The University of Mississippi Athletics
Women's Basketball Hosts Alabama-Birmingham
6/21/1999 | Women's Basketball
December 14, 1998
OLE MISS VS. UAB
December 16, 1998; 7:00 PM
Tad Smith Coliseum
Radio - WQLJ 93.7 FM
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1998-99 StatsNo. Player Ht Yr Pos PPG RPG APG25 Becky Myatt 5-8 So G 11.3 2.0 2.503 Takela Corbitt 5-3 Fr G 7.8 1.3 3.854 Frankie Boyd 6-4 Jr C 11.0 5.9 0.3 40 Lesli Vollrath 6-3 Sr F 3.8 3.1 0.935 Tarsha Bethley 5-11 Sr F 17.0 7.0 3.1OFF THE BENCH
1998-99 StatsNo. Player Ht Yr Pos PPG RPG APG24 Chandra Dorsey 5-3 So G 4.4 0.8 1.023 Stephanie Murphy 5-11 So F/G 5.4 2.5 0.933 Jennie Gadd 6-4 Sr C 3.6 3.0 0.113 Heather Bantz 6-0 So G/F 3.4 1.0 0.514 Sinissia Wysinger 6-1 Jr F 3.5 5.0 0.621 TaShondrea Moton 5-10 Fr G 2.6 1.9 0.632 Julianne Signaigo 6-3 So F 0.2 1.0 0.052 Tanya Bolden 6-0 Jr C 0.7 0.7 0.1OLE MISS HOSTS UAB: The Lady Rebels (7-1) will conclude a four-game homestand Wednesday with UAB. Game time is 7:00 p.m., at Tad Smith Coliseum. The Lady Blazers come into the game with a 3-4 overall record and are coming off a 89-70 loss at Alabama on Sunday.
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 seventh season as the "Voice of the Lady Rebels." The broadcast is also available on the internet at www.WQLJ.com.
UNBELIEVABLE!: The Lady Rebels outscored Tennessee Tech 44-9 in the second half to erase a 20-point deficit and defeat the Golden Eaglettes 65-50, Saturday. Please see a recap of the game on page 6.
SERIES MEETING: This will be the seventh meeting between UAB and Ole Miss. The series is tied at three games a piece. UAB evened the series last year with a 57-51 win in Birmingham. The series is even in Oxford at 1-1. The last time the two teams met in Oxford (1982-83), the Lady Rebels won 88-49. Please see a recap of last year's game on page 5.
SCOUTING UAB: UAB enters the game with a 3-4 overall record. They have wins over Oklahoma, Jacksonville State and Georgia State. Their four losses are to Middle Tennessee, Michigan, Auburn and Alabama. The Lady Blazers are led by Deanna Jackson, who is averaging 16.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Felicia Jackson is second on the team at 13.4 points per game. UAB is averaging 66.6 points per game, while allowing opponents 70.6 points per game.
OLE MISS VERSUS CONFERENCE USA: The Lady Rebels have a 48-20 record (.706 winning percentage) versus teams from Conference USA. The Lady Rebels are 3-0 against Conference USA teams this year. They defeated Memphis, UNC Charlotte and Southern Mississippi. The following is a breakdown of the C-USA teams that the Lady Rebels have faced and their records against those teams.
Team RecordUAB 3-3Houston 1-0Memphis 27-11UNC Charlotte 1-0So. Miss 15-4Tulane 1-2Total 48-20(.706 Winning Percentage)COMMON OPPONENTS: Ole Miss and UAB have six common opponents on their schedules this year. The Lady Blazers have played Oklahoma, Auburn and Alabama and will play Memphis, UNC Charlotte and Southern Mississippi as part of the Conference USA schedule. The Lady Rebels have posted wins over Memphis, UNC Charlotte, Oklahoma and Southern Mississippi and will meet Alabama and Auburn in the SEC portion of their schedule.
