The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss Women's Basketball Game Notes
12/13/2004 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 13, 2004
OXFORD, Miss. -
tonight's game
Ole Miss is will be looking to bounce back from a loss at #13/13 Texas Tech on Sunday, when they play host to Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 7 p.m., Tuesday in Tad Smith Coliseum.
The Lady Rebels are 4-3 under the direction of second-year head coach Carol Ross. Ross, who played at Ole Miss from 1979-82, earned SEC Co-Coach of the Year honors in 2004 after guiding Ole Miss back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in eight seasons.
The Lady Rebels will see the return of leading scorer (13.7) and rebounder (8.7) Armintie Price to the line-up when Ole Miss takes on UAPB. Price had to miss Sunday's game due to a death in the family. Senior Amber Watts also tallies double figures for Ole Miss as she turns in 12.0 points per game.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff is 2-4 on the season, with losses coming at the hands of Illinois, Tennessee State, Wichita State and Arkansas State and wins over Philander Smith College and Arkansas Baptist.
Senior forward Jewel Owens leads the Lady Golden Lions in scoring with 13.3 points per game, while junior forward Chekesha Johnson leads UAPB on the boards with 7.8 caroms per contest.
UAPB coach Angela Daniels is 6-27 in her third season with the Lady Golden Lions. Daniels' overall coaching record is 51-114 in seven seasons.
