The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebels Travel To Southeast Missouri State Monday
11/20/2011 | Women's Basketball
Nov. 20, 2011
Ole Miss (2-1) at Southeast Missouri State (0-3)
Date: November 21, 2011
Time: 7 p.m. CT
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Arena: Show Me Center
Radio: 105.5 FM (Graham Doty)
Live Stats: OleMissSports.com
Live Streaming: OleMissSports.com
Series: Ole Miss leads, 1-0
QUICK HITS
- Ole Miss travels to Southeast Missouri State for a game Monday night at 7 p.m.
- The Rebels improved to 2-1 on the year with a 54-45 home win over South Alabama Friday night.
- Ole Miss leads the all-time series between the Rebels and Redhawks, 1-0. The only meeting between the two schools took place in 1986.
- Sophomore Valencia McFarland (12.7 ppg) and senior Nikki Byrd (11.0 ppg) lead Ole Miss in scoring.
- Byrd recorded her sixth career double-double against South Alabama with 12 points and a season-high 16 rebounds.
- Byrd (10.0 rpg) and sophomore Pa'Sonna Hope (6.7 rpg) lead the team in rebounding.
- Sophomore Valencia McFarland has earned two preseason honors being named to the All-SEC Second Team by the league's media and to the All-SEC Second Team by the league's coaches.
- Head coach Renee Ladner is in her fifth season at the helm. She has a career record of 60-66 overall and 21-39 in SEC play.
OLE MISS TRAVELS TO SEMO
The Rebels will travel to Southeast Missouri State for its game against the Redhawks Monday at 7 p.m. Ole Miss (2-1 overall) is 0-1 this season on the road falling at Lamar on November 15.
ABOUT OLE MISS
Ole Miss is 2-1 this season after beating South Alabama Friday night. The Rebels are led by Valencia McFarland (12.7 ppg, 15 assists) and Nikki Byrd (11.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg). Pa'Sonna Hope is second on the team lead in rebounding averaging 6.7 rebounds per game. Head coach Renee Ladner is in her fifth season at the helm.
OLE MISS VS. SEMO
Ole Miss and Southeast Missouri State have met just once with Ole Miss leading the all-time series, 1-0. The Rebels beat the Redhawks, 72-63, on December 5, 1986.
A LOOK AT SEMO
Southeast Missouri State is 0-3 this season, having lost at NC State, at Saint Louis and at UCI. The Redhawks are led by Bailie Roberts who averages 12.7 points per game. Roberts is tied with teammate Courteny Shiffer for the team lead in rebounding (5.3 rebounds per game). As a team, SEMO is averaging 42.7 points per game while its opponents are averaging 63.0.
A WIN MONDAY WOULD .....
- Give Ole Miss its third 3-1 start in as many seasons.
- Give the Rebels its first win on the road this season and first road win since February 3, 2011 at Florida.
A LOSS MONDAY WOULD .....
- Give Ole Miss its 5th straight loss on the road dating back to last season.
- Give the Rebels its first 2-2 start since the 2007-08 season.
NEWS AND NOTES
Ole Miss has had two players score in double figures in each of the first three games this season ... Valencia McFarland has scored a team-high 18 points this year while Nikki Byrd has recorded a team-high 16 rebounds this season ... Ole Miss held South Alabama without a player scoring in double figures marking the first time since November 19, 2006 that the Rebels did not allow a player on an opposing team to score in double figures.
