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SCHEDULE/RESULTSDATE OPPONENT TV TIMEN9 ARKANSAS-FORTSMITH SECN+ 2p.m.

PreseasonWNIT(Nov.14-23)N14 MERCER SECN+ 8P.M.N16 ARKANSASST./JACKSONST. SECN+ TBAN20 Semifinals TBA

N23 Championship CBSN 2p.m.

N25 LOUISIANA-MONROE SECN+ 7P.M.N29 atNewOrleans 2p.m.

D2 NORTHDAKOTASTATE SECN+ 7P.M.D7 SOUTHEASTERNLOUISIANA SECN+ 2P.M.D11 LOUISIANATECH SECN+ 7P.M.D14 atSouthernMiss ASN 2p.m.

D15 MISSISSIPPIVALLEYSTATE SECN+ 7P.M.D17 atLouisiana-Lafayette SECN+ 11a.m.

LasVegasHolidayHoopsClassic(Dec.20-21)D20 vs.Illinois-Chicago 9:30p.m.

D21 vs.Miami(Ohio) 4p.m.

D29 ARKANSAS-PINEBLUFF SECN+ 7P.M.

J2 *GEORGIA SECN+ 3P.M.J4 *atMissouri SECN+ 2p.m.

J8 *ARKANSAS FSN 8P.M.J11 *atVanderbilt SECN+ 2p.m.

J15 *LSU SECN+ 7P.M.J18 *ALABAMA FSN 3P.M.J22 *atOleMiss SECN 8p.m.

J26 *atAuburn SECN 8p.m.

J29 *VANDERBILT SECN+ 7P.M.

F1 *atTennessee SECN 2p.m.

F8 *TEXASA&M SECN 2P.M.F12 *atKentucky SECN 6p.m.

F15 *FLORIDA SECN 3P.M.F22 *atAlabama SECN+ 2p.m.

F26 *atSouthCarolina FSN 6p.m.

M1 *OLEMISS FSN 1P.M.

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EXHIBITION • SUNDAY, NOV. 9, 2014 • 2 P.M. • STARKVILLE, MISS. • SEC NETWORK +

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Last Meeting......MSU, 84-48 (11/6/11 in Starkville)

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BULLDOG BITES...► Mississippi State begins its 41st season of women's basketball competition Sunday afternoon.► The Bulldogs have won their last eight exhibition games. The last setback came in 2005-06 when MSU fell to the

Houston Jaguars and Athletes In Action.► Mississippi State and Arkansas-Fort Smith are meeting for the second time, with the Bulldogs taking an 84-48

exhibition win to open the 2011-12 season.► MSU associate head coach Johnnie Harris coached under Arkansas-Fort Smith coach Louis Whorton for two

seasons, helping the then-NJCAA Lady Lions to a 34-8 record and an NJCAA Final Four appearance.► Mississippi State returns nearly 90 percent of its offense from last season's squad that won 22 games, fourth-

most in school history, and advanced to the WNIT quarterfinals.► The Bulldogs were picked to finish eighth in the preseason by league coaches and media. Martha Alwal was

tabbed first-team All-SEC by both.► State welcomes a heralded Top 20 rookie class to the roster: Kayla Nevitt, LaKaris Salter, Blair Schaefer,

Victoria Vivians and Morgan William.

MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOG BASKETBALL • 2014-15 Exhibition • Arkansas-Fort Smith • November 9, 2014


NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 00 Dominique Dillingham G 5-9 So. 1L Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS) 1 Blair Schaefer G 5-7 Fr. HS Starkville, Miss. (Starkville HS) 2 Morgan William G 5-5 Fr. HS Birmingham, Ala. (Shades Valley HS) 3 Breanna Richardson F 6-1 So. 1L Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale County HS) 5 Sherise Williams F 6-1 Jr. 2L St. Louis, Mo. (McCluer HS) 10 Martha Alwal C 6-4 Sr. 3L Worthington, Minn. (Worthington HS) 13 Ketara Chapel F 6-1 So. 1L Temple, Texas (Temple HS) 14 Kendra Grant G 5-11 Sr. 3L Richland, Miss. (Richland HS) 21 Jerica James G 5-5 Sr. 3L Wynne, Ark. (North Little Rock HS) 23 Kayla Nevitt G 5-10 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (Andy Dekaney HS) 35 Victoria Vivians F 6-1 Fr. HS Carthage, Miss. (Scott Central HS) 44 LaKaris Salter F 6-1 Fr. HS Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida A&M DRS) 45 Chinwe Okorie C 6-5 So. SQ Lagos, Nigeria (Stoneleigh-Burnham [Mass.] Prep) 51 Savannah Carter G 5-9 Sr. 1L Tulsa, Okla. (Trinity Valley CC)

