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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Monday, November 18
Oxford, Miss.
11 AM
Ole Miss
vs
Jackson State
Women’s Basketball Hosts Jackson State in Kids Day Matchup
11/17/2024 | Women's Basketball
OXFORD, Miss. – Following its first road win of the season, Ole Miss women's basketball will return to Oxford for a Monday matinee against Jackson State at the SJB Pavilion at 11 a.m. CT. The Rebels' will welcome elementary, middle and high school students across the state of Mississippi for their Kids Day, streaming on SEC Network+.
TEAM FACTS
No. 19/21 Ole Miss Rebels (2-1, 0-0 SEC)
Head Coach: Yolett McPhee-McCuin • 7th Season at Ole Miss (105-85) • 12th Season in Career (199-148)
Jackson State Lady Tigers (1-2, 0-0 SWAC)
Head Coach: Margaret Richards • 1st Season at Jackson State (1-2) • 9th Season in Career (118-108)
ON THE AIR
Television: SEC Network+
Play-by-Play: Jake Hromada
Color: Lindsay King
OLE MISS RADIO
Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network
Play-by-Play: Graham Doty
OLE MISS VS. JACKSON STATE
This matchup marks the 28th meeting between Ole Miss and Jackson State. The Rebels have dominated the series thus far, owning a 24-3 advantage in the series that dates back to 1976.
The Rebels last matchup against the Tigers came in the 2020-21 season, when Madison Scott led the Rebels to a 79-66 victory. Scott had the best performance of her career to that point, scoring 21 points and eight rebounds. Six of her rebounds came on the offensive end.
Several historical moments came against Jackson State for the Ole Miss program. Ole Miss set the all-time attendance record with 8,088 fans showing up to the SJB Pavilion for an 89-41 Ole Miss victory on Dec. 1, 2016.
On Dec. 15, 1987, the Rebels held a 38-point halftime advantage over the Tigers, tied for the sixth-largest halftime scoring margin in program history. The Rebels went on to win, 89-47. In the 1990-91 season, the Rebels connected on 31 free throws against the Tigers, tying the fifth-most in program history.
Ole Miss legend Peggie Gillom made history against Jackson State in 1977-78, scoring a then-program record 39 points on the Tigers. She would go on to top that total later that season, scoring 45 against Tennessee. Her performance still ranks tied for third all-time in program history.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Margaret Richards leads the Tigers in her first season at the helm. Richards took over a program that went 26-7 last season and won JSU's ninth SWAC conference title in program history. Jackson State earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament last season, but fell to No. 3 UConn in the first round.
However, Jackson State entered this season with a completely new slate with no returners on the roster. Richards has led Jackson State's new team to a 1-2 record to start 2024-25.
Taleah Dilworth leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.3 a game, the fourth-most in the SWAC. She's had the highest scoring mark in all three games so far this season and scored 18 in JSU's last game against Tennessee Tech. Jaileyah Cotton handles the bulk of rebounding duties for the Tigers, averaging five a game. She had seven against Clemson.
REBELS AGAINST THE SWAC
Ole Miss has historically dominated members of the SWAC, as it possess an 89-7 record against members of the conference. Ole Miss faced a trio of SWAC opponents last season, UAPB, Alcorn State and Mississippi Valley State, defeating all three.
The Rebels are slated to face all three again this season, as well as Alabama State and the conference's fourth-ranked team in Jackson State.
LAST TIME OUT
Ole Miss reached the 80-point mark for the second consecutive game, stomping Delaware State, 80-42, at Memorial Hall Gym.
The Rebels turned defense into offense all night, taking advantage of 23 turnovers by the Hornets, and scoring 30 points off them. On the other side, Ole Miss played its cleanest game of the season, giving up only six turnovers.
Four Rebels reached double-digit scoring, with Starr Jacobs having her best performance as a Rebel. She led the team with 18 points, six rebounds and a pair of assists. Madison Scott, Sira Thienou and Kennedy Todd Williams also strung together double-digit point games.
ONE WIN AWAY...
The seventh-year coach of the Rebels is one win away from reaching the 200 mark in her career. In her five seasons at Jacksonville State, Yolett McPhee-McCuin amassed a record of 94-63 and has notched 104 wins and counting at Ole Miss.
