The University of Mississippi Athletics
Women's Basketball Travels To Southern Mississippi
12/27/1999 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 27, 1999
GAME # 11
OLE MISS (8-2) vs.
Southern Mississippi (6-4)
December 29, 1999
7:00 p.m. - Reed Green Coliseum
LADY REBELS TO FACE SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI ...
Ole Miss travels to Hattiesburg, Miss., to face the Lady Eagles of Southern Mississippi, Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Reed Green Coliseum. The Lady Rebels come into the game with an 8-2 overall record, while Southern Mississippi enters with a 6-4 record.
OLE MISS GAMES CAN BE HEARD ON WQLJ ...
All Ole Miss Lady Rebel games -- home and away -- can be heard on the radio on WQLJ 93.7 FM, with each broadcast beginning 15 minutes prior to tip-off. Gary Darby returns for his eighth season as the "Voice of the Lady Rebels." The broadcast is also available on the internet at www.WQLJ.com.
LADY REBELS GO 1-1 AT NAU TOURNAMENT ...
Ole Miss posted a 1-1 record at the Northern Arizona Hilton Garden Inn Classic Dec. 19-21 in Flagstaff, Ariz., defeating San Jose State 77-43 and losing to Northern Arizona 78-65.
SCOUTING SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI ...
Southern Mississippi comes into the game with a 6-4 overall record. They are coming off a 55-50 win at Virginia Commonwealth on Dec. 22. The Lady Eagles are led by junior guard Kim Young, who is averaging 14.0 points per game. Senior guard Angela Atterberry leads USM on the boards with an average of 9.2 rebounds per game. The Lady Eagles are scoring 66.3 points per game while giving up 66.8. They are averaging 42.9 rebounds per game while their opponents are netting 37.9 per game.
SERIES VERSUS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI ...
This will be the 20th meeting between Southern Mississippi and Ole Miss. Ole Miss holds a 15-4 advantage in the series. The Lady Rebels are 7-2 in games played in Oxford, 6-1 in games in Hattiesburg and 2-1 in neutral games. The last time the two teams faced each other in Hattiesburg, Ole Miss came away with a 76-74 overtime victory during the 1995-96 season. In their previous meeting, the Lady Rebels defeated USM 76-65 in Oxford last year.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
| No. | Player | Ht | Yr | Pos | Hometown | PPG | RPG | APG |
| 03 | Takela Corbitt | 5-3 | So. | G | Bruce, MS | 6.1 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| 25 | Becky Myatt | 5-8 | Jr. | G | Bon Aqua, TN | 9.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| 54 | Frankie Boyd | 6-4 | Sr. | C | Ethel, MS | 14.9 | 6.4 | 0.4 |
| 14 | Sinissia Wysinger | 6-1 | Sr. | F | Many, LA | 5.2 | 4.8 | 1.3 |
| 23 | Stephanie Murphy | 5-11 | Jr. | G/F | Webb, MS | 6.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| FG-A | 3P-A | FT-A | Reb | Pts | Ast | Blk | Stl | ||
| Murphy | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Dorsey | 3-6 | 1-1 | 3-5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Myatt | 6-8 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vollrath | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Boyd | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Corbitt | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bantz | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wysinger | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Moton | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Signaigo | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gadd | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bethley | 4-7 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bolden | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 25-50 | 7-13 | 19-26 | 35 | 76 | 16 | 5 | 10 | |
USM
| No. | Player | Ht | Yr | Pos | Hometown | PPG | RPG | APG | |
| 11 | Angela Johnson | 5-6 | Jr. | G | McComb, MS | 8.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | |
| 12 | Angela Atterberry | 5-6 | Sr. | G | Monticello, MS | 13.0 | 9.2 | 3.5 | |
| 34 | Arnika Hughes | 6-2 | Jr. | C | West Covina, CA | 4.9 | 3.4 | 0.2 | |
| 20 | Kim Young | 5-10 | Jr. | G | Hillsboro, AL | 14.0 | 5.3 | 0.5 | |
| 31 | Jessica Woods | 5-11 | So. | F | McComb, MS | 9.5 | 7.2 | 1.0 |
| FG-A | 3P-A | FT-A | Reb | Pts | Ast | Blk | Stl | |
| Johnson | 5-11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Atterberry | 3-11 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith | 3-11 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Franklin | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierce | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Young | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haley | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Porter | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Woods | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 24-65 | 8-26 | 9-17 | 39 | 65 | 15 | 0 | 6 |
LAST MEETING
December 5, 1998 - Oxford, Miss.
