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Ole Miss Prepares For Southeastern Louisiana
11/30/2000 | Women's Basketball
Nov. 30, 2000
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OLE MISS TO HOST SLU
Ole Miss returns home to host Southeastern Louisiana Friday, Dec. 1 at Tad Smith Coliseum. Game time is 7:00 p.m. The Lady Rebels enter the game at 4-0, while SLU comes in with a 1-2 record.
ALDY BEGINS FOURTH YEAR
Ron Aldy is in his fourth year as the person in charge of rebuilding Ole Miss women's basketball back to where it once was. Aldy has dedicated himself to making Ole Miss a winner on and off the court. After a difficult first season, Aldy guided the team to its 23rd winning season in 199 and a return trip to postseason play. Following a return to postseason play two years ago, the ship appeared to be headed in the right direction for Ole Miss women's basketball. The 1999-2000 season was sailing along with a 10-2 start in non-conference action. Then the Lady Rebels hit SEC play, where they lost seven games by 10 points or less. Injuries began to mount, and the Lady Rebels were unable to get the ship back on course. With more determination and motivation, the Lady Rebels look ahead to the 2000-01 season. Off the court, the Lady Rebels have made tremendous strides academically and in the community. In 1999, Ole Miss led the league with six players named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and in 2000 were second with six. Since Aldy got here, five players have received their bachelor's degrees.
LADY REBELS ON SUPERTALK
MISSISSIPPI 105.5 FM
For the past 15 years, all Lady Rebel home games have been broadcast on WQLJ Q93.7 FM. This year the Lady Rebel games will be broadcast on WTNM Supertalk Mississippi (105.5 FM), with each broadcast beginning 15 minutes prior to the scheduled tip-off. Gary Darby returns for his ninth season as the "Voice of the Lady Rebels".
LADY REBELS RALLY TO DEFEAT UALR ON THE ROAD
Ole Miss rallied from an 18-point deficit in the first half to defeat Arkansas-Little Rock 76-74 Tuesday night at ALLTEL Arena in Little Rock, Ark. Please see boxscore on page 2 for recap.
HOME SWEET HOME
Tad Smith Coliseum has been a good home for the Lady Rebels. Over the last 25 seasons. The Lady Rebels have compiled an impressive 283-55 record for an incredible winning percentage of .837. In their 25 seasons in Tad Smith Coliseum, the Lady Rebels have had four undefeated home seasons in 1978-79 (11-0), 1981-82 (17-0), 1983-84 (13-0) and 1991-92 (14-0).
SCOUTING SLU
Ole Miss hosts Southeastern Louisiana this Friday in Tad Smith Coliseum at 7:00 p.m. The Lady Lions bring a 1-2 record into the game. Southeastern Louisiana defeated Loyola (N.O.) 103-54 in its season-opener and then lost at Prairie View A&M 72-46 and at Nebraska 83-59. The Lady Lions, members of the Southland Conference, are led by Stacey Turner, who is averaging 16.0 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Shanna Achord is second on the team at 12.7 points per game. SLU is averaging 69.3 points per game and shooting 44.0 percent, but they are only netting 36.3 rebounds per game. The Lady Lions are averaging 24 turnovers per game.
SERIES RECORD
Ole Miss leads the all-time series 8-0. The two schools last met during the 1996-97 season with the Lady Rebels winning 62-55 in Hammond. Please see page 5 for recap of that game.
OLE MISS VS. LOUISIANA SCHOOLS
Ole Miss owns an 61-19 record (.763 winning percentage) versus schools from the state of Louisiana. The following is a list of the schools from Louisiana that Ole Miss has played and their records against those schools.
OLE MISS VS. THE SOUTHLAND
CONFERENCE
The Lady Rebels own a 35-5 all-time record (.875 winning percentage) against the Southland Conference. The following are the SLC schools that the Lady Rebels have faced and their records against those schools.
LADY REBELS FROM LOUISIANA
The Lady Rebels have one player on their roster from Louisiana. Senior guard Chandra Dorsey hails from Pine Grove, La. Assistant coach Carol Sensley is originally from Lake Charles. Southeastern Louisiana has two players on its roster from Mississippi. Senior guard/forward Deirdre Allen hails from Kilmichael and senior guard/forward Katrina Joshua comes from Collins.
