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Ole Miss Women's Basketball Game Notes
11/23/2001 | Women's Basketball
Nov. 23, 2001
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GAME DAY INFORMATION
Dates: Friday and Saturday, Nov. 23-24, 2001
Times: Friday vs. Montana State at 8 p.m., Saturday vs. UW-Milwaukee at 8 p.m.
Site: Bozeman, Montana
LADY REBEL GAME NOTES
LADY REBELS TRAVEL TO MONTANA STATE FOR GRAN TREE CLASSIC: The Lady Rebels will play in the Montana State Gran Tree Classic over Thanksgiving weekend. Ole Miss will face the host Bobcats in the first night of action. On Saturday, the Lady Rebels will play UW-Milwaukee. All games will be played at Worthington Arena.
ALDY IS IN FIFTH YEAR: Ron Aldy is in his fifth year at the helm of the Lady Rebel basketball program. After having achieved success on every level as either a head coach or an assistant coach, Aldy has used his knowledge and love of the game to bring the storied Ole Miss basketball program back to national prominence. He has dedicated himself to making Ole Miss a winner on and off the court. Aldy has guided the Lady Rebels to postseason play in two of his four seasons in Oxford. He led Ole Miss to a 17-13 overall record and a trip to the WNIT in 2000-01. Off the court, the Lady Rebels have made tremendous strides academically and in the community, as well. Ole Miss has placed six players on the SEC Academic Honor Roll in each of the last three seasons. Since Aldy came to Oxford, all of his outgoing seniors have received their bachelor's degrees with the exception of one, who will graduate in December. Aldy and his staff have seen to it that the Lady Rebels get involved in the Oxford community. The Ole Miss players have helped build a community playground, visited the elderly and participated in many other activities in the area.
LADY REBELS ON SUPERTALK MISSISSIPPI 105.5 FM: This season 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. Brad Daniels begins his first season as the "Voice of the Lady Rebels". Daniels replaces Gary Darby who worked with the Lady Rebels for the past 10 seasons. Daniels currently serves as news and sports director at WQLJ-FM 93.7 in Oxford.
OLE MISS WINS HOME OPENER: The Lady Rebels got on the board in the win column with Monday night's 78-58 victory over Murray State. Senior Sherika Wright led the charge with 17 points and five assists. Also in double figures for Ole Miss was sophomore Tywanna Inmon with 13 points and five steals.
LADY REBELS DROP OPENER TO TENNESSEE TECH: Ole Miss came up short in their first game of the season as they fell to Tennessee Tech, 77-55, on Friday, Nov. 16. The Lady Rebels were tied with the Golden Eaglettes, 30-30, at halftime behind freshman Ally Kelly's 11 first-half points. Senior All-American candidate Janet Holt led Tennessee Tech to the victory by scoring 25 of her 41 points in the second half. Kelly finished the game with 15 points and three steals. Senior Sherika Wright added nine points and four steals for Ole Miss and sophomore Tywanna Inmon chipped in nine points. See Boxscore on page five.
SCOUTING MONTANA STATE: The Bobcats enter the game against Ole Miss with a 1-1 record. Montana State dropped their season-opener to No. 17 Washington, 73-65, in overtime. Isabel Tubbs was the leading scorer with 12 points versus the Huskies. The Bobcats evened their record by defeating Southern Utah, 68-57, Monday night. Stubbs led MSU again with 17 points. Three Bobcats are averaging double figures in scoring. Stubbs leads the way with 14.5 points per game. Jinnifer Jeresek is next with 11.0 points per game and Jessica Blake adds 10.5 a game. Blake is averaging a double-double as she also contributes 10.5 boards per game. Rebecca Alvidrez is leading the team in assists with 8 per game.
SERIES RECORD: This will be the third meeting between the two schools. Ole Miss holds a 2-0 advantage in the series. Ole Miss defeated the Bobcats 69-60 to claim the Gran Tree Classic Championship in 1999 and also defeated MSU, 77-53, Dec. 10, 1991, in Oxford. Montana State is the only school from the state the Lady Rebels have played. Please see page 3 for a recap of last meeting between the two schools.