Ole Miss 76, Southern Mississippi 65
Becky Myatt scored 17 points as the Lady Rebels defeated Southern Mississippi 76-65 in Tad Smith Coliseum. Myatt sank 6-of-8 shots including 3-of-4 from behind the arc, to lead Ole Miss. Overall, the Lady Rebels shot 53 percent from three-point land, draining 7-of-13 three-point shots. With the score in favor of Ole Miss 30-28 with 3:36 left in the first half, Myatt sparked a 10-0 run on two three-pointers to build a 38-28 halftime lead. The Lady Rebels extended the lead to 66-45 with 4:39 to play in the game, but Southern Mississippi jumped back into the game with a 11-2 run over a 1:26 minute span to pull within 69-58. It proved to be too little to late. Tarsha Bethley added 13 points, while Chandra Dorsey chipped in 10 points and two assists for the Lady Rebels. The Lady Eagles' Angela Johnson led four USM players in double figure scoring with 13 points.
| Southern Mississippi | 28 | 37 | - | 65 |
| Ole Miss | 38 | 38 | - | 76 |
Attendance: 391
OLE MISS VERSUS CONFERENCE USA ...
The Lady Rebels have a 50-20 record (.714 winning percentage) against schools from Conference USA. The following is a breakdown of the C-USA teams the Lady Rebels have faced and their records against those teams.
| Team | Record |
| UAB | 4-3 |
| Houston | 1-0 |
| Memphis | 28-11 |
| UNC-Charlotte | 1-0 |
| Southern Mississippi | 15-4 |
| Tulane | 1-2 |
| Total | 50-20 |
STATE SUPREMACY ...
The Lady Rebels have dominated the state of Mississippi in their 24-year history of the program. Ole Miss owns an impressive 184-40 overall record (.821 winning percentage) against all schools in the state of Mississippi including a 109-13 record (.893 winning percentage) against Division I schools only. The following is a list of all schools, including junior college and Division II and III schools and their record against those teams.
| Team | Record | |
| Alcorn State | 13-1 | |
| Belhaven | 4-0 | |
| Blue Mountain | 10-0 | |
| Delta State | 20-12 | |
| Itawamba Junior College | 3-2 | |
| Jackson State | 19-3 | |
| Jones County Junior College | 1-0 | |
| Mississippi College | 20-7 | |
| Mississippi State | 52-3 | |
| Mississippi Univ. for Women | 12-6 | |
| Mississippi Valley State | 10-2 | |
| Northeast Mississippi JC | 1-0 | |
| Northwest Mississippi JC | 2-0 | |
| Southern Mississippi | 15-4 | |
| Tougaloo | 1-0 | |
| Utica Junior College | 1-0 | |
| Total | 184-40 |
BOYD, MYATT NAMED TO ALL-TOURNEY TEAM ...
Senior Frankie Boyd and junior Becky Myatt were named to the Northern Arizona Hilton Garden Inn Classic All-Tournament team. Boyd averaged 17.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in two games. Myatt averaged 9.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists for the tournament.
MYATT DISHES OUT #200 ...
Junior guard Becky Myatt reached a milestone in her career. In the Northern Arizona game, Myatt dished out her 200th career assist She finished with seven assists for the night and currently leads the team with 35 assists for the year. Myatt has 206 career assists.
A CAREER HIGH FOR BANTZ ...
Junior Heather Bantz scored a career-high 13 points to lead Ole Miss over Middle Tennessee 76-44. Bantz went 5-of-6 from the floor including 3-of-3 from behind the arc. Her previous high was 12 against Florida State during the 1997-98 season.
