The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rebels Host Auburn on Thursday Night
2/14/2017 | Women's Basketball
Game Notes- vs. Auburnâ€" Game 26
Ole Miss concludes its three-game homestand on Thursday when it welcomes Auburn to The Pavilion at Ole Miss. The Rebels and Tigers will square off at 8 PM CT in front of a national audience on the SEC Network with Courtney Lyle and Debbie Antonelli on the call.
Game 26: Ole Miss (15-10, 4-8 SEC) vs. Auburn (15-11, 5-7 SEC)
Date: February 16, 2017
Time: 8:00 PM CT
Location: Oxford, Miss. (The Pavilion at Ole Miss)
Television: SECN+ Link
Livestats:
Starting Five
1. Ole Miss fell to No. 3 Mississippi State, 66-44, in a battle of in-state rivals on Sunday afternoon. Erika Sisk led the way with 14 points for the Rebels while Taylor Manuel and Madinah Muhammad added 10 points each. Shandricka Sessom grabbed a team-best nine rebounds as Ole Miss dropped its second straight contest.
2. With her 10 points Madinah Muhammad posted her sixth straight game in double figures. The Chicago native is averaging 15.3 points per game of the last six games and leads the Rebels in scoring with 13.1 points per game and 12.3 points per game against SEC foes. Muhammad has increased her scoring by 6.6 ppg from freshman to sophomore season.
3. Oxford native Erika Sisk posted 14 points against Mississippi State. Her 14 points marked the first time Sisk has reached double figures in SEC play this season and is her first game in double figures since scoring 16 points against Austin Peay in non-conference action. Sisk is averaging 8.6 ppg.
4. Shandricka Sessom was a rebound shy of her fifth game with double-digit rebounds with nine boards against Mississippi State. Sessom is averaging 6.0 rebounds per game and has recorded 5 or more boards in each of the last four games. Against SEC foes, Sessom is pulling down 7.1 rebounds per game.
5. Thursday's game is the final game of a three-game home stretch for the Rebels. Ole Miss sports a 13-3 home record and posted a 12-game home win streak before a loss to Alabama on Jan. 22. Ole Miss is 3-3 in SEC contests at The Pavilion at Ole Miss this season.
Ole Miss vs. Auburn Notables
-This will be the 58th meeting between the teams with Auburn holding a 34-25 lead. This is the second meeting between the teams as Auburn took the first meeting 83-60 on Jan. 8. Ole Miss holds a slim 12-11 lead in games played in Oxford.
-The teams have one common opponent in West Virginia. Both teams fell to the Mountaineers in non-conference action. Auburn lost by four points, 56-52, while Ole Miss fell 66-61.
-Kate Rodgers is Ole Miss' lone Alabama native and she hails from Birmingham. Auburn has no Mississippi natives on the roster.
A Win Would
-Snap Ole Miss' two-game skid and give the Rebels a split of the season series between the teams.
-Give Ole Miss its fifth SEC win â€" the most since earning seven SEC wins in 2014-15, which are the most SEC wins in the Insell era.
Rebels By The Numbers
2- Number of double-digit comebacks Ole Miss has made this season. Ole Miss rallied from 13 points down to defeat Tennessee and in its last outing came back from 12 points down to defeat Georgia. The 13-point comeback was the largest in the Insell era and the largest since a 16-point comeback against Vanderbilt in 2011.
7.1-Number of rebounds Shandricka Sessom is averaging in SEC play. In Ole Miss' last outing she grabbed nine rebounds and in the last four games is averaging 7.5 rebounds per game.
14-Number of points Erika Sisk scored against Mississippi State. It was Sisk's first game in double figures in SEC action and her first since scoring 16 in a win over Austin Peay.
15.3-Number of points Madinah Muhammad is averaging over the last six games. Muhammad is leading the Rebels in scoring with 13.1 points per game and has reached double figures in 15 games this season. Muhammad has topped 20 points on six occasions, most recently at Florida.
65- Number of points Shandricka Sessom is away from reaching the 1,000-point milestone. She will need to average 16.5 ppg the rest of the regular season to reach the milestone in the regular season.
Scouting Auburn
Auburn enters Thursday's game with a 15-11, 5-7 SEC record after falling to Georgia 57-51. The loss was Auburn's fourth straight loss and sixth in their last seven games. Katie Frerking leads the Auburn offense with 16.5 points per game, while Brandy Montgomery and Janiah McKay are also in double figures with 13.9 and 12.5 points per game respectively. Frerking leads the way on the glass with 6.2 rebounds per game. On the season, Auburn is averaging 63.6 points per game and 31.7 rebounds per game.
About Ole Miss
Ole Miss enters Sunday's game with a 15-10, 4-8 SEC record after dropping a 66-44 contest to No. 3 Mississippi State on Sunday. Shandricka Sessom and Madinah Muhammad continue to lead Ole Miss from the floor. Muhammad leads the way with 13.1 points per game while Sessom isn't far behind with 12.1 points per game. A duo leads Ole Miss on the glass. Shandricka Sessom is averaging 6.0 rebounds per game while Joseph is grabbing 5.3 boards per game. Sessom has posted four double-doubles on the season, most recently recording 14 points and 11 rebounds against Tennessee, while Joseph tallied her second career double-double with 15 points and a career-best 13 rebounds against the Razorbacks. Shelby Gibson is Ole Miss' top scoring freshman with 6.9 points per game.
Up Next
Ole Miss will open a two-game road swing with a trip to Vanderbilt to take on the Commodores on Sunday. Tipoff is set for 2 PM from Vandy's Memorial Coliseum.
