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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
Louisiana Tech
Rebels to Welcome Louisiana Tech Friday
11/18/2021 | Women's Basketball
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OLE MISS (2-1, 0-0 SEC) vs. LOUISIANA TECH (2-0, 0-0 C-USA) Friday, November 19 • 7:00 p.m. • Oxford, Miss. The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss  |
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OXFORD, Miss. – The Rebels are set to welcome undefeated Louisiana Tech to the SJB Pavilion Friday night, taking on the Lady Techsters at 7 p.m. CT on SEC Network +.
TEAM FACTS
Ole Miss Rebels (2-1, 0-0 SEC)
Head Coach: Yolett McPhee-McCuin • 4th Season at Ole Miss (39-58) • 127-121 career record (9th Season)
Louisiana Tech (2-0, 0-0 C-USA)
Head Coach: Brooke Stoehr • 6th Season at Louisiana Tech (82-67) • 153-125 career record (10th Season)
ON THE AIR
Television/Online: SEC Network
Play-by-Play: David Kellum
Color: Lindsay King
OLE MISS RADIO
Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network
Play-by-Play: Hayden King
SERIES NOTES vs. LOUISIANA TECH
SERIES HISTORY
In a series with multiple NCAA Tournament meetings, Louisiana Tech holds the advantage all-time 7-3. The two teams have split the last four matchups, with Ole Miss taking the last game in 2019, 76-53 from the SJB Pavilion.
The Rebels have never won two games in a row against the Lady Techsters, while Louisiana Tech's longest streak in the matchup is four.
FIRST MEETING
- 03/24/88 - LT, 80-60 - at Austin
LAST MEETING
- 11/23/19 - UM, 76-53 - at Oxford
SCOUTING THE LADY TECHSTERS
After a 14-10 record last season, Louisiana Tech begins the 2021-22 campaign sitting at 2-0 with wins over NAIA programs Jarvis Christian College and LSU-Alexandria.
Five Lady Techsters are currently averaging in double figures, with Keiunna Walker leading with 19.5 points per game.
Louisiana Tech was picked to finish sixth in C-USA, after returning its two top scorers and welcoming nine newcomers, including four Division I transfers.
AGAINST C-USA
The Rebels are 59-30 in program history against teams from Conference USA, with their last game and win against a C-USA opponent coming against the Lady Techsters in 2019.
LAST TIME OUT
Shakira Austin shook off the rust from the first two games, dropping a season-high 20 points and 13 rebounds in a 71-37 victory over Lamar Tuesday night at the SJB Pavilion.
For the first time since 2017, Ole Miss accomplished the feat of shooting 50% or better in back-to-back games, draining 29-58 shots from the field against the Cardinals.
Madison Scott recorded her second double-digit game of the season, as the sophomore totaled 14 points and adding two assists. Mimi Reid dished out a season-high eight assists, the most by a Rebel in a game this year.
GOIN' TO WORK
Through the first three games, Ole Miss has found itself a home inside the paint.
Scoring on the inside has accounted for almost half of the Rebels point total this year, scoring 48 percent of all points in the paint.
The Rebel defense has also capitalized, scoring 26 percent of all points off of turnovers.
BACK IN BUSINESS
After scoring three field goals through the first two games, Preseason All-SEC center Shakira Austin found herself back in usual form scoring 20 points and adding 13 rebounds for her first double-double of the season.
The Virginia native continues to lead the conference in active career boards with a total of 818 and ranks 14th nationally.
HOT HANDS x2
Coming off the bench against MVSU, Lashonda Monk and Caitlin McGee combined to go a perfect 10-of-10 from the field.
Monk dropped a season-high 11 points, while McGee tied her career-high with a total of 13.
The two are the first Rebels to be perfect from the field with five or more attempts since teammate Madison Scott shot 5-of-5 in the season opener against McNeese last season.
SHARING IS CARING
For the second game in a row, seven Rebels combined to dish out a total of 24 assists in the win over Lamar. Mimi Reid recorded a season-high eight, the most by a Rebel in a single game this season.
Against MVSU the Rebels also racked up 24 assists, as Reid and Shakira Austin led the team with five a piece, while Austin set a new career-high.
Both outings tied the third most assists in a single game for the Rebels within the last four seasons.