THE LAST TIME ...
The last time Ole Miss started a season 4-0 was the 1994-95 season when the Lady Rebels defeated Dayton, Texas-Arlington, Texas Christian and Northwestern State to begin the year 4-0. They won 10 straight that year before falling to Vanderbilt 91-54.
COULD IT BE ANOTHER GRAND PLAYER?
With her 20 points to lead Ole Miss over Arkansas-Little Rock, senior guard Becky Myatt scored her 900th career point and needs 100 to become the 19th Lady Rebel to score 1,000 points in a career.
STARTING AT GUARD
Senior guard Becky Myatt has started 91 consecutive games since her freshman year. In addition, Myatt has led the team in minutes played averaging nearly 33 minutes per game.
MYATT FROM DOWNTOWN
Becky Myatt has scored at least one three-pointer in nine consecutive games since the Tennessee game on Feb. 10 of last year. Furthermore, she has scored at least one three-pointer in 34 of the last 38 games dating back to the Mississippi State game on Feb. 11 of 1999. She has at least one three-pointer in every game this year including four against Vermont and Arkansas-Little Rock.
THREE-POINT RECORD IN JEOPARDY
Regan Seybert is the all-time leader in three-pointers with 194, a record she set in 1997. But, that record is about to fall as senior Becky Myatt needs only 16 threes to become the career three-pointer leader. Myatt now has 179 career threes.
STREAK STILL ALIVE
With five three-pointers in the Arkansas-Little Rock game, the Lady Rebels have now hit at least one three-pointer in 180 consecutive games. The NCAA record for consecutive games with at least one three-pointer is 211 held by Tennessee Tech.
POINTS PER GAME
Through four games, Ole Miss is averaging almost 22 points per game more than last year. The Lady Rebels averaged 64.9 points per game last year and are averaging 86.8 this year.
BETTER PERCENTAGE = MORE POINTS
The Lady Rebels are shooting 44.1 percent from the floor through the first four games of the season. Last year they shot just 36.5 percent.
LADY REBELS LIKE CHARITY
The Lady Rebels have been taking advantage of charity this season through the first four games. They are leading the SEC in free throw percentage at 76.0 That's up 16 points from last year's percentage of 60.6.
SECOND IN SCORING
The Lady Rebels rank second in the SEC in scoring at 86.8 points per game, behind Tennessee, who is averaging 93.5 points per game.
LADY REBELS AMONG SEC LEADERS
Senior Becky Myatt is among the SEC leaders in scoring, three-point field goals, three-point field goal percentage and free throw percentage. She is second in three-pointers made per game with 2.5, tied for third in free throw percentage at 83.3 and fourth in 3-pt field goal percentage at 45.5. Sherika Wright is among the league's leading scorers and is fifth in free-throw percentage at 82.1.
ANOTHER TOUGH SCHEDULE
Two years ago, the Lady Rebels had the 10th toughest schedule in the nation and last year's ranked right up there in the top 25. This year's schedule features 14 teams that made postseason play, including eight NCAA tournament teams. Highlighting the schedule are trips to NCAA participant Vermont Nov. 17-18 and WNIT participant Long Beach State in December. Six SEC teams are ranked in the AP Top 25 and the USA Today/ESPN Top 25.
OLE MISS AMONG TOP 20 IN STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
The WBCA/Summerville RPI has produced a preseason strength of schedule for the 2000-01 season and Ole Miss is ranked 16th. The 2000-01 Division I women's basketball strength of schedule was derived from the combined 1999-00 records of the individual schools 2000-01 schedules. The Lady Rebels have had one of the toughest schedules in the nation the last three years.
LADY REBELS RECEIVE VOTES IN USA TODAY/ESPN TOP 25 POLL
Ole Miss received 13 votes in the Nov. 27 USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll. Six SEC teams are ranked in both polls while Florida and Alabama received votes in the AP Poll, and Florida, Ole Miss, Arkansas and Alabama got votes in the coaches poll.
NOVEMBER GAMES ...
The Lady Rebels are 56-16 all-time (.777 winning percentage) in the month of November including a 4-0 record this year in November.
MORE IMPRESSIVE IN DECEMBER GAMES
December is supposed to be a time of giving, but the Lady Rebels have not been in the giving mood very often in the month of December. They are 156-39 all-time (.800 winning percentage) in the month of December.
