The University of Mississippi Athletics
Sunday, November 15
Oxford, Miss.
2 PM
Ole Miss
vs
Louisiana Tech
11/14/2026 | Women's Basketball
OXFORD, Miss. – After draining a season-high 15 three-pointers in a historic performance against UAlbany, the Ole Miss Rebels look to build on that momentum Sunday afternoon as they welcome the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters to the SJB Pavilion. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. CT.
TEAM FACTS
No. 21/24 Ole Miss Rebels (3-0, 0-0 SEC)
Head Coach: Yolett McPhee-McCuin • Ninth Season at Ole Miss (152-107) • 14th Season in Career (246-170)
Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (4-0, 0-0 Sun Belt)
Head Coach: Brooke Stoehr • 11th Season at LA Tech (182-134) • 15th Season in Career (253-192)
ON THE AIR
Television: SEC Network+
Play-by-Play: Jake Hromada
Color: Lindsay King
Reporter: Keiran Lencheski
OLE MISS RADIO
Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network
Play-by-Play: Hayden King
SERIES HISTORY
Sunday's matchup marks the 12th all-time meeting between Ole Miss and Louisiana Tech. The Rebels trail the series, 7-4, but won the last two meetings, including a 62-44 victory in Oxford on November 19, 2021. Ole Miss holds a 3-2 advantage in games played in Oxford.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Louisiana Tech enters Sunday's matchup with a 4-0 record, including road victories at Toledo and McNeese. The Lady Techsters are averaging 77.8 points per game while holding opponents to 52.0 points per contest. Louisiana Tech is shooting 48.1 percent from the field and owns a plus-11.3 rebounding margin through four games.
Jordan Marshall leads the Lady Techsters with 13.0 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Alexia Weaver follows with 12.3 points per contest and a team-high 10 three-pointers. Hillary Dawson adds 11.8 points per game while shooting 72.7 percent from the floor, and Brittani Wells averages 10.5 points and a team-high 6.0 assists per contest.
In its most recent outing, Louisiana Tech defeated Northwestern State, 78-51, behind a team-high 18 points from Weaver. Dawson and Alana Obianozie each pulled down six rebounds in the victory.
GAMES AGAINST THE SUN BELT
Ole Miss holds a 69-26 all-time record against Sun Belt Conference opponents. The Rebels have faced Southern Miss more than any other team in the conference, holding a 19-7 advantage in the series. Ole Miss is 4-7 all-time against Louisiana Tech, with wins in the last two meetings.
A FAMILIAR FOE FOR RICHARD
Jada Richard is no stranger to the Bulldogs. While at LSU last season, the Opelousas, Louisiana, native matched her then-career high with eight assists against Louisiana Tech in the Compete 4 Cause Classic on Dec. 13, 2025. Richard enters Sunday's matchup coming off another eight-assist performance in Ole Miss' win over UAlbany.
A CONNECTION ON BOTH SIDES
Former Ole Miss guard Christie Sides provides a link between the Rebels and Lady Techsters. Sides played her first two collegiate seasons in Oxford under Hall of Fame coach Van Chancellor before transferring to Louisiana Tech. There, she played alongside current Lady Techsters head coach Brooke Stoehr, then known as Brooke Lassiter, and helped Louisiana Tech reach the 1999 Final Four.
A NEW HIGH IN THE YO ERA
Talaysia Cooper and the Rebels caught fire from beyond the arc, knocking down 15 three-pointers on the night. Cooper led the way with a career-high seven triples, tying for the fourth-most made three-pointers in a single game in program history. Ole Miss' 15 three-pointers marked the most in the Coach Yo era and the third-most in program history. It also marked the Rebels' highest three-point total since making 15 against Alabama on Feb. 11, 2018.
THE EXPECTATION, NOT THE EXCEPTION
Entering year nine of the Yolett McPhee-McCuin era in Oxford, the standard has been set. Two Sweet 16s, five NCAA Tournaments in a row, five consecutive 20+ win seasons, multiple All-SEC selections and five WNBA Draft picks, the Rebels have re-asserted themselves as a top program in women's college basketball.
TELL A FRIEND TO TELL A FRIEND, WE'RE BACK!
Entering the 2026-27 season, two key players from last year's squad are poised to provide leadership for the ten newcomers. Returning reserves in Lauren Jacobs and Desrae Kyles are primed to showcase their development from the offseason.
PORTAL POWERHOUSE
Branding herself as the portal queen, when players decide to transfer, Coach Yo loves to prove that a home for them is available in Oxford. Preaching the importance of development, players who decide to come to Ole Miss can see their game taken to a new level. Bringing in nine players from the transfer portal this off-season, the Rebels have been recognized as having one of the best transfer classes by multiple outlets.
