Rebels Hit Road for No. 12 South Carolina

			OLE MISS (8-15, 2-7 SEC) at #12 SOUTH CAROLINA (16-5, 8-1 SEC) Thursday, Feb. 7 • 6 PM • Columbia, S.C. Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Ole Miss women's basketball will play its third ranked opponent in the last four games when it makes a trip out east to take on No. 12 South Carolina on Thursday night. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network +.

TEAM FACTS

Ole Miss Rebels (8-15, 2-7 SEC)
Head Coach: Yolett McPhee-McCuin • 1st Season at Ole Miss (8-15) • 102-78 career record (6th Season)

#12 South Carolina Gamecocks (16-5, 8-1 SEC)
Head Coach: Dawn Staley • 11th Season at South Carolina (266-92) • 438-172 career record (19th season)

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SERIES HISTORY
At Oxford: Tied 8-8
At Columbia: South Carolina leads 12-4
At Neutral Sites: Ole Miss leads 5-2
Longest UM Streak: 5 (1992-95)
Longest USC Streak: 10 (2011-Present)
Biggest UM Win: 33 (2/5/95 - at Oxford)
Biggest USC Win: 29 (1/30/14 - at Columbia)
Most UM Points: 91 (2/4/95 - at Oxford)
Most USC Points: 99 (1/30/14 - at Columbia)
Last 10 Meetings: USC leads 10-0

SERIES NOTES

Series History
South Carolina leads, 22-17

Current Streak
South Carolina, 10

First Meeting
Nov. 25, 1978
• W, 84-76, in Cookeville, Tenn.
• Part of Tennessee Tech Invitational

First SEC Meeting
Jan. 25, 1992
• W, 69-67, at Columbia
• One of just four Rebel wins at South Carolina

Last Meeting
Jan. 4, 2018
• L, 88-62, in Oxford
• South Carolina ranked No. 4 at the time

Last Time in Columbia
Jan. 19, 2017
• L, 65-46

Last Win
March 4, 2010
• W, 64-63, in Duluth, Georgia
• First Round of SEC Tournament

Last Win in Columbia
Feb. 8, 2009
• W, 66-65
• Elizabeth Robertson (13 points, 7 rebounds) hit a game-winning layup with 0.6 seconds remaining
• Ole Miss lead 60-53 with three minutes left; trailed 65-64 after two Gamecock free throws with 11 seconds remaining.

SCOUTING SOUTH CAROLINA

Current Record: 16-5, 8-1 SEC
• AP rank: No. 12
• Coaches Poll rank: No. 13
• RPI: 16
• Lone SEC loss came at No. 6 Mississippi State on Jan. 17 (89-74)
• Also owns three additional top-10 losses to No. 9 Maryland (85-61; Nov. 18), No. 8 Oregon State (70-68; Nov. 23) and No. 4 Baylor (94-69; Dec. 2)
• Owns ranked wins over No. 21 Texas A&M (60-57; Jan. 3), No. 25 Missouri (79-65; Jan. 21) and No. 15 Kentucky (74-70; Jan. 31)
• Ranks fourth in the NCAA in total blocks (132), sixth in blocks per game (6.3)
• Ranks within the SEC top-three in scoring offense (third, 75.8 PPG), free throw percentage (third, .721), blocks (third, 6.3/game), offensive rebounds (third, 14.6/game)
• Three averaging double-digits
• Shooting .432 as a team, .326 from three, .721 from the free throw line

Players to Watch

#2 Te'a Cooper
• 12.8 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 2.7 APG, 1.4 SPG
• .400 FG, .792 FT, 20 3PM
• 9th SEC in free throw shooting
• Holds one of 14 SEC 30-point games this year, scoring 31 vs. Drake on Nov. 24

#52 Tyasha Harris
• 10.6 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 4.5 APG, 1.8 SPG
• .411 FG, .373 3PT, .825 FT, 28 3PM
• Ranks 3rd in the SEC, 13th in the NCAA in assist/turnover ratio (2.94)
• Ranks 5th in the SEC in assists

#35 Alexis Jennings
• 10.5 PPG, 6.0 RPG, .549 FG

TEAM NOTES

LAST TIME OUT (vs. #20 Texas A&M)
Ole Miss women's basketball got off to a hot start and led at halftime, but a third quarter run by No. 20 Texas A&M proved too much to overcome as the Rebels fell, 72-60, to the Aggies at The Pavilion on Feb. 3.

