The University of Mississippi Athletics
Women's Basketball Game Notes
1/8/2003 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 8, 2003
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GAME DAY INFORMATION
- Radio: WTNM Supertalk Mississippi (105.5 FM). Broadcasts beginning 15 minutes prior to the scheduled tip-off. Brad Daniels is in his second season as the "Voice of the Lady Rebels".
- Internet: Game will be televised live on www.OleMissSports.tv
- Rankings: None
- Series: Florida leads 11-8.
Coaches: Ole Miss head coach Ron Aldy is 77-80 in his sixth season with the Lady Rebels and owns a 155-120 overall record in his nine years as a head coach. Florida head coach Carolyn Peck is 8-4 in her first season with the Gators. Peck owns a 65-15 overall head coaching record.
GAME DAY HEADLINES
- Ole Miss is 5-0 at Tad Smith Coliseum this season.
- The Lady Rebels are 10-2 on the season for the first time since the 2000-01 season, when the Ole Miss posted 11-straight wins to start the season.
- Ole Miss is 17-6 in Southeastern Conference openers. Ole Miss has never faced Florida in an SEC opener. Head Coach Ron Aldy is 1-4 in SEC openers with the lone win coming in last year's 81-46 win over Arkansas.
- The Florida game will mark the first game of the second semester for Ole Miss as classes started on Jan. 8. The Lady Rebels went 5-2 during the holiday break.
- The Lady Rebels have forced more turnovers than they have committed in nine-straight games and in 10-of-12 games this season.
- Ole Miss has gotten to the free throw line more often then their opponent in 8-of-12 games this season, shooting 240 free throws, compared to their opponents 185 free throw attempts.
LADY REBEL PROBABLE STARTERS
| No. | Pos. | Name | Yr. | Ht. | Ppg. | Rpg. |
| 11 | G | Carletta Brown | So. | 5-4 | 6.6/td> | 1.5 |
| 2 | G | Tenisha Gist | Jr. | 5-10 | 7.2 | 4.3 |
| 22 | F | Leah Henley | Sr. | 5-9 | 5.8 | 4.3 |
| 32 | F | Ellen Buchanan | Fr. | 5-11 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| 33 | C | Amber Watts | So. | 6-3 | 12.0 | 8.6 |
LADY REBELS OFF THE BENCH
| No. | Pos. | Name | Yr. | Ht. | Ppg. | Rpg. |
| 5 | G | Elizabeth Cansdale | So. | 5-8 | 7.0 | 1.5 |
| 12 | F | Erin Newsom | Jr. | 6-2 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 20 | G | Ashley Johnson | Fr. | 5-9 | 9.5 | 1.6 |
| 21 | G | Genice Terry | Jr. | 5-9 | 6.4 | 2.3 |
| 25 | F | Tia Watson | Jr. | 5-11 | 2.8 | 4.0 |
| 34 | F | Tywanna Inmon | Jr. | 6-1 | 6.4 | 4.3 |
| 45 | C | Marie Deparrois | Fr. | 6-4 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
LADY REBEL GAME NOTES
LAST TIME OUT: The Lady Rebels staged a furious comeback in the last few minutes of the game to steal a 54-53 win over Temple. Down 10 points with just over four minutes remaining in the game, Ole Miss outscored the Owls 13-2 to claim their 10th victory of the season. Ashley Johnson and Genice Terry combined for three steals, two assists and six points during the last stretch and led Ole Miss with 18 points and 11 points, respectively, in the game.
ALDY IS IN SIXTH YEAR: Ron Aldy is in his sixth year (77-80) 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 is using 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 five 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 three of the last four seasons. Since Aldy came to Oxford, all of his outgoing seniors have received their bachelor's degrees with the exception of three, one of whom will graduate in December and the other two in May. 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.
SCOUTING FLORIDA: The Gators enter Thursday's contest with an 8-4 record that includes wins over Florida State, Miami and Virginia. UF has suffered losses to UC-Santa Barbara, N.C. State, Houston and Oregon State all away from the friendly confines of the O'Connell Center. Freshman forward Bernice Cosby leads Florida in scoring with 14.8 points per game and rebounding with 9.3 boards per game. Senior forward Courtney Cooper is second on the team in both points and rebounds as she averages 14.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per contest.
