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Women's Basketball Game Notes
1/4/2002 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 4, 2002
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GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Sunday, January 6, 2002
Time: 2:00 p.m. CT
Location: Tad Smith Coliseum, Oxford, Miss.
Radio: WTNM Supertalk Mississippi 105.5 FM
PROBABALE STARTING LINE-UPS
OLE MISS
| No. | Player | Ht. | Yr. | Pos. | Hometown | PPG | RPG | APG |
| 10 | Sherika Wright | 5-6 | Sr. | G | Augusta, Ga. | 11.5 | 3.2 | 5.5 |
| 13 | Ally Kelly | 5-6 | Fr. | G | Austin, Texas | 12.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 20 | TaShondrea Moton | 5-10 | Sr. | F | Prattville, Ala. | 4.2 | 5.8 | 1.0 |
| 32 | Von Kirk | 5-10 | Sr. | F | Huntsville, Ala. | 10.8 | 4.8 | 1.9 |
| 33 | Amber Watts | 6-3 | Fr. | C | Utica, Miss. | 6.1 | 5.6 | 2.7 (B) |
| No. | Player | Ht. | Yr. | Pos. | Hometown | PPG | RPG | APG |
| 03 | Amy Wright | 5-7 | Sr. | G | Williamsburg, Ind. | 6.7 | 3.3 | 6.5 |
| 20 | Shameka Christon | 6-1 | So. | F | Hot Springs, Ark. | 14.6 | 6.8 | 0.9 |
| 21 | India Lewis | 5-5 | Jr. | G | Siloam Springs, Ark. | 13.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 22 | Dana Cherry | 5-8 | Jr. | G | Pine Bluff, Ark. | 10.0 | 4.4 | 0.9 |
| 52 | Joy Oakley | 6-0 | Sr. | F | Hot Springs, Ark. | 8.5 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
STATISTICAL COMPARISON
(2001-02 Statistics)Ole Miss Category Arkansas75.1 Points Per Game 72.963.7 Opp. Points Per Game 58.741.7 Field Goal Pct. 44.338.0 Opp. Field Goal Pct. 40.165.9 Free Throw Pct. 61.567.4 Opp. Free Throw Pct. 67.434.3 3-Point Field Goals 33.332.2 Opp. 3-Point Field Goals 32.244.1 Rebounds 34.638.7 Opp. Rebounds 36.715.4 Assists 14.619.4 Turnovers 13.94.5 Blocked Shots 4.511.6 Steals 12.9
LADY REBEL GAME NOTES
LADY REBELS OPEN SEC PLAY AT HOME AGAINST ARKANSAS: The Lady Rebels (8-5) will host Arkansas (9-3) Sunday, in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. Ole Miss will play at Tad Smith Coliseum for the first time since Dec. 15. The Lady Rebels have played five of their last six games on the road. Game time is set for 2 p.m .(CT).
ALDY IS IN FIFTH YEAR: Ron Aldy is in his fifth year (64-65 at Ole Miss, 147-107 all-time) 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 is in his first season as the "Voice of the Lady Rebels". Daniels currently serves as news and sports director at WQLJ-FM 93.7 in Oxford.
OLE MISS DRUBBED BY OWLS: The Lady Rebels took home the second place trophy from the first annual Temple University Classic after falling to the host Owls, 84-69, in the championship game of the two-day tournament. Despite Sherika Wright's 21 points and seven rebound effort (both career highs), Ole Miss could not withstand the defensive pressure of the Owls and turned the ball over 23 times in the game.
SCOUTING ARKANSAS: The Lady Razorbacks got back in the win column in their last outing at BYU. Arkansas defeated the Lady Cougars, 85-57, in Provo, Utah. Sophomore forward Shamecka Christon leads three Lady Razorbacks in double-figure scoring so far this season with 14.6 points per game. Junior guard India Lewis is getting 13.3 points per game, while junior guard Dana Cherry is chipping in 10.0 per contest. Christon also leads UA in rebounding with 6.8 caroms per game.