"I thought that was a valiant effort for my group," said Ole Miss head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin. "There are still a lot of growing pains. When you get to February, it is all about resilience, toughness and grit. When Texas A&M needed it, they got it from some special players. I thought that was the difference in the game, but I also thought that there were some good things that we can build on for the future."

The Rebels (8-15, 2-7 SEC) put up a tremendous fight in the first half, exchanging the lead 11 times whilst going toe-to-toe with the best shooting defense in the SEC in Texas A&M (18-4, 7-2 SEC). On top of forcing 11 first-half Aggie turnovers (eight in the first quarter), Ole Miss was able to shoot 40 percent from three against an Aggie defense that was yielding just 26.5 percent to opponents from three all season long (24.7 percent in SEC play). In that first half alone, Ole Miss shot 5-of-9 from three en route to a 37-34 halftime lead – four of which came from senior Shandricka Sessom (17 points, four rebounds, 5-of-7 3PT).

Ole Miss held Texas A&M without a three-pointer until the 3:20 mark of the fourth quarter, ultimately holding the Aggies 1-of-9 from beyond the arc. Texas A&M, however, was able to find its offensive success driving the ball and forcing contact down low, converting on 23-of-27 free throws and scoring 34 points in the paint. The Aggies opened the third quarter on a 13-2 run and didn't look back, winning the quarter 18-6 before keeping the Rebels down double digits for nearly the entire fourth quarter.

The Rebels were able to hold Chennedy Carter scoreless for the first 13:27 of the contest, but the sophomore national player of the year candidate was able to use the foul line to perfection, hitting 14-of-17 from the charity stripe to end up with 28 points. A&M also received strong outings from Kayla Wells (17 points), Ciera Johnson (13 points, eight rebounds) and N'dea Jones (seven points, 10 rebounds).

Sessom was the catalyst for the Rebel offense, scoring 17 points for her 12th double-digit game of the season. She ended a season-high 5-of-7 from beyond the arc, improving on her standing in fourth all-time at Ole Miss in career three-pointers at 172.

Junior Jhileiya Dunlap had her best game in SEC play, scoring 14 points on 7-of-7 shooting – her first double-digit game since scoring 11 at Louisiana Tech on Dec. 15. She became the first Rebel to go perfect from the floor with at least five attempts this season. Senior La'Karis Salter contributed 12 points, five rebounds and four assists with a 3-of-8 clip from three.

Unfortunately for the Rebels, Texas A&M was able to hold senior and leading scorer Crystal Allen to just three points – all from the foul line, her first game this season without at least one field goal and one three-pointer. Allen ended up 3-of-6 from the charity stripe, ending her NCAA-leading streak at 47 consecutive conversions.

VS. RANKED COMPETITION IN 2019
This Thursday vs. South Carolina marks the third ranked opponent that Ole Miss has played in its last four games, as well as the fourth in its last seven outings. Ole Miss lost to No. 2 UConn (90-50) in the U.S. Virgin Islands at the Paradise Jam before winning at No. 16 Kentucky on Jan. 13 -- the first win on the road vs. a ranked school since 2011 and the first overall in Lexington since 2007. Since, the Rebels have fallen at No. 6 Mississippi State (80-49) and at home vs. No. 20 Texas A&M (72-60) -- the latter of which Ole Miss lead at halftime.

DAUNTING SCHEDULE AHEAD
Ole Miss had a fairly strong non-conference schedule with the likes of current RPI top-100 teams like UConn (No. 6), Purdue (No. 44), TCU (No. 50) and Troy (No. 91), but the SEC slate has been and will prove to be as difficult as ever, with nine conference schools all within the top-100 and three within the top-25. Ole Miss currently holds the No. 62 toughest schedule overall and the No. 57 toughest future schedule according to the NCAA's strength of schedule index.

OFF THE LINE
Ole Miss has proved difficult to damage from distance lately, holding opponents to five or fewer three-pointers in each of its last four games. In that stretch, Rebel opponents are shooting just 13-of-54 (.241) from beyond the arc. Included in that is an Ole Miss opponent season-low 1-of-9 (.111) by No. 20 Texas A&M on Feb. 3. On the season, Ole Miss is holding opponents to just 29.3 percent from three, the sixth-best three-point defense in the SEC. Ole Miss has held 14 opponents to 30 percent or less from three, including nine that shot 25 percent or worse. Last season, Ole Miss held opponents under 30 percent just 10 times all season.

