Overall Series Record: Mississippi State leads Last Meeting: USC (1/6/13 in Starkville) BULLDOG BITES...

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1 WOMEN S BASKETBALL BULLDOG BASKETBALL SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 9 Fri. Houston W, Mon. Hampton L, Fri. Louisiana Tech W, Hardwood Tournament of Hope Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 20 Tues. % Winthrop L, Wed. % UC Santa Barbara L, Thurs. % Central Florida L, Wed. Savannah State W, DECEMBER 1 Sat. at Southern Mississippi L, Fri. Florida Atlantic W, Sun. Florida A&M W, Thurs. Jacksonville State W, Fri. Northwestern State W, Sat. Troy W, JANUARY 3 Thu. * at Vanderbilt L, Sun. * #15 South Carolina L, Thurs. * Florida (SUN) L, Sun. * at LSU (CST) L, Thurs. * at #5 Kentucky L, Thurs. * #16 Texas A&M L, Sun. * Ole Miss W, Thurs. * at #9 Tennessee (CSS/ESPN3) L, FEBRUARY 3 Sun. * Arkansas (SPSO) W, Sun. * at Missouri (SECN) W, Thurs. * at Ole Miss L, Sun. * LSU (SPSO) L, Thurs. * Alabama W, Sun. * at South Carolina 2 p.m. 28 Thurs. * Georgia 7 p.m. MARCH 3 Sun. at Auburn 2 p.m SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.) All Times Central Home Games In Bold % Hardwood Tournament of Hope * Denotes SEC Game MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS Head Coach: Vic Schaefer (1st Season) Game 27 South Carolina Feb. 24, 2013 WBB CONTACT: BROCK TURNIPSEED, ASST. MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTOR Address: 55 Coliseum Blvd. Humphrey Coliseum, Room 202 Mississippi State, MS Office Phone: (662) Cell Phone: (662) Fax: (662) bturnipseed@athletics.msstate.edu Sunday, February 24, p.m. CT Columbia, S.C. (Colonial Life Arena) Television: None Radio: WKBB-FM & WXWX-FM 96.3 Live Audio & Video: (Subscription) Facebook: mstatewbk SERIES HISTORY Overall Series Record: Mississippi State leads Last Meeting: USC (1/6/13 in Starkville) vs. #15 SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS Head Coach: Dawn Staley (5th Season) (12-14, 4-9 SEC) (21-5, 9-4 SEC) BULLDOG BITES... Mississippi State embarks on its next-to-last roadtrip of the season Sunday when it ventures to Columbia, S.C., for a rematch against No. 15 South Carolina. The teams met Jan. 6 in Starkville, with the Gamecocks escaping with a win in the MSU s home SEC opener. That earlier win by South Carolina was its third-straight in the series, but MSU leads the overall tally Prior to USC s win streak, MSU had won four-consecutive meetings from The Bulldogs head to Columbia following a win against Alabama at home on Thursday. South Carolina had an open date following last Sunday s win at Ole Miss. Thursday s 24-point win is the largest margin of victory for State this season. MSU also claimed its secondlargest rebounding margin (55) since the team pulled down 65 in the season-opening win against Houston. The +15 margin was the largest since a +17 edge against Florida Atlantic (Dec. 7). Redshirt sophomore Carnecia Williams scored 25 points, one off her career high set against Savannah State. Williams has paced MSU in scoring the past two games. Sophomore Martha Alwal claimed her league-best 14th double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds. Alwal also swatted a season-high eight shots. BULLDOGS POTENTIAL STARTERS (Based On Previous Game) BULLDOGS IN SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter.com/mstateWBK Facebook.com/mstateWBK TM 11 Katia MAY G Jr Stats PPG RBD AST BLK STL MIN Kendra GRANT G So Stats PPG RBD AST BLK STL MIN Darriel GAYNOR G Sr Stats PPG RBD AST BLK STL MIN Carnecia WILLIAMS F RSo Stats PPG RBD AST BLK STL MIN Martha ALWAL F/C So Stats PPG RBD AST BLK STL MIN twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 1

2 SEC STANDINGS SEC OVERALL TEAM W L PCT. W L PCT. Tennessee Kentucky Texas A&M Georgia South Carolina Vanderbilt LSU Arkansas Florida Mississippi State Missouri Auburn Alabama Ole Miss MISSISSIPPI STATE QUICK FACTS Location: Starkville, Miss. Founded: February 28, 1878 Enrollment: 20,424 Colors: Maroon (PMS 202) and White Nickname: Bulldogs Conference: Southeastern Arena (Capacity): Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) President: Dr. Mark Keenum Faculty Representative: Dr. Steven Turner Director of Athletics: Scott Stricklin Associate AD/Women s Sports: Ann Carr COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Vic Schaefer (Texas A&M, 1984) Mississippi State Record: First Season Career Record: (7 years) Associate Head Coach: Johnnie Harris (Ark. Baptist, 1996) Assistant Coach: Aqua Franklin (Texas A&M, 2009) Assistant Coach: Brittany Hudson (Georgia State, 2008) Dir. of Operations: Maryann Baker (Texas A&M, 2011) Dir. of Sports Medicine: Mary McLendon (Colorado, 1994) Office Associate: Diane Brown Office Phone: (662) BULLDOG BASKETBALL HISTORY All-Time Record: (38 years) All-Time Non-Conference Record: (38 years) All-Time Conference Record: (30 years) Humphrey Coliseum All-Time Record: (37 years) All-Time SEC Tournament Record: WNIT Record: 4-6 (6 appearances) NCAA Tournament Record: 6-6 (6 appearances) RADIO BROADCAST INFORMATION Radio Network: Bulldog Sports Properties Primary Radio Affiliates: WKBB FM & WXWX 96.3 FM Secondary Radio Station: WNMQ FM Contact: Don Williams dwilliams@learfieldsports.com Play-by-Play: Jason Crowder Website: VIC SCHAEFER HEAD COACH A veteran coach of 28 seasons, Schaefer embarks on his journey as head coach of the Bulldogs looking to build a program that consistently rates among the best in the nation. That is something Schaefer has done at every stop in his coaching career, including his most recent stops at Arkansas and Texas A&M. He has helped construct winners by teaching intense, high-pressure defense, and compiling some of the nation s top-ranked recruiting classes. In those 15 seasons in Fayetteville and College Station, Schaefer s defenses helped his squads to the postseason all but once (his first season at Texas A&M) while averaging 22 wins a year. Schaefer, who has been part of 413 wins in his 25-year collegiate coaching career, has become one of the nation s premier teachers of defense, earning the moniker the Secretary of Defense. His defenses helped Arkansas and Texas A&M to 11 NCAA Tournament appearances. In his first season in Fayetteville, the Razorbacks advanced to the Final Four before making three more trips to the second round. With his alma mater, he won a national championship while helping the program to a pair of Sweet 16 appearances, an Elite Eight showing, two trips to the second round and a first-round berth. In his nine years as associate head coach to friend and mentor Gary Blair at Texas A&M, his teams consistently were atop the Big 12 in turnovers caused, steals, turnover margin and assist-to-turnover ratio. In 2011, his smothering defense topped the nation in turnover margin en route to guiding the Aggies to the NCAA national championship in the program s first trip to the Women s Final Four. That squad also earned Texas A&M s first No. 1 national ranking while finishing the season with a 33-5 record, the most wins in school history. The following season, his final Texas A&M squad finished first in the Big 12 in turnover margin en route to advancing to a fifth-straight conference tournament title game and the Sweet 16 in the team s seventh-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Schaefer was also part of Texas A&M squads that won two Big 12 Tournament titles (2010 & 2008) and the conference regular season title in In addition to the 2011 national championship, Schaefer helped coach the Aggies to the 2009 Sweet 16 and the 2008 Elite Eight. Not only has Schaefer proven himself as one of the nation s premier defensive coaches, but he has also been one of the top recruiters in women s basketball, helping ink nine Top 20 recruiting classes during his tenures at Texas A&M and Arkansas. His strong reputation as a coach and recruiter earned him BasketballScoop.com s 2009 Assistant Coach of the Year. While at Texas A&M, he played an integral role in the Aggies finishing among the country s Top 10 signing classes four-straight years. His final class with the Aggies rated as the nation s No. 2 signing class, and he helped land the nation s top class during the 2011 national championship run. In addition to 2012 s No. 2 class and 2011 s top-rated class, the Aggies 2010 signing class ranked No. 5 nationally and tops in the Big 12. A year earlier, he helped ink the Big 12 s No. 2 class and the sixth-best in the country. In 2007, Schaefer earned the opportunity to coach the United States William Jones Cup Team, leading that squad to a bronze medal in Taipei, Taiwan. He also joined with Athletes in Action to coach some of the top women s college players in the nation. The only associate head coach to be named head coach of the USA Jones Cup Team, Schaefer guided Team USA to a 4-2 record in pool play with wins against Japan, New Zealand, Korea and Chinese Taipei. The opportunity to earn international coaching experience came a year after Schaefer helped lead the Aggies to the first round of the NCAA Tournament. That season saw the program finish third in the Big 12, its highest finish at the time, and sign the Aggies first McDonald s All-American. The season saw Texas A&M advance to the WNIT Elite Eight, the first postseason appearance under Blair and Schaefer. That season, Schaefer helped ink the nation s 20th-best signing class, a year after their initial class rated No. 27 in the country. Schaefer had the opportunity to accompany Blair to his alma mater following a six-year stint as associate head coach at Arkansas from During that run, he helped the Razorbacks to four NCAA Tournament appearances, including a Final Four berth in his inaugural season. The following year, Arkansas went on to claim the WNIT national championship. While in Fayetteville, he helped tutor Shameka Christon, who would go on to earn SEC Player of the Year and First Team All-SEC honors. Schaefer went to Arkansas after serving as head women s coach at Sam Houston State from In his nextto-last season there, he was tabbed the Southland Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Bearkats to their most wins in a decade (18). During his tenure at SHS, he tutored either the SLC s Freshman or Newcomer of the Year in three of his final four seasons. In his first year at the school ( ), he coached Sierena Autman to Southland Conference Player of the Year accolades. A native of Austin, Texas, Schaefer served as a men s assistant coach at Sam Houston State ( ) between stints as the assistant boys basketball coach and head tennis coach at Houston s Milby High School. As a player, Schaefer was an all-state performer at Houston Lutheran High School before going on to play two seasons at Alvin Community College. Schaefer is a dedicated family man. He is married to the former Holly Davis, who played basketball at Arkansas State and later served as an assistant coach at UT Arlington. The couple has 17-year-old twins, Blair Nicole and Charles Logan. MISSISSIPPI STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 2 Darriel Gaynor G 5-6 Sr. 2L Las Vegas, NV (Trinity Valley CC) 5 Sherise Williams F 6-1 Fr. HS St. Louis, MO (McCluer HS) 10 Martha Alwal C 6-4 So. 1L Worthington, MN (Worthington HS) 11 Katia May G 5-2 Jr. 2L York, AL (Sumter County HS) 12 Candace Foster G 5-8 Jr. 2L Jackson, MS (Murrah HS) 14 Kendra Grant G 5-11 So. 1L Richland, MS (Richland HS) 15 Brittany Young G/F 5-9 Jr. 2L Birmingham, AL (Midfield HS) 20 Shamia Robinson F 5-8 So. 1L Maben, MS (West Oktibbeha HS) 21 Jerica James G 5-5 So. 1L North Little Rock, AR (North Little Rock HS) 23 Carnecia Williams F 6-3 RSo. 1L Memphis, TN (White Station HS) 24 J Net Wash F 6-2 So. SQ Brandon, MS (NW Rankin HS) 44 Jessy Ward G 5-8 Fr. HS Clarksville, TN (Clarksville HS) COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Vic Schaefer (Texas A&M, 1984) Associate Head Coach: Johnnie Harris (Arkansas Baptist, 1996) Assistant Coach: Aqua Franklin (Texas A&M, 2009) Assistant Coach: Brittany Hudson (Georgia State, 2008) Director of Operations: Maryann Baker (Texas A&M, 2011) PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE 2 DARRIEL Gaynor DARE-ee-el 5 SHERISE Williams Sha-REESE 10 Martha ALWAL All-Wall 11 KATIA May Kuh-TEE-ah 20 SHAMIA Robinson Sha-MY-ah 23 CARNECIA Williams Car-NEE-CEE-ah 2 twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 2

3 MSU-USC COMPARISION MSU-USC STATISTICAL LEADERS MSU USC SCORING Grant (12.2 ppg) Welch (12.0 ppg) Alwal (12.2 ppg) MSU USC SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct FT made per game REBOUNDS per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game REBOUNDING Alwal (9.8 rpg) Welch (7.8 rpg) ASSISTS May (3.5 apg) Walker (3.0 apg) BLOCKS Alwal (2.6 bpg) Ibiam (0.9 bpg) GLANCING AT THE GAMECOCKS South Carolina enters Sunday s game 21-5 overall and 9-4 in SEC play. A win at Ole Miss last Sunday snapped back-to-back losses to No. 14 Texas A&M and seventh-ranked Kentucky. The Gamecocks average just 60.3 ppg, but they boast the nation s fourth-best defense, holding opponents to an SEC-low 49 ppg. Carolina also rates first in the league, and No. 18 nationally, in field goal percentage defense (34.5 percent). It also paces the SEC in rebounding margin with a 9.2 average that is 11th nationally. Aleighsa Welch leads South Carolina in both scoring and rebounding, averaging 12.0 points and 7.8 boards, respectively. LOOKING AT THE SERIES Sunday s contest is the second meeting this season between the two teams. South Carolina claimed a win in Starkville on Jan. 6 in the Bulldogs home SEC opener. State leads the overall series and is 5-8 all-time in Columbia. Carolina has won the last three meetings after the Bulldogs claimed four straight from BATTLE OF DEFENSIVE TEAMS Mississippi State rates second in the Southeastern Conference in 3-point field goal percentage defense, holding foes to 26.6 percent. The Bulldogs 3-point defense ranks No. 28 in the nation. South Carolina boasts the league s top scoring defense, allowing 49.0 ppg. The Gamecocks also top the SEC in field goal percentage defense, limiting foes to 34.5 percent shooting. In the last seven games, Mississippi State is holding opponents to 22-of-99 (22.2 percent) from beyond the arc. MSU held Bama to 27.8 percent, the sixth time in the last seven games to keep an opponent below 30 percent from 3-point range. LAST TIME vs. SOUTH CAROLINA... South Carolina 60, Mississippi State 46 Jan. 6, 2013 in Starkville South Carolina (1-1 SEC) Total 3-Ptr 21 Ashley Bruner f Aleighsa Welch f Ieasia Walker g Sancheon White g Tiffany Mitchell g Khadijah Sessions Wilka Montout Asia Dozier Elem Ibiam Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 9,1 Mississippi State (0-2 SEC) Total 3-Ptr 10 Martha Alwal f Carnecia Williams f Darriel Gaynor g Kendra Grant g Jerica James g Sherise Williams Katia May Candace Foster Shamia Robinson Jessy Ward Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Eric Koch, Roy Gulbeyan, Charlie Hust Technical fouls: South Carolina-None. Mississippi State-None. Attendance: 1325 Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 STEALS Gaynor (1.5 spg) Walker (2.7 spg) Score by periods 1st 2nd Total South Carolina Mississippi State Last FG - SC 2nd-01:05, MS 2nd-01:30. Largest lead - SC by 18 2nd-03:56, MS None. In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench SC MS Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. 3 twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 3