OLE MISS-FLORIDA HISTORY: Thursday's game will be the 20th meeting between the two schools, with Florida leading the series 11-8. Ole Miss won the first eight games in the series, but has now lost 11-straight to the Gators, including two losses last season. The Lady Rebels fell to Florida 75-73 in Gainesville and 74-73 in Oxford. Ole Miss owns a 6-4 record against Florida in Oxford.
COMMON OPPONENTS: Outside of Southeastern Conference opponents, Ole Miss and Florida do not share any common opponents.
LADY REBEL-GATOR CONNECTIONS: Ole Miss does not have any players from the state of Florida on the roster and UF does not field any native Mississippians on their roster. Lady Rebel head coach Ron Aldy will be facing the Gators for the seventh time since taking over at Ole Miss. Aldy was the UF associate head coach for five seasons prior to arriving in Oxford. Florida compiled a 110-44 record during Aldy's five seasons in Gainesville, including five trips to the NCAA Tournament. UF assistant coach Matthew Mitchell is a native of Louisville, Miss., the same hometown as Ole Mis assistant coach Kim Rosamond. Mitchell is a 1995 graduate of Mississippi State and was a teacher and coach at two different Mississippi Academies prior to working at Florida.
OLE MISS VS. FLORIDA SCHOOLS: Ole Miss owns a 18-15 record (.545 winning percentage) versus schools from the Sunshine state. The following is a list of schools from Florida that Ole Miss has played and their record against those schools.
Team RecordCentral Florida 3-0Florida 8-11Florida Atlantic 1-1Florida International 2-1Florida State 3-2Stetson 1-0Total 18-15
INJURY REPORT: Junior forward Tywanna Inmon will make her second return to the court this season after missing the Temple game with head pain. Inmon was elbowed in the face during practice, suffering a cut between her eyes that required stitches to close. Inmon suffered head pain associated with the would and did not play against the Owls. Inmon missed four games earlier in the season with a sprained knee. Junior guard/forward Tenisha Gist will be sidelined for four to six weeks with a stress fracture in her right lower leg. Gist had started all 12 games prior to her injury.
THREES ARE THE KEY: Ole Miss has made more three-pointers than their opponents in 10-of-12 games this season. The Lady Rebels are 10-0 when connecting on more trifectas than their opponent. In losses to Oakland and Florida International, Ole Miss made one less three-pointer than their opponent. UM has made 77 threes on the season compared to 44 threes for their opponents.
SCORING ALL AROUND: Of the 12 players on the Ole Miss roster, 11 have scored in double-figures. The lone player to not score in double figures is junior forward Tia Watson. Watson, however, scored in double figures in both of the Lady Rebels' exhibition games.
JOHNSON MAKING A NAME FOR HERSELF: Freshman guard Ashley Johnson has been making waves lately. The 5-9 Shelbyville, Tenn., native has averaged 17.5 points per game over the last four outings. Johnson has nailed 27-of-58 shots from the floor during the four games, including 10-of-20 three-point attempts. Johnson is leading the SEC in three-point shooting percentage as she has connected on 18-of-32 for 56.3 percent on the season.
TERRY EARNS ALL-TOURNAMENT HONOR: Junior guard Genice Terry scored a season-high 20 points to lead Ole Miss in the championship game of the Sun & Fun Classic in Miami. Terry also tallied team highs in steals (4) and assists (3) in the Lady Rebel loss to FIU. Terry collected five points, two steals and two assists in the Ole Miss opening round win over Georgia State. She was the fifth Lady Rebel to earn All-Tournament honors this season.
TERRY AND JOHNSON FORM DYNAMIC DUO OFF-THE-BENCH: Junior guard Genice Terry and freshman guard Ashley Johnson are combining forces to provide Ole Miss with a solid one-two punch off-the-bench. Johnson is averaging 9.5 points per game (2nd on team) and Terry is adding 6.4 points per game. The two led Ole Miss in scoring with 18 (Johnson) and 11 (Terry) points in the win over Temple. Terry led Ole Miss against FIU with a season-high 20 points, while Johnson added 16 in the loss.
AMBER FROM THE BLOCK: Lady Rebel sophomore center Amber Watts has gotten out of the blocks quickly and is leading Ole Miss in both scoring and rebounding. The 6-3 Jackson, Miss., native averages 12.0 points and 8.6 rebounds per contest. Watts has led Ole Miss in scoring in five games and in rebounding in six games.