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN, YES!
In contrast to the Ole Miss three-point defense, the Rebels have also found success offensively from beyond the arc. Against the best three-point defense in the SEC (and 18th-best in the NCAA) in No. 20 Texas A&M, Ole Miss shot 8-of-20 from three. Ole Miss opened the season without breaking 33 percent from beyond the arc in each of its first six games, but then went on to shoot 33 percent or better in seven of the final eight games in non-conference. That included a stretch of four straight at 47 percent or above and three in a row atop the 50 percent plateau. During that four-game stretch from Nov. 24 (vs. St. John's) to Dec. 8 (vs. Savannah State), the Rebels shot 23-of-45 (51.1 percent). In that span, Ole Miss seniors Crystal Allen (59.1, 13-of-22) and Shandricka Sessom (52.9, 9-of-17) combined for 95.7 of all three-pointers made.

Ole Miss closed non-conference season with a season-high 14 threes vs. North Florida, which ties for the fifth-most in a single-game in school history. Helping greatly in that effort was nine threes alone from Allen, the second-most by a Rebel in school history. Overall this season, Ole Miss is shooting 33 percent from three (131-of-393), the fourth-best clip in the SEC.

LATE GAME SUCCESS
The Rebels have showed a consistent resiliency throughout the season in the late stages of games, as Ole Miss is currently beating opponents in the fourth quarter by an advantage of 401-366. Ole Miss has won or tied the fourth quarter in 16 games this season, and is averaging 17.4 points in the final frame.

SENIOR LEADERSHIP
The Rebel senior trio of Crystal Allen, La'Karis Salter and Shandricka Sessom have been the cornerstones of the Ole Miss offense in SEC play. At least two of them have scored in double-digits in eight of nine conference games thus far, averaging a combined 36.9 PPG while shooting 87.5 percent from the free throw line and hitting 47 of the 52 Rebel three-pointers in SEC play (90.4 percent). Against Florida, all three were in double-digits with Sessom at 19, Salter at a career-high 18 and Allen 14 -- accounting for 67.1 percent of all Rebel scoring in a 76-66 win over the Gators.

VARIETY IN THE STARTING LINEUP
Ole Miss has utilized six different starting lineups in SEC play this season, as well as 13 total on the season. The Rebels opened the conference season with four brand-new starting lineups vs. Mizzou, Arkansas, LSU and Kentucky. All four lineups included at least two freshmen, with the game vs. Arkansas containing four: Gabby Crawford, Mahogany Matthews, Mimi Reid and Taylor Smith. All 11 Rebels on the active roster have started this year, with freshman Iyanla Kitchens earning her first career start this past Sunday vs. No. 20 Texas A&M.

The Rebels have sent the starting five of Mimi Reid (point guard), senior Crystal Allen (guard), Taylor Smith (guard), Shandricka Sessom (guard) and La'Karis Salter (forward) at No. 16 Kentucky, vs. Florida, at Vanderbilt and vs. Auburn last Thursday, helping Ole Miss to back-to-back SEC wins for the first time in two years against the Wildcats and Gators. The longest running lineup of the season thus far has been that of Reid, Allen, Sessom, junior Jhileiya Dunlap (forward) and senior Cecilia Muhate (forward). That lineup has gone 3-3.

MAKING THEM COUNT
Ole Miss has been on fire from the charity stripe as of late, hitting double-digit free throws in five of the last eight games (84-of-109; .771), six of the last 10 games (102-of-133; .767) and seven of the last 12 games (127-of-170; .747). The Rebels rank second in conference-only free throw percentage at 78 percent through nine SEC contests. In a stretch from Jan. 3 to Jan. 31 in the first eight SEC games of the season, Ole Miss hit at least 70 percent from the foul line each game, going 84-of-103 (.816). From Jan. 10 to Jan. 31, senior Crystal Allen single-handedly put up a line of 45-of-46 herself. On the year, Ole Miss is shooting 71.4 percent overall -- the fourth-best average in the SEC. The Rebels average 9.9 makes on 13.8 trips to the free throw line on the season.

EARLY SUCCESS = WINS
When the Rebel offense has gotten off to a strong start, it has meant good things for Ole Miss by game's end. The Rebels are 7-2 when holding a lead at halftime, sitting ahead by an average of 9.2 points each time.

OFF THE GLASS
Currently, Ole Miss is 6-2 in games when out-rebounding opponents, but just 2-12 when getting beat on the glass. The Rebels average 36.4 rebounds per game -- 42.2 in wins, 33.3 in losses.

