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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
Jackson State
Women's Basketball to Conclude Homestand with Jackson State
11/22/2021 | Women's Basketball
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OLE MISS (3-1, 0-0 SEC) vs. JACKSON STATE (1-1, 0-0 SWAC) Tuesday, November 23 • 2:00 p.m. • Oxford, Miss. The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss  |
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OXFORD, Miss. – Women's basketball concludes its five-game season opening homestand against Jackson State this Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. CT on SEC Network +.
TEAM FACTS
Ole Miss Rebels (3-1, 0-0 SEC)
Head Coach: Yolett McPhee-McCuin • 4th Season at Ole Miss (34-58) • 128-121 career record (9th Season)
Jackson State (1-1, 0-0 SWAC)
Head Coach: Tomekia Reed • 4th Season at Jackson State (57-31) • 57-31 career record (4th Season)
ON THE AIR
Television/Online: SEC Network
Play-by-Play: Seth Austin
Color: Lindsay King
OLE MISS RADIO
Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network
Play-by-Play: Graham Doty
SERIES HISTORY
In a series that dates back to 1976, Ole Miss has dominated the Tigers, holding the advantage 23-3 all time. The Rebels have won the last 17 matchups, dating back to 1985.
In the previous meeting between the two schools last season, Ole Miss won convincingly over Jackson State, 89-65. Four Rebels scored in double figures against the Tigers, as Shakira Austin led the squad with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Madison Scott added a double-double as well with 15 points and 10 boards.
FIRST MEETING
• 12/06/76 - JSU, 66-60 - at Jackson
LAST MEETING
• 12/15/20 - UM, 89-65 - at Oxford
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
The Tigers are coming off their first SWAC championship since 2008 and an NCAA Tournament appearance. Jackson State returns a strong core, including reigning SWAC Defensive Player of the Year Ameshya Williams and SWAC Player of the Year Dayzsha Rogan.
Heading into the matchup with the Rebels, the Tigers carry a 1-1 record after falling in their season opener at Miami (FL) 72-67 and picking up a 75-59 win at home over Nicholls State.
AGAINST THE SWAC
After picking up a win against fellow SWAC school MVSU a week and a half ago, Ole Miss boasts an 85-7 record against opponents from the conference. The series aganst Jackson State is the longest running for the Rebels against schools from the SWAC.
LAST TIME OUT
A huge defensive shutdown in the second quarter against Louisiana Tech propelled the Rebels to their third straight win, 62-44 over the Lady Techsters from the SJB Pavilion on Friday night.
Defensively, the Rebels set the tone early holding the Lady Techsters to 14 points in the first half and 2 points in the second quarter.
Ole Miss began to find it's mojo from beyond the arc, draining a season-high five three's. Sophomore Snudda Collins went 4-of-8 from deep, finishing with a season-high 12 points. Shakira Austin posted her second straight double-double of the year, leading the Rebels with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
DEFENSE ON LOCK
The Rebels have been unstoppable on the defensive side in their last two outings, holding their opponents to an average of 40.5 points per game.
The 44 points allowed to the Lady Techsters was the first time since the 2011-2012 season that Ole Miss has kept its opponents under 50 points in back-to-back games.
The Lady Techsters were also held to just a mere 2 points in the second quarter, the fewest amount of points allowed by the Rebels in a quarter since the women's game moved to the format in 2015-2016.
SHARING IS CARING
For the third game in a row, six Rebels combined to dish out 20 assists or more in the win over LA Tech. Mimi Reid recorded a season-high nine, the most by a Rebel in a single-game this season.
Against Lamar and MVSU, the Rebels also racked up 24 assists. Against the Devilettes, 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.
DROPPIN' DIMES
Only four games into the season, the Rebels are on track to make history with three games already with 20 or more assists.
Last season, Ole Miss dished out 20 plus assists in five games, while the program record for the most 20 plus assist games in a single-season is six.
CRASHING THE BOARDS
Powered by Shakira Austin, the Rebels have been absolutely dominant on both sides of the boards, outrebounding their opponents by an average of 20.5 rebounds the last two games.
The last time the Rebels accomplished this feat was in 2008, out rebounding Alcorn State and Nicholls State by 21 and 22 rebounds a piece.
GOIN' TO WORK
Through the first three games, Ole Miss 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 against Lamar
Austin followed up her performance with her 29th career double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds against the Lady Techsters.
The Virginia native continues to lead the conference in active career boards with a total of 831 and ranks 15th 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.
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
In the season opener against Belmont, the Rebels shot 12-of-13 from the line, 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.
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.
POSTSEASON RUN FOR THE REBS
Ole Miss rebounded from an 0-16 SEC season in 2019-20 in demonstrative fashion, putting the SEC on notice with an exciting 2020-21 season that saw the Rebels advance to the WNIT final -- the furthest postseason run in program history. Ole Miss ultimately fell to Rice in the title game, 71-58, but still made a lot of noise along the way in head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin's fourth season in Oxford.
WNIT Team Notes
• Advanced to the WNIT Semifinal and Final for the first time in school history
• First NCAA or WNIT semifinal or final in school history
• Outscored opponents +7.2 per game
• Shot 39.5 percent from the field
• Defense allowed just 56.6 PPG and .179 clip from beyond the arc
• Defense averaged 19.2 turnovers
• Out-rebounded opponents +9.0
• 16.4 free throws made per game
• 6.0 blocks per game
• Shakira Austin: All-Tournament and All-Memphis Regional
• Donnetta Johnson: All-Memphis Regional Team
WNIT Individual Notes
• Shakira Austin: 20.4 PPG, 10.4 RPG, 2.4 BPG, 1.2 APG, 1.2 SPG, .514 FG, .833 FT
• Donnetta Johnson: 10.4 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 1.6 APG, .365 FG
• Madison Scott: 9.4 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 1.6 BPG, .447 FG
• Mimi Reid: 5.4 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 4.6 APG
BRUTAL FINAL STRETCH
Ole Miss came up short of its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2007 after putting together a strong resume, particularly down the stretch in February. The Rebels ended with a NET of 43 and a strength of schedule of 82, which included a 4-8 record against the NET Top-50, a 3-6 record against ranked teams and a 5-6 record against current NCAA Tournament teams. Over their last eight games prior to the WNIT, the Rebels were 4-4 against an average NET of 16.8 (only two games at home), and over a brutal stretch of the last five games Ole Miss was 2-3 vs. an average NET of 13.4 (only one game at home).
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%)
UP NEXT
The Rebels hit the road for the first time this season with two games at the Raising the B.A.R Invitational Powered by Cal in Berkeley, Calif. Ole Miss is set to face San Diego State from Haas Pavilion Friday at 5 p.m. CT, and will play either Cal or Furman Saturday afternoon with time to be determined.
Follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWBB, Facebook at Ole Miss WBB and on Instagram at Ole MissWBB. You can also follow head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin on Twitter at @YolettMcCuin
