The University of Mississippi Athletics
Women's Hoops Hosts Highly Ranked LSU Sunday Afternoon
1/19/2001 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 19, 2001
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OLE MISS (13-3, 1-2) vs.
#12/#11 LSU (12-5, 3-2)
Jan. 21, 2000 - 2:00 p.m.
Oxford, Miss.
RADIO: WTNM 105.5 FM
OLE MISS SEEKS SECOND SEC WIN AS THEY HOST NO. 12 LSU
Ole Miss (13-3, 1-2) will try to win its second SEC game of the year Sunday, as it welcomes #12/#11 LSU (12-5, 3-2) to Tad Smith Coliseum. Tip-off is 2:00 p.m.
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 1999 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".
RON ALDY COACHES SHOW
The third edition of the "Ron Aldy Coaches Show" kicks off this week. The show will air in Oxford Tuesday's at 6 p.m. on local cable channel 12. The weekly half-hour show will include player features, game analysis from coach and highlights from each game.
LADY REBELS NOTCH FIRST SEC WIN OF THE SEASON
Ole Miss defeated Alabama 65-57 Thursday night in Coleman Coliseum to win its first SEC game of the season.
SCOUTING LSU
LSU enters the game with a 12-5 overall record, 3-2 in the SEC. They are coming off a 87-64 win over Kentucky in Baton Rouge. The Lady Tigers trailed 30-14 in the first half of that game but outscored UK 73-34 the rest of the way for the win. LSU's two conference losses are to Tennessee (89-70) and Georgia (64-55). The Lady Tigers are led by senior guard Marie Ferdinand, who is averaging 20.6 points per game and ranks second in the SEC. Senior forward April Brown is second on the team at 11.0 points per game, and freshman forward Roneeka Hodges comes off the bench for an average of 10.1 points per game. LSU is averaging 70.8 points per game and giving up only 59.3. They are shooting 45.5 percent from the field and averaging only 36.1 rebounds per game. The Lady Tigers are being outrebounded by 2.6 rebounds per game.
SERIES RECORD
This will be the 30th meeting between the two schools. Ole Miss leads the series 18-11, but they have lost four of the last five. LSU won last year's meeting, a 69-59 win in Baton Rouge. The last time the two teams faced off in Oxford, Ole Miss came away with a 66-59 victory. Three of the last four meetings have been decided by 10 points or less.
OLE MISS VS. LOUISIANA SCHOOLS
The Lady Rebels have an all-time record of 62-18 (.775 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.
LADY REBELS FROM LOUISIANA
Senior Chandra Dorsey hails from the state of Louisiana. She comes from Pine Grove. LSU has two players on its roster from Mississippi. Sophomore forward Ke-Ke Tardy calls Jackson home and senior forward April Brown is from Gulfport.
INJURY UPDATE
Senior Stephanie Murphy left the Alabama game with an injury to her left knee. She underwent an MRI on Friday and is awaiting the results.
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 288-56 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).
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 19 years. The Lady Rebels are one of five teams to have won 100 conference games. Tennessee, Georgia, Auburn and Vanderbilt, who joined the group this year, are the other four SEC schools which have won 100 conference games. LSU needs two and Alabama needs five SEC wins to join the group. The Lady Rebels have 103 conference wins.
THE LAST TIME
The last time Ole Miss defeated a ranked opponent was Feb. 22, 1999, when they handed then No. 22 ranked Auburn an 86-77 loss in Oxford.
CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE WINS
The last time Ole Miss won consecutive conference wins, was during the 1998-99 season when they defeated Kentucky and Mississippi State, Jan. 7 and 10 of 1999 respectively.
THE WIN OVER ALABAMA
Ole Miss notched its first win over Alabama in Tuscaloosa in 10 years. Prior to Thursday night's win in Tuscaloosa, the Lady Rebels had not won there since Feb. 6, 1991.
SEC ROAD WINS HARD TO COME BY
The SEC is arguably the top conference in women's basketball and so a road win is nice anyway you can get it. The Lady Rebels' road win over Alabama in Tuscaloosa, was their first conference road win sincethey defeated Arkansas in Fayetteville in 1998-99.
FRESHMAN HAS CAREER NIGHT
Freshman forward Tywanna Inmon enjoyed her finest performance as a Lady Rebel in the Alabama game, scorching the Crimson Tide for a career-high 22 points on 7of-14 from the field and 8-of-9 from the charity stripe. Her previous high was 14 against West Alabama. Inmon also had eight rebounds in the win. In the last three games, she has had seven rebounds twice and eight.
JACKSON RECORDS FIRST CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Junior Saundra Jackson recorded her first career double-double in the win over Belmont, with 15 points and 14 rebounds.
JACKSON GRABS CAREER-HIGH
Saundra Jackson had a career night on the boards against Belmont, grabbing a career-best 14 re-bounds including nine offensive rebounds.
DISHING IT OUT
Junior Sherika Wright dished out a career-high eight assists in the win over Belmont to go along with her 14 points. Her previous best was seven three times. She is averaging 4.5 assists per game, and has eight games with at least five assists.