SHARING IS CARING
Controlling the game with an efficient offense has been crucial for the Rebels this season, as Ole Miss has gone 6-4 in games where it tallies more assists than its opponent but 2-11 on the opposite end of the spectrum. Ole Miss recorded an SEC season-high 20 assists in the win vs. Florida on Jan. 20 on 27 made field goals -- the fifth game with 20 or more assists this season. The Rebels also had a stellar non-conference season sharing the ball. In 14 non-conference games, Ole Miss had at least 15 assists in seven games, with at least 20 in four contests. By contrast, the Rebels only eclipsed the 20-assist mark three times throughout the entire 2017-18 season.

The Rebels had impressive success sharing the ball over a three-game stretch of at least 18 assists from Dec. 8-15, the first three-game streak for Ole Miss since Dec. 10-17, 2016. In back-to-back outings vs. Savannah State (21) and Louisiana (24), Ole Miss recorded the first consecutive contests with at least 20 assists since doing so in two straight on Dec. 21, 2011 (22, vs. Cleveland State) and Dec. 29, 2011 (24, vs. Southeastern Louisiana). The Rebels have not dished out 20 or more assists in three consecutive games since a three-game stretch from Nov. 13-20, 2009, with three games vs. Southeastern Louisiana (24; Nov. 13), Sam Houston State (27; Nov. 17) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (26; Nov. 20). Additionally, the +11 assist/turnover ratio vs. Louisiana (24 assists, 13 turnovers) on Dec. 12 was the best for Ole Miss since a +12 edge in a win over No. 25 Oregon on Dec. 14, 2016 (19 assists, seven turnovers).

TURNING A CORNER
Ole Miss ripped off two impressive wins after starting off SEC play 0-3, defeating No. 16 Kentucky (55-49) on Jan. 13 before prevailing against Florida (76-66) on Jan. 20. The win against the Gators marked the first consecutive SEC wins for Ole Miss since 2016-17 when the Rebels defeated Georgia at home on Jan. 29, 2017 (69-62) and Florida in Gainesville on Feb. 6 (85-75).

The win in Lexington was a historic one, as the Rebels came away with the first win at UK since 2007. Ole Miss won that game 67-65 in overtime, with current Ole Miss assistant coach and Rebel All-American Armintie Price Herrington recording a double-double with 15 points and 11 boards. The win this year was also the first on the road against a ranked opponent since Jan. 23, 2011 at No. 23 Arkansas (69-65) and the first against Kentucky in general since the 2015-16 season when the Rebels took down the 9th-ranked Wildcats in Oxford, 73-65. These back-to-back wins mark just the fifth time Ole Miss has won consecutive SEC games since 2009-10. Ole Miss has not won three SEC games in a row since the 2014-15 season. Ole Miss did so twice that year: once from Feb. 19 at Auburn (51-46), Feb. 23 vs. Kentucky (67-59) to Feb. 26 vs. LSU (58-57); and once earlier from Jan. 8 at Florida (64-57), Jan. 11 vs. Alabama (77-63) and Jan. 15 vs. Georgia (55-52).

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

GETTING IN A GROOVE
Senior Shandricka Sessom was struggling from beyond the arc for a bit to start SEC play, going 2-for-14 in her first four conference games this season. Sessom broke out of that in a big way vs. Florida, draining three consecutive three-pointers in 38 seconds in the first quarter to give the Rebels a big momentum boost right off the bat. Since the Florida game, Sessom has been on fire, going 17-of-32 from beyond the arc and scoring in double-digits in three of the following four contests. Sessom has 44 threes this season, giving her and fellow senior Crystal Allen (61) a combined total of 105 of 131 total Ole Miss treys this year (80.2 percent).

MOVING UP THE ALL-TIME LIST
Senior Shandricka Sessom is continuing to cement herself as one of the best three-point shooters in Ole Miss history. At 172 career treys, Sessom ranks fourth on the all-time list.