4 LAST TIME OUT BULLDOGS DOMINATE THE GLASS Mississippi State never trailed Thursday night as it posted its largest margin of victory with a win against Alabama at Humphrey Coliseum. The Bulldogs were dominant inside, out-scoring the Tide in the paint and in second-chance opportunities. State used an early 8-0 run to take a 10-point lead. The Dawgs pushed it to 12 before Alabama answered and cut the deficit to five, 25-20, but would get no closer as the Bulldogs took a 10-point lead to halftime. The Bulldogs went up in the second half before putting the game out of reach with a 13-0 run. During that stretch, State kept Alabama without a field goal for more than six minutes. Redshirt sophomore Carnecia Williams paced Mississippi State with 25 points, one away from matching her career high. Sophomore Martha Alwal added her 14th double-double of the year as she scored 18 points and pulled down 15 rebounds. She also blocked a season-high eight shots. Fellow sophomore Kendra Grant added 11 points for MSU. The Bulldogs dominated Alabama on the glass Thursday night, claiming a advantage. The +15 margin is State s largest since notching a +17 advantage against Florida Atlantic on Dec. 7. State s 55 boards are the most since it hauled in 65 in the season-opening win against Houston. Mississippi State claimed 20 of its 55 rebounds on the offensive glass. That is also the most since the team recorded 30 against Houston. It s the most offensive rebounds in SEC play since the team hauled in 22 against Vanderbilt in the opening round of the SEC Tournament. The Dawgs made the offensive boards count, putting in a season-best 28 second-chance points. State claimed the rebounding advantage for the first time since the Troy game (Dec. 29). MSU is 6-0 this season when out-rebounding its opponent. BULLDOG GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Opponent Guard Guard Guard Forward Forward Record Houston May Gaynor Grant Alwal C. Williams 1-0 Hampton May Gaynor Grant Alwal C. Williams 1-1 Louisiana Tech James Gaynor Grant S. Williams C. Williams 2-1 Winthrop James Gaynor Grant Alwal S. Williams 2-2 UC Santa Barbara James Gaynor Grant Alwal C. Williams 2-3 UCF James Gaynor Grant Alwal C. Williams 2-4 Savannah State May Gaynor Grant Alwal C. Williams 3-4 Southern Miss May Gaynor Grant S. Williams C. Williams 3-5 Florida Atlantic James Foster Grant Alwal S. Williams 4-5 Florida A&M May Foster Grant Alwal S. Williams 5-5 Jacksonville State May Foster Grant Alwal S. Williams 6-5 Northwestern State May Foster Grant Alwal C. Williams 7-5 Troy May Gaynor Grant Alwal C. Williams 8-5 Vanderbilt May Gaynor Grant Alwal C. Williams 8-6 South Carolina James Gaynor Grant Alwal C. Williams 8-7 Florida James Foster Grant Alwal Robinson 8-8 LSU James Foster Grant Alwal C. Williams 8-9 Kentucky May Foster Grant Alwal C. Williams 8-10 Texas A&M May Gaynor Grant Alwal C. Williams 8-11 Ole Miss May Gaynor Grant Alwal C. Williams 9-11 Tennessee May Gaynor Grant Alwal C. Williams 9-12 Arkansas May Gaynor Grant Alwal C. Williams Missouri May Gaynor Grant Alwal C. Williams Ole Miss May Gaynor Grant Alwal C. Williams LSU Foster Gaynor Grant Alwal C. Williams Alabama May Gaynor Grant Alwal C. Williams South Carolina Georgia Auburn MSU RECORD BY STARTING LINEUP May, Gaynor, Grant, Alwal, C. Williams May, Foster, Grant, Alwal, S. Williams James, Gaynor, Grant, S. Williams, C. Williams James, Foster, Grant, Alwal, S. Williams James, Gaynor, Grant, Alwal, S. Williams James, Gaynor, Grant, Alwal, C. Williams May, Gaynor, Grant, S. Williams, C. Williams May, Foster, Grant, Alwal, C. Williams James, Foster, Grant, Alwal, Robinson James, Foster, Grant, Alwal, C. Williams Foster, Gaynor, Grant, Alwal, C. Williams MSU S RECORD IN WHEN Under Schaefer Scoring First Opponent Scores First Leads at Halftime Trails at Halftime Is Tied at Halftime Shoots 45% or better from the field Shoots less than 45% from the field Opp. shoots less than 45% from the field Opp. shoots 45% or better from the field Outrebounds the opponent Ties the opponent in rebounds Outrebounded by the opponent Fewer (or ties) TOs than opponent More TOs than opponent Holds opponents to 65 points or less In games decided by 10 points or less MSU S RECORD IN Under Schaefer All Games Home Games Road Games Neutral-sites Non-SEC Games Non-SEC Home Games Non-SEC Road Games Non-SEC Neutral-site Games SEC Games SEC Home Games SEC Road Games SEC Tournament November Games December Games January Games February Games March Games Monday Games Tuesday Games Wednesday Games Thursday Games Friday Games Saturday Games Sunday Games Overtime Games Television Games Games vs. Ranked Opponents twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 4

5 BULLDOG GAME-BY-GAME SPECIALTY STATS (MSU/OPPONENT) Opponent paint Off TO 2nd Chance Fast Break Bench Houston 10/22 14/15 11/2 0/2 4/14 Hampton 10/28 13/19 9/15 2/14 3/3 Louisiana Tech 24/22 20/7 13/12 6/4 12/7 Winthrop 22/20 13/11 10/17 2/5 8/6 UC Santa Barbara 12/32 14/22 10/8 0/6 13/18 UCF 26/26 15/17 12/8 2/10 7/15 Savannah State 42/24 14/18 18/1 4/10 14/12 Southern Miss 18/40 9/18 13/11 2/16 19/5 Florida Atlantic 40/18 16/27 10/11 6/12 19/12 Florida A&M 36/16 11/17 13/7 0/6 18/6 Jacksonville State 38/28 28/18 15/14 4/4 36/8 Northwestern State 26/20 22/12 16/16 4/4 19/9 Troy 40/30 27/13 19/14 2/16 13/16 Vanderbilt 24/40 7/36 13/12 0/10 14/30 South Carolina 10/24 5/17 8/13 0/8 10/13 Florida 22/26 22/7 8/14 0/4 8/17 LSU 18/28 17/17 11/10 2/2 9/12 Kentucky 20/58 15/42 6/35 2/8 17/26 Texas A&M 12/28 0/32 8/11 0/8 13/24 Ole Miss 40/22 18/9 4/11 2/4 3/19 Tennessee 18/40 14/27 9/20 2/22 6/27 Arkansas 16/16 15/14 10/8 2/4 2/17 Missouri 16/14 9/15 9/10 4/8 4/23 Ole Miss 30/30 11/21 11/6 0/12 7/23 LSU 16/28 4/20 5/9 0/6 11/9 Alabama 38/18 19/12 28/13 6/6 13/24 South Carolina Georgia Auburn BULLDOG GAME-BY-GAME LEAD/DEFICIT Opponent Largest Lead Largest Deficit Result Houston 9 (2nd, 17:45) 6 (1st, 15:18) W, Hampton 3 (1st, 7:49) 12 (2nd, 9:36) L, Louisiana Tech 2 (1st, 15:31) 12 (2nd, 16:20) W, Winthrop 9 (2nd, 6:47) 8 (1st, 12:51) L, UC Santa Barbara 6 (1st, 15:20) 22 (2nd, 1:34) L, UCF None 16 (2nd, 13:11) L, Savannah State 17, (2nd, 1:11) 3 (1st, 6:48) W, Southern Miss 13 (2nd, 14:39) 3 (2nd, 2:17) L, Florida Atlantic 7 (1st, 10:23) 6 (2nd, 19:24) W, Florida A&M 10 (2nd, :25) 2, (1st, 15:35) W, Jacksonville State 17 (2nd, 9:34) 12 (1st, 8:03) W, Northwestern State 21 (2nd, 4:40) 10 (1st, 7:23) W, Troy 27 (2nd, 18:33) None W, Vanderbilt 1 (1st, 18:32) 54 (2nd, 6:11) L, South Carolina None 18 (2nd, 3:56) L, Florida 1 (2nd, 4:30) 9 (1st, 10:36) L, LSU None 27 (2nd, 14:23) L, Kentucky None 55 (2nd, :46) L, Texas A&M None 55 (2nd, 3:29) L, Ole Miss 15 (2nd, :12) 6 (1st, 2:50) W, Tennessee None 43 (2nd, 2:14) L, Arkansas 13 (1st, 6:12) 2 (2nd, 8:39) W, Missouri 6 (2nd, :15) 6 (2nd, 14:33) W, Ole Miss 12 (1st, 11:05) 17 (2nd, 4:19) L, LSU 3 (1st, 17:52) 26 (2nd, 1:44) L, Alabama 27 (2nd, :42) None W, South Carolina Georgia Auburn DAWGS REJECT THE TIDE Mississippi State recorded 11 blocks against Alabama Thursday night. Sophomore Martha Alwal recorded eight of those swats. The 11 blocks are tied for the second-most this season behind the SEC-best 13 the team had against Florida Atlantic on Dec. 7. Thursday s tally matches Tennessee (at South Carolina on Jan. 3) for the most in league play this year, and it is the most blocks by MSU in an SEC game since the squad rejected 12 against Ole Miss (Jan. 11, 2009). As a team, the Bulldogs rate third in the SEC and No. 27 nationally with 5.0 blocks per game this season. ALWAL LEADS THE SWAT TEAM Alwal s eight-block performance against Alabama was a season high for the Worthington, Minn., native. It tied her own mark against Mississippi Valley State last season for the third-most in single-season history, and was the sixth time she placed her name on MSU s single-game Top 10 blocks list. Over the entire season, she is second in the SEC and No. 15 in the nation with 2.6 blocks per game. Against conference foes, Alwal tops the league with 2.8 swats per contest. Her 67 blocks are a new MSU sophomore record, eclipsing the previous best set by Cara Stokes in the season. The tally is also the fourthmost in a season, right behind her freshman tally of 82. In the Jan. 13 contest at LSU, she eclipsed former MSU All-American Tan White for second place on the Bulldogs career blocks list. MSU CAREER BLOCKS LIST No. Player...Games Blocks B/G 1. Chanel Mokango ( ) Martha Alwal (2011-present) Tan White ( ) LaToya Thomas ( ) Sharon Thompson ( ) She set the single-game swats record in her MSU debut, rejecting 10 shots in the season opener against Jacksonville State (Nov. 11, 2011). MARTHA TOPS SEC IN DOUBLE-DOUBLES Alwal is making a strong case for SEC Defensive Player of the Year and All-SEC honors with her vigorous pace of collecting double-doubles this season. Thursday night she added her SEC-leading 14th of the season with 18 points and 15 boards. Her double-double tally rates one better than Texas A&M s Kelsey Bone and is tied for 17th in the nation. Alwal s 14 double-doubles are the most in a season by a Bulldog player since LaToya Thomas recorded 12 in the season. She became the first Bulldog since Tan White in 2005 to record three-straight double-doubles when she achieved the feat against Arkansas, Missouri and Ole Miss earlier this month. As a freshman, Alwal had three double-doubles, all coming in non-conference play. She now has eight in State s 13 SEC games this season. ALWAL CLEANS THE GLASS Alwal also notched her 16th game with 10-plus boards. She leads the SEC in double-figure rebounding, two better than Bone of Texas A&M. Her 9.8 rebounding average is second-highest in the league behind Bone and 49th nationally. She is also second in SEC games, hauling down 10.0 per contest. Alwal s 256 rebounds are 10th most by an MSU player in a season. She tops the SEC with 6.7 defensive boards per game. Her 18 boards against Houston are the most in the SEC this season. 5 twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 5

6 STATE GETS TO THE LINE The Bulldogs were aggressive at getting to the rim Thursday night, and it paid off with 27 free-throw attempts. That tally is the most by MSU in league play this season. KENDRA LOGGING THE MINUTES Grant has been an Iron Woman on the court this season for the Bulldogs, averaging an SEC fourth-most 34.2 minutes. She is playing the sixth-most minutes in SEC play at State converted 20 of those chances, raising its free-throw percentage to an SEC fourth-best 70.2 percent. Individually, Alwal is fourth in the SEC at the line (78 percent). She is 92-of-118 at the line this year after going 25-of-42 (59.5 percent) at the stripe last season. The Dawgs set a school free-throw record with an 18-for-18 performance (100 percent) against UC Santa Barbara in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on Nov. 21. GRANT LOOKING FOR REPEAT SUCCESS VS. TIDE Sophomore Kendra Grant continued her stellar year with 11 points against Alabama. She is tied with Alwal for the team scoring lead with 12.2 ppg this season. She scored 16 points in the season s second matchup against Ole Miss. In the season s first game against the Rebels (Jan. 27), she scored 20 points, including 16 in the second half on 6-of-7 shooting. The 20-point showing against the Rebels came on the heels of a career-best 23 points against Florida on Jan. 10. That tally eclipsed her previous best of 22 set in the season-opening victory against Houston on Nov. 9. Grant has started to take the ball to the rim more. After attempting pointers and making 41 (28.7 percent) as a freshman, she is 17-of-45 this year for a team-best 37.8 percent. She is 77-of-115 (67 percent) from the free-throw line this season after going 30-for-42 (71.4 percent) as a freshman. Double-Doubles: Career Martha Alwal Kendra Grant 1 1 Shamia Robinson 1 1 Carnecia Williams 1 1 Games As Leading Scorer: Career Martha Alwal Kendra Grant 8 12 Carnecia Williams 5 5 Katia May 1 2 Shamia Robinson 1 1 Sherise Williams 1 1 Jerica James - 1 Darriel Gaynor - 1 Games As Leading Rebounder: Career Martha Alwal Kendra Grant 1 2 Shamia Robinson 1 5 Carnecia Williams 1 1 Games As Leader in Steals: Career Darriel Gaynor 9 13 Kendra Grant 7 9 Carnecia Williams 7 7 Katia May 6 8 Sherise Williams 3 3 Martha Alwal 2 4 Candace Foster 1 1 Jerica James 1 1 Shamia Robinson 1 2 Jessy Ward 1 1 Games As Leader in Blocks: Career Martha Alwal Carnecia Williams 4 4 Sherise Williams 4 4 Darriel Gaynor 2 2 Shamia Robinson 2 6 Kendra Grant 1 2 Katia May - 1 MISCELLANEOUS STATS Games As Leader in Assists: Career Katia May Jerica James 5 8 Candace Foster 4 4 Darriel Gaynor 3 6 Kendra Grant 3 3 Brittany Young Plus Point Games: Career Martha Alwal 4 4 Carnecia Williams 3 3 Kendra Grant 2 2 Sherise Williams Plus Point Games: Career Double-Figure Scoring: Career Martha Alwal Kendra Grant Carnecia Williams 9 9 Darriel Gaynor 4 5 Jerica James 2 3 Katia May 2 5 Sherise Williams 2 2 Shamia Robinson 1 1 Double-Figure Rebounding: Career Martha Alwal Kendra Grant 1 1 Shamia Robinson 1 2 Carnecia Williams 1 1 Double-Figure Blocks: Career Martha Alwal - 1 Double-Figure Assists: Career Grant is the only player on the team this season to have started every game of her career. She has been in the first five in each of her first 56 games. CARNECIA COMING ON STRONG Redshirt sophomore Carnecia Williams had the best SEC showing of her career with 13 points against LSU last Sunday, but it only lasted days as she led MSU with 25 points against Alabama. Williams tally was one point from matching her career high of 26 set in a Nov. 28 win against Savannah State. She pulled down eight rebounds for the second-straight contest, and has 23 rebounds in her last three games, matching her total from the six games prior. After averaging 0.6 points and 1.0 rebounds in 4.3 minutes last year, Williams is playing 25.3 minutes per game this year and averaging the team s third-most points (8.4) and second-highest rebounds (5.2). This season also included Williams first double-double with 20 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Troy on Dec. 29. DEFENSE SPARKS VICTORIES In its wins, Mississippi State has held foes to 32.3 percent from the field and 21.3 percent from 3-point range. The Dawgs had their best defensive showing of the season against Alabama, limiting the Tide to 26.2 percent shooting. In this season s setbacks, opponents have connected on 43.8 percent from the floor and 33.1 percent from beyond the arc. Defense sparked back-to-back wins against Arkansas and Missouri. State held Missouri to 6-for-23 (26.1 percent) from the field in the second half and a season second-lowest 3-of-20 (15 percent) from 3-point range for the game. A week earlier, MSU held Arkansas to 5-of-24 shooting (20.8 percent) and 14 points in the first half. Arkansas 14 first-half points were the fewest in a half against an SEC foe since the season when the Bulldogs held Alabama to the same amount in a win. Last year s squad held Jacksonville State to 13 first-half points on 4-of-27 (14.8 percent) shooting in the season opener. DAWGS HIT CLUTCH FREEBIES AT MIZZOU Mississippi State held off Missouri thanks to clutch free-throw shooting. The Bulldogs were 13-of-14 from the stripe in the last five minutes, including a perfect 10-for-10 the final 2:23. Alwal went 3-for-4 over the final five minutes against Mizzou. She is 14-of-17 (82.4 percent) at the line in the last five minutes of games this season. SHERISE WILLIAMS RETURNS TO THE COURT Freshman Sherise Williams played eight minutes at Tennessee on Jan. 31, her first action after missing five games with an injury. A starter in six of 21 games this season, she was named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week after scoring a personal-best 21 points to go along with seven rebounds and three blocks in a Dec. 16 win against Florida A&M. SCHAEFER SIGNS OUTSTANDING FIRST CLASS Vic Schaefer s first signing class ended up being a stellar one. Five players inked during the early signing period, including: Ketara Chapel, the No. 1 power forward in Texas. Dominique Dillingham of Klein Collins High School. Breanna Richardson, a Georgia Super 64 recruit and the 79th-best player in the nation. 6-5 Nigerian-born post player Chinwe Okorie. Kiki Patterson, the top guard in the state of Mississippi. 6 twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 6