EXTRA TIME
With Tuesday's win over Belmont, the Lady Rebels improved to 9-10 overall in overtime games and 5-1 in overtime games at home. Tuesday's overtime game was the first since a 62-61 overtime win against Missouri-Kansas City on Dec. 19, 1998. The Lady Rebel's last home overtime game was a 1991-92 win (80-78) against Tennessee.
MYATT SETS THREE-POINT RECORD
With 15:48 to go in the first half of the Tennessee Tech game, Becky Myatt hit her 195th career three-pointer, becoming the all-time leader. She passed Regan Seybert who had 194 from 1994-97. Myatt hit her 200th career three-pointer in the Vanderbilt game and has 205.
WHAT'S THIS? A NEW LINEUP
With three consecutive losses, head coach Ron Aldy decided to shake up the starting lineup a bit. For 12 of the first 14 games, he had started Sherika Wright, Becky Myatt, Saundra Jackson, TaShondrea Moton and Von Kirk. In Tuesday's game, he started Wright, Myatt, Tywanna Inmon, Stephanie Murphy and Moton. In the win over Alabama, he started Wright, Myatt, Inmon, Kirk and Moton.
ANOTHER GRAND PLAYER?
Becky Myatt accomplished two milestones against Tennessee Tech. She scored 17 points to become the 19th Lady Rebel to score 1,000 points in a career. She currently has 1,044 points and ranks 18th on the all-time list. She needs 59 points to pass Kristen Goehring for 17th place.
MYATT FROM DOWNTOWN
Becky Myatt has scored at least one three-pointer in 45 of the last 50 games dating back to the Mississippi State game on Feb. 11 of 1999. She has hit a three-pointer in 11 consecutive games since the Southeastern Louisiana game. She had four three-pointers in the win over Murray State three against Indiana and four versus Tennessee Tech.
MYATT DISHES OUT 300TH ASSIST
Becky Myatt tallied three assists in the win over Belmont to record her 300th career assist. She has 303 career assists.
MORE MILESTONES FOR MYATT
Becky Myatt needs 10 rebounds to reach 400 for her career. She has 390 rebounds and is averaging 4.4 per game this year. She notched a career-best 10 rebounds against Arkansas State and has five games with at least seven rebounds.
MYATT AND DOUBLE DIGITS
Becky Myatt's string of eight straight games with double digits ended in the loss to Mississippi State as she only had seven points. She has scored in double digits in 10 of the last 11 games. She has 54 career double-digit games.
STARTING AT GUARD
Becky Myatt marked another accomplishment in her outstanding career in the Vanderbilt game. In front of her home state, and family and friends, Myatt started her 100th consecutive career game and has now started 103 career games. In addition, Myatt has led the team in minutes played averaging nearly 33 minutes per game.
WHOA, THE SHOOTING
The Lady Rebels had their worst shooting performance of the season against Tennessee Tech, finishing at 33.3 percent on 21-of-63 from the floor. The Lady Rebels shot under 40 percent (37.7) against Alabama and still won the game. The Lady Rebels are shooting 42.3 percent for the year, much better than the 36.5 percent from last year.
HOW DID THE START RANK?
The Lady Rebels 11-0 start to the season, was the best start since the 1988-89 season, when Ole Miss started the season 13-0 before losing at Tennessee, 68-61. The Lady Rebels went on to advance to the NCAA Elite Eight that year.
CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES
Where does the 11-game winning streak rank in Ole Miss history. The Lady Rebels' 11-game winning streak to start the season, ties for the third best in the history of the program. The 1991-92 team won 25 consecutive games and the 1984-85 team won 24 straight. This year's streak tied the 1975-76 and 1982-83 teams.
STREAK COMES TO AN END
With their loss to Tennessee Tech, Ole Miss ended a streak that saw them win 14 consecutive non-conference games at Tad Smith Coliseum dating back to Nov. 22, 1998. Their last home non-conference loss prior to Tennessee Tech, was against Clemson on Nov. 16, 1998.
LADY REBELS MAKE THE GRADE
Several Lady Rebels were impressive in the classroom last fall, making one of the three University Honor Rolls. Kim Ufford made the Chancellor's Honor. Becky Myatt made the Dean's Honor Roll. Takela Corbitt, Tenisha Gist, Leah Henley, Tywanna Inmon and TaShondrea Moton made the UMAA Honor Roll. All four of the managers made one of the honor rolls as well. Emily Brawner and Tiffany Gray made the Chancellor's Honor Roll, Amanda Walker made the Dean's Honor Roll and Brittany Aldy made the UMAA Honor Roll.
TRIPLE DOUBLE
The Lady Rebels have had three players score in double digits in 11 of the first 16 games. They are 10-1 when at least three players score in double digits and 3-2 when less than three players record double digits.
SPREADING IT AROUND
The Lady Rebels are more balanced this year and have more depth. Just look at the minutes per game. Through their first 16 games, 10 players are averaging double-digit minutes, including freshman Tywanna Inmon, who is averaging 20.1 minutes per game.
TAKIN' IT TO THE HOLE
The Lady Rebels are taking the ball to the hole more often this year than they have in the past. In the first 16 games, the Lady Rebels have attempted 357 free throws, just over 100 shy of the 459 they attempted during last year.