OLE MISS CAREER THREE-POINTERS, ALL-TIME
1. Becky Myatt (1998-01) – 232
2. Bianca Thomas (2006-10) – 226
3. Regan Seybert (1993-97) – 194
4. Shandricka Sessom (2014-) – 172
5. Gracie Frizzell (2011-15) – 164
6. Madinah Muhammad (2015-18) - 154

ALLEN'S ALL-SEC RESUME
Ole Miss redshirt senior Crystal Allen has been the center of attention for opposing defenses all season long, and it proves in the stat sheet. After two seasons at Seattle and two at UT-Arlington, Allen's lone season in the SEC has proven to be a superb one:

• Has started 21 of 23 games
• Ole Miss leading scorer in 19 of 23 games
• 3rd SEC in total points (401)
• Leads SEC in threes made (61)
• 3rd in SEC with 17.4 PPG
• Ranks 7th with 16.2 PPG in SEC play
• Also ranks in SEC overall top-10 in: free throw percentage (3rd, .852), threes per game (2nd, 2.7), minutes per game (6th, 34.4) and three-point percentage (10th, .335)
• 2nd in SEC-only free throw percentage (.902)
• Held the NCAA's longest active free throw streak at one point. Hit 47 consecutive free throws from Jan. 10 until Feb. 3, going 47-of-50 in that stretch (.940)
• Did not miss multiple free throws in a game from Dec. 8 until Feb. 3, going 63-of-69 (.913) in between
• Ranks in the NCAA top-100 in 10 categories
• Ranks in the NCAA top-30 in: threes attempted (15th, 182), field goal attempts (20th, 347), minutes (22nd, 791) and free throws made (26th, 98)
• Eight 20-point games
• Double-digits in 20 of 23 games played
• Most points by anyone in a single game in the SEC this season (34, vs. North Florida)
• 28 points at No. 16 Kentucky, 26 in the second half for the first Ole Miss win over a ranked team on the road since 2011 (first at UK since 2007)
• In a blistering three-game stretch from Dec. 19 to Jan. 3, averaged 26.3 PPG and sank 15 threes in three consecutive 20-point outings.
• On pace for the 2nd-most threes in a season in Ole Miss history (79)
• Averaging 21.5 PPG in wins, 19.0 PPG on the road

YOU GO, WE GO
In Rebel wins, senior Crystal Allen is averaging 21.5 PPG (30.1 percent of all Rebel scoring) while shooting 44.7 percent overall, 43.1 percent from three (28-of-65) and 87.5 percent from the free throw line.

FREE THROW STREAK ENDS
No one in the SEC was hotter from the free throw line in the last month than senior Crystal Allen, who hit 47 consecutive free throws from Jan. 10 to Feb. 3, snapping the streak vs. No. 20 Texas A&M on Feb. 3 as the NCAA active leader. In that stretch, Allen was 47-of-50 (.940) from the charity stripe, making at least eight free throws in four of seven contests. Before missing three against the Aggies, Allen had not missed multiple free throws since Dec. 8 vs. Savannah State, going 63-of-69 (.913) in between.

SALTER HEATING UP
Senior La'Karis Salter has been crucial for the Rebels lately, averaging 10.6 PPG in the last eight games after scoring six or fewer in nine of her previous 10. Salter recorded a career-high 18 points vs. Florida, while also chipping in five rebounds, five assists and a block. Salter recorded her second career double-double at No. 16 Kentucky, recording 12 points and 10 rebounds to help lead Ole Miss to the big ranked road win.

WELCOME TO THE BIG TIME, KID
True freshman guard Taylor Smith averaged just 15.8 minutes and 1.9 points per game in non-conference play, but the Marietta, Georgia, native has become a fixture for the Rebels in SEC play. Smith is the only Rebel to have started all nine SEC games, averaging 25.9 minutes per game while also chipping in 3.7 points.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE FOR DRIQUE
Senior Shandricka Sessom recorded her eighth career double-double vs. LSU on Jan. 10, notching 11 points and 10 rebounds in the effort. It was the first double-double for Sessom since Nov. 21, 2017, when she put up 15 points and 10 rebounds vs. Troy before a season-ending injury later that month.

BACK IN THE SADDLE
After a slow start to the season following her return from a season-ending knee injury last year, senior Shandricka Sessom has resumed her role as a consistent offensive outlet for the Rebels. Sessom only scored 5.5 points per game in her first six games played, but has gone on to score 12.4 per game since. Sessom has recorded double-digits in 12 games played this season, including four of her last five and five of her last seven. Sessom is averaging 10.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.

SESSOM JOINS RARE COMPANY
Redshirt senior Shandricka Sessom has made her way up the all-time scoring list at Ole Miss, but Sessom has recently moved into even more rare company. At 1,362 points and 586 rebounds in her storied career, Sessom is one of just 13 Rebels to ever eclipse 1,300 points and 500 boards.

