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1 SPARTAN WOMEN S BASKETBALL THE OPENING TIP RV/RV MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS VS INDIANA HOOSIERS Saturday, Jan p.m. (ET) Breslin Center Radio: WJIM 1240 AM; SpartanSportsNetwork.com Keaton Gillogly (pxp), Mo Gerhardt (analyst) Live stats: msuspartans.com Watch: BTN Mike Monaco (pxp), Christy Winters Scott (analyst) MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS Record (4-2 Big Ten) Head Coach... Suzy Merchant (CMU, 91) Career Record /23rd Season MSU Record /11th Season Media Relations Contact:... Kara Fisher / kfisher@ath.msu.edu Website... INDIANA HOOSIERS Record (1-6 B1G) Head Coach... Teri Moren (Purdue, 92) Career Record /15th Season UI Record /Fourth Season Media Relations Contact:...Megan Kramper (618) / mkramper@indiana.edu Website... PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP THE STARTING FIVE Michigan State returns to the friendly confines of the Breslin Center to take on Indiana on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 4 p.m. The game is MSU s fourthstraight game broadcast on the Big Ten Network with Mike Monaco and Christy Winters Scott on the call. The Spartans are currently 14-5 this season and 4-2 in league play. The Hoosiers are 8-12 overall and 1-6 in Big Ten action. In the last five games, the Spartans have been solid from the charity stripe, shooting.758 from the free throw line. Overall this season, MSU is shooting.722. Branndais Agee (1.000), Jenna Allen (.909), Shay Colley (.857) and Sidney Cooks (.833) are all shooting over.800. Freshman forward Sidney Cooks continues to have a stellar rookie campaign, averaging 10.6 ppg. She has started 16 of MSU s 19 games this season and has scored in double figures 10 times. Cooks is fifth in scoring (10.6 ppg) and fourth in rebounding (5.2 rpg) in the Big Ten among freshman. She is second in field goal percentage (.506). Nine different Spartans have led the team in scoring in the first 19 games of the season. Shay Colley, Branndais Agee and Sidney Cooks have both led the team in scoring four times, while Taryn McCutcheon has led the team twice. Taya Reimer, Kennedy Johnson, Mardrekia Cook, Jenna Allen and Victoria Gaines have all led the team in scoring. Sophomore guard Taryn McCutcheon became the first Spartan this season to earn Big Ten Player of the Week honors, sharing the award with Iowa s Megan Gustafson. She is the first MSU player since Tori Jankoska on Feb. 20, 2017 to earn the honor. Pos. No. Name PPG RPG APG MPG Notables G 0 Shay Colley (R-So., 5-9, Brampton, Ontario) Career-high 27 vs. No. 22 USF G 10 Branndais Agee (R-Sr., 6-0, Detroit, Mich.) Two double-doubles this season G 4 Taryn McCutcheon (So., 5-5, East Lansing, Mich.) Career-high 25 vs. No. 11 Maryland F 1 Sidney Cooks (Fr., 6-4, Kenosha, Wis.) Tied for first in scoring 10.6 ppg C 33 Jenna Allen (Jr., 6-4, Bedford, Ind.) Career-high 28 vs. No. 2 UND KEY RESERVES F 32 Taya Reimer (Sr., 6-4, Fishers, Ind.) Scored a season-high 20 vs. OU F 15 Victoria Gaines (R-So., 6-1, Merrillville, Ind.) T-first in rebounding with 5.2 rpg SPARTAN SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 5 LSSU ^ (EX) BTN+ W, ROBERT MORRIS BTN+ W, OAKLAND BTN+ W, COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON % BTN+ W, at Detroit Mercy ESPN3 W, vs. No. 1/1 UConn * ESPN3 L, at Miami # ESPN3 L, DECEMBER 3 WESTERN MICHIGAN BTN+ W, at No. 3/2 Notre Dame ESPN3 L, RHODE ISLAND % BTN+ W, at East Tennessee St. ESPN3 W, (OT) 18 QUINNIPIAC % BTN+ W, vs. No. 22/19 USF & W, vs. Mississippi Valley St. & W, at Indiana BTN+ W, RUTGERS % BTN+ L, JANUARY 3 NORTHWESTERN * BTN+ W, at Minnesota * BTN L, at No. 11/11 Maryland * BTN W, at Illinois * BTN W, INDIANA * BTN 4 p.m. 23 at Michigan * BTN 7 p.m. 27 at Ohio State * ESPNU 12 p.m. FEBRUARY 1 IOWA * BTN 6 p.m. 4 at Penn State * BTN+ 2 p.m. 8 MARYLAND * BTN 7 p.m. 11 MICHIGAN * ESPN2 12 p.m. 14 NEBRASKA * BTN+ 7 p.m. 21 WISCONSIN * BTN+ 7 p.m. 24 at Purdue * BTN 2 p.m. 28 Big Ten Tournament Indianapolis, Ind. MARCH 1-4 Big Ten Tournament Indianapolis, Ind NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds NCAA Tournament Regionals 30 NCAA Final Four Columbus, Ohio APRIL 1 NCAA Final Four Columbus, Ohio All home games to be played at Breslin Center ^ Exhibition * PK80 Invitational # ACC/Big Ten Challenge & New Orleans Shootout %Doubleheader with MSU men s team Michigan State Women s Basketball Game 20 vs. Indiana

2 MICHIGAN STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL NATIONAL POLLS No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Last School Pronunciation 0 Shay Colley G 5-9 R-So. Brampton, Ontario, Canada/South Carolina CALL-ee 1 Sidney Cooks F 6-4 Fr. Kenosha, Wis./St. Joseph 2 Mardrekia Cook F 6-1 So. Muskegon, Mich./Muskegon Mar-DREEK-uh 4 Taryn McCutcheon G 5-5 So. East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing Taren like Karen 5 Claire Hendrickson G 5-11 Fr. Wyoming, Mich./Wyoming 10 Branndais Agee G 6-0 R-Sr. Detroit, Mich./Cass Technical Brandy AGE-ee 11 Nathy Dambo F 6-3 R-So. Fort-de-France, Martinique/Junipero Serra Not-ee 12 Nia Hollie F 6-0 So. Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins Knee-uh 15 Victoria Gaines F 6-1 R-So. Merrillville, Ind./Merrillville 22 Kiara Carter G 5-1 Sr. Homewood, Ill./Homewood Flossmoor Key-R-uh 24 Lexi Gussert G/F 6-0 Sr. Crystal Falls, Mich./Forest Park GUS-urt 32 Taya Reimer F 6-4 Sr. Fishers, Ind./Notre Dame/ Hamilton Southeastern Tay-uh Rhyme-er 33 Jenna Allen F 6-4 Jr. Bedford, Ind./North Lawrence 55 Kennedy Johnson F 6-3 Sr. Galloway, N.J./Wildwood Catholic Head Coach: Suzy Merchant (MURR-chant) Associate Head Coach: Amaka Agugua-Hamilton (uh-mah-kuh uh-goo-gwa) Assistant Coach: Maria Fantanarosa (Fan-TAN-uh-rosa) Assistant Coach: Alysiah Bond (A-LYE-sha) University Information Name... Michigan State University Location...East Lansing, Michigan Founded Enrollment...50,344 Nickname... Spartans Colors... Green and White Conference... Big Ten President... Lou Anna K. Simon Ph.D. Athletics Director...Mark J. Hollis Senior Women s Administrator... Shelley Appelbaum Faculty Representative...Sue Carter Home Arena...Breslin Center (14,797) All-Time Record at Breslin (since 1989) Ticket Office Phone or 800.GO.STATE Breslin Center Press Row Coaching Staff Head Coach...Suzy Merchant (Central Michigan, 91) Overall Record (years) (23) MSU Record (years) (11) Associate Head Coach... Amaka Agugua-Hamilton; Fifth Season Assistant Coach...Maria Fantanarosa; First Season Assistant Coach... Alysiah Bond; Second Season Director of Basketball Operations... Julie Dombroski Assistant to the Head Coach...Lindsay Scarlatelli Athletic Trainer...LouAnne Jefferson Strength & Conditioning Coach... Marshall Repp Equipment Manager... Malinda Hudkins Basketball Secretary... Margaret Selasky Office Phone Office ... msuwbbhoops@ath.msu.edu Basketball Office Fax Basketball Office Mailing Address Berkowitz 1 Birch Road, East Lansing, MI SPARTANS AT A GLANCE Team Information Overall Record Big Ten Record Overall Record Big Ten Record (Finish) (7th) Postseason... First Round NCAA Tournament Letterwinners Returning/Lost...10/2 Starters Returning/Lost...4/1 Newcomers... 2 Spartan Program History First Year All-Time Record (.613) NCAA Tournament Appearances...16 (1991, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017) NCAA Final Four Appearances... 1 (2005) All-Time NCAA Tournament Record WNIT Appearances... 4 (1999, 2000, 2002, 2008) WNIT Record Big Ten Championships , 2005, 2011, 2014 Big Ten Tournament Championships Athletic Communications Asst Director/WBB Contact...Kara Fisher ...kfisher@ath.msu.edu Office Phone Secondary Contact... Grace Amberg ...ambergg1@ath.msu.edu Fax Web Site... Mailing Address Place, 550 S. Harrison Road...East Lansing, MI Radio Network...Spartan Sports Network Phone Contact Person...Will Tieman Talent...Keaton Gillogly, Mo Gerhardt AP Women s Top 25 Poll Rank School (Votes) Record Pts 1 Connecticut (32) Louisville Mississippi State Baylor Notre Dame Tennessee Oregon Ohio State Texas South Carolina Missouri Florida State UCLA Maryland Duke Texas A&M West Virginia Oregon State Michigan Iowa California Arizona State Green Bay Oklahoma State Rutgers Others receiving votes: Georgia 87, Stanford 51, South Florida 39, TCU 13, Villanova 9, Marquette 7, Syracuse 6, Michigan State 3, NC State 3, Belmont 2, Kansas State 2, Mercer 1, Purdue 1 USA Today Coaches Poll Rank School (Votes) Record Pts. 1 Connecticut (32) Louisville Mississippi State Baylor Notre Dame Oregon Tennessee Ohio State Texas South Carolina Florida State Missouri UCLA Maryland Duke West Virginia Texas A&M Michigan Oregon State Iowa Rutgers Green Bay South Florida Georgia Arizona State Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 48, Marquette 29, DePaul 21, California 20, Stanford 19, Syracuse 17, Villanova 12, Virginia 10, NC State 8, USC 7, TCU 7, Florida Gulf Coast 3, Purdue 1, Michigan State 1, Houston 1 Bold = MSU Opponent MSU s Week-by-Week Ranking AP USA Today Pre-season RV RV Nov. 13 RV RV Nov. 20 RV RV Nov. 27 RV RV Dec Dec Dec Dec. 25 RV RV Jan Jan Jan. 15 RV RV facebook.com/msu_wbasketball MSU_WBasketball 2 MSU_WBasketball MSU.WBasketball

3 TALE OF THE TAPE - MICHIGAN STATE VS. INDIANA Michigan State...TALE OF THE TAPE...Indiana 14-5, 4-2 B1G... Record , 1-6 B1G Points Scored/gm Points Allowed/gm /gm Rebound Margin FG Percentage FG Percentage Defense pt FG Made pt FG Percentage pt. FG Pct. Defense Free Throw Percentage Assists/gm Turnovers/gm Turnovers Forced Blocked Shots/gm Steals INDIANA Head Coach: Teri Moren (Fourth Season) Total 3-Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 03 Buss, Tyra Cahill, Amanda Royster, Kym Penn, Jaelynn Yeaney, Bendu Warthen, Keyanna Marchese, Linsey Wickware, Bre Johnson, Alexis Withrow, Grace Team Total Opponents INDIANA 2/12/78 Big Ten Champ. W, /25/78 East Lansing W, /9/79 Big Ten Champ. W, /16/79 Bloomington L, /8/80 Bloomington W, /15/80 East Lansing W, OT 1/16/81 Bloomington L, /13/81 Big Ten Champ. L, /2/82 East Lansing W, /21/83 East Lansing L, /27/83 Bloomington L, /20/84 Bloomington L, /26/84 East Lansing W, /6/85 Bloomington L, /7/85 East Lansing L, /5/86 East Lansing W, /6/86 Bloomington W, /9/87 Bloomington W, /8/87 East Lansing L, /15/88 East Lansing W, /14/88 Bloomington L, /13/89 East Lansing W, /12/89 Bloomington W, /12/90 Bloomington W, /11/90 East Lansing W, /25/91 East Lansing W, /24/91 Bloomington W, /31/92 Bloomington W, OT 3/1/92 East Lansing L, /13/93 Bloomington L, /12/94 East Lansing W, /8/95 East Lansing L, /26/95 Bloomington L, /8/96 Bloomington W, /25/96 East Lansing W, /28/96 East Lansing W, /23/97 Bloomington W, /28/97 Bloomington L, TEAM STATISTICS IND OPP Date Opponent Score Att. All-Time Series Record: MSU leads, Series Note: After going 2-2 in four prior meetings, the Spartans have now won two-straight games against Indiana. Michigan State won in East Lansing last season, /22/98 East Lansing L, /5/99 Bloomington W, /26/99 Indianapolis, Ind. W, /13/00 East Lansing W, /31/00 Bloomington L, /11/01 East Lansing L, /30/01 East Lansing L, /3/02 Bloomington L, /16/03 East Lansing W, /26/03 Bloomington W, /2/04 East Lansing W, /29/04 Bloomington W, OT 1/30/05 Bloomington W, /29/06 East Lansing W, /28/06 East Lansing W, /4/07 Bloomington W, OT 1/20/08 East Lansing L, /14/08 Bloomington W, /29/08 East Lansing L, /12/09 Bloomington W, OT 12/6/09 East Lansing L, /3/10 Bloomington W, /20/11 Bloomington W, /30/11 Bloomington W, /12/12 East Lansing W, /1/12 Indianapolis W, /20/13 Bloomington W, /13/13 East Lansing W, /2/14 East Lansing W, /31/14 Bloomington L, /28/15 East Lansing W, /13/16 Bloomington L, /2/17 East Lansing W, /28/17 Bloomington W, MSU leads (H: 22-11, A: 21-13, N: 4-1) LAST MEETING: MSU 68, IU 46 DECEMBER 28, 2017 Michigan State , 1-0 Total 3-Ptr 01 Sidney Cooks f Lexi Gussert f Jenna Allen c Taryn McCutcheon g Branndais Agee g Shay Colley Nia Hollie Victoria Gaines Taya Reimer Kennedy Johnson Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % 3FG %: % % % % % FT %: % % % % 0,2 Indiana , 0-1 Total 3-Ptr 11 Royster, Kym f Cahill, Amanda f Yeaney, Bendu g Buss, Tyra g Penn, Jaelynn g Warthen, Keyanna Marchese, Linsey Wickware, Bre Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % 3FG %: % % % % % FT %: % % % % 1 Officials: Bryan Enterline, Michael mcconnell, Nykesha Thompson Technical fouls: Michigan State-None. Indiana-None. Attendance: 4303 Michigan State Indiana Last FG - MSU 4th-01:02, IND 4th-01:27. Largest lead - MSU by 22 4th-00:46, IND None. MSU led for 38:24. IND led for 00:00. Game was tied for 01:03. MSU IND Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 0 times. LAST SEASON: MSU 69, IU 60 FEBRUARY 2, 2017 Indiana University , 5-4 B1G Total 3-Ptr 33 Amanda Cahill f Jenn Anderson c Tyra Buss g Karlee McBride g Alexis Gassion g Ria Gulley Kym Royster Darby Foresman Tia Elbert Tyshee Towner Bre Wickware Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % 3FG %: % % % % % FT %: % % % % % 2 Michigan State , 6-4 B1G Total 3-Ptr 15 Victoria Gaines f Taya Reimer f Tori Jankoska g Taryn McCutcheon g Branndais Agee g Mardrekia Cook Nia Hollie Hana Vesela Lexi Gussert Jenna Allen Kennedy Johnson Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % 3FG %: % % % % % FT %: % % % % 4 Officials: Doug Knight, Gina Cross, Michael McConnell Technical fouls: Indiana University-None. Michigan State-None. Attendance: 6438 Indiana University Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench IND Michigan State MSU Last FG - IND 4th-01:08, MSU 4th-00:42. Score tied - 4 times. Largest lead - IND by 6 2nd-01:32, MSU by 10 4th-05:15. Lead changed - 6 times. IND led for 12:13. MSU led for 24:03. Game was tied for 03: Michigan State Women s Basketball 3 Game 20 vs. Indiana

