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Ole Miss Hosts McNeese State Saturday at Noon
12/18/2015 | Women's Basketball
Game Notes - vs. McNeese State - Game 12
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
Ole Miss will wrap up its three game tour of the state of Louisiana when it hosts McNeese State at Tad Smith Coliseum on Saturday. Tip off is set for 12 p.m. The game can be seen live on SEC Network+ with Will Kollmeyer and Armintie Herrington on the call. Ole Miss fans can listen live to live audio on OleMissSport.com and 105.1 FM and 105.5 FM locally with Graham Doty on the call.
Game 12: Ole Miss (6-5) vs. McNeese (5-3)
Date: December 19, 2015
Time: 12 PM
Location: Oxford, Miss. (Tad Smith Coliseum)
Television: None
Live Audio: OleMissSports.com
Livestats:
Live Video: SECN+
Starting Five
1. Ole Miss dropped a heartbreaking, 61-59, contest to Tulane in its last outing on Wednesday. Shandricka Sessom tallied her first career double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead the offense. Sessom's 22 points was her fourth game of 20 or more and the third in her last four games. Bretta Hart also added seven rebounds.
4. Shandricka Sessom extended her double figure scoring streak to 12 straight games dating back to last season, which is the longest double-digit scoring streak on the team currently. Sessom's leading the team with 18.5 points per game and is ranked No. 3 in the SEC in scoring and is 55th nationally.
3. Erika Sisk grabbed five steals against Tulane. It was her second game this season of five or mores steals and her most since recording six at Stony Brook. Sisk's career high is seven set last season against Southeast Missouri State. Sisk is fifth in the SEC with 2.3 steals per game, which also ranks 41st nationally.
4. This will be the seventh meeting between Ole Miss and McNeese State. The Rebels lead the series, 5-1 but McNeese State won the last meeting, 80-75, in 2012-13 at a tournament hosted by Hofstra. The last two meetings have come at neutral sites with the teams splitting the meetings. Ole Miss is 4-0 against the Cowgirls in Oxford.
5. Ole Miss will be taking on its third consecutive opponent from the state of Louisiana and the fourth from the Bayou when McNeese State travels to Oxford. Ole Miss is currently 1-2 against teams from Louisiana. Ole Miss has taken on UL-Lafayette, New Orleans and Tulane and will face LSU later in the season.
Ole Miss vs. McNeese State Notables
-Ole Miss and McNeese State will be meeting for the seventh time with the Rebels leading, 5-1, despite losing the last meeting during the 2012-13 season. This will be the first meeting in Oxford since the 2003-04 season. The Rebels have never travel to Lake Charles, La.
-McNeese State head coach Brooks Donald-Williams is very familiar with Ole Miss as she played her collegiate basketball at Mississippi State and she coached an AAU team based out of Oxford. Additionally, the Cowgirls have one player from Mississippi in Haily Jenkins from Mound Bayou.
-The teams have several opponents in common in Tulane and New Orleans. Ole Miss is the second power five foe for the Cowgirls as they also faced Baylor this season.
A Win Would
-Move Ole Miss to 6-1 in the series and give the Rebels wins in two of the last three meetings between the teams. Additionally, Ole Miss would move to 2-0 against Southland foes this season and 42-9 all-time against the Southland Conference.
-Move the Rebels nine wins way from the 800th victory in program history. Ole Miss' current record is 790-477. The earliest Ole Miss could hit the 800th win would be on Jan. 31 at South Carolina and they would become the sixth SEC program to record 800 wins.
Rebels By The Numbers
4- Number of games Shandricka Sessom has scored 20 or more points this season. Sessom tallied a career-best 28 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and followed that with 20 points against Southern Miss for her first back-to-back games of 20 or more points.
11-Number of rebounds Shandricka Sessom had against Tulane. It was her first career game of double-digit rebounds and coupled with her 22 points gave Sessom her first career double-double.
12- Number of consecutive games Ole Miss leading scorer Shandricka Sessom has scored in double figures. Sessom is averaging 18.5 points per game and is the No. 3 scorer in the SEC and ranks No. 55 nationally.
25.2- Number of turnovers Ole Miss is averaging through the last four games. Ole Miss has forced at least 25 turnovers in each of its last three games and in five games this season.
36 - Number of points Torri Lewis scored against New Orleans. She was six points shy of the Tad Smith record for points held by Bianca Thomas. Her 36 points are the most for an Ole Miss player this season and is tied for second most points scored by an SEC player this season.
Tad Pad Countdown
3- Ole Miss will play three more games at the historic Tad Smith Coliseum before moving into the brand new Pavilion at Ole Miss. The opening weekend of the Pavilion will be Jan. 7-10. Ole Miss will play its first game in its new home on Jan. 10 vs. Florida and the last game at the Tad Pad will be against Vanderbilt on Jan. 3
Scouting McNeese State
McNeese State enters Saturday's game with a 7-3 record after a 72-62 over UL-Monroe on Wednesday after defeating UL-Monroe, 72-62. The team used 22-point second and fourth quarters en route to their seventh win of the season. The Cowgirls have three players in double figures led by Alison Baggett who is averaging 12.8 points per game. Jayln Johnson and Amber Donnes are also in double figures with 11.5 and 10.4 points, respectively. Jasmyn Carswell leads the way on the glass with 7.6 rebounds per game while Frederica Haywood is pulling down 6.8 rebounds per game. As a team, the Cowgirls are averaging 66.8 points per game and 38.4 rebounds per game.
About Ole Miss
Sophomore Shandricka Sessom continues to lead the Ole Miss offense with 18.5 points per game and has reached double figures in each game this season and in 12 consecutive games dating back to last season. Her 18.5 points currently ranks third in the SEC. Erika Sisk is close to double figures with 9.3 points per game, while, Shequila Joseph and Torri Lewis are nearing double digits with 6.9 and 6.8 points per game, respectively. Bretta Hart leads the rebounding efforts with 7.9 rebounds per game, while rookie Jonell Williams is contributing 7.7 boards per game. As a team, Ole Miss is averaging 74.5 points per game and grabbing 46.6 rebounds per game.
Up Next
Ole Miss will take some time for the holidays and will next hit the hardwood on Dec. 29 when they close out the non-conference slate against Alabama A&M at 6 p.m. Ole Miss fans can catch live video on SECN+ with Will Kollmeyer and Armintie Herrington on the call and can also hear Graham Doty with the call on 105.1 FM and 105.5 FM and on OleMissSports.com.