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown/School 10 Martha Alwal C 6-4 Sr. 3L Worthington, Minn. (Worthington HS) 51 Savannah Carter G 5-9 Sr. 1L Tulsa, Okla. (Trinity Valley CC) 13 Ketara Chapel F 6-1 So. 1L Temple, Texas (Temple HS) 00 Dominique Dillingham G 5-9 So. 1L Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS) 14 Kendra Grant G 5-11 Sr. 3L Richland, Miss. (Richland HS) 21 Jerica James G 5-5 Sr. 3L Wynne, Ark. (North Little Rock HS) 23 Kayla Nevitt G 5-10 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (Andy Dekaney HS) 45 Chinwe Okorie C 6-5 So. SQ Lagos, Nigeria (Stoneleigh-Burnham [Mass.] Prep) 3 Breanna Richardson F 6-1 So. 1L Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale County HS) 44 LaKaris Salter F 6-1 Fr. HS Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida A&M DRS) 1 Blair Schaefer G 5-7 Fr. HS Starkville, Miss. (Starkville HS) 35 Victoria Vivians F 6-1 Fr. HS Carthage, Miss. (Scott Central HS) 2 Morgan William G 5-5 Fr. HS Birmingham, Ala. (Shades Valley HS) 5 Sherise Williams F 6-1 Jr. 2L St. Louis, Mo. (McCluer HS)

MISSISSIPPI STATE 2014-15 ROSTER

PRONOUNCIATION GUIDEMartha Alwal ALL-WallKetara Chapel Kah-TARE-ah CHAP-ulJerica James JER-i-caChinwe Okorie CHIN-way Oh-CORE-eeBreanna Richardson Bree-AHN-ahLaKaris Salter La-CARE-isSherise Williams Sha-REESE

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Vic Schaefer — 3rd Season (Texas A&M, 1984)Associate Head Coach: Johnnie Harris — 3rd Season (Arkansas Baptist, 1996)Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coord.: Aqua Franklin — 3rd Season (Texas A&M, 2009)Assistant Coach: Elena Lovato — 1st Season (Pittsburg State, 2008)Director of Operations: Maryann Baker — 3rd Season (Texas A&M, 2011)Director of Scouting/Video Coord.: Skylar Collins — 2nd Season (Texas A&M, 2012)

ROSTER BREAKDOWNBY CLASSSENIORS (4)Martha AlwalSavannah CarterKendra GrantJerica James

JUNIOR (1)Sherise Williams

SOPHOMORES (4)Ketara ChapelDominique DillinghamChinwe OkorieBreanna Richardson

FRESHMEN (5)Kayla NevittLaKaris SalterBlair SchaeferVictoria ViviansMorgan William

ALABAMA (1)Morgan William

ARKANSAS (1)Jerica James

FLORIDA (1)LaKaris Salter

GEORGIA (1)Breanna Richardson

MINNESOTA (1)Martha Alwal

MISSISSIPPI (3)Kendra GrantBlair SchaeferVictoria Vivians

MISSOURI (1)Sherise Williams

OKLAHOMA (1)Savannah Carter

TEXAS (3)Ketara Chapel

Dominique DillinghamKayla Nevitt

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFNIGERIA (1)

Chinwe Okorie

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VIC SCHAEFER HEAD COACH

► Named Mississippi State's 7th coach on March 13, 2012.► Entering his 10th season as a head coach, holding a 115-141 record in stints at Sam Houston State and MSU.► Has compiled a 35-31 mark in two seasons in Starkville.► Led his second MSU squad (2013-14) to a 22-14 record, the most wins since the 2008-09 campaign and fourth-most in school history.► Took last season's Bulldogs to the WNIT quarterfinals, the first time State has won three postseason games in a season.► Became the first MSU coach to take the Bull-dogs to the postseason in year two.► Landed a Top 20 signing class in his second season in Starkville after inking the 35th-best in his first year.► Coached 15 years at Texas A&M and Arkan-sas, averaging 22 wins a year during that time.► Taken teams to the postseason 15 of the last 17 seasons.► Has 11 NCAA Tournament appearances, including the 2011 national championship at Texas A&M.► Has 10 Top 20 signing classes, including the nation's No. 2 class at Texas A&M (2011-12).

SCHAEFER YEAR-BY-YEAR AT MISSISSIPPI STATE, TEXAS A&M & ARKANSAS

Overall: 368-197 (.651) in 16 seasons

Mississippi state

Year Record Postseason2012-13 13-17 —2013-14 22-14 WNITQuarterfinalsRecord: 35-31 (.530) in 2 seasons

texas a&MYear Record Postseason2003-04 9-19 —2004-05 16-15 WNITQuarterfinals2005-06 23-9 NCAAFirstRound2006-07 25-7 Big12Champion/ NCAASecondRound2007-08 29-8 Big12TournamentChampion/ EliteEight2008-09 27-8 NCAA Sweet 162009-10 26-8 Big12TournamentChampion/ NCAASecondRound2010-11 33-5 NCAANationalChampion2011-12 24-11 NCAA Sweet 16Record: 212-90 (.702) in 9 seasons

7NCAATournamentAppearances1NCAANationalChampionship(2010-11)1NCAAEliteEight(2007-08)2NCAASweet16(2008-09,2011-12)2NCAASecondRound(2006-07,2009-10)1NCAAFirstRound(2005-06)1WNITAppearance1WNITQuarterfinals(2004-05)

arkansas

Year Record Postseason1997-98 22-11 NCAAFinalFour1998-99 20-14 WNITNationalChampion1999-00 17-15 WNITSemifinals2000-01 20-13 NCAASecondRound2001-02 20-12 NCAASecondRound2002-03 22-11 NCAASecondRoundRecord: 121-76 (.614) in 6 seasons

4NCAATournamentAppearances1NCAAFinalFour(1997-98)3NCAASecondRound(2000-01,2001-02,2002-03)2WNITAppearances1WNITNationalChampionship(1998-99)1WNITSemifinal(1999-00)

SEC STANDINGS (FINAL 2013-14)

SEC OVERALL

TEAM W L PCT. W L PCT.