4 TEAM NOTES STARTING FIVE MSU s starting line-up of sophomore guard Taryn McCutcheon, redshirt-sophomore guard Shay Colley, sophomore guard/forward Nia Hollie, freshman forward Sidney Cooks and junior forward Jenna Allen is now 2-0. The Spartans have had seven different combinations so far this season. The lineup of Colley, McCutcheon, Lexi Gussert, Mardrekia Cook and Allen is 5-0. McCutcheon is the only Spartan to have started all 19 games. Redshirt-senior guard Branndais Agee has the most career starts in the Green and White with 71 career starts. McCutcheon has started every game during her two-year Spartan career with 52 starts. ON THE ROAD AGAIN Michigan State ended its recent three-game road swing with a 2-1 record. During that stretch, three Spartans have averaged in double figures, led by sophomore guard Taryn McCutcheon who averaged 13.0 points and 4.3 assists per game. Freshman forward Sidney Cooks scored 12.0 ppg, while redshirt-sophomore guard has scored 10.3 ppg. After one game at home, MSU will return to the road for a pair of tough games. Michigan State will travel to Ann Arbor to take on No. 19 Michigan on Jan. 23. The Spartans will then travel to Columbus to take on No. 8 Ohio State on Jan. 27. ANATOMY OF AN UPSET On Jan. 11, Michigan State earned its first-ever win against Maryland. The Spartans are now 1-10 against the Terps. MSU is just the second team to earn a Big Ten win against Maryland, along with Ohio State which has three wins against UMD. Maryland joined the league in DID YOU KNOW? Michigan State has faced four ranked teams, standing 2-2 in those contests. The Spartans have risen to the occasion with several players setting career highs against ranked foes. Against No. 2 Notre Dame, junior center Jenna Allen set a new career high with 28 points, the most on the team this season. Against No. 22 South Florida, redshirt-sophomore guard Shay Colley added a career-high with 27 points. Finally, against No. 11 Maryland, sophomore guard Taryn McCutcheon set a new high with 25 points. BREAKING INTO THE RECORD BOOK Sophomore guard Taryn McCutcheon has cracked the top 20 in career assists after only 52 games in the Spartan uniform. McCutcheon has 268 career assists for an average of 5.2 assists per game. She passed Jasmine Thomas ( ) for 20th on the all-time MSU career list with 268 assists. She is just eight assists away from tying All-American Aerial Powers ( ) for 19th in career assists with 276. DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING For the first time this season, six Spartans scored in double figures against Minnesota on Jan. 7, led by a career-high 14 points from sophomore forward Nia Hollie. Junior center Jenna Allen and sophomores Shay Colley and Taryn McCutcheon both scored 12 points. Freshman forward Sidney Cooks scored 11, while redshirt-sophomore forward Victoria Gaines added 10. This was the first times since Feb. 20, 2014 that six scored in double figures when MSU defeated Wisconsin, HOOSIER STATE SPARTANS Michigan State has three players, who hail from the Indiana. Jenna Allen hails from Bedford, Indiana and scored 14 points in front of family in Bloomington on Dec. 28. Victoria Gaines is a native of Merrilliville, Indiana. Taya Reimer comes to Michigan State from Fishers, Indiana. She also spent two seasons at Notre Dame. GETTING THE TAKEAWAYS With 10 steals against Maryland on Jan. 11, the Spartans have had three-straight games in double-digits. This was the ninth time this season that Michigan State has had at least 10 steals. McCutcheon led the way with four takeaways, while Nia Hollie and Shay Colley added two. Last season, the Spartans had only three games with double-digit steals. During , MSU s season-high in steals was 12 against Wyoming on Nov. 13 and Quinnipiac on Dec. 6. LEADING THE STAT LINE Nine different Spartans have led the team in scoring in the first 19 games of the season. Shay Colley, Branndais Agee and Sidney Cooks have both led the team in scoring four times. Taryn McCutcheon was the top scorer two times. Taya Reimer, Kennedy Johnson, Mardrekia Cook, Jenna Allen and Victoria Gaines have all led the team in scoring. RISING THE CHARTS Junior center Jenna Allen has increased her scoring every season that she has been at Michigan State. This season, she is tied for first in scoring, averaging 10.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. As a freshman, Allen scored 4.5 points in 34 games as a rookie. During her sophomore campaign, she averaged 6.9 ppg in an injury-plagued season. Allen has scored in double figures eight times in 18 games this season. 4 AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS Under Coach Merchant, Michigan State is against ranked teams, including at home, 7-19 on the road and 4-15 on a neutral court. As a ranked team against fellow ranked team, MSU is versus ranked teams. This season, MSU is 2-2 against ranked teams with a loss to No. 1 UConn, 96-62, and a defeat against Notre Dame, MSU defeated No. 22 South Florida, 83-73, on Dec. 21 and upset No. 11 Maryland on the road, SCOUTING THE HOOSIERS Indiana comes to East Lansing with an 8-12 record overall and a 1-6 mark in league contests. The Hoosiers have lost three-straight games with a close loss to No. 14/14 Maryland on the road on Jan. 16, IU s Big Ten win came on Jan. 6 with a home win against Purdue, Senior Tyra Buss is tied for fifth in the league in scoring, averaging 19.6 points per game. Amanda Cahill is tied for 16th in scoring with 14.0 ppg. Cahill is also tied for ninth in rebounding with 8.3 boards per game. Kim Royster is seventh in the Big Ten in field goal percentage (.560). The multi-talented Buss is also seventh in assists (4.3 apg) and steals (2.1 spg). As a team, Indiana is 10th in scoring offense, averaging 68.2 ppg. The Hoosiers stands 11th in scoring defense, allowing 69.3 ppg. In league contests, Indiana is fourth in field goal percentage (.440) and ninth in assists (13.3 apg). LAST TIME VS. INDIANA Michigan State women s basketball captured its Big Ten opener with a convincing, 68-46, win over Indiana in Bloomington on Thursday. MSU improves to in B1G openers. Michigan State was led by a season-high 21 points from redshirt-senior guard Branndais Agee. She also added six boards. Junior center Jenna Allen, a native of nearby Bedford, Indiana, added 14 points and five boards, while fellow Indiana native senior forward Taya Reimer scored 12. SERIES HISTORY Michigan State leads the all-time series with Indiana, In the Big Ten opener on Dec. 28, the Spartans captured an impressive, 68-46, win over the Hoosiers. Michigan State was led by a season-high 21 points from redshirtsenior guard Branndais Agee. She also added six boards. Junior center Jenna Allen, a native of nearby Bedford, Indiana, added 14 points and five boards, while fellow Indiana native senior forward Taya Reimer scored 12. MSU has won the last two meetings, and 11 of the last 13. The facebook.com/msu_wbasketball MSU_WBasketball MSU_WBasketball MSU.WBasketball

5 TEAM NOTES THE LAST TIME... last time that the teams met in East Lansing when MSU won, BIG TEN OPENERS Michigan State is in home Big Ten openers in 36 years in the league. This season, the Spartans fell to Rutgers on Dec. 31, Michigan State is all-time in Big Ten openers, having won its last five of its last seven... Under Coach Merchant, the Spartans are 7-4 in Big Ten openers... MSU earned a dominating win over Indiana in Bloomington, on Dec This was the first time since the season that the Spartans have opened B1G play with the Hoosiers. MSU captured that game in Bloomington, CAREER VS. THE INDIANA Redshirt-senior guard Branndais Agee has played four games against Indiana, starting three. She has averaged 10.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in those contests. Junior center Jenna Allen has played IU three times, averaging 7.0 points and 3.7 rpg. The Bedford, Indiana native scored 14 in Bloomington on Dec. 28. MCCUTCHEON EARNS B1G HONOR Michigan State sophomore guard Taryn McCutcheon was named Big Ten Women s Basketball Co-Player of the Week after guiding the Spartans to their first-ever win over No. 11 Maryland last week. She shares the honor with Iowa s Megan Gustafson, who scored a careerhigh 37 points on 17-of-23 field goals against Purdue. McCutcheon collected her first career Player of the Week award. She is the first Spartan honored this season and the first since All-American Tori Jankoska was honored on Feb. 20, The East Lansing, Michigan native, registered a career-high 25 points, including 6-of-10 from beyond the arc. She also added five assists, four rebounds and four steals in the Spartans win at No. 11 Maryland last Thursday. Her six threepointers tied for seventh in school history and were the most by an MSU player since Jankoska made eight treys against Ohio State on Jan. 10, REACHING A MILESTONE Senior forward Taya Reimer reached a milestone, passing the 1,000-career point plateau against UConn on Nov. 25. Between her two seasons at Notre Dame and her two at Michigan State, she now has 1,102 career points. She is currently fifth in scoring for the Spartans, averaging 8.4 points per game. BOUNCE BACK ABILITY In Coach Merchant s first 11 seasons, the Spartans are (73.5%) following a loss. TAKING ON THE BEST In the first 19 games of the season, the Spartans have taken on both the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country. MSU has already faced top-ranked UConn and took on No. 2 Notre Dame on Dec. 6. Last season, Michigan State faced both No. 2 Notre Dame and No. 3 Maryland in one season. The Spartans have never faced the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country in the same season. AROUND THE BIG TEN Freshman Sidney Cooks is tied for first on the team in scoring, she also is 13th in the Big Ten in field goal percentage (.506). Sophomore Taryn McCutcheon is fourth in assists behind Minnesota s Kenisha Bell, Iowa s Kathleen Doyle and Nebraska s Hannah Whitish, averaging 5.2 apg. She tied a career high with 12 against Notre Dame on Dec. 6 and added 10 assists in overtime against ETSU on Dec. 16. Redshirt-sophomore guard Shay Colley is tied for eighth in assists with 4.3 per game. Colley is also sixth in the B1G in steals, averaging 2.2 spg. McCutcheon is tied for 11th with 1.8 spg. MSU is second in the league assists, averaging 18.6 apg. Iowa is first in the conference in assists with 21.9 apg. Michigan State is also second in rebound margin (+9.4) and third in steals (9.9 spg). The Spartans are second in the B1G in both defensive rebounding percentage (.710) and offensive rebounding percentage (.406). AROUND THE NATION The Spartans are 10th in the nation in assists with 353 and 13th in assists per game, averaging The Spartans are also 14th in rebounds with 821. Michigan State is 26th in the nation in rebounds per game (43.2) and 15th in rebound margin (+9.4). MSU is ranks 20th in the nation in free throws made with 280. This week, Taryn McCutcheon is 48th in the nation in assists per game (5.2 apg). 1K AGEE Redshirt-senior guard Branndais Agee became the 26th MSU women s basketball player to reach 1,000 points with 10 points against No. 1 UConn on Nov. 25. Agee started the week by scoring a season-high 17 points in her hometown against Detroit, bringing her career point total to 991 and going over 1,000 against UConn. She now has 1,090 career points in the Green and White. Agee is averaging 10.4 points through the first 18 games of the season, which is fourth on the team. Tori Jankoska was the last Spartan to reach 1,000 points doing so on Nov. 27, MSU scored 100 points in a game... vs. College of Charleston (11/19/17), W, MSU won by 20 or more points... vs. Northwestern (1/3/18), W, MSU lost by 20 or more points... vs. Notre Dame (12/6/17), L, MSU won by 30 or more points... vs. Northwestern (1/3/18), W, An MSU player had a triple-double... Tori Jankoska, vs. Minnesota (2/16/17), 24p, 10r, 10a Six MSU players scored 10 or more points... at Minnesota (1/7/18, L, [Hollie 14, Allen 12, Colley 12, McCutcheon 12, Cooks 11, Gaines 10] Two MSU players had 10 or more rebounds... vs. Penn State (2/22/17), W, [Jankoska 12, Agee 10] Two MSU players had double-doubles... vs. Indiana (2/2/17), W, [Jankoska 15-13, Agee 11-10] Three MSU players had double-doubles... vs. Indiana (1/28/15), W, [Mills 12-14, Powers 28-11, Jankoska 28-11] An MSU player had 25 or more points... Taryn McCutcheon, at Maryland (1/11/187), 25 An MSU player had 30 or more points... Tori Jankoska, vs. Maryland (3/4/17), 31 An MSU player had 40 points... Tori Jankoska, vs. Ohio State (1/10/16), 42 An MSU player had 15 rebounds... Branndais Agee, vs. Western Michigan (11/18/16), 15 An MSU player had 20 rebounds... Lykendra Johnson, vs. IPFW (11/15/11), 20 An MSU player had 10 assists... Taryn McCutcheon at ETSU (12/16/17), 10 An MSU player had 10 or more free throws made... Tori Jankoska, vs. Oakland (12/2/16), 12 An MSU player had 11 or more field goals made... Tori Jankoska, vs. Minnesota (2/12/17), 11 An MSU player had 6 or more 3-point FG made... Taryn McCutcheon, at Maryland (1/1/187), 6 An MSU player had five or more steals... Shay Colley, vs. Northwestern (1/3/18), 5 An MSU player had five or more blocks... Branndais Agee, vs. Minnesota (2/21/16), 5 Most points by an MSU player in a quarter... Tori Jankoska, vs. Ohio State (1/10/17), Michigan State Women s Basketball Game 20 vs. Indiana

6 CLOSING IT OUT The Spartans have been extremely effective closing out games over the last couple years, winning 170 of their last 177 games (.960) when leading with five minutes left, including 121 of their last 129. In Coach Merchant s tenure, Michigan State is (.945) when holding a lead with five minutes left. This season, the Spartans are FANS CONTINUE TO PACK THE BRESLIN Michigan State women s basketball continues to pack the Breslin Center, finishing the season ninth in the nation and first in the Big Ten home attendance. The Spartans averaged 6,011 fans in 14 home games this season. MSU had a total of 84,152 fans pass through the gates. This is the 13th-straight season that the Spartans have been ranked in the top 15 nationally in attendance. MSU has had a total attendance of at least 80,000 since This season, Michigan State is 12th in attendance, averaging 5,304 fans per game. They are third in the Big Ten behind Purdue (5,843) and Ohio State (5,428). LAST TIME OUT Three Spartans scored in double figures as the Michigan State women s basketball team captured its second-straight win with a victory over Illinois Tuesday at the State Farm Center. With the win, MSU improves to 14-5 overall and 4-2 in Big Ten action. Illinois falls to 9-11 overall and 0-6 in league play. The Spartans were led by 18 points from redshirtsenior Branndais Agee, who also added five rebounds and two steals. Off the bench, senior forward Taya Reimer added 12 points, two rebounds and two blocks. Freshman forward Sidney Cooks scored 15 points and added six boards. Michigan State took advantage of 17 Illini turnovers, scoring 23 points off of Illinois miscues. The Spartan bench was also a catalyst in the win, out-scoring Illinois, AGEE NAMED TO WATCH LIST Michigan State redshirt-senior Branndais Agee was named to the watch list for the inaugural Cheryl Miller Award, which will be awarded to the top small forward women s basketball; it was announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women s Basketball Coaches Association. She is one of five players from the Big Ten to be named to the watch list along with Indiana s Amanda Cahill, Maryland s Brianna Fraser, Ohio State s Stephanie Mavunga and Wisconsin s Cayla McMorris. Agee has already garnered pre- TEAM NOTES season All-Big Ten honors by the coaches. Last season, Agee earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors along with fellow senior Taya Reimer and sophomore Taryn McCutcheon. FAMILIAR FACES The Spartans welcome to their staff three former Michigan State players. Former Big Ten Player of the Year Kalisha Keane and All-Big Ten honorees Jasmine Hines and Annalise Pickrel are all graduate assistants with the Spartans this season. UP NEXT After a grueling three-game road swing, Michigan State returns home for Alumni Day against Indiana on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 4 p.m. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network. The Spartan then return to the road at Michigan on Jan. 23 and at Ohio State on Jan. 27. MAGIC NUMBERS In head coach Suzy Merchant s tenure, when two numbers on the scoreboard were achieved it typically has been a sign of a MSU win. Overall, MSU has scored at least 70 points 12 times overall this season. MSU has won 117 of its last 128 games when scoring at least 70 points, and MSU is under head coach Suzy Merchant when hanging at least 70 points on the scoreboard. This year, MSU is 11-1 when scoring at least 70. PK80 INVITATIONAL RECAP Michigan State celebrated Thanksgiving weekend at the PK80 Invitational in honor of Phil Knight s 80th birthday. The Spartans attended a Nike event before watching the MSU men s team take on DePaul on Thanksgiving day. Michigan State fell to No. 1 UConn, 96-62, on Saturday, Nov. 25 in Eugene at Matthew Knight Arena. In the other game, Oregon defeated Oklahoma. AGEE EARNS PRESEASON HONOR The Big Ten Conference released the Preseason Coaches and Media Polls, in addition to the 10-member preseason All-Big Ten team on Monday. Michigan State redshirt-senior guard Branndais Agee was named to the Preseason All-Big Ten team by the coaches. Reigning Big Ten co-champion Ohio State, which was the No. 1 pick in both the coaches and the media poll. Ohio State s Kelsey Mitchell was named Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year in both polls. MEET THE SIGNEES Michigan State women s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant announced the signing of three National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, including Nia Clouden (Owing Mills, Maryland/St. Frances), Tory Ozment (Buford, Georgia/Buford) and Kayla Belles (Ithaca, Michigan/Ithaca). Clouden is a 5-8 point guard who plays for head coach Jerome Shelton at St. Frances Academy. She is currently ranked No. 43 overall and No. 13 at her position by ESPN HoopGurlz. Last March, Clouden was named Maryland Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year, becoming the third Baltimore-area player to win the award in 11 years. She was also the USA Today Maryland Player of the Year last season. She is a two-time captain, who averaged 14.2 points and 4.7 assists per game as a junior. Ozment is a 6-1 guard/forward who plays for head coach Gene Durden at Buford High School. Durden has captured five state championships during time at Buford. She is currently ranked No. 14 at her position by ESPN HoopGurlz. Last season, Ozment was named the AAAAA State Player of the Year as well as being named to the Georgia Athletic Coaches Associations All-State squad. Ozment earned Atlanta Tipoff Club and Atlanta Journal Constitution All-Metro team. Last season, she averaged 13.4 points and 3.8 assists per game, leading Buford on a run to the Class AAAAA State Championship. Belles is a 6-3 forward who plays for head coach Ty Warczinksy at Ithaca High School. As a junior, Belles averaged 19.4 points, 12.2 rebounds, 3.4 blocked shots and 2.6 steals per game, earning Associated Press Class B all-state honors. She led the Yellowjackets to three-straight Tri-Valley Conference West Division titles, which included a run to the Class C Final Four during her sophomore campaign. She garnered first-team allstate honors three-straight seasons, averaging a double-double the last two seasons. BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE Michigan State played in the 11th annual Big Ten/ ACC Challenge, falling to Miami, The ACC captured this year s Challenge title by a 10-4 count. Last season, Maryland, Michigan, Northwestern, Penn State and Purdue registered wins for the Big Ten. Michigan State lost to Syracuse in the Carrier Dome last season, Overall, MSU is 5-6 in the Challenge. B1G/ACC Challenge History Miami 67, MSU Syracuse 75, MSU Louisville 85, MSU MSU 79, Georgia Tech 73 (OT) Florida State 60, MSU MSU 68, N.C. State Miami 76, MSU MSU 72, Florida State MSU 72, North Carolina Georgia Tech 57, MSU MSU 68, Clemson 51 Bold = home games facebook.com/msu_wbasketball MSU_WBasketball 6 MSU_WBasketball MSU.WBasketball

7 MSU S RECORD WHEN... Overall Home Away Neutral In Overtime Big Ten Big Ten home Big Ten away vs. ranked opponent on ESPN on ESPN on Big Ten Network on BTN Plus One score in double-digits Two score in double-digits Three score in double-digits Four score in double-digits Five score in double-digits Six score in double-digits MSU has more second chance points Opponent has more 2nd chance points Second chance points are even MSU has more fast break points Opponent has more fast break points Fast break points are even MSU has more bench points Opponent has more bench points Bench points are even MSU attempts more field goals Opponent attempts more FGs Field goal attempts are even MSU has a higher FG% Opponent has a higher FG% FG% is even MSU has a higher FT% Opponent has a higher FT% FT% is even last five last on Monday on Tuesday on Wednesday on Thursday on Friday on Saturday on Sunday November December January February March during the day at night No one with double-digit rebounds One with double-digit rebounds Two with double-digit rebounds Scoring first Opponent scores first Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Leading with 5 minutes left Trailing with 5 minutes left Tied with 5 minutes left MSU has more points in the paint Opponent has more points in the paint Points in the paint are even MSU has more points off turnovers Opponent has more points off TO Points off turnovers are even MSU has more rebounds Opponent has more rebounds are even MSU has more assists Opponent has more assists Assists are even MSU has more blocks Opponent has more blocks Blocks are even MSU has more steals Opponent has more steals Steals are even MSU has more turnovers Opponent has more turnovers Turnovers are even MSU makes more free throws Opponent makes more FTs Free throws made are even MSU attempts more free throws Opponent attempts more FTs Free throw attempts are even MSU has a higher 3FG% Opponent has a higher 3FG% FG% is even MSU makes more 3-pt. FG Opponent makes more 3FGs pt. field goal made are even MSU attempts more 3-pt. FG Opponent attempts more 3FGs pt. FG attempts are even In games decided by Points scored Points allowed Field goals made... less than Field goals attempted point field goals made point field goals attempted Free throws made Free throws attempted Rebound total... less than Rebounding margin even Assist total Block total Turnover total Turnovers forced Turnover margin even Field goal percentage... less than Opponent field goal percentage... less than point field goal percentage... less than Opponent 3-point field goal percentage... less than Free throw percentage... less than Michigan State Women s Basketball 7 Game 20 vs. Indiana