OLE MISS VERSUS ALABAMA SCHOOLS: The Lady Rebels have a 46-30 record (.622 winning percentage) versus schools from the state of Alabama, and own a winning record in six of the eight series, with one being tied. The following is a list of the schools from Alabama that Ole Miss has played and their record against those teams.
Team Record Alabama 22-9 UAB 3-2 Alabama-Huntsville 1-0 Auburn 15-18 Montevallo 1-0 South Alabama 2-0 Talladega 1-0 Troy State 1-0 Total 46-28 (.622 Winning Percentage)HOME SWEET HOME: Ole Miss has always been a tough opponent in Tad Smith Coliseum. In their 24-year history, the Lady Rebels have an impressive 263-46 record (.851 winning percentage) at home. The Lady Rebels have gone undefeated at home four times and are 4-1 at home this year.
HOW ABOUT THAT DEFENSE: Things didn't look so good for the Lady Rebels in the first half of Saturday's game against Tennessee Tech, but they turned it around 180 degrees in the second half. Down 20 points at the half, Ole Miss outscored Tennessee Tech 44-9 in the second half to defeat the Golden Eaglettes 65-50. The nine points is the fewest points allowed in a half in the history of the program.
EVERYBODY'S A WINNER: Everybody was a winner Saturday, when the Lady Rebels held Tennessee Tech to just nine points in the second half and 50 for the game. If the Lady Rebels score 100 points or hold an opponent to less than 60 points in a game, the crowd receives a coupon for half price on a five-piece chicken tender meal at Abner's.
BOYD NETS CAREER-HIGH IN BLOCKED SHOTS: Junior Frankie Boyd (Ethel, Miss.) notched a career-high four blocked shots in the win over Tennessee Tech Saturday. She has 11 blocked shots on the year and is averaging 1.38 per game.
MISS CONSISTENCY: Sophomore guard Becky Myatt (Bon Aqua, Tenn.) has been a consistent performer for the Lady Rebels all year. She is shooting 44.1 percent from the floor and 47.6 percent from the three-point line. In Saturday's win over Tennessee Tech, Myatt scored 11 points, eight of which were in the second half. She went 3-of-5 from behind the arc. Myatt scored a game-high 17 points to lead Ole Miss over Southern Mississippi. She was 6-of-8 from the floor including 3-of-4 from the three-point line. Against Oklahoma she had 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. In the Maine Tournament, Myatt scored a career-high 19 points on 4-of-8 from the floor, 3-of-6 from three-point range and 8-of-10 from the charity stripe. She has scored at least three three-pointers in five of the first eight games.
BETHLEY MOVES UP 1,000 POINT LIST: Senior forward Tarsha Bethley (Hollandale, Miss.) added her name to the list of 1,000 point scorers in Lady Rebel history. With her 20-point performance against Florida Atlantic, Bethley became the 18th Lady Rebel to notch 1,000 points for her career. On Saturday, Bethley passed Kristen Ghoering for 16th on the 1,000 point list. She scored nine points against Tennessee Tech to increase her total to 1,105 points. Bethley needs 21 points to move ahead of Regan Seybert for 15th.
BETHLEY AMONG SCORING LEADERS IN THE SEC: Tarsha Bethley (Hollandale, Miss.) is currently tied for fifth in the Southeastern Conference in scoring with 17.0 points per game. She has been among the SEC leaders in scoring for the past two years.
OTHER LADY REBELS IN THE SEC STATS: Sophomore guard Becky Myatt (Bon Aqua, Tenn.) is ranked second in three-point field goals made with 2.5 and is tied for fourth in three-point field goal percentage at 47.6 percent. Frankie Boyd (Ethel, Miss.) ranks fifth in blocked shots with 1.38 per game, while Sinissia Wysinger (Many, La.) ranks ninth in blocked shots, averaging 1.29 a game.