7 GAME 1 Nov. 9, 2012 Starkville, Miss. HOUSTON MISSISSIPPI ST Behind a double-double from Martha Alwal, MSU opened the Vic Schaefer era with a win over Houston in the Humphrey Coliseum. Alwal finished with a career-high 23 points and 18 rebounds, including 11 on the offensive end. Alwal s big night included four blocked shots on the defensive end and 9-of-10 foul shooting on the offensive end. Kendra Grant also tallied a career-best points tally, notching 22 in the contest. Alwal s four blocks tied her with Sharon Thompson for fourth in the school record books. State led at halftime behind a 7-0 run to close the half. MSU ran the advantage to nine points at with 17:45 left to play, but Houston rallied to lead with 10:36 remaining. A 3-point play by Alwal gave the hosts the lead for good with 9:42 left in regulation. Houston closed within three with 3:12 to play, but senior Darriel Gaynor drained a three from the left corner to give MSU a two-possession lead it would not relinquish. MSU s 65 boards and 34 trips to the charity stripe were the most since the team had 71 rebounds and 37 free-throw attempts against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Houston Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 20 Yasmeen Thompson f Marche' Amerson f Marissa Ashton f Porsche Landry g Te'Onna Campbell g Bianca Winslow Alecia Smith Jessieka Palmer Mae Woods Terran Alford Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2,1 FT % 1st Half: nd half: % Game: % Mississippi State Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Martha Alwal f Carnecia Williams f Darriel Gaynor g Katia May g Kendra Grant g Sherise Williams Brittany Young Jerica James Jessy Ward Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 7 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Mary Day, Roy Gulbeyan, Eric Koch Technical fouls: Houston-None. Mississippi State-None. Attendance: GAME RECAPS GAME 2 Nov. 12, 2012 Starkville, Miss. HAMPTON MISSISSIPPI ST A second-half comeback fell short as Mississippi State dropped a decision to Hampton. Trailing with 9:14 left in regulation, MSU scored the game s next 10 points, with eight-straight points coming from senior Darriel Gaynor. After cutting the deficit to two, the Bulldogs missed on a potential game-tying possession before turning the ball over on the game s next possession. Gaynor finished one point shy of her career high, while Martha Alwal scored a team-high 13 points to go along with nine rebounds. Kendra Grant added 11 points, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range. Hampton scored the game s first six points before State rallied to tie the game with two Alwal free throws. She then followed with a jumper that gave the Bulldogs their first lead of the night. Gaynor placed the Bulldogs on top 15-12, but Hampton ended the half on a 14-3 run to take a halftime advantage. In the second half, MSU cut the turnover total down to seven. Down with 13:38 left, State closed within five on a Kendra Grant 3-point play, but Hampton ran the lead out to 12 points on two different occasions. Gaynor s eight-point spree cut the MSU deficit to two, but Hampton scored the next five points to clinch the win. Hampton Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 13 AVANT,Keiara f BENNETT,Alyssa f WARNER,Verdine c COLE,Kenia g HAMILTON,Nicole g JORDAN,Ryan ALLEN,Olivia WARD,Brielle AUDAIN,Brascia Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % Deadbal 2nd Rebound 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 7 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Mississippi State Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Martha Alwal f Carnecia Williams f Darriel Gaynor g Katia May g Kendra Grant g Sherise Williams Candace Foster Brittany Young Jerica James Jessy Ward Team Totals % 1st Half: half: % Game: % Deadbal FG % 2nd Rebound 3FG % 1st Half: nd half: % Game: % 3,1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Laura C. Morris, Carla Fountain, Rod Creech Technical fouls: Hampton-None. Mississippi State-None. Attendance: 1233 GAME 3 Nov. 16, 2012 Starkville, Miss. LOUISIANA TECH MISSISSIPPI ST Louisiana Tech Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 Whitney Frazier f Brittany Lewis f Janay Borum g Jelena Vucinic g Kelia Shelton g Courtney Hayes Jasmine Bryant Brittney Jefferson Kanedria Andrews Tavasha Anderson Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % Deadba 2nd Reboun 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Mississippi State Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 Sherise Williams f Carnecia Williams f Darriel Gaynor g Kendra Grant g Jerica James g Martha Alwal Katia May Candace Foster Brittany Young Team Totals % 1st Half: half: % Game: % Deadba FG % 2nd Reboun 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Tina Napier, Bob Trammell, Eric Baker Technical fouls: Louisiana Tech-None. Mississippi State-None. Attendance: 1420 Kendra Grant scored 20 points, two shy of her career high, and senior Darriel Gaynor added 11 as the Bulldogs rallied from down 12 points in the second half to post a victory over Louisiana Tech. Gaynor hit the game-winning shot on a baseline jumper with 52 seconds left in regulation, and the Bulldogs then got the critical stop on the defensive end. Brittany Lewis missed a heavily-contested 3-point shot as time expired for the Lady Techsters. Louisiana Tech scored seven-straight points to build an early 10-5 lead. A 3-pointer by Gaynor brought MSU within with 7:04 left in the half, but Louisiana Tech extended the lead with the game s next six points. The Lady Techsters took a lead to halftime. The Bulldogs fell down 12 points before rallying with eight straight points to take their first second-half lead. A layup by Grant pushed the Maroon and White on top with 7:33 left. Things stayed nip-and-tuck, with the Bulldogs finally pushing to a two-point lead again at when Martha Alwal scored and drew a foul with 1:47 left. Louisiana Tech tied the game at the 1:24 mark, paving the way for Gaynor s go-ahead shot on the other end of the floor. GAME 4 Nov. 20, 2012 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico MISSISSIPPI ST WINTHROP Mississippi State dropped a heart-breaker to Winthrop in the Harwood Tournament of Hope opener. After Martha Alwal tied the game, Dequesha McClanhan clinched the win when she hit a baseline jumper as time expired. After a late rally gave MSU a halftime edge, State opened the advantage to nine points midway through the second half. Alwal scored four points during a 6-0 run as MSU climbed to a lead. Winthrop cut the lead to two before the Bulldogs took the game s longest lead at with 6:47 remaining. Winthrop then scored the game s next 13 points. Down four at 59-55, State mounted one final push. A layup by Sherise Williams brought MSU within two with 1:08 left. The Bulldogs followed with back-to-back defensive stops, setting up Alwal s game-tying shot. Mississippi State Total 3-Ptr 02 Darriel Gaynor * Sherise Williams * Martha Alwal * Kendra Grant * Jerica James * Katia May Candace Foster Brittany Young Carnecia Williams Jessy Ward Team Totals % 1st Half: half: % Game: % Deadbal FG % 2nd Rebound 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3,2 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Winthrop Total 3-Ptr 04 NUNN, Schaquilla * CHOIBEKOVA, Diana * CALVERT, Taylor * McCLANAHAN, Dequesh * WRIGHT, Samiya * KILPATRICK, Aliyah SOLMON, Christina CHARLES, Tiffany PORTER, Ashley Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % Deadbal 2nd Rebound 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 5 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Eric Baker, Kathleen Ridilla, John Holmes Technical fouls: Mississippi State-None. Winthrop-None. Attendance: twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 7

8 GAME 5 Nov. 21, 2012 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico MISSISSIPPI ST UC SANTA BARBARA Mississippi State went 18-for-18 from the free-throw line, but the Bulldogs struggled from the field as they dropped a decision to UC Santa Barbara at the Hardwood Tournament of Hope. The perfect tally from the stripe is the best percentage in school history for the Dawgs, bettering the previous best of 95.5-percent set against Texas in 2009 and Delta State in Despite the stellar showing from the stripe, the Bulldogs were unable to overcome a season-low 22.4 percent from the field. State scored the game s first six points on back-to-back 3-point baskets by Kendra Grant and Jessy Ward, but then went better than eight minutes without scoring another field goal. UCSB pushed ahead with an 11-0 run, and MSU got back within one on two free throws by Martha Alwal with 1:35 left in the half. UCSB, however, scored the final five points of the half to take a lead at the break. In the second half, the Bulldogs could not battle back from another prolonged scoring draught. UCSB scored the second half s first six points and held MSU scoreless for better than three minutes. An old-fashioned 3-point play by freshman Sherise Williams brought MSU within 34-25, but UCSB scored the game s next six points and would extend the lead to 20 on four occasions and 22 once GAME RECAPS GAME 6 Nov. 22, 2012 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico CENTRAL FLORIDA MISSISSIPPI ST Martha Alwal had a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Kendra Grant also scored 19 as Mississippi State fell to Central Florida in the final game of the Hardwood Tournament of Hope. Alwal and Grant combined to hit 12-of-25 shots from the field, including 13-of-17 shots from the foul line. In the Thanksgiving Day contest, MSU turnovers led to Central Florida scoring the game s first 11 points. The Bulldogs slowly answered with the game s next nine points, including six by Alwal. MSU closed within one on two occasions before a layup by Andrea Hines capped a 9-2 run for Central Florida that gave it a lead en route to a advantage at halftime. Central Florida scored the first eight points of the second half to extend the advantage to before MSU closed within on a 3-point play by Grant. With 8:58 remaining, Grant hit two free throws to pull MSU within 10 at Falling down again by as many 15, the resilient Bulldogs made one final push. A 3-pointer by Jerica James brought MSU within six at 57-51, and a trey by Grant made it with 2:19 left. UCF, however, answered with a 3-point play by Erika Jones to push the lead to eight, Darriel Gaynor cut the deficit to six with 1:33 left, but the Golden Knights added a pair of free throws to clinch the win. Mississippi State Total 3-Ptr 02 Darriel Gaynor * Martha Alwal * Kendra Grant * Jerica James * Carnecia Williams * Sherise Williams Katia May Candace Foster Brittany Young Jessy Ward Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: Game: UC Santa Barbara Total 3-Ptr 01 Underwood, Sweets * Nesbit, Nicole * Aguirre, Angelei * Tilleman, Kirsten * Mason, Destini * Ware, Jasmine Campbell, Madeline Morrison, Kendra Luna-Castro, Jackie Zornig, Melissa Pino, Jessica Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3,2 Officials: Randy Robertson, Erika Herriman, Patrick Terry Technical fouls: Mississippi State-None. UC Santa Barbara-None. Attendance: 139 Central Florida Total 3-Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off De Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 CARTER, Gevenia * KEOUGH, Kayli * DJASSI, Sara * JACKSON, Briahanna * JONES, Erika * HINES, Andrea KEOUGH, Meghan MORTON, Kiana TAYLOR, Stephanie Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % Game: % 5 Mississippi State Total 3-Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off De Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 Darriel Gaynor * Martha Alwal * Kendra Grant * Jerica James * Carnecia Williams * Sherise Williams Katia May Candace Foster Brittany Young Jessy Ward Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2,1 Officials: Bradley Maxey, Karen Lusuik, John Holmes Technical fouls: Central Florida-None. Mississippi State-None. Attendance: 103 MISSST #23 Carnecia Williams fouled out with 6:35 remaining MISSST #02 Darriel Gaynor fouled out with 26.5 remaining GAME 7 Nov. 28, 2012 Starkville, Miss. SAVANNAH ST MISSISSIPPI ST Savannah St Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 14 Erin Hogue f 24 Charmaine Greene f Blessing Uba g Ezinne Kalu g Andrietta Thomas g Jasmine Norman Smiljana Cuk Jazmin Thomas Jerryshia Williams Jasmine Kirkland Alexandria Taylor Chantrell Frazier Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 3,1 Mississippi State Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Martha Alwal f 23 Carnecia Williams f Darriel Gaynor g Katia May g Kendra Grant g Sherise Williams Candace Foster Brittany Young Jerica James Jessy Ward Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Beverly Roberts, Brian Hall, Mike Riggs Technical fouls: Savannah St.-Andrietta Thomas. Mississippi State-None. Attendance: 1217 Game: % Game: % Game: % 6 Carnecia Williams scored a career-best 26 points, and sophomore Kendra Grant notched her first double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds as Mississippi State defeated Savannah State at Humphrey Coliseum. The Bulldogs shot 56 percent from the field in the opening half but were plagued by 13 turnovers. The two teams exchanged 7-0 runs before MSU scored the final seven points of the opening half to take a lead to the intermission. The Bulldogs extended the run to 14-0, thanks to the first seven points of the second half. Carnecia Williams had six points during that opening burst. MSU led with 9:27 remaining after four-straight points from Grant. The duo of Carnecia Williams and Sherise Williams took over the contest, scoring 10 of the squad s next 14 points as the lead ballooned to with 1:11 remaining. Sherise Williams finished one rebound shy of the double-double, adding 10 points to go along with her nine rebounds. Junior Katia May tallied a career-best six assists. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Central Florida Mississippi State GAME 8 Dec. 1, 2012 Hattiesburg, Miss. Last FG - UCF 2nd-01:50, MISSST 2nd-01:33. Mississippi State had nine players score, including 10 from Kendra Grant, but the effort wasn t enough as an Ance Celmina basket with six seconds left rallied Southern Mississippi to a win Saturday afternoon at Reed Green Coliseum. Celmina s winner came just moments after MSU s Jerica James tied the game with a 3-point basket with 21 seconds. The Bulldogs led by nine at halftime and stretched that lead to as many as 13 in the early stages of the game s final half. Still, Southern Miss found a way to rally and snap a four-game losing streak in the series between the longtime rivals. The two teams were nip-and-tuck the majority of the first half until MSU answered with back-to-back 3-point baskets by James. State went on to score the final eight points of the half to lead A 3-pointer by Darriel Gaynor and a 3-point play by Carnecia Williams put State up five minutes into the second half. USM forced a tie with 5:01 left, but MSU built a lead on two Martha Alwal free throws. State was unable to hold the lead though, setting up Celmina s winner in the waning seconds. 8 twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 8 MISSST None. Largest lead - UCF by 16 2nd-13:11, MISSISSIPPI ST. SOUTHERN MISS Lead changed - 0 times Mississippi State Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 Sherise Williams f Carnecia Williams f Darriel Gaynor g Katia May g Kendra Grant g Martha Alwal Candace Foster Brittany Young Jerica James Jessy Ward Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: nd half: % Game: % 0 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Southern Miss Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 14 CELMINA, Ance c FAULKNER, Jamierra g POLLNITZ, Tiarra g CLEMONS, Jerontay g CAREY, Tanecka g MILLER, Wendy PIERCE, Nitesha PIERCE, Niesha BERRY, Teri BROWN, Caron Team Totals % 1st Half: half: % Game: % FG % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 4 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Kelly Johnson; Metta Roberts; Kim Thebo Technical fouls: Mississippi State-None. Southern Miss-None. Attendance: 1100 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench UCF MISSST Score tied - 0 times.