8 CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES 1. Aerial Powers Mary Kay Itnyre Kristen Rasmussen Liz Shimek Kris Emerson Jackie Carter Lykendra Johnson 27 Nanette Gibson Paula Sanders 24 Tori Jankoska Becky Cummings Kisha Kelly Allyssa DeHaan Kathy DeBoer Kim Archer Sue Tucker Kelli Roehrig 12 Jill Prudden Mary Kay McNail Syreeta Bromfield 9 Sue Forsyth Kalisha Keane 8 Annette Babers Kristin Haynie 7 Sheronda Mayo-Powell 7 Branndais Agee Aisha Jefferson 6 Bella Engen 6 Eileen Shea Becca Mills 5 Annalise Pickrel 5 Dawn DeYoung 5 Lorraine Hyman 5 SEASON DOUBLE-DOUBLES 1. Aerial Powers Mary Kay Itnyre Kristen Rasmussen Aerial Powers Kris Emerson Jackie Carter Mary Kay Itnyre Liz Shimek Kristen Rasmussen Tori Jankoska Kisha Kelly Lil Preston Lil Preston Jackie Carter Nanette Gibson Mary Kay Itnyre Nanette Gibson Kathy DeBoer Aerial Powers Lykendra Johnson Lykendra Johnson Paula Sanders CAREER TRIPLE-DOUBLES 1. Tori Jankoska Kristin Haynie Kim Archer Superlatives Biggest MSU lead...64 vs. College of Charleston (11/19) Biggest MSU deficit vs. UConn (11/25) Biggest MSU deficit in a win...11 vs. USF (12/21) Biggest MSU lead in a loss...4 vs. Rutgers (12/31), vs. Minnesota (1/7) Biggest MSU halftime lead...32 vs. RMU (11/11) Biggest MSU halftime deficit at Notre Dame (12/6) Biggest MSU halftime deficit in a win... N/A Most points scored vs. College of Charleston (11/19) Fewest points scored at Miami (11/30) Most points allowed...96 vs. UConn (11/25) Fewest points allowed...38 vs. Rhode Island (12/9) Most 1st half points...54 vs. RMU (11/11) Fewest 1st half points...16 at Notre Dame (12/6) Most 2nd half points vs. College of Charleston (11/19) Fewest 2nd half points...29 vs. Miami (11/30) Most 1st half pts by opp at Notre Dame (12/6) Fewest 1st half pts by opp at Indiana (12/28) Most 2nd half pts by opp...50 vs. UConn (11/25) Fewest 2nd half pts by opp vs. College of Charleston (11/19) Most pts in a quarter vs. College of Charleston (11/19) Fewest pts in a quarter... 7 at Notre Dame (12/6) Most OT points at ETSU (12/16) Fewest OT points at ETSU (12/16) Most OT points allowed at ETSU (12/16) Fewest OT points allowed... 8 at ETSU (12/16) Best 1st half FG Pct at ETSU (12/16) Worst 1st half FG Pct at Notre Dame (12/6) Best 2nd half FG Pct vs. USF (12/21) Worst 2nd half FG Pct vs. Quinnipiac (12/18) Season Comparison MSU... Opponents Points in the paint (38.9) (35.8) Points off turnovers (26.6) (22.7) Second chance points (17.9) (13.4) Fast break points (13.7) (11.2) Bench scoring (39.5) (29.4) MSU record by starting lineup Colley, McCutcheon, Gussert, Cooks, Allen Colley, McCutcheon, Agee, Cooks, Allen Colley, McCutcheon, Agee, Reimer, Allen Colley, McCutcheon, Hollie, Cooks, Allen Colley, McCutcheon, Reimer, Cooks, Cook McCutcheon, Agee, Gussert, Cooks, Allen Colley, McCutcheon, Gaines, Cooks, Cook Games started (MSU record) Season Career Taryn McCutcheon (14-5) (35-17) Shay Colley...17 (13-4)...17 (13-4) Jenna Allen (13-3) (15-4) Sidney Cooks (12-4) (12-4) Branndais Agee... 9 (6-3) (48-23) Taya Reimer...5 (3-2) (24-14) Mardrekia Cook... 3 (1-2)... 3 (1-2) Lexi Gussert... 7 (6-1) (15-8) Victoria Gaines... 1 (0-1) (13-9) Nia Hollie...2 (2-0)...8 (6-2) BREAKOUT STATISTICS Led MSU in... (MSU Record) Season...Career Scoring Sidney Cooks... 5 (4-1)...5 (4-1) Shay Colley... 4 (3-1)...4 (3-1) Branndais Agee...4 (4-0)... 9 (7-2) Jenna Allen...3 (2-1)...3 (2-1) Taryn McCutcheon...2 (1-1)...3 (2-1) Taya Reimer...1 (1-0)... 3 (3-0) Kennedy Johnson...1 (1-0)... 3 (3-0) Mardrekia Cook...1 (1-0)...1 (1-0) Nia Hollie...1 (0-1)...1 (0-1) Victoria Gaines... (0-0)...1 (1-0) Lexi Gussert... (0-0)...1 (1-0) Rebounding Shay Colley... 5 (5-0)... 5 (5-0) Victoria Gaines... 3 (3-0)...6 (6-0) Jenna Allen... 3 (3-0)... 7 (4-3) Branndais Agee...3 (2-1) (11-6) Sidney Cooks...3 (1-2)...3 (1-2) Taya Reimer...2 (1-1)... 9 (6-3) Lexi Gussert... (0-0)...1 (1-0) Taryn McCutcheon... (0-0)...1 (1-0) Assists Taryn McCutcheon...11 (8-3) (20-10) Shay Colley...8 (6-2)... 8 (6-2) Victoria Gaines... 2 (2-0)...3 (2-1) Lexi Gussert...1 (1-0)... 6 (4-2) Taya Reimer... (0-0)...1 (0-1) Branndais Agee... (0-0)... 5 (3-2) Double Figures (MSU Record) Season...Career Points Branndais Agee...11 (9-2) (45-15) Shay Colley (8-2) (8-2) Sidney Cooks (7-3)...10 (7-3) Jenna Allen... 9 (7-2) (14-6) Taryn McCutcheon...8 (6-2) (11-2) Taya Reimer...8 (8-0)...22 (19-3) Lexi Gussert...3 (2-1)... 8 (6-2) Kennedy Johnson... 2 (2-0)... 5 (5-0) Victoria Gaines...2 (1-1)... 6 (4-2) Nia Hollie...2 (1-1)... 5 (3-2) Mardrekia Cook...1 (1-0)...1 (1-0) Victoria Gaines... 3 (3-0)... 5 (5-0) Branndais Agee...2 (1-1)...13 (10-3) Shay Colley...1 (1-0)...1 (1-0) Jenna Allen...1 (1-0)... 2 (2-0) Sidney Cooks...1 (0-1)...1 (0-1) Taya Reimer... (0-0)... 5 (5-0) 20-Point Games Shay Colley...1 (1-0)...1 (1-0) Taya Reimer...1 (1-0)... 2 (2-0) Jenna Allen...1 (0-1)...1 (0-1) Branndais Agee...1 (1-0)... 5 (3-2) Taryn McCutcheon...1 (1-0)...1 (1-0) Lexi Gussert... (0-0)...1 (0-1) Triple-Doubles Double-Doubles Taryn McCutcheon... 2 (2-0)... 2 (2-0) Branndais Agee...2 (1-1)... 6 (4-2) Jenna Allen...1 (1-0)... 2 (2-0) Shay Colley...1 (1-0)...1 (1-0) Victoria Gaines...1 (1-0)... 2 (2-0) Sidney Cooks...1 (0-1)...1 (0-1) Taya Reimer... (0-0)... 3 (3-0) facebook.com/msu_wbasketball MSU_WBasketball 8 MSU_WBasketball MSU.WBasketball

9 MICHIGAN STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL RESULTS & LEADERS Date Opp... Time/Result High Points High Reb High Blocks High Steals Nov. 5 LAKE SUPERIOR ST. (exhibition).w, Agee Hollie Reimer, Gussert Agee, Colley Nov. 11 ROBERT MORRIS... W, Cooks Allen, Cooks Agee, Cooks, Hollie Colley Nov. 13 OAKLAND... W, Reimer Colley Reimer Colley Nov. 19 CHARLESTON...W, Cooks #, Johnson # Gaines Cooks McCutcheon Nov. 21 at Detroit...W, Agee, Cook Colley Allen Colley Nov. 25 vs. No. 1/1 UConn ^...L, Cooks Cooks N/A Cook, Gaines Nov. 30 Miami +...L, McCutcheon Reimer Colley Colley Dec. 3 WESTERN MICHIGAN... W, Agee Allen # Allen # Colley Dec. 6 at No. 2/2 Notre Dame... L, Allen # Gaines Gussert, McCutcheon, Reimer Gussert # Dec. 9 RHODE ISLAND... W, Cooks Colley McCutcheon # Colley # Dec. 16 at East Tennessee State. W, (OT) Cooks, Allen Agee Agee, Reimer Colley Dec. 18 QUINNIPIAC... W, Colley Gaines Gaines Colley Dec. 21 No. 22/19 South Florida &... W, Colley # Gaines Allen, McCutcheon, Reimer McCutcheon Dec. 22 Mississippi Valley St. &...W, Allen Allen Cooks # McCutcheon Dec. 28 at Indiana...W, Agee Reimer Cooks Colley Dec. 31 RUTGERS... L, Colley Agee Reimer Gaines Jan. 3 NORTHWESTERN *... W, Colley Agee Hollie Colley # Jan. 7 at Minnesota *... L, Hollie # Cooks Colley, McCutcheon Allen, Hollie, McCutcheon Jan. 11 at No. 11/11 Maryland *...W, McCutcheon # Colley Cooks McCutcheon Jan. 16 at Illinois *... W, Agee Colley Reimer Agee, McCutcheon Jan. 20 INDIANA *... 4 p.m. Jan. 23 at Michigan *... 7 p.m. Jan. 27 at Ohio State * p.m. Feb. 1 IOWA *... 6 p.m. Feb. 4 at Penn State *...2 p.m. Feb. 8 MARYLAND *...7 p.m. Feb. 11 MICHIGAN * p.m. Feb. 14 NEBRASKA *...7 p.m. Feb. 21 WISCONSIN *... 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at Purdue *...2 p.m. * - Big Ten Game # - Player career best ^ PK80 Invitational + Big Ten/ACC Challenge & New Orleans Shootout Michigan State Women s Basketball 9 Game 20 vs. Indiana

10 This Week in the Big Ten Weekly Honors Nov. 13 P: Megan Gustafson, Jr., IOWA F: Kate Cain, NEB F: Karissa McLaughlin, PUR Nov. 20 P: Kenisha Bell, Jr., G, MINN P: Ae Rianna Harris, So., F, PUR F: Destiny Pitts, MINN Nov. 27 P: Kelsey Mitchell, Sr., G, OSU F: Destiny Pitts, MINN Dec. 4 P: Megan Gustafson, Jr., IOWA F: Kate Cain, NEB Dec. 11 P: Hannah Whitish, So., NEB F: Kate Cain, NEB Dec. 18 P: Megan Gustafson, Jr., IOWA P: Kelsey Mitchell, Sr., OSU F: Destiny Pitts, MINN Dec. 26 P: Megan Gustafson, Jr., IOWA F: Kate Cain, NEB Jan. 2 P: Megan Gustafson, Jr., IOWA F: Destiny Pitts, MINN Jan. 8 P: Kelsey Mitchell, Sr., G, OSU F: Destiny Pitts, MINN Jan. 15 P: Megan Gustafson, Jr., IOWA P: Taryn McCutcheon, So., MSU F: Hailey Brown, MICH BIG TEN STATISTICAL LEADERS overall (conference games only) msu rank No. b1g leader no. msu rank no. b1g leader no. Scoring Offense 5th 77.9 Ohio State th 72.2 Minnesota 81.9 Scoring Defense 6th 63.5 Rutgers rd 60.7 Purdue 54.7 Scoring Margin 4th Maryland nd Maryland FT Percentage 7th.722 Iowa.770 6th.758 Purdue.811 FG% Percentage 5th.442 Iowa.489 3rd.441 Michigan.475 FG% Defense 6th.381 Iowa.358 2nd.375 Rutgers pt. FG Percentage 11th.316 Maryland th.311 Michigan pt. FG% Defense 1st.292 Michigan State.292 2nd.258 Purdue pt. FG Made 8th 6.2 Ohio State 9.4 9th 5.3 Minnesota 9.6 Rebounding Offense 4th 43.2 Maryland rd 41.5 Maryland 44.5 Rebounding Defense 4th 33.8 Michigan th 35.0 Michigan 29.1 Rebound Margin 2nd +9.4 Michigan th +6.5 Michigan Offensive 4th 291 Maryland 315 5th 87 Minnesota 107 Offensive Reb. Avg. 3rd 15.3 Maryland rd 14.5 Maryland 18.2 Defensive T-5th 530 Iowa 603 5th 162 Michigan 194 Defensive Reb. Avg. T-5th 27.9 Iowa th 27.0 Iowa 29.7 Assists 2nd 18.6 Iowa rd 17.5 Nebraska 18.8 Blocked Shots 5th 4.8 Iowa 5.7 5th 4.7 Rutgers 7.7 Steals 3rd 9.9 Rutgers th 8.7 Rutgers 11.4 Turnover Margin 6th +1.7 Ohio State th +0.7 Ohio State +6.5 Fewest Turnovers 14th 17.3 Ohio State th 15.8 Ohio State 12.8 Assist/TO Ratio 6th 1.1 Iowa 1.4 5th 1.1 Northwestern 1.3 Home Attendance 3rd 5,304 Purdue 5,843 overall conference games only rank / no. b1g leader no. rank/no. b1g leader no. Scoring K. Mitchell (OSU) 25.3 S. Colley 30th/11.5 M. Gustafson (IOWA) M. Gustafson (IOWA) 12.9 B. Agee 20th/6.3 M. Gustafson (IOWA) 14.3 Assists T. McCutcheon 4th/5.2 K. Bell (MINN) 6.5 S. Colley 3rd/5.0 K. Doyle (IOWA) 8.7 S. Colley T-8th/4.3 T. McCutcheon 9th/4.2 Steals S. Colley 6th/2.2 A. Carter (PSU) 2.8 T. McCutcheon T-6th/2.2 K. Bell (MINN) 3.3 T. McCutcheon T-11th/1.8 S. Colley T-9th/2.0 A. Carter (PSU) Pt. FG Made T. McCutcheon T-15th/1.8 K. Mitchell (OSU) 3.8 T. McCutcheon 6th/3.0 D. Pitts (MINN) Pt. FG % S. Cooks 12th/.396 K. Confroy (UMD).456 T. McCutcheon 14th/.395 C. Lewis (UMD).533 FG % S. Cooks 13th/.506 M. Gustafson (IOWA).682 M. Gustafson (IOWA).652 J. Allen 15th/.497 Free Throw % K. Mitchell (OSU).890 S. Colley 9th/.870 M. Gustafson (IOWA).935 Blocks T. Reimer T-10th/1.2 K. Cain (NEB) 3.6 A. Harris (PUR) 3.2 Asst./TO Ratio T. McCutcheon T-6th/2.2 K. Fitzpatrick (RU) 4.0 V. Gaines T-2nd/3.0 E. Wood (NEB) 3.5 T. McCutcheon T-11th/2.1 Offensive Reb. S. Mavunga (OSU) 4.6 S. Jones (UMD) 4.8 Defensive Reb. M. Gustafson (IOWA) 8.7 M. Gustafson (IOWA) 10.5 Minutes Played T. Buss (IU) 39.4 K. Flaherty (UM) 40.6 facebook.com/msu_wbasketball MSU_WBasketball 10 MSU_WBasketball MSU.WBasketball

11 Big Ten Women's Basketball Statistics Updated: January 18, 2018 at 11:54 PM (All Games) STANDINGS CONF. PCT. PF PA OVERALL PCT. PF PA HOME AWAY NEUTRAL LAST 10 STREAK Maryland W1 Ohio State L1 Rutgers L1 Michigan W3 Michigan State W2 Nebraska W1 Purdue W3 Minnesota W1 Iowa L2 Penn State W2 Northwestern L1 Indiana L3 Illinois L7 Wisconsin L Michigan State Women s Basketball 11 Game 20 vs. Indiana

