The University of Mississippi Athletics
Women's Hoops Releases 2011-12 Schedule
8/23/2011 | Women's Basketball
Aug. 23, 2011
2011-12 Schedule
OXFORD, Miss. - Fifth-year head coach Renee Ladner's 2011-12 women's basketball team will face a challenging schedule again this season.
The team will face 13 teams that advanced to postseason last year including five that played in the NCAA Tournament a year ago. The schedule also features three games against first-time opponents, North Florida, the University of Massachusetts and Cleveland State.
In addition, the team's schedule will give fans numerous chances to cheer on the Rebels as the team will play 16 games at home including eight non-conference and eight SEC games.
"This is going to be an exciting year with another group of young Rebels," Ladner said. "Most of the team is freshmen and sophomores this year and we want them to step up because we have such a good schedule. The team got some great experience on our foreign tour to Canada earlier this month by competing at a high level and being able to play together. I am looking forward to an exciting season. This schedule gives fans numerous chances to see us play at home too."
The team will open the year hosting North Florida in the team's annual Kid's Day Game on November 11 before traveling to Beaumont, Texas for a game at Lamar on November 15. The Rebels will host the University of South Alabama on November 18 and will travel to SEMO on November 21. The team will then play against the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA on Nov. 26. Ole Miss will finish the month of November with a home game against UAPB on November 29.
In the month of December, the Rebels will host Grambling on December 3 before traveling to Coral Gables, Fla., for a game at Miami on December 10. Ole Miss will host Central Michigan on December 14 followed by a game against Lipscomb in Nashville, Tenn., on December 16.
The Rebels will host their annual Magnolia Classic December 19-21. Ole Miss will take on Murray State on December 19, Murray State will play Cleveland State on December 20 and Ole Miss will take on Cleveland State on December 21. After the Christmas break, the Rebels will host SELA on December 29 for its final non-conference game of the year.
The Rebels will open SEC play at home, hosting LSU and Florida on January 1 and January 5, respectively. Ole Miss will travel to Vanderbilt on January 8 and will host Arkansas on January 12. The Rebels will hit the road on January 15 to play at Alabama before returning home to host back-to-back games against Mississippi State and Georgia, January 19 and 22.
The Rebels will play at South Carolina on January 26 before playing its last game of the month at home against Auburn on January 29.
After having six home games during conference play in January, the Rebels will have just two home games compared to five road games in February. The team will play at Kentucky on February 2 and at Florida on February 5. The Rebels will host Alabama on February 9 before playing at Mississippi State in Starkville on February 12.
Ole Miss has its bye on February 16 and will host Tennessee in its final home game on February 19. The Rebels will finish the regular season on the road at Georgia on February 23 followed by a game at Auburn on February 26.
