The University of Mississippi Athletics
Women's Basketball Heads to Las Vegas
11/22/2016 | Women's Basketball
Game Notes- UNLV Lady Rebel Round-UP - Games 5-6
Game Notes - UNLV Tournament 
| Tournament Central
Ole Miss hits the road for the first time this season heading to Sin City for the Lady Rebel Round-Up hosted by UNLV. The Rebels will take on Wisconsin out of the Big Ten in the opening round on Saturday, Nov. 26 before facing either UNLV or Tennessee State on Sunday.
Game 5: Ole Miss (4-0) vs. Wisconsin (1-4)
Date: November 26, 2016
Time: 4:30 PM CT
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada (Cox Pavilion)
Television: None
Livestats:
Game 6: Ole Miss (4-0) vs. UNLV (3-0) or Tennessee State (1-2)
Date: November 27, 2016
Time: 2:00 or 4:30 PM CT
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada (Cox Pavilion)
Television: None (Possibly MWN if playing UNLV)
Livestats: TBA
Starting Five
1. Ole Miss moved to 4-0 with a 73-62 win over High Point on Sunday. Shandricka Sessom led a quartet of players in double figures with 18 points, while Shequila Joseph tied her career best with 10 rebounds in the victory. The win gives Ole Miss it's first 4-0 start in the Insell era and the first 4-0 start since 2012-13, when Ole Miss opened with five straight wins.
2. Erika Sisk flirted with a triple double against High Point. The Oxford native posted 11 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, coming up two rebounds and two assists shy of a triple double. There have only been four triple doubles in program history with Kayla Melson recording the last one in 2009 with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.
3. Shequila Joseph recorded her third career game with double figure rebounds with 10 against High Point. She joins Shandricka Sessom as Ole Miss players to post double-figure rebounds this season. Joseph is leading the Rebel rebounding efforts this season with 8.3 rebounds per game.
4. Ole Miss is playing in its third in-season tournament in the Insell era this weekend. Ole Miss has played in the Rainbow Wahine Tournament and the Nugget Classic. Ole Miss won the Nugget Classic in 2014 and is 2-3 in in-season tournament games over the last three years.
5. With 11 points against High Point, Erika Sisk is 17 points away from 1,000 career points. She will become the second player to achieve the milestone under head coach Matt Insell and staff and will become the 27th player in program history to top 1,000 career points.
Ole Miss vs. Tournament Field Notables
-Ole Miss and Wisconsin will be meeting for the fourth time in program history with the Badgers leading the all-time series, 2-1. The teams last met in 2007 at the Pepperdine Timeout for HIV AIDs Tournament. Ole Miss' lone win over the Badgers came in 1981 in Oxford, a 62-58 win for the Rebels. The last Big Ten team Ole Miss faced was Ohio State in 2009-10.
-Ole Miss and host UNLV haven't meet since the 1990 and the series is deadlocked at, 1-1. Both meetings between the teams have come in Las Vegas with the outcomes having been decided by a combined 10 points.
-Tennessee State and Ole Miss last met in 2013 with Ole Miss winning 77-61 in Oxford. The Rebels and Lady Tigers have never before met in tournament action. Ole Miss has a Tennessee native on the roster in Shelby Gibson.
A Win Would
-Give Ole Miss its fifth straight win, which would be the best start for the Rebels in the Matt Insell era. The Rebels won their first three games in 2014-15 before a loss to Middle Tennessee. In 2014-15, Ole Miss went 6-1 to open the season and advanced to the third round of the WNIT.
-Move Ole Miss one win away from its 800th program victory. The earliest Ole Miss could get all-time win No. 800 would be the second game of the UNLV Lady Rebel Roundup over Thanksgiving.
Two Wins Would
-Give Ole Miss its second tournament title under Matt Insell. The Rebels also won the Nugget Classic, held in Reno, Nevada in 2014-15.
-Give Ole Miss its 800th program victory and make the Rebels one of just six SEC program to reach 800 wins, joining the likes of Tennessee, Georgia, LSU, Auburn and Vanderbilt.