9 GAME 9 Dec. 7, 2012 Starkville, Miss. FLORIDA ATLANTIC MISSISSIPPI ST The Bulldogs made two stops in the final 1:12 of regulation as MSU held off Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic s Morgan Robinson missed an off-balanced 22-foot 3-point attempt in the waning seconds. MSU had to guard for basically the final minute as the Owls missed the front end of a one-plus-one before getting a steal to earn one final possession. The Bulldogs scored the game s first four points and eventually stretched the lead to on a jumper by Darriel Gaynor with 9:46 left in the half. The Owls, however, reeled off six straight to pull within a single point. The Bulldogs built the lead back to six before a half-ending 12-2 run gave the Owls a lead at halftime. State s defense stepped up in the second half, holding the Owls to 23.1-percent-shooting. After Takia Brooks scored 16 first-half points, MSU limited her to 11 points in the final stanza. The Owls stretched the lead to six with a basket to start the second half, but MSU quickly caught up and tied the game on a layup by Katia May. The lead would again switch hands a couple of times before MSU scored seven straight to open a advantage with 4:34 left. From there, good defense was the key as Kendra Grant drew a critical charge and Alwal had a big block GAME RECAPS GAME 10 Dec. 16, 2012 Starkville, Miss. FLORIDA A&M MISSISSIPPI ST Mississippi State defeated Florida A&M behind 21 points from Sherise Williams. Kendra Grant added 12 points, while Martha Alwal fell a point shy of her fifth double-double with nine points and 11 rebounds. Alwal also added a block to tie LaToya Thomas for third in school history with 109 for her career. The Bulldogs scored the game s first five points, only to have the Rattlers respond for a 9-7 advantage. The Bulldogs battled back for a 13-9 lead on a layup by Sherise Williams. Thanks to strong shooing from the field, the Bulldogs maintained that slight lead for most of the half. A jumper by Katia May put MSU up before FAMU battled back for a lead. State scored the game s next seven points to take a lead to halftime. In the second half, the Bulldogs used defensive pressure to pull away. A layup by Carnecia Williams pushed the MSU lead to with 15:49 left in the contest. Sherise Williams advanced the lead to eight points on a layup with 13:21 left. Florida A&M responded with an 11-2 run to take a advantage with 9:58 left and would not go away until a layup by Katia May tied the contest. A steal by Darriel Gaynor led to two free throws by her, as the hosts grabbed the lead for good. MSU eventually scored the game s next 10 points, building a lead with 1:36 left in the contest. Florida Atlantic Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 24 Shanequa Schrouder f Chenise Miller f Briah Blakely g Kimberly Smith g Takia Brooks g Morgan Robinson Ashley Stevenson Latavia Dempsey Breana Turner Jasmine Queen Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2,1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Mississippi State Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 Sherise Williams f Martha Alwal f Candace Foster g Kendra Grant g Jerica James g Darriel Gaynor Katia May Brittany Young Carnecia Williams Jessy Ward Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Felicia Ginter, Laura C. Morris, Dawn Marsh Technical fouls: Florida Atlantic-None. Mississippi State-None. Attendance: 1288 Florida A&M Total 3-Ptr 33 Patrice Collie f Keturah Martin g Jasmine Grice g Kimberly Sparkman g Cristal Liriano g Carrington Caise Andreya Lacy Kaylin Foreman Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1,2 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: Game: % Mississippi State Total 3-Ptr 05 Sherise Williams f Martha Alwal f Katia May g Candace Foster g Kendra Grant g Darriel Gaynor Shamia Robinson Jerica James Carnecia Williams Jessy Ward Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1,1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: Game: % Officials: Carmen Inouye, Jules Gallien, Pualani Spurlock Technical fouls: Florida A&M-None. Mississippi State-None. Attendance: 1239 GAME 11 Dec. 20, 2012 Starkville, Miss. JACKSONVILLE ST MISSISSIPPI ST Shamia Robinson posted her first career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Bulldogs rallied past Jacksonville State in a women s basketball game played at the Humphrey Coliseum. MSU battled past a sluggish first half, falling down by as many as 12 points. The Bulldogs used an 11-0 run in the second half to take control of the game. The victory was MSU s fifth straight at home. In the second half, the Bulldogs received a spark from both Robinson and Brittany Young. Robinson had 17 points and 10 rebounds in 19 minutes of action. Young added six points and five rebounds in 17 minutes of play. The Bulldogs got a combined total of 121 minutes from the bench. MSU forced a season-high 35 turnovers on the defensive end, and collected a season-high 17 steals. Jacksonvile State held the better of the competition for most of the first half, leading by as many as 12 midway through the first half before State rallied with nine straight points en route to a halftime lead. In the second half, the Gamecocks trimmed the lead to three before MSU took control with a 9-2 run. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench FAMUW MS Florida A&M GAME 12 Dec. 28, 2012 Starkville, Miss. Mississippi State Last FG - FAMUW 2nd-01:02, MS 2nd-00:49. Score tied - 6 times. Largest lead - FAMUW by 2 1st-15:35, MS by 10 2nd-00:25. NORTHWESTERN ST. MISSISSIPPI ST. Lead changed - 10 times After a lackluster first half, MSU found a second gear in the second half, easily rolling past Northwestern State at the Humphrey Coliseum. Northwestern State started the game strong, building a quick 13-4 advantage. The Lady Demons held that lead most of the first half before the Bulldogs ended the period with a 9-2 run. In the second half, MSU picked up its energy on both ends of the floor. Northwestern State only scored 18 points, including six field goals, over the final 20 minutes. The Bulldogs pieced together a 15-0 run to erase a deficit. A Jessy Ward trey pushed the lead to Jerica James scored two baskets and Carnecia Williams added two free throws to push the advantage to Ward saw her most extensive playing time of the season, collecting those three points with an assist, steal and rebound in 12 minutes of play. James had eight points, including a 3-of-3 night from the field, also in 12 minutes. MSU put the clamps down defensively, forcing 13 second-half turnovers to run the advantage to 20 at with 4:51 left in regulation. Jacksonville St Total 3-Ptr 05 Briana Morrow f Miranda Cantrell c Dashauna Truss g Amanda Mccarthy g Destany Mclin g Candace Morton Dareyelle Avant Destiny James Marikate Gardler Bria'Unna Buckner Gia Banks Peyton Hisel Sydney Brown Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 4 Mississippi State Total 3-Ptr 05 Sherise Williams f Martha Alwal f Katia May g Candace Foster g Kendra Grant g Darriel Gaynor Brittany Young Shamia Robinson Jerica James Carnecia Williams J'Net Wash Jessy Ward Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 7 Officials: Scott Yarbrough, Lawson Newton, Kylie Galloway Technical fouls: Jacksonville St.-Dashauna Truss. Mississippi State-Darriel Gaynor. Attendance: 1293 Northwestern St Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 11 Breanna Fuller f Keisha Lee g Janelle Perez g Arianne Ausmer g Jasmine Bradley g Tiandra Williams Jasmine Upchurch Markeisha Johnson Danielle Westerfield Team Totals % 1st Half: half: % Game: % FG % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 0 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Mississippi State Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Martha Alwal f Carnecia Williams f Katia May g Candace Foster g Kendra Grant g Darriel Gaynor Sherise Williams Brittany Young Shamia Robinson Jerica James J'Net Wash Jessy Ward Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 4,1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Billy Smith, Troy Winders, Erica Bradley Technical fouls: Northwestern St.-None. Mississippi State-None. Attendance: twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 9

10 GAME 13 Dec. 29, 2012 Starkville, Miss. TROY MISSISSIPPI ST Martha Alwal scored 21 points and Carnecia Williams added 20 as Mississippi State beat Troy, The Bulldogs made a statement in the opening half and claimed a halftime lead that it would not relinquish. Alwal scored 17 of her 21 points in the first half, and Darriel Gaynor added 12 of her career-best 15 points as the Bulldogs shot 48.6 percent from the floor for the opening stanza. Tied at four three minutes in, State out-scored the Trojans 20-6 over the following seven minutes behind three of Gaynor s four 3-pointers in the half. Two Jerica James free throws put MSU in front by 14 at Alwal converted an old-fashioned 3-point play to put MSU up with 8:01 left, and she added a layup with 6:49 remaining to give the Bulldogs a 21-point advantage. After Troy got within 15, State used a 9-0 run to extend the lead to as much as 24 before taking a 21-point advantage to the locker room. Williams scored 14 of her 20 points in the second half. She opened the half with six-straight points as the Bulldogs extended the halftime advantage to The Trojans gained some momentum and cut the Dawgs lead to 16 with 11:17 to play, but Williams tallied eight-unanswered points to push the lead to Troy would get no closer than 21 the rest of the way as Mississippi State won its seventh-straight game at Humphrey Coliseum GAME RECAPS GAME 14 Jan. 3, 2013 Nashville, Tenn. MISSISSIPPI ST VANDERBILT Mississippi State found the going tough in its SEC opener, falling against Vanderbilt in Nashville. After the Bulldogs grabbed an early 3-2 lead, the Commodores reeled off nine straight points. A basket by Carnecia Williams brought the Bulldogs within 11-5, but Vanderbilt scored the game s next five points to go up by double digits. A jumper by Martha Alwal brought MSU within with 10:55 left in the first half, but the Commodores responded with the game s next eight points to push the advantage to Vanderbilt ended the first half with a 15-5 run and led at the intermission. In the opening half, the Commodores built the lead with 18-of-31 shooting, including 5-of-9 from 3-point range. The Commodores scored the second half s first 10 points and went on to the victory. Alwal led MSU with 14 points and seven rebounds. Williams added 11 points. Vanderbilt placed five in double figures. Christina Foggie led the way with 17 points. Tiffany Clarke and Jasmine Lister each added 14 points. Kady Schrann scored 13 points, while Heather Bowe added 10 points. Troy Total 3-Ptr 35 Kourtney Coleman f Joanna Harden g Sarah McAppion g Brooke Bowie g Britney McCloud g Sophie Kleeman A. Beverly-Kelley Jada Williams Emily Troell Jasmine Pitts Aarika Howard Dominique Ross Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1 Mississippi State Total 3-Ptr 10 Martha Alwal f Carnecia Williams f Darriel Gaynor g Katia May g Kendra Grant g Sherise Williams Candace Foster Brittany Young Shamia Robinson Jerica James J'Net Wash Jessy Ward Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1 Officials: Bryan Enterline, Eric J. Brewton, Nick Marshall Technical fouls: Troy-None. Mississippi State-None. Attendance: 1303 Mississippi State , 0-1 Total 3-Ptr 23 Carnecia Williams f Martha Alwal c Darriel Gaynor g Katia May g Kendra Grant g Sherise Williams Candace Foster Brittany Young Jerica James Jessy Ward Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1 Vanderbilt , 1-0 Total 3-Ptr 34 CLARKE, Tiffany f SCHRANN, Kady g FOGGIE, Christina g LISTER, Jasmine g BROWN, Elan g BOWE, Heather MORRISON, Maggie NDIP, Nadine JENKINS, Jasmine BATEY, Morgan SMITH, Gabby SHAW, Kendall LONG, Rayte'a WATKINS, Clair Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 0 Officials: Tina Napier, Jennifer Rezac & Maj Forsberg Technical fouls: Mississippi State-None. Vanderbilt-None. Attendance: 3122 GAME 15 Jan. 6, 2013 Starkville, Miss. #15/18 SOUTH CAROLINA MISSISSIPPI ST Mississippi State competed hard before coming up on the short end of a decision against No. 15 South Carolina in the Bulldogs SEC home opener. The Bulldogs held South Carolina to 35.9 percent shooting, but the key for the Gamecocks was at the free-throw line, where South Carolina made 32 of 50 attempts. South Carolina scored the game s first six points and never trailed in the contest. The Bulldogs closed back within 10-7 on a 3-pointer by Darriel Gaynor with 12:44 left in the first half. USC followed with an 8-2 run to open an 18-9 advantage, but back-to-back baskets by Martha Alwal and Jerica James brought the hosts within with 3:53 left in the half. South Carolina, however, scored the game s next six points and built a halftime lead. In the second half, State closed within six at on a Kendra Grant jumper with 15:11 left. South Carolina stretched the lead to double digits on a 3-point play by Aleighsa Welch with 12:19 left. After that, the Bulldogs closed within seven on two different occasions but turned the ball over after drawing that close for one final time. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench MS VANDY Mississippi State Vanderbilt GAME 16 Jan. 10, 2013 Starkville, Miss. Last FG - MS 2nd-01:08, VANDY 2nd-04:23. Largest lead - MS by 1 1st-18:32, VANDY by 54 2nd-06:11. Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 2 times. FLORIDA MISSISSIPPI ST Kendra Grant scored a career-high 23 points, and Martha Alwal recorded her seventh double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds as Mississippi State fell to Florida. The Bulldogs trailed by nine points with 8:29 left, but a 10-0 run gave them a lead. It was short-lived, however, as Florida closed out the win with six straight points. The Gators attempted 39 free throws in the game, while the Bulldogs attempted seven. MSU made more field goals than its opponent for a second straight contest and committed a season-low 10 turnovers. After managing only two field goals over the first nine minutes of play, MSU rallied to tie twice before Florida ended the half on a 7-2 run and led at the intermission. In the second half, the Bulldogs were whistled for seven fouls in the first four minutes. Florida attempted 28 second-half free throws and ran the lead to early in the second half. The lead would grow to as many as nine at on a free throw by Kayla Lewis with 8:29 left. Back-to-back 3-point baskets by Kendra Grant brought the Bulldogs to within one at A jumper by Shamia Robinson Official Basketball pushed the Box Maroon Score and -- Game White Totals ahead -- for Final the Statistics first time in the second half, but State was unable to hold on as Florida used the decisive run to escape with the win. Florida vs Mississippi State pm at Starkville, Miss. (Humphrey Coliseum) South Carolina (1-1 SEC) Total 3-Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 21 Ashley Bruner f Aleighsa Welch f Ieasia Walker g Sancheon White g Tiffany Mitchell g Khadijah Sessions Wilka Montout Asia Dozier Elem Ibiam Team Totals % 1st Half: half: % Game: % FG % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 9,1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Mississippi State (0-2 SEC) Total 3-Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Martha Alwal f Carnecia Williams f Darriel Gaynor g Kendra Grant g Jerica James g Sherise Williams Katia May Candace Foster Shamia Robinson Jessy Ward Team Totals % 1st Half: half: % Game: % FG % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Eric Koch, Roy Gulbeyan, Charlie Hust Technical fouls: South Carolina-None. Mississippi State-None. Attendance: 1325 Florida (2-1 SEC) Total 3-Ptr 31 Lily Svete f Vicky McIntyre c Carlie Needles g Jaterra Bonds g Kayla Lewis g January Miller Christin Mercer Jennifer George Sydney Moss Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 7,1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Mississippi State (0-3 SEC) Total 3-Ptr 10 Martha Alwal f Shamia Robinson f Candace Foster g Kendra Grant g Jerica James g Katia May Brittany Young Carnecia Williams Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 0 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: Game: % Officials: Scott Yarbrough, Eric Brewton, Gina Cross Technical fouls: Florida-None. Mississippi State-None. Attendance: 1306 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast 10 Florida Points twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk UF MS 10 Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Last FG - UF 2nd-02:25, MS 2nd-01:45. Score tied - 2 times. Largest lead - UF by 9 1st-10:36, MS by 1 2nd-04:30. Lead changed - 2 times.

