The University of Mississippi Athletics
Lady Rebels Prepare For No. 14 LSU
1/21/2000 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 21, 2000
GAME # 17
OLE MISS (11-5)
vs. #14 LSU (13-3)
January 23, 2000 2:00 p.m.
PMAC Radio - WQLJ 93.7 FM
OLE MISS TIPS OFF 25TH SEASON ...
The 1999-2000 season marks the 25th anniversary of women's basketball at Ole Miss. In the last 24 years, the Lady Rebels have accumulated more than 500 wins, 23 winning seasons, been to 14 NCAA Tournaments, and advanced to the Elite Eight four times and the Sweet Sixteen seven times.
LADY REBELS TRAVEL TO BATON ROUGE ...
The Lady Rebels travel to Baton Rouge, La., to face the 14th-ranked LSU Lady Tigers Sunday, at 2:00 p.m. in Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Ole Miss watched a 19-point lead evaporate in a 69-67 loss to Alabama Thursday, while LSU defeated Kentucky on the road 66-59.
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.
ALABAMA RALLIES TO TAKE 69-67 WIN ...
Alabama's Taquilla Allen scored 16 points in the final 10 minutes of the game to rally the Crimson Tide from a 19-point deficit to a 69-67 win over Ole Miss, Thursday. Please see a recap and boxscore from the game.
SCOUTING LSU ...
LSU comes into the game with a 13-3 overall record, 4-1 in the SEC. They are coming off a 66-59 win over Kentucky. Their lone loss in conference came against Tennessee (86-50). The Lady Tigers are led by junior guard Marie Ferdinand, who is averaging 17.7 points per game. Senior forward Katrina Hibbert averages 13.8 points per game, while DeTrina White leads the team on the boards at 9.4 rebounds per game. LSU is averaging 72.8 points per game, while only giving up 56.4. They are shooting 50.8 percent from the floor and holding opponents to 37.2 percent. The Lady Tigers are averaging 36.0 rebounds per game, while their opponents are netting 36.9 boards per game.
SERIES VERSUS LSU ...
This will be the 29th meeting between LSU and Ole Miss. Ole Miss leads the all-time series with LSU 18-10. LSU has won three of the last four meetings. The Lady Rebels defeated LSU 66-59 last year in Oxford. LSU won the last meeting in Baton Rouge, a 69-56 victory during the 1997-98 season. The last time Ole Miss won in Baton Rouge was a 68-60 decision in the 1993-94 season. Please see a recap and boxscore from last year's game.
Probable Starters
OLE MISS 1999-2000 StatsNo. Player Ht Yr Pos Hometown PPG RPG APG24 Chandra Dorsey 5-3 Jr. G Pine Grove, LA 3.9 2.2 2.325 Becky Myatt 5-8 Jr. G Bon Aqua, TN 9.4 4.1 3.754 Frankie Boyd 6-4 Sr. C Ethel, MS 14.2 6.1 0.514 Sinissia Wysinger 6-0 Sr. F Many, LA 4.6 5.8 1.132 Von Kirk 5-10 So. F Huntsville, AL 9.6 3.9 1.5
LSU 1999-2000 Stats No. Player Ht Yr Pos Hometown PPG RPG APG03 Marie Ferdinand 5-9 Jr. G Miami, FL 17.7 4.3 5.912 Angelia Crockett 5-10 Jr. G Tallulah, LA 4.4 2.4 3.322 April Brown 5-11 Jr. F Gulfport, MS 11.6 4.8 1.923 DeTrina White 5-11 So. F Lafayette, LA 12.5 9.4 1.140 Katrina Hibbert 5-11 Sr. F Melbourne, AUS 13.8 4.1 5.9
RON ALDY SHOW TO AIR WEDNESDAY'S...
The second edition of the "Ron Aldy Coaches Show" will air Wednesday's at 5 p.m., beginning January 19. The show will air in Oxford on cable channel 12. It will also air in Grenada on Thursday's at 6:00 p.m. on cable channel 13. The show will feature highlights from previous games, a chalk talk session with an assistant coach and player profiles.
DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE ...
Senior Frankie Boyd recorded her fourth career double-double and second of the season, in the Alabama game, with 27 points and 11 rebounds. The 27 points ties a career high. She had 27 points in the Montana State game.
DOUBLE DIGITS FOR BOYD...
