2015-16 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
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GAME 22: AT ALABAMA
TUSCALOOSA, ALA.
2015-16 SCHEDULE DATE RK
OPPONENT
N6
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS+ SECN+
W, 100-53
N13
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY^ SECN+
W, 97-61
N15
UL-LAFAYETTE
SEC
L, 82-78
N19
MISSOURI STATE
SECN+
L, 91-78
N22
at Middle Tennessee
FOX
N27
at Stony Brook
W, 72-57
N29
at Wagner
W, 86-49
D2
WESTERN KENTUCKY SECN+
W, 59-53
D6
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF SECN+
W, 80-45
D12
at Southern Miss
D14
NEW ORLEANS
SECN+
W, 97-59
D16
TULANE
SECN+
L, 61-59
D19
MCNEESE STATE
SECN+
W, 96-56
D29
ALABAMA A&M
SECN+
W 103-42
J3
VANDERBILT*
SECN+
W, 55-52
at LSU*
SEC
L, 76-57
J10 21/22 FLORIDA#
SEC
L, 85-65
J14 12/11 at Texas A&M*
SECN+
L , 81-58
J18 11/12 at Mississippi State*
SEC
L, 79-51
J21 18/18 KENTUCKY*
SEC
W, 73-65
J7
J28 2/2
TV TIME/RESULT
L, 84-75
L, 57-38
SECN+
L, 81-62
J31 21/21 MISSOURI*
at South Carolina
SEC
L, 60-46
F4
at Alabama*
SECN+
6:00 p.m.
F7
at Georgia*
SECN+
1:00 p.m.
F11
AUBURN*
SECN+
6:00 P.M.
F15 11/12 TEXAS A&M*
SEC
6:00 P.M.
F18 23/25 at Tennessee*
SECN+
6:00 p.m.
F21 11/12 MISSISSIPPI STATE*
ESPN2
4:00 P.M.
F25 2/2
SOUTH CAROLINA*
SEC
8:00 P.M.
F28
at Arkansas*
SEC
3:00 p.m.
M2-6
at SEC Tournament!
SEC/ESPN
TBA
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Ole Miss Rebels (10-11, 2-6 SEC) Head Coach: Matt Insell Career: Third Season at UM: 41-45/Career: 41-45
Date: Thursday, February 4 Time: 6 PM CT Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Arena: Foster Auditorium (3,800) Television: SEC Network+ Radio: 105.1 FM/105.5 FM Graham Doty, Play-by-Play Armintie Herrington, Analyst Live Audio: OleMissSports.com Series Information: OM leads, 34-21 Last Meeting: OM, 77-61 (1/11/15)
Alabama Crimson Tide (13-9, 2-7 SEC) Head Coach: Kristy Curry Career: 17th Season at ALA: 40-44/Career: 349-193
STARTING FIVE
1
Despite a halftime lead, Ole Miss dropped a 60-46 contest to No. 22/24 Missouri on Sunday. Shandricka Sessom and A’Queen Hayes led the Rebels with 15 points each, while Hayes added a team-best eight rebounds. Shequila Joseph was also in double figures with 10 points while Hayes dished out four assists.
2
With her 15 points against Mizzou, Shandricka Sessom has posted five straight games in double figures and has reached double figures in 19 of Ole Miss’ 21 contests this season. Sessom is currently averaging 16.5 points per game, which ranks her as the No. 6 scorer in the SEC. Last week she averaged 20.5 ppg.
3
Shequila Joseph and A’Queen Hayes have stepped up their games in the last several weeks. Hayes is averaging 10.3 points per game in the last three contests while Joseph is adding 13.3 points per game over the last three games, including 21 points in a win over Kentucky on Jan. 21.
4
Ole Miss is the youngest team in the SEC this season. Ole Miss has 13 players on the roster and nine are freshmen or sophomores. The Rebels are the lone team in the SEC without a senior and Ole Miss has only two players who have been in the program for more than two years in Shequila Joseph and Bretta Hart.
5
Ole Miss and Alabama will be meeting for the 56th time in Thursday’s meeting. Ole Miss leads the series, 34-21 and won the last meeting 77-63 which snapped a three-game win streak for the Crimson Tide. Ole Miss is looking for its first win in Tuscaloosa since a 69-55 win in 2012.
OLE MISS PROJECTED STARTERS (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME) G • 3 • A’QUEEN HAYES 5-8 | So. | Horn Lake, Miss.| Horn Lake HS
G • 5 • ERIKA SISK 5-8 | Jr. | Oxford, Miss.| Murray State
F • 11 • SHEQUILA JOSEPH 6-3 | Jr. | London, England | Barking Abby
G • 20 • MADINAH MUHAMMD 5-8 | Fr. | Chicago, Ill. |Whitney Young HS
G • 23 • SHANDRICKA SESSOM 5-10 | So. | Byhalia, Miss. | Byhalia HS
PTS 5.9
REB 4.8
AST 2.6
S 1.7
FG% .380
FT% .518
PTS 9.3
REB 3.1
AST 3.0
S 2.5
FG% .370
FT% .694
PTS 6.8
REB 4.2
AST 0.5
S 0.7
FG% .389
FT% .667
PTS 6.7
REB 1.4
AST 0.7
S 1.0
FG% .318
FT% .800
PTS 16.4
REB 5.8
AST 2.0
S 1.6
FG% .385
FT% .750