OLE MISS RANKS FIRST IN THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE: Ole Miss ranks first in the Southeastern Conference in three-point field goal percentage at 38.2 and is second in three-point field goals made with an average of 6.25. Alabama leads that category, averaging 7.20 three-pointers a game.
I'll TAKE THAT: The Lady Rebels rank first in the SEC in blocked shots with an average of 4.8 a game. The Lady Rebels are tied with Auburn and Vanderbilt for the most blocked shots in a game this season with 11 against Memphis. The Lady Rebels had six blocked shots against Tennessee Tech. Ole Miss has 39 blocked shots on the year. The Lady Rebels already have over half as many blocked shots as they had all last year (69) in eight games.
CORBITT DOES IT ALL IN WIN: The win over Oklahoma got started with a 'Takela' shot and it ended with a 'Takela' shot. Takela Corbitt (Bruce, Miss.) scored 14 of the Lady Rebels first 20 points on four consecutive three-pointers. She finished the night with a career-high 16 points on 6-of-9 from the floor including 4-of-5 from three-point range. She also dished out six assists, grabbed two rebounds and had two steals, all while guarding a 6-0 guard.
LOVE THOSE THREEEES!: The Lady Rebels were on fire from beyond the arc against Oklahoma hitting 10 three-pointers. That is the most three-pointers in a game since the Lady Rebels made 11 against Tennessee during the 1996-97 season. The most ever by a Lady Rebel squad in a game is 14 against Wright State in the same season.
EVERYTHING'S BETTER THE SECOND TIME AROUND: Things are definitely a lot better the second time around for the Lady Rebels under head coach Ron Aldy. The Lady Rebels have turned things around from this time last year. Ole Miss is off to a 7-1 record this year. This time last year, the Lady Rebels were 3-5 after eight games.
REVENGE IS SWEET: The Lady Rebels got a little revenge in the win over Oklahoma. The Sooners rallied last year to knock off Ole Miss 89-85 in Norman, Okla. While the Lady Rebels made it interesting, with the last second shot to win, they evened the series to 1-1. Ole Miss got more revenge on Saturday in the win over Tennessee Tech. The Lady Rebels lost to the Golden Eaglettes by three points (52-49) last year in Cookeville.
DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE: In five of the first eight games the Lady Rebels have had at least three players score in double figures and currently three players are averaging double digits in scoring. Tarsha Bethley (Hollandale, Miss.) is averaging 17.0, Becky Myatt (Bon Aqua, Tenn.) is averaging 11.3 and Frankie Boyd (Ethel, Miss.) is averaging 11.0 points per game.
LADY REBELS CAPTURE 33RD REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENT TITLE: The Lady Rebels captured their 33rd regular season tournament title when they won the Dead River Company Classic. In their 24-year history, the Lady Rebels are 97-24 (.802 winning percentage) in regular season tournaments.
BETHLEY NAMED MVP OF TOURNAMENT: Senior forward Tarsha Bethley (Hollandale, Miss.) was named the Most Valuable Player of the Dead River Company Classic. Bethley averaged 23.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists for the tournament. She scored 22 of her 25 points in the title game, in the final four minutes and in overtime. Frankie Boyd (Ethel, Miss.) was also named to the All-Tournament Team. The junior finished with 21 points in the UNCC game and 10 points in the Maine game.
UNDEFEATED IN MAINE: Ole Miss remained undefeated in the state of Maine by capturing the Dead River Company Classic. The Lady Rebels also won the Maine Tipoff Classic during the 1992-93 season and now have a 4-0 record in the state.
BETHLEY NETS 12TH CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLE: Tarsha Bethley (Hollandale, Miss.) notched her 12th career double-double in the game against UNC Charlotte with 22 points and 10 rebounds. She nearly had another double-double on Saturday with 25 points and nine rebounds.
MYATT SCORES CAREER-HIGH: Sophomore guard Becky Myatt scored a career-high 19 points against UNC Charlotte. She was 4-of-8 from the field including 3-of-6 from beyond the arc and 8-of-10 from the free throw line.
