The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebels Travel to Mississippi State
2/27/2015 | Women's Basketball
Ole Miss hits the road for its regular-season finale when it travels to Starkville to take on the No. 11/13 Bulldogs in a Magnolia State battle. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. CT and will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Net with Jenn Hildreth and Brittany Jackson on the call.
Game 29: Ole Miss (17-11, 7-8 SEC) at Mississippi State (25-5, 10-5 SEC)
Date: March 1, 2015
Location: Starkville, Miss. (HumphreyColiseum)
Series: Ole Miss leads, 63-25
Streak: Mississippi State has won the last two games
Live Stats | TV: Fox Sports Net | Game Notes(PDF)
Starting Five
1. The Rebels sent the 2015 senior class out with a 58-57 win over LSU in the final regular season home game at Tad Smith Coliseum. The Rebels ran their win streak to three straight and moved to 17-11, 7-8 SEC for the most wins both overall and SEC since the 2009-10 season.
2. Ole Miss had four players in double figures for the second consecutive game and was paced by 14 points each from Gracie Frizzell and Erika Sisk. The Rebels are 6-1 when they have at least three players in double figures and during its current three-game win streak have had three or more reach double figures in two of the three games.
3. Erika Sisk went 10-of-10 from the free throw line against LSU, setting a new career high. Sisk joins Tia Faleru as Rebels who have made double-digit free throws and the 10 are tied for the most by an Ole Miss player this season. Over the last two games, Sisk is 14-of-15 from the free throw line.
4. Tia Faleru picked up her 12th double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds against LSU. It was her 32nd career double-double giving her sole possession of fifth place on the Ole Miss all-time double-double list. Faleru has posted double-figure points 10 times this season and 2hen Faleru is in double figures Ole Miss is 16-5.
5. Ole Miss is guaranteed of the first winning regular-season record since the 2009-10 season and is sitting at 17-11, 7-8 SEC entering Sunday's game. The 17 wins and seven SEC wins are the most since 2009-10. The Rebels have chance for their third SEC road win on Sunday and third win over a ranked foe.
Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State Notables
-This will be the 89th meeting between the instate rivals. Ole Miss leads the all-time series 63-25, but Mississippi State has won the last two meetings and 8 of the last 11. Ole Miss has a 25-14 series advantage in Starkville and is looking for its first win at the Hump since 2010. A win would also give head coach Matt Insell his first win in enemy territory.
- Ole Miss assistant coach Brittany Hudson returns to Starkville on Sunday. Hudson came to Oxford in May after spending the previous two years as an assistant coach on Vic Schafer's staff at Mississippi State.
A Win Would...
-Move Ole Miss to 18-8, 8-8 SEC and give Ole Miss its second win over a top 15 opponent in the last seven days and third win over a ranked opponent this season. The win would also give Ole Miss eight SEC wins for the first time since 2006-07.
Rebels By The Numbers
6-Number of games Ole Miss has won with at least three players in double figures. Ole Miss is 6-1 when they have at least three players in double figures. Ole Miss has had 3+ in two of its last three wins.
8-Number of three-pointers from Gracie Frizzell against Alabama on Jan. 11. The Little Rock, Arkansas native set a new Ole Miss single-game record and Tad Smith record. Her eight triples are the most in the SEC this season.
10-Number of free throws Erika Sisk made against LSU. It set a new career-high for the Oxford native and ties for the most free throws made by an Ole Miss player this season.
17-Number of wins Ole Miss has entering the regular-season finale against Mississippi State. It's the most wins for Ole Miss since the 2009-10 season. Ole Miss is also vying for the first 20-win season since 2006-07.
100-Number of consecutive games in which Tia Faleru has grabbed a rebound. Faleru, who leads the SEC rebounding, is averaging 10.5 rebounds per game and is the only SEC player averaging double figures
158-Number of three-point field goals Gracie Frizzell has drilled in her career. She moves into the top five all-time at Ole Miss and has the most triples since Bianca Thomas (2006-10) tallied 226 in her career.
Scouting Mississippi State
Mississippi State enters Sunday's game with a 25-2, 10-5 SEC record after a 69-50 loss to No. 2 South Carolina on Thursday. The Bulldogs have won seven of their last 10 and are currently ranked No. 11/13 in the AP and Coaches Polls. Freshman Victoria Vivians leads the way averaging 14.9 points per game as the lone player in double figures for Mississippi State. Martha Alwal is contributing 9.6 points per game while Morgan Williams is adding 9.0 points per game. Alwal leads the rebounding efforts with 6.4 rebounds per game while Breanna Richardson is adding 5.7 rebounds per game.
About Ole Miss
Senior forward Tia Faleru continues to lead Ole Miss with 14.7 points per game and 10.5 rebounds per game. Faleru has scored in double figures in 24 of Ole Miss' 28 games and has grabbed eight or more rebounds in 24 of Ole Miss' 28 games. She also has 12 double-doubles on the season which leads the SEC. Faleru, who is in the only player in the SEC averaging a double-double, is the lone player in double figures, but Erika Sisk is nearing double figures with 9.0 points per game, while Ole Miss has six players averaging 6.0 points or better. Danielle McCray and A'Queen Hayes are helping Faleru shoulder the rebounding load averaging 5.2 and 4.2 rebounds per game, respectively. In SEC action, Faleru leads the way averaging 13.1 points, while Erika Sisk is averaging 8.9 points. A'Queen Hayes is also netting 7.7 points per game against SEC foes. As a team, Ole Miss is averaging 65.3 points per game while holding opponents to 62.6 points per game.
On Deck
Ole Miss will travel to the 2015 SEC Tournament in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Rebels will open action on Thursday and will learn their final seeding following Sunday's final regular-season games.