VON SCORES CAREER HIGH ...
Sophomore Von Kirk scored a career-high 16 points including three three-pointers to lead Ole Miss in a win over Cal-Poly in the South Florida Classic. She went 6-of-9 from the field including 3-of-6 from behind the arc.
WYSINGER NETS CAREER-HIGH ...
Senior Sinissia Wysinger recorded a career-high 12 points, all in the second half, to spark the Lady Rebels in their 79-66 win over Cal-Poly in the South Florida Classic. Her previous best was 11 versus Auburn last year.
MYATT MOVING UP THREE-POINT CHART ...
Junior guard Becky Myatt is one of the top three-point shooters in Ole Miss history and she is making her way up the career charts. She already owns the single-season record with 65 set last year and is tied for the most in a game with seven, made last year against Auburn. Myatt ranks third with 133 career three-pointers and needs six to pass Jackie Martin (1987-92) for second. Regan Seybert (1993-97) heads the list with 194 career threes.
KING OF THE THREES! ...
The 1998-99 Lady Rebel team set the single season record for three-pointers with 178, averaging 6.4 treys per game. This year's teams is off to a fast start from downtown. Through 10 games, the Lady Rebels are averaging 8.0 three-pointers.
ALL OVER THE GLASS ...
The Lady Rebels are dominating their opponents on the boards through the first 10 games of the season. Ole Miss is averaging 46.9 rebounds per game, while allowing opponents 37.3 per game, a margin of 9.6 per game. In the Dec. 13 NCAA statistics, the Lady Rebels were ranked seventh in the nation in rebounding margin. The following chart shows their rebounding domination against opponents.
| Opponent Lady Rebel | Rebs. | Opp. Rebs. | Margin |
| Memphis | 52 | 40 | +12 |
| Clemson | 46 | 48 | -2 |
| Bowling Green | 53 | 31 | +22 |
| Montana St. | 59 | 47 | +12 |
| UALR | 54 | 43 | +11 |
| Delaware | 45 | 31 | +14 |
| Cal-Poly | 37 | 36 | +1 |
| Middle Tennessee | 42 | 33 | +9 |
| San Jose State | 42 | 30 | +12 |
| Northern Arizona | 39 | 34 | +5 |
| Avg. | 46.9 | 37.3 | +9.6 |
FEWER TURNOVERS AND MORE ASSISTS ...
Ole Miss has fewer turnovers and more assists per game this year than last year. Last season, the Lady Rebels averaged 18 turnovers and 12.2 assists per game. Through 10 games this year, they are averaging 15.5 assists and 15.4 turnovers per game.
LADY REBELS IN NCAA STATS ...
In the Dec. 13 NCAA stats, Ole Miss was ranked second in three-point field goals made and seventh in rebound margin. The Lady Rebels are averaging 46.9 rebounds per game while allowing 37.3, a margin of 9.6. They are averaging 8.0 threes per game.
FRESHMAN NETS CAREER HIGHS ...
Lady Rebel freshman Shayla Day netted a career high 11 points and nine rebounds in the win over Arkansas-Little Rock. She played 17 minutes. She had seven rebounds against Bowling Green and scored eight points and five rebounds versus Montana State in the championship game of the GranTree Classic. In the South Florida Classic, Day had seven points on 3-of-4 from the field against Delaware.
OLE MISS WINS 34TH REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENT TITLE ...
Ole Miss won its 34th regular season tournament title this season, capturing the Montana State GranTree Classic in Bozeman, Mt. With their win over Montana State in the championship game, the Lady Rebels hit the century mark in tournament wins. They now have a 103-26 record in regular season tournaments.
BOYD NAMED TOURNAMENT MVP ...
Ole Miss senior Frankie Boyd was named the Montana State GranTree Classic Most Valuable Player. Boyd scored 27 points and 13 rebounds in the championship game against Montana State to lead the Lady Rebels to the title. She scored 23 of her 27 in the second half. Junior Becky Myatt was also named to the All-Tournament team. She scored 14 points, including four three-pointers, grabbed six rebounds and dished out seven assists in the Lady Rebels' first-round win over Bowling Green.