ESPN and USA TODAY had Ole Miss as the No. 3 best transfer class and first in the SEC for the second consecutive year. On3.com had the Rebels at No. 4 nationally saying, "Another year, another transfer portal cycle that head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin dominated early."
FRESH FACES
Along with bringing in ten transfers, Coach Yo and her staff secured one of the best young talents in Charleen Hudson to make up this season's newcomer class.
STAR STUDDED STAFF
While being known as the transfer portal queen has its pros, Coach Yo has the challenge of teaching new players the culture at Ole Miss every season. She has stated multiple times that she always relies on her coaches and staff, who have stayed consistent through the years, to help show the way for newcomers.
All five of Coach Yo's elite coaching staff has NCAA Tournament experience, whether as a player or on staff. Additionally, Ole Miss is one of only three schools in the nation to have two former WNBA draft picks on its staff, as Associate Coach Joy Smith was picked in 2010 and Assistant Coach Adrienne Motley in 2017.
CONFERENCE RECOGNITION
In both the preseason SEC coaches and media polls, Ole Miss was picked seventh in the projected order of finish. Individually, Cooper was named to the preseason All-SEC first team by the conference's coaches and the preseason All-SEC second team in the media poll. In the coaches' poll, Richard also earned honors, earning a spot on the All-SEC second team.
It marks Cooper's fourth instance earning preseason All-SEC honors, after being named to the end of year All-SEC second team for two consecutive seasons. Richard has earned her first preseason All-SEC recognition as a junior.
HOOPIN' COOP
Talaysia Cooper adds another preseason accolade to her resume, as she was named one of 20 watch-list candidates for the 2027 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award. This marks Cooper's third time on this prestigious preseason list, earning top 10 finalist honors in 2024-25. Additionally, it's the seventh consecutive year at least one Rebel has been named to a preseason Naismith award watch list.
POY WATCH LIST
Talaysia Cooper has been named to the 2026-27 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List. This marks Cooper's third time on this prestigious preseason list, earning a spot on the late midseason watch list in 2024-25. Additionally, it's the third consecutive year a Rebel has been named to this player of the year watch list, as Cotie McMahon and Madison Scott were each recognized.
Get ready for the next chapter of Ole Miss Women's Basketball by getting season tickets for the 2026-27 season here. Your Rebels have made the tournament five years straight and continue to trend upwards.
Follow the Rebels on X at @OleMissWBB, Facebook at Ole Miss WBB and on Instagram at Ole MissWBB. You can also follow head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin on X at @YolettMcCuin.
TEAM FACTS
No. 21/24 Ole Miss Rebels (3-0, 0-0 SEC)
Head Coach: Yolett McPhee-McCuin • Ninth Season at Ole Miss (152-107) • 14th Season in Career (246-170)
Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (4-0, 0-0 Sun Belt)
Head Coach: Brooke Stoehr • 11th Season at LA Tech (182-134) • 15th Season in Career (253-192)
ON THE AIR
Television: SEC Network+
Play-by-Play: Jake Hromada
Color: Lindsay King
Reporter: Keiran Lencheski
OLE MISS RADIO
Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network
Play-by-Play: Hayden King
SERIES HISTORY
Sunday's matchup marks the 12th all-time meeting between Ole Miss and Louisiana Tech. The Rebels trail the series, 7-4, but won the last two meetings, including a 62-44 victory in Oxford on November 19, 2021. Ole Miss holds a 3-2 advantage in games played in Oxford.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Louisiana Tech enters Sunday's matchup with a 4-0 record, including road victories at Toledo and McNeese. The Lady Techsters are averaging 77.8 points per game while holding opponents to 52.0 points per contest. Louisiana Tech is shooting 48.1 percent from the field and owns a plus-11.3 rebounding margin through four games.
Jordan Marshall leads the Lady Techsters with 13.0 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Alexia Weaver follows with 12.3 points per contest and a team-high 10 three-pointers. Hillary Dawson adds 11.8 points per game while shooting 72.7 percent from the floor, and Brittani Wells averages 10.5 points and a team-high 6.0 assists per contest.
In its most recent outing, Louisiana Tech defeated Northwestern State, 78-51, behind a team-high 18 points from Weaver. Dawson and Alana Obianozie each pulled down six rebounds in the victory.
GAMES AGAINST THE SUN BELT
Ole Miss holds a 69-26 all-time record against Sun Belt Conference opponents. The Rebels have faced Southern Miss more than any other team in the conference, holding a 19-7 advantage in the series. Ole Miss is 4-7 all-time against Louisiana Tech, with wins in the last two meetings.