South Carolina 14 2 .875 29 5 .852

Tennessee 13 3 .812 29 6 .828

Texas A&M 13 3 .812 27 9 .750

Kentucky 10 6 .625 26 9 .742

Florida 8 8 .500 20 13 .606

Auburn 7 9 .437 19 15 .558

Alabama 7 9 .437 14 16 .467

Vanderbilt 7 9 .437 18 13 .580

Georgia 7 9 .437 20 12 .625

LSU 7 9 .437 21 13 .617

Arkansas 6 10 .375 19 11 .633

Missouri 6 10 .375 17 14 .548

Mississippi State 5 11 .312 22 14 .611

Ole Miss 2 14 .125 12 20 .375

MISSISSIPPI STATE QUICK FACTS

Location:Starkville,Miss.Founded:February28,1878Enrollment:20,363Colors:Maroon(PMS202)andWhiteNickname:BulldogsConference:SoutheasternArena (Capacity):HumphreyColiseum(10,500)President:Dr.MarkKeenumFaculty Representative:Dr.StevenTurnerDirector of Athletics:ScottStricklinAssociate AD/Women’s Sports:AnnCarrAll-Time Record: 562-590(40years)All-Time Non-Conference Record: 440-319(40years)All-Time Conference Record:122-271(32years)Humphrey Coliseum All-Time Record: 337-191 (39years)All-Time SEC Tournament Record: 15-35WNIT Record: 7-7NCAA Tournament Record: 6-6Head Coach: VicSchaefer(TexasA&M,1984)Overall Head Coach Record:115-141(10thyear)MSU Record:35-31(3rdyear)Postseason Appearances:WNITQuarterfinals(2013-14)Associate Head Coach:JohnnieHarris-3rdyear(ArkansasBaptist,1996)Assistant Coaches: AquaFranklin-3rdyear(TexasA&M,2009);ElenaLovato-1styear(PittsburgState,2008)Director of Operations: MaryannBaker-3rdyear(TexasA&M,2011)Dir. of Scouting/Video Coord.:SkylarCollins-2ndyear(TexasA&M,2012)Director of Sports Medicine: MaryMcLendon-19thyear(Colorado,1994)Office Associate:DianeBrownOffice Phone:(662)325-0198Website:www.HailState.comTwitter:@HailStateWBKFacebook:HailStateWBKInstagram:@HailStateWBKYouTube:www.YouTube.com/mstateathletics

GETTING TO THE BASICS ► Mississippi State gets its final preparation for the 2014-15 sea-son Sunday afternoon when it hosts Arkansas-Fort Smith in a 2 p.m. exhibition contest.

► Mississippi State, which enters its third year under head coach Vic Schaefer, is coming off a 22-14 season that ended with a trip to the WNIT quarterfinals.

► NCAA Division II member Arkansas-Fort Smith returns three starters from last year's team that went 9-17. UAFS opened with an 81-52 win against Evangel Oct. 29. Newcomer Jasmine Brainard led the way with 20 points.

DAWGS VS. LADY LIONS► Sunday's contest will be the second time Arkansas-Fort Smith and Mississippi State have met in exhibition play.

► Seniors Martha Alwal, Kendra Grant and Jerica James are opening their final season against the same UAFS team they met to begin their careers. MSU started the 2011-12 campaign with an 84-48 win against UAFS.

► Grant had nine points in that contest, while James added two. Alwal tallied 11 boards. MSU was paced by 24 points from Diam-ber Johnson and 20 from Porsha Porter.

UAFS CONNECTION► Associate head coach Johnnie Harris coached alongside Lou-is Whorton at Arkansas-Fort Smith for two seasons (2001-02 & 2002-03). Harris helped UAFS (then a two-year college) to a 34-8 overall record during that time.

► Harris helped the Lady Lions to a 26-2 record and a share of the Bi-State Conference championship her final season. She also inked the nation's No. 1 recruiting class that took UAFS to the NJCAA Final Four in 2004.

BULLDOGS BRING BACK EXPERIENCE► The Bulldogs return nearly 90% of their offensive production, including their Top 5 scorers from a year ago. State also has 84% of its rebounding back from that 22-win squad.

► MSU returns 63.5 ppg, second-most in the SEC behind South Carolina's 70.7 ppg. State has 36.9 rpg back, fourth-most in the league behind Florida (51.8), Tennessee (42.9) and South Caro-lina (39.0).