OLE MISS VS. THE BIG SKY: The Lady Rebels own a 3-1 all-time record (.750 winning percentage) against the Big Sky Conference. The following are the Big Sky schools Ole Miss has faced and their records against those schools.
Montana State 2-0Northern Arizona 1-1Total 3-1
OLE MISS-MONTANA STATE TIES: The Lady Rebels do not field any Montana natives on this year's squad and likewise, Montana State does not have any Mississippi natives on their roster.
COMMON OPPONENTS: Ole Miss and Montana State share two common opponents in UW-Milwaukee and Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Both the Lady Rebels and the Bobcats will face UW-Milwaukee in the Gran Tree Thanksgiving Classic. Ole Miss and Texas A&M Corpus Christi are both in the Central Florida Holiday Classic, while Montana State will take on TAMU-CC on the road on Dec. 30.
SCOUTING UW-MILWAUKEE: The Panthers are coming off a 19-12 season that ended with a, 96-63, NCAA Tournament loss to Duke in the first round. UW-Milwaukee returns three starters and eight letterman from last year's squad. Head Coach Sandy Botham was named the 2001 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Panthers to the conference title. 2001 MCC Tournament MVP Jessica Wilhite returns to lead the Panthers. In two games this season 19.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. Three other players are averaging double figures in Stefanie Kaufmann (11.5) Holly Tamm (11.5) and Maria Viall (11.0). The Panthers have defeated Northern Illinois, 60-52, and Illinois State, 69-63, so far this season.
SERIES RECORD: Saturday's meeting between Ole Miss and UW-Milwaukee will be the first between the two schools.
OLE MISS VS. THE HORIZON LEAGUE: UW-Milwaukee is a member of the Horizon League, formerly the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. Ole Miss owns a 3-0 record (1.00) versus schools from the Horizon League. The Lady Rebels are 1-0 vs. Wright State, Butler and Loyola-Chicago. Ole Miss is 1-1 versus teams from the state of Wisconsin. The Lady Rebels have played the University of Wisconsin twice.
OLE MISS SUCCESSFUL IN REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENTS: Ole Miss owns a 107-26 record in regular season tournaments. The Lady Rebels have won 36 tournament titles, including the 1999 Gran Tree Thanksgiving Classic. Ole Miss won two tournament titles last season. The Lady Rebels defeated Radford and Vermont to claim the Howard Bank Classic title in November and beat Wichita State and Indiana to claim the Beach Classic title in December.
KIRK MOVING UP THE CHARTS: Lady Rebel senior Von Kirk is moving up the Ole Miss charts in three-point shooting. Kirk, in just two years, has made 87 three pointers, good for sixth-place on the career Lady Rebel chart. The 5-10 senior needs just one more three point basket to tie Christie Sides for fifth place on the list and just 13 to catch Kim Gilchrist for fourth place. Becky Myatt is on top of the chart with 232 three point baskets.
STREAK STILL ALIVE: Ole Miss hit three three-pointers against Murray State in their home-opener. They have now hit at least one three-pointer in 206 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 290 straight games, dating back to 1991.
TAKE IT AWAY: Sophomore Tywanna Inmon had a career high five steals in the Lady Rebels' win over Murray State. Inmon's previous career high was three, which she had against four teams last season.
GRAND DEBUT: Ole Miss freshman Ally Kelly made an impressive debut in the Lady Rebels' season-opening loss at Tennessee Tech. Kelly, from Austin, Texas, led Ole Miss in scoring with 15 points. She made 5-of-9 shots from the field, including 4-of-6 from three-point range. She also added three steals.
BLOCK PARTY: Lady Rebel freshman forward/center Amber Watts is quickly becoming a defensive force int he paint. Watts, who stands 6-3, has collected an impressive nine blocks in her first two collegiate games. With Watts in the middle Ole Miss has recoreded 13 blocks in their first two games after only getting 38 blocks all of last season.
