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Ole Miss Hosts No. 22 Missouri on Sunday
1/30/2016 | Women's Basketball
Game Notes -- vs. No. 22/24 Missouri -- Game 21
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
On the heels of the matchup with No. 2/2 South Carolina, the Ole Miss women's basketball team welcomes the Missouri Tigers to The Pavilion at Ole Miss for a nationally televised match with the No. 22 ranked Tigers. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. CT at the Pavilion at Ole Miss. Fans can catch the game on SEC Network with Paul Sunderland and Gail Goestenkors and can also listen to live audio on OleMissSports.com and 105.1 FM and 105.5 FM locally with Graham Doty and Armintie Herrington.
Game 21: Ole Miss (10-10, 2-5 SEC) vs. Missouri (17-4, 4-4 SEC)
Date: January 31, 2016
Time: 4 PM CT
Location: Oxford, Miss. (The Pavilion at Ole Miss)
Television: SEC Network
Live Audio: OleMissSports.com
Livestats:
Live Video: SECN+
Starting Five
1. Ole Miss battled No. 2/2 South Carolina at Colonial Life Arena on Sunday but couldn't drop the Gamecocks from the ranks of undefeated with an 81-62 loss to South Carolina. Shandricka Sessom led the Ole Miss offense with 26 points and a team-best eight rebounds. South Carolina leads the all-time series 19-17.
2. Shandricka Sessom posted her fourth consecutive game in double figures and her sixth game of 20+ this season with 26 points against the Gamecocks. Sessom is one of only three players to score 20+ against the No. 2 ranked Gamecocks and her 26 points are the most points scored by a player against South Carolina all season.
3. Shequila Joseph was named SEC Player of the Week on Jan. 25 for her efforts in Ole Miss' win over Kentucky. It's Joseph's first career SEC Player of the Week honor and the first league honor for a Rebel since A'Queen Hayes earned SEC Freshman of the Week last season. Joseph is one of seven players to earn the honor this season.
4. Ole Miss is arguably the youngest team in the SEC this season. Ole Miss has 13 players on the roster and nine of those players are freshmen or sophomores. The Rebels are the lone team in the SEC without a senior and Ole Miss has only two players who have been in the program for more than two years in Shequila Joseph and Bretta Hart.
5. Ole Miss and Missouri will be meeting for just the sixth time on Sunday with the Tigers owning a 4-1 series advantage and winners of the last four games. This will be Missouri's first trip to Oxford since Jan. 2, 2014 and the first time Tigers enter the game as a ranked opponent.
Ole Miss vs. Missouri Notables
-The Tigers leads the all-time series 4-1 and have won the last four meetings between the teams. Missouri is making its first trip to Oxford since the 2014 season opener. Three of the last four meetings have been decided by single digits including one possession wins for Missouri in 2013 and 2014.
-The game will pit the SEC's top two three-point shooting teams against each other. Mizzou leads the SEC with 155 three-pointers made per game while the Rebels rank second with 143 triples on the year. In SEC action Ole Miss leads the league with 6.4 threes per game through seven games.
A Win Would
-Give Ole Miss another win over a ranked foe this season and stop Missouri's current four-game win streak in the series. It would also mark the second consecutive season with at least two wins over ranked opponents the last time Ole Miss has more than two wins over ranked opponents was 2006-07.
-Move the Rebels five wins way from the 800th victory in program history. Ole Miss' current record is 794-481. The earliest Ole Miss could hit the 800th win would be on Feb. 15 vs. Texas A&M and they would become the sixth SEC program to record 800 wins.
Rebels By The Numbers
3- Number of ranked opponents Ole Miss has defeated under the direction of Matt Insell and staff. The win over the No. 9 ranked Wildcats on Jan. 18 was the highest ranked opponent Ole Miss has defeated in the last six years.
5- Number of three pointers reigning SEC Player of the Week Shequila Joseph nailed against Kentucky. Her five triples tied her career-best and was her fourth game of multiple three-point field goals this season.
12-Number of points the Rebels came back from in their SEC opening win over Vanderbilt. Ole Miss trailed by 12 with 7:03 left in the fourth quarter and closed the game on a 20-5 run to record their first come-from-behind win of the season and second of the Matt Insell era.
26- Number of points Shandricka Sessom scored against South Carolina. Sessom's 26 points are the most an individual has scored against the Gamecocks all year and she is one of just three players to hit the 20- point mark against South Carolina all season.
107- Number of points Erika Sisk is away from 1,000 career points. Sisk has scored 495 points in an Ole Miss uniform to go with 395 from her freshman season at Murray State. Sisk will need to average 10.6 ppg the remainder of the season to reach the milestone this year.
Scouting Missouri
Missouri enters Sunday's contest with a 17-4, 4-4 SEC record after a 52-46 win over LSU at Mizzou Arena on Thursday night. The Tigers have three players in double figures and Sophia Cunningham leads the way with 13.3 points per game. Jordan Frericks and Cierra Porter are also in double figures with 12.0 and 10.6 points per game respectively. Frericks leads the way on the glass with 8.0 rebounds per game Cunningham and Porter are next with 5.2 and 5.1 rebounds per game, respectively. As a team, the Tigers are averaging 73.0 points and holding opponents to 58.9 points while puling down 41.0 rebounds per game. Aside from conference opponents, the teams have common opponents in Arkansas- Pine Bluff and Missouri State.
About Ole Miss
Sophomore Shandricka Sessom continues to lead the Ole Miss offense with 16.5 points per game and has reached double figures in 18 of 20 games this season. Her 16.5 points currently ranks No. 5 in the SEC. Erika Sisk is approaching double figures with 9.8 points per game. In SEC action, Sessom is leading the team with 13.0 points per game. Shequila Joseph and Madinah Muhammad are also nearing double figures against SEC foes with 8.0 and 7.7 points per game, respectively. Bretta Hart and Shandricka Sessom lead the rebounding efforts with 6.0 rebounds per game, As a team, Ole Miss is averaging 71.9 points per game and grabbing 41.2 rebounds per game and each player on the roster is contributing at least 2.0 points per game.
Up Next
Ole Miss will hit the road next week. The Rebels first road stop is at Alabama on Thursday night. The Rebels and Crimson Tide will square off at 6 pm in Tuscaloosa. The game will air on SEC Network+ and fans will also be able to hear Graham Doty and Armintie Herrington locally on 105.1 and 105.5 locally and on OleMissSports.com.
