The University of Mississippi Athletics
Women's Basketball Squad to face Clemson
6/21/1999 | Women's Basketball
November 15, 1998
Tad Smith Coliseum
Radio - WQLJ 93.7 FM
PROBABLE STARTERS
1997-98 StatsNo. Player Ht Yr Pos PPG RPG APG25 Becky Myatt 5-8 So G 9.1 3.8 3.323 Stephanie Murphy 5-11 So F/G 7.2 4.9 0.954 Frankie Boyd 6-4 Jr C **20.0 15.0 1.040 Lesli Vollrath 6-3 Sr F 3.4 3.9 0.635 Tarsha Bethley 5-11 Sr F 17.3 7.2 1.3
OFF THE BENCH 1997-98 StatsNo. Player Ht Yr Pos PPG RPG APG33 Jennie Gadd 6-4 Sr C 1.9 2.8 0.324 Chandra Dorsey 5-3 So G 3.7 1.7 1.2 3 Takela Corbitt 5-3 Fr G *21.0 5.0 7.014 Sinissia Wysinger 6-1 Jr F 3.1 2.4 0.321 TaShondrea Moton 5-10 Fr G *15.0 8.0 6.044 Angela Davdison 6-0 Fr F *22.0 10.0 10.013 Heather Bantz 6-0 So G/F 3.9 1.9 0.2* Stats from senior year in high school ** Stats from sophomore year at Panola Junior College
OLE MISS TO TANGLE WITH CLEMSON...The Lady Rebels open the regular season against Clemson Nov. 16 at 5:00 p.m., at Tad Smith Coliseum. Ole Miss won both its exhibtion games, a 100-66 win over the Slovakian National Team and a 87-49 victory over the Mississippi All-Stars. Clemson also won its two exhibition games and then defeated UNC-Asheville 93-26 Saturday, in their regular season opener.
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.
SCOUTING CLEMSON...Clemson comes into the game with a 1-0 record after defeating UNC-Asheville 93-26 Saturday night. It was the season opener for the Lady Tigers. Five players scored in doubles figures including Itoro Umoh, who had 13 points. Clemson is led by its All-ACC performers Umoh and Amy Geren. Geren led the team in scoring last year with a 13.5 ppg average and earned All-ACC first team accolades. Umoh averaged 12 points per game last year as a junior and was named second team All-ACC. Both helped lead Clemson to a second place finish in the ACC and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. The Lady Tigers advanced to the second round of the touranment and finished the season ranked No. 14 in the Associated Press poll with an overall record of 25-8.
SERIES VERSUS CLEMSON: This game marks the first-ever meeting between Ole Miss and Clemson.
LADY REBELS VERSUS THE ACC: The Lady Rebels have a 4-4 record versus schools from the Atlantic Coast Conference. Ole Miss is 3-2 against Florida State, 0-1 versus North Carolina and 1-1 against North Carolina State.
SEASON OPENERS...The Lady Rebels have compiled an impressive record in season openers in the history of the program. In 24 years of existence, the Lady Rebels are 21-3 in season opening games.
HOME OPENERS: The Lady Rebels are near perfect in home openers in their 24-year history. Ole Miss is 23-1 in home openers.
WHEN SEASON OPENER IS HOME OPENER: The Lady Rebels are a perfect 11-0 when the season opener is also the home opener.
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 259-45 record (.852 winning percentage) at home. The Lady Rebels have gone undefeated at home four times.
OLE MISS PERFECT IN EXHIBITION GAMES: The Lady Rebels went 2-0 in exhibition play. They hit the century mark against the Slovakian National Team, winning 100-66. In their final exhibition game, the Lady Rebels defeated the Mississippi All-Stars 87-49.
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 103-23 record (.817 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 64-23 record (.736 winning percentage) versus non-conference opponents on this year's schedule.
READY TO BUILD ON SOLID FOUNDATION: The Lady Rebels return three players who were consistent starters last year, including All-SEC performer Tarsha Bethley, Stephanie Murphy and Becky Myatt. Myatt started all 31 games at point guard for the Lady Rebels, while Murphy started 26 games.
LADY REBELS WELCOME FOUR NEW FACES: Ole Miss welcomed four new faces to the Lady Rebel basketball program this year - Frankie Boyd of Ethel, Miss., and Panola Junior College (Carthage, Texas), Takela Corbitt of Bruce, Miss., Angela Davidson of Leesville, La., and TaShondrea Moton of Prattville, Ala.
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 non-conference slate features ACC member Clemson, who is traditionally strong, and NCAA participant Memphis. The Lady Rebels will also travel to Orono, Maine for the Blackbear Tournament Nov. 27-28 and then to Annapolis, Md., to participate in the Navy Classic Dec. 19-20.
BETHLEY NEARS CAREER MILESTONE: Senior forward Tarsha Bethley (Hollandale, Miss.) is nearing a milestone in her career. She needs only 44 points to become the 18th Lady Rebel to notch 1,000 points for her career. Bethley scored 535 points last year and could by season's end, be ranked among the top five scorers in Lady Rebel history.
121 AND COUNTING: With the completion of the 1997-98 season, Ole Miss had hit a three-pointer in a school record 121 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 121-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 its 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 will take them to Orono, Maine for the Blackbear Tournament Nov. 27-28. The Lady Rebels have been to the state of Maine once in the history of the program. Ole Miss participated in the Maine Tipoff Classic during the 1992-93 season.
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.
INJURIES: Sophomore Julianne Signaigo continues to be out with a hip-pointer. Junior Tanya Bolden is out with a knee injury.
GAME 1 - CLEMSON HH 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.
UP NEXT
MEMPHIS LADY TIGERS
Date: Thursday, November 19
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Site: Elma Roane Field House -- Memphis, TN
FOR INFORMATION ON THE LADY REBELS
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CONTACT: For information on Ole Miss women's basketball, to arrange an interview with coaches or players, for notes, stats, photos and anything you need, please contact Kimberly Ling in the Sports Information office. The phone number is (601) 232-7522. The fax number is (601) 232-7006).
OLE MISS ON THE INTERNET: To access information on the Lady Rebels visit the website at www.OleMissSports.com. The Lady Rebel basketball page includes rosters, coaches and player profiles, schedules, statistics and game reports.
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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./Warren
