Mississippi State Set To Take On ULM

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State women's basketball begins a two-game road trip on Tuesday in Monroe, Louisiana against the ULM Warhawks. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. and will be aired on ESPN+.

GAME INFORMATION
Mississippi State (10-1, 0-0 SEC) vs ULM Warhawks (3-5, 0-0 SBC)
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 5:00 p.m. CT
Location: Monroe, La. (Fant-Ewing Coliseum)
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: MSU Radio Network – Starkville 96.1

Mississippi State rides a two-game win streak into face off against the Warhawks for the eighth time in program history, with the Bulldogs having seven wins. The series that dates back to December 4, 1993, has been played twice in Monroe, with each team taking a game.

Mississippi State has won 17 of its last 19 non-conference games, excluding the SEC Tournament, dating back to the 2023-24 season. Under Head Coach Sam Purcell, Mississippi State is 38-7 in the non-conference games.

The Bulldogs currently ranks second and leads the SEC in the nation with a 30.4 field-goal percentage defense and is second in the SEC and seventh in the nation in a 50.6 scoring defense. The Bulldogs also lead the SEC and rank 11th nationally with a 21.0 three-point field-goal percentage defense through 11 games.

Jerkaila Jordan has posted four-straight games with 20 or more points. Over that stretch, she is averaging 22.5 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.0 blocks and 0.8 steals. In State's last game against Belmont, she posted a career-high 15 rebounds along with her team-leading 24 points.

The pregame and halftime speech has been effective this season for State, as the Bulldogs are outscoring their opponents by 89 and 104 in the first and third quarter, respectively.

In the month of December, Mississippi State is 2-0. Under Purcell, State is 13-2 in December. In true road contests, State is 4-5 in the non-conference slate under Purcell.

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Mississippi State Set To Take On ULM

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