Women’s Basketball Plays Final Home Non-Conference Game Against McNeese State

			OLE MISS (9-2, 0-0 SEC) vs. MCNEESE STATE (3-6, 0-0 Southland) Saturday, Dec. 17 • 12 p.m. CT • Oxford, Miss. SJB Pavilion (9,500)
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OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss women's basketball takes on the McNeese State Cowgirls for its final home non-conference game. Tipoff is set for 12 p.m. CT and will be broadcasted on SEC Network+.

TEAM FACTS

Ole Miss Rebels (9-2, 0-0 SEC)
Head Coach: Yolett McPhee-McCuin • 5th Season at Ole Miss (63-68) • 10th Season in Career (157-131)

McNeese State (3-6, 0-0 Southland)
Head Coach: Lynn Kennedy • 2nd Season at McNeese State (26-21) • 22nd Season in Career (372-308)

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Television/Online: SEC Network+
Play by Play: Jake Hromada
Analyst: Lindsay Roy

Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network
Station: 105.1 FM
Play by Play: Graham Doty

SERIES NOTES

VERSUS MCNEESE STATE
Saturday's game marks the ninth time that the Rebels will take on the McNeese State Cowgirls; a series that dates back to 1981.

The last time McNeese State traveled to Oxford was the first game Ole Miss had played in since a 271-day drought of competition due to the COVID-19 cancellation of the 2020 season. The Rebels came out victorious in a dominant 99-44 win - the most points in a season opener since 2005.

Overall, Ole Miss holds a powerful 7-1 record against McNeese State.

SCOUTING THE COWGIRLS
McNeese State enters the matchup 3-6 of the season after gaining a win against ULM at home, 76-66, on Wednesday night. The Cowgirls are currently riding a two-game winning streak.

Auburn transfer Paris Mulins leads for McNeese offensively, averaging 13.0 points a game. Off the glass, Divine Tanks boasts with a 6.4 rebounding average and has pulled down 58 boards so far this season.

Among the Southland conference, the Cowgirls lead their conference in rebounds per game, averaging 43.89 boards per game. Additionally, McNeese leads the Southland in assists per game, dishing out 14.8 assists per game.

REBELS VERSUS THE SOUTHLAND
Ole Miss holds a dominant 45-5 record against the Southland conference.

This will be the only team that the Rebels will take on from the Southland conference during the regular 2022-23 season.

FORWARD PROGRESS
On Wednesday against Jacksonville, Madison Scott and Tyia Singleton both secured double-doubles to give Ole Miss the 66-52 victory over the Dolphins.

Scott and Singleton equally led the offense together, both combining for more than half of Ole Miss' points.

Scott put together a new season-high in points (19) and a career-high in rebounds (17) for her fourth double-double this season. Singleton also updated her career-high in rebounds (15) along with 12 points to give her a second double-double this year.

The last time Ole Miss had two players gain double-doubles in one game was against Mississippi State on January 16, 2022 where Shakira Austin (21 points, 10 rebounds) and Donnetta Johnson (12 points, 10 rebounds) both grabbed double-doubles.

KIDS DAY, BEST DAY
The annual Kids Day is Ole Miss women's basketball's favorite day of the year as it brings high intensity along with high pitched screams.

The iconic Kids Day crowd didn't disappoint, setting a new overall Ole Miss women's basketball program record attendance of 8,958.

Ole Miss holds a perfect 19-0 record against opponents when the kids arrive to the SJB Pavilion.

COMFY IN THE NON-CON AT HOME
By defeating the Dolphins on Wednesday, Ole Miss picked up its 13th straight win at home against a non-conference opponent, dating back to last season.

It's the first time under McPhee-McCuin the Rebels have won 13 straight home non-conference games and the first time Ole Miss has accomplished the feat since the 2017-18 season.

If the Rebels secure a win over the Cowgirls, they will be undefeated for the season at home non-conference games. Overall in the Coach Yo era, Ole Miss has a 31-8 home record against non-conference teams.

OFF THE BOARDS
Ole Miss currently ranks 14th in the nation in offensive rebounds, putting up 186 offensive boards so far this season and averaging 17.1 off the glass.

Madison Scott leads for the Rebels in rebounds, averaging 9.2 boards a game. Scott has secured double-digits in rebounds in three out of the last four games for Ole Miss.

BAKER IN HER BAG
Angel Baker is on a hot streak with three consecutive games scoring at least 18 points. Baker has reached double-figures in scoring seven times so far this season.