12 MICHIGAN STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL BOX SCORES Robert Morris (0-1) 58 RV/RV Michigan State (1-0) 100 Nov Breslin Center - East Lansing, Mich. Five Spartans scored in double figures as the Michigan State women s basketball team captured the season opener against Robert Morris, , on Saturday, Nov. 11. Freshman forward Sidney Cooks was impressive in her Spartans debut, scoring 17 points to go with six rebounds and three assists. 2 Oakland (1-1) 63 RV/RV Michigan State (2-0) 95 Nov Breslin Center - East Lansing, Mich. Redshirt-sophomore guard Shay Colley was one assist shy of a triple-double as the Spartans stopped Oakland, 95-63, at the Breslin Center. With the win, Michigan State improved to 2-0 for the third-straight season. Robert Morris Total 3-Ptr 01 JONES, Jocelynne f 22 SMITH, Megan f MULRAIN, Mikalah c ADAMS, Nia g IKEMATSU, Honoka g CARRASCO, Laura AUGUSTIN, Nina CALLAHAN, Megan OZZY-MOMODU, Ire PLUVIOSE, Nadege Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % % 3FG %: % % % % FT %: % % % % % 3 Michigan State Total 3-Ptr 32 Taya Reimer f 33 Jenna Allen f Shay Colley g Taryn McCutcheon g Branndais Agee g Sidney Cooks Mardrekia Cook Nathy Dambo Nia Hollie Victoria Gaines Lexi Gussert Kennedy Johnson Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % Officials: Jessee Dickerson, Brian Hall, Katie Lukanich Technical fouls: Robert Morris-None. Michigan State-None. Attendance: 5038 Robert Morris Michigan State Last FG - RMU 4th-01:49, MSU 4th-00:24. Largest lead - RMU None, MSU by 43 4th-03:28. RMU led for 00:00. MSU led for 39:45. Game was tied for 00: th: % % % Game: % % % 3 RMU MSU Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. College of Charleston (1-3) 43 RV/RV Michigan State (3-0) 107 Nov Breslin Center - East Lansing, Mich. Behind 18-point performances from senior forward Kennedy Johnson and freshman forward Sidney Cooks, the Michigan State improved to 3-0 with a win over College of Charleston. OAKLAND Total 3-Ptr 12 TELESFORD,Nikita f 23 SOMERFIELD,Leah f BOND,Cierra g JONES,Taylor g GLEASON,Taylor g CROMWELL,Myka GRAVES,Sha'Keya KISSMAN,Autumn GUINGRICH,Chloe AGWANIRU,Mercy Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % % 3FG %: % % % % FT %: % % % % % 5 Michigan State Total 3-Ptr 32 Taya Reimer f 33 Jenna Allen f Shay Colley g Taryn McCutcheon g Branndais Agee g Sidney Cooks Mardrekia Cook Nathy Dambo Nia Hollie Victoria Gaines Lexi Gussert Kennedy Johnson Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: Mark Zentz, Denise Brooks, Mark Resch Technical fouls: OAKLAND-None. Michigan State-None. Attendance: rd: % % % OAKLAND Michigan State Last FG - OAKLAND 4th-00:52, MSU 4th-03:59. Largest lead - OAKLAND by 4 1st-03:02, MSU by 35 4th-02:43. OAKLAND led for 02:06. MSU led for 33:10. Game was tied for 04: th: % % % Game: % % % 6 OAKLAN MSU Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 8 times. RV/RV Michigan State (4-0) 97 Detroit Mercy (0-3) 60 Nov Calihan Hall - Detroit, Mich. Michigan State women s basketball improved to 4-0 with a win over Detroit Mercy in its road opener. The Spartans used career highs from junior forward Jenna Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Allen and sophomore forward Mardrekia Cook to earn the victory. Michigan State vs Detroit Mercy 11/21/17 7:00 PM at Detroit, Mich. (Calihan Hall) Coll. of Charleston Total 3-Ptr 15 Brown, Tanisha f 24 Maddox, Lexi f Huff, Darien g Brown, Shiclasia g Ford, Deja g Blanding, Shai Dorsey, Cailin Heath, Dee Goodson, Bryanna Sullivan, Bri Larson, Baileigh Boyd, Bri Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % % 3FG %: % % % % FT %: % % % % 6 Michigan State Total 3-Ptr 01 Sidney Cooks f 33 Jenna Allen f Shay Colley g Taryn McCutcheon g Branndais Agee g Mardrekia Cook Nathy Dambo Nia Hollie Victoria Gaines Lexi Gussert Kennedy Johnson Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % Officials: Laura Morris, Gina Cross, Tiffany Bird Technical fouls: Coll. of Charleston-None. Michigan State-None. Attendance: 4425 Coll. of Charleston Michigan State Last FG - COFC 4th-03:53, MSU 4th-00:20. Largest lead - COFC by 2 1st-09:10, MSU by 64 4th-00:20. COFC led for 00:16. MSU led for 38:13. Game was tied for 01:13. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 8 COFC MSU Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 1 time. Michigan State Total 3-Ptr 01 Sidney Cooks f 33 Jenna Allen c Shay Colley g Taryn McCutcheon g Branndais Agee g Mardrekia Cook Nia Hollie Victoria Gaines Lexi Gussert Kennedy Johnson Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % % 3FG %: % % % % FT %: % % % % % 5 Detroit Mercy Total 3-Ptr 11 TOBEL, Lexey f 23 COHEN, Brianne f MARINKOVIC, Anja g URBANICK, Nicole g ROBERTS, Gracie g MILLER, Ashley BROWN, Kayla RISTOVSKI, Lola JACKSON, Brittney WILLIAMS, Cortney OATIS, Zoey RIVAS PRECIADO, A Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % Officials: Bob Enterline, Tom Hallead, Jenna Schroeder Technical fouls: Michigan State-None. Detroit Mercy-None. Attendance: 817 Michigan State Detroit Mercy Last FG - MSU 4th-00:17, UDM 4th-00:36. Largest lead - MSU by 39 4th-03:09, UDM by 6 1st-06:07. MSU led for 34:07. UDM led for 04:26. Game was tied for 01:27. 4th: % % % Game: % % % facebook.com/msu_wbasketball MSU_WBasketball 12 MSU_WBasketball MSU.WBasketball 1,1 MSU UDM Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 3 times.

13 MICHIGAN STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL BOX SCORES RV/RV Michigan State (4-1) 62 No. 1/No. 1 UConn (5-0) 96 Nov Matthew Knight Arena - Eugene, Ore. Michigan State women s basketball suffered its first loss of the season, falling to No. 1 Connecticut in the first game of the women s portion of the PK80 Invitational on Saturday, Nov. 25 at the Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon. 6 RV/RV Michigan State (4-2) 57 Miami (5-2) 67 Nov Watsco Center - Coral Gables, Fla. A season-high 14 points from sophomore guard Taryn McCutcheon was not enough as Michigan State lost to Miami, 67-57, in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge at Miami s Watsco Center. MSU slides to 4-2 on the young season, while Miami improves to 5-2. Michigan State Total 3-Ptr 32 Taya Reimer f 33 Jenna Allen c Shay Colley g Taryn McCutcheon g Branndais Agee g Sidney Cooks Mardrekia Cook Nia Hollie Victoria Gaines Lexi Gussert Kennedy Johnson Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % % 3FG %: % % % % FT %: % % % % % 2,4 UConn Total 3-Ptr 15 WILLIAMS, Gabby f 23 STEVENS, Azura f COLLIER, Napheesa f DANGERFIELD, Crystal g NURSE, Kia g ESPINOZA-HUNTER, An WALKER, Megan COOMBS, Mikayla BENT, Molly IRWIN, Kyla GORDON, Alexis Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: Melissa Barlow, Bob Scofield, In'Fini Robinson Technical fouls: Michigan State-None. UConn-None. Attendance: PK80 - Game 1 3rd: % % Michigan State UConn Last FG - MSU 4th-00:16, UCONN 4th-01:40. Largest lead - MSU None, UCONN by 45 4th-08:30. MSU led for 00:00. UCONN led for 39:38. Game was tied for 00: th: % % % Game: % % % 4,2 MSU UCONN Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. Western Michigan (4-5) 62 RV/RV Michigan State (5-2) 65 Dec. 3 - Breslin Center - East Lansing, Mich. Behind a double-double from junior forward Jenna Allen, Michigan State women s basketball stopped in-state foe Western Michigan, 65-62, in a return to the Breslin Center.The win halted a two-game losing streak for the Spartans, who improve to 5-2 this season. Western Michigan Total 3-Ptr 04 Wimby, Deja * 10 Mobley, Breanna * Walker, Jordan * Hill, Marley * Walker, Jasmyn * Reed, Kamrin Smith, Najee Miller, Meredith Wool, Leighah-Amori Brooks, LaTondra Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % % 3FG %: % % % % FT %: % % % % % 2 Michigan State Total 3-Ptr 00 Shay Colley * 01 Sidney Cooks * Mardrekia Cook * Taryn McCutcheon * Taya Reimer * Branndais Agee Nia Hollie Victoria Gaines Lexi Gussert Jenna Allen Kennedy Johnson Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % Officials: Dawn Marsh, Frank Steratore, Maj Forsberg Technical fouls: Western Michigan-None. Michigan State-None. Attendance: 6313 Western Michigan Michigan State Last FG - WMU 4th-01:23, MSU 4th-00:24. Largest lead - WMU by 6 2nd-06:12, MSU by 7 4th-03:11. WMU led for 12:53. MSU led for 21:34. Game was tied for 05:31. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 4 WMU MSU Score tied - 9 times. Lead changed - 10 times. Michigan State Total 3-Ptr 01 Sidney Cooks f 02 Mardrekia Cook f Victoria Gaines f Shay Colley g Taryn McCutcheon g Branndais Agee Nia Hollie Lexi Gussert Taya Reimer Jenna Allen Kennedy Johnson Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % % 3FG %: % % % % FT %: % % % % 4 Miami Total 3-Ptr 00 HARRIS,KEYANNA f 21 HOF,EMESE f DAVENPORT,ERYKAH f BANKS,ENDIA g GRAY,MYKEA g BAILEY,SHANEESE MORTENSEN,SARAH MASON,TAYLOR PETITHOMME,NEYDJA MARSHALL,KELSEY GELDOF,SERENA-LYNN Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: Denise Brooks, Karen Preato, Bruce Morris Technical fouls: Michigan State-None. Miami-None. Attendance: rd: % % % Michigan State Miami Last FG - MSU 4th-00:02, MIAMI 4th-00:51. Largest lead - MSU by 4 1st-06:29, MIAMI by 16 4th-00:51. MSU led for 06:16. MIAMI led for 29:08. Game was tied for 04: th: % % % Game: % % % 2 MSU MIAMI Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 10 times. Michigan State (5-3) 59 3/2 Notre Dame (8-1) 90 Dec. 6 - Joyce Center - South Bend, Ind. Facing its second top-three ranked team of the season, the Michigan State women s basketball team fell to No. 3/2 Notre Dame, at the Joyce Center Wednesday in South Bend. With Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics the loss, MSU slips to 5-3 this Michigan season, while State Notre vs Notre Dame Dame improves to 8-1 this year. Both the Spartans and Irish have losses 12/6/17 to 7 pm No. ET 1 at UConn Notre Dame, this Ind. season. (Purcell Pavilion) Michigan State Total 3-Ptr 01 Sidney Cooks f 02 Mardrekia Cook f Taya Reimer f Shay Colley g Taryn McCutcheon g Branndais Agee Nia Hollie Victoria Gaines Lexi Gussert Jenna Allen Kennedy Johnson Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % % 3FG %: % % % % FT %: % % % 4 Notre Dame Total 3-Ptr 23 SHEPARD,JESSICA f 33 WESTBELD,KATHRYN f MABREY,MARINA g YOUNG,JACKIE g OGUNBOWALE,ARIKE g THOMPSON,LILI COLE,KAITLIN NELSON,KRISTINA PATTERSON,DANIELLE BUTLER,MAUREEN Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % Officials: Bryan Brunette, Jules Gallien, Kevin Dillard Technical fouls: Michigan State-None. Notre Dame-None. Attendance: Michigan State Notre Dame Last FG - MSU 4th-00:26, ND 4th-03:14. Largest lead - MSU None, ND by 36 4th-03:14. MSU led for 00:00. ND led for 39:45. Game was tied for 00:15. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 1,1 MSU ND Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times Michigan State Women s Basketball 13 Game 20 vs. Indiana

14 9 Rhode Island (1-8) 38 Michigan State (6-3) 82 Dec. 9 - Breslin Center - East Lansing, Mich. Facing its second top-three ranked team of the season, the Michigan State women s basketball team fell to No. 3/2 Notre Dame, at the Joyce Center Wednesday in South Bend. With the loss, MSU slips to 5-3 this season, while Notre Dame improves to 8-1 this year. Both the Spartans and Irish have losses to No. 1 UConn this season. Rhode Island Total 3-Ptr 00 LASSITER,Ednaija * 02 ROSS,Jalissa * VARGAS,Marta * JORGENSEN,Nicole * OBERG,Meghan * COLOME,Elemy PEREZ,Laura MOFFITT,Maia GAGAN,Kasey STREETER,Abby MOTRECHUK,Dina Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % % 3FG %: % % % % FT %: % % % % % 1 Michigan State Total 3-Ptr 00 Shay Colley * 01 Sidney Cooks * Taryn McCutcheon * Lexi Gussert * Jenna Allen * Nathy Dambo Nia Hollie Victoria Gaines Taya Reimer Kennedy Johnson Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % Officials: Beverly Roberts, Denise Brooks, Bruce Morris Technical fouls: Rhode Island-None. Michigan State-None. Attendance: MICHIGAN STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL BOX SCORES 4th: % % % Game: % % % 5 10 Michigan State (7-3) 83 East Tennessee State (6-7) 74 Dec Brooks Gym - Johnson City, Tenn. Michigan State women s basketball outscored East Tennessee State, 17-8, in overtime to grind out a road win over the Buccaneers Saturday night in Johnson City, Tenn. The Spartans used a school record 15 blocks to help seal the hard-fought road win. Michigan State Total 3-Ptr 01 Sidney Cooks f 24 Lexi Gussert f Jenna Allen c Shay Colley g Taryn McCutcheon g Branndais Agee Nia Hollie Victoria Gaines Taya Reimer Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % % 3FG %: % % % % FT %: % % % % 3 ETSU Total 3-Ptr 22 Malloree Schurr f 23 Britney Snowden f Sadasia Tipps f Tianna Tarter g Erica Haynes-Overton g Jada Craig Anajae Stephney Alayjah Sherer Shy Copney Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % % 3FG %: % % % FT %: % Officials: Ed Sidlasky, Nick Cappel, Billy Smith Technical fouls: Michigan State-None. ETSU-None. Attendance: 1100 Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Michigan State ETSU th: % % % Game: % % % 3 MSU ETSU Rhode Island Michigan State URI MSU Last FG - MSU OT-01:04, ETSU OT-01:24. Largest lead - MSU by 10 2nd-06:55, ETSU by 7 1st-07:07. MSU led for 30:50. ETSU led for 11:28. Game was tied for 02:42. Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 11 times. Last FG - URI 4th-00:47, MSU 4th-00:36. Largest lead - URI None, MSU by 44 4th-01:06. URI led for 00:00. MSU led for 38:13. Game was tied for 00: Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. Quinnipiac (5-5) 55 Michigan State (6-3) 74 Dec Breslin Center - East Lansing, Mich. Redshirt-sophomore guard Shay Colley led all scorers with 14 points as the Michigan State women s basketball team stopped Quinnipiac, 74-55, at the Breslin Center. Three Spartans scored in double figures led by Colley s 14 points. Senior guard/forward Lexi Gussert and junior forward Jenna Allen both added 10 points. Quinnipiac Total 3-Ptr 02 Herd, Taylor * 04 Strautmane, Paula * Fabbri, Carly * Fay, Jen * McClure, Aryn * Ward, Jaden Thornton, Edel Warfel, Paige Grant, Katie Bradley, Danelle Bacchini, Chiara Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % % 3FG %: % % % % FT %: % % % % % 4,1 Michigan State Total 3-Ptr 00 Shay Colley * 01 Sidney Cooks * Taryn McCutcheon * Lexi Gussert * Jenna Allen * Nathy Dambo Nia Hollie Victoria Gaines Taya Reimer Kennedy Johnson Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: Beverly Roberts, Jesse Dickerson, Talisa Green Technical fouls: Quinnipiac-TEAM. Michigan State-None. Attendance: rd: % % % Quinnipiac Michigan State Last FG - QUI 4th-00:29, MSU 4th-00:52. Largest lead - QUI None, MSU by 26 3rd-00:34. QUI led for 00:00. MSU led for 38:51. Game was tied for 01:09. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 1 QUI MSU Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. 12 No. 22/19 South Florida (9-3) 73 Michigan State (9-3) 83 Dec Convocation Center - New Orleans, La. Shay Colley scored a career-high 27 points as the Michigan State women s basketball upset No. 22 South Florida on Thursday night at the New Orleans Shootout held at Xavier University. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Colley was 9-of-16 from the field and made 9-of 10 free throws in leading the Spartans (9-3) USF vs Michigan State to their fourth-straight victory. 12/21/17 7:30 p.m. at New Orleans, La. (Convocation Center) USF Total 3-Ptr 12 JESPERSEN, Maria f 23 HENSHAW, Tamara f FERREIRA, Laura g FLORES, Laia g LAKSA, Kitija g PRIETO, Alba BLAGMON, Vanessa LEVERETT, Shae RADER, Alyssa Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % % 3FG %: % % % % FT %: % % % % 2 Michigan State Total 3-Ptr 01 Sidney Cooks f 33 Jenna Allen f Shay Colley g Taryn McCutcheon g Lexi Gussert g Branndais Agee Nia Hollie Victoria Gaines Taya Reimer Kennedy Johnson Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: Metta Roberts, Darren McClure, Doug Klenc Technical fouls: USF-None. Michigan State-None. Attendance: New Orleans Shootout 3rd: % % % USF Michigan State Last FG - USF 4th-00:27, MSU 4th-02:14. Largest lead - USF by 11 1st-04:56, MSU by 17 4th-08:48. USF led for 16:09. MSU led for 21:08. Game was tied for 02:43. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 3 USF MSU Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 4 times. facebook.com/msu_wbasketball MSU_WBasketball 14 MSU_WBasketball MSU.WBasketball

15 MICHIGAN STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL BOX SCORES Michigan State (10-3) 83 Mississippi Valley State (0-11) 64 Dec Convocation Center - New Orleans, La. Michigan State women s basketball concluded the New Orleans Shootout with an win over Mississippi Valley State to go 2-0 at the tournament held at Xavier University. With the win, the Spartans conclude non-conference action with a 10-3 record. 14 Michigan State (11-3, 1-0 B1G) 68 Indiana (7-7, 0-1 B1G) 46 Dec Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall - Bloomington, Ind. Michigan State women s basketball captured its Big Ten opener with a convincing, 68-46, win over Indiana in Bloomington on Thursday. MSU improves to in B1G openers. The Spartans have now won a season-high six-straight games, improving to 11-3 overall and 1-0 in league action. This was the Spartans first win in Bloomington since Michigan State Total 3-Ptr 00 Shay Colley * 01 Sidney Cooks * Taryn McCutcheon * Lexi Gussert * Jenna Allen * Branndais Agee Nathy Dambo Nia Hollie Victoria Gaines Taya Reimer Kennedy Johnson Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: 3rd: 4th: Game: % % 3FG %: % FT %: % % 5,1 Mississippi Valley S Total 3-Ptr 11 GREEN, Stormy g 13 FLOYD, Sydney g BASSETT, LaKendra * PARKER, Kristy * BONNER, Makayla * FOYE, Ashliegh ARNOLD, Kenya BOLDEN, Kassaedy MOSLEY, Desiray HOLMON, Jazmin Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: 3rd: Officials: Technical fouls: Michigan State-None. Mississippi Valley S-PARKER, Kristy. Attendance: 335 Michigan State Mississippi Valley S Last FG - MSU 4th-03:33, MVSU 4th-05:19. Largest lead - MSU by 23 3rd-01:57, MVSU None. MSU led for 39:07. MVSU led for 00:00. Game was tied for 00: th: Game: % % % 6,3 MSU MVSU Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. RV/RV Rutgers (14-2, 2-0 B1G) 61 RV/RV Michigan State (11-4, 1-1 B1G) 58 Dec Breslin Center - East Lansing, Mich. Despite redshirt-senior guard Branndais Agee s first double-double of the season, Michigan State women s basketball had its six-game winning streak halted by Rutgers, 61-58, at the Breslin Center. Rutgers , 2-0 B1G Total 3-Ptr 35 Stasha Carey f 40 Victoria Harris f Tyler Scaife g Kathleen Fitzpatrick g Khadaizha Sanders g Jazlynd Rollins Ciani Cryor Nigia Greene Caitlin Jenkins Tekia Mack Desiree Keeling Jordan Wallace Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % % 3FG %: % % % % FT %: % % % % 2 Michigan State , 1-1 B1G Total 3-Ptr 01 Sidney Cooks f 33 Jenna Allen f Taryn McCutcheon g Branndais Agee g Lexi Gussert g Shay Colley Nia Hollie Victoria Gaines Taya Reimer Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % Officials: Barb Smith, Jeff Cross, Erika Herriman-Camarota Technical fouls: Rutgers-None. Michigan State-None. Attendance: 6251 Unsportsmanlike fouls to RUT #35 and MSU #00 at 8:06 fourth qtr RUT #40 fouled out at 2:56 in the fourth qtr 4th: % % % Game: % % % 2 Michigan State , 1-0 Total 3-Ptr 01 Sidney Cooks f 24 Lexi Gussert f Jenna Allen c Taryn McCutcheon g Branndais Agee g Shay Colley Nia Hollie Victoria Gaines Taya Reimer Kennedy Johnson Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % 3FG %: % % % % % FT %: % % % % 0,2 Indiana , 0-1 Total 3-Ptr 11 Royster, Kym f 33 Cahill, Amanda f Yeaney, Bendu g Buss, Tyra g Penn, Jaelynn g Warthen, Keyanna Marchese, Linsey Wickware, Bre Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % Officials: Bryan Enterline, Michael mcconnell, Nykesha Thompson Technical fouls: Michigan State-None. Indiana-None. Attendance: 4303 Michigan State Indiana Last FG - MSU 4th-01:02, IND 4th-01:27. Largest lead - MSU by 22 4th-00:46, IND None. MSU led for 38:24. IND led for 00:00. Game was tied for 01: th: % % Game: % % % 1 MSU IND Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 0 times. Northwestern (8-9, 1-2 B1G) 51 Michigan State (12-4, 2-1 B1G) 81 Jan. 3 - Breslin Center - East Lansing, Mich. After outscoring Northwestern, 50-22, in the first half, the Michigan State women s basketball team rolled to a convincing, 81-51, win. The Spartans improved to 12-4 overall and 2-1 in Big Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Ten play. The Wildcats fall to 8-9 overall and 1-2 in league contests. Michigan State was led by Northwestern vs Michigan State 18 points from redshirt-sophomore 1/3/18 7 p.m. at guard East Shay Lansing Colley, // Breslin who also Center added six assists. Northwestern , 1-2 B1G Total 3-Ptr 04 Bryana Hopkins * 10 Lindsey Pulliam * P. Kunaiyi-Akpanah * Jordan Hamilton * Abi Scheid * Lydia Rohde Abbie Wolf Byrdy Galernik Oceana Hamilton Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % % 3FG %: % % % % FT %: % % % % % 2 Michigan State , 2-1 B1G Total 3-Ptr 00 Shay Colley * 01 Sidney Cooks * Taryn McCutcheon * Branndais Agee * Jenna Allen * Nia Hollie Victoria Gaines Lexi Gussert Taya Reimer Kennedy Johnson Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % Officials: Dee Kantner, Roy Gulbeyan, Brian Hall Technical fouls: Northwestern-None. Michigan State-None. Attendance: 6079 Northwestern Michigan State th: % % % Game: % % % 3 NU MSU Rutgers Michigan State RU MSU Last FG - NU 4th-00:26, MSU 4th-02:01. Largest lead - NU None, MSU by 40 4th-08:14. NU led for 00:00. MSU led for 39:18. Game was tied for 00:42. Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. Last FG - RU 4th-01:17, MSU 4th-01:41. Largest lead - RU by 10 2nd-09:01, MSU by 4 1st-08:16. RU led for 22:58. MSU led for 12:49. Game was tied for 04:07. Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 13 times Michigan State Women s Basketball 15 Game 20 vs. Indiana

