Bulldogs Set For Emerald Coast Classic

Monday, November 24

Niceville, Fla.

1:30 p.m.

Mississippi State

Alcorn State

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Bulldogs Set For Emerald Coast Classic

November 23, 2025 | Women's Basketball

MSU Notes

By: Will Simmons, Assistant Director/Communications

STARKVILLE – The Mississippi State women's basketball squad begins Thanksgiving week with a road trip to Niceville, Florida, for the Emerald Coast Classic. The two-game stand kicks off on Monday at 1:30 p.m. against Alcorn State. The Bulldogs will then take on either Middle Tennessee or Providence on Tuesday.

GAME INFORMATION
Alcorn State Braves (1-3, 0-0 SWAC) vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-1, 0-0 SEC)
Date: Monday, November 24, 1:30 p.m. CT
Location: Niceville, Fla. (Raider Arena)
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Listen: MSU Radio Network – Starkville 96.1

NOTES:

Mississippi State dropped their last contest to Texas Tech, 69-62.
In regular season non-conference play, Mississippi State is 41-6 under head coach Sam Purcell.
On neutral floors, State is 10-1, with their only loss coming in Purcell's first season at the Puerto Rico Clasico against Nebraska.
Since then, State has won nine straight non-conference matchups on neutral sites.
Freshman Madison Francis is sixth in the nation and second in the SEC with 3.2 blocks per game.
Favour Nwaedozi has collected 12.0 rebounds per game through five contests, ranking seventh in the nation and second in the SEC.
Destiney McPhaul will return to the site where she spent her first two seasons when the Bulldogs open play at Raider Arena. McPhaul was the top junior college transfer when she left Northwest Florida State.
McPhaul now leads the Bulldogs with 13.2 points per game.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT – ALCORN STATE

Alcorn State lost their last matchup to LSU, 112-49.
The Braves will be taking on their third SEC opponent, as they have taken on Alabama as well this season.
Alcorn is led by Naikia Cheathman, who averages 14.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game.
Maya Clayton is the second Brave to average double-digits, as she averages 10 points on 51.9 percent shooting.

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