YOUNG GUNS: Ole Miss is getting strong play from its freshman class so far in this young season. Ally Kelly (15), Carletta Brown (6) and Amber Watts (4) scored 25 of Ole Miss' 55 points in the season opener against Tennessee Tech. The trio along with Elizabeth Cansdale also contributed nine rebounds, three assists, four blocks and four steals.
MOST WINS UNDER ALDY: Four starters and nine letterwinners return from the 2000-01 team that recorded 17 wins. The 17 victories are the most wins by a Lady Rebel team under Coach Ron Aldy. The 1998-99 team finished 15-13 and made the WNIT. The 17 wins in a season are also the most wins since the 1995-96 season, when Ole Miss went 18-11 and made the NCAA Tournament.
NOVEMBER NUMBERS: The Lady Rebels are 57-17 all-time (770 winning percentage) in the month of November, including a 4-0 record during the 2000-01 season.
LADY REBELS RECEIVE VOTES IN ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL: Ole Miss received one vote in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Lady Rebels were among the "others receiving votes". They did not receive any votes in the preseason USA Today/ESPN Top 25 poll.
IMPRESSIVE OUTSIDE THE SEC: The Lady Rebels have compiled an impressive record outside the Southeastern Conference in regular-season play since. Ole Miss owns a 134-30 record (.817 winning percentage) versus non-conference opponents since 1990. The Lady Rebels' best non-conference record during that time came during the 1991-92 SEC Championship season, as they compiled a 15-1 mark versus non-conference foes. The Lady Rebels' were nearly as good last season as they went 12-1 against non-SEC challengers. The Lady Rebels have an overall 47-7 record (.870 winning percentage) versus the non-conference opponents on this year's slate.
OLE MISS MAKING THE GRADE: The Lady Rebels placed six players on the 2001 SEC Academic Honor Roll. Tennessee led the conference with seven players on the honor roll. In each of Ron Aldy's four years, Ole Miss has ranked in the top three in the SEC with the number of players on the honor roll. Takela Corbitt, Shayla Day, Von Kirk, TaShondrea Moton, Stephanie Murphy and Becky Myatt were all named to the 2001 SEC Academic Honor Roll. Myatt received the honor for the third-straight year.
TIP-INS: Two members of the Lady Rebel program celebrate their birthdays in the month of November. Head Coach Ron Aldy had his day on November 9, and senior guard Sherika Wright will celebrate her 22nd birthday on November 22.
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: Ole Miss will appear on television twice this year. The Sunshine Network will air Ole Miss' game at Florida on Jan. 20, 2002. FoxSportsNetSouth will televise the Lady Rebels' game against Mississippi State on Jan. 27 in Tad Smith Coliseum and Comcast Sports Southeast will televise the Lady Rebels' final home game of the season versus Tennessee on Feb. 21.
TRAVELING WITH THE LADY REBELS: Ole Miss will log plenty of miles during the 2001-02 season. The Lady Rebels will travel as far west as Bozeman, Mont., and as far east as Philadelphia, Pa. In between those two trips will be a trip south to Orlando, Fla. All of these trips come on the heels of Ole Miss' tour of Canada last May.
DOWELL, MYATT JOIN LADY REBEL STAFF: During the offseason, Aldy added two people to the Lady Rebel staff. Kim Dowell joined the program as an assistant coach and Becky Myatt turned in her playing shoes for a clipboard as she is now a graduate administrative aide for Ole Miss. Dowell comes to Oxford from her alma mater, UT-Arlington, where she served as an assistant coach for the past five seasons. She replaces Carol Sensley, a member of the staff for the past two seasons, who left to take the head coaching position with the McNeese State University women's basketball program. Myatt, who earned four letters under Aldy, is the Lady Rebel career leader in three-point field goals made and attemtped. She joined the 1,000 point club as a senior as she tallied 1,193 points during her Ole Miss career. Myatt's primary duties will be coordinating film exchange and maintaining correspondence with Alumni and Lady Rebel supporters.