16 MICHIGAN STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL BOX SCORES Michigan State (12-5, 2-2 B1G) 77 Minnesota (13-4, 2-2 B1G) 83 Jan. 7 - Williams Arena - Minneapolis, Minn. Playing in her home of Minneapolis, sophomore forward Nia Hollie scored a career-high 14 points as the Michigan State women s basketball team dropped an nailbiter to Minnesota at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. The Spartans fall to 12-5 overall and 2-2 in Big Ten play. The Golden Gophers improve to 13-4 overall and 2-2 in league contests. 18 Michigan State (13-5, 3-2 B1G) 82 No. 11/11 Maryland (15-3, 4-1 B1G) 62 Jan XFNITY Center - College Park, Md. Taryn McCutcheon scored a career-high 25 points, and Michigan State surprised No. 11 Maryland to end the Terrapins 13-game winning streak. The win was the Spartans first-ever over Maryland, as MSU is now 1-10 against the Terps. The loss was only Maryland s fourth loss since joining the Big Ten in Michigan State , 2-2 Big Te Total 3-Ptr 01 Sidney Cooks f 33 Jenna Allen f Shay Colley g Taryn McCutcheon g Branndais Agee g Nia Hollie Victoria Gaines Taya Reimer Kennedy Johnson Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % 3FG %: % % % % % FT %: % % % % % 2 Minnesota , 2-2 Big Te Total 3-Ptr 03 Pitts, Destiny f 14 Fernstrom, Bryanna c Bell, Kenisha g Wagner, Carlie g Hubbard, Gadiva g Bello, Taiye Edwards, Jessie Brunson, Jasmine Kaposi, Palma Garrido, Irene Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: Tina Napier, Tim Daley, Felicia Grinter Technical fouls: Michigan State-None. Minnesota-None. Attendance: rd: % % % Michigan State Minnesota th: % % % Game: % % % 4 MSU MINN Michigan State , 3-2 Total 3-Ptr 01 Sidney Cooks f 12 Nia Hollie f Jenna Allen c Shay Colley g Taryn McCutcheon g Branndais Agee Victoria Gaines Taya Reimer Kennedy Johnson Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % 3FG %: % % % % % FT %: % % % 1 Maryland , 4-1 Total 3-Ptr 10 Eleanna Christinaki f 24 Stephanie Jones f Channise Lewis g Kaila Charles g Kristen Confroy g Ieshia Small Brianna Fraser Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: Beverly Roberts, Laura Morris, Bryan Enterline Technical fouls: Michigan State-None. Maryland-None. Attendance: rd: % % % Michigan State Maryland Last FG - MSU 4th-03:44, UMD 4th-00:30. Largest lead - MSU by 16 4th-00:38, UMD by 5 1st-02:44. MSU led for 32:12. UMD led for 04:43. Game was tied for 02:50. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 2,1 MSU UMD Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 2 times. Last FG - MSU 4th-00:44, MINN 4th-00:22. Largest lead - MSU by 4 1st-04:59, MINN by 10 4th-07:06. MSU led for 04:40. MINN led for 29:52. Game was tied for 04: Score tied - 8 times. Lead changed - 8 times. Michigan State (14-5, 4-2 B1G) 67 Illinois (9-11, 0-6 B1G) 55 Jan State Farm Center - Champaign Ill. Three Spartans scored in double figures as the Michigan State women s basketball team captured its second-straight win with a victory over Illinois at the State Farm Center. The Spartans were led by 18 points from redshirt-senior Branndais Agee, who also added five rebounds and two steals. Michigan State , 4-2 B1G Total 3-Ptr 00 Shay Colley * 01 Sidney Cooks * Taryn McCutcheon * Nia Hollie * Jenna Allen * Branndais Agee Victoria Gaines Taya Reimer Kennedy Johnson Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % 3FG %: % % % % % FT %: % % % % % 4,1 Illinois , 0-6 B1G Total 3-Ptr 01 Brandi Beasley * 05 Cierra Rice * Courtney Joens * Alex Wittinger * Ali Andrews * Lyric Robins Alli Ball Petra Holesinska Addaya Moore Jnaya Walker Kennedy Cattenhead Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 4,1 Officials: Jesse Dickerson, Angie Enlund, Kevin Pethtel Technical fouls: Michigan State-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: 1114 Michigan State Illinois MSU ILL Last FG - MSU 4th-00:21, ILL 4th-04:42. Largest lead - MSU by 16 4th-09:38, ILL by 7 1st-02:47. MSU led for 25:37. ILL led for 10:19. Game was tied for 03:53. Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 4 times. facebook.com/msu_wbasketball MSU_WBasketball 16 MSU_WBasketball MSU.WBasketball

17 MICHIGAN STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL CUMULATIVE STATISTICS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 33 Jenna Allen Sidney Cooks Shay Colley Branndais Agee Taya Reimer Taryn McCutcheon Mardrekia Cook Lexi Gussert Victoria Gaines Nia Hollie Kennedy Johnson Nathy Dambo Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS MSU OPP 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 F-Throws 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 ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/11/17 ROBERT MORRIS W /13/17 OAKLAND W /19/17 COLL. OF CHARLESTON W /21/17 at Detroit Mercy W /25/17 vs UConn L /30/17 at Miami L /03/17 WESTERN MICHIGAN W /6/17 at Notre Dame L /9/17 RHODE ISLAND W /16/17 at ETSU Wot /18/17 QUINNIPIAC W /21/17 vs USF W /22/17 vs Mississippi Valley St. W * at Indiana W * 12/31/17 RUTGERS L * 1/3/18 NORTHWESTERN W * 01/07/18 at Minnesota L * 01/11/18 at Maryland W * 1/16/18 at Illinois W * = Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Totals Michigan State Opponents Michigan State Women s Basketball 17 Game 20 vs. Indiana

18 MICHIGAN STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL BIG TEN ONLY STATISTICS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 00 Shay Colley Branndais Agee Taryn McCutcheon Sidney Cooks Jenna Allen Taya Reimer Lexi Gussert Nia Hollie Victoria Gaines Kennedy Johnson Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS MSU OPP 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 F-Throws 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 ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. * at Indiana W * 12/31/17 RUTGERS L * 1/3/18 NORTHWESTERN W * 01/07/18 at Minnesota L * 01/11/18 at Maryland W * 1/16/18 at Illinois W * = Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals Michigan State Opponents facebook.com/msu_wbasketball MSU_WBasketball 18 MSU_WBasketball MSU.WBasketball

19 MICHIGAN STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS Opponent Date Score COLLEY,SHA COOKS,SIDN COOK,MARDR MCCUTCHEON AGEE,BRANN DAMBO,NATH HOLLIE,NIA ROBERT MORRIS 11/11/ W OAKLAND 11/13/ W COLL. OF CHARLESTON 11/19/ W at Detroit Mercy 11/21/ W DNP vs UConn 11/25/ L DNP at Miami 11/30/ L DNP2-1-2 WESTERN MICHIGAN 12/03/ W DNP at Notre Dame 12/6/ L DNP0-1-0 RHODE ISLAND 12/9/ W DNP DNP at ETSU 12/16/ W DNP DNP4-2-2 QUINNIPIAC 12/18/ W D N P D N P vs USF 12/21/ W DNP DNP2-1-1 vs Mississippi Valley S 12/22/ W DNP at Indiana W DNP DNP0-3-0 RUTGERS 12/31/ L D N P D N P NORTHWESTERN 1/3/ W DNP DNP4-9-3 at Minnesota 01/07/ L DNP DNP at Maryland 01/11/ W DNP DNP7-4-1 at Illinois 1/16/ W DNP DNP Opponent Date Score GAINES,VIC GUSSERT,LE REIMER,TAY ALLEN,JENN JOHNSON,KE ROBERT MORRIS 11/11/ W OAKLAND 11/13/ W COLL. OF CHARLESTON 11/19/ W DNP at Detroit Mercy 11/21/ W DNP vs UConn 11/25/ L at Miami 11/30/ L WESTERN MICHIGAN 12/03/ W at Notre Dame 12/6/ L RHODE ISLAND 12/9/ W at ETSU 12/16/ W DNP QUINNIPIAC 12/18/ W vs USF 12/21/ W vs Mississippi Valley S 12/22/ W at Indiana W RUTGERS 12/31/ L D N P NORTHWESTERN 1/3/ W at Minnesota 01/07/ L DNP at Maryland 01/11/ W DNP at Illinois 1/16/ W DNP MICHIGAN STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Assist T/Over Block Steal Fouls ROBERT MORRIS 54/22 46/ / / / / / / / /13 17/27 3/2 13/12 15/19 OAKLAND 49/29 46/ / / / / / / / /9 21/21 7/6 14/8 23/24 COLL. OF CHARLESTON 46/27 61/ / / / / / / / /9 12/27 4/2 15/5 12/26 Detroit Mercy 43/27 54/ / / / / / / / /10 12/23 6/8 15/4 21/19 UConn 21/46 41/ (34) 23-67/ / / / / / /46 (18) 13/30 15/11 0/4 7/13 16/18 Miami 28/34 29/ (10) 21-54/ / / / / / /39-16/11 28/16 5/1 8/9 27/21 WESTERN MICHIGAN 32/32 33/ / / / / / / / /14 16/20 4/1 11/6 18/21 Notre Dame 16/47 43/ (31) 20-65/ / / / / / /45 (11) 17/17 19/18 3/2 8/7 25/14 RHODE ISLAND 40/18 42/ / / / / / / / /6 17/30 2/3 13/11 15/16 ETSU 36/34 30/ / / / / / / / /15 24/17 15/1 11/16 23/19 QUINNIPIAC 35/19 39/ / / / / / / / /13 20/16 3/2 8/11 22/21 USF 37/35 46/ / / / / / / /30 (3) 14/10 10/20 3/0 6/7 19/21 Mississippi Valley St. 47/31 36/ / / / / / / / /9 22/16 9/0 8/9 28/19 Indiana 31/17 37/ / / / / / / / /10 12/13 4/5 4/8 17/15 RUTGERS 28/29 30/ (3) 23-63/ / / / / / / /16 18/13 8/10 7/9 15/17 NORTHWESTERN 50/22 31/ / / / / / / / /16 15/16 5/6 13/5 16/13 Minnesota 36/41 41/ (6) 27-60/ / / / / / / /15 23/16 2/2 10/13 26/20 Maryland 38/31 44/ / / / / / / /44 (6) 22/15 15/24 6/1 10/9 15/18 Illinois 34/29 33/ / / / / / / / /8 12/17 3/4 8/7 20/ Michigan State Women s Basketball Game 20 vs. Indiana

20 MICHIGAN STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL TEAM GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ROBERT MORRIS 11/11/ W OAKLAND 11/13/ W COLL. OF CHARLESTON 11/19/ W at Detroit Mercy 11/21/ W vs UConn 11/25/ L at Miami 11/30/ L WESTERN MICHIGAN 12/03/ W at Notre Dame 12/6/ L RHODE ISLAND 12/9/ W at ETSU 12/16/ Wot QUINNIPIAC 12/18/ W vs USF 12/21/ W vs Mississippi Valley St. 12/22/ W at Indiana W RUTGERS 12/31/ L NORTHWESTERN 1/3/ W at Minnesota 01/07/ L at Maryland 01/11/ W at Illinois 1/16/ W Michigan State Opponents Games played: 19 Points/game: 77.9 FG Pct: FG Pct: 31.6 FT Pct: 72.2 /game: 43.2 Assists/game: 18.6 Turnovers/game: 17.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.1 Steals/game: 9.9 Blocks/game: 4.8 facebook.com/msu_wbasketball MSU_WBasketball 20 MSU_WBasketball MSU.WBasketball

21 Tenth Season; Central Michigan 91 Career Record: (.654) Record at MSU: (.679) Heading into her second decade at the helm of the Michigan State women s basketball team, Suzy Merchant s success is undeniable. Entering her 11th season as head coach of the MSU women s basketball program, Merchant has proven to be one of the best coaches in Michigan State history and a force in the Big Ten Conference. Through her first 10 seasons, Merchant has brought the Spartan program to the upper echelon at the Big Ten and national level. The Spartans have finished third or better in the Big Ten in eight of the last 10 seasons, and her conference record of (65.3%) is in the top-12 career winning percentage in the 34-year history of the Big Ten and is the third-highest percentage among active coaches. The Spartans have won at least 20 games in nine of her 10 seasons. The Great Lakes State native was hired at MSU on April 30, 2007, after spending time as a head coach at Eastern Michigan ( ) and Saginaw Valley State ( ). In her 22 years as a head coach, she has won more than 65-percent of her games, collecting a (.651) career record, including (.676) in 10 seasons in East Lansing. Merchant became the fastest Spartan coach to 100 wins. She is also the winningest coach in Eastern Michigan history, compiling a record in her nine seasons. Through her first 10 seasons at MSU, 35 Spartans have earned All-Big Ten recognition and 50 have been named Academic All-Big Ten. A pair of Spartans have earned MERCHANT YEAR-BY-YEAR MICHIGAN STATE HEAD COACH SUZY MERCHANT major Big Ten awards - Kalisha Keane was the Big Ten Player of the Year in , following up the Sixth Player of the Year award as a junior, while Lykendra Johnson ( ) and Allyssa DeHaan ( ) were named Big Ten Defensive Players of the Year. DeHaan, who finished her career second all-time in NCAA history in blocked shots, and Keane were also named All-Americans following their senior seasons. In , Aerial Powers became the first Spartan freshman to earn firstteam All-Big Ten honors. Powers would go on to earn first-team All-Big Ten honors in and , as well as being named an All-American honors both seasons. During the season, Tori Jankoska became the Spartan all-time leading scorer as well as earning first-team All-Big Ten and All-American honors. Last season, Michigan State reached the NCAA Tournament with a record, including going 9-7 in Big Ten action. The year was filled with more record-breaking performances as Jankoska became the first Spartan to score over 2,000 points. Four Spartans were honored with All-Big Ten honors. Jankoska was named firstteam All-Big Ten, while Branndais Agee, Taya Reimer and Taryn McCutcheon were named to the honorable mention squad. Once again, Michigan State continued to fill the Breslin Center, finishing eighth in the nation and first in the Big Ten in attendance, averaging 6,011 fans per game. The season was a return to form for the Spartans, as MSU ended the season with a 25-9 overall record. Michigan State ended league play 13-5, which was good for third place in the ultra-competative Big Ten Conference. Powers was once again named to the first team, while Tori Jankoska was named to the second team. Both Agee and Jasmine Hines earned honorable mention honors. Against Minnesota on Feb. 21, Merchant earned her 400th win as a head coach. The Spartans continue to pack the stands, finishing seventh in the NCAA in attendance with an average of 6,561 fans per game. The Spartans suffered through an injury-plagued season, finishing overall and 7-11 in Big Ten action. Powers and Jankoska earned All-Big Ten honors with Power being named to the first team and Jankoska to the second. The Spartans finished 10th in the nation and second in the Big Ten in attendance, averaging 6,119 fans per game. Year School Record Conference Record Postseason Highlights Saginaw Valley State (t-7th, GLIAC) - First year as head coach Saginaw Valley State (3rd, GLIAC North) NCAA Div. II First postseason appearance Saginaw Valley State (t-3rd, GLIAC North) - First career 20-win season for Merchant Eastern Michigan (3rd, MAC West) - EMU s first winning record in 13 years Eastern Michigan (t-3rd, MAC West) - Advanced to MAC Tournament semifinals Eastern Michigan (4th, MAC West) - Tied EMU record for most conference wins Eastern Michigan (t-4th, MAC West) - Coached first All-American at EMU Eastern Michigan (4th, MAC West) - Two All-MAC selections Eastern Michigan (1st, MAC West) NCAA EMU s first MAC Division & Tournament title Eastern Michigan (2nd, MAC West) WNIT Most wins in school history (23) Eastern Michigan (1st, MAC West) WNIT Most conference wins in school history Eastern Michigan Coached four games before maternity leave Michigan State (t-5th, Big Ten) WNIT Tied for most wins by a first year MSU coach Michigan State (t-2nd, Big Ten) NCAA Sweet 16 Earned first NCAA Tournament victory Michigan State (2nd, Big Ten) NCAA 2nd Rd. Tied career high in wins Michigan State (1st, Big Ten) NCAA 2nd Rd. MSU s first outright Big Ten Championship Michigan State (t-2nd, Big Ten) NCAA Fastest MSU coach to 100 wins Michigan State (t-3rd, Big Ten) NCAA 2nd Rd. First Big Ten Tourney championship game Michigan State (t-1st, Big Ten) NCAA 2nd Rd. First coach to win two Big Ten titles Michigan State (9th, Big Ten) - Two All-Big Ten selections Michigan State (3rd, Big Ten) NCAA 2nd Rd. Won 400th career game Michigan State (t-6h, Big Ten) NCAA Ninth 20-win season at MSU Michigan State Seasons (.654) In , MSU captured a share of the Big Ten title with a overall record and a stellar 13-3 league record. The Green and White have now had 11-straight 20- win season. The Spartans qualified for the Big Dance for a school-record sixth-straight season, advancing to the second round. Powers was also named to the All- Freshman team, while Annalise Pickrel was named to the second-team, Klarissa Bell, Jankoska and Bella Mills picked up honorable mention honors. In , Michigan State overcame adversity to go 25-9, the third-most wins in program history. MSU went 10-6 in Big Ten play to tie for third and won at least 10 conference games for the 11th-straight season. They made it to the Big Ten Tournament Championship game for the first time under Merchant and for just the second time in program history. Three Spartans earned All-Big Ten honors with junior Bell being named to the third team, and senior Jasmine Thomas and sophomore Kiana Johnson added as honorable mention selections. Also, the team had a program-record seven Academic All-Big Ten honors. In , the Spartans continued their string of 20-win seasons, going and advancing to their fourth-consecutive NCAA Tournament. MSU went 11-5 in conference play to tie for second in the Big Ten. Seniors Lykendra Johnson and Porsche Poole earned second team All-Big Ten accolades. With the win over Oakland (Nov. 27) last season, Merchant became the fastest head coach to 100 wins as a Spartan, needing only 143 games. Merchant put her stamp on the Spartan program during the season, leading the Spartans to their first outright Big Ten title in school history. MSU went 13-3, winning the conference by two games. The Spartans went 27-6, recording the second-most wins in program history, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round. Merchant was named Big Ten Coach of the Year by both the conference s coaches and media, becoming the third Spartan coach to earn that honor. During her tenure with the Eagles, Merchant guided Eastern Michigan to a record of (.618), including three 20-win seasons, three postseason appearances and two Mid-American Conference West Division titles. Before coaching at Eastern Michigan, Merchant spent three seasons at Saginaw Valley State, posting a (.651) record. Prior to becoming a head coach, Merchant was the top assistant for three years at Oakland University ( ). A four-year starter and three-year captain at Central Michigan ( ), Merchant holds Chippewa records for assists with 463 and single-season assists with 156, and is tied for first in single-game assists with 11. She also finished her career third-best in made 3-point field goals with 75. A native of Traverse City, Mich., Merchant was a threesport standout at Traverse City Central High School, lettering in basketball, volleyball and softball. She earned honorable mention All-America honors by USA Today and was a two-time Class A all-state selection in basketball. She also earned all-state honors in volleyball. During the summer of 2010, she was inducted into the Traverse City Central H.S. Hall of Fame Michigan State Women s Basketball 21 Game 20 vs. Indiana

