The University of Mississippi Athletics
Women's Basketball Prepares for Florida
6/21/1999 | Women's Basketball
February 6, 1999
OLE MISS VS. FLORIDA
- February 7, 1999; 2:00 PM
- At Tad Smith Coliseum
- Radio - WQLJ 93.7 FM
PROBABLE STARTERS
1998-99 StatsNo. Player Ht Yr Pos PPG RPG APG25 Becky Myatt 5-8 So G 10.2 2.6 2.1 3 Takela Corbitt 5-3 Fr G 7.1 1.8 3.054 Frankie Boyd 6-4 Jr C 8.4 4.9 0.140 Lesli Vollrath 6-3 Sr F 3.0 3.7 1.435 Tarsha Bethley 5-11 Sr F 14.7 7.6 1.6OFF THE BENCH
1998-99 StatsNo. Player Ht Yr Pos PPG RPG APG24 Chandra Dorsey 5-3 So G 4.3 1.4 1.123 Stephanie Murphy 5-11 So F/G 4.9 2.6 0.633 Jennie Gadd 6-4 Sr C 3.3 2.3 0.213 Heather Bantz 6-0 So G/F 2.8 0.7 0.314 Sinissia Wysinger 6-1 Jr F 3.2 4.0 0.521 TaShondrea Moton 5-10 Fr G 1.7 1.7 0.232 Julianne Signaigo 6-3 So F 0.4 0.7 0.052 Tanya Bolden 6-0 Jr C 1.5 1.7 0.1
OLE MISS RETURNS HOME TO HOST FLORIDA IN KEY SEC MATCHUP
The Lady Rebels (13-8, 4-6) return home to host Florida (16-9, 5-5) in a key SEC matchup Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in Tad Smith Coliseum. It is Student Appreciation Day and all students get in free. The organization with the most members present will win a free bowling party from Kiamies.
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.
TENNESSEE OVERPOWERS LADY REBELS
Semeka Randall scored 23 and Tamika Catchings added 16 as the No.1 ranked Tennessee Lady Vols rolled past Ole Miss 96-58 Thursday night in Thompson-Boling Arena. Please see a recap of the game on page 6.
SERIES MEETING
This will be the 15th meeting between Florida and Ole Miss. The Lady Rebels lead the all-time series 8-6, but in the last 10 meetings, Florida holds a 6-4 advantage. The Lady Gators have won six in a row including a 79-60 win in Gainesville last year. The last time the two teams met in Oxford, Florida came away with a 66-58 victory. Ole Miss last win in the series came during the 1983 season as they won 69-65 in Gainesville. Please see a recap of the last game played, on page 5.
SCOUTING FLORIDA
Florida comes into the game with a 16-9 overall record, 5-5 in the SEC. They are coming off a 87-77 win at Arkansas, Thursday. The Lady Gators are led by Tonya Washington, who is averaging 16.9 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. Tiffany Travis is second on the team at 15.3 points per game. Florida is averaging 77.0 points per game and shooting 44.7 percent from the floor.
DO I KNOW YOU?
Todays game features two coaches that know each other pretty well. Florida head coach Carol Ross played high school basketball under Aldy before enjoying an outstanding career at Ole Miss. Aldy spent five seasons at Florida as associate head coach under Ross from 1992-97.
ROSS ONE OF LADY REBELS FINEST
Florida head coach Carol Ross played four seasons for the Lady Rebels from 1977-81. She is one of only two players to record 1,000 points, 500 assists and 250 steals in a career.
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 its a good thing. With their win over South Carolina the Lady Rebels have now won 99 SEC games and need only one more to reach the 100-victory plateau. Tennessee (143), Georgia (117) and Auburn (107) are the only three SEC schools which have won 100 conference games.
LADY REBELS ONE OF THE WINNINGEST TEAMS IN THE SEC
Since the Southeastern Conference began regular-season play in the 1982-83 season, the Lady Rebels have posted a winning record in conference play in 11 of 16 years. Tennessee is first with 15 winning seasons in SEC play, while Georgia is second with 12. The 99 victories are fourth most among the leagues teams, following Tennessee (143), Georgia (117) and Auburn (107).