REDEMPTION FOR SESSOM
Redshirt senior Shandricka Sessom put the team on her back in a gutsy Rebel performance vs. TCU on Nov. 29, breaking out of a slow start to her final season at Ole Miss with a demonstrative 19-point, 7-rebound performance against the Horned Frogs. It was a season-high scoring effort out of Sessom in just her second double-digit game of the season after returning from a gruesome ACL injury that occurred exactly one year to the day from her offensive explosion vs. TCU. In the first quarter vs. Middle Tennessee on Nov. 29, 2017, Sessom went down with the knee injury that would sideline her the rest of the season after seven excellent games played. Sessom, who was averaging 17.7 PPG at the time of her injury, was awarded a fifth year of eligibility on a medical hardship waiver.

CLASS OF THE SEC
Senior guards Shandricka Sessom and Crystal Allen both have 1,000 career points scored, making Ole Miss one of just three SEC schools with two active players above the 1,000 mark. Sessom ranks sixth among active SEC scorers with 1,362 points, while Allen's 1,229 puts her at 11th in the league.

ALLEN ON PACE FROM THREE
Crystal Allen has been money from three for the Rebels this year, draining 61 of the 131 Ole Miss treys this year (46.7 percent). At her pace of 2.7 treys per game, Allen is on pace to sink 79 three-pointers this season -- which would be the second-best three-point shooting season in Ole Miss history behind Bianca Thomas' 100 threes from 2009-10.

SIGNIFICANT PLAYING TIME FOR ALLEN
Being the main offensive catalyst for the Rebels has resulted in an immense workload for senior Crystal Allen, who has rarely come off the floor over the last month. After only playing 35 minutes or more three times in the first 11 games of the year, Allen has played at least 35 in 10 of the last 12 games dating back to a 40-minute outing at Louisiana Tech on Dec. 15, averaging 34.9 minutes per game in that stretch. In those 12 games, Allen is averaging 17.2 PPG and has made 32 threes. Allen ranks 22nd in the NCAA in total minutes played (791), and she ranks sixth in the SEC at 34.5 minutes per game.

MIMI DIRECTING TRAFFIC
Redshirt freshman point guard Mimi Reid has been a true general on the floor for the Rebels in her first season of action, spearheading what has become an efficient Rebel offensive attack. Reid is the only player in the SEC this season with separate games of 11+ assists (vs. Louisiana, career-high). and 11+ rebounds (vs. Western Michigan, career-high).

Reid leads all SEC freshmen and ranks fourth among all freshmen nationally with 99 assists, putting her average of 4.7 per game at No. 4 in the SEC. In the two games that she missed vs. TCU (L, 55-50) and Jacksonville State (L, 60-49) due to a concussion, Ole Miss tallied just 19 total assists. In two triumphant wins over Savannah State and Louisiana upon her return, Reid herself accumulated 19 assists.

JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES
Junior Jhileiya Dunlap has been the Swiss Army knife for the Rebels this season, ranking as a top contributor across several different categories. Dunlap is averaging 6.2 points, 3.8 rebounds 1.5 blocks, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game for Ole Miss, shooting .492 overall and starting in 10 of 23 games played. Most impressively, Dunlap is one of just two currently in the SEC to have recorded at least 25 blocks (34) and 25 assists (29). Dunlap is also the only Rebel this year to have gone perfect from the floor while making at least five shots.

HISTORIC DAY FOR ALLEN
Senior Crystal Allen set the net on fire with a historic offensive showing vs. North Florida on Dec. 28, becoming the first Rebel to earn SEC Player of the Week honors since Shequila Joseph on Jan. 26, 2016. Allen poured in a career-high 34 points vs. the Ospreys, the most points scored by anyone in the SEC this season. Allen was 11-of-17 from the field, which also included an absurd 9-of-15 line from beyond the arc, the second-most threes in a single-game in Ole Miss history and the most by anyone in the SEC this season by two. Remarkably, Allen nailed five of her nine three-pointers in the first quarter alone. Allen set women's Pavilion records in both points and threes made, and her nine threes rank tied for the third-most in the NCAA this season.

Her 34-point performance is the highest scoring output by a Rebel since current senior Torri Lewis notched 36 vs. New Orleans as a freshman on Dec. 14, 2015 – the same game she set the Ole Miss three-pointer single-game record with 10 treys (which still ties for the third-most in NCAA history for a single game).

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