BOYD NETS CAREER-HIGH: Junior center Frankie Boyd (Ethel, Miss.) scored a career-high 21 points in the win over UNC Charlotte. She has scored in double digits in three games this year.
SCORING SOME POINTS: The Lady Rebels are averaging 75.3 points per game this year, which is 9.4 points more a game than last year. Last year, the Lady Rebels averaged 65.9 points per game. Ole Miss has scored 70 or more points in six of their first eight games. The Lady Rebels had 70 or more points in only nine games last year.
BETHLEY NAMED SEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tarsha Bethley (Hollandale, Miss.) was named the SEC Player of the Week Monday Nov. 23, for her outstanding performance in leading the Lady Rebels to a 2-1 record the first week. Bethley averaged 16 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists over three games. She became the eighth Lady Rebel to earn SEC Player of the Week honors and the first since Yolanda Moore earned the honor on Dec. 10, 1995.
LADY REBELS HIT THE CENTURY MARK: The Lady Rebels hit the century mark for the second time this season in the win over Florida Atlantic. They also scored 100 points in their first exhibition game against the Slovakian National team.
MORE ON 100 POINTS: Ole Miss' 100 points in the win over Florida Atlantic was the most by a Lady Rebel team since the 1994-95 season when they scored 102 in a game against Northeast Louisiana. The Lady Rebels have scored a 100 points 22 times in the 24-year history of the program.
DISHING IT OUT: In addition to scoring her 1,000th career point in the win over Florida Atlantic, senior Tarsha Bethley (Hollandale, Miss.) dished out a career-high eight assists.
CORBITT DOES HER BEST TO 'ASSIST' IN WIN: Fresh-man point guard Takela Corbitt (Bruce, Miss.) dished out a career-best six assists in the win over Florida Atlantic. She is averaging 4.0 assists per game.
ALL OVER THE BOARDS: Junior center Frankie Boyd (Ethel, Miss.) grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in the win over Florida Atlantic. Boyd is averaging 5.7 rebounds a game.
GET THAT OUTTA HERE!: Ole Miss tied a school record in blocked shots against Memphis with 11 blocked shots. Sinissia Wysinger (Many, La.) had four, Frankie Boyd (Ethel, Miss.) had two, and Jennie Gadd (Yorba Linda, Calif.) had two. Ole Miss also blocked 11 shots against Florida on March 8, 1983, and against Arizona State on Dec. 28, 1992.
OH NO YOU DON'T: Junior forward Sinissia Wysinger (Many, La.) made sure the Lady Rebels got the win against Memphis, blocking Tiffany Collins' shot with 1.4 seconds left to seal a 70-68 win for the Lady Rebels. Wysinger had a career-high four blocked shots in the game.
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 has a 109-24 record (.820 winning percentage) versus non-SEC teams since the 1990-91 season. The Lady Rebels' best non-conference record came during the 1991-92 SEC Championship season, compiling a 15-1 mark versus non-conference foes. The Lady Rebels have an overall 69-24 record (.742 winning percentage) versus non-conference opponents on this year's schedule.
WHEW! WHAT A SCHEDULE: As if the SEC schedule isn't tough enough, the Lady Rebels' non-conference schedule is one of the toughest in the history of the program. The Lady Rebels have already faced Clemson, who cracked the Top 25 poll, and Memphis. Ole Miss traveled to Orono, Maine and won the Maine Black Bear Tournament and later this week the Lady Rebels will travel to Annapolis, Md., for the Navy Classic.
128 AND COUNTING: With four three-pointers in the win over Tennessee Tech, the Lady Rebels have now hit a three-pointer in 128 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. In that game against the Lady Bulldogs, Ole Miss went 0-for-4 from beyond the arc. The current 128-game streak bested the previous record of 84 consecutive games with at least one three-pointer. The previous record of 84 consecutive games with a three-pointer began on Jan. 17, 1990, in a 62-44 win over Southern University (1-for-6) and was broken on Dec. 28, 1992, in a 72-71 victory over Arizona State (0-for-5) in the first round of the Rev. Joseph T. Cahill, C.M. Invitational. Ole Miss shot 33.2 percent (171-515) from beyond the arc.