11 GAME 17 Jan. 13, 2013 Baton Rouge, La. MISSISSIPPI ST LSU Mississippi State was unable to recover from an 18-2 LSU run to end the first half as the Bulldogs dropped a decision to the Lady Tigers. The Bulldogs struggled in the opening half, making just 6-of-27 shots, including 0-for-9 from 3-point range. Down 17-13, the Maroon and White managed only one field goal over the final 5:45 of the first half. LSU built an 11-2 lead seven minutes into the half. MSU closed within on back-to-back baskets by Carnecia Williams and Katia May, but Adrienne Webb had 10 points during the decisive run as LSU built a halftime advantage. A 3-pointer by Webb capped a 6-0 run to start the second half as the Tigers built a advantage. A 3-point play by Martha Alwal, a basket by Williams and a putback by Alwal completed a 7-0 run for MSU as the Bulldogs closed within 19 at with 10:16 left in regulation. Kendra Grant sparked another run with a 3-pointer for MSU. Alwal hit a layup to bring the Maroon and White within 16, but MSU could not get any closer the rest of the way. Alwal posted her eighth double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds. Carnecia Williams just missed a double-double with nine points and eight rebounds GAME RECAPS GAME 18 Jan. 17, 2013 Lexington, Ky. MISSISSIPPI ST #5 KENTUCKY Mississippi State could not match the offensive firepower of fifth-ranked Kentucky Thursday night. A 24-7 run to end the first half provided the separation as the Bulldogs dropped a decision to the Wildcats in a Southeastern Conference women s basketball game played at Memorial Coliseum. Kentucky improved to 17-1 overall and 5-0 in league play. MSU fell to 8-10 and 0-5. The defending league champions have won six straight in the series. The Bulldogs hung tough in the early stages. After falling down 11-2, MSU battled back with six straight points. The Maroon and White trailed after a Candace Foster layup with 13:16 left in the half. MSU continued to shoot well early and closed within on an old-fashioned 3-point play by Kendra Grant with 9:10 left in the half. Kentucky turned the up the full-court pressure and scored the game s next 11 points. The Wildcats forced 16 first-half turnovers and led at the intermission. From there, the Wildcats opened the second half on a 19-2 run and cruised to the victory. Grant led MSU with 11 points, while Carnecia Williams added 10 points. Mississippi State (0-4) Total 3-Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 Carnecia Williams f Martha Alwal c Candace Foster g Kendra Grant g Jerica James g Darriel Gaynor Katia May Brittany Young Shamia Robinson J'Net Wash Jessy Ward Team Totals % 1st Half: half: % Game: % FG % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 4 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % LSU (2-2) Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 55 PLAISANCE, Theresa f MCKINNEY, Shanece c LUTLEY, Bianca g WEBB, Adrienne g BALLARD, Danielle g YOUNGBLOOD, Derreya PEDERSEN, Anne BAKER, Kuaneshia BOYKIN, Sheila Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: Game: % Officials: Amy Bonner, Metta Roberts, Rob Fessler Technical fouls: Mississippi State-None. LSU-None. Attendance: 3076 Mississippi State , 0-5 Total 3-Ptr 23 Carnecia Williams f Martha Alwal c Katia May g Candace Foster g Kendra Grant g Darriel Gaynor Brittany Young Shamia Robinson Jerica James J'Net Wash Jessy Ward Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: Game: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % Game: % 2 KENTUCKY , 5-0 Total 3-Ptr 23 Walker, Samarie f Stallworth, DeNesha c O'Neill, Jennifer g Mathies, A'dia g Goss, Bria g Thompson, Janee Pinkett, Bernisha Sidney, Jelleah Drake, Samantha Evans, Kastine Henderson, Brittany Bishop, Azia Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1 Officials: BOB TRAMMELL, DENISE BROOKS, KELLY JOHNSON Technical fouls: Mississippi State-None. KENTUCKY-None. Attendance: 4631 GAME 19 Jan. 24, 2013 Starkville, Miss. #16/18 TEXAS A&M MISSISSIPPI ST The Bulldogs competed hard but came up short in an Southeastern Conference defeat to No. 16 Texas A&M at the Humphrey Coliseum. The Aggies opened the contest with six straight points. Texas A&M extended the lead to on a jumper by Kristi Bellock with 11:38 remaining in the first half. A 6-0 run extended the lead to After Kendra Grant brought the Bulldogs within 14 at 33-19, Texas A&M scored the first half s final six points for a halftime lead. In the opening half, Texas A&M shot 65.4 percent from the field, hitting 17 of 28 shots. The Aggies recorded 10 steals in that half and forced 11 turnovers. The Aggies scored the second half s first 15 points as an eventual 21-0 run was halted by two Martha Alwal free throws with 14:36 left in regulation. An 8-0 run allowed Texas A&M to open a advantage with 12:03 left in regulation. In the second half, the Bulldogs were limited to four field goals and five free throws. Martha Alwal posted her ninth double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Jerica James added 10 points. GAME 20 Jan. 27, 2013 Starkville, Miss. OLE MISS MISSISSIPPI ST Mississippi State shot 72 percent from the floor in the second half to erase a six-point halftime deficit and post a win over archrival Ole Miss. For MSU, it was a sixth straight win over the in-state rival and the first league victory for Bulldog head coach Vic Schaefer. Ole Miss held the better of the competition for most of the first half. The Rebels quickly built a 7-2 lead only to see the Bulldogs respond with the game s next seven points. Ole Miss regained the lead before MSU tied on a 3-pointer by Jerica James. Ole Miss broke the next tie with six straight points and led at the intermission. The Bulldogs quickly seized control of the contest in the early stages of the second half. Katia May scored between two Alwal buckets in the first 1:48 of the second half to force a tie. MSU took the lead for good by scoring six straight points to break a tie. Despite foul trouble for Williams, she combined with Alwal to take control of the contest in the post. A jumper by May placed the Maroon and White on top with 14:23 left in regulation. After the Rebels cut the lead to four, MSU ran the advantage out to double digits with another 6-0 spurt. Grant scored all six points during that run as MSU built a lead. The strong offensive start to the half carried over through the final 20 minutes. Texas A&M (5-1 SEC) Total 3-Ptr 01 Courtney Williams f Kristi Bellock f Kelsey Bone c Adrienne Pratcher g Courtney Walker g Cierra Windham Chelsea Jennings Kristen Grant Tori Scott Peyton Little Rachel Mitchell Jordan Jones Karla Gilbert Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1 Mississippi State (0-6 SEC) Total 3-Ptr 10 Martha Alwal f Carnecia Williams f Darriel Gaynor g Katia May g Kendra Grant g Candace Foster Brittany Young Jerica James J'Net Wash Jessy Ward Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1 Officials: Bryan Enterline, Bruce Morris, Jennifer Rezac Technical fouls: Texas A&M-None. Mississippi State-None. Attendance: 1313 Ole Miss (1-6 SEC) Total 3-Ptr 22 Danielle McCray f Courtney Marbra f Valencia McFarland g Diara Moore g Gracie Frizzell g Kenyotta Jenkins Maggie McFerrin Amber Singletary Tia Faleru Monique Jackson Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 5 Mississippi State (1-6 SEC) Total 3-Ptr 10 Martha Alwal f Carnecia Williams f Darriel Gaynor g Katia May g Kendra Grant g Candace Foster Brittany Young Jerica James J'Net Wash Jessy Ward Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2 Officials: Jesse Dickerson, Kelly Johnson, Rod Creech Technical fouls: Ole Miss-None. Mississippi State-None. Attendance: 1531 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Texas A&M Mississippi State In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench TAMU MS Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Ole Miss Mississippi State In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench UM MS twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 11

12 GAME 21 Jan. 31, 2013 Knoxville, Tenn. MISSISSIPPI ST #9/10 TENNESSEE GAME RECAPS Mississippi State could not contain the high-octane offense of ninth-ranked Tennessee Thursday night, falling at Thompson-Boling Arena. The Lady Volunteers scored the first 10 points of the game. The Bulldogs closed within 10-6 on two baskets by Martha Alwal and another from Darriel Gaynor. The Lady Volunteers answered with an 8-0 run. Tennessee forced seven early turnovers and built an 18-6 advantage. Still, MSU found some rhythm on offense and competed. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Kendra Grant and Gaynor brought the Maroon and White within Tennessee, though, went back on the defensive attack and used some transition baskets to create a 15-2 run that led to a halftime lead. Tennessee opened the second half with a run, as the Bulldogs managed only four field goals over the first eight minutes of the stanza. 01/31/13 7:00 p.m. at Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling Arena) GAME 22 Feb. 3, 2013 Starkville, Miss. ARKANSAS MISSISSIPPI ST Mississippi State held Arkansas to 14 first-half points, a season low, and held on late to post victory in the Humphrey Coliseum. The Bulldogs snapped three-game Arkansas win streak, and beat the Razorbacks at Humphrey Coliseum for the first time since Arkansas managed only five field goals in the game s first half, including two in the first 10 minutes of play. A jumper by Candace Foster placed the Bulldogs on top 14-4 with 10:59 left in the half. The lead grew to 12 on a Martha Alwal layup, and a 3-pointer by Darriel Gaynor extended the lead to 22-9 with 6:12 left in the half. MSU held Arkansas to 20.8 percent shooting in the opening half and led at the intermission. In the second half, a 6-0 run brought the Razorbacks within two at with 12:56 left in the contest. Arkansas Dominique Wilson tied the contest at 33 and later gave the Razorbacks a lead with another basket. The Bulldogs answered with a 3-pointer by Gaynor gave the Bulldogs a lead with 5:40 left. Arkansas battled back one last time before the Maroon and White grabbed the lead for good. Katia May hit two free throws to break a tie. May then got a key steal and Alwal hit the game-clinching bucket. Mississippi State , 1-7 SEC Total 3-Ptr 23 Carnecia Williams f Martha Alwal c Darriel Gaynor g Katia May g Kendra Grant g Sherise Williams Candace Foster Jerica James Jessy Ward Team Totals % 1st Half: half: % Game: % FG % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 5 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Tennessee , 8-0 SEC Total 3-Ptr 12 Graves, Bashaara f Williams, Kamiko g Massengale, Ariel g Simmons, Meighan g Spani, Taber g Phillips, Jasmine Jones, Jasmine Burdick, Cierra Moore, Nia Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Beverly Roberts, Brian Hall, Mary Day Technical fouls: Mississippi State-None. Tennessee-None. Attendance: Arkansas (3-6 SEC) Total 3-Ptr 01 Keira Peak f Quistelle Williams f Jhasmin Bowen f Calli Berna g Dominique Wilson g Sarah Watkins Erin Gatling Dominique Robinson Melissa Wolff Team Totals % 1st Half: half: % Game: % FG % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Mississippi State (2-7 SEC) Total 3-Ptr 10 Martha Alwal f Carnecia Williams f Darriel Gaynor g Katia May g Kendra Grant g Sherise Williams Candace Foster Jerica James Jessy Ward Team Totals % 1st Half: half: % Game: % FG % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 0 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Eric Brewton, Amy Bonner, Luis Gonzalez Technical fouls: Arkansas-None. Mississippi State-None. Attendance: 1318 GAME 23 Feb. 10, 2013 Columbia, Mo. MISSISSIPPI ST MISSOURI MSU claimed a hard-fought victory over Missouri at the Mizzou Arena behind a tough defense that held Missouri to 38.6 percent from the field and 3-of-20 from long range. There were six lead changes and neither team led by more than six points. The Bulldogs hit 10 straight free throws in the final 2:23 to seal their second-straight win. MSU established an inside presence early, with Martha Alwal scoring a couple of early baskets as the Bulldogs built a 13-8 lead. Missouri responded with an 8-2 run to go up MSU, which forced 13 first-half turnovers, reclaimed a four-point lead before Missouri battled back for a tie at halftime. In the second half, MSU hit 16 free throws and took care of the basketball. State fell down six at before Darriel Gaynor started the rally with three of her SEC-high four 3-pointers. She brought State within two on the second of her back-to-back treys. A 3-pointer by May placed the Bulldogs on top, with 11:02 left. MSU did not relinquish the lead the rest of the way as Missouri had a seven-minute stretch without a field goal. May led MSU with 16 points, while Alwal and Gaynor each had 14 points. Alwal posted her 12th double-double as she also pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds. The 12 double-doubles is the most by an MSU player since LaToya Thomas also recorded 12 in /10/13 1 p.m. at Mizzou Arena GAME 24 Feb. 14, 2013 Oxford, Miss. MISSISSIPPI ST OLE MISS Mississippi State built an early 12-point lead, but was unable to hold on as State saw a two-game win streak and a six-game series win streak snapped with a setback to Ole Miss in Oxford. The Bulldogs sprinted out to an early 10-2 advantage. Later, a 3-pointer by Darriel Gaynor and follow-up basket by Jerica James ran the MSU lead to 20-8 with 11:05 left in the first half. Thanks to 48.3 percent shooting from the field in the first half, the Maroon and White maintained a healthy advantage. Martha Alwal and Kendra Grant each had 11 points in the game s first half as MSU led at halftime. A layup by Grant pushed the MSU advantage to Still down 10 at 39-29, Ole Miss responded with game s next 11 points. The Rebels grabbed their first lead at on two free throws by Kenyotta Jenkins. The Rebels pushed the advantage to on a Courtney Marbra jumper with 11:56 remaining. The Bulldogs had an eight-minute stretch in the second half without a field goal. A jumper by Katia May brought MSU back within five at However, hot shooting by Ole Miss saved the day for Official the Rebels Basketball a 12-0 Box run Score pushed -- Game Ole Totals Miss to -- the Final win. Statistics Mississippi State vs Ole Miss 2/14/13 7 p.m. at Oxford, Miss. (Tad Smith Coliseum) Mississippi State , 3-7 SEC Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 Carnecia Williams f Martha Alwal c Darriel Gaynor g Katia May g Kendra Grant g Sherise Williams Candace Foster Brittany Young Jerica James Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Mizzou , 4-6 SEC Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 13 Kulas,Bri f Smith,Liz c Doty,Lianna g Simmons,Kyley g Crafton,Sydney g Saunders,Darian Stock,Maddie Hudyn,Michelle Eye,Morgan Priede,Liene Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1,1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Mark Zentz, Michael Price, Jules Gallien Technical fouls: Mississippi State-None. Mizzou-None. Attendance: 3649 Mississippi State (3-8) Total 3-Ptr 23 Carnecia Williams f Martha Alwal c Darriel Gaynor g Katia May g Kendra Grant g Sherise Williams Candace Foster Jerica James Jessy Ward Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Ole Miss (2-9) Total 3-Ptr 22 Danielle McCray f Courtney Marbra f Valencia McFarland g Diara Moore g Gracie Frizzell g Kenyotta Jenkins Amber Singletary Tia Faleru Monique Jackson Team Totals % 1st Half: half: % Game: % FG % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 0 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Tina Napier, Beverly Roberts, Frank Steratore Technical fouls: Mississippi State-None. Ole Miss-None. Attendance: 645 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast 12 Mississippi State Points twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk MS UM 12 Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Last FG - MS 2nd-01:46, UM 2nd-00:35. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - MS by 12 1st-11:05, UM by 17 2nd-04:19. Lead changed - 1 time.