BLOCKING OUT
When the Rebels' shots don't go in, they never give up, as Ole Miss has strung together 20.0 offensive rebounds per game so far this season. This ranks 5th in the nation and 2nd in the SEC, closely trailing the national-leaders in Tennessee who tally 24.3 a game.
TURNOVERS ON TURNOVERS ON TURNOVERS
Ole Miss' defense remains its strung suit, forcing its first three opponents of the year to make 20+ turnovers, including 23 against Delaware State
The Rebels turned defense into offense all night versus at the Hornets' house, scoring a season-high 30 points off of DSU's turnovers. On the other side, Ole Miss played its cleanest game of the season, giving up only six turnovers to hold a -17 turnover margin.
DIME DROPPIN' AND NOT STOPPIN'
Sharing is truly caring and against Delaware State, Ole Miss dished out 21 assists on 33 made field goals. KK Deans led the Rebels with seven helpers, followed by Kennedy Todd-Williams with five. Six Rebels contributed total.
RECORD BREAKING REBS
Ole Miss showed up and showed out in its first win of the 2024-25 season, allowing the fewest points in program history as it kept Arkansas-Pine Bluff to just 24 points. Yolett McPhee-McCuin's teams now hold three of the top five spots with the fewest points allowed in Ole Miss history, including spots one and two.
DEFENSE GETS DUBS
Ole Miss' first win of the season was a convincing one. By defeating UAPB by 61 points, it ties the third-widest win margin in program history. It's only the fifth instance of an Ole Miss team reaching the +60 mark, and is the largest margin in the McPhee-McCuin era.
Ole Miss rejected 12 shots as a team, which is a tie for the third-most in a game in program history, the last time of which came last season against Florida. Christeen Iwuala led the Rebels in that category, blocking a career-high four shots.
UAPB failed to get a single player in double-digits, the first time an Ole Miss team has done that since the 2022-23 season against Alabama A&M.
GOING DEEP
Running 13 players deep against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, proved that the Rebel bench will be a key factor throughout the year.
The Ole Miss bench accounted for 45 points against the Golden Lions, with half of the Rebels coming off the bench adding five or more points.
PROBLEMATIC IN THE PAINT
The Rebels made themselves comfortable in the interior during their first two games of the season, racking up at least 18 more points in the paint than both opponents. Ole Miss notched 38 points in the paint against No. 3 Southern California and 34 versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Anchored by the presence of Starr Jacobs, Christeen Iwuala, Madison Scott, and Kharyssa Richardson, the Rebels look to continue its damage in the paint as the season progresses.
DICTATE AND DISRUPT
The motto of "We Defend" remains the same during the 2024-25 season, as Ole Miss once again reinforced the message against USC.
Holding the Trojans to just one three-pointer off of 11 attempts (.091), Ole Miss forced USC to tally its' lowest three-point percentage since the 2021-22 season when Tameiya Sadler and Colorado held the Trojans to .083 from the arc.
Additionally, Ole Miss forced USC to make 26 turnovers, tallying the most the Trojans have committed since 2022.
BOUNCE BACK
KK Deans rejoins the Rebels for her sixth season of collegiate ball after medically redshirting last season. While healing from a season-ending ACL injury, Deans showed tenacity and toughness as a leader on the bench, helping to guide the Rebels to their successful season.
Though she only appeared in six games in 2023-24, she started in all of them and averaged almost 10 points a game and 3.8 assists. Deans put up a season-best 16 points against Temple, where she also registered seven rebounds and eight assists.
Through three games of the 2024-25 season, has taken her game to the next level, leading the Rebels in points per game (13.7) and three-pointers made (9). Deans will look to continue improving in her final year of eligibility.
HOME SWEET HOME
Rebel nation has turned the SJB Pavilion into an intimidating environment for visiting teams, especially in the non-conference slate.
Ole Miss has won 25 of its last 28 games at home against non-conference opponents, dating back to the 2020 season.
TRAFFIC ON KIDS DAY
Please expect traffic/parking delays on Hill Drive from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. due to game traffic. The SCRC bus lot will be used for bus parking during Kids' Day. This lot will be blocked off to accommodate the school buses coming to the game starting at 6 a.m. on Monday. Read more here about the expected traffic delays.
STAY CONNECTED WITH THE REBELS
New season and single-game tickets for the 2024-25 Ole Miss basketball season are on sale now. To purchase or learn more about buying season or single-game tickets for women's basketball, click here or contact the Ole Miss Athletics ticket office.