Senior Frankie Boyd has scored in double digits in 13 of the first 16 games for the Lady Rebels and has 24 career double-digit games. She had one of her best games this season, shooting 57 percent on 12-of-21 from the floor and grabbing 11 rebounds. Boyd was one point shy of a career-high, which she scored against Montana State.
DORSEY DISHES OUT CAREER BEST ...
Junior Chandra Dorsey dished out a career-best six assists in the Alabama game. Her previous high was five, which she has achieved twice.
MISSING IN ACTION ...
Sophomore point guard Takela Corbitt has been missing in action since she strained her MCL in her right knee against Vanderbilt. She has missed the last three games and is still doubtful for Sunday's game. Corbitt did work out for the first time on Thursday and could return for the Georgia game.
LADY REBELS ONE OF WINNINGEST TEAMS IN SEC ...
Since the Southeastern Conference began regular-season play in the 1981-82 season, the Lady Rebels have posted a winning record in conference play in 11 of 18 years. Tennessee is first with 16 winning seasons in SEC play, followed by Georgia (13), Auburn (12) and Ole Miss (11). Last year, the Lady Rebels joined a select group in the SEC with their win over Arkansas, becoming the fourth SEC school to win 100 conference games. Tennesse, Georgia and Auburn are the other three SEC schools which have won 100 conference games. The Lady Rebels have 101 conference wins.
OLE MISS VERSUS LOUISIANA SCHOOLS ...
The Lady Rebels have an all-time record of 62-17 (.785 winning percentage) versus schools from the state of Louisiana. Ole Miss has a winning record versus every Louisiana school, with the exception of Louisiana Tech and Tulane. The following is a list of teams from Louisiana that the Lady Rebels have faced and their record against those schools.
Team Record Grambling 4-0 LSU 18-10 Louisiana Tech 1-3 McNeese State 3-0 New Orleans 6-0 Northeast Louisiana 13-2 Northwestern Louisiana 2-1 Southern University 5-0 Southeastern Louisiana 8-0 Tulane 1-2 Total 62-17 (.785 winning percentage)
LADY REBELS FROM LOUISIANA ...
Senior Sinissia Wysinger and junior Chandra Dorsey are from the state of Louisiana. Wysinger hails from Many, while Dorsey comes from Pine Grove. In addition, assistant coach Carol Sensley is from Lake Charles, and administrative assistant Katie Cochran calls Shreveport home.
PICKING UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF ...
The Lady Rebels have already picked up where they left off in the decade of the nineties. Ole Miss posted a 121-28 record (.812 winning percentage) versus non-conference teams in the decade of the 90s. They are 2-0 in this decade after wins over Tennessee Tech and Belmont.
CAREER DAY FOR VON ...
Sophomore Von Kirk scored a career-high 19 points in her first career start last Saturday, against Belmont. Kirk finished 7-of-12 from the floor, including 3-of-6 from the three-point line. She has scored in doubles digits in nine games this year, including four of the last five.
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. With her three three-pointers in the win over Tennessee Tech, Myatt moved into second and has 145 career three-pointers. Myatt needs 50 to become the all-time leader. Regan Seybert (1993-97) heads the list with 194 career threes.
MYATT FROM DOWNTOWN ...
Becky Myatt has scored at least one three-pointer in 20 out of the last 22 games dating back to the Mississippi State game on Feb. 11 of last year. She has at least one three-pointer in every game this year except the Northern Arizona game and the Vanderbilt game. In addition she has hit three or more treys in eight games this year.
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 already on pace to break that record. The Lady Rebels are averaging 7.3 three-pointers, first in the conference. In the Jan. 10 NCAA statistics, the Lady Rebels were tied for 11th in three-point field goals made per game.
IT MUST BE 70 ...
It appears the magic number for the Lady Rebels this year is 70. When they score 70 or more points, they are 8-0. In all five of their losses, they scored 63 (Clemson), 65 (Northern Arizona), 38 (Vanderbilt), 58 (Mississippi State) and 67 (Alabama).
MORE ON 70 ...
The Lady Rebels have scored 70 or more points eight times this year. They only scored 70 or more points nine times last year.
MURPHY HAS CAREER NIGHT ...
Junior Stephanie Murphy notched her first career double-double including a career-high 10 rebounds in the win over Southern Miss. Her previous high was nine versus UMKC last year. Murphy added 10 points, three assists and one steal in the winning effort.
