2015-16 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
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GAME 29: AT ARKANSAS
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.
2015-16 SCHEDULE DATE RK
OPPONENT
N6
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS+ SECN+
TV TIME/RESULT 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
L, 84-75
D2 -/RV 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 RV/RV FLORIDA#
SEC
L, 85-65
J14 11/11 at Texas A&M*
SECN+
L , 81-58
J18 16/16 at Mississippi State*
SEC
L, 79-51
J21 15/14 KENTUCKY*
SEC
W, 73-65
J7
J28 3/2
L, 57-38
SECN+
L, 81-62
J31 24/24 MISSOURI*
at South Carolina
SEC
L, 60-46
F4
at Alabama*
SECN+
L, 48-37
F7
at Georgia*
SECN+
L, 70-56
F11
AUBURN*
SECN+
L, 65-60
F15 11/11 TEXAS A&M*
SEC
L, 62-48
F18 RV/- at Tennessee*
SECN+
L, 57-51
F21 16/16 MISSISSIPPI STATE*
ESPN2
L, 60-51
F25 3/2
SOUTH CAROLINA*
SEC
L, 66-45
F28
at Arkansas*
SEC
3:00 p.m.
M2-6
at SEC Tournament!
SEC/ESPN
TBA
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Ole Miss Rebels (10-18, 2-13 SEC) Head Coach: Matt Insell Career: Third Season at UM: 41-52/Career: 41-52
Date: Sunday, February 28 Time: 3 PM CT Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas Arena: Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Television: SEC Network Brenda VanLengen, Play-by-Play Candace Parker, Analyst Radio: 105.1 FM/105.5 FM Graham Doty, Play-by-Play Armintie Herrington, Analyst Live Audio: OleMissSports.com Series Information: OM leads, 25-15 Last Meeting: ARK, 72-61 (3/5/15)
Arkansas Razorbacks (11-17, 6-9 SEC) Head Coach: Jimmy Dykes Career: Second Season at ARK: 29-31/Career: 29-31
STARTING FIVE
1
Ole Miss dropped a 66-45 contest to No. 3/2 South Carolina in its final home game of the 2015-16 slate. Madinah Muhammad led all-scorers with 20 points. Shandricka Sessom was also in double figures for the 23rd time this season with 13 points while Bretta Hart added eight rebounds.
2
For the second consecutive game, Madinah Muhammad led the Rebels in scoring with 20 points against the Gamecocks. Muhammad has posted 10 games in double figures and has led Ole Miss in scoring four times. She is Ole Miss’ top scoring freshman with 7.4 ppg, which jumps to 8.0 ppg vs. SEC foes.
3
Bretta Hart started her fourth straight game against South Carolina. Hart is averaging 4.4 points per game and a team-best 5.6 rebounds per game. Hart has started seven games this season and is averaging 3.7 ppg in starts and 7.4 rebounds in games stated. Hart’s grabbed 5 or more rebounds on 15 instances.
4
Ole Miss is the youngest team in the SEC this season. Ole Miss has 11 players on the roster and eight 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 Arkansas are meeting for the first time this season with Ole Miss leading the all-time series, 25-15, despite Arkansas winning the last meeting 72-61 in the 2015 SEC Tournament in Little Rock. Arkansas leads the series 10-5 in games played in Fayetteville.
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
F • 24 • BRETTA HART 6-1 | Jr. | Poplarville, Miss. | Bay HS
PTS 6.5
REB 5.3
AST 2.8
S 1.6
FG% .359
FT% .535
PTS 8.2
REB 3.1
AST 2.9
S 2.3
FG% .342
FT% .703
PTS 6.5
REB 4.1
AST 0.6
S 0.8
FG% .344
FT% .632
PTS 7.4
REB 1.4
AST 0.7
S 0.8
FG% .291
FT% .780
PTS 4.4
REB 5.6
AST 0.2
S 1.3
FG% .471
FT% .387