WHEW! WHAT A SCHEDULE
As if the SEC schedule isnt 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 is ranked in the Top 25 and Memphis, who spent some time in the AP Poll early in the year. Ole Miss traveled to Orono, Maine and won the Maine Black Bear Tournament and also visited Annapolis, Md., for the Navy Classic. The Lady Rebels have the 10th toughest schedule in the nation and had an overall RPI rating of 22nd according to ESPN.
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 268-47 record (.851 winning percentage) at home. The Lady Rebels have gone undefeated at home four times and are 9-2 at home this year.
LADY REBELS LIKE TAD PAD IN SEC PLAY
The Lady Rebels have had great success in Tad Smith Coliseum against SEC schools. In 17 years of SEC play, the Lady Rebels hold a 70-25 record (.737 winning percentage) at home. The Lady Rebels have gone undefeated in SEC play at home four times and finished with one loss six times. Ole Miss only losing record at home during SEC play was last year, as they went 1-5.
FOUR IN A ROW AT HOME
Since losing to Tennessee at home on Dec. 29, the Lady Rebels have won four in a row in Tad Smith Coliseum, defeating Mississippi State, Kentucky, LSU and South Carolina.
THERE SHE IS AGAIN
Senior forward Lesli Vollrath (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) was all over the boards in the South Carolina game, grabbing a career-best 18 rebounds. Her previous high was 12 against Tennessee Tech on Feb. 10, 1997.
LETS GO BOWLING
This Sundays game versus Florida is Student Appreciation Day. Students will be admitted free with their student I.D. The student organization with the most members present will have a chance to win a free bowling part from Kiamies.
THE RON ALDY SHOW
The Ron Aldy Coaches Show airs weekly at 6:00 p.m., on local cable channel 12 in the Oxford area. The half-hour show will preview upcoming games, feature highlights from previous games, profile a different player and feature a segment called Chalk Talk with one of the assistant coaches.
DARE WE SAY IT?
Sophomore guard Becky Myatt (Bon Aqua, Tenn.) has been hot lately, from behind the arc. At Auburn, Myatt shot 50 percent from the three-point line with four three pointers. Against South Carolina she hit 4-of-7 three-pointers, including back-to-back treys as the Lady Gamecocks were making a run. She had three three-pointers in the Tennessee game.
LOVE THOSE THREEEES!
The Lady Rebels like to shoot the three. In 17 of 21 games, Ole Miss has made at least four three-pointers. Ole Miss ranks first in teh SEC in three-pointers made with 5.76 per game. They 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. Twice the Lady Rebels have hit seven three-pointers, three times they have hit eight treys and on three other occasions, they have made nine from behind the arc.
MORE ON THE TREYS
The Lady Rebels have already scored well over half as many three-pointers in their first 21 games as they scored all year last season. Last year the Lady Rebels tallied 135 three-pointers. They already have 121 this year and are averaging 5.76 per game, two more than last year. With nine threes against Tennessee, this years squad moved into fifth place on the all-time list for three-pointers in a single season and needs only three more to pass the 1991-92 team for fourth.
SHE STOOD TALL AT ROCKY TOP
Sophomore guard Chandra Dorsey (Dennis Mills, La.) may not be very tall on the court, but she stood tall Thursday against Tennesee, scoring 14 points including a perfect 4-of-4 from the three-point line.
MOTON STEPS UP
Freshman guard TaShondrea Moton (Prattville, Ala.) stepped up in the Tennessee game to score nine points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field and also grabbed five rebounds in 19 minutes.
ANOTHER DOUBLE-DOUBLE FOR BETHLEY
Senior forward Tarsha Bethley (Hollandale, Miss.) notched her 15th career double-double in the win over LSU with 15 points and 11 rebounds. She has four double-doubles this season. The following is a list of Bethleys double-doubles.
Game Points Rebounds UNC-Charlotte 22 10 Vanderbilt 11 10 Kentucky 15 13 LSU 15 11
BETHLEY BECOMES MEMBER OF SELECT GROUP
With her 11 rebounds in the win over LSU, senior Tarsha Bethley (Hollandale, Miss.) became the seventh player in Lady Rebel history to record 1,000 points, 600 rebounds, 100 assists and 100 steals in a career. Bethley joined an elite group that includes Jennifer Gillom, Eugenia Conner, Cynthia Autry, Clara Jackson, Alisa Scott, and Yolanda Moore. The following lists the players and their career statistics.