KIRK ALL OVER THE BOARDS IN WIN ...
Sophomore Von Kirk had a career night on the boards against Southern Mississippi with seven rebounds. Against Tennessee Tech she grabbed seven boards again.
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 59 assists for the year. Myatt has 230 career assists.
ALL OVER THE GLASS ...
The Lady Rebels are dominating their opponents on the boards through the first 16 games of the season. Ole Miss is averaging a conference-leading 45.2 rebounds per game, while allowing opponents 37.9 per game, a margin of 7.3 per game. The Lady Rebels have only been outrebounded twice this season. In the Jan. 10 NCAA statistics, the Lady Rebels were ranked 15th in the nation in rebounding margin. The following chart shows their rebounding domination against opponents.
Opponent Lady Rebel Rebs. Opp. Rebs. MarginMemphis 52 40 +12Clemson 46 48 -2Bowling Green 53 31 +22Montana St. 59 47 +12UALR 54 43 +11Delaware 45 31 +14Cal-Poly 37 36 +1Middle Tennessee 42 33 +9San Jose State 42 30 +12Northern Arizona 39 34 +5Southern Miss 50 42 +8Tennessee Tech 43 42 +1Vanderbilt 38 35 +3Mississippi State 42 38 +4Belmont 44 31 +13Alabama 37 45 -7Avg. 45.2 37.9 +7.3
A REBOUNDING MACHINE ...
Senior Sinissia Wysinger has been like a rebounding machine lately. She grabbed 14 against Southern Mississippi and 11 versus Tennessee Tech. It was her third double-digit rebounding performance this season as she also had 13 boards against Montana State. Wysinger has four career double-digit rebound games with two last year. She had nine rebounds against Vanderbilt before leaving in the second half with a sprained ankle and then pulled down seven against Mississippi State. She is averaging 5.8 rebounds per game.
LADY REBELS IN NCAA STATS ...
In the Jan. 10 NCAA statistics, Ole Miss was ranked t11th in three-point field goals made and 15th in rebound margin. The Lady Rebels are averaging 45.2 rebounds per game while allowing 37.9, a margin of 7.3. They are averaging 7.3 threes per game.
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.
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.
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.
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. In the win over Tennessee Tech, Day scored eight points on 4-of-6 from the floor. Against Vanderbilt, Day scored nine points and pulled down six rebounds in 15 minutes.
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 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 27 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.
IMPRESSIVE OUTSIDE THE SEC ...
The Lady Rebels compiled an impressive record outside the Southeastern Conference in regular-season play in the decade of the 90's. Ole Miss finished with a 121-28 record (.812 winning percentage) versus non-conference teams in the decade of the 90s. 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 74-22 record (.771 winning percentage) versus non-conference opponents on this year's schedule.
IT KEEPS GOING AND GOING ...
With four three-pointers in the Alabama game, Ole Miss has now hit a three-pointer in a school record 164 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 75 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 three times this year. The Lady Rebels' game against South Carolina will be televised by Fox Sports Net South. 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. Also, the Ole Miss/Tennessee game on Feb. 10 will be televised locally by Comcast Cable.
IT'S ALL ACADEMIC ...
Several members of the Lady Rebel basketball team made one of the University's three honor rolls for the fall semester. TaShondrea Moton made the Chancellor's Honor Roll. Tanya Bolden, Takela Corbitt, Shayla Day and Chandra Dorsey made the Dean's Honor Roll, and Von Kirk, Stephanie Murphy, and Becky Myatt made the UMAA Honor Roll.
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 January birthday to Becky Myatt (29th).
STATISTICAL COMPARISON
(1999-2000 Statistics)
LSU Category Ole Miss72.8 Points Per Game 69.6 56.4 Opponents Points Per Game 61.250.8 Field Goal Percentage 38.637.2 Opponents Field Goal Percentage 38.259.9 Free Throw Percentage 60.360.9 Opponents Free Throw Percentage 66.337.5 3-Point Field Goals 31.629.6 Opponents 3-Point Field Goals 31.636.0 Rebounds 45.236.9 Opponents Rebounds 37.921.7 Assists 14.415.8 Turnovers 16.6 3.3 Blocked Shots 2.112.1 Steals 8.2
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.
