Mississippi State Forward/Center Jessika Carter (#4), Mississippi State Guard Anastasia Hayes (#0), Mississippi State Guard/Forward Debreasha Powe (#21) and Mississippi State Guard Ahlana Smith (#1) during the game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS. Photo By Mike Mattina

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WBK Preview: vs Alabama – Senior Day

February 18, 2023 | Women's Basketball

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By: Kelly Shipp, Assistant Director/Communications

STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State women's basketball team will be back home for its final Sunday home game of the regular season. The Bulldogs will honor their seniors prior to the 4:30 p.m. tip-off against Alabama.

GAME INFORMATION
Mississippi State (18-8, 7-6 SEC) vs. Alabama (20-6, 9-4 SEC)
Date: Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023 // Time: 4:30 p.m. CT
Location: Starkville, Miss. (Humphrey Coliseum)
Watch: SEC Network+ (Talent: Bart Gregory & Brock Turnipseed)
Listen: MSU Radio Network (Play-By-Play: Jason Crowder)

Celebrating Our Seniors
We have a special group of seniors to send out the right way on Sunday. Read more on this special group by clicking HERE.

Numbers To Know
6th • The Bulldogs enter Sunday in a tie for sixth in the SEC standings with Georgia at 7-6. MSU currently trails Alabama and Ole Miss by two games, with three to play. They also own a one-game lead over Arkansas which we host next Thursday.
36 • Mississippi State has recorded at least one blocked shot in 36 straight games. Their last game without a blocked shot was against Missouri on Jan. 27, 2022.
55 • Jessika Carter is second in the SEC in blocked shots (55) and blocks per game (2.2). She is one of three players in the SEC with 50+ blocked shots. Carter is six blocked shots shy of setting a new career high. She had 60 during the 2019-20 season.
7 • Head Coach Sam Purcell picked up win No. 18 in his career and his seventh SEC win last week. When Coach Purcell earned SEC win No. 7, he broke a tie with Vic Schafer for the most SEC wins in a head coach's first year at MSU.

Series History
• Alabama leads the all-time series, 39-23.
• The Bulldogs trail in the series 19-10 when the game has been played in Starkville.
• Mississippi State won last year's only meeting in Tuscaloosa, 65-62. The Bulldogs played that game with just six players.
• MSU has won 7 of the last 10 meetings against Alabama. Last year's win ended MSU's three-game losing streak after winning the previous seven.

Hayes Near Top of SEC Assist Totals
• Iowa's Caitlin Clark joined Anastasia Hayes as the only two active players with 2,000+ career points, 500+ rebounds and 400+ assists.
• Anastasia Hayes ranks 2nd in the SEC in total assists (112) and 2nd assists per game (4.5).

Stats Leader
• JerKaila Jordan ranks inside the top four of nearly every statistical category for the Bulldogs.
• She leads the team in total steals with 55.
• Jordan is averaging the second-most points (11.0) and has the second-most blocked shots (17).
• She is third in both total rebounds (132) and 3-point percentage (40%) while ranking fourth in total assists (50).

Elite Shot Blocker
• Jessika Carter ranks 2nd in the SEC in blocked shots (55) and blocks per game (2.2).
• Jessika ranks 15th in the NCAA in blocked shots and 17th in blocks per game.
• She is six blocked shots shy of setting a new career high. She had 60 during the 2019-20 season.
• In her career, she has 174 blocked shots. She is seven shy of cracking the top 3 for career blocks at MSU.

Mississippi State Attendance
• Mississippi State is averaging over 5,000 fans per home game this season which is the highest average since the 2019-20 season.
• The Bulldogs have the 17th-best attendance numbers in the NCAA and the 4th-best in the SEC.

Get-To-Know Alabama
• Alabama comes to Starkville as one of the hottest teams in the SEC.
• They are on a four-game winning streak with wins over Missouri, Kentucky, Auburn and Vanderbilt.
• They are one of only four SEC teams that have won 20 or more games this season.
• On the road this year, they are an impressive 8-2. They have the second-best road record in the SEC.
• They have won five straight SEC road games dating back to Jan. 8. Their last road loss came at Tennessee on Jan. 1.
• They are averaging 71.6 points per game and are led by Brittany Davis, who averages 18.1 points per game, the fourth-highest total in the SEC.

Up Next
Following Sunday's senior day, Mississippi State is back home on Thursday, Feb. 23, when they host Arkansas in the final regular season home game of the year. Tip-off against the Hogs is set for 8 p.m.

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