RIGHT ON TARGET
In her second game as a Rebel after transferring from Wright State, Angel Baker put on a show against MVSU with a total of 18 points and shooting 4-of-5 from beyond the arc.
Baker's 80% clip from three was the highest by a Rebel with five or more attempts since Shandricka Sessom went 5-of-6 for 83.3 percent against Delaware State in 2017.
Last season Baker knocked down 43 triples, including her career-high of six against Green Bay.
WE'VE GOT A THIEF!
Against the Bruins, Madison Scott was aggressive defensively finishing with a career-high six steals. This marked the most steals by a Rebel in a single-game since November of 2019 when Valerie Nesbit tallied six against Pitt.
FOCUSED FROM THE LINE
Through the first week of the season, Ole Miss ranks fourth in the SEC in free throw percentage at .719 from the charity stripe. The Rebels shot 12-of-13 from the line against Belmont, their highest percentage with 10 or more attempts since making 15-of-16 against Florida in the SEC Tournament in 2019.
GROCERY LIST COMPLETE
Yolett McPhee-McCuin and Co. made sure to check everything off their list this off-season, scouring the transfer portal to bring in three new Rebel guards to Oxford. Bringing in more NCAA Tournament experience to the court, all three look to make a strong impact on the hardwood.
Angel Baker - Sr.*- Wright State
- Two-time First-Team All Horizon League.
- 2021 Horizon League Tournament MVP.
- Dropped 26 points in the win in First Round of the NCAA Tournament against No. 4 Arkansas.
- Grabbed 12 boards against the Razorbacks for her second double-double of the year.
- Drained 43 3's in 2020-21, shooting 35.2% from beyond the arc.
Lashonda Monk - Gr. - ECU
- Two-time AAC Defensive Player of the Year, the first player in conference history to win the award multiple times.
- Four-time All-AAC honoree.
- Set the ECU single-season steals record with 125 in 2019-20.
- Enters the SEC as the active career leader in steals.
Destiny Salary - So. - Tennessee
- Reached the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament with the Lady Vols last season.
- Appeared in 24 games as a freshman.
- Became one of just 45 Lady Vols to score in double-digits in a debut, logging 10 points against Western Kentucky.
- No. 57 player and a four-star prospect by ESPN out of Jonesboro High School.
NOT A TYPO
Shakira Austin had herself quite the Tuesday on November 9, earning herself a spot on three national award watchlists by the time lunch rolled around. The center found herself on the Wade Trophy Watch List, The John R. Wooden Award Watch List and the Naismith Watch List as one of the top players in women's college basketball.
Austin recently also earned a spot on the Lisa Leslie Watch List, awarded to the best center in women's college basketball at the end of the season.
HIGH RESULTS, HIGH EXPECTATIONS
With all five starters from last season returning, the coaches through SEC recognized the potential of this year's Rebs, picking them to finish sixth in the SEC in the preseason coaches poll.
Sixth is the highest preseason ranking by the coaches since the SEC Coaches Poll began predicting order of finish in 2007-08, and the best overall since being picked fifth in the 2005-06 media poll.
Ole Miss was also picked to finish eighth in the SEC Preseason Media Poll, its best in that poll since 2015-16.
Austin also earned herself Preseason All-SEC honors in both polls, adding to her collection of preseason acclaim.
EXCITEMENT BREWING IN OXFORD
Ole Miss captured imaginations during its spectacular late season run in 2020-21, ending wth its first winning season in four years at 15-12 amid a slew of impressive team accomplishments along the way.
• Furthest postseason run in school history (WNIT Runners-Up, lost to Rice in title game)
• Went from 0-16 in SEC play in 2019-20 to first SEC Quarterfinal appearance since 2010 last season (and nearly beat Tennessee for first semifinal appearance since 1993)
• Largest win increase (+8) at Ole Miss since 1990-91 – 1991-92 (+9); went 7-23 in 2019-20
• Beat three top-25 teams in a month; season sweep of Kentucky, beat No. 13 Arkansas in First Round of SEC Tournament (nearly beat No. 14 Tennessee in Quarterfinal)
• Ended regular season with NET of 43, five top-100 wins, four top-50 wins and a 4-4 stretch in their last eight games against an average NET of 16.8
• Most All-SEC selections since 1991-92
WHO'S BACK FOR 2021-22?