► State returns senior Martha Alwal, who led the Bulldogs with 14.9 ppg and 8.8 rpg. Alwal, a first-team All-SEC selection and the league's co-Defensive Player of the Year a year ago, topped the SEC with a 2.7 blocks average. Second-leading scorer Ken-dra Grant averaged 11.4 ppg, but she ended last season on a hot streak, ripping the nets at a 13.8 clip in the WNIT.

► SEC All-Freshman Team selection Breanna Richardson (9.5 ppg), fellow sophomore Dominique Dillingham (8.8 ppg) and se-nior Savannah Carter (7.3 ppg, 2.2 spg) all started 20-plus games a year ago. MSU also returns reserves Jerica James (5.2 ppg, 2.8 apg), Ketara Chapel (4.2 ppg) and Sherise Williams (3.2 ppg).

HERALDED ROOKIES READY TO SHINE► MSU has six new faces on the court this year with a heralded Top 20 signing class and sophomore Chinwe Okorie. Okorie will see her first action after having to sit out the 2013-14 season.

► State's rookie class includes Parade All-American Victoria Viv-ians, Mississippi all-state selection Blair Schaefer, Alabama all-state and Birmingham News Player of the Year Morgan William, Florida all-state standout LaKaris Salter and Texas all-state guard Kayla Nevitt.



MSU-UAFS COMPARISION (2013-14 Stats)

MSU UAFSSCORING 2551 1609 Points per game 70.9 64.4 Scoring margin +7.6 -4.3FIELD GOALS-ATT 866-2179 540-1507 Field goal pct .397 .3583 POINT FG-ATT 114-377 127-485 3-point FG pct .302 .262 3-pt FG made per game 3.2 5.1FREE THROWS-ATT 705-997 402-596 Free throw pct .707 .674 FT made per game 19.6 16.1REBOUNDS 1410 1005 Rebounds per game 39.2 40.2 Rebounding margin +2.6 -3.6ASSISTS 509 298 Assists per game 14.1 11.9TURNOVERS 583 431 Turnovers per game 16.2 17.2 Turnover margin +5.3 +1.8 Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 0.7STEALS 347 243 Steals per game 9.6 9.7BLOCKS 158 74 Blocks per game 4.4 3.0

USA TODAY TOP 25 POLL — PRESEASON

Rnk. School Record ('13-'14) Pts. Pvs.1. Connecticut(32) 40-0 800 12. SouthCarolina 29-5 739 93. NotreDame 37-1 736 24. Tennessee 29-6 683 85. TexasA&M 27-9 630 106. Stanford 33-4 608 37. Duke 28-7 566 138. Maryland 28-7 543 49. Baylor 32-5 531 610. Kentucky 26-9 484 1111. Louisville 33-5 474 512. Texas 22-12 458 NR13. NorthCarolina 27-10 407 714. California 22-10 366 2015. MichiganState 23-10 343 2316. Nebraska 26-7 305 1717. WestVirginia 30-5 274 1218. DePaul 29-7 246 1619. Iowa 27-9 217 NR20. OklahomaState 25-9 164 1521. OregonState 24-11 123 2522. Dayton 23-8 117 NR23. UCLA 13-18 116 NR24. LSU 21-13 65 2425. Syracuse 23-10 55 NR

Dropped out:No.14PennState(24-8),No.18BrighamYoung(28-7),No.19Purdue(22-9),No.21NorthCarolinaState(25-8),No.22Gonzaga(29-5).

Receiving Votes:PennState(24-8)50;Rutgers(28-9)45;Purdue(22-9)37;Georgia(20-12)29;Vanderbilt(18-13)24;Gonzaga(29-5)17;BrighamYoung(28-7)16;FloridaState(21-12)16;St.John‘s(23-11)16;NorthCarolinaState(25-8)14;IowaState(20-11)12;SouthFlorida(23-13)11;OhioState(17-18)10;Arkansas(19-11)9;Oklahoma(18-15)8;Oregon(16-16)8;MiddleTennessee(29-5)7;SouthernCalifornia(22-13)7;WesternKentucky(24-9)5;JamesMadison(29-6)3;ArizonaState(23-10)2;Albany(28-5)1;ArkansasState(22-12)1;CalStateNorthridge(18-15)1;Marist(27-7)1.

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL — PRESEASON

Rnk. School Record ('13-'14) Pts. Pvs.1. Connecticut(35) 40-0 8752. SouthCarolina 29-5 8243. NotreDame 37-1 7984. Tennessee 29-6 7495. TexasA&M 27-9 7026. Stanford 33-4 6457. Duke 28-7 5778. Baylor 32-5 5739. Texas 22-12 53210. Maryland 28-7 53111. Kentucky 26-9 52212. Louisville 33-5 50513. NorthCarolina 27-10 50414. MichiganSt 23-10 43315. California 22-10 42316. Nebraska 26-7 31417. WestVirginia 30-5 30618. Depaul 29-7 30119. Iowa 27-9 23620. OregonSt 24-11 18321. OklahomaSt 25-9 15822. Dayton 23-8 9523. UCLA 13-18 8624. Rutgers 28-9 6524. Syracuse 23-10 65