Follow the Rebels on X at @OleMissWBB, Facebook at Ole Miss WBB and on Instagram at Ole MissWBB. You can also follow head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin on X at @YolettMcCuin.
TEAM FACTS
No. 19/21 Ole Miss Rebels (2-1, 0-0 SEC)
Head Coach: Yolett McPhee-McCuin • 7th Season at Ole Miss (105-85) • 12th Season in Career (199-148)
Jackson State Lady Tigers (1-2, 0-0 SWAC)
Head Coach: Margaret Richards • 1st Season at Jackson State (1-2) • 9th Season in Career (118-108)
ON THE AIR
Television: SEC Network+
Play-by-Play: Jake Hromada
Color: Lindsay King
OLE MISS RADIO
Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network
Play-by-Play: Graham Doty
OLE MISS VS. JACKSON STATE
This matchup marks the 28th meeting between Ole Miss and Jackson State. The Rebels have dominated the series thus far, owning a 24-3 advantage in the series that dates back to 1976.
The Rebels last matchup against the Tigers came in the 2020-21 season, when Madison Scott led the Rebels to a 79-66 victory. Scott had the best performance of her career to that point, scoring 21 points and eight rebounds. Six of her rebounds came on the offensive end.
Several historical moments came against Jackson State for the Ole Miss program. Ole Miss set the all-time attendance record with 8,088 fans showing up to the SJB Pavilion for an 89-41 Ole Miss victory on Dec. 1, 2016.
On Dec. 15, 1987, the Rebels held a 38-point halftime advantage over the Tigers, tied for the sixth-largest halftime scoring margin in program history. The Rebels went on to win, 89-47. In the 1990-91 season, the Rebels connected on 31 free throws against the Tigers, tying the fifth-most in program history.
Ole Miss legend Peggie Gillom made history against Jackson State in 1977-78, scoring a then-program record 39 points on the Tigers. She would go on to top that total later that season, scoring 45 against Tennessee. Her performance still ranks tied for third all-time in program history.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Margaret Richards leads the Tigers in her first season at the helm. Richards took over a program that went 26-7 last season and won JSU's ninth SWAC conference title in program history. Jackson State earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament last season, but fell to No. 3 UConn in the first round.
However, Jackson State entered this season with a completely new slate with no returners on the roster. Richards has led Jackson State's new team to a 1-2 record to start 2024-25.
Taleah Dilworth leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.3 a game, the fourth-most in the SWAC. She's had the highest scoring mark in all three games so far this season and scored 18 in JSU's last game against Tennessee Tech. Jaileyah Cotton handles the bulk of rebounding duties for the Tigers, averaging five a game. She had seven against Clemson.
REBELS AGAINST THE SWAC
Ole Miss has historically dominated members of the SWAC, as it possess an 89-7 record against members of the conference. Ole Miss faced a trio of SWAC opponents last season, UAPB, Alcorn State and Mississippi Valley State, defeating all three.
The Rebels are slated to face all three again this season, as well as Alabama State and the conference's fourth-ranked team in Jackson State.
LAST TIME OUT
Ole Miss reached the 80-point mark for the second consecutive game, stomping Delaware State, 80-42, at Memorial Hall Gym.
The Rebels turned defense into offense all night, taking advantage of 23 turnovers by the Hornets, and scoring 30 points off them. On the other side, Ole Miss played its cleanest game of the season, giving up only six turnovers.
Four Rebels reached double-digit scoring, with Starr Jacobs having her best performance as a Rebel. She led the team with 18 points, six rebounds and a pair of assists. Madison Scott, Sira Thienou and Kennedy Todd Williams also strung together double-digit point games.
ONE WIN AWAY...
The seventh-year coach of the Rebels is one win away from reaching the 200 mark in her career. In her five seasons at Jacksonville State, Yolett McPhee-McCuin amassed a record of 94-63 and has notched 104 wins and counting at Ole Miss.
BLOCKING OUT
When the Rebels' shots don't go in, they never give up, as Ole Miss has strung together 20.0 offensive rebounds per game so far this season. This ranks 5th in the nation and 2nd in the SEC, closely trailing the national-leaders in Tennessee who tally 24.3 a game.
