2007-08 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Mary Kathryn Govero
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School/Previous School:
- Mt. Salus Christian
- Hometown:
- Clinton, MS
JUNIOR SEASON (2009-10):
Averaged 11.6 points,
starting in all 34 games the Lady Bulldogs played in 2009-10...Shot a team best
38 percent in three-point field goals, making 74 for the season...Added 55
assists, 46 steals and 14 blocks for the season...Scored in double figures in
19 games during the year...Set 11 career records...Had a career high 22 points
in two different games (Auburn and Alabama)...Pulled down a career best 13
rebounds in the season opener against Arkansas Pine-
Bluff...Hit on a career best 5 three-point field goals three times during the
year, coming against Mississippi Valley State and in back-to-back games in the
NCAA Tournament against Ohio State and Florida State...Matched a career high
twice with five steals against Texas and against Ohio State...Had a
double-double in the season opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff with 12 points
and 13 rebounds...Had back-to-back double digit games with 13 points against
Utah Valley and 12 points coming against Maryland in State's 29-point
win...Scored 21 points and had four steals against Southern Miss...Had a string
of five consecutive double-digit games to open SEC play...Scored 22 points in
State's win over Auburn...Scored 14 in a win over Vanderbilt...Scored 13
against Tennessee in Starkville while adding 16 in MSU's victory at
Arkansas...Added 10 points in MSU's first meeting with Florida...Had a
20-points game against Alabama while scoring 13 against Georgia in the
quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament quarterfinals...Scored 15 points, shooting
5-6 from three-point range in State's win over Ohio State to advance to the
Sweet 16. Followed with a 19-point performance against Florida State
in the regional semifinal.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09):
Averaged 6.8 points and
shot 41.8 percent from the field during the season...Had 13 points, two
rebounds and three assists against Arkansas-Pine Bluff... Had 11 points, two
rebounds, an assist and four steals against Louisiana... Scored 14 points, had five
rebounds, four assists and a steal against Memphis... Had 16 points, five rebounds, a
block and two steals against Utah
Valley... Had five points,
a rebound, two assists and two steals against Maryland... Had three rebounds and an assist
against Florida...
Had four points, an assist and two steals against Ole Miss... Had 11 points, six
rebounds, an assist and two steals against Kentucky... Had four points against LSU... Had
six points, one rebound, two assists, and two steals against Ole Miss... Had
eight points, two rebounds, and a steal against Auburn... Had 14 points, three rebounds and a
steal against Tennessee...
Had 14 points, five rebounds, two assists, a block and three steals against Alabama... Had three
rebounds, two blocks and a steal against South
Carolina in the SEC Tournament... Had two assists
against LSU in the SEC Tournament... Had 11 points, three steals, one assist and
two rebounds against Texas
in the NCAA Tournament... Had one block and three rebounds against Ohio State
in the NCAA Tournament.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08):
Named to the 2008
Southeastern Conference all-Freshman team ... Knocked in 12 points against
Florida ... Scored 11 points against Alabama ... Earned her first career start
against Kentucky, in place of the injured Marneshia Richard ... Came off the
bench to score 12 points against Vanderbilt ... Scored 11 points against
Mississippi Valley State ... Tallied 14 points against McNeese State ...
Brought down six rebounds at Louisiana Tech ... Scored six points and had six
rebounds against Memphis ... Brought down nine boards against Southern Miss ...
Tallied 10 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff Scored four points against Iowa
... Scored four points and had six boards against Mercer ... Had her first
career double-double with 12 point and 11 rebounds in 18 minutes played at
Belmont ... Tallied her first double-figure scoring outing with 11 points
against Centenary ... Shot 5-for-9 from the floor against the Ladies ... Saw
her first action of the season against Southeastern Louisiana, scoring four
points and bringing down four rebounds ... Contributed three assists against
the Lady Lions
HIGH SCHOOL:
Mississippi product out of Mt. Salus
Christian School in Clinton ... Played for Head Coach Bill Maner ... Led team to
MPSA Class A state championship ... Two-time North/Central and District 4A
champions ... Named to the all-District team and Most Valuable Player ...
North/Central all-Tournament team ... MPSA State Tournament all-Tournament team ...
Named to the Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen and all-Metro Player of
the Year ... A First Team all-State selection ... MPSA Player of the Year ...
McDonald's High School All-America nominee ... Featured in Sports Illustrated's
Faces in the Crowd ... Valedictorian of her senior class ... Student government
president ... Member of the National Honor Society ... President of the Fellowship
of Christian Athletes.
PERSONAL:
Born Mary Kathryn Govero on November 18 in Clinton, Miss. ... Daughter
of Mary Lewis and Chris Govero ... Has seven siblings - Erin, Christopher,
Matthew, Anna Grace, Luke, Noah and Sarah Rose ... Majoring in teaching and
coaching ... Uncle Hal, Uncle John, Aunt Becky and cousin Adam all attended MSU.