13 GAME 25 Feb. 17, 2013 Starkville, Miss. LSU MISSISSIPPI ST Mississippi State was unable to overcome second-half shooting woes as LSU claimed a win at Humphrey Coliseum. The Bulldogs shot 18.8 percent from the field in the game s final half, while LSU connected on 10 of its 19 second-half opportunities. The Bulldogs hit three first half 3-point baskets and only made eight turnovers, while trailing only at the intermission. In the second half, the Tigers immediately created separation with a 20-6 run to start the half. The lead grew to as many as 26 with an 8-0 run later in the stanza. The Bulldogs grabbed their game s largest lead at 7-4 on a Darriel Gaynor 3-point basket. MSU held a lead at the first media timeout after a 3-point make by Kendra Grant. Down 12-10, LSU seized the lead for good with six straight points. The run would grow to 14-4 as LSU pushed its advantage to 24-16, but the Bulldogs battled back nicely to trail by three at the intermission GAME RECAPS GAME 26 Feb. 21, 2013 Starkville, Miss. ALABAMA MISSISSIPPI ST Mississippi State led from the opening tip, grabbed a conference game-high 55 rebounds and blocked a conference game-best 11 shots as it rolled past Alabama Martha Alwal posted her 14th double-double of the season as she poured in 15 points and matched her season high with 18 rebounds. Carnecia Williams led MSU with 25 points, one off her career high, and hauled in eight rebounds. The Bulldogs established their dominance inside early. MSU pieced together an 8-0 run to build an early 19-9 advantage. The lead was pushed to 12 minutes later on a 3-point basket by Kendra Grant. Alabama responded with the game s next seven points to close within However, an inability to guard the paint and make shots plagued the Crimson Tide all night. MSU built the lead back to double digits with four straight points from Jerica James, and took a advantage to the intermission. With MSU leading 42-30, the Bulldogs put together a 13-0 run to remove all doubt from the contest. The Crimson Tide went better than six minutes without scoring during that run. The lead grew to 20 at on back-to-back baskets from Grant and Williams. Three straight free throws moved the advantage to LSU (6-6 SEC) Total 3-Ptr 23 Shanece Mckinney f Theresa Plaisance f Jeanne Kenney g Adrienne Webb g Danielle Ballard g Derreyal Youngblood Bianca Lutley Anne Pedersen Sheila Boykin Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 0,1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Mississippi State (3-9 SEC) Total 3-Ptr 10 Martha Alwal f Carnecia Williams f Darriel Gaynor g Candace Foster g Kendra Grant g Sherise Williams Katia May Brittany Young Jerica James Jessy Ward Team Totals % 1st Half: half: % Game: % FG % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Bob Trammell, Lawson Newton, Amy Bonner Technical fouls: LSU-None. Mississippi State-None. Attendance: 1405 Alabama (2-11 SEC) Total 3-Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 32 Alicia Mitcham f Daisha Simmons g Jasmine Robinson g Meghan Perkins g Shafontaye Myers g Jessica Merritt Nikki Hegstetter Briana Hutchen Brittany Jack Kaneisha Horn Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 0 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Mississippi State (4-9 SEC) Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Martha Alwal f Carnecia Williams f Darriel Gaynor g Katia May g Kendra Grant g Sherise Williams Candace Foster Brittany Young Jerica James J'Net Wash Jessy Ward Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Laura Morris, Jesse Dickerson Technical fouls: Alabama-None. Mississippi State-None. Attendance: 1294 GAME 27 Feb. 24, 2013 Columbia, S.C. MISSISSIPPI ST. SOUTH CAROLINA GAME 28 Feb. 28, 2013 Starkville, Miss. GEORGIA MISSISSIPPI ST twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 13

14 THE LAST TIME MSU... Scored 100 points at home 108 vs. Alcorn State (12/30/09) Scored 100 points on the road 100 at New Orleans (12/4/01) Allowed 100 points 100 at Kentucky (1/17/13) Held opponent to 60 points or less 51 vs. Alabama (2/21/13) Held opponent to 50 points or less 44 vs. Arkansas (2/3/13) Held opponent to 40 points or less 38 vs. La.-Lafayette (12/19/11) Held opponent to 35 points or less 35 vs. Utah Valley State (11/18/09) Held opponent to 30 points or less 25 vs. Nicholls State (12/7/08) Was held to 60 points or less 51 at Ole Miss (2/14/13) Was held to 50 points or less 41 vs. LSU (2/17/13) Was held to 40 points or less 33 vs. Texas A&M (1/24/13) Won an overtime game vs Ole Miss (2/12/12) Lost an overtime game at Lehigh (12/30/10) Won a double overtime game vs. Kentucky (1/25/07) Lost a double overtime game vs. Florida (2/7/10) Won regular season tournament Georgia Tech Holiday Tournament (2006) Made 30 field goals 31 vs. Troy (12/29/12) Made 40 field goals 41, vs. Alcorn State (12/30/09) Made 50 field goals 53 vs. Judson College (2/24/86) Made 10 three-point field goals 10 at Nevada (12/30/11) Made 30 or more free throws 36 vs. Northwestern State (11/23/08) Made 25 or more free throws 25 vs. Houston (11/9/08) Made 15 or more free throws 20 vs. Alabama (2/21/13) Attempted 100 field goals 104 vs. Montevallo (11/19/79) Attempted 30 three-point field goals 30 vs. Lehigh (12/30/10) Did not make a 3-point basket 12/7/12 (vs. Florida Atlantic [0-0]) Attempted 30 or more free throws 31 vs. Jacksonville St. (12/20/12) Attempted 45 free throws 47 vs. Jackson State (2/19/92) Shot 50% or better from the field.500 vs. Florida Atlantic (12/7/12) Shot 55% or better from the field.558 vs. Ole Miss (1/27/13) Shot 60% or better from the field.633 vs. Samford (12/14/09) Held to less than 40% from the field.394 vs. Alabama (2/21/13) Held to less than 35% from the field.333 at Missouri (2/10/13) Held to less than 30% from the field.246 vs. LSU (2/17/13) Had 65 rebounds 65 vs. Houston (11/9/12) Had 70 rebounds 71 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/13/09) Had 75 rebounds 78 vs. Judson College (2/24/86) Had 10 or more blocked shots in a game 11 vs. Alabama (2/21/13) Had 35 assists 37 vs. Memphis (1/3/80) Had 20 or more assists 21 at Lehigh (12/30/10) Had 30 or more steals 32 vs. Nicholls (12/7/08) Had 20 or more steals 24 vs. Jacksonville St. (11/11/11) Beat a ranked team No. 8 Ohio State, (3/23/10) Beat a ranked team on the road No. 21/20 Vanderbilt, (1/24/09) Overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to win vs. Louisiana Tech, (57-55; 11/16/12) Had four freshman start a single game Robin Porter, Lauren Roberts, Heather Hollis and Marneshia Richard at Vanderbilt (1/12/06) LAST TIME AN MSU OPPONENT... Made 40 field goals in a game 42 by Vanderbilt (2/3/05, 2OT) Made 30 field goals in a game 34 by Tennessee (1/31/13) Made 10 three-point field goals in a game 14 at Kentucky (1/8/12) Shot 50% or better from the field.500 by Kentucky (1/17/13) Shot 55% or better from the field.574 by Vanderbilt (1/3/13) Shot 60% or better from the field.604 by Texas A&M (1/24/13) Made 35 free throws 38 by Union University (12/3/84) Attempted 45 free throws 50 by South Carolina (1/6/13) Had 65 rebounds 68 by USM (2/7/96) LAST TIME SOMEONE FOR MSU... Scored 20 points 23, Martha Alwal & 20, Kendra Grant vs. Ole Miss (1/27/13) Scored 25 points 25, Carnecia Williams vs. Alabama (2/21/13) Scored 30 points 30, Diamber Johnson vs. Jacksonville St. (11/11/11) Scored 35 points 43, Alexis Rack vs. Maryland (11/22/09) Scored 40 points 43, Alexis Rack vs. Maryland (11/22/09) Scored 45 points 47, Tan White vs. Vanderbilt (2/3/05, 2OT) Scored in double figures in 10 straight games 13 straight, Diamber Johnson (2/10/11-11/23/11) Scored double figures in 100 straight games 125 straight, LaToya Thomas (11/19/99-3/24/03) Scored 20 points in 2 straight games 2 straight, Diamber Johnson (1/19/12-1/22/12) Scored 20 points in 5 straight games 9 straight, Tan White (2/19-11/26/04) Scored 20 points in 10 straight games 12 straight, LaToya Thomas (2/1-3/20/01) Scored 20+ points by two players in a game Martha Alwal [23], Kendra Grant [20] vs. Ole Miss (1/27/13) Scored 20+ points by three players in a game Nitra Perry (24), Cynthia Hall (21), & Jennifer Fambrough (21) vs. So. Miss. (11/20/99) Scored 30 points in 2 straight games Tan White (38) vs. Arkansas (3/3/05 [SEC]) & vs. Auburn (2/27/05, OT) Scored 30+ points by two players in a game Charetta Robinson (33) & Natasha Johnson (30) vs. TCU (12/31/92) Four players scored double figures in 1 game Alwal (23), Grant (20, May (15), C. Williams (11) vs. Ole Miss (1/27/13) Five players scored double figures in 1 game Rack (14), Govero (13), Lumanu (12), Grimes (12) and Mokango (12) vs. Georgia (3/5/10) Made 10 field goals in a game 10, Martha Alwal vs. Ole Miss (1/27/13) Made 20 field goals in a game 20, LaToya Thomas vs. Tulsa (11/17/02) Attempted 15 field goals in a game Kendra Grant (16) & Martha Alwal (18) vs. Alabama (2/21/13) Attempted 20 field goals in a game 21, Kendra Grant vs. Florida (1/10/13) Attempted 25 field goals in a game 28, Diamber Johnson, at Louisiana Tech (12/11/11) Made 10 free throws in a game 11, Martha Alwal vs. Hampton (11/12/12) Made 15 free throws in a game 18, Jennifer Fambrough vs. Northwestern St. (12/19/98) Attempted 10 free throws in a game 12, Carnecia Williams vs. Alabama (2/21/13) Attempted 15 free throws in a game 16, Tan White vs. Vanderbilt (2/3/05, 2OT) Attempted 20 free throws in a game 20, LaToya Thomas vs. Alabama (2/7/02) Made 5 or more three-pointers in a game Darriel Gaynor (5) vs. Troy (12/29/12) Attempted 10 three-pointers in a game 10, Diamber Johnson at Alabama (1/12/12) Attempted 15 three-pointers in a game 15, Alexis Rack vs. Alabama (3/1/09) Had 10 rebounds 11, Martha Alwal at Ole Miss (2/14/13) Had 15 or more rebounds 15, Martha Alwal vs. Alabama (2/21/13) Had 20 rebounds 22, Martha Alwal vs. Alcorn State (11/17/11) Had 25 rebounds 26, Sophie Ratliff vs. Shorter College (3/14/88) Had 10+ rebounds in 2 straight games Martha Alwal vs. Arkansas [12] (2/3/13) & at Missouri [15] (2/10/13) Had 10+ rebounds in 3 straight games 3 straight, Martha Alwal (2/3/13-2/14/13) Had 10+ rebounds in 5 straight games 6 straight, LaToya Thomas (2/16-3/17/02) Had three players record 10 rebounds Tysheka Grimes (12), Mary Kathryn Govero (13) and Chanel Mokango (11) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/13/09) Had 10 offensive rebounds 11, Martha Alwal vs. Houston (11/9/12) Had 10 defensive rebounds 11, Martha Alwal vs. Alabama (2/21/13) Had 10 assists 10, Diamber Johnson vs. La.-Lafayette (12/19/11) Had 5 blocks in a game 8, Martha Alwal vs. Alabama (2/21/13) Had 10 or more blocks in a game 10, Martha Alwal vs. Jacksonville St. (11/11/11) Had 5 or more steals in a game 5, Katia May at Missouri (2/10/13) Had 20 points and 20 rebounds in a game Sophie Ratliff vs. Shorter, 25 pts., 26 rbd. (2/15/88) Had a double-double Martha Alwal [18 pts, 15 reb.] vs. Alabama (2/21/13) Had a double-double in 2 straight games Martha Alwal, vs. Arkansas [14 pts., 12 reb.] (2/3/13) and at Missouri [14 pts., 15 reb.] (2/10/13) Had a double-double in 3 straight games 3 straight, Martha Alwal (2/3/13-2/14/13) Had a double-double in 4 straight games 4 straight, LaToya Thomas (2/2-12/03) Had two players record a double-double Martha Alwal [21 pts, 12 reb.], Carnecia Williams [20 pts., 10 reb.] vs. Troy (12/29/12) Had three players record a double-double Tysheaka Grimes [22 pts., 12 reb.]; Mary Kathryn Govero [12 pts., 13 reb.]; Chanel Mokango [11 pts., 11 reb.] vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/13/09) Had 10+ double-doubles in a season 14, Martha Alwal ( ) Had a triple-double Cynthia Hall, 12 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists vs. La.-Lafayette (12/16/00) LAST TIME AN OPPOSING PLAYER... Scored 40 or more points 41 by Chantelle Anderson of Vanderbilt (2/8/01) Scored 30 or more points 31 by Sha Brooks of Florida (1/8/09) Attempted 25 field goals 25 by Armintie Price of Mississippi (2/18/07) Had 15 or more rebounds 16 by Keiara Avant of Hampton (11/12/12) Had 20 or more rebounds 20 by Chelsea McMillan of USC Upstate (11/12/10) Had 10 or more assists 10 by Jasmine Lister of Vanderbilt (1/3/13) Recorded a double-double Tia Faleru of Ole Miss [11 pts., 11 reb.] (2/14/13) 14 twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 14

15 10 MARTHA ALWAL 6-4 So. C Worthington, Minn. (Worthington HS) Set career highs for points (23) and minutes (38) in a season-opening win against Houston, recording her fourth-career double-double to go along with four blocks... Bettered her career highs at the free-throw line as she went 11-for-12 en route to a team-high 13 points against Hampton... Swatted five shots to go along with six points and six rebounds against Louisiana Tech... Averaged 17.3 points and 9.7 rebounds in the Hardwood Tournament of Hope and went 18-of-20 (.900) from the free-throw line in the three games... Tied her career high in points (23) in the tournament opener against Winthrop... Recorded a double-double as she pulled in 13 rebounds... Wrapped the tournament with a double-double 19 points and 11 rebounds against Central Florida... Hauled in 10 rebounds to go along with six points at Southern Miss... Recorded a doubledouble with 10 points, 13 rebounds against FAU... Also tallied seven blocks in the win... Came one point shy of a double-double against Florida A&M, scoring nine points to go along with 11 rebounds... Notched her fifth double-double of the season with 10 points, 13 rebounds against Northwestern State... Recorded a second-straight double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds against Troy... Scored 14 points in the SEC opener at Vanderbilt... Collected eight rebounds and four blocks against No. 15 South Carolina... Tallied 17 points, 10 rebounds against Florida... Swatted two shots to move into second place in MSU s career blocks record book... Claimed a second-straight double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds at LSU... Also blocked three shots against the Lady Tigers... Notched her ninth double-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds against No. 16 Texas A&M... Went 6-for-6 at the line against the Aggies... Tallied her 10th double-double with a career-high 23 points and 12 rebounds against Ole Miss... Blocked five shots in the game, breaking the MSU sophomore single-season record... Finished a rebound shy of a third-straight double-double, scoring 16 points and hauling in nine boards at No. 9 Tennessee... Paced MSU to a win against Arkansas, tallying her 11th double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds... Recorded her 12th double-double, most in a season since LaToya Thomas ( ), with 14 points and 15 rebounds at Missouri... Became the first MSU player since Tan White (2005) to record three-straight double-doubles as she tallied 13 points, 11 rebounds at Ole Miss... Claimed her 14th double-double as she scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds against Alabama... Also blocked a season-high eight shots against the Tide... Claimed 10th in MSU single-season rebounding records against Alabama. Alwal s Season & Career Highs Points Season...23, 3x, last vs. Ole Miss ( ) Career...23, 3x, last vs. Ole Miss ( ) Season... 18, vs. Houston ( ) Career... 22, vs. Alcorn St. ( ) Field Goals Made Season... 10, vs. Ole Miss ( ) Career... 10, vs. Ole Miss ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season... 18, vs. Alabama ( ) Career... 18, vs. Alabama ( ) 3-Point FG Made Season...None Career...None Alwal s Game-By-Game Statistics (* Indicates Game Started) Opponent Min. FG-A 3PT-A FT-A O-D-T PF Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Houston * Hampton * Louisiana Tech Winthrop * UCSB * UCF * Savannah State * Southern Miss Florida Atlantic * Florida A&M * Jacksonville State * Northwestern State * Troy * Vanderbilt * South Carolina * Florida * LSU * Kentucky * Texas A&M * Ole Miss * Tennessee * Arkansas * Missouri * Ole Miss * LSU * Alabama * South Carolina Georgia Auburn 3-Point FG Attempts Season... 1, vs. Alabama ( ) Career... 1, vs. Alabama ( ) Free Throws Made Season... 11, vs. Hampton ( ) Career... 11, vs. Hampton ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season...12, vs. Hampton ( ) Career...12, vs. Hampton ( ) Assists Season...4, vs. Florida A&M ( ) Career...4, vs. Florida A&M ( ) Blocks Season... 8, vs. Alabama ( ) Career... 10, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Steals Season...3, 2x, last vs. Alabama ( ) Career...3, 2x, last vs. Alabama ( ) Minutes Season... 40, 3x, last at Missouri ( ) Career... 40, 3x, last at Missouri ( ) MARTHA ALWAL S CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throw Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 15