TURNOVERS ON TURNOVERS ON TURNOVERS
Ole Miss' defense remains its strung suit, forcing its first three opponents of the year to make 20+ turnovers, including 23 against Delaware State
The Rebels turned defense into offense all night versus at the Hornets' house, scoring a season-high 30 points off of DSU's turnovers. On the other side, Ole Miss played its cleanest game of the season, giving up only six turnovers to hold a -17 turnover margin.
DIME DROPPIN' AND NOT STOPPIN'
Sharing is truly caring and against Delaware State, Ole Miss dished out 21 assists on 33 made field goals. KK Deans led the Rebels with seven helpers, followed by Kennedy Todd-Williams with five. Six Rebels contributed total.
RECORD BREAKING REBS
Ole Miss showed up and showed out in its first win of the 2024-25 season, allowing the fewest points in program history as it kept Arkansas-Pine Bluff to just 24 points. Yolett McPhee-McCuin's teams now hold three of the top five spots with the fewest points allowed in Ole Miss history, including spots one and two.
DEFENSE GETS DUBS
Ole Miss' first win of the season was a convincing one. By defeating UAPB by 61 points, it ties the third-widest win margin in program history. It's only the fifth instance of an Ole Miss team reaching the +60 mark, and is the largest margin in the McPhee-McCuin era.
Ole Miss rejected 12 shots as a team, which is a tie for the third-most in a game in program history, the last time of which came last season against Florida. Christeen Iwuala led the Rebels in that category, blocking a career-high four shots.
UAPB failed to get a single player in double-digits, the first time an Ole Miss team has done that since the 2022-23 season against Alabama A&M.
GOING DEEP
Running 13 players deep against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, proved that the Rebel bench will be a key factor throughout the year.
The Ole Miss bench accounted for 45 points against the Golden Lions, with half of the Rebels coming off the bench adding five or more points.
PROBLEMATIC IN THE PAINT
The Rebels made themselves comfortable in the interior during their first two games of the season, racking up at least 18 more points in the paint than both opponents. Ole Miss notched 38 points in the paint against No. 3 Southern California and 34 versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Anchored by the presence of Starr Jacobs, Christeen Iwuala, Madison Scott, and Kharyssa Richardson, the Rebels look to continue its damage in the paint as the season progresses.
DICTATE AND DISRUPT
The motto of "We Defend" remains the same during the 2024-25 season, as Ole Miss once again reinforced the message against USC.
Holding the Trojans to just one three-pointer off of 11 attempts (.091), Ole Miss forced USC to tally its' lowest three-point percentage since the 2021-22 season when Tameiya Sadler and Colorado held the Trojans to .083 from the arc.
Additionally, Ole Miss forced USC to make 26 turnovers, tallying the most the Trojans have committed since 2022.
BOUNCE BACK
KK Deans rejoins the Rebels for her sixth season of collegiate ball after medically redshirting last season. While healing from a season-ending ACL injury, Deans showed tenacity and toughness as a leader on the bench, helping to guide the Rebels to their successful season.
Though she only appeared in six games in 2023-24, she started in all of them and averaged almost 10 points a game and 3.8 assists. Deans put up a season-best 16 points against Temple, where she also registered seven rebounds and eight assists.
Through three games of the 2024-25 season, has taken her game to the next level, leading the Rebels in points per game (13.7) and three-pointers made (9). Deans will look to continue improving in her final year of eligibility.
HOME SWEET HOME
Rebel nation has turned the SJB Pavilion into an intimidating environment for visiting teams, especially in the non-conference slate.
Ole Miss has won 25 of its last 28 games at home against non-conference opponents, dating back to the 2020 season.
TRAFFIC ON KIDS DAY
Please expect traffic/parking delays on Hill Drive from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. due to game traffic. The SCRC bus lot will be used for bus parking during Kids' Day. This lot will be blocked off to accommodate the school buses coming to the game starting at 6 a.m. on Monday. Read more here about the expected traffic delays.
STAY CONNECTED WITH THE REBELS
New season and single-game tickets for the 2024-25 Ole Miss basketball season are on sale now. To purchase or learn more about buying season or single-game tickets for women's basketball, click here or contact the Ole Miss Athletics ticket office.
Follow the Rebels on X at @OleMissWBB, Facebook at Ole Miss WBB and on Instagram at Ole MissWBB. You can also follow head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin on X at @YolettMcCuin.
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