Baker put up an Ole Miss career high against Southern Miss with 25 points (11-16 FG).

Baker was the first 20-point scorer for the Rebels since she put down 23 points versus South Dakota in last season's NCAA Tournament game.

SHARP SHOOTER SNUDDA
Snudda Collins went streak with three consecutive games scoring in double-figures and draining at least four threes per game. Against Jacksonville State, Collins went 4-of-5 from beyond the arc and dropped 17 points against the Gamecocks, marking the seventh time this season in double-digits for scoring.

Collins went back-to-back games completing five three-pointers against Alabama A&M and No. 23 Oklahoma.

Collins went on a hot streak beyond the arc against Alabama A&M, shooting 5-of-8 from the three. Collins put up 22 points against the Bulldogs - a new season high for the junior.

In Norman against No. 23 Oklahoma, Collins went 5-of-12 from beyond the arc, securing 16 points against the Sooners. This marked her 6th time this season in double-figure points.

Overall, Collins has downed 25 shots from behind the arc this season.

TURNOVER TURN UP
Ole Miss has forced a cumulative number of 197 turnovers against its opponents this season. Out of those 197, the Rebels have secured 231 points off turnovers so far this season, averaging 21.0 points off turnovers a game.

NOT ON OUR BLOCK
Tyia Singleton and Rita Igbokwe both blocked three shots against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks on Sunday afternoon.

With the triple blocked shots, both players tied their season-highs in blocks. The two forwards are neck and neck on leading Ole Miss in blocks with Singleton in the lead with 17 blocked shots and Igbokwe right behind with 15.

A = BAKER + COLLINS
Both Angel Baker and Snudda Collins are putting up big numbers for the Ole Miss offense. Baker currently leads for Ole Miss with a 14.2 scoring average. Collins is right underneath at 12.9 points per game.

The duo has secured double-digit figures in both seven games thus far in the season.

BAKER UNSTOPPABLE AGAINST THE SOONERS
Angel Baker lit up the floor for Ole Miss in Norman against No. 23 Oklahoma. The senior locked in 22 points to lead Ole Miss offensively and shot 50-percent from the field.

Baker brought down a season-high of nine rebounds against the Sooners, eight of them being defensive.

RECORD BREAKING REBS
Ole Miss women's basketball is writing their name in the record books, as they've broken two program records this season.

Against Alabama A&M, Ole Miss used a powerful defensive effort to break the program record for single-game points allowed in a decisive 74-28 victory.

The previous record was 30 points allowed against Mississippi Valley State in 2016.

The Rebels held the Bulldogs to zero players in double-digit scoring, the first time since that same MVSU game back in 2016.

After holding the Southern Miss Eagles to seven points in the first half, the Rebels broke the record for the fewest points allowed in a single half in Ole Miss women's basketball history in a dominant 92-46 win.

At the half, Ole Miss held a 48-7 lead against the Eagles. The 41-point margin ranks tied as the fourth-highest scoring margin in a half.

TAYLOR DROPPING DIMES
Grad transfer Myah Taylor is in high rankings among the Southeastern Conference as the No. 1 active career leader in assists (487). Taylor leads the category with a margin of +126 assists.

Taylor dishes out 5.2 assists per game, contributing to her 32nd rank among the NCAA in assists per game.

The Mississippi-native also is 2nd in the SEC active career leaders for steals with 216 career steals.

NATIONAL RANKS
Ole Miss is catching national attention in its defensive efforts. The #WEDEFEND team currently ranks 14th in scoring defense, holding teams to only 52.0 points. The Rebels also rank 18th in defensive field goal percentage, holding opponents to an average of 34.0 percent.

With the shutdown defense that the Rebels put up, Ole Miss doesn't stop there. Ole Miss is 22nd in scoring margin, with an average margin of +20.8.

DOUBLE DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Madison Scott secured back-to-back double-doubles in the span of 24 hours as Ole Miss held back-to-back games against Texas Southern and Alabama A&M on Monday and Tuesday night.

Scott went off against Texas Southern, securing 16 points and 15 rebounds and marking new season-highs in both points and boards.

The next night, Scott put up 11 points and 10 rebounds against the Bulldogs to gain her third double-double of the season.

UP NEXT
The Rebels hit the road for their final non-conference game at Temple in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Dec. 21 at 11 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Shakira Austin

Angel Baker

Snudda Collins

Rita Igbokwe

Donnetta Johnson

Madison Scott

Tyia Singleton

Myah Taylor

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