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Ole Miss Travels To Georgia
2/6/2016 | Women's Basketball
Game Notes -- at Georgia -- Game 23
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Ole Miss stays on the road as it travels to Georgia for a matchup with the Georgia Bulldogs on Sunday afternoon. Tip is set for 1 pm CT/ 2 PM ET from Stegeman Coliseum. Fans can catch the game on SEC Network+ and can listen to live audio on OleMissSports.com and 105.1 FM and 105.5 FM locally with Graham Doty and Armintie Herrington.
Game 23: Ole Miss (10-12, 2-7 SEC) at Georgia (17-6, 5-5 SEC)
Date: February 7, 2016
Time: 1 PM CT/ 2PM ET
Location: Athens, Ga. (Stegeman Coliseum)
Television: None
Live Audio: OleMissSports.com
Livestats:
Live Video: SECN+
Starting Five
1.The Rebels held Alabama to just 48 points but couldn't overcome a poor shooting performance, dropping 48-37 road contest to the Crimson Tide. Shandricka Sessom led Ole Miss with 15 points for her sixth straight game in double figures while A'Queen Hayes added a team-best seven rebounds and five steals.
2.With her 15 points against Alabama, Shandricka Sessom has now posted six straight games in double figures and has tallied double digits in 20 of Ole Miss 22 games this season. Sessom is averaging 16.4 points per game, which ranks her as the No. 6 scorer in the SEC. She is averaging 16.1 ppg over the last six games after scoring just eight points against Florida on Jan. 10.
3. A'Queen Hayes is regaining her SEC All-Freshman selection form from a year ago. In the last five games Hayes is averaging 9.0 points per game, 6.6 rebounds per game and 3.0 steals per game. In SEC play she's averaging 6.1 points per game and is Ole Miss third leading scorer against SEC foes.
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 Georgia will be meeting for the 44th time on Sunday with the Bulldogs owning a 31-12 lead despite the Rebels earning a 55-52 win last season in Oxford. The Lady Bulldogs dominate on their home court as they own a 16-1 record in Athens. Ole Miss last won in Athens in 2010 -- a 66-65 win for the Rebels.
Ole Miss vs. Georgia Notables
-Georgia leads the all-time series, 31-12, and 16-1 in Athens. The Rebels did win the last meeting between the teams, 55-52, last season in Oxford that snapped a five-game Georgia win streak.
-Ole Miss has one Georgia native on the roster in Precious Person, who's is out with injury for the remainder of the season. Georgia has one player on the roster from Mississippi in Tiaria Griffin who is from Monticello. Miss., and went to Hattiesburg high school while head coach Joni Taylor is also a Mississippi native who hails from Meridian, Miss.
-Georgia sophomore Mackenzie Engram is the younger sister of Ole Miss football player tight end Evan Engram. The pair grew up just outside of Atlanta and have dreams of having their own sports talk show in the future.
A Win Would
-Snap Ole Miss' current three-game skid and give the Rebels just their second-ever road win at Georgia and its first since a 66-65 win in 2010. It would also be Ole Miss' first SEC road win of the season.
-Move the Rebels five wins way from the 800th victory in program history. Ole Miss' current record is 794-483. The earliest Ole Miss could hit the 800th win would be on Feb. 21 vs. Mississippi State 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. 21 was the highest ranked opponent Ole Miss has defeated in the last six years.
6- Number of consecutive games Shandricka Sessom has scored in double figures. Sessom leads the Ole Miss offense with 16.4 points per game and has scored in double figures in 20 of Ole Miss 22 contests 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 four players to hit the 20-point mark against South Carolina all season.
105- Number of points Erika Sisk is away from 1,000 career points. Sisk has scored 497 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 Georgia
Georgia enters Sundays' game off a 65-50 upset of No. 22/22 Missouri in Columbia, Missouri on Thursday night. The win moves the Lady Bulldogs to 17-6, 5-5 SEC and gives them their third consecutive win. Tiaria Griffin leads the offense with a team-best 14.1 points per game while Shacobia Barbee is adding 12.7 points per game and a team-best 9.0 rebounds per game. Merritt Hempe is also nearing double figures with 9.6 rebounds per game. The Lady Bulldogs are a tough out at Stegeman Coliseum and have a 11-3 record on their home floor. As a team, Georgia is averaging 64.7 points per game and is pulling down 41.7 rebounds per game.
About Ole Miss
Sophomore Shandricka Sessom continues to lead the Ole Miss offense with 16.4 points per game and has reached double figures in 20 of 22 games this season. Her 16.4 points currently ranks No. 6 in the SEC. Erika Sisk is approaching double figures with 9.0 points per game. In SEC action, Sessom is leading the team with 13.6 points per game. Shequila Joseph has stepped her play up in SEC action and is averaging 7.8 points per game against conference foes while Bretta Hart and Shandricka Sessom lead the rebounding efforts with 5.8 rebounds per game each. As a team, Ole Miss is averaging 69.2 points per game and grabbing 40.7 rebounds per game and each player on the roster is contributing at least 2.0 points per game.
Up Next
Ole Miss will welcome Auburn to The Pavilion at Ole Miss on Thursday (Feb. 11). Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. The game will air on SEC Network+ and fans will also be able to hear Graham Doty and Brett Ball locally on 105.1 and 105.5 locally and on OleMissSports.com.
