Mississippi_State_Lady_Bulldogs_basketball

Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball

Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball

Women's college basketball team

The Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball program represents Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi, in women's NCAA Division I basketball. The Bulldogs play in the Southeastern Conference. The program is notable for ending the UConn Huskies record 111-game winning streak by beating them 66-64 in overtime in the Final Four of the 2017 NCAA tournament. The buzzer beater shot that put the Bulldogs in front of the Huskies came from the smallest player on the court, the 5-foot-5 inch junior, Morgan William.[2]

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Head coaches

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Player awards

National awards

Players

  • USBWA Freshman of the Year[3]
LaToya Thomas – 2000
LaToya Thomas – 2003
Tan White – 2005
  • Ann Meyers Drysdale Award
Victoria Vivians – 2018
  • Naismith Defensive Player of the Year
Teaira McCowan – 2018
Jordan Danberry – 2018

Coaches

Vic Schaefer – 2018
Vic Schaefer – 2018

SEC awards

LaToya Thomas – 2002, 2003
Teaira McCowan – 2019
  • Freshman of the Year
LaToya Thomas – 2000
  • Defensive Player of the Year
Armelie Lumanu – 2010
Martha Alwal – 2014
Teaira McCowan – 2018, 2019
  • 6th Woman of the Year
Teaira McCowan – 2017

Gillom Trophy

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All-Americans

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Postseason

NCAAW tournament results

The Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA tournament 10 times. Their combined record is 24–12.

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WBIT tournament results

The Bulldogs have appeared in the WBIT 1 times. Their combined record is 2–1.

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WNIT / NWIT tournament results

The Bulldogs have appeared in the WNIT and its predecessor the NWIT 7 times with a combined record of 6-8.

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See also

Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs basketball statistical leaders

References

  1. [1]
    Mississippi State Athletic Identity Standards (PDF). September 14, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  2. [2]
    Longman, Jeré (2017-04-01). "Connecticut's 111-Game Winning Streak Ends With Loss to Mississippi State". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  3. [3]
    "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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