Dropped Out:PennState14,NCState16,Purdue17,Gonzaga18,MiddleTennessee22,USC25

Others receiving votes:LSU58,Purdue45,PennState43,Geor-gia37,Gonzaga28,NCState24,Vanderbilt23,Oklahoma17,BYU14,Arkansas14,Mississippi St 13,FloridaSt10,SouthFlorida8,Minnesota8,St.John's7,Oregon5,WesternKentucky4,GreenBay4,MiddleTennessee3,IowaState2,Northwestern2,ArizonaSt1,ColoradoSt1,Albany1,JamesMadison1

SEC PRESEASON COACHES' POLLOrder of Finish 1. South Carolina 169 2. Tennessee 155 3. Texas A&M 144 4. Kentucky 135 5. Georgia 108 6. Vanderbilt 107 7. LSU 94 8. Mississippi State 87 9. Florida 86 10. Auburn 53 11. Missouri 48 12. Arkansas 40 13. Alabama 25 14. Ole Miss 23 Player of the YearTiffany Mitchell, South Carolina

First Team All-SECJessica Jackson, ArkansasJennifer O’Neill, KentuckyDanielle Ballard, LSUMartha Alwal, Mississippi StateAlaina Coates, South CarolinaTiffany Mitchell, South CarolinaAleighsa Welch, South CarolinaBashaara Graves, TennesseeIsabelle Harrison, TennesseeCourtney Walker, Texas A&M Second Team All-SECKayla Lewis, FloridaShacobia Barbee, GeorgiaBria Goss, KentuckyTia Faleru, Ole MissMorgan Eye, MissouriJordan Jones, Texas A&MCourtney Williams, Texas A&MRebekah Dahlman, Vanderbilt

SCHAEFER BUILDING A SOLID PROGRAM► Head coach Vic Schaefer added another major building block toward building a champion program in Starkville last season. He became the only MSU coach to reach 20 wins and the postseason in year two, and he joined Peggy Collins (16-14 in 1978-79) as the only Bulldog coaches to post a winning record in the second season. Schaefer's 35 victories are the most by a Bulldog coach in the first two seasons.

► The nine-win improvement from year one to year two was second among the SEC coaches at their current schools. Andy Landers' second Georgia squad (1980-81) won 27 games a year after winning 16.

► Last year's WNIT berth was the 15th time in the last 17 seasons that Schaefer has taken a team to the postseason.

BULLDOGS ABROAD► This year's squad got an early start to the year with a European tour that included visits to Belgium and France. Mississippi State started the eventful trip in Ghent, Belgium, before ending the tour with stops in Paris, Lyon and Nice in France. On the court MSU posted a perfect 4-0 mark and averaged 106.3 ppg while holding opponents to a 45.8 average. Breanna Richardson and Victoria Vivians averaged 15.3 points each to lead the squad. Chinwe Okorie topped the team on the boards, averaging 9.3 per contest to go with 9.0 points.

LOOKING AHEAD► Following Sunday's exhibition, Mississippi State begins the regular season where it left off last year, in the WNIT. The Bulldogs open the slate in the Preseason WNIT, hosting Mercer Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. The contest will be the second half of a doubleheader with the Bulldog men's squad.

MSU PICKED 8TH; ALWAL EARNS ALL-SEC HONORS► League coaches and media members both predicted Mississippi State to finish eighth in the SEC this season. The Dawgs were rated just behind LSU and ahead of Florida, Auburn, Missouri, Arkansas, Alabama and Ole Miss.

► Senior Martha Alwal was tabbed by both as a first-team preseason All-SEC pick.

2013-14 MISSISSIPPI STATE BASKETBALL

Mississippi State Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 30, 2014)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

ALL GAMES 22-14 16-5 3-7 3-2

CONFERENCE 5-11 4-4 1-7 0-0

NON-CONFERENCE 17-3 12-1 2-0 3-2

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds

## 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

10 Martha Alwal 36-36 1197 33.2 195-396 . 4 9 2 0-1 . 0 0 0 148-215 . 6 8 8 121 196 317 8.8 79 2 18 56 97 31 538 14.9

14 Kendra Grant 36-16 779 21.6 142-364 . 3 9 0 30-97 . 3 0 9 97-122 . 7 9 5 39 57 96 2.7 95 4 28 60 7 22 411 11.4

03 Breanna Richardson 36-31 885 24.6 125-295 . 4 2 4 2-10 . 2 0 0 91-135 . 6 7 4 89 124 213 5.9 107 5 30 97 15 36 343 9.5

00 Dominique Dillingham 36-21 1005 27.9 91-288 . 3 1 6 24-98 . 2 4 5 109-153 . 7 1 2 78 66 144 4.0 88 1 44 35 9 57 315 8.8