22 0 SHAY COLLEY Redshirt-Sophomore ( ): Scored 16 points in 24 minutes of play against RMU (11/11), shooting 7-for-11 from the field, notching four rebounds, two steals and two blocks in her first start and game as a Spartan... Was one assist shy of a triple-double in 33 minutes of action against Oakland (11/13), grabbing a team-high 12 rebounds and scoring 14 points for the first Spartan double-double of the season... Tallied 10 points shooting 4-for-8, collecting four rebounds and two assists in 21 minutes of play against College of Charleston (11/19)... Grabbed a team-high nine rebounds, with three assists and four steals in 22 minutes of play against Detroit Mercy (11/21)... In 28 minutes of action against UConn (11/25), dished out three assists and added four points... Played a then season-high 34 minutes against Miami (11/30), dished out a team-high six assists and recorded three steals... Shot a career-high six free throws, shooting 6-for-8 from the line and tying a career-high four steals in 32 minutes of play against Western Michigan (12/3)... Added four points and one steal in 21 minutes of action against Notre Dame (12/6)... Notched a career-high five steals and shot a career-high two treys on her way to 14 points in 33 minutes against Rhode Island (12/9)... Added nine points and four steals at ETSU (12/16)... Led the team in scoring with 14 points against Quinnipiac (12/18)... Scored a career-high 27 in a win over No. 22 South Florida (12/21)... Dished out eight assists in 25 minutes against MVSU (12/22)... Went 2-for-2 from the line, adding an assist and two steals in 14 minutes against Indiana (12/28)... Tied a then-season-high 34 minutes against Rutgers (12/31), scoring a team-high 16 points... Led the team with 18 points for her eighth game of the season in double figures in win against Northwestern (1/3), tying a season-high with five steals... Went 8-for-9 from the free throw line, scoring 12 points for her third-consecutive game in double figures against Minnesota (1/7)... Grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and scored in double figures for the fourth game in a row with 17 points in a career-high 36 minutes in win over No. 11 Maryland (1/11)... Led the team in rebounds with seven and dished out five assists in 24 minutes against Illinois (1/16)... Leads the team in steals with Tied for second on the team in scoring with 201 points, averaging 10.6 per game. Sophomore 5-9 Guard Brampton, Ontario, Canada/South Carolina CAREER Capsule One of the nation s top recruits in gained experience last season as a freshman at South Carolina... Played in 11 games for the Gamecocks before transferring to Pittsburgh in January of Averaged 12.9 minutes per game, including helping South Carolina to a win over Ohio State in November... Honed her skills with a wealth of international experience... Spent four seasons with the Canadian National Team, competing at several levels... Assisted Team Canada to a second-lace finish at the 2014 FIBA U18 Americas Championship by averaging 12.8 points, 3.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game... International experience was highlighted by a 21-point effort against USA in group play... Played in the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championships and the 2010 FIBA U17 World Championships, where Canada claimed the bronze medal. Colley Game-by-Game Statistics Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ROBERT MORRIS 11/11/17 * OAKLAND 11/13/17 * COLL. OF CHARLESTON 11/19/17 * at Detroit Mercy 11/21/17 * vs UConn 11/25/17 * at Miami 11/30/17 * WESTERN MICHIGAN 12/03/17 * at Notre Dame 12/6/17 * RHODE ISLAND 12/9/17 * at ETSU 12/16/17 * QUINNIPIAC 12/18/17 * vs USF 12/21/17 * vs Mississippi Valley St. 12/22/17 * at Indiana RUTGERS 12/31/ NORTHWESTERN 1/3/18 * at Minnesota 01/07/18 * at Maryland 01/11/18 * at Illinois 1/16/18 * Totals Games played: 19 Minutes/game: 27.2 Points/game: 10.6 FG Pct: FG Pct: 18.9 FT Pct: 71.3 /game: 4.7 Assists/game: 4.3 Turnovers/game: 3.1 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.4 Steals/game: 2.2 Blocks/game: Superlatives and Honors SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points 27, vs. South Florida (12/21/17) 27, vs. South Florida (12/21/17) Field Goals 9, vs. South Florida (12/21/17) Career 9, vs. South Florida (12/21/17) Free Throws 9, vs. South Florida (12/21/17) 9, vs. South Florida (12/21/17) 3-Point Field Goals 2, vs. Rhode Island (12/9/17) 2, vs. Rhode Island (12/9/17) 12, vs. Oakland (11/13/17) 12, vs. Oakland (11/13/17) Assists 9, vs. Oakland (11/13/17) 9, vs. Oakland (11/13/17) Blocks 2, two times, last vs. Rutgers (12/31/17) 2, two times, last vs. Rutgers (12/31/17) Steals 5, two times, last vs. Northwestern (1/3/18) 5, two times, last vs. Northwestern (1/3/18) Minutes 36, at Maryland (1/11/18) 36, at Maryland (1/11/18) Double-Figure Scoring Games Double-Figure Rebounding Games 1 1 Double-Doubles 1 1 Colley Career Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season 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 / facebook.com/msu_wbasketball MSU_WBasketball 22 MSU_WBasketball MSU.WBasketball

23 1 SIDNEY COOKS Freshman ( ): Led the team in points with 17, including a team-high three treys, as well as tying for a team-high six rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench in Spartan debut against RMU (11/11)... Scored nine points shooting 3-for-5, garnering two blocks and two steals vs. Oakland (11/13)... Scored a team-high 18 points, shooting 8-for-12 and grabbing six rebounds in 22 minutes of action against College of Charleston (11/19)... Led the team with 11 points and eight rebounds in 24 minutes of play against UConn (11/25), shooting 4-for-5 from the field and 2-for-3 from three-point range... Recorded nine points in 15 minutes of action against Miami (11/30), shooting 3-for-5 from the field and 2-for-3 from three-point range... Added eight points, shooting 4-for-9 from the field in 18 minutes of play against Western Michigan (12/3)... Grabbed four rebounds and tallied two points in 12 minutes of action against Notre Dame (12/6)... Scored a team-high 17 points, including a career-high five from the line in 22 minutes of action against Rhode Island (12/9)... In a career-high 26 minutes against ETSU (12/16), shot 6-for-9 from the field and 3-for-4 from deep, tying a career-high three treys on the way to a team-high 16 points... Shot 4-for-5 from the field and grabbed seven rebounds in 24 minutes of play against Quinnipiac (12/18)... Added eight points vs. No. 22 USF (12/21)... Swatted a careerhigh three shots against MVSU (12/22)... Grabbed seven rebounds and tallied four points in win against Indiana (12/28)... Shot 4-for-6 from the field, recording 11 points in 17 minutes against Rutgers (12/31)... Added nine points and grabbed seven rebounds, tying a season-high with three assists against Northwestern (1/3)... Grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds and scored 11 points for her first career double-double against Minnesota (1/7)... Posted her ninth game of the season in double figures, scoring 10 points and tying a career-high three blocks against Maryland (1/11)... Recorded 15 points against Illinois (1/16), her third game in a row in double figures and tied a season-high 26 minutes of action... Second on the team in blocks with Tied for second in scoring with 201 points, averaging 10.6 per game. Freshman 6-4 Forward Kenosha, Wis./St. Joseph CAREER Capsule Named Associated Press girls basketball player of the year in Wisconsin after a stellar career as a four-year starter at St. Joseph Catholic High School under head coach Lynell Catholic Ranked fifth overall and second at position by ESPN HoopGurlz... Scored nine points and went 3-of-5 from the field in 16 minutes in the McDonald s All-American Game in Chicago... Named to Naismith Trophy High School Girl s All-America Team, earning third-team honors... Averaged 27.6 points and 13.8 rebounds as a senior, to go with 2.9 assists, 2.6 blocks and 1.8 steals... Finished high school career with 1,909 points... In 2016, earned AP firstteam All-State as well as USA Today first-team All-Wisconsin honors... Was named honorable mention WBCA Division 4 All-State in As a junior, earned all-state and all-area honors... Was first on the team, averaging 23.1 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 3.7 blocks per game... Guided the Lancers to their first WIAA state tournament appearance where they were runner-up in Division 4... As a sophomore, scored 14.1 ppg with 9.8 rpg as St. Joseph went As a sophomore, surpassed the 1,000 pointplateau by scoring 20 points in a win... Also has extensive international experience as a member of the USA U18 National Team at the FIBA Americas Championship in Chile. Cooks Game-by-Game Statistics Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ROBERT MORRIS 11/11/ OAKLAND 11/13/ COLL. OF CHARLESTON 11/19/17 * at Detroit Mercy 11/21/17 * vs UConn 11/25/ at Miami 11/30/17 * WESTERN MICHIGAN 12/03/17 * at Notre Dame 12/6/17 * RHODE ISLAND 12/9/17 * at ETSU 12/16/17 * QUINNIPIAC 12/18/17 * vs USF 12/21/17 * vs Mississippi Valley St. 12/22/17 * at Indiana * RUTGERS 12/31/17 * NORTHWESTERN 1/3/18 * at Minnesota 01/07/18 * at Maryland 01/11/18 * at Illinois 1/16/18 * Totals Games played: 19 Minutes/game: 21.0 Points/game: 10.6 FG Pct: FG Pct: 39.6 FT Pct: 74.3 /game: 5.2 Assists/game: 1.3 Turnovers/game: 1.9 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 Steals/game: 0.7 Blocks/game: Superlatives and Honors SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points 18, vs. CofC (11/19/17) 18, vs. CofC (11/19/17) Field Goals 8, vs. CofC (11/19/17) 8, vs. CofC (11/19/17) Free Throws 5, vs. Rhode Island (12/9/17) 5, vs. Rhode Island (12/9/17) 3-Point Field Goals 3, two times, last at ETSU (12/16/17) 3, two times, last at ETSU (12/16/17) 10, at Minnesota (1/7/18) 10, at Minnesota (1/7/18) Assists 3, four times, last vs. Northwestern (1/3/18) 3, four times, last vs. Northwestern (1/3/18) Blocks 3, two times, last at Maryland (1/11/18) 3, two times, last at Maryland (1/11/18) Steals 2, two times, last vs. Rhode Island (12/9/17) 2, two times, last vs. Rhode Island (12/9/17) Minutes 26, two times, last at Illinois (1/16/18) 26, two times, last at Illinois (1/16/18) Double-Figure Scoring Games Double-Figure Rebounding Games 1 1 Double-Doubles 1 1 Cooks Career Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season 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 / Michigan State Women s Basketball 23 Game 20 vs. Indiana

24 2 MARDREKIA COOK Sophomore 6-1 Forward Muskegon, Mich./Muskegon Sophomore ( ): Played in 13 minutes vs. RMU (11/11), totaling six points shooting 2-for-5 from the field and grabbing three rebounds... Saw 17 minutes of action against Oakland (11/13), grabbing a career-best seven rebounds and scoring five points... Scored six points, shooting a career-best 4-for-7 free-throws in 14 minutes of play against College of Charleston (11/19)... Tallied a career-high 17 points, marking the first double-figure game of her career, shooting 6-for-9 and 5-for-6 from the free throw line in 12 minutes against Detroit Mercy (11/21)... In 14 minutes of action against UConn (11/25), shot 3-for-5 and scored eight points, including her first career trey... Recorded first career start against Miami (11/30), playing in a then career-high 18 minutes and scoring six points... Played in 12 minutes against Western Michigan (12/3), tying a career-high two steals... Saw a career-high 19 minutes against Notre Dame (12/6), grabbing three rebounds and dishing out one assist... Will miss the remainder of the season after tearing her ACL. CAREER Capsule A four year starter, who played under head coach Rodney Walker at Muskegon High School Miss Basketball Runner-up... Named Co-Player of the Year on the Class A all-state team... McDonald s All-American nominee... Ranked No. 37 in the nation by both ESPN s Hoopgurlz and Dan Olson s Collegiate Girls Basketball Report... Named Muskegon Chronicle/MLive.com Player of the Year... Was a two-time All-State selection, earned All-Area and All-Conference honors for four consecutive years, and was named honorable mention All-State Class A as a freshman... As a senior, averaged 23 points and 16 rebounds and finished the season with two quadruple-doubles in points, rebounds, steals, and assists - and recorded eight triple doubles... As a junior, averaged 22 points and 14 rebounds, leading Muskegon to the district finals... Surpassed the 1,000-point mark her junior year... Also played AAU for Michigan Crossover and head coach Emez Oliver, which took second place at the Nike Nationals in July of Superlatives and Honors SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Cook Game-by-Game Statistics Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ROBERT MORRIS 11/11/ OAKLAND 11/13/ COLL. OF CHARLESTON 11/19/ at Detroit Mercy 11/21/ vs UConn 11/25/ at Miami 11/30/17 * WESTERN MICHIGAN 12/03/17 * at Notre Dame 12/6/17 * RHODE ISLAND 12/9/17 dnp at ETSU 12/16/17 dnp QUINNIPIAC 12/18/17 dnp vs USF 12/21/17 dnp vs Mississippi Valley St. 12/22/17 dnp at Indiana dnp RUTGERS 12/31/17 dnp NORTHWESTERN 1/3/18 dnp at Minnesota 01/07/18 dnp at Maryland 01/11/18 dnp at Illinois 1/16/18 dnp Totals Games played: 8 Minutes/game: 14.9 Points/game: 6.8 FG Pct: FG Pct: 25.0 FT Pct: 54.8 Cook Career Statistics /game: 3.5 Assists/game: 0.8 Turnovers/game: 1.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 Steals/game: 1.4 Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season 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 / Points 17, at Detroit (11/21/17) 17, at Detroit (11/21/17) Field Goals 6, at Detroit (11/21/17) 6, at Detroit (11/21/17) Free Throws 5, at Detroit (11/21/17) 5, at Detroit (11/21/17) 3-Point Field Goals 1, vs. UConn (11/25/17) 1, vs. UConn (11/25/17) 7, vs. Oakland (11/13/17) 7, vs. Oakland (11/13/17) Assists 2, vs. WMU (12/3/17) 2, two times, last vs. WMU (12/3/17) Blocks 1, three times, last vs. Minnesota (2/16/17) Steals 2, four times, last vs. UConn (11/25/17) 2, six times, last vs. UConn (11/25/17) Minutes 19, at Notre Dame (12/6/17) 19, at Notre Dame (12/6/17) Double-Figure Scoring Games 1 1 Double-Figure Rebounding Games Double-Doubles facebook.com/msu_wbasketball MSU_WBasketball 24 MSU_WBasketball MSU.WBasketball