A FAMILIAR FOE FOR RICHARD
Jada Richard is no stranger to the Bulldogs. While at LSU last season, the Opelousas, Louisiana, native matched her then-career high with eight assists against Louisiana Tech in the Compete 4 Cause Classic on Dec. 13, 2025. Richard enters Sunday's matchup coming off another eight-assist performance in Ole Miss' win over UAlbany.
A CONNECTION ON BOTH SIDES
Former Ole Miss guard Christie Sides provides a link between the Rebels and Lady Techsters. Sides played her first two collegiate seasons in Oxford under Hall of Fame coach Van Chancellor before transferring to Louisiana Tech. There, she played alongside current Lady Techsters head coach Brooke Stoehr, then known as Brooke Lassiter, and helped Louisiana Tech reach the 1999 Final Four.
A NEW HIGH IN THE YO ERA
Talaysia Cooper and the Rebels caught fire from beyond the arc, knocking down 15 three-pointers on the night. Cooper led the way with a career-high seven triples, tying for the fourth-most made three-pointers in a single game in program history. Ole Miss' 15 three-pointers marked the most in the Coach Yo era and the third-most in program history. It also marked the Rebels' highest three-point total since making 15 against Alabama on Feb. 11, 2018.
THE EXPECTATION, NOT THE EXCEPTION
Entering year nine of the Yolett McPhee-McCuin era in Oxford, the standard has been set. Two Sweet 16s, five NCAA Tournaments in a row, five consecutive 20+ win seasons, multiple All-SEC selections and five WNBA Draft picks, the Rebels have re-asserted themselves as a top program in women's college basketball.
TELL A FRIEND TO TELL A FRIEND, WE'RE BACK!
Entering the 2026-27 season, two key players from last year's squad are poised to provide leadership for the ten newcomers. Returning reserves in Lauren Jacobs and Desrae Kyles are primed to showcase their development from the offseason.
PORTAL POWERHOUSE
Branding herself as the portal queen, when players decide to transfer, Coach Yo loves to prove that a home for them is available in Oxford. Preaching the importance of development, players who decide to come to Ole Miss can see their game taken to a new level. Bringing in nine players from the transfer portal this off-season, the Rebels have been recognized as having one of the best transfer classes by multiple outlets.
ESPN and USA TODAY had Ole Miss as the No. 3 best transfer class and first in the SEC for the second consecutive year. On3.com had the Rebels at No. 4 nationally saying, "Another year, another transfer portal cycle that head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin dominated early."
FRESH FACES
Along with bringing in ten transfers, Coach Yo and her staff secured one of the best young talents in Charleen Hudson to make up this season's newcomer class.
STAR STUDDED STAFF
While being known as the transfer portal queen has its pros, Coach Yo has the challenge of teaching new players the culture at Ole Miss every season. She has stated multiple times that she always relies on her coaches and staff, who have stayed consistent through the years, to help show the way for newcomers.
All five of Coach Yo's elite coaching staff has NCAA Tournament experience, whether as a player or on staff. Additionally, Ole Miss is one of only three schools in the nation to have two former WNBA draft picks on its staff, as Associate Coach Joy Smith was picked in 2010 and Assistant Coach Adrienne Motley in 2017.
CONFERENCE RECOGNITION
In both the preseason SEC coaches and media polls, Ole Miss was picked seventh in the projected order of finish. Individually, Cooper was named to the preseason All-SEC first team by the conference's coaches and the preseason All-SEC second team in the media poll. In the coaches' poll, Richard also earned honors, earning a spot on the All-SEC second team.
It marks Cooper's fourth instance earning preseason All-SEC honors, after being named to the end of year All-SEC second team for two consecutive seasons. Richard has earned her first preseason All-SEC recognition as a junior.
HOOPIN' COOP
Talaysia Cooper adds another preseason accolade to her resume, as she was named one of 20 watch-list candidates for the 2027 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award. This marks Cooper's third time on this prestigious preseason list, earning top 10 finalist honors in 2024-25. Additionally, it's the seventh consecutive year at least one Rebel has been named to a preseason Naismith award watch list.
POY WATCH LIST
Talaysia Cooper has been named to the 2026-27 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List. This marks Cooper's third time on this prestigious preseason list, earning a spot on the late midseason watch list in 2024-25. Additionally, it's the third consecutive year a Rebel has been named to this player of the year watch list, as Cotie McMahon and Madison Scott were each recognized.
Get ready for the next chapter of Ole Miss Women's Basketball by getting season tickets for the 2026-27 season here. Your Rebels have made the tournament five years straight and continue to trend upwards.
Follow the Rebels on X at @OleMissWBB, Facebook at Ole Miss WBB and on Instagram at Ole MissWBB. You can also follow head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin on X at @YolettMcCuin.
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