16 12 CANDACE FOSTER 5-8 Jr. G Jackson, Miss. (Murrah HS) Played 17 minutes against Louisiana Tech, scoring her first collegiate basket and notching two assists... Pulled down three rebounds against Winthrop at the Hardwood Tournament of Hope... Scored a layup and added two assists in MSU s win against Savannah State... Hit a basket against Southern Miss... Drew her first start of the season in State s win against Florida Atlantic, setting personal bests for rebounds (5), assists (3) and minutes (36)... Sank a free throw and tallied a career-best two steals in a win against Florida A&M... Scored a career-high three points and tied her personal best with three assists at Vanderbilt... Scored a basket and tied her personal assists best with three in the start against Florida... Scored a career-high four points and matched her personal best with three assists in a home rematch against LSU. Foster s Season & Career Highs Points Season... 4, vs. LSU ( ) Career... 4, vs. LSU ( ) Season...5, vs. Florida Atlantic ( ) Career...5, vs. Florida Atlantic ( ) Field Goals Made Season... 2, vs. LSU ( ) Career... 2, vs. LSU ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season...4, 2x, last vs. Florida ( ) Career...4, 2x, last vs. Florida ( ) 3-Point FG Made Season...None Career...None Foster s Game-By-Game Statistics (* Indicates Game Started) Opponent Min. FG-A 3PT-A FT-A O-D-T PF Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Houston Did Not Play Hampton Louisiana Tech Winthrop UCSB UCF Savannah State Southern Miss Florida Atlantic * Florida A&M * Jacksonville State * Northwestern State * Troy Vanderbilt South Carolina Florida * LSU * Kentucky * Texas A&M Ole Miss Tennessee Arkansas Missouri Ole Miss LSU * Alabama South Carolina Georgia Auburn 3-Point FG Attempts Season... 1, vs. Winthrop ( ) Career...1, 2x, last vs. Winthrop ( ) Free Throws Made Season...1, 3x, last vs. Texas A&M ( ) Career...1, 5x, last vs. Texas A&M ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season...2, 3x, last vs. Texas A&M ( ) Career...2, 6x, last vs. Texas A&M ( ) Assists Season...3, 4x, last vs. LSU ( ) Career...3, 4x, last vs. LSU ( ) Blocks Season...None Career...None Steals Season...2, 2x, last vs. Alabama ( ) Career...2, 2x, last vs. Alabama ( ) Minutes Season...36, vs. Florida Atlantic ( ) Career...36, vs. Florida Atlantic ( ) CANDACE FOSTER S CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throw Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 16

17 2 DARRIEL GAYNOR 5-6 Sr. G Las Vegas, Nev. (Trinity Valley CC) Grabbed a career-best six rebounds and scored eight points in a season-opening win against Houston... Finished one point shy of her career high as she scored 10 against Hampton... Tied her career high with 11 points against Louisiana Tech... Matched her career best for 3-pointers made as she went 3-for-4 from long range in the contest... Also matched her personal high for steals with four... Registered a team-high seven steals in the Hardwood Tournament of Hope, including matching her career high with four against UCF... Scored eight points and tied her career assists high (3) in the tournament opener against Winthrop... Played a career-high 37 minutes against Savannah State, scoring four points and dishing three assists... Hit two 3-point baskets en route to eight points against USM... Went a career-best 7-for-7 at the free-throw line in scoring nine points against Florida A&M... Also tallied a career-best four assists in the game...tied career highs with two blocks and four steals against Jacksonville State... Collected four steals against Northwestern State, tying her career high... Hit a career-high 15 points in the victory over Troy, setting new personal bests for field goals made (5) and 3-pointers made (5)... Played 30 minutes at No. 9 Tennessee, scoring eight points behind a pair of 3-point baskets... Tied her career high with six rebounds in the contest... Hit three 3-point baskets for nine points in a win against Arkansas... Hit four 3-pointers, her most in an SEC game, en route to 14 points in State s win at Missouri... Tied her career high with four assists at Ole Miss... Scored six points on a pair of 3-point baskets against LSU... Collected six points on a pair of 3-pointers in MSU s win against Alabama. Gaynor s Season & Career Highs Points Season... 15, vs. Troy ( ) Career... 15, vs. Troy ( ) Season... 6, 2x, last at Tennessee ( ) Career... 6, 2x, last at Tennessee ( ) Field Goals Made Season... 5, vs. Troy ( ) Career... 5, vs. Troy ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season... 12, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Career... 12, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) 3-Point FG Made Season... 5, vs. Troy ( ) Career... 5, vs. Troy ( ) Gaynor s Game-By-Game Statistics (* Indicates Game Started) Opponent Min. FG-A 3PT-A FT-A O-D-T PF Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Houston * Hampton * Louisiana Tech * Winthrop * UCSB * UCF * Savannah State * Southern Miss * Florida Atlantic Florida A&M Jacksonville State Northwestern State Troy * Vanderbilt * South Carolina * Florida Did Not Play LSU Kentucky Texas A&M * Ole Miss * Tennessee * Arkansas * Missouri * Ole Miss * LSU * Alabama * South Carolina Georgia Auburn 3-Point FG Attempts Season... 9, 2x, last at Ole Miss ( ) Career... 9, 2x, last at Ole Miss ( ) Free Throws Made Season...7, vs. Florida A&M ( ) Career...7, vs. Florida A&M ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season...7, vs. Florida A&M ( ) Career...7, vs. Florida A&M ( ) Assists Season... 4, 2x, last at Ole Miss ( ) Career... 4, 2x, last at Ole Miss ( ) Blocks Season... 2, 2x, last vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Career... 2, 2x, last vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Steals Season... 4, 5x, last vs. Northwestern St. ( ) Career... 4, 5x, last vs. Northwestern St. ( ) Minutes Season...37, vs. Savannah State ( ) Career...37, vs. Savannah State ( ) DARRIEL GAYNOR S CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throw Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 17

18 14 KENDRA GRANT 5-11 So. G Richland, Miss. (Richland HS) Tallied 22 points to go along with nine rebounds in a season-opening win against Houston... Hit 2 of 3 attempts from 3-point range en route to 11 points against Hampton... Registered her second 20-point effort in three games as she hit a personal-best 10-of-20 field goals against Louisiana Tech... Scored 14 of her points in the second half as State rallied from 12 points down to beat the Lady Techsters... Averaged 12.7 ppg in the Hardwood Tournament of Hope... Had five steals and went 11-for-15 (.733) from the line... Scored nine points against Winthrop in the tournament opener and 10 points the next day vs. UC Santa Barbara... Eclipsed the 300-career point mark in the final game, netting 19 points against UCF... Posted the first double-double of her career in a win against Savannah State, scoring 16 points to go along with a career-high 15 rebounds... Scored a team-high 10 points against Southern Mississippi... Scored 10 points to go along with nine rebounds in a win against Florida Atlantic... Scored 12 points against Florida A&M, including 4-for-4 at the free-throw line... Scored 15 points in MSU s win against Jacksonville State... Had a seven-game double-digit scoring steak halted with a nine-point effort against Northwestern State... Tallied a career-best five steals and matched her personal high with three assists while adding nine points against Troy... Went 7-for-8 at the line and scored 15 points while playing a career-high 40 minutes against No. 15 South Carolina... Played the full 40 minutes against Florida, scoring a personal-best 23 points while tying her career high with four made 3-pointers... Logged 40 minutes for the third-straight game at LSU, scoring seven points and matching her career high with three assists... Scored 11 points to pace MSU at No. 5 Kentucky... Scored 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting and hauled in six rebounds against Ole Miss... Scored 10 points against No. 9 Tennessee... Hit 5-of-6 free throws in a nine-point, four-steal outing at Missouri... Poured in 16 points in a road setback at Ole Miss... Tallied seven points in the season s second contest against LSU... Contributed 11 points and six rebounds in State s win against Alabama. Grant s Season & Career Highs Points Season... 23, vs. Florida ( ) Career... 23, vs. Florida ( ) Season...15, vs. Savannah State ( ) Career...15, vs. Savannah State ( ) Field Goals Made Season...10, vs. Louisiana Tech ( ) Career...10, vs. Louisiana Tech ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season... 21, vs. Florida ( ) Career... 21, vs. Florida ( ) 3-Point FG Made Season... 4, vs. Florida ( ) Career...4, 3x, last vs. Florida ( ) Grant s Game-By-Game Statistics (* Indicates Game Started) Opponent Min. FG-A 3PT-A FT-A O-D-T PF Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Houston * Hampton * Louisiana Tech * Winthrop * UCSB * UCF * Savannah State * Southern Miss * Florida Atlantic * Florida A&M * Jacksonville State * Northwestern State * Troy * Vanderbilt * South Carolina * Florida * LSU * Kentucky * Texas A&M * Ole Miss * Tennessee * Arkansas * Missouri * Ole Miss * LSU * Alabama * South Carolina Georgia Auburn 3-Point FG Attempts Season... 7, vs. Florida ( ) Career...9, vs. Auburn ( ) Free Throws Made Season...8, vs. Central Florida ( ) Career...8, vs. Central Florida ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season... 11, vs. Central Florida ( ) Career... 11, vs. Central Florida ( ) Assists Season... 3, 4x, last at Missouri ( ) Career... 3, 4x, last at Missouri ( ) Blocks Season... 1, 5x, last vs. Northwestern St. ( ) Career...2, at Ole Miss ( ) Steals Season... 5, vs. Troy ( ) Career... 5, vs. Troy ( ) Minutes Season...40, 5x, last vs. Ole Miss ( ) Career...40, 5x, last vs. Ole Miss ( ) KENDRA GRANT S CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throw Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 18

19 21 JERICA JAMES 5-5 So. G North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock HS) Drew her first start of the season against Louisiana Tech, scoring four points and dishing out three assists... Went a career-best 3-for-3 from 3-point range to tally nine points against Southern Mississippi... Drew a start against Florida Atlantic, scoring five points and matching her career high with four rebounds... Hit a 3-pointer and dished three assists against Florida A&M... Went 3-for-3 from the field in an eight-point showing against Northwestern State... Tied her MSU high with five assists and two steals, and hit two free throws in MSU s victory against Troy... Scored four points and had two rebounds and two assists in the SEC opener at Vanderbilt... Tallied career highs for minutes (36), points (14) and field goals made (6) while matching her career rebounds high against No. 15 South Carolina... Went 4-for-5 from the field, including 2-for-2 from 3-point range, in a 10-point showing against No. 16 Texas A&M... Hauled in a career-best six rebounds to go along with five points in State s win against Alabama. James Season & Career Highs Points Season... 14, vs. South Carolina (1-6-13) Career... 14, vs. South Carolina (1-6-13) Season... 6, vs. Alabama ( ) Career... 6, vs. Alabama ( ) Field Goals Made Season... 6, vs. South Carolina (1-6-13) Career... 6, vs. South Carolina (1-6-13) Field Goal Attempts Season... 17, vs. South Carolina (1-6-13) Career... 17, vs. South Carolina (1-6-13) 3-Point FG Made Season...3, at Southern Miss ( ) Career...3, at Southern Miss ( ) James Game-By-Game Statistics (* Indicates Game Started) Opponent Min. FG-A 3PT-A FT-A O-D-T PF Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Houston Hampton Louisiana Tech * Winthrop * UCSB * UCF * Savannah State Southern Miss Florida Atlantic * Florida A&M Jacksonville State Northwestern State Troy Vanderbilt South Carolina * Florida * LSU * Kentucky Texas A&M Ole Miss Tennessee Arkansas Missouri Ole Miss LSU Alabama South Carolina Georgia Auburn 3-Point FG Attempts Season... 6, vs. South Carolina (1-6-13) Career... 6, vs. South Carolina (1-6-13) Free Throws Made Season... 4, vs. UC Santa Barbara ( ) Career... 4, vs. UC Santa Barbara ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season...4, 2x, last vs. Alabama ( ) Career...4, 2x, last vs. Alabama ( ) Assists Season... 5, vs. Troy ( ) Career...5, 2x, last vs. Troy ( ) Blocks Season... 1, 3x, last vs. Florida A&M ( ) Career... 1, 3x, last vs. Florida A&M ( ) Steals Season... 2, vs. Troy ( ) Career...2, 3x, last vs. Troy ( ) Minutes Season... 36, vs. South Carolina (1-6-13) Career... 36, vs. South Carolina (1-6-13) JERICA JAMES CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throw Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 19

20 11 KATIA MAY 5-2 Jr. G York, Ala. (Sumter County HS) Scored seven points and grabbed three rebounds against Hampton... Had four assists in a win against Louisiana Tech... Dished a career-best six assists in a win against Savannah State... Scored four points and dished out five assists in the start at Southern Miss... Tied her career high for assists with six as she scored six points against Florida Atlantic... Hauled in a career-high four rebounds against the Owls... Scored six points and had five assists in a win against Florida A&M... Tallied nine points and tied a season high with three steals against Jacksonville State... Connected on 11 points in a win against Northwestern State, matching career highs for rebounds (4), 3-pointers made (2), free throws made (3) and assists (6)... Matched her personal record with six assists against Florida... Also added four points against the Gators... Tallied seven points and five assists at LSU... Played 32 minutes against Ole Miss, scoring 15 points and matching her assists personal high with six... Scored a career-high 16 points and matched her personal best with five steals in MSU s win at Missouri... Also hit a career-high four free throws... Dished out four assists in State s victory against Alabama. May s Season & Career Highs Points Season... 16, at Missouri ( ) Career... 16, at Missouri ( ) Season... 4, 2x, last vs. Northwestern St. ( ) Career... 4, 2x, last vs. Northwestern St. ( ) Field Goals Made Season... 6, vs. Ole Miss ( ) Career...6, 2x, last vs. Ole Miss ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season... 13, 2x, last at Tennessee ( ) Career... 13, 2x, last at Tennessee ( ) 3-Point FG Made Season... 2, 2x, last at Missouri ( ) Career... 2, 4x, last at Missouri ( ) May s Game-By-Game Statistics (* Indicates Game Started) Opponent Min. FG-A 3PT-A FT-A O-D-T PF Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Houston * Hampton * Louisiana Tech Winthrop UCSB UCF Savannah State * Southern Miss * Florida Atlantic Florida A&M * Jacksonville State * Northwestern State * Troy * Vanderbilt * South Carolina Florida LSU Kentucky * Texas A&M * Ole Miss * Tennessee * Arkansas * Missouri * Ole Miss * LSU Alabama * South Carolina Georgia Auburn 3-Point FG Attempts Season... 4, at Missouri ( ) Career... 4, 4x, last at Missouri ( ) Free Throws Made Season... 4, at Missouri ( ) Career... 4, at Missouri ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season... 4, 5x, last at Missouri ( ) Career... 4, 6x, last at Missouri ( ) Assists Season...6, 5x, last vs. Ole Miss ( ) Career...6, 5x, last vs. Ole Miss ( ) Blocks Season...None Career...1, 3x, last at South Carolina ( ) Steals Season... 5, at Missouri ( ) Career... 5, 2x, last at Missouri ( ) Minutes Season... 33, at Missouri ( ) Career...34, vs. LSU ( ) KATIA MAY S CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throw Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 20