25 4 TARYN MCCUTCHEON Sophomore 5-5 Guard East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing Redshirted-Sophomore ( ): Recorded 11 points in 22 minute of action, shooting 4-for-7 and 2-for-3 from three-point range against RMU (11/11), notching a team-high three steals... Played in 21 minutes against Oakland (11/13), shooting a perfect 2-for-2 on free-throws, totaling six points... Scored 11 points, shooting a career-best 4-for-4 free-throws, notching a career-best and team-high five steals and dishing out a team-high 10 assists in 26 minutes of action against College of Charleston (11/19)... Saw a season-high 31 minutes of action against Detroit Mercy (11/21), dishing out three assists and grabbing four rebounds... Shot 2-for-2 from the free throw line, dishing out a team-high five assists in 23 minutes of play against UConn (11/25)... Led the team in points with 14, recording a career-high five field goals and four treys, shooting a perfect 4-for-4 from three-point range against Miami (11/30)... Dished out a team-high six steals in 29 minutes of action against Western Michigan (12/3)... Tied a career-high with 12 assists in 28 minutes against Notre Dame (12/6)... Scored 13 points, tying a career-high four three-point field goals and dishing out a team-high five assists in 31 minutes against Rhode Island (12/9)... Played a career-high 43 minutes against ETSU (12/16), notching the second double-double of her career with 12 points and a team-high 10 assists... Led the Spartans with seven assists in 32 minutes against Quinnipiac (12/18)... Added four points, four assists and two steals against South Florida (12/21)... Recorded four points, four assists and three steals vs. MVSU (12/22)... Played in 35 minutes in win against Indiana (12/28), dishing out a team-high three assists... Led the team with six assists against Rutgers (12/31)... Scored a then career-high 16 points off a personal best six buckets and tied her then career-best with four treys in win against Northwestern (1/3)... Added 12 points for her second-consecutive game in double figures and seventh of the season, tying a then-career-best four 3-pointers against Minnesota (1/7)... Led the team with a career-high 25 points against Maryland (1/11), draining a career-high six treys and finishing 7-for-8 at the free throw line... Dished out a team-high six assists in 37 minutes of play against Illinois (1/16)... Leads the team in assists with The only Spartan to have started all 19 games this season... Fourth in the Big Ten in assists with 5.2 apg. CAREER Capsule No. 1 in the freshman record books with 167 assists and No. 3 in three point field goals made in a freshman campaign with 47 through 33 games... Fourth single-season records with 167 assists... Played for East Lansing High School as a senior under head coach Rob Smith... Ranked No. 69 in the country by ESPN s Hoopgurlz and No. 70 by Dan Olson s Collegiate Girls Basketball Report... Also ranked No. 50 by Prospect Nation and No. 82 by Blue Star Basketball... She surpassed 1,500 career points during East Lansing s postseason run... Earned All-State honors while leading the Trojans to a CAAC Blue and Class A district and regional titles following her arrival from West Virginia... Was a three-time first-team All-State honoree in West Virginia at Parkersburg South High School... Also a three-time Two Rivers Athletic Conference and Ohio Valley Athletic Conference selection. McCutcheon Game-by-Game Statistics Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ROBERT MORRIS 11/11/17 * OAKLAND 11/13/17 * COLL. OF CHARLESTON 11/19/17 * at Detroit Mercy 11/21/17 * vs UConn 11/25/17 * at Miami 11/30/17 * WESTERN MICHIGAN 12/03/17 * at Notre Dame 12/6/17 * RHODE ISLAND 12/9/17 * at ETSU 12/16/17 * QUINNIPIAC 12/18/17 * vs USF 12/21/17 * vs Mississippi Valley St. 12/22/17 * at Indiana * RUTGERS 12/31/17 * NORTHWESTERN 1/3/18 * at Minnesota 01/07/18 * at Maryland 01/11/18 * at Illinois 1/16/18 * Totals Games played: 19 Minutes/game: 30.4 Points/game: 8.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 34.3 FT Pct: 76.5 McCutcheon Career Statistics /game: 2.3 Assists/game: 5.2 Turnovers/game: 2.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.2 Steals/game: 1.8 Blocks/game: Superlatives and Honors SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points 25, at Maryland (1/11/18) 25, at Maryland (1/11/18) Field Goals 6, two times, last at Maryland (1/11/18) 6, two times, last at Maryland (1/11/18) Free Throws 7, at Maryland (1/11/18) 7, three times, last at Maryland (1/11/18) 3-Point Field Goals 6, at Maryland (1/11/18) 6, at Maryland (1/11/18) 6, vs. CofC (11/19/17) 8, at CSUN (11/26/16) Assists 12, at Notre Dame (12/6/17) 12, two times, last at Notre Dame (12/6/17) Blocks 2, vs. Rhode Island (12/9/17) 2, two times, last vs. Rhode Island (12/9/17) Steals 5, vs. CofC (11/19/17) 5, vs. CofC (11/19/17) Minutes 43, at ETSU (12/16/17) 43, at ETSU (12/16/17) Double-Figure Scoring Games 8 13 Double-Figure Rebounding Games Double-Figure Assist Games 3 4 Double-Doubles 2 2 Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season 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 / Michigan State Women s Basketball 25 Game 20 vs. Indiana

26 5 Freshman ( ): Will redshirt the season after tearing her right ACL. CLAIRE HENDRICKSON Freshman 5-11 Guard Wyoming, Mich./Wyoming CAREER Capsule Played for Wyoming High School under head coach Troy Mast Sat out most of senior season after recovering from a knee injury... Missed most of junior season after sustaining an ACL injury... As a sophomore, averaged 14.0 points, 7.0 assists, 3.5 steals and 3.5 rebounds... Also was second on the team in blocked shots, averaging 3.4 per game, recording two triple-doubles... Also earned Honorable-Mention Class A All-State in As a freshman, was part of the Wolves squad that went 21-3, capturing the OK Blue Conference championship and advancing to the regional semifinals... Played AAU basketball for the Grand Rapids Storm Superlatives and Honors SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Hendrickson Game-by-Game Statistics Points Field Goals Free Throws 3-Point Field Goals Assists Blocks Steals Minutes Double-Figure Scoring Games Double-Figure Rebounding Games Hendrickson Career Statistics Double-Doubles facebook.com/msu_wbasketball MSU_WBasketball 26 MSU_WBasketball MSU.WBasketball

27 10 BRANNDAIS AGEE Redshirt Senior 6-0 Guard Detroit, Mich./Cass Technical Redshirt Senior ( ): Scored 13 points, shooting 6-for-10 and grabbing four rebounds against RMU (11/11)... Went 6-for-7 in free-throws, recording 12 points in 22 minutes of action against Oakland (11/13)... Shot 5-for-9 against College of Charleston (11/19), notching 13 points in 24 minutes of action... Led the team with 17 points in 29 minutes of play against Detroit (11/21), shooting 6-for-12 and grabbing seven rebounds... Scored 10 points against UConn (11/25), becoming the 26th Spartan to notch 1,000 career points... Played in 15 minutes against Miami (11/30), shooting 1-for-3 from the field and grabbing four rebounds... Scored a team-high 13 points in 25 minutes against Western Michigan (12/3), shooting 3-for-4 from the free throw line... Grabbed four rebounds and recorded an assist and a steal in 16 minutes against Notre Dame (12/6)... Played in a season-high 31 minutes against ETSU (12/16), grabbing a team-high nine rebounds and notching a season-high four blocks to help the team break the single game block record with Went 2-for-4 from the field in win over No. 22 South Florida (12/22)... Tied a then season-high 17 points, shooting 6-for-9 from the field and swatting four shots against MVSU (12/22)... Led the team in points, scoring a season-high 21 and shooting a season-best 9-for-13 in win against Indiana (12/28)... Recorded her first double-double of the season with 10 points and a season-high 10 rebounds against Rutgers (12/31)... Notched her second double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Northwestern, posting back-to-back double-doubles for the first time in her career against Northwestern (1/3)... Grabbed two rebounds and recorded a steal in 11 minutes against Minnesota (1/7)... Grabbed five rebounds and scored five points, tying a season-high two assists in 22 minutes against Maryland (1/11)... Scored a team-high 18 points against Illinois (1/16), and was 5-for-5 from the free throw line in 26 minutes of action... Averaging 10.4 points a game Superlatives and Honors Preseason All-Big Ten CAREER Capsule Became the 26th MSU women s basketball player to reach the 1,000 career points plateau, reaching it against UConn on Nov Has appeared in 121 games for the Spartans, starting Career averages of 9.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per game... Tied for seventh in the career record books with a three-point shooting percentage of At the 2016 banquet, named Most Improved Player and the Spartan Hustle Award at the 2017 Banquet... Earned the Pat Canning Coaches Award at the team banquet in SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Agee Game-by-Game Statistics Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ROBERT MORRIS 11/11/17 * OAKLAND 11/13/17 * COLL. OF CHARLESTON 11/19/17 * at Detroit Mercy 11/21/17 * vs UConn 11/25/17 * at Miami 11/30/ WESTERN MICHIGAN 12/03/ at Notre Dame 12/6/ RHODE ISLAND 12/9/17 dnp at ETSU 12/16/ QUINNIPIAC 12/18/17 dnp vs USF 12/21/ vs Mississippi Valley St. 12/22/ at Indiana * RUTGERS 12/31/17 * NORTHWESTERN 1/3/18 * at Minnesota 01/07/18 * at Maryland 01/11/ at Illinois 1/16/ Totals Games played: 17 Minutes/game: 22.6 Points/game: 10.4 FG Pct: FG Pct: 32.7 FT Pct: 75.7 /game: 4.9 Assists/game: 0.8 Turnovers/game: 1.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 Steals/game: 1.2 Blocks/game: 0.6 Points 21, at Indiana (12/28/17) 30, vs. Minnesota (2/16/17) Field Goals 9, at Indiana (12/28/17) 11, vs. Minnesota (2/16/17) Free Throws 6, vs. Oakland (11/13/17) 7, at Mississippi State (3/20/16) 3-Point Field Goals 2, five times, last vs. Northwestern (1/3/18) 6, vs. Minnesota (2/16/17) 10, two times, last vs. Northwestern (1/3/18) 15, at Western Michigan (11/18/16) Assists 2, three times, last vs. CofC (11/19/17) 9, vs. Northwestern (1/10/16) Blocks 4, two times, last vs. MVSU (12/22/17) 5, vs. Minnesota (2/21/16) Steals 2, seven times, last vs. Rutgers (12/31/17) 7, vs. Ohio State (2/27/16) Minutes 31, at ETSU (12/16/17) 45, vs. Ohio State (2/27/16) Double-Figure Scoring Games Double-Figure Rebounding Games 2 14 Double-Doubles 2 7 Agee Career Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season 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 / Michigan State Women s Basketball 27 Game 20 vs. Indiana

28 11 NATHY DAMBO Redshirt Sophomore 6-3 Forward Fort-de-France, Martinique/Junipero Serra Redshirt-Sophomore ( ): Recorded four minutes of action against RMU (11/11)... Grabbed three rebounds in three minutes of play vs. Oakland (11/13)... Tallied one rebound in one minute of action against College of Charleston (11/19)... In one minute of play against Rhode Island (12/9), grabbed one rebound... Saw four minutes of action against Quinnipiac (12/18), collecting one rebound... Played in two minutes against MVSU (12/22). CAREER Capsule Native of Martinique... Played for head coach McKensey Hadley at Junipero Serra High School... Named Renaissance Academy Girls Basketball Player of the Year... Earned Southern Section All-League Girls Basketball Harbor... Played in five games her senior year... Averaged 5.2 points, 0.8 assists, 4.8 rebounds, 0.4 steals and 0.2 blocks per game Superlatives and Honors SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Dambo Game-by-Game Statistics Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ROBERT MORRIS 11/11/ OAKLAND 11/13/ COLL. OF CHARLESTON 11/19/ at Detroit Mercy 11/21/17 dnp vs UConn 11/25/17 dnp at Miami 11/30/17 dnp WESTERN MICHIGAN 12/03/17 dnp at Notre Dame 12/6/17 dnp RHODE ISLAND 12/9/ at ETSU 12/16/17 dnp QUINNIPIAC 12/18/ vs USF 12/21/17 dnp vs Mississippi Valley St. 12/22/ at Indiana dnp RUTGERS 12/31/17 dnp NORTHWESTERN 1/3/18 dnp at Minnesota 01/07/18 dnp at Maryland 01/11/18 dnp at Illinois 1/16/18 dnp Totals Games played: 6 Minutes/game: 2.5 FG Pct: 0.0 Dambo Career Statistics /game: 1.0 Turnovers/game: 0.3 Points Field Goals Free Throws 3-Point Field Goals 3, vs. Oakland (11/13/17) 3, vs. Oakland (11/13/17) Assists Blocks Steals Minutes 4, two times, last vs. Quinnipiac (12/18/17) 4, two times, last vs. Quinnipiac (12/18/17) Double-Figure Scoring Games Double-Figure Rebounding Games Double-Doubles Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season 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 / facebook.com/msu_wbasketball MSU_WBasketball 28 MSU_WBasketball MSU.WBasketball

29 12 NIA HOLLIE Sophomore 6-0 Forward Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins Sophomore ( ): Scored seven points shooting a perfect 3-for-3 from the field against RMU (11/11), notching two assists, three rebounds and a career-high two steals... Recorded nine points, shooting 3-for-3 on free-throw attempts and grabbing four rebounds against Oakland (11/13)... Played in 16 minutes against College of Charleston (11/19), scoring five points shooting 2-for-5 and dishing out two assists... Recorded 10 points in 18 minutes against Detroit Mercy (11/21), tying a career-high five field goals and dishing out three assists... In 15 minutes against UConn (11/25), shot 2-for-4 from the field and recorded five points, two rebounds and one steal... Played in 14 minutes against Miami (11/30), shooting 1-for-2 from the field and dishing out two assists... Grabbed one rebound and dished out an assist in 10 minutes against Western Michigan (12/3)... In six minutes against Notre Dame (12/6), grabbed one rebound... Played a season-high 23 minutes against Rhode Island (12/9), dishing out a career-high four assists and tying a career-high five rebounds... Shot a perfect 2-for-2 from the field against ETSU (12/16), tying a career-high two assists in 10 minutes of action... Tied a then season-high 23 minutes of play against Quinnipiac (12/18) while tying a career-high five rebounds and adding eight points... In 18 minutes against No. 22 USF (12/22), added two points, an assist and a steal... Recorded two points in 16 minutes of play against MVSU (12/22)... Saw 12 minutes of action in win against Indiana (12/28), grabbing three rebounds... Grabbed two offensive boards in two minutes of play against Rutgers (12/31)... Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and dished out a career-high three assists in a then season-high 25 minutes of action against Northwestern (1/3)... Scored a career-high 14 points, going 4-for-5 at the free throw line in a career-high 31 minutes against Minnesota (1/7)... Started in her first game of the season against Maryland (1/11), draining the first 3-pointer of her career and scoring seven points... Grabbed six rebounds and recorded four points in 24 minutes of action against Illinois (1/16), starting her second-straight game Superlatives and Honors CAREER Capsule Played in 52 games as a Spartan, starting eight... Scored 102 points as a freshman, playing in every game. SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Hollie Game-by-Game Statistics Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ROBERT MORRIS 11/11/ OAKLAND 11/13/ COLL. OF CHARLESTON 11/19/ at Detroit Mercy 11/21/ vs UConn 11/25/ at Miami 11/30/ WESTERN MICHIGAN 12/03/ at Notre Dame 12/6/ RHODE ISLAND 12/9/ at ETSU 12/16/ QUINNIPIAC 12/18/ vs USF 12/21/ vs Mississippi Valley St. 12/22/ at Indiana RUTGERS 12/31/ NORTHWESTERN 1/3/ at Minnesota 01/07/ at Maryland 01/11/18 * at Illinois 1/16/18 * Totals Games played: 19 Minutes/game: 16.4 Points/game: 4.7 FG Pct: FG Pct: 16.7 FT Pct: 76.9 /game: 3.0 Assists/game: 1.5 Turnovers/game: 1.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.2 Steals/game: 0.7 Blocks/game: 0.3 Points 14, at Minnesota (1/7/18) 14, at Minnesota (1/7/18) Field Goals 5, two times, last at Minnesota (1/7/18) 5, three times, last at Minnesota (1/7/18) Free Throws 4, at Minnesota (1/7/18) 5, at Minnesota (1/30/17) 3-Point Field Goals 1, at Maryland (1/11/18) 1, at Maryland (1/11/18) 9, vs. Northwestern (1/3/18) 9, vs. Northwestern (1/3/18) Assists 4, vs. Rhode Island (12/9/17) 4, vs. Rhode Island (12/9/17) Blocks 2, vs. Northwestern (1/3/18) 2, vs. Northwestern (1/3/18) Steals 2, four times, last at Maryland (1/11/18) 2, four times, last at Maryland (1/11/18) Minutes 31, at Minnesota (1/7/18) 31, at Minnesota (1/7/18) Double-Figure Scoring Games 2 5 Double-Figure Rebounding Games Double-Doubles Hollie Career Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season 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 / Michigan State Women s Basketball 29 Game 20 vs. Indiana

30 15 VICTORIA GAINES Redshirt Sophomore 6-1 Forward Merrillville, Ind./Merrillville Redshirted-Sophomore ( ): Scored five points, shooting 2-for-4 in 12 minutes of play against RMU (11/11)... In 15 minutes of action against Oakland (11/13), was a perfect 2-for-2 on free-throws, scoring seven points and grabbing three rebounds... Notched the second double-double of her career against College of Charleston (11/19), scoring 13 points and grabbing a teamhigh 11 rebounds, shooting a perfect 2-for-2 from three-point range in 18 minutes of play... Grabbed eight rebounds in 19 minutes of action against Detroit Mercy (11/21), dishing out a team-high five assists... In 15 minutes of play against No. 1 UConn (11/25), added five points, two assists and two steals... Recorded first start of the season against Miami (11/30), playing in a then seasonhigh 24 minutes and grabbing five rebounds... Tallied four rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal in 16 minutes against Western Michigan (12/3)... In 16 minutes against No. 2 Notre Dame (12/6), shot a season-best 4-for-6 from the free throw line and added eight points... In 19 minutes of action against Rhode Island (12/9), grabbed five rebounds and dished out one assist... Shot 100 percent against ETSU (12/16), going 2-for-2 from the field and from the free throw line in 21 minutes of play... Recorded the second double-figure rebounding game of the season against Quinnipiac with 10 (12/18), scoring 10 points and going 2-for-2 from the free throw line... Led the team with a seven rebounds against No. 22 South Florida (12/21)... Added eight points, tying a season-high four free throw points and grabbed eight rebounds against MVSU (12/22)... Shot 2-for-3 in 21 minutes against Indiana (12/28)... Played a season-high 30 minutes against Rutgers (12/31), tying a season-high five assists and recording a career-high three blocks... Grabbed six rebounds in 14 minutes of action against Northwestern (1/3)... Shot a season-high 5-for-5 from the field for her second game of the season in double figures against Minnesota (1/7)... In 17 minutes against Maryland (1/11), scored two points and recorded an assist and a block... Shot 100 percent from the field (2-for-2) and from the free throw line (1-for-1) in 16 minutes against Illinois (1/16) Superlatives and Honors CAREER Capsule As a Spartan has played in 60 games, starting 23, all but one happened during the campaign... Averages 4.4 points per game and 3.7 rebounds per game... She recorded her first double-double against Illinois (1/1/17) scoring 13 points and grabbing career-high 10 rebounds... Scored a career-high and led the team with 18 points against Michigan (3/3/17) in the Big Ten Tournament. SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Gaines Game-by-Game Statistics Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ROBERT MORRIS 11/11/ OAKLAND 11/13/ COLL. OF CHARLESTON 11/19/ at Detroit Mercy 11/21/ vs UConn 11/25/ at Miami 11/30/17 * WESTERN MICHIGAN 12/03/ at Notre Dame 12/6/ RHODE ISLAND 12/9/ at ETSU 12/16/ QUINNIPIAC 12/18/ vs USF 12/21/ vs Mississippi Valley St. 12/22/ at Indiana RUTGERS 12/31/ NORTHWESTERN 1/3/ at Minnesota 01/07/ at Maryland 01/11/ at Illinois 1/16/ Totals Games played: 19 Minutes/game: 18.5 Points/game: 5.1 FG Pct: FG Pct: 30.4 /game: 5.2 Assists/game: 1.7 Turnovers/game: 1.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.2 Steals/game: 1.0 Points 13, vs. CofC (11/19/17) 18, vs. Michigan (3/3/17) Field Goals 5, at Minnesota (1/7/18) 6, two times, last vs. Michigan (3/3/17) Free Throws 4, two times, last vs MVSU (12/22/17) 5, vs. Michigan (3/3/17) 3-Point Field Goals 2, vs. CoC (11/19/17) 2, two times, last vs. CofC (11/19/17) 11, vs. CofC (11/19/17) 11, vs. CofC (11/19/17) Assists 5, two times, last vs. Rutgers (12/31/17) 8, vs. Maryland (3/4/17) Blocks 2, three times, last vs. Rutgers (12/31/17) 3, vs. Penn State (2/22/17) Steals 3, vs. Rutgers (12/31/17) 3, vs. Rutgers (12/31/17) Minutes 30, vs. Rutgers (12/31/17) 32, vs. Notre Dame (12/20/16) Double-Figure Scoring Games 2 5 Double-Figure Rebounding Games 2 4 Double-Doubles 1 2 Gaines Career Statistics Season 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 / facebook.com/msu_wbasketball MSU_WBasketball 30 MSU_WBasketball MSU.WBasketball