TRAVELING WITH THE LADY REBELS
The Lady Rebels are one of the most well-traveled teams in the nation, having visited 33 states including Washington, D.C., and Aruba and Puerto Rico. This year, the Lady Rebels visited Vermont for the first time. In December they will travel to California for the Beach Classic.
FRESHMAN SCORES A DOUBLE DIP
Freshman forward Tywanna Inmon scored her first career double-double in the win over West Alabama. Inmon played 17 minutes and tallied 14 points and 11 rebounds. Both are career highs. Inmon is fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 11.5 points and leads the team in rebounding at 6.5 per game.
HENLEY NETS CAREER HIGH
Sophomore Leah Henley grabbed a career-high eight rebounds against West Alabama, to go along with four points, one assist, one steal and one block in 15 minutes of action. Her previous high was three rebounds against Cal-Poly last year.
LADY REBELS GOLDEN IN WIN OVER TIGERS
The Lady Rebels 50-point margin against West Alabama, ties for the ninth widest margin of victory in the history of the program. Ole Miss defeated Montevallo 100-50 on Dec. 3, 1977.
CHICKEN ANYONE?
The Abner's Chicken promotion returns again this season. If the Lady Rebels hold an opponent to under 50 points or score 100 points in a game, fans receive half off the price of a five-piece chicken plate at Abner's, with their game-day program insert. The Lady Rebels sent the fans home happy in their first home game of the year, as they held West Alabama to only 45 points.
OLE MISS WINS VERMONT HOWARD BANK CLASSIC
The Lady Rebels, behind the stellar guard play of Becky Myatt Von Kirk, and Sherika Wright, captured the Vermont Howard Bank Classic this past weekend in Burlington, Vt. Myatt scored 23 points including two key three-pointers at the end of the game to lead the Lady Rebels to an 85-75 win over Vermont in the championship game. She also had seven rebounds to earn tournament MVP honors. Kirk, who tallied 17 points was also named to the All-Tournament team. Wright scored in double digits both nights with 20 and 16 points respectively. Ole Miss downed Radford University in the first round 91-62.
OLE MISS SUCCESSFUL IN REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENTS
With their Howard Bank Classic title, the Lady Rebels have won 35 regular season tournament titles. Ole Miss now owns a 105-26 record in regular season tournaments. The Lady Rebels downed Radford University 91-62 in the first round and then defeated Vermont 85-75 in the championship game.
MYATT GARNERS SEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
Senior guard Becky Myatt was rewarded again, for her outstanding play in the Vermont Howard Bank Classic by being named the SEC Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 20. Myatt averaged 14.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists. She sank two crucial three-pointers with just over four minutes remaining in the championship game to seal the title for the Lady Rebels. Myatt is the ninth Lady Rebel to be named SEC Player of the Week and the first since Tarsha Bethley earned the honor in November of 1998.
MYATT NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-SEC TEAM
Senior guard Becky Myatt was named to the 2000-01 preseason All-SEC second team. The team was voted on by the media members attending SEC Media Days Nov. 1-2 in Birmingham. Myatt is one of six guards on either the first or second team. Myatt averaged 9.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game last year. She ranked among the top five in the SEC in three-pointers per game.
IMPRESSIVE OUTSIDE THE SEC
The Lady Rebels have compiled an impressive record outside the Southeastern Conference in regular-season play since 1990. Ole Miss owns a 124-28 record (.816 winning percentage) versus non-conference teams since 1990. The Lady Rebels' best non-conference record since 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 44-9 record (.830 winning percentage) versus non-conference opponents on this year's schedule.
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION
Ole Miss will appear on television twice this year. FoxSportsNetSouth will televise the Lady Rebels' game against Auburn on Feb. 18 in Tad Smith Coliseum. College Sports Southeast will show the game at Mississippi State on Feb. 1 tape delayed.
INJURIES
Sophomore center Shayla Day is out with with problems in her feet.
TIP-INS
Senior Stephanie Murphy graduated last year and is taking graduate courses...She is also serving as a minister at Providence Methodist Church... Murphy gave her first sermon on Oct. 15... Chandra Dorsey, a Criminal Justice major, interned this summer with the University Police Department ...Takela Corbitt attended the NCAA Leadership conference this summer.