JOHNSON GETS HER SHINE ON: Ole Miss freshman Ashley Johnson turned her game up a notch in the Bahamas as the 5-9 guard recorded a game-high 23 points in the consolation win over Marshall. Johnson entered the game with just over 11 minutes remaining in the first half of play and went on to score 20 points in the first period. Johnson connected on 8-of-12 shots from the field, including 4-of-6 from beyond the arc. Johnson scored another three points in the second half and earned All-Tournament honors for her efforts.
OLE MISS CLAIMS TOURNAMENT TITLE: The Lady Rebels defeated host Illinois-Chicago, 65-64, to capture the title of the UIC Thanksgiving Tournament. Sophomore Elizabeth Cansdale made one-of-two free throws with 23.2 seconds left in the game for the difference in the game. Cansdale led Ole Miss in scoring with 16 points, while junior Genice Terry chipped in 10. Freshman Ellen Buchanan led the Lady Rebels in rebounding with nine, followed by sophomore Amber Watts with eight boards. Sophomore Carletta Brown dished out a team high four assists.
WATTS EARNS MVP HONORS: Ole Miss sophomore center Amber Watts was named tournament MVP at the UIC Thanksgiving Classic. Watts recorded 28 points and 17 rebounds in the two-game tournament. It is her first MVP honor of her career.
BUCHANAN AND CANSDALE EARN ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORS: Freshman forward Ellen Buchanan and sophomore guard Elizabeth Cansdale joined Amber Watts on the All-Tournament team at the UIC Thanksgiving Tournament. Buchanan racked up 24 points and 13 rebounds, while Candale scored 28 points and grabbed five boards during the two-game stint. It was the first All-Tournament honor for both.
CANSDALE IN THE CLUTCH: Sophomore Elizabeth Cansdale led Ole Miss in scoring in the championship game of the UIC Thankgiving Tournament with 16 points. She scored 11-straight points during a stretch in the first half for the Lady Rebels, however her most important point of the game was her last. With the game knotted at 64-all, Cansdale stepped to the free throw line and hit one-of-two charity shots for the final difference in the game as Ole Miss went on to win the game and the tournament with the 65-64 margin.
GIST HAS CAREER DAY AGAINST SOUTHERN: Junior Tenisha Gist posted several career highs in the Lady Rebels' season opening 66-53 win over Southern University. Gist's set new marks in points (14), field goal attempts (9), three-point field goal attempts (4) and minutes played (30). She also tied a career high in rebounds (7).
CANSDALE IN THE CLUTCH PART II: Elizabeth Cansdale is leading the SEC in free throw shooting percentage after the first eight weeks of competition. Cansdale has made 17-of-18 from the charity stripe, good for 94.4 percent. Cansdale's success at the line should come as no surprise as she has her name in the Basketball Hall of Fame after winning the National Elk's Free Throw Shooting Contest in 1996. Cansdale made 23-of-25 free throws to win the national title at age 13.
CROSSING OVER: Junior forward Erin Newsom recently joined the Ole Miss women's basketball team after completing her four-year Lady Rebel career in volleyball and scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds in just her second game. Newsom, a 6-2 Argyle, Texas native, was a standout basketball player at Northwest High School before deciding to play volleyball in college. She was the starting middle blocker on the Lady Rebel volleyball team and was a team captain in 2002. She will have two seasons of basketball eligibility. Newsom is one of two two-sport athletes on the volleyball team as junior setter Jade Polonich also plays golf at Ole Miss.
DOUBLING UP: Sophomore center Amber Watts tallied her fifth career double-digit rebounding game in the Lady Rebel win over Western Kentucky. Watts grabbed a career-high 14 caroms in the win over the Lady Toppers. The 14 rebounds marks the fifth time in Watts' young career that she posted 10 or more rebounds as she tallied 12 last year versus Fairleigh Dickinson and 10 against Temple and had 13 boards in the 2002-03 season-opening win over Southern University and 11 rebounds in the win over Birminham Southern. For the season, Watts is nearly averaging a double-double as she records 13.1 points and 8.7 rebounds per contest.
SIX NEWCOMERS JOIN LADY REBELS IN 2002-03: New faces will abound as the 2002-03 Lady Rebel basketball season gets underway. The new players have arrived on the roster in a variety of ways. In the traditional mold, making their collegiate debuts will be freshman Ellen Buchanan and Ashley Johnson. In the not so traditional route, fellow freshman Marie Deparrois arrives in Oxford via Bourges, France. Deparrois is Ole Miss' first women's basketball international player. Junior college transfers Genice Terry and Tia Watson will joining the team as juniors. The final newcomer will be listed as a junior in Erin Newsom, an Ole Miss volleyball player playing her first season of collegiate basketball.