21 20 SHAMIA ROBINSON 5-8 So. F Maben, Miss. (West Oktibbeha HS) Returned from an injury and logged six minutes against Florida A&M, scoring a basket and blocking two shots... Tallied her first-career double-double in the win against Jacksonville State, scoring a career-high 17 points to go along with 10 rebounds... Matched her personal-best in rebounds and set a new personal standard with 7-of-10 at the free-throw line... Against Florida, drew the first start of her career and hit a 3-pointer en route to five points. Robinson s Season & Career Highs Points Season... 17, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Career... 17, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Season... 10, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Career... 10, 2x, last vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Field Goals Made Season... 5, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Career... 5, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season... 8, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Career... 8, 2x, last vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) 3-Point FG Made Season... 1, vs. Florida ( ) Career...1, 2x, last vs. Florida ( ) Robinson s Game-By-Game Statistics (* Indicates Game Started) Opponent Min. FG-A 3PT-A FT-A O-D-T PF Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Houston Did Not Play Hampton Did Not Play Louisiana Tech Did Not Play Winthrop Did Not Play UCSB Did Not Play UCF Did Not Play Savannah State Did Not Play Southern Miss Did Not Play Florida Atlantic Did Not Play Florida A&M Jacksonville State Northwestern State Troy Vanderbilt Did Not Play South Carolina Florida * LSU Kentucky Texas A&M Did Not Play Ole Miss Did Not Play Tennessee Did Not Play Arkansas Did Not Play Missouri Did Not Play Ole Miss Did Not Play LSU Did Not Play Alabama Did Not Play South Carolina Georgia Auburn 3-Point FG Attempts Season... 1, vs. Florida ( ) Career...1, 10x, last vs. Florida ( ) Free Throws Made Season... 7, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Career... 7, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season... 10, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Career... 10, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Assists Season...1, 2x, last vs. Florida ( ) Career...1, 5x, last vs. Florida ( ) Blocks Season... 2, 2x, last vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Career...3, 2x, last at Kentucky (1-8-12) Steals Season...1, 4x, last vs. Florida ( ) Career... 3, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Minutes Season...19, 2x, last vs. Florida ( ) Career...28, at Kentucky (1-8-12) SHAMIA ROBINSON S CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throw Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 21

22 44 JESSY WARD 5-8 Fr. G Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville HS) Hit a three-pointer in her MSU debut... Scored a season-high six points on a pair of 3-point baskets against UC Santa Barbara in the Hardwood Tournament of Hope... Hit her first free throw and collected her first steal in a win against Florida Atlantic... Matched her season high with six points on 2-of-4 from the field and 2-for-2 from the line... Played a season-high 18 minutes in the first game back in her home state, scoring five points in an SEC-opening setback at Vanderbilt... Hit a 3-pointer in six minutes of action at Kentucky... Had two steals and two assists, and hit her lone field goal attempt back in her home state against No. 9 Tennessee... Hit 1-of-2 attempts from 3-point range at Ole Miss... Knocked down a field goal and a pair of free throws for four points against Alabama. Ward s Season & Career Highs Points Season...6, 2x, last vs. Troy ( ) Career...6, 2x, last vs. Troy ( ) Season... 3, vs. Houston ( ) Career... 3, vs. Houston ( ) Field Goals Made Season... 2, 3x, last at Vanderbilt (1-3-13) Career... 2, 3x, last at Vanderbilt (1-3-13) Field Goal Attempts Season... 8, vs. UC Santa Barbara ( ) Career... 8, vs. UC Santa Barbara ( ) 3-Point FG Made Season... 2, vs. UC Santa Barbara ( ) Career... 2, vs. UC Santa Barbara ( ) Ward s Game-By-Game Statistics (* Indicates Game Started) Opponent Min. FG-A 3PT-A FT-A O-D-T PF Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Houston Hampton Louisiana Tech Did Not Play Winthrop UCSB UCF Savannah State Southern Miss Florida Atlantic Florida A&M Jacksonville State Northwestern State Troy Vanderbilt South Carolina Florida Did Not Play LSU Kentucky Texas A&M Ole Miss Tennessee Arkansas Missouri Did Not Play Ole Miss LSU Alabama South Carolina Georgia Auburn 3-Point FG Attempts Season... 7, vs. UC Santa Barbara ( ) Career... 7, vs. UC Santa Barbara ( ) Free Throws Made Season... 2, 2x, vs. Alabama ( ) Career... 2, 2x, vs. Alabama ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season...2, 4x, last vs. Alabama ( ) Career...2, 4x, last vs. Alabama ( ) Assists Season... 2, 2x, last at Tennessee ( ) Career... 2, 2x, last at Tennessee ( ) Blocks Season...None Career...None Steals Season... 2, at Tennessee ( ) Career... 2, at Tennessee ( ) Minutes Season...18, at Vanderbilt (1-3-13) Career...18, at Vanderbilt (1-3-13) JESSY WARD S CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throw Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 22

23 24 J NET WASH 6-2 So. F Brandon, Miss. (NW Rankin HS) Scored her first collegiate points in State s win against Northwestern State... Played a season-high 10 minutes at Kentucky, scoring a personal-high six points on 3-for-3 shooting and grabbing her first two collegiate rebounds... Collected her first block as a Bulldog in State s win against Ole Miss. Wash s Season & Career Highs Points Season...6, at Kentucky ( ) Career...6, at Kentucky ( ) Season...2, at Kentucky ( ) Career...2, at Kentucky ( ) Field Goals Made Season...3, at Kentucky ( ) Career...3, at Kentucky ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season...3, at Kentucky ( ) Career...3, at Kentucky ( ) 3-Point FG Made Season...None Career...None Wash s Game-By-Game Statistics (* Indicates Game Started) Opponent Min. FG-A 3PT-A FT-A O-D-T PF Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Houston Did Not Play Hampton Did Not Play Louisiana Tech Did Not Play Winthrop Did Not Play UCSB Did Not Play UCF Did Not Play Savannah State Did Not Play Southern Miss Did Not Play Florida Atlantic Did Not Play Florida A&M Did Not Play Jacksonville State Northwestern State Troy Vanderbilt Did Not Play South Carolina Did Not Play Florida Did Not Play LSU Kentucky Texas A&M Ole Miss Tennessee Did Not Play Arkansas Did Not Play Missouri Did Not Play Ole Miss Did Not Play LSU Did Not Play Alabama South Carolina Georgia Auburn 3-Point FG Attempts Season...None Career...None Free Throws Made Season...None Career...None Free Throw Attempts Season...None Career...None Assists Season...None Career...None Blocks Season... 1, vs. Ole Miss ( ) Career... 1, vs. Ole Miss ( ) Steals Season...1, at Kentucky ( ) Career...1, at Kentucky ( ) Minutes Season...10, at Kentucky ( ) Career...10, at Kentucky ( ) J NET WASH S CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throw Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 23

24 23 CARNECIA WILLIAMS 6-3 R-So. F Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS) Earned her first start against Houston and scored four points while setting a new standard with seven rebounds... Tallied four points and five boards against Hampton... Scored five points, including 3-for-4 at the free-throw line, in a win against Louisiana Tech... Led MSU to a win against Savannah State with a career-high 26 points, her first double-digit scoring performance... Also set new personal bests for FG made (10), FG attempted (14), FT made (6), FT attempts (9) and minutes (34)... Scored nine points and added six rebounds in State s road setback at USM... Scored 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting against FAU... Hauled in a career-best eight rebounds to go along with eight points and a career-best three steals against Jacksonville State... Compiled a game-high 16 points and tied her career rebounding high with eight against Northwestern State... Recorded her first double-double against Troy, scoring 21 points and pulling down a career-high 10 rebounds... Also set a new personal standard for assists (3) while matching her blocks mark with two... Went 4-for-5 from the field and 3-for-3 at the line as she scored 11 points, her third-straight double-figure game, in the SEC opener at Vanderbilt... Had nine points and eight rebounds at LSU... Played a career-high 36 minutes at Kentucky, scoring 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting... Hit 4-of-7 shots and 3-of-4 free throws for 11 points in MSU s home win against Ole Miss... Matched her personal blocks high with two against the Rebels... Tallied seven points and seven rebounds in the win against Arkansas... Had her best outing in SEC play, scoring 13 points to go along with eight rebounds in the season s second contest against LSU... Scored 25 points, one off her career high, and went a personal-best 9-of-12 at the line while hauling in eight rebounds against Alabama. Williams Season & Career Highs Points Season...26, vs. Savannah State ( ) Career...26, vs. Savannah State ( ) Season... 10, vs. Troy ( ) Career... 10, vs. Troy ( ) Field Goals Made Season...10, 2x, last vs. Troy ( ) Career...10, 2x, last vs. Troy ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season... 14, 2x, last vs. Northwestern St. ( ) Career... 14, 2x, last vs. Northwestern St. ( ) 3-Point FG Made Season...None Career...None Williams Game-By-Game Statistics (* Indicates Game Started) Opponent Min. FG-A 3PT-A FT-A O-D-T PF Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Houston * Hampton * Louisiana Tech * Winthrop UCSB * UCF * Savannah State * Southern Miss * Florida Atlantic Florida A&M Jacksonville State Northwestern State * Troy * Vanderbilt * South Carolina * Florida LSU * Kentucky * Texas A&M * Ole Miss * Tennessee * Arkansas * Missouri * Ole Miss * LSU * Alabama * South Carolina Georgia Auburn 3-Point FG Attempts Season...None Career...None Free Throws Made Season... 9, vs. Alabama ( ) Career... 9, vs. Alabama ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season... 12, vs. Alabama ( ) Career... 12, vs. Alabama ( ) Assists Season... 3, vs. Troy ( ) Career... 3, vs. Troy ( ) Blocks Season...2, 3x, last vs. Ole Miss ( ) Career...2, 3x, last vs. Ole Miss ( ) Steals Season... 4, vs. Arkansas (2-3-13) Career... 4, vs. Arkansas (2-3-13) Minutes Season...36, 2x, last vs. LSU ( ) Career...36, 2x, last vs. LSU ( ) CARNECIA WILLIAMS CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throw Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Redshirted TOTAL twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 24

25 5 SHERISE WILLIAMS 6-1 Fr. F St. Louis, Mo. (McCluer HS) Grabbed nine rebounds and scored a basket in her MSU debut, a season-opening win against Houston... Scored a bucket and added a free throw while grabbing five rebounds against Hampton... Drew her first start in State s win against Louisiana Tech, scoring five points behind 5-of-8 free-throw shooting... Also blocked three shots... Scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds against Winthrop in the Hardwood Tournament of Hope... Came one rebound shy of her first double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing nine boards in a win against Savannah State... Drew her third start of the season at Southern Miss, scoring nine points and hauling in eight rebounds... Reached double-figures for the first time, scoring 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting against Florida Atlantic... Swatted a season-best four shots in the contest... Named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week after scoring a career-best 21 points in a win against Florida A&M... Hit a seasonbest 10 field goals, hauled in seven rebounds and blocked three shots against the Lady Rattlers... Tallied nine points on 4-of-6 shooting against Jacksonville State... Blocked three shots and grabbed six rebounds against No. 15 South Carolina... Returned to action from an injury at Tennessee, scoring two points in eight minutes... Scored five points and hauled in six boards in 24 minutes at home against LSU. Williams Season & Career Highs Points Season...21, vs. Florida A&M ( ) Career...21, vs. Florida A&M ( ) Season... 9, 2x, last vs. Savannah State ( ) Career... 9, 2x, last vs. Savannah State ( ) Field Goals Made Season...10, vs. Florida A&M ( ) Career...10, vs. Florida A&M ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season...16, vs. Florida A&M ( ) Career...16, vs. Florida A&M ( ) 3-Point FG Made Season...None Career...None Williams Game-By-Game Statistics (* Indicates Game Started) Opponent Min. FG-A 3PT-A FT-A O-D-T PF Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Houston Hampton Louisiana Tech * Winthrop * UCSB UCF Savannah State Southern Miss * Florida Atlantic * Florida A&M * Jacksonville State * Northwestern State Troy Vanderbilt South Carolina Florida Did Not Play LSU Did Not Play Kentucky Did Not Play Texas A&M Did Not Play Ole Miss Did Not Play Tennessee Arkansas Missouri Ole Miss LSU Alabama South Carolina Georgia Auburn 3-Point FG Attempts Season...None Career...None Free Throws Made Season...5, vs. Louisiana Tech ( ) Career...5, vs. Louisiana Tech ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season...8, vs. Louisiana Tech ( ) Career...8, vs. Louisiana Tech ( ) Assists Season... 1, 2x, last vs. Savannah State ( ) Career... 1, 2x, last vs. Savannah State ( ) Blocks Season...4, vs. Florida Atlantic ( ) Career...4, vs. Florida Atlantic ( ) Steals Season... 2, vs. UC Santa Barbara ( ) Career... 2, vs. UC Santa Barbara ( ) Minutes Season... 30, vs. South Carolina (1-6-13) Career... 30, vs. South Carolina (1-6-13) SHERISE WILLIAMS CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throw Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 25

26 15 BRITTANY YOUNG 5-9 Jr. G/F Birmingham, Ala. (Midfield HS) Tallied four points against Winthrop in the Hardwood Tournament of Hope opener... Set career highs for points (6), free throws (2-for-2) and steals (2) against Jacksonville State... Matched her personal best with five rebounds and a block in the game. Young s Season & Career Highs Points Season... 6, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Career... 6, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Season... 5, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Career... 5, 3x, last vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Field Goals Made Season... 2, 2x, last vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Career... 2, 3x, last vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season... 4, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Career...5, at Kentucky (1-8-12) 3-Point FG Made Season...None Career...None Young s Game-By-Game Statistics (* Indicates Game Started) Opponent Min. FG-A 3PT-A FT-A O-D-T PF Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Houston Hampton Louisiana Tech Winthrop UCSB UCF Savannah State Southern Miss Florida Atlantic Florida A&M Did Not Play Jacksonville State Northwestern State Troy Vanderbilt South Carolina Did Not Play Florida LSU Kentucky Texas A&M Ole Miss Tennessee Did Not Play Arkansas Did Not Play Missouri Ole Miss Did Not Play LSU Alabama South Carolina Georgia Auburn 3-Point FG Attempts Season...None Career...None Free Throws Made Season... 2, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Career... 2, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season... 2, 2x, last at LSU ( ) Career... 2, 2x, last at LSU ( ) Assists Season...3, at LSU ( ) Career...3, at LSU ( ) Blocks Season... 1, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Career... 1, 2x, last vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Steals Season... 2, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Career... 2, vs. Jacksonville St. ( ) Minutes Season... 17, 2x, last at LSU ( ) Career...23, at Arkansas ( ) BRITTANY YOUNG S CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throw Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL twitter.com/mstatewbk Facebook.com/mstatewbk 26