MSU COMMUNICATIONS | 2017 HAIL STATE SOCCER CONTACT INFORMATION Caleb Garner (Soccer/ Men’s Tennis Contact) Graduate Assistant Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (662) 325-6259 Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (662) 361-1993 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CGarner@athletics.msstate.edu Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @CalebGarnerMSU
Caleb Garner Soccer/Men’s Tennis
Bill Martin Football
Andrew Piper Baseball/Football #2
Mary Catherine Molay Volleyball/MBK #2
John Cade Digital Media/Web
Gregg Ellis Men’s Basketball
Brock Turnipseed Women’s Basketball
Bill Martin (Football) Assistant Athletics Director Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (662) 325-0967 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BMartin@athletics.msstate.edu Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @MSUBillMartin John Cade (Digital Media) Assistant Athletics Director Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (662) 325-0971 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JRCade@athletics.msstate.edu Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @jrcade Gregg Ellis (Men’s Basketball) Associate Director Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (662) 325-3595 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GEllis@athletics.msstate.edu Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @MSUsportsGregg Brock Turnipseed (Women’s Basketball) Assistant Director Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (662) 325-7556 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . BTurnipseed@athletics.msstate.edu Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @brockt_msu Andrew Piper (Baseball, #2 Football) Assistant Director Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (662) 325-0972 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . APiper@athletics.msstate.edu Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @ADPiper7 Mary Catherine Molay (Volleyball, #2 Men’s Basketball) Graduate Assistant Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (662)-325-6259 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MCMolay@athletics.msstate.edu Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @guacamolay85
Who to Contact?
The Mississippi State Communications Department is here to serve the media throughout the 2017 Bulldog soccer season. Media members in need of assistance can contact Caleb Garner in the Communications office at (662) 325-6259 or by cell at (662) 361-1993.
MSU Player/Coach Availability
Players and coaches will be made available to the media upon request. Those wishing to set up an interview must contact Caleb Garner via phone or e-mail. On gameday, players and coaches are only available postgame. For post-practice interviews, media members should contact Caleb Garner no later than 10 p.m. the night before. In most cases, players will be available for a brief time before and after practices which are scheduled during the morning hours of 7:45-10:15 each weekday. Telephone interviews can also be scheduled with players on a call-back basis during the week with arrangements made through Caleb Garner.
Postgame Interviews
Requested MSU players, along with head coach Tom Anagnost, will be available for interviews approximately 10 minutes after all games near the midfield sideline opposite of the dugouts.
Press Box Services
A complete NCAA box score and pertinent game facts are available to members of the working media following the end of the first half and at the conclusion of each game. Media members also have access to game notes, statistics, lineups and rosters prior to the start of each game upon request. A pregame meal is also served in the press box around 45 minutes prior to each game.
Photographers/Videographers
Photographers and videographers are permitted to shoot around the MSU Soccer Field in approved areas. Those wishing to shoot a game must contact Caleb Garner the day before the game to be granted access.
Radio Broadcasts
The MSU Soccer Field press box houses radio lines to support home and visitor radio broadcasts. For more information on the phone lines, please contact Caleb Garner in the Communications office.
Social Media
Breaking news, game updates and behind-thescenes moments can be found on Mississippi State soccer’s various social media platforms by following @HailStateSOC on Twitter and Instagram.
The Mississippi State locker room and field dugouts are off limits to the media.
#HailState
2017 MISSISSIPPI STATE SOCCER MEDIA GUIDE
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