31 22 KIARA CARTER Senior 5-1 Guard Homewood, Ill./Homewood Flossmoor Senior ( ): CAREER Capsule Appeared in one game at Illinois (2/24) during her season Superlatives and Honors SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Carter Game-by-Game Statistics Points Field Goals Free Throws 3-Point Field Goals Assists Blocks Steals Minutes Double-Figure Scoring Games Double-Figure Rebounding Games Double-Doubles Carter Career Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season 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 2-0 1/ Michigan State Women s Basketball 31 Game 20 vs. Indiana

32 24 LEXI GUSSERT Senior 6-0 Guard/Forward Crystal Falls, Mich./Forest Park Senior ( ): In 18 minutes of action against RMU (11/11), shot a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line, a career-high... Recorded seven points, one assist and one block in 14 minutes of play vs. Oakland (11/13)... Against College of Charleston (11/19), scored nine points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out three assists in 21 minutes of play... Played in 11 minutes against Detroit Mercy (11/21), grabbing four rebounds and dishing out four assists... Shot 2-for-2 from the free throw line in 11 minutes of action against No. 1 UConn (11/25)... Added three points and one assist in nine minutes of play against Miami (11/30)... Shot a perfect 2-for-2 from three-point range in 11 minutes against Western Michigan (12/3)... Tallied a then season-high 11 points with three treys at No. 2 Notre Dame (12/6) for the sixth double-figure scoring game of her career, playing in a career-high 30 minutes... Recorded first start of the season against Rhode Island (12/9), dishing out three assist and notching three steals in 25 minutes of play... Added two points, an assist and a steal in overtime win against ETSU (12/16)... Recorded 10 points against Quinnipiac for the second double figure game of the season (12/18), setting a season-high four field goals in 25 minutes of action... Started her fourth-straight game against No. 22 USF, adding five points (12/21)... Shot 2-for-2 from outside the arc, recording eight points in win against MVSU (12/22)... Shot 3-for-4 from the line, totaling five points in 24 minutes of action against Indiana (12/28)... Started the seventh game of the season against Rutgers (12/31), grabbing three defensive boards... Scored a season-high 14 points from five field goals and tied a season-high with three treys in 20 minutes against Northwestern (1/3)... Will missed time with a fracture in her elbow sustained against Northwestern Superlatives and Honors CAREER Capsule Averages 3.9 points and 2.0 rebounds per game in 104 games during her MSU career... Played in 26 games, and started one during the campaign... During the season, played in 29 games, and started Scored a career-high 20 points against Minnesota (2/8/15) on a career-high eight field goals including career-high four from three-point range. SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Gussert Game-by-Game Statistics Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ROBERT MORRIS 11/11/ OAKLAND 11/13/ COLL. OF CHARLESTON 11/19/ at Detroit Mercy 11/21/ vs UConn 11/25/ at Miami 11/30/ WESTERN MICHIGAN 12/03/ at Notre Dame 12/6/ RHODE ISLAND 12/9/17 * at ETSU 12/16/17 * QUINNIPIAC 12/18/17 * vs USF 12/21/17 * vs Mississippi Valley St. 12/22/17 * at Indiana * RUTGERS 12/31/17 * NORTHWESTERN 1/3/ at Minnesota 01/07/18 dnp at Maryland 01/11/18 dnp at Illinois 1/16/18 dnp Totals Games played: 16 Minutes/game: 17.4 Points/game: 5.8 FG Pct: FG Pct: 30.4 FT Pct: 72.0 /game: 2.1 Assists/game: 1.8 Turnovers/game: 1.6 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.1 Steals/game: 1.1 Blocks/game: 0.3 Points 14, vs. Northwestern (1/3/18) 20, at Minnesota (2/8/15) Field Goals 5, vs. Northwestern (1/3/18) 8, at Minnesota (2/8/15) Free Throws 4, vs. RMU (11/11/17) 4, vs. RMU (11/11/17) 3-Point Field Goals 3, two times, last vs. Northwestern (1/3/18) 4, at Minnesota (2/8/15) 5, three times, last at Notre Dame (12/6/17) 7, three times, last at CSUN (11/26/16) Assists 5, vs. RMU (11/11/17) 5, three times, last vs. RMU (11/11/17) Blocks 1, four times, last at Indiana (12/28/17) 2, vs. Michigan (2/5/15) Steals 3, two times, last vs. Rhode Island (12/9/17) 3, four times, last vs. Rhode Island (12/9/17) Minutes 30, at Notre Dame (12/6/17) 30, at Notre Dame (12/6/17) Gussert Career Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season 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 / Double-Figure Scoring Games 3 8 Double-Figure Rebounding Games Double-Doubles facebook.com/msu_wbasketball MSU_WBasketball 32 MSU_WBasketball MSU.WBasketball

33 32 TAYA REIMER Senior 6-4 Forward Fishers, Ind./Notre Dame Senior ( ): Tallied 10 points in 18 minutes of play against RMU (11/11), shooting 4-for-6 from the field and a perfect 2-for-2 from the free throw line... Scored a team-high 20 points, shooting 9-for-12 and recording her first career trey in 25 minutes of action against Oakland (11/13)... Returned to the line-up after a two-game break, scoring four points in 16 minutes of play against No. 1 UConn (11/25)... Grabbed a team-high seven rebounds, recording six points in 24 minutes of action against Miami (11/30)... Added 11 points, shooting 5-for-8 from the field in 21 minutes against Western Michigan (12/3)... In 18 minutes of play against No. 2 Notre Dame (12/6), grabbed three rebounds, a block and her first steal of the season... Tied a career-high seven free throws against Rhode Island (12/9), recording 13 points and one steal in 15 minutes of action... In 19 minutes against ETSU (12/16), tied a career-high four blocks to help the team break a single game school record with 15 blocks overall... Set a season-high with nine rebounds against Quinnipiac (12/18)... Against No. 22 USF, scored 12 points off the bench with three rebounds (12/21)... Shot 5-for- 6 from the field against MVSU (12/22), adding 11 points and grabbing four rebounds... Added 12 points for her seventh game of the season in double figures, shooting 6-for-8 and grabbing a team-high eight rebounds against Indiana (12/28)... Grabbed seven rebounds and swatted three shots in 27 minutes against Rutgers (12/31)... Grabbed four rebounds during 15 minutes of action in win against Northwestern (1/3)... Shot 2-for-3 from the field and 2-for-2 from the free throw line in 16 minutes against Minnesota (1/7)... Scored two points in six minutes against Maryland (1/11)... Shot 4-for-6 from the field, scoring 12 points and swatting two shots in 22 minutes against Illinois (1/16) Superlatives and Honors CAREER Capsule As a Spartan averages 9.1 points and 5.1 rebounds and has played in 16 games, starting five this season... Scored her 1,000th career point against UConn on Nov Played at Notre Dame, and played in five games during the season before being sidelined with an Achilles injury... During the season, played 37 games for the Fighting Irish, starting Was named second-team All-ACC after averaging 10.2 points and 6.1 rebounds... Shot 51.6 percent from the field as a sophomore... Earned significant NCAA experience at Notre Dame, playing in two national championship games... In the 2015 national championship game, she scored six points and grabbed a season-best 11 rebounds against UConn. SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Reimer Game-by-Game Statistics Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ROBERT MORRIS 11/11/17 * OAKLAND 11/13/17 * COLL. OF CHARLESTON 11/19/17 dnp at Detroit Mercy 11/21/17 dnp vs UConn 11/25/17 * at Miami 11/30/ WESTERN MICHIGAN 12/03/17 * at Notre Dame 12/6/17 * RHODE ISLAND 12/9/ at ETSU 12/16/ QUINNIPIAC 12/18/ vs USF 12/21/ vs Mississippi Valley St. 12/22/ at Indiana RUTGERS 12/31/ NORTHWESTERN 1/3/ at Minnesota 01/07/ at Maryland 01/11/ at Illinois 1/16/ Totals Games played: 17 Minutes/game: 19.4 Points/game: 8.4 FG Pct: FG Pct: 20.0 FT Pct: 65.7 /game: 4.1 Assists/game: 0.8 Turnovers/game: 1.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 Steals/game: 0.3 Blocks/game: 1.2 Points 20, vs. Oakland (11/13/17) 21, vs. Illinois (1/1/17) Field Goals 9, vs. Oakland (11/13/17) 9, vs. Oakland (11/13/17) Free Throws 7, vs. Rhode Island (12/9/17) 7, two times, last vs. Rhode Island (12/9/17) 3-Point Field Goals 1, vs. Oakland (11/13/17) 1, vs. Oakland (11/13/17) 9, vs. Quinnipiac (12/18/17) 12, vs. Wisconsin (3/2/17) Assists 4, vs. UConn (11/25/17) 5, vs. Maryland (2/12/17) Blocks 4, two times, last at ETSU (12/16/17) 4, three times, last at ETSU (12/16/17) Steals 1, two times, last vs. Rhode Island (12/9/17) 3, at Western Michigan (11/18/16) Minutes 25, vs. Oakland (11/13/17) 36, at Purdue (1/4/17) Double-Figure Scoring Games 8 22 Double-Figure Rebounding Games 5 Double-Doubles 3 Reimer Career Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season 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 / Michigan State Women s Basketball 33 Game 20 vs. Indiana

34 33 JENNA ALLEN Junior 6-3 Center Bedford, Ind./North Lawrence Junior ( ): Played in 16 minutes, scoring nine points shooting 4-for-8 from the field and grabbing a team-high six rebounds against RMU (11/11)... Grabbed four rebounds and two steals, shooting 2-for-5 against Oakland (11/13)... Recorded 16 minutes of action against College of Charleston (11/19), grabbing six rebounds and tallying two steals... Scored a then career-high 16 points against Detroit Mercy (11/21), shooting 8-for-13 and collecting a career-high four blocks... Played a season-high 20 minutes against UConn (11/25), recording two points and six rebounds... Shot 2-for-3 from the field against Miami (11/30), recording four points and grabbing two rebounds... Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in first double-double of the season, scoring 10 points in 23 minutes against Western Michigan (12/4)... Had a career game against Notre Dame (12/6), leading the team with a personal-best 28 points and shooting 3-for-4 from three-point range and 5-for-6 from the free throw line in a season-high 29 minutes... Added nine points in 16 minutes of action against Rhode Island (12/9)... Scored a team-high 16 points, shooting 7-for-10 from the field and tying a season-high 29 minutes of play against ETSU (12/16)... Shot 7-for-8 from the free throw line against Quinnipiac (12/18), setting a career-high in free throws and grabbing seven rebounds... Scored in double figures against No. 22 South Florida with 12 points... Scored in double figures for the fourth game in a row, leading the team with 18 points and nine rebounds (12/22)... For her eighth game in double figures of the season, scored 14 points going 6-for-10 from the field in win against Indiana (12/28)... Tallied nine points against Rutgers (12/31), and was 3-for-3 from the free throw line in 23 minutes of action... Shot 4-for-4 from the free throw line and grabbed five rebounds in 18 minutes of play against Northwestern (1/3)... Recorded 12 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out a career-high three assists in 29 minutes against Minnesota (1/7)... Added eight points in 24 minutes against Maryland (1/11), grabbing three rebounds and dishing out two assists... Grabbed three rebounds and shot 3-for-4 in 12 minutes of play against Illinois (1/16) Superlatives and Honors CAREER Capsule In 83 games as a Spartan, starting in three averages 6.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game... Played in all 34 games as a true freshman during the campaign... Earned the Pat Canning Coaches Award at the 2016 banquet and the Sixth Player Award at the 2017 banquet. SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Allen Game-by-Game Statistics Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ROBERT MORRIS 11/11/17 * OAKLAND 11/13/17 * COLL. OF CHARLESTON 11/19/17 * at Detroit Mercy 11/21/17 * vs UConn 11/25/17 * at Miami 11/30/ WESTERN MICHIGAN 12/03/ at Notre Dame 12/6/ RHODE ISLAND 12/9/17 * at ETSU 12/16/17 * QUINNIPIAC 12/18/17 * vs USF 12/21/17 * vs Mississippi Valley St. 12/22/17 * at Indiana * RUTGERS 12/31/17 * NORTHWESTERN 1/3/18 * at Minnesota 01/07/18 * at Maryland 01/11/18 * at Illinois 1/16/18 * Totals Games played: 19 Minutes/game: 19.9 Points/game: 10.6 FG Pct: FG Pct: 35.9 FT Pct: 84.2 /game: 5.2 Assists/game: 0.9 Turnovers/game: 1.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 Steals/game: 0.6 Blocks/game: 0.5 Points 28, at Notre Dame (12/6/17) 28, at Notre Dame (12/6/17) Field Goals 10, at Notre Dame (12/6/17) 10, at Notre Dame (12/6/17) Free Throws 7, vs. Quinnipiac (12/18/17) 7, vs. Quinnipiac (12/18/17) 3-Point Field Goals 3, at Notre Dame (12/6/17) 3, at Notre Dame (12/16/17) 11, vs. Western Michigan (12/3/17) 11, vs. Western Michigan (12/3/17) Assists 3, at Minnesota (1/7/18) 3, two times, last at Minnesota (1/7/18) Blocks 4, at Detroit (11/21/17) 4, at Detroit (11/21/17) Steals 2, three times, last at Minnesota (1/7/18) 2, six times, last at Minnesota (1/7/18) Minutes 29, three times, last at Minnesota (1/7/18) 32 vs. Nebraska (2/14/16) Double-Figure Scoring Games 8 18 Double-Figure Rebounding Games 1 2 Double-Doubles 1 2 Allen Career Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season 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 / facebook.com/msu_wbasketball MSU_WBasketball 34 MSU_WBasketball MSU.WBasketball

35 55 KENNEDY JOHNSON Senior 6-2 Forward Galloway, N.J./Wildwood Catholic Senior ( ): Shot a perfect 2-for-2 from the free throw line, grabbing three rebounds and dishing out an assist in 14 minutes of action against RMU (11/11)... Grabbed two rebounds and shot 1-for-1 in seven minutes of play against Oakland (11/13)... Led the team in points with a career-high 18 against College of Charleston (11/19), recording a career-best eight free-throws, grabbing eight rebounds, a block and an assist in 21 minutes of action... Scored in double figures for the second-straight game, recording 11 points and grabbing seven rebounds in 18 minutes of play against Detroit Mercy (11/21)... Shot a perfect 1-for-1 from the field and 2-for-2 from the free throw line in eight minutes against UConn (11/25)... Saw eight minutes of action against Miami (11/30), grabbing two rebounds... Grabbed three rebounds in three minutes against Western Michigan (12/3)... Played in two minutes against Notre Dame (12/6)... Shot 4-for-6 from the field, scoring eight points in 15 minutes of play against Rhode Island (12/9)... In nine minutes against Quinnipiac (12/18), shot 4-for-5 from the field and added nine points... Against No. 22 South Florida (12/21), recorded two points and two rebounds... Saw six minutes of action against MVSU (12/22), grabbing two rebounds and dishing out one assist... Added two points in five minutes of play against Indiana (12/28)... Dished out two assists during 10 minutes of play in win over Northwestern (1/3)... Grabbed one offensive board in two minutes against Minnesota (1/7)... Scored six points off the bench in 12 minutes against Maryland (1/11)... In 13 minutes against Illinois (1/16), scored three points, grabbed one rebound and dished out one assist Superlatives and Honors CAREER Capsule Averages 2.7 points and 1.8 rebounds per game in 101 games during her MSU career... Averaged 2.1 points and 1.3 rebounds per game during the campaign, playing in 29 games... Scored seven points in 20 minutes against Georgia, adding five rebounds and two blocks (11/18). SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Johnson Game-by-Game Statistics Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ROBERT MORRIS 11/11/ OAKLAND 11/13/ COLL. OF CHARLESTON 11/19/ at Detroit Mercy 11/21/ vs UConn 11/25/ at Miami 11/30/ WESTERN MICHIGAN 12/03/ at Notre Dame 12/6/ RHODE ISLAND 12/9/ at ETSU 12/16/17 dnp QUINNIPIAC 12/18/ vs USF 12/21/ vs Mississippi Valley St. 12/22/ at Indiana RUTGERS 12/31/17 dnp NORTHWESTERN 1/3/ at Minnesota 01/07/ at Maryland 01/11/ at Illinois 1/16/ Totals Games played: 17 Minutes/game: 9.5 Points/game: 3.9 FG Pct: FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: 77.3 Johnson Career Statistics /game: 2.2 Assists/game: 0.5 Turnovers/game: 0.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.1 Steals/game: 0.2 Blocks/game: 0.1 Points 18, vs. CofC (11/19/17) 18, vs. CofC (11/19/17) Field Goals 5, vs. CofC (11/19/17) 6, vs. Penn State (2/22/17) Free Throws 8, vs. CofC (11/19/17) 8, vs. CofC (11/19/17) 3-Point Field Goals 1, vs. Baylor (11/28/15) 8, vs. CofC (11/19/17) 8, vs. CofC (11/19/17) Assists 2, two times, last vs. Northwestern (1/3/18) 4, twice, last at Loyola (12/14/14) Blocks 1, vs. CofC (11/19/17) 2, three times, last vs. Georgia (11/18/15) Steals 1, three times, last at Miami (11/30/17) 2, vs. Idaho State (11/21/15) Minutes 21, vs. CofC (11/19/17) 28, at Penn State (2/12/15) Double-Figure Scoring Games 3 5 Double-Figure Rebounding Games Double-Doubles Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season 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 / Michigan State Women s Basketball 35 Game 20 vs. Indiana

36 MICHIGAN STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL RADIO ROSTER 0 1 Shay COLLEY 5-9, R-SO, G 10 2 Branndais AGEE 6-0, R-SR, G 24 Mardrekia COOK 6-1, SO, F Sidney COOKS 6-4, FR, F Taryn MCCUTCHEON 5-5, SO, G 15 Nia HOLLIE 6-0, SO, F Nathy DAMBO 6-3, R-SO, F Victoria GAINES 6-1, R-SO, F Taya REIMER 6-4, SR, C Jenna ALLEN 6-4, JR, C Kennedy JOHNSON 6-3, SR, F Suzy MERCHANT Head Coach Amaka AGUGUA- HAMILTON Associate Head Coach Maria FANTANAROSA Assistant Coach Alysiah BOND Assistant Coach MSU_WBasketball Kiara CARTER 5-1, SR, G 55 Lexi GUSSERT 6-0, SR, G/F facebook.com/msu_wbasketball Claire HENDRICKSON 5-11, FR, G 36 MSU_WBasketball Julie DOMBROSKI Director of Operations MSU.WBasketball