• Five starters, 10 letterwinners
• Shakira Austin: Media Preseason All-SEC, Coaches Preseason First-Team All-SEC, Preseason Lisa Leslie Award Watch List
• Austin in 2020-21: WBCA Honorable Mention All-America, First Team All-SEC, WNIT All-Tournament, Lisa Leslie Award Top-10 List, Gillom Trophy Winner (best player in Mississippi)
• Madison Scott: 2020-21 SEC Freshman of the Year (first at Ole Miss since Armintie Price in 2003-04)
• Snudda Collins: 2020-21 SEC All-Freshman team
WHAT'S BACK FOR 2021-22?
• Points: 1,645 of 1,878 (87.6%) – Shakira Austin accounted for 503 of 1,878 (26.8%)
• Rebounds: 964 of 1,060 (90.9%)
• Assists: 291 of 384 (75.8%)
• Steals: 193 of 240 (80.4%)
• Blocks: 102 of 103 (99.0%) – Shakira Austin accounted for 48 of 103 (46.6%)
• 3-Pointers: 95 of 104 (91.3%) – Snudda Collins accounted for 43 of 95 (45.3%)
vs. RANKED TEAMS IN 2020-21
• Record: 3-6
• 64.6 PPG / 68.0 PPG allowed
• .409 FG / .394 FG allowed
• .298 3PT / .313 3PT allowed
• .748 FT
• +2.3 rebounding
• Shakira Austin: 18.1 PPG, 9.8 RPG, .513 FG
• Donnetta Johnson: 13.3 PPG, 4.4 RPG, .382 FG
• Madison Scott: 7.3 PPG, 5.9 RPG, .432 FG
PROOF OF CONCEPT
A strong turnaround season for Ole Miss was rewarded thusly by the SEC coaches, with three Rebels earning all-conference honors following the conclusion of the regular season: Shakira Austin (First-Team All-SEC), Madison Scott (Freshman of the Year, All-Freshman) and Snudda Collins (All-Freshman). The three total team selections (All-SEC, All-Freshman) are the most by a Rebel squad since 1992, and trail only the 1988 team's five members and the 1990 team's four members since the All-Freshman team began in 1987.
• First-Team All-SEC (first Rebel since Tia Faleru in 2014-15)
• WBCA Honorable Mention All-America
• First Gillom Trophy winner in Ole Miss history (best player in Mississippi)
• Lisa Leslie Award Top-10 List member
• WNIT All-Tournament and All-Memphis Regional
• 18.6 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, 1.6 steals, 1.3 assists and shot 51.9 percent overall and 75.9 from the free throw line
• 13 double-doubles, 13 games with 20+ points
• First Rebel to score 20 or more in four straight games since 2009-10 (Bianca Thomas), doing so in a stretch from Dec. 15 to Jan. 7
• First Rebel to record five straight double-doubles since All-American Armintie Price in 2006-07, doing so from Jan. 31 to Feb. 21
• Nearly averaged a double-double vs. ranked opponents at 18.1 points and 9.8 rebounds while shooting .513 in nine such contests
• Averaged 15.6 points, 8.3 rebounds and shot .476 on national TV
• Ended season as only active SEC player with 1,000 career points (1,171), 700 career rebounds (787) and 150 career blocks (178)
• SEC Freshman of the Year
• SEC All-Freshman
• Six-time SEC Freshman of the Week, one of three six-time winners in SEC history
• Led SEC freshmen in rebounding, averaging 7.1 boards per game
• Seven double-doubles
• SEC All-Freshman
• Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week
• Dropped a career-high 23 points in her collegiate debut against McNeese, draining five threes -- the most points by any Rebel in their freshman debut
• Nine games with three or more made threes
• Led all SEC freshman in the regular season at .425 from beyond the arc (fifth nationally)
• Led Ole Miss in threes per game (1.6)
OLE MISS EARNS PROGRAM WIN NO. 850
The Rebel win vs. Samford in the First Round of the WNIT marked the 850th win in program history. All-time, Ole Miss is currently 852-583 (.594) in 46 years of NCAA Division I competition. Entering the 2020-21 season, only 44 programs have eclipsed the 850-win threshold.
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