Player Points Rebs Assists StealsJennifer Gillom 2,186 955 137 146Eugenia Conner 1,993 1,177 170 134Cynthia Autry 1,490 920 122 160Clara Jackson 1,919 885 150 194Alisa Scott 1,488 724 363 329Yolanda Moore 1,346 616 102 100Tarsha Bethley 1,265 624 139 125
THIS CHICKEN THING IS BECOMING THE NORM
For the fifth time this year and the third home game in a row, the crowd went home happy as the Lady Rebels held South Carolina to 56 points, meaning chicken for everyone. If the Lady Rebels score a 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 Abners. The Lady Rebels held Tennessee Tech to 50 points on Dec. 12, UAB to 56 on Dec. 16, Kentucky to 57 on Jan. 10 and LSU to 59 on Jan. 17.
A REBOUNDING MACHINE
Tarsha Bethley (Hollandale, Miss.) has has pulled down seven or more rebounds in 15 of the first 20 games including five double-digit rebound performances. The following is a list of the games in which Bethley has grabbed seven or more rebounds.
THE STARTING LINEUP
Ole Miss has had the same five starters in 17 of the first 21 games played with Takela Corbitt, Becky Myatt, Tarsha Bethley, Lesli Vollrath and Frankie Boyd. Boyd, Vollrath and Myatt have started all 21 games, while Bethley has started 20 and Corbitt has started 18. Bethley has started 69 of 70 games dating back to the 1996-97 season. Myatt has started 52 consecutive games.
TAKELA FOR THREEEE!
Freshman Takela Corbitt (Bruce, Miss.) was perfect from the three-point line in the win over LSU, going 4-for-4 from behind the arc. Corbitt finished 6-of-10 from the field for 17 points and dished out six assists. She has dished five or more assists in seven games.
LOUISIANA NATIVE STEPS UP TO QUIET THE TIGERS
It couldnt have been more fitting than if you had scripted it. Freshman Angela Davidson, a Louisiana native, was biding her time on the bench during the LSU game, when she got the call to go in with five minutes remaining. With LSU ahead by two (52-50) Davidson hit a jumper to tie the game and was fouled. She converted the three-point play to give Ole Miss the lead for good.
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. Bethleys 16 points in the South Carolina game moved her to 1,265 points for her career. She needs 44 points to pass Marilyn Brooks for 12th place.
TRIPLE-DOUBLE
The Lady Rebels have had at least three players score in double digits in eight games this year. They are 7-1 when at least three players score in double digits and 6-7 when less than three players score in double digits.
BOYD GETS FIRST DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Junior center Frankie Boyd (Ethel, Miss.) notched her first career double-double in the win over Mississippi State. She scored 14 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. Boyd has scored in double digits in seven games this year.
BOYD GRABS CAREER-HIGH 11 BOARDS
Junior Center Frankie Boyd (Ethel, Miss.) grabbed a career-best 11 rebounds in the win over Mississippi State. It marked the second time this year that she has pulled down double digit rebounds. She had 10 rebounds against Florida Atlantic.
TAKE IT AWAY
Senior forward Tarsha Bethley (Hollandale, Miss.) tied her career-high with six steals in the Mississippi State game. She notched six steals against Kentucky last year.
IT MUST BE 60
The Lady Rebels are 10-2 when they score at least 60 points, but when they score less than 60 points, they are 0-6.
GADD IS BAD IN NASHVILLE
Senior center Jennie Gadd (Yorba Linda, Calif.) had a solid game against Vanderbilt, scoring a season high 12 points and grabbing seven rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal in 19 minutes.
ITS ALL ACADEMIC
Eight members of the Lady Rebel basketball team were named to one of the Universitys three honor rolls for the fall semester. TaShondrea Moton (Prattville, Ala.), Julianne Signaigo (Collierville, Tenn.) and Lesli Vollrath (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) all made the Deans Honor Roll. To be eligible for the Deans Honor Roll a student must have a 3.50-3.74 grade point average. Heather Bantz (Ham Lake, Minn.), Tanya Bolden (Water Valley, Miss.), Takela Corbitt (Bruce, Miss.), Stephanie Murphy (Webb, Miss.) and Becky Myatt (Bon Aqua, Tenn.) made the UMAA Honor Roll, which requires a 3.00-3.49 grade point average.