Rebels By The Numbers
2- Number of wins Ole Miss needs to reach 800 program victories. Currently Ole Miss' all-time record is 978-493. Ole Miss' first chance to reach 800 wins will be in the second game of the UNLV Lady Rebel Roundup on Nov. 27. Ole Miss will become one of just six SEC schools to reach the milestone.
5-Number of wins head coach Matt Insell needs to earn his 50th career win. Insell is 45-54 in three years as head coach of the Ole Miss women's basketball team. The earliest Insell could get win No. 50 would be against LA-Monroe on Dec. 10.
10-Number of rebounds Shequila Joseph posted against High Point. It tied her career-best and was the third time in her career she has posted double-figure rebounds. Joseph is averaging 8.3 rebounds per game.
14- Number of points Erika Sisk needs to hit the 1,000-point milestone. The Oxford native has scored over 300 points in two of her three collegiate seasons and seems poised to become Ole Miss' 27th 1,000- point scorer in school history. Currently Sisk is averaging 11.8 ppg and if she continues to score at that rate the earliest she could hit the milestone would be during the UNLV Lady Rebel Roundup.
62-Number of points High Point scored against Ole Miss. It marked the most points for an Ole Miss opponent this season. Prior to the High Point game, Ole Miss opponents were averaging 43.3 points per game. Ole Miss held Southeastern Louisiana to a program-best 31 points in the season opener on Nov. 11.
Scouting Wisconsin
Wisconsin enters Saturday's game with a 1-3 record after defeating Butler, 60-55, on Nov. 20. The Badgers are led by Cayla McMorris who is averaging 18.3 points per game while Avyanna Young is grabbing a team-best 8.8 rebounds per game. Young is also contributing 13.3 points per game, while Gabby Gregory is nearing double-figures with 9.0 points per game. The Badgers, who have a new head coach, Jonathan Tsipis, opened the season with three consecutive losses before the win over Butler. Wisconsin will play Milwaukee on Nov. 22 before heading to Las Vegas.
Scouting UNLV - Possible Opponent
The host Lady Rebels enter the tournament with a 3-0 record after defeating USC, 77-66, in their last outing. UNLV has a quartet in double figures led by Paris Strawther and Dakota Gonzalez, who are both averaging 15.0 points per game. Strawther also leads the rebounding efforts with 9.3 rebounds per game. The Lady Rebels are scoring a81.0 points per game while holding opponents to just 55.0 points. UNLV has yet to hit the road this season and is a perfect 3-0 in games played at Cox Pavilion.
Scouting Tennessee State - Possible Opponent
Tennessee State is also coming off its first win of the season with a 76-66 win over Arkansas State on Nov. 20. The Lady Tigers are led by Jayda Johnson who is averaging 16.3 points per game, while I'Mani Davis is adding 11.7 points per game and leads the rebounding efforts with 9.7 rebounds per game. The Lady Tigers are averaging 59.3 points per game while their opponents are scoring 71.7 points per game. Tennessee State opened the season with back-to-back road games and will play four of their first five games on the road or at a neutral site.
About Ole Miss
Ole Miss has started the season strong and with a 4-0 start which is the best start in the Matt Insell era. Shandricka Sessom, who is averaging 16.3 points per game, and has already hit the 20-point mark and recorded a double-double this season, leads the Rebels. Joining Sessom in double figures are Madinah Muhammad (12.3 ppg), Erika Sisk (11.8 ppg). Freshman Shelby Gibson isn't far from double figures with 9.8 points per game. Shequila Joseph leads the rebounding efforts with 8.3 rebounds per game, while Sisk and Sessom are contributing 6.5 and 5.8 rebounds per game, respectively. Sessom became Ole Miss' first 20-point scorer with 26 points against Lipscomb and tallied her third career double-double and the first of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds against Jacksonville State. Erika Sisk is 17 points from reaching 1,000 career points and Matt Insell is five wins away from his 50th career win.
Up Next
Ole Miss heads back to Oxford for the 14th annual Kids Day game on Dec. 1. The Rebels will take on Jackson State at 11 am at The Pavilion at Ole Miss.