51 Savannah Carter 36-34 1019 28.3 81-218 . 3 7 2 17-44 . 3 8 6 83-126 . 6 5 9 56 120 176 4.9 113 5 82 84 1 78 262 7.3

11 Katia May 36-35 886 24.6 94-234 . 4 0 2 11-38 . 2 8 9 47-58 . 8 1 0 9 61 70 1.9 103 7 175 109 1 46 246 6.8

21 Jerica James 34-1 575 16.9 59-171 . 3 4 5 26-73 . 3 5 6 34-49 . 6 9 4 12 43 55 1.6 62 1 96 59 3 41 178 5.2

13 Ketara Chapel 34-4 581 17.1 43-120 . 3 5 8 4-16 . 2 5 0 53-72 . 7 3 6 39 55 94 2.8 69 3 19 40 11 22 143 4.2

05 Sherise Williams 32-1 289 9.0 32-74 . 4 3 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 38-58 . 6 5 5 40 45 85 2.7 37 0 7 28 13 11 102 3.2

12 Candace Foster 23-1 133 5.8 4-19 . 2 1 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-9 . 5 5 6 3 6 9 0.4 10 0 10 9 1 3 13 0.6

24 J'Net Wash 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 85 66 151 1 6

Total.......... 36 7350 866-2179 . 3 9 7 114-377 . 3 0 2 705-997 . 7 0 7 571 839 1410 39.2 764 28 509 583 158 347 2551 70.9

Opponents...... 36 7350 785-1934 . 4 0 6 133-407 . 3 2 7 575-823 . 6 9 9 440 877 1317 36.6 869 - 401 773 151 309 2278 63.3

TEAM STATISTICS MS OPP

SCORING 2551 2278

Points per game 70.9 63.3

Scoring margin +7.6 -

FIELD GOALS-ATT 866-2179 785-1934

Field goal pct . 3 9 7 . 4 0 6

3 POINT FG-ATT 114-377 133-407

3-point FG pct . 3 0 2 . 3 2 7

3-pt FG made per game 3.2 3.7

FREE THROWS-ATT 705-997 575-823

Free throw pct . 7 0 7 . 6 9 9

F-Throws made per game 19.6 16.0

REBOUNDS 1410 1317

Rebounds per game 39.2 36.6

Rebounding margin +2.6 -

ASSISTS 509 401

Assists per game 14.1 11.1

TURNOVERS 583 773

Turnovers per game 16.2 21.5

Turnover margin +5.3 -

Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 0.5

STEALS 347 309

Steals per game 9.6 8.6

BLOCKS 158 151

Blocks per game 4.4 4.2

ATTENDANCE 48733 28901

Home games-Avg/Game 21-2321 10-2308

Neutral site-Avg/Game - 5-1165

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals

Mississippi State 1187 1319 36 9 2551

Opponents 1084 1142 51 1 2278

Date Opponent Score Att.

11/08/13 at Houston W 76-68 609

11-13-13 JACKSON STATE W 81-42 1535

11-17-13 NEW ORLEANS W 111-38 2251

11-21-13 TENNESSEE TECH W 90-45 2055

11-26-13 SAVANNAH ST. W 81-63 2181

% 11/29/13 vs Grand Canyon W 71-62 279

% 11/30/13 vs James Madison W 65-52 268

% 12/01/13 vs Middle Tennessee Sta L 48-62 317

12-04-13 LA.-LAFAYETTE W 78-51 2516

12-07-13 ALABAMA ST. W 75-49 2238

12-14-13 SOUTHERN MISS W 71-61 2514

12/17/13 at North Dakota State W 72-62 1113

12-20-13 SE LOUISIANA W 109-57 2017

12-30-13 MISS. VALLEY ST. W 98-58 2764

* 01-02-14 at Florida L 72-82 1224

* 01-05-14 AUBURN L 74-82 2269

* 01-12-14 at ARKANSAS W 54-50 1701

* 01-16-14 TENNESSEE L 63-67 3169

* 01-19-14 at Texas A&M L 35-73 5318

* 01-23-14 at Ole Miss L o t 85-87 1107

* 01-26-14 MISSOURI W 69-62 2719

* 01-30-14 at LSU L 56-65 2587

* 02-02-14 GEORGIA W 80-67 2286

* 02-06-14 SOUTH CAROLINA L 64-71 2323

* 02-09-14 at Auburn L 43-51 3278

* 02-16-14 VANDERBILT W 64-62 2354

* 02/20/14 at Alabama L o t 64-72 2415

* 02-23-14 OLE MISS Wot 72-70 3155

* 02-27-14 KENTUCKY L o t 74-81 2871

* 03/02/14 at Georgia L 48-77 3723

! 03/05/14 vs Missouri W 73-70 2044

! 03/06/14 vs Florida L 67-71 2918

^ 03-20-14 TULANE W 77-68 1059

^ 03-24-14 SOUTHERN MISS Wo2 74-66 1642

^ 03-27-14 AUBURN W 59-54 1809

^ `3-30-14 SOUTH FLORIDA L 58-60 3006

* = Conference game

% = Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.)

! = SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.)