LADY REBELS SET NCAA RECORD AT TOURNEY ...
Ole Miss and Bowling Green combined to set an NCAA record for three-pointers in a game by two teams with 31. The Lady Rebels had 17, while Bowling Green finished with 14. The previous high by two teams in one game, was 26 by Oklahoma and Iowa State on Jan. 7, 1996. The two teams also set a record for attempts with 75. The previous high was 67 by Morehead State and Marshall on Dec. 6, 1994. In addition, the Lady Rebels finished one three shy of the NCAA record for three-pointers in a game by one team. Villanova holds that record with 18 against Pennsylvania on Dec. 20, 1997.
LADY REBELS SET SCHOOL RECORD FOR THREES ...
Ole Miss set a school record for three-pointers in a game with 17 against Bowling Green. The previous best was 16 made against Auburn on Feb. 21, 1999. Takela Corbitt, Stephanie Murphy and Becky Myatt had four threes each, while Heather Bantz connected for three behind the arc. Von-Gretchen Kirk and TaShondrea Moton each had one to round out the three-pointers. The Lady Rebels also set a school record for attempts with 41. The previous best was 36 versus Wright State in 1996-97.
LADY REBELS TIE SEC RECORD ...
Ole Miss' 17 three-pointers in the Bowling Green game ties an SEC record for most three-pointers in a game. South Carolina had 17 against Western Carolina in 1994.
BOYD NETS CAREER-HIGHS ...
Senior Frankie Boyd netted a career-high 23 points and 13 rebounds in the championship game against Montana State. She was 8-of-26 from the floor and scored 23 of her 27 points in the second half as Ole Miss overcame a 17-point deficit. Her previous high was 24 against Tennessee-Martin last year.
MOTON GRABS CAREER-HIGH NINE BOARDS ...
Sophomore TaShondrea Moton grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in the championship game of the GranTree Classic. She had seven defensive boards. Her previous high was eight against Clemson earlier this year. She is averaging 4.4 rebounds per game this year.
DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE ...
Senior Frankie Boyd recorded her third career double-double in the championship game of the Montana State GranTree Classic with 27 points and 13 rebounds, both career highs.
IMPRESSIVE OUTSIDE THE SEC ...
The Lady Rebels have compiled an impressive record outside the Southeastern Conference in regular-season play in the decade of the 90s. Ole Miss owns a 120-28 record (.811 winning percentage) versus non-conference teams since the 1990-91 season. The Lady Rebels' best non-conference record of the decade came during the 1991-92 SEC Championship season, as they compiled a 15-1 mark versus non-conference foes. The Lady Rebels have an overall 73-22 record (.768 winning percentage) versus non-conference opponents on this year's schedule.
IT KEEPS GOING AND GOING ...
With 12 three-pointers in the Northern Arizona tournament, Ole Miss has now hit a three-pointer in a school record 158 consecutive games. The record dates back to the 1993-94 campaign. The last time that the Lady Rebels did not hit a three-pointer in a game was on Feb. 23, 1994, in a 73-64 win over Mississippi State in Starkville. The NCAA record for consecutive games scoring a three-point field goal is 211 by Tennessee Tech (1989-1996).
STARTING AT GUARD ...
Junior guard Becky Myatt has started 69 consecutive games since her freshman year. In addition, Myatt has led the team in minutes played each of the last two seasons.
HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE ...
The Lady Rebels have made their presence known across the country visiting more than half the United States to play basketball. This year, the Lady Rebels visited Bozeman, Mt., for Thanksgiving to play in the Montana State Tournament. Just before the Christmas break, the Lady Rebels traveled to Flagstaff, Ariz., to participate in the Northern Arizona Classic, and also visited the Grand Canyon.
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION ...
Ole Miss will appear on television twice this year. The Lady Rebels' game against South Carolina will be televised by FoxSportsNetSouth. This year College Sports Southeast will televise more than 60 men's and women's games throughout the state of Alabama and Mississippi. The Lady Rebels will appear on CSSE, Feb. 3 against Mississippi State.