SERIES RECORD: This will be the 16th meeting between the two schools. Arkansas won last season's game, 82-64, in Fayetteville. Becky Myatt led Ole Miss in scoring with 16 points, while Saundra Jackson was the leading rebounder with nine boards.
INJURY REPORT: Sophomore forward Tywanna Inmon is questionable for Sunday's game versus Arkansas due to continued problems with a right ankle sprain. The 6-1 West Memphis, Ark., native is averaging 7.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game for the Lady Rebels.
OLE MISS VS. ARKANSAS SCHOOLS: Ole Miss owns a 21-7 record (.750 winning percentage) versus schools from the state of Arkansas. The following is a list of the schools from Arkansas that Ole Miss has played and their records against those schools.
Team RecordArkansas 11-4Arkansas-Little Rock 3-0Arkansas State 6-3Total 21-7
OLE MISS-ARKANSAS TIES: Ole Miss fields three Arkansas natives on the 2001-02 squad. Juniors Leah Henley (Warren) and Kayla Madewell (Farmington) and sophomore Tywanna Inmon (West Memphis) all hail from Mississippi's neighbor to the west. Inmon teamed up with the Lady Razorbacks' Katrina Nesby at West Memphis High School. Arkansas does not field any native Mississippians.
COMMON OPPONENTS: Outside of the SEC schedule, Ole Miss and Arkansas do not share any common opponents during the 2001-02 season.
OLE MISS IN SEC OPENERS: The Lady Rebels are 14-6 all-time in SEC openers and have lost the last four conference openers. They lost last season's SEC opener at Vanderbilt, 79-64.
OLE MISS IN SEC HOME OPENERS: The Lady Rebels are 13-7 all-time in SEC home openers. Ole Miss has dropped its last four SEC home openers, including last season's, 60-55, loss to Mississippi State.
HOME SWEET HOME: After playing five of the last six games and nine of 13 this season on the road, Ole Miss will return to the friendly confines of Tad Smith Coliseum for Sunday's contest with Arkansas. The Tad Pad has been a good home for the Lady Rebels. Over the last 26 seasons, the Lady Rebels have compiled an impressive 293-62 record for an incredible winning percentage of .823. In their 26 seasons in the Tad Pad, the Lady Rebels have had four undefeated home seasons in 1978-79 (11-0), 1981-81 (17-0), 1983-84 (13-0) and 1991-92 (14-0). The Lady Rebels are 4-0 in Tad Smith Coliseum so far this season.
LADY REBELS DOING IT IN THE CLASSROOM: Ole Miss is making good marks in the classroom as well as the basketball court as seven Lady Rebels earned honor roll status. Freshman Ally Kelly made a perfect 4.0 grade point average in her first semester at Ole Miss, earning a spot on the Chancellor's Honor Roll (3.75-4.0). Sophomore Kim Ufford made the Dean's Honor Roll (3.50-3.74). Freshman Carletta Brown, sophomores Tenisha Gist and Tywanna Inmon and seniors Von Kirk and TaShondrea Moton each earned a place on the U.M.A.A. Honor Roll (3.00-3.49). In addition to the players making good grades, managers Brittany Aldy and Tiffany Gray each made the Chancellor's Honor Roll and medical redshirt Shayla Day earned U.M.A.A. honors.
CLEANING THE GLASS: Ole Miss is out-rebounding its opponents by a margin of 5.4 rebounds per game. The Lady Rebels have won the rebounding battle in nine of 13 contests so far this season and have out-rebounded their opponents by 15 or more three times, including a 28 rebound advantage over Fairleigh Dickinson on Dec. 30. Senior TaShondrea Moton and sophomore Tywanna Inmon lead Ole Miss in rebounding with 5.8 boards per game. Five Ole Miss players average 4.5 or more rebounds per game in Moton, Inmon, freshman Amber Watts (5.6), senior Saundra Jackson (4.8) and senior Von Kirk (4.8).