LADY REBELS WELCOMED BACK FORMER PLAYERS
The Lady Rebels welcomed back many former Ole Miss players the weekend of the Kentucky game in a special Alumni Weekend celebration Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, the former players teamed up for an alumni game coached by the juniors and seniors of the current Lady Rebel squad at 4:00 p.m., in Tad Smith Coliseum. That night they held a banquet at Abbeville Catfish with a highlight video of the former players. On Sunday, all former alumni were honored at halftime of the Kentucky game. Players that were present for the weekend included Sheila Sullivan, Mel Brooks, Regan Seybert, Jackie Martin-Glass, Kristen Goehring-Lee, Kimsey ONeal, Anita Milons, Niesha Dobbs, Lucy and Lindy Noble and Patti Ragsdale.
BETHLEY, CORBITT NAMED TO ALL-TOURNEY TEAM
Senior Tarsha Bethley (Hollandale, Miss.) and freshman Takela Corbitt (Bruce, Miss.) were named to the Navy Classic All-Tournament Team. Bethley averaged 13.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in leading Ole Miss to second place in the tournament. Corbitt averaged 10.5 points including a game-high 15 against Navy. She also had six assists and was 4-of-10 from the three-point line against Navy. It was Bethleys second all-tournament selection as she was named the tournament MVP of the Maine Blackbear Tournament.
MURPHY PULLS DOWN CAREER HIGH IN REBOUNDS
Sophomore forward Stephanie Murphy (Webb, Miss.) grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in the win over UMKC in the first round of the Navy Classic on Dec. 19. Her previous high was eight which she pulled down twice last year.
FIVE MORE MINUTES PLEASE
The Lady Rebels went into overtime for the second game this season as they rallied to beat UMKC in the first round of the Navy Classic on Dec. 19. Sophomore Becky Myatt (Bon Aqua, Tenn.) sank four free-throws in overtime for the win. The Lady Rebels rallied from 12 down in the title game of the Maine Blackbear Tournament to defeat Maine 77-72 in overtime. DOUBLE DIGITS
Senior Tarsha Bethley (Hollandale, Miss.) has scored in double digits in every game but four this year. She only had nine points against Tennessee Tech, seven versus Georgia, five against Auburn and a season-low three against Tennessee. Bethley is averaging 14.7 points per game.
BETHLEY ON SEC REBOUNDING LIST
Tarhsa Bethley (Hollandale, Miss.) is ranked eighth in the SEC in rebounding with 7.6 boards per game. She has been among the SEC leaders in rebounding 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 2.19 per game. The Lady Rebels as a team rank first in the SEC in three-point field goals made with 5.76 three-pointers per game. Junior Frankie Boyd (Ethel, Miss.) is sixth in blocked shots with 1.14 per game.
Ill TAKE THAT
The Lady Rebels are tied with Auburn, Vanderbilt and Georgia for the most blocked shots in a game this season with 11 against Memphis. Ole Miss has 66 blocked shots on the year. The Lady Rebels already have almost as many blocked shots (66) as they had all last year (69) in 21 games.
In 24 years, the Ole Miss Lady Rebel basketball program has been one of the most well-traveled teams in the nation, and with their trip to Annapolis, Md., this year, the Lady Rebels have now visited 30 states in their history.
HOW ABOUT THAT DEFENSE
Things didnt look so good for the Lady Rebels in the first half of the Tennessee Tech game, 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.
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. She has 24 blocked shots on the year and is averaging 1.2 per game.
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.
EVERYTHINGS BETTER THE SECOND TIME AROUND
Things are definitely a lot better the second time around for the Lady Rebels under head coach Ron Aldy. Ole Miss is off to a 13-8 overall record, 4-6 in the SEC this year. They have already won as many games as they did last year.
REVENGE IS SWEET
The Lady Rebels have had success in avenging several losses from last year. They have defeated six teams that they loss to last year in Florida Atlantic, Oklahoma, Tennessee Tech, UAB, LSU and South Carolina.
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 98-25 (.797 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.
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 six games this 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
Freshman point guard Takela Corbitt (Bruce, Miss.) dished out a career-best six assists in the win over Florida Atlantic. She is averaging 3.1 assists per game and has notched five or more assists on four occasions.
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.
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 111-25 record (.816 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 71-25 record (.740 winning percentage) versus non-conference opponents on this years schedule.
IT KEEPS GOING AND GOING
With nine three-pointers in the Tennessee game, the Lady Rebels have now hit at least a three-pointer in 141 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 141-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.