DRIBBLES ...
The Lady Rebels will face 11 teams that went to postseason play, including nine NCAA Tournament teams...In the SEC rotation, the Lady Rebels will play Vanderbilt and Alabama twice in addition to Mississippi State...Junior Stephanie Murphy is serving as a student representative on the Ole Miss Athletic Committee...Happy December Birthdays to Tanya Bolden (27th) and Carol Sensley (31st)
INJURIES ...
Freshman LaTasha Harris continues to be out rehabbing from preseason knee surgery.
(1999-2000 Statistics)
| USM | Category | Ole Miss | |
| 66.3 | Points Per Game | 73.8 | |
| 66.8 | Opponents Points Per Game | 58.6 | |
| 39.7 | Field Goal Percentage | 38.7 | |
| 40.7 | Opponents Field Goal Percentage | 37.7 | |
| 66.3 | Free Throw Percentage | 60.6 | |
| 64.8 | Opponents Free Throw Percentage | 63.3 | |
| 25.7 | 3-Point Field Goals | 31.6 | |
| 28.0 | Opponents 3-Point Field Goals | 32.6 | |
| 42.9 | Rebounds | 46.9 | |
| 37.9 | Opponents Rebounds | 37.3 | |
| 10.1 | Assists | 15.5 | |
| 21.3 | Turnovers | 15.4 | |
| 1.8 | Blocked Shots | 1.9 | |
| 9.4 | Steals | 8.7 |
RON ALDY IN THIRD SEASON AT OLE MISS
Ron Aldy is in his third season at the helm of the Ole Miss women's basketball program. He is known around the coaching ranks, as one of the best in the nation. He has achieved success on every level as either a head coach or an assistant coach. Since his arrival, Aldy has dedicated himself to making Ole Miss a winner on and off the court. With the plans in motion and the building started, Aldy is ready to lead the Lady Rebels and continue the tradition into the next century.
After a difficult first season in which only two players returned with any significant playing time, Aldy was happy to have 10 letterwinners back, and the result was the program's 23rd winning campaign and a return to postseason play. The Lady Rebels finished with a 15-13 record and earned a bid to the Women's NIT. Highlights included winning the Maine Dead River Company Classic and defeating six teams that made the NCAA Tournament. Off the court, the Lady Rebels have made tremendous strides academically since Aldy's arrival. Last year, Ole Miss led the league with six players named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and two more would have made it if freshman were eligible.
A native of Jackson, Miss., Aldy came to Ole Miss after a five-year stint as the associate head coach at Florida. During his five seasons (1992-97) at Florida, Aldy helped guide the Lady Gators to a 110-44 record and five NCAA Tournaments, including an Elite Eight appearance in 1997.
Prior to his time at Florida, Aldy coached in the state of Mississippi for 23 years at the junior college and high school levels. From 1988-92, Aldy led Holmes Community College to a 79-40 record, one top five national finish, one Region 23 title and two state junior college championships. Before his junior college coaching stint, Aldy coached both the boys' and girls' teams at Grenada Kirk. In 17 years at Kirk, he compiled a 294-167 boys' record and a 449-110 girls' mark.
Renowned as one of the best coaches in the nation, Aldy has been instrumental in the development of such standouts as WNBA stars Merlakia Jones (Cleveland Rockers), Delisha Milton (Los Angeles Sparks), Bridget Pettis (Phoenix Mercury) and Murriel Page (Washington Mystics). Over the last three decades, Aldy's teams have won an incredible 863 games over the course of his career.
LADY REBEL EARLY SIGNEES
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Hometown/High School |
| Sherika Wright | G | 5-6 | Augusta, Ga./Josey/Gulf Coast CC |
| Tywanna Inmon | F | 6-1 | West Memphis, Ark./West Memphis |
| Saundra Jackson | C | 6-4 | Beaufort, S.C./Battery Creek/Gulf Coast CC |
UP NEXT
TENNESSEE TECH
Date: Sunday, January 2
Time: 2:00 PM
Site: Eblen Center - Cookeville, Tenn.