MOTON ON A MISSION: Senior forward TaShondrea Moton has been on a mission as of late. Moton, who started the first game of the season, regained her starting position five games ago and has made an immediate impact for the Lady Rebels. The 5-10 Prattville, Ala., native, has averaged 5.6 points and 9.2 rebounds since being reinserted into the starting line-up.
IF IT IS NOT WRIGHT, IT IS WRONG: Senior guard Sherika Wright has played stellar basketball during the non-conference portion of the season. The 5-6 Augusta, Ga., native is leading the team in assists with 71 and steals with 31and is second in scoring with 11.5 points per game. She is also averaging 3.2 rebounds per game from her point guard position. She notched career-highs in both points and rebounds with her 21 points and seven boards in the Lady Rebels' recent loss to Temple.
PUTTING UP THE POINTS: Ole Miss is averaging 75.1 points per game so far this season. The Lady Rebels managed 68.6 points per game last season. Ole Miss gone over the century mark twice during the first 13 games of the season. They defeated Arkansas-Little Rock, 101-57, and recently beat Fairleigh Dickinson, 105-46. The 59-point victory over Fairleigh Dickinson was the third largest margin of victory in the history of the Lady Rebel program.
SPREADING THE WEALTH: The Lady Rebels are getting solid production from a number of players. Seven players are averaging more than five points per game. Carletta Brown (5.1), Amber Watts (6.1), Tywanna Inmon (7.6), Saundra Jackson (9.2), Von Kirk (10.8), Sherika Wright (11.5) and Ally Kelly (12.2) are all capable scorers, making it difficult for opposing defenses to know who to guard. Six of the seven players have led the team in scoring.
LADY REBELS CAPTURE GRAN TREE THANKSGIVING CLASSIC TITLE: Ole Miss defeated Montana State, 66-59, and UW-Milwuakee, 74-57, to claim the 2001 Gran Tree Thanksgiving Classic title. The Lady Rebels used a balanced scoring attack in the tournament as five different players scored in double figures over the weekend. Senior Von Kirk was named MVP of the tournament and freshman Ally Kelly joined Kirk on the All-Tournament team. In addition to playing in the tournament, the Ole Miss team also took in the sights of the beautiful state of Montana. The Lady Rebels spent Thanksgiving Day at Big Sky ski resort.
OLE MISS SUCCESSFUL IN REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENTS: Ole Miss owns a 111-28 record in regular season tournaments. The Lady Rebels have won 37 tournament titles, including the 2001 Gran Tree Thanksgiving Classic. The Lady Rebels defeated Montana State and UW-Milwaukee to claim the title last weekend.
KIRK FOR MVP: Senior Von Kirk was named Most Valuable Player of the Gran Tree Thanksgiving Classic last weekend. Kirk averaged 13 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals a game during the two-day tournament. The honor was Kirk's first MVP award of a regular-season tournament. It was her second time to earn All-Tournament honors, though as she was named to the Howard Bank Classic All-Tournament team last season.
KIRK MOVING UP THE CHARTS: Lady Rebel senior Von Kirk is moving up the Ole Miss charts in three-point shooting. Kirk, in just over two years, has made 113 three pointers, good for fourth-place on the career Lady Rebel chart. She needs 26 more three-pointers to pass Jackie Martin on the chart. Becky Myatt is on top of the chart with 232 three point baskets.
JACKSON TAKING IT TO THE BANK: Senior center Saundra Jackson is making good on most of her field goals this year. Jackson has made 49-of-91 shots from the field so far this season, good for 53.8 percent. The Lady Rebel record for field goal percentage for a season is 60.4 percent by Eugenia Conner during the 1982-83 season. Jackson's current field goal percentage would rank fourth on the Ole Miss chart for field goal percentage for a season.