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: The Lady Rebels will appear on television once this season. Ole Miss will be on TV Sunday Jan. 10 as they host Kentucky in the FOX SportsSouth game of the week.
SEC GOES TO THURSDAY/SUNDAY FORMAT: The SEC experimented last year by adding two additional league games to the schedule to increase the games to 14. This year the SEC is experimenting with a Thursday/Sunday format for all league games.
ONCE IS ENOUGH: Last year, the Southeastern Conference added two contests to the schedule to increase the league games to 14. The Lady Rebels will play all conference teams once and will get the honor of playing three-time defending NCAA Champion Tennessee twice as well as Auburn and Mississippi State.
APPROACHING THE CENTURY MARK: The Lady Rebels are approaching 100 and it's a good thing. Ole Miss now has 95 SEC wins and needs only five more to reach the 100-victory plateau. Tennessee (133), Georgia (112) and Auburn (100) are the only three SEC schools which have won 100 conference games.
TRAVELING ACROSS THE USA: In 24 years, the Ole Miss Lady Rebel basketball program has been one of the most well-traveled teams in the nation. With their trip to Alaska last year, the Lady Rebels have visited 29 states in their history. This year the Lady Rebels' travels have taken them to Orono, Maine and later on they will visit the state of Maryland for the Navy Classic.
OLE MISS RALLIES TO DEFEAT TENNESSEE TECH: Ole Miss erased a 20-point first-half deficit to defeat the Tennessee Tech Golden Eaglettes, 65-50, at Tad Smith Coliseum, Saturday. Tennessee Tech opened up a 41-21 halftime lead on 5-of-5 shooting from three-point range including three three-pointers from Leah Bird, who finished with 10 points in the first half. Tennessee Tech led 13-8, but went on a 28-12 run to finish out the final 12 minutes of the first half. Ole Miss came out firing on defense in the second half and got back into the game, holding Tennessee Tech to just nine points. It was the fewest points allowed in a half in the history of the Lady Rebel program. Ole Miss outscored the Eaglettes 44-9 in the second period, while holding Tennessee Tech to 18.2 percent from the floor. The Eaglettes made just four of their 22 second-half shots. Junior center Frankie Boyd (Ethel, Miss.) led Ole Miss with 12 points and recorded seven rebounds. Sophomore guard Becky Myatt (Bon Aqua, Tenn.) added 11 points, eight of which came in the second half. Myatt went 3-of-5 from behind the arc, while senior Tarsha Bethley (Hollandale, Miss.) scored nine points and pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds.
REBEL RAMBLINGS: Ole Miss was picked to finish ninth in the SEC preseason poll voted on by the media. Tennessee was a unanimous pick to win their eighth overall SEC women's title this year, followed by Georgia, Alabama, Florida Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Mississippi State and Kentucky. The Lady Rebels will play eight teams that participated in the NCAA Tournament last year. In the month of December, the Lady Rebels are an impressive 155-35 (.816 winning percentage). The Lady Rebels have gone undefeated in the month of December seven times. The Lady Rebels are 3-0 in December this year.
HEAD COACH RON ALDY
Ron Aldy is in his second season as the head coach of the Lady Rebel basketball program.
In his first season, Aldy had the difficult task of maintaining a winning program with a young and inexperienced team. Only two players returned with any significant playing time from the previous season, and the remainder of the roster consisted mostly of freshmen and sophomores. The team battled hard through inexperience and adversity, and by the end of the year, Aldy's plan had begun to take shape. The Lady Rebels won three of their last five, including a win over Final Four participant Arkansas and an upset victory over Georgia in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
Prior to coming to Ole Miss, Aldy spent five seasons 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.