600 ON THE HORIZON: With 594 all time wins in the history of the Lady Rebel program, Ole Miss will be searching for its 600th victory during the 2002-03 season. The Lady Rebels have put together 594 wins to just 273 losses in the 29 seasons in Oxford.
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: Ole Miss will appear on television three times this year. FoxSportsNetSouth will televise the Lady Rebels' game against Auburn on Feb. 2 in Tad Smith Coliseum and Comcast Sports Southeast will televise the Lady Rebels' game at Tennessee on Feb. 6. The Sunshine Network will air Ole Miss' game at Florida on Feb. 27.
TIP-INS: Senior Leah Henley got engaged this fall to Rebel football player Rick Razzano. Razzano popped the question during the Rebel Walk through the Grove prior to the Sept. 14 Memphis game. Henley joins fellow Lady Rebel Tywanna Inmon as future brides. Inmon is engaged to Ben Virges.
IMPRESSIVE OUTSIDE THE SEC: The Lady Rebels have compiled an impressive record outside the Southeastern Conference in regular-season play. Ole Miss owns a 151-35 record (.812 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.
OLE MISS MAKING THE GRADE: The Lady Rebels placed five players on the 2002 SEC Academic Honor Roll. In each of Ron Aldy's five years, Ole Miss has ranked in the top three in the SEC with the number of players on the honor roll. Shayla Day, Von Kirk, TaShondrea Moton, Stephanie Murphy and Becky Myatt were Ole Miss' 2002 honorees.
OLE MISS IN THE SEC STATISTICS
TEAM
Scoring Defense (54.5) 6th3-PT Field Goal Pct. Defense (25.7) 4thRebounding Offense (43.3) 5thTurnover Margin (+5.33) 4thOffensive Rebounds (15.50) 6thDefensive Rebounds (27.83) 6th3-PT Field Goals Made (6.42) 4th
AMBER WATTS
Scoring (12.0) 20thRebounding (8.6) 4thOffensive Rebounds (3.08) T-6thDefensive Rebounds (5.50) 5th
ASHLEY JOHNSON
3-PT Field Goal Pct. (56.2) 1st* as of Jan. 5
2002-03 OLE MISS MISCELLANEOUS STATS
Ole Miss' 2002-03 Record When...
| Leadiing At Half | 8-1 |
| Trailing At Half | 2-1 |
| Tied At Half | 0-0 |
| In Overtime | 1-0 |
| Ole Miss Outrebounds Opponent | 5-1 |
| Ole Miss Is Outrebounded | 4-1 |
| Ole Miss Commits More Turnovers | 2-0 |
| Opponent Commits More Turnovers | 8-1 |
| Ole Miss Has More Free Throw Attempts | 7-1 |
| Opponent Has More Free Throw Attempts | 2-1 |
| Ole Miss Shoots 50% Or Better | 0-0 |
| Ole Miss Shoots 50% Or Less | 10-2 |
| Opponent Shoots 50% Or Better | 0-1 |
| Opponent Shoots 50% Or Less | 10-1 |
| Ole Miss Shoots Better Than Opponent | 6-0 |
| Opponent Shoots Better Than Ole Miss | 4-2 |
| Ole Miss Scores Between 50-59 | 1-1 |
| Ole Miss Scores Between 60-69 | 6-1 |
| Ole Miss Scores Between 70-79 | 1-0 |
| Ole Miss Scores Between 80-89 | 1-0 |
| Ole Miss Scores More Than 90 | 1-0 |
| Opponent Scores Between 50-59 | 6-1 |
| Opponent Scores Between 60-69 | 1-0 |
| Opponent Scores Between 70-79 | 0-1 |
| Opponent Scores Between 80-89 | 0-0 |
| Opponent Scores More Than 90 | 0-0 |
| On Mondays | 2-0 |
| On Tuesdays | 1-0 |
| On Wednesdays | 0-0 |
| On Thursdays | 1-0 |
| On Fridays | 0-0 |
| On Saturdays | 3-1 |
| On Sundays | 3-1 |
| In November | 2-0 |
| In December | 7-2 |
| In January | 1-0 |
| In February | 0-0 |
| In March | 0-0 |
Miscellaneous Streaks
Ole Miss' All-Time Record 594-273Cons. Games With A 3-PT FG 244Cons. Games With Opp. Under 90 points 40