STARTERS ALL AROUND: Through nine games this season, Ole Miss has used four different starting lineups. Senior guard Sherika Wright is the lone mainstay, while freshman guard Ally Kelly, senior guard Von Kirk, sophomore forward Tywanna Inmon and freshman center Amber Watts have all started 12-of-13 games. Senior forward TaShondrea Moton has started six games and senior center Saundra Jackson has gotten the nod in one contest. The following are Ole Miss' starting lineups and the records they have produced.
Wright, Kirk, Moton, Inmon, Jackson 0-1Wright, Kelly, Henley, Inmon, Watts 1-0Wright, Kelly, Kirk, Inmon, Watts 4-2Wright, Kelly, Kirk, Moton, Watts 3-2
STREAK STILL ALIVE: Ole Miss made two threes in the loss to Temple. They have now hit at least one three-pointer in 217 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 302 straight games, dating back to 1991.
DISHING IT OUT: Senior point guard Sherika Wright is averaging 5.5 assists per game so far this season. She is tied for 39th in the NCAA in assists per game and currently ranks fifth in the SEC with her 71 assists in 13 games. The 5-8 Augusta, Ga., native led Ole Miss in assists last season with 113.
TAKE IT AWAY: The Lady Rebels recorded 28 steals against UALR on Nov. 27, led by freshman guard Ally Kelly's seven thefts. Five players recorded three or more steals in the contest and 12 of 13 players that played recorded at least one steal. The 28 steals ranks as the second best in a single game in Ole Miss history. The Lady Rebels have recorded 145 steals on the season, good for 12 per game which ranks fourth in the SEC. See page six for a boxscore from the game.
MACHINE GUN KELLY: Ole Miss freshman Ally Kelly has been impressive in her first season of college basketball. Kelly is currently leading Ole Miss in scoring with an 12.2 points per game average. She was named to the All-Tournament team at the Gran Tree Thanksgiving Classic. She has led Ole Miss in scoring four times this season with 15 points in the opening loss to Tennesse Tech, 19 points in the win against UW-Milwaukee, 13 points against Middle Tennessee and 12 points in the loss to South Alabama. Kelly is also averaging over two steals per game.
BLOCK PARTY: Lady Rebel freshman forward/center Amber Watts is quickly becoming a defensive force in the paint. Watts, who stands 6-3, has collected an impressive 35 blocks in her first 13 collegiate games. The Utica, Miss., native is ranked 13th in the NCAA in blocks per game and is fourth in the SEC, blocking 2.78 shots per contest. With Watts and senior Saundra Jackson manning the middle Ole Miss has recoreded 58 blocks in their first 13 games after only getting 38 blocks all of last season.
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.
DEPTH A PLENTY: Ole Miss is developing some quality depth as nine players are averaging double-digits in minutes. Sherika Wright leads the Lady Rebels with minutes per game, as she is on the floor 28.9 minutes per game. Ally Kelly and Von Kirk are close behind with 27.8 and 27.2 minutes per game respectively. Amber Watts (20.2), is also averaging over 20 minutes per game. Tywanna Inmon (19.2), Saundra Jackson (19.2) TaShondrea Moton (18.0), Carletta Brown (13.6) Tenisha Gist (12.3) all average more than 10 minutes per game. Kayla Madwell is close behind with a 9.8 minutes per game average and Leah Henley is getting 8.4 minutes per game.
IMPRESSIVE OUTSIDE THE SEC: The Lady Rebels have compiled an impressive record outside the Southeastern Conference in regular-season play. Ole Miss owns a 141-34 record (.806 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 50-8 record (.862 winning percentage) versus the non-conference opponents on this year's slate.
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: Ole Miss will appear on television three times 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.
DOWELL, MYATT JOIN LADY REBEL STAFF: During the offseason, Head Coach Ron 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. 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.
