2014-15 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
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GAME 6-7: NUGGET CLASSIC (HOSTED BY NEVADA)
RENO, NV Fri Nov. 29: vs. Utah Time: 8:30 p.m. CT Radio: 105.5 Graham Doty, Play-by-Play Armintie Herrington, Analyst Sat Nov. 30: vs. Portland/Nevada Time: 4:00 p.m./6:30 p.m. CT Radio: OleMissSports.com (only) Graham Doty, Play-by-Play Armintie Herrington, Analyst Location: Reno, NV Arena: Lawlor Center (11,563) Television: NevadaWolfpack.TV
2014-15 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT(TV)
TIME/RESULT
11/7 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS (EX)
W, 111-43
11/14 GRAMBLING STATE^ (SECN+)
W, 92-67
11/16 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (SECN+)
W, 91-38
11/20 SOUTHERN (SECN+)
W, 91-68
11/23 MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE (SECN+)
L, 71-65
11/25 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (SECN+)
W, 58-57
11/28 vs. Utah&
8:30 p.m.
11/29 vs. Nevada/Portland&
4:00/6:30 p.m.
12/4 at Western Kentucky (AAC)
7:00 p.m.
12/7 13/12 BAYLOR (SECN+)
2:00 P.M.
12/14 SOUTH ALABAMA (SECN+)
2:00 P.M.
12/18 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (SECN+)
4:00 P.M.
12/20 ALABAMA A&M (SECN+)
12:00 P.M.
1/2 ARKANSAS* (SECN+)
6:00 P.M.
1/4 at 9/9 Kentucky* (SEC Network)
1:00 p.m.
1/8 at Florida (FSN)
6:00 p.m.
1/11 ALABAMA* (SECN+)
2:00 P.M.
1/15 GEORGIA* (SECN+)
6:00 P.M.
1/18 at 7/6 Texas A&M* (SEC Network)
4:00 p.m.
1/22 25/-MISSISSIPPI STATE (SEC NETWORK)
8:00 P.M.
1/29 at LSU* (SEC Network)
8:00 p.m.
2/1 1/3 SOUTH CAROLINA* (ESPNU)
3:30 P.M.
2/5 at Vanderbilt* (SECN+)
7:00 p.m.
2/12 4/5 TENNESSEE* (SECN+)
6:00 P.M.
2/15 at Missouri* (SECN+)
2:00 p.m.
2/19 at Auburn* (FSN)
8:00 p.m.
2/23 9/9 KENTUCKY* (SEC NETWORK)
6:00 P.M.
2/26 LSU* (SECN+)
6:00 P.M.
3/1 at 25/- Mississippi State* (FSN)
1:00 p.m.
3/4 at SEC Tournament
TBA
*SEC Game ^Nugget Classic (Reno, NV) ! SEC Tournament (Little Rock, Ark.) Rankings: AP/USA Today All Times Central Home Games in BOLD CAPS
Ole Miss (3-1, 0-0) Head Coach: Matt Insell Career: 2nd Season at UM: 15-21/Career:15-21
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The Rebels hit the road first time this season as they head to the Nugget Classic in Reno. The Rebels enter tournament action with a 4-1 record after a win over Southeast Missouri on Tuesday. Ole Miss is looking for its first non-conference road win since defeating South Alabama last December.
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Tia Faleru led Ole Miss to a victory before heading to Reno, nailing a shot at the buzzer to give the Rebels a 58-57 win over SEMO. In the Matt Insell era, Ole Miss has won three games at the buzzer including buzzer beaters over Mississippi State and Arkansas courtesy of tip-ins from former Rebel Kenyotta Jenkins.
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Ole Miss will be participating in an in-season tournament for the 41st time in its 42-year program history. The Rebels last didn’t participate in an in-season tournament in the first year of the basketball program in 1974-75. Ole Miss is looking for two wins in a tournament since winning the Magnolia Classic in 2011-12.
4
Erika Sisk has a career night against SEMO with seven steals. The Oxford native’s seven steals was a new career high, besting her pervious high of six steals set against Belmont in 2012-13. Sisk is averaging 3.8 steals per game, which ranks second in the SEC, behind Tennessee’s Andraya Carter’s 4.0 steals per game.
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After averaging wins by 34 points in its first three games, the Rebels have played back-to-back close games vs. Middle Tennessee and SEMO. Ole Miss is 1-1 in games decided by 10-points or less. Last season, Ole Miss was 5-5 in games decided by 10 points or less with wins over Arkansas, Auburn and Mississippi Sate.
OLE MISS PROJECTED STARTERS G • 1 • TOREE THOMPSON 5-10 | Fr. | Broken Arrow, Okla.
G • 5 • ERIKA SISK 5-8 | So. | Oxford, Miss.
F • 22 • DANIELLE MCCRAY
G • 23 • SHANDRICKA SESSOM 5-10 | Fr. | Byhalia, Miss. Twitter.com/OleMissWBB Facebook/OleMissWBB Instagram: OleMiss_WBB
Possible Opponents: Portland: First Meeting Nevada: OM leads 1-0
STARTING FIVE
6-1 | Sr. | West Palm Beach, Fla.
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Nugget Classic vs. Utah: OM leads 2-0
F • 32 • TIA FALERU 6-1 | Sr. | Ozark, Ala.
PTS REB AST S FG% FT% 6.6 2.0 2.4 0.8 .275 .600 PTS 10.2
REB 3.2
AST 3.0
S 3.8
FG% .346
FT% .750
PTS 6.4
REB 4.6
AST 2.2
S 2.2
FG% .344
FT% .625
PTS 6.0
REB 3.2
AST 1.0
S 1.6
FG% .375
FT% 1.000
PTS REB AST S FG% FT% 21.0 12.4 1.2 2.8 .642 .667