^ = WNIT

Individual Career History

Martha Alwal

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds 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

2011-12 30-15 744/24.8 68-171 . 3 9 8 0-0 . 0 0 0 25-42 . 5 9 5 76 139 215 7.2 50 0 15 33 82 22 161 5.4

2012-13 30-28 949/31.6 133-292 . 4 5 5 1-2 . 5 0 0 97-123 . 7 8 9 92 200 292 9.7 56 1 30 71 78 23 364 12.1

2013-14 36-36 1197/33.2 195-396 . 4 9 2 0-1 . 0 0 0 148-215 . 6 8 8 121 196 317 8.8 79 2 18 56 97 31 538 14.9

TOTAL 96-79 2890/30.1 396-859 . 4 6 1 1-3 . 3 3 3 270-380 . 7 1 1 289 535 824 8.6 185 3 63 160 257 76 1063 11.1

Savannah Carter



2013-14 36-34 1019/28.3 81-218 . 3 7 2 17-44 . 3 8 6 83-126 . 6 5 9 56 120 176 4.9 113 5 82 84 1 78 262 7.3

TOTAL 36-34 1019/28.3 81-218 . 3 7 2 17-44 . 3 8 6 83-126 . 6 5 9 56 120 176 4.9 113 5 82 84 1 78 262 7.3

Ketara Chapel



2013-14 34-4 581/17.1 43-120 . 3 5 8 4-16 . 2 5 0 53-72 . 7 3 6 39 55 94 2.8 69 3 19 40 11 22 143 4.2

TOTAL 34-4 581/17.1 43-120 . 3 5 8 4-16 . 2 5 0 53-72 . 7 3 6 39 55 94 2.8 69 3 19 40 11 22 143 4.2

Dominique Dillingham



2013-14 36-21 1005/27.9 91-288 . 3 1 6 24-98 . 2 4 5 109-153 . 7 1 2 78 66 144 4.0 88 1 44 35 9 57 315 8.8

TOTAL 36-21 1005/27.9 91-288 . 3 1 6 24-98 . 2 4 5 109-153 . 7 1 2 78 66 144 4.0 88 1 44 35 9 57 315 8.8

Kendra Grant



2011-12 30-30 832/27.7 74-245 . 3 0 2 41-143 . 2 8 7 30-42 . 7 1 4 31 85 116 3.9 69 0 17 55 4 17 219 7.3

2012-13 30-30 1020/34.0 121-368 . 3 2 9 20-57 . 3 5 1 91-133 . 6 8 4 39 105 144 4.8 79 2 36 92 7 38 353 11.8

2013-14 36-16 779/21.6 142-364 . 3 9 0 30-97 . 3 0 9 97-122 . 7 9 5 39 57 96 2.7 95 4 28 60 7 22 411 11.4

TOTAL 96-76 2631/27.4 337-977 . 3 4 5 91-297 . 3 0 6 218-297 . 7 3 4 109 247 356 3.7 243 6 81 207 18 77 983 10.2

Jerica James



2011-12 29-1 301/10.4 23-79 . 2 9 1 7-19 . 3 6 8 4-8 . 5 0 0 6 29 35 1.2 23 0 34 29 0 7 57 2.0

2012-13 30-11 539/18.0 38-143 . 2 6 6 14-47 . 2 9 8 30-34 . 8 8 2 8 56 64 2.1 60 1 62 71 3 22 120 4.0

2013-14 34-1 575/16.9 59-171 . 3 4 5 26-73 . 3 5 6 34-49 . 6 9 4 12 43 55 1.6 62 1 96 59 3 41 178 5.2

TOTAL 93-13 1415/15.2 120-393 . 3 0 5 47-139 . 3 3 8 68-91 . 7 4 7 26 128 154 1.7 145 2 192 159 6 70 355 3.8

Chinwe Okorie

Breanna Richardson



2013-14 36-31 885/24.6 125-295 . 4 2 4 2-10 . 2 0 0 91-135 . 6 7 4 89 124 213 5.9 107 5 30 97 15 36 343 9.5

TOTAL 36-31 885/24.6 125-295 . 4 2 4 2-10 . 2 0 0 91-135 . 6 7 4 89 124 213 5.9 107 5 30 97 15 36 343 9.5

Individual Career History

Sherise Williams



2012-13 25-6 478/19.1 47-128 . 3 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 34-60 . 5 6 7 43 69 112 4.5 69 6 2 66 33 6 128 5.1

2013-14 32-1 289/9.0 32-74 . 4 3 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 38-58 . 6 5 5 40 45 85 2.7 37 0 7 28 13 11 102 3.2

TOTAL 57-7 767/13.5 79-202 . 3 9 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 72-118 . 6 1 0 83 114 197 3.5 106 6 9 94 46 17 230 4.0

MISSISSIPPI STATEBULLDOGSOverall Record ................ 0-0SEC Record ...................... 0-0

Head Coach: Vic Schaefer (3rd Season)Assoc. Head Coach: Johnnie Harris (3rd Season)Assistant Coach: Aqua Franklin (3rd Season)Assistant Coach: Elena Lovato (1st Season)

PRONUNCIATIONSMartha Alwal ALL-WallKetara Chapel Kah-TARE-ah CHAP-elChinwe Okorie CHIN-way Oh-CORE-eeBreanna Richardson Bree-AHN-ahLaKaris Salter La-CARE-isSherise Williams Sha-REESE