TENNESSEE OVERPOWERS LADY REBELS
Semeka Randall scored 23 points and top-ranked Tennessee held Ole Miss to 25 percent shooting from the field en route to a 96-58 win Thursday night. Tamika Catchings added 16 points for the Tennessee, which shot 57 percent from the field. Becky Myatt (Bon Aqua, Tenn.) scored 15 points for Ole Miss and Chandra Dorsey (Dennis Mills, La.) added 14 on 4-of-4 from behind the arc. The Lad Vols opened up a 23-5 lead in the first seven minutes of the game. Randall led the charge with 10 points. Ole Miss, which committed eight turnovers in the first six minutes, hit just four of its first 16 shots. Myatts two three-point baskets and Frankie Boyds two free throws were the only offense for the Lady Rebels in Tennessees early run. The Lady Vols led 47-25 at halftime and quickly established control in the second half going on a 12-4 run to open the half. Ole Miss tried to rally behind Dorseys four three-pointers in a six-minute span, but a 19-6 run by Tennessee down the stretch finished off the Lady Rebels.
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 womens 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.
TARSHA BETHLEY
Senior
5-11, Forward
Hollandale, Miss./Hollandale-Simmons
- Returning All-SEC player.
- Named the SEC Player-of-the-Week for the week of Nov. 23 - averaged 16.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists in leading Ole Miss to a 2-1 record that week.
- Lady Rebels leading scorer with 15.3 points per game.
- Lady Rebels leading rebounder with 7.8 rebounds per game.
- Ranks 10th in the SEC in scoring.
- Ranks seventh in the SEC in rebounding.
- Scored her 1,000th career point in the Florida Atlantic game.
- Currently ranks 13th on the all-time Ole Miss list with 1,262 points.
- Reached the 600-rebound plateau vs. LSU on Jan. 17
- Became the seventh Lady Rebel player to notch 1,000 points, 600 rebounds, 100 assists and 100 steals in a career on Jan. 17 vs. LSU.
- Has posted four double-doubles vs. UNC Charlotte (22-10), Vanderbilt (11-10), Kentucky (15-11) and LSU (15-11).
- Has scored in double digits in 17 of 20 games.
- Has grabbed seven or more rebounds in 15 of 20 games and has four double-digit rebound games.
- Named the Maine Deer Run Company Classic Most Valuable Player (Nov. 27-28)
- Scored 22 points in the final five minutes of regulation and in overtime to lead the Lady Rebels to the Maine Deer Run Company Classic title.
- Named to the Navy Classic All-Tournament team (Dec. 19-20)
- Has started 68 of 69 games during her last two years.
- Played in her 100th career game at Ole Miss on Jan. 3, 1999 vs. Vanderbilt.
Points 32, vs. Georgia, 01-24-98Rebounds 17, vs. Pepperdine, 12-18-97Field Goals 12, vs. Tennessee, 11-18-97Free Throws 12, vs. Florida, 02-08-97Three-Pointers 3, three times, last vs. UAB, 12-16-98Assists 8, vs. Florida Atlantic, 11-22-98Steals 6, twice, last vs. Mississippi State, 01-07-99Block 4, vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 12-19-961998-99 SEASON HIGHS
Points 25, vs. Maine, 11-28-98Rebounds 13, vs. Kentucky, 01-10-99Field Goals 10, vs. Maine, 11-28-98Free Throws 11, vs. UMKC, 12-19-98Three-Pointers 3, vs. UAB, 12-16-98Assists 8, vs. Florida Atlantic, 11-22-98Steals 6, vs. Mississippi State, 01-07-99Blocks 2, vs. Georgia, 01-24-99Bethleys Career Statistics
Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3P-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb-Avg. Pts-Avg. A B S1995-96 29-7 47-147 .320 4-23 .174 37-69 .536 96-3.3 135-4.7 27 12 251996-97 27-18 101-274 .369 7-34 .206 77-109 .706 146-5.4 286-10.6 42 17 291997-98 31-31 192-495 .388 30-86 .349 121-175 .691 223-7.2 535-17.3 39 23 461998-99 20-19 101-277 .365 19-75 .253 81-166 .488 155-7.8 306-15.3 31 5 23 Totals 107-75 441-1193 .376 60-218 .275 316-519 .608 620-5.8 1262-11.8 139 57 123