DISHING IT OUT
Junior guard Sherika Wright has proven she can score, but she can dish it out as well. Wright notched a career-best eight assists against Belmont. She had seven against Murray State, Arkansas State and Tennessee Tech, five against Southeastern Louisiana and six versus Middle Tennessee. Wright has eight games with at least five assists and is among the league leaders with 4.5 per game.
OOPS
In their first 16 games, the Lady Rebels have forced their opponents into an average of 20.2 turnovers per game. Last year, their opponents averaged 18.4 turnovers per game.
TAKE IT AWAY
In their first 16 games, the Lady Rebels are averaging 9.6 steals per game. They only averaged 7.5 last year. Against Southeastern Louisiana, the Lady Rebels recorded a season-best 23 steals. Ole Miss ranks seventh in the SEC in steals per game.
DEFENSE GETS THE JOB DONE
Lady Rebel head coach Ron Aldy said that he wanted his team to be more agressive defensively this year, and they are doing something right. The Lady Rebels are outscoring their opponents by a margin of 12.5 points per game. Ole Miss is averaging 71.8 points per game, while its opponents are netting 59.3.
LOOKING FOR THREES
Last year the Lady Rebels averaged a league-leading 7.25 three-pointers per game. Through the first 16 games of this season, the Lady Rebels are only averaging 5.1 threes per game. Senior guard Becky Myatt has nearly half of the Lady Rebels' three-pointers as she is averaging 2.2 treys per game.
STREAK STILL ALIVE
Ole Miss hit five three-pointers in the win over Alabama. They have now hit at least one three-pointer in 190 consecutive games. The NCAA record for consecutive games with at least one three-pointer is held by Louisville, who has hit a three-pointer in 279 straight games since 1991.
POINTS PER GAME
Through 16 games, Ole Miss is averaging 6.9 points per game more than last year. The Lady Rebels averaged 64.9 points per game last year and are averaging 71.8 this year.
BETTER PERCENTAGE = MORE POINTS
The Lady Rebels are shooting 42.3 percent from the floor through the first 16 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 16 games. The Lady Rebels are averaging 69.5, up 8.9 points from last year's percentage of 60.6.
OLE MISS IN THE SEC
In the latest SEC stats, Ole Miss is ranked eighth in the SEC in scoring at 71.8 points per game. Vanderbilt leads the conference in scoring with 85.5 points per game. Ole Miss is sixth in scoring margin at +12.4 points per game. They rank fourth in scoring defense at 59.4 points per game and second in three-point field goal percentage defense at 27.1 percent. The Lady Rebels also rank fifth in three-point field goals with 5.19 and seventh in steals with 9.69 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 third in three-pointers made per game, fifth in 3-pt field goal percentage and eighth in free throw percentage. Junior Sherika Wright ranks seventh in assists.
LADY REBELS RECEIVING VOTES IN COACHES POLL
Ole Miss received six votes in the in the USA Today /ESPN Coaches poll released Monday, and no votes in the AP Poll. Six SEC teams are ranked in both polls.
OLE MISS SUCCESSFUL IN REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENTS
With their Beach Classic title, the Lady Rebels have won 36 regular season tournament titles. Ole Miss now owns a 108-26 record in regular season tournaments. The Lady Rebels defeated Wichita State 68-62 in the first round of the Beach Classic and then rallied to beat Indiana 69-67 for the title. They Lady Rebels also won the Vermont Howard Bank Classic in November. They downed Radford University 91-62 in the first round and then defeated Vermont 85-75 in the championship game.
MVP AGAIN
Senior guard Becky Myatt scored 20 points including two key three-pointers in the final seconds against Indiana, to earn Most Valuable Player of the Beach Classic. This marked the second such honor for Myatt this season, as she also earned MVP status at the Vermont Howard Bank Classic.
MYATT ON ALL-TOURNEY TEAMS
Becky Myatt's selection to the All-Tournament team of the Beach Classic makes it four in a row. She was named to both the Montana State Gran Tree Inn Classic All-Tournament Team and the Northern Arizona Hilton Garden Inn Classic All-Tournament Team last year.
SHERIKA ENJOYED THE BEACH TOO
Junior college transfer Sherika Wright had a good time at the Beach Classic as well, scoring 27 points and eight assists in two games to make the All-Tournament team. She scored 12 of her 14 points against Indiana in the second half to help ignite the Lady Rebel comeback.
OLE MISS AMONG TOP 40 IN STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
In the latest WBCA/Summerville RPI for the 2000-01 season released Jan. 5, Ole Miss is ranked 36th. The Lady Rebels have had one of the toughest schedules in the nation the last three years.
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 and traveled to Long Beach Calif, for the Beach Classic.
LADY REBELS GOLDEN IN WIN OVER TIGERS
The Lady Rebels 50-point margin against West Alabama, tied for the ninth widest margin of victory in the history of the program. Ole Miss defeated Montevallo 100-50 on Dec. 3, 1977.
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 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.
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 132-48 record (.733 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 52-9 record (.852 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.
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.