00 • DOMINIQUE DILLINGHAM G • 5-9 • So. Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS)

PPG RPG SPG FG% 3FG% FT%2013-14 8.8 4.0 1.6 .316 .245 .712Career 8.8 4.0 1.6 .316 .245 .712

• 4th on team in scoring last season• 2nd among SEC freshmen in steals and FT percentage• Tied 3rd-most steals by an MSU freshman (57)• 2nd-highest FT% among SEC rookies last season

1 • BLAIR SCHAEFER G • 5-7 • Fr. Starkville, Miss. (Starkville HS)

PPG RPG SPG FG% 3FG% FT%2014-15 Career

• 2-time all-state selection at Starkville High School• Named to the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic after

her senior year• Helped the Southern Starz AAU squad to the 2013 AAU

national championship

2 • MORGAN WILLIAM G • 5-5 • Fr. Birmingham, Ala. (Shades Valley HS)


• 3-time Alabama Class 6A Player of the Year finalist• Led Shades Valley HS to the state title her senior season• 2-time Birmingham News Metro Player of the Year

3 • BREANNA RICHARDSON F • 6-1 • Fr. Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale County HS)


• Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team last season• Rated 3rd on the team with 9.5 ppg and 2nd with 5.9 rpg• Averaged 10.7 ppg in SEC play, 5th among league

rookies• Scored at a 12.3 clip in the WNIT

5 • SHERISE WILLIAMS F • 6-1 • So. St. Louis, Mo. (McCluer HS)

PPG RPG BPG FG% 3FG% FT% 2013-14 3.2 2.7 0.4 .432 .000 .655Career 4.0 3.5 0.8 .391 .000 .610

• Team's lone junior• Tallied nearly half of her 85 rebounds on the offensive

glass

10 • MARTHA ALWAL C • 6-4 • Jr. Worthington, Minn. (Worthington HS)

PPG RPG BPG FG% 3FG% FT% 2013-14 15.0 8.8 2.7 .492 .000 .688Career 11.1 8.6 2.7 .461 .333 .711

• Preseason First-Team All-SEC selection• SEC active leader in career blocks. (257) & dbl-dbls. (31)• 10th in SEC history in career blocks, 2nd among active

NCAA Division I players• 18th in MSU history with 1,063 career points

13 • KETARA CHAPEL F • 6-1 • Fr. Temple, Texas (Temple HS)


• Ranked 3rd at the FT line at 73.6% last season• Made 16 of her last 18 at the FT line (88.9%) to end the

year• 4th on the team in blocked shots (11)

14 • KENDRA GRANT G • 5-11 • Jr. Richland, Miss. (Richland HS)

PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 2013-14 11.4 2.7 0.8 .390 .309 .795Career 10.2 3.7 0.8 .345 .306 .734

• 20th in MSU career scoring with 961 points• Rates 10th in MSU history with 297-career 3-pt attempts• 2nd in scoring last season with 11.4 ppg• 79.5% at the FT line last season, 6th in SEC• Averaged 13.8 ppg in the WNIT

21 • JERICA JAMES G • 5-5 • Jr. North Little Rock, Ark. (N. Little Rock HS)

PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% 2013-14 5.2 1.6 2.8 .345 .356 .694Career 3.8 1.7 2.1 .305 .338 .747

• MSU's returning leader in assists (2.8 apg)• 2nd on team from 3-pt range last season (35.6%).

23 • KAYLA NEVITT G • 5-10 • Fr. Houston, Texas (Andy Dekaney HS)


• All-State guard from the Texas prep ranks• Two-time All-Greater Houston Team selection• Led her team to the 5A state title game as a senior

35 • VICTORIA VIVIANS F • 6-1 • Fr. Carthage, Miss. (Scott Central HS)


• 2-time 1st team All-American in high school• Scored 5,745 pts. in her prep career, a state record• Top scorer in NFHS history when counting her 8th grade

season• Led the nation with a 46.2 scoring average last season

44 • LAKARIS SALTER F • 6-1 • Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida A&M DRHS)

PPG RPG SPG FG% 3FG% FT%2014-15Career

• All-Big Bend Player of the Year all 4 years of her prep career

• Named all-state every year in her career• Led her high school to the 2A state title her sophomore

and junior seasons

45 • CHINWE OKORIE C • 6-5 • So. Lagos, Nigeria (Stoneleigh-Burnham [Mass.] Prep)

PPG RPG SPG FG% 3FG% FT% 2014-15 Career

• Tough, physical post player hailing from Nigeria• Had to sit out the 2013-14 season• Averaged 15 points, 15 rebounds to earn MVP honors at

Stoneleigh-Burnham Prep in Massachusetts.

51 • SAVANNAH CARTER G • 5-9 • Sr. Tulsa, Okla. (Trinity Valley CC)


• Had 78 steals, 10th-most in MSU history• Rated 4th in the SEC with 2.2 spg• 5th on team with 7.3 ppg; 3rd in rebounding with 4.9

rpg

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