The University of Mississippi Athletics
Lady Rebels Fall to Rival Mississippi State
6/21/1999 | Women's Basketball
February 11, 1999
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Ole Miss freshman Takela Corbitt scored a career-high tying 18 points, but it was not enough as the Lady Rebels fell to rival Mississippi State, 69-55 in Southeastern Conference women's basketball action at Humphrey Coliseum on Thursday. LaToya Graham led the Lady Bulldogs with a double-double performance of 23 points and 14 rebounds.
The loss drops the Ole Miss overall record to 13-10 and its SEC mark to 4-8. The Lady Bulldogs improve to 13-9 overall and 5-7 in the SEC. The Mississippi State victory is only the third in the 55-game series, as the Lady Rebels hold a commanding 52-3 lead in the overall series.
The Lady Rebels were down 40-34 midway through the second half, but back-to-back three- pointers by Corbitt tied the contest at 40-all. Senior Tarsha Bethley then hit two free throws to give Ole Miss its first lead of the second half at 42-40.
After the Lady Bulldogs regained the lead at 43-42 on a Graham trey, junior Frankie Boyd converted a three-point play to put Ole Miss back in the lead at 45-43 with 8:45 remaining in the contest. That lead, however, would be the Lady Rebels' final advantage of the game, as Mississippi State closed the contest with a 26-10 run for the victory. Graham keyed the early part of the Lady Bulldog run with four points to give Mississippi State a 50-46 lead at the 5:08 mark.
In the first half, Mississippi State took a quick 4-0 lead before the Lady Rebels got on the board to make the score, 4-2. The Lady Bulldogs then put together a 9-0 spurt for a 13-2 lead in the first six minutes. Ole Miss, however, responded with a 12-3 run of its own to cut the Lady Bulldog advantage to two points at 16-14 at the 9:28 mark. The Lady Rebels then continued their solid play, as a Corbitt jumper gave Ole Miss its first lead of the game at 19-18 with 6:32 left before halftime. Ole Miss would take another lead at 24-23 on a Bethley jumper at the 3:51 mark, but the Lady Bulldogs finished the first half with a 10-3 run to take a 33-27 lead at the intermission.
Junior Sinissia Wysinger grabbed a career-best 15 rebounds in the Ole Miss loss. Boyd added 13 points and eight rebounds for the Lady Rebels, while Bethley scored eight points and had six boards. Sophomore Becky Myatt had eight points for Ole Miss.
Jennifer Fambrough scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds, while Angela Harris added 11 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Lady Bulldogs. Nitra Perry recorded eight points and 11 boards.
Ole Miss shot 28.8 percent from the field and 26.1 percent from the three-point arc. The Lady Bulldogs hit 35.6 percent from the floor and 28.6 percent from the three-point line.
The Lady Rebels return to action on Sunday, Feb. 14 when they travel to Fayetteville, Ark., to take on the Arkansas Lady Razorbacks. Game time is 2:00 p.m.