LADY REBEL 1,000 POINT SCORERS
Peggie Gillom 1976-80 2,486Jennifer Gillom 1982-86 2,186Eugenia Conner 1981-85 1,993Clara Jackson 1990-94 1,919Cynthia Autry 1985-89 1,490Alisa Scott 1983-87 1,488Yolanda Moore 1992-96 1,485Kimsey O'Neal 1986-90 1,480Sheila Sullivan 1974-77 1,475Glenda Springfield 1975-79 1,432Jackie Martin 1987-92 1,395Marilyn Brooks 1981-85 1,308Charlotte Banks 1989-92 1,182Kris Stratton 1978-81 1,164Regan Seybert 1993-97 1,126Tarsha Bethley 1994- 1,105Kristen Goehring 1989-93 1,102Carol Ross 1977-81 1,015
UP NEXT - UMKC
Date: Saturday, December 20
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Site: Alumni Center, Annapolis, Md.
EARLY SIGNEES
Name Pos. Ht. Hometown/High SchoolShayla Day C 6-3 New Madrid, Mo./New MadridKayla Madewell F 6-1 Farmington, Ark./FarmingtonLeah Henley G/F 5-9 Warren, Ark./WarrenLAST MEETING
UAB 57, Ole Miss 51
Feb. 11, 1998 - Birmingham, Ala.
Ole Miss couldn't sustain its halftime lead and lost to UAB 57-51 at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala. Tarsha Bethley led the Lady Rebels with 18 points and Becky Myatt scored 10 points, collected six rebounds, dished out six assits and posted three steals, but it was enough as Ole Miss only hit on 22 percent of its shots (6of-27) in hte second half. The Lady Rebels led 29-23 at the break, but UAB outscored Ole Miss 34-22 in the second frame led by Regina Stowes' game-high 20 points.
Boxscore: Ole Miss 51 UAB 57
Ole Miss FG 3pt FT Reb PtsSinissia Wysinger 1-5 0-0 1-2 2 3Tarsha Bethley 8-19 1-4 1-5 4 18Tiffany Adkins 0-8 0-3 0-0 6 0Stephanie Murphy 2-7 0-0 1-3 8 5Becky Myatt 2-10 2-7 4-4 6 10Kim Rosamond 1-3 1-2 0-0 2 3Heather Bantz 2-4 0-2 0-0 2 4Chandra Dorsey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0Julianne Signaigo 2-2 0-0 0-0 5 4Jennie Gadd 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0Lesli Vollrath 1-5 0-0 2-4 4 4Totals 19-63 4-18 9-18 41 51OLE MISS' RECORD WHEN:
UAB FG 3pt FT Reb PtsHolly Holland 1-6 1-6 2-3 11 5Regina Stowes 9-15 0-0 2-3 9 20Marlenia Brown 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0Erika Cosby 2-5 0-0 4-4 4 8Shawnee LeNoir 1-5 1-4 0-0 8 3Brandi Stallings 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0Felicia Jackson 5-11 4-7 1-2 2 15Sally Jeter 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0Regiena Brown 2-5 0-0 2-7 4 6Erica Robinson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0Christy Smith 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0Totals 20-53 6-20 11-19 44 57
Playing on Monday 0-1Playing on Tuesday 0-0Playing on Wednesday 1-0Playing on Thursday 1-0Playing on Friday 1-0Playing on Saturday 3-0Playing on Sunday 1-0Leading at halftime 5-0Trailing at halftime 2-1Scoring 70 or more points 6-0Scoring 60 or more points 5-0Scoring less than 60 points 0-1Outrebounding opponents 3-0Att. more than 10 free throws 7-1Att. less than 10 free throws 0-0Recording 15 or more assists 4-0Recording less than 15 assists 3-1Four or more three-pts 7-1Less than four three-pts 0-0On television 0-0Playing at night 5-1Playing in the day 2-0
