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:Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball

{{short description|Women's college basketball team}}

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|name = Mississippi State Bulldogs
women's basketball

|current = 2024–25 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

|logo = Mississippi State Bulldogs script logo.svg

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|university = Mississippi State University

| firstseason = 1974-1975

| record = {{winpct|744|611|record=y}}

|conference = SEC

|location = Starkville, Mississippi

|coach = Sam Purcell

|tenure = 3rd

|arena = Humphrey Coliseum

|capacity = 10,575

|nickname = Lady Bulldogs

|bestfinish = 2

|NCAArunnerup = 2017, 2018

|NCAAfinalfour = 2017, 2018

|NCAAeliteeight = 2017, 2018, 2019

|NCAAsweetsixteen = 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

|NCAAsecondround = 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025

|NCAAtourneys = 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025

|conference_tournament = 2019

|conference_season = 2018, 2019

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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.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/01/sports/ncaabasketball/uconn-huskies-mississippi-state-bulldogs-final-four.html|title=Connecticut's 111-Game Winning Streak Ends With Loss to Mississippi State|last=Longman|first=Jeré|date=2017-04-01|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-04-02|issn=0362-4331}}

Head coaches

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Name

! Years

! Record

Libba Birmingham

| 1974–1977

| 29–38

Peggy Collins

| 1977–1984

| 91–103

Eddie Vaughn

| 1984–1985

| 8–19

Brenda Paul

| 1985–1989

| 52–56

Jerry Henderson

| 1989–1995

| 62–101

Sharon Fanning-Otis

| 1995–2012

| 281–232

Vic Schaefer

| 2012–2020

| 221–62

Nikki McCray-Penson

| 2020–2021

| 10–9

Doug Novak (Interim)

| 2021–2022

| 15–14

Sam Purcell

| 2022–present

| 67–35

Roster

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  • Fred Castro ({{college|Oklahoma}})
  • Anita Howard (Armstrong State)
  • Samantha Williams ({{college|Auburn}})
  • Victoria Vivians ({{college|Mississippi State}})
  • Tony Dukes ({{college|Clayton State}})

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Player awards

=National awards=

== Players ==

  • USBWA Freshman of the Year{{Cite web |url=http://www.hailstate.com//fls/16800/pdf/wbk/wbk_1415mg.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=16800 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-01-25 |archive-date=2015-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111620/http://www.hailstate.com//fls/16800/pdf/wbk/wbk_1415mg.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=16800 |url-status=dead }}

: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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! style="{{NCAA color cell|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}; width:35%"|Player

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}; width:38%"|Winning year(s)

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|Alexis Rack

|2009, 2010

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|Martha Alwal

|2013

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|Victoria Vivians

|2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

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|Teaira McCowan

|2019

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|Jessika Carter

|2024

=All-Americans=

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Mississippi State Bulldogs|Player|Position|Playing Years}}

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| LaToya Thomas

| Guard

| 1999–2003

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| Tan White

| Guard

| 2001–2005

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| Alexis Rack

| Guard

| 2006–2010

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| Victoria Vivians

| Guard

| 2014–2018

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| Morgan William

| Guard

| 2014–2018

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|Teaira McCowan

| Center

| 2015–2019

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| colspan=4 | Source: [http://www.hailstate.com//fls/16800/pdf/wbk/wbk_1415mg.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=16800 Mississippi State Media Guide] [http://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/victoria-vivians-morgan-william-earn-ap-all-america-honors CBS Sports][http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26259755/women-college-basketball-all-americans-2019 espnW]

Postseason

=NCAAW tournament results=

The Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA tournament 13 times. Their combined record is 24–12.

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Mississippi State Bulldogs|Year|Seed|Round|Opponent|Result}}

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| 1999

#7Round of 64#10 NC StateL 57-76
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| 2000

#3Round of 64
Round of 32		#14 St. Peter's
#11 UAB		W 94-60
L 72-78
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| 2002

#12Round of 64
Round of 32		#5 Boston College
#4 Texas Tech		W 65-59
L 55-77
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| 2003

#3Round of 64
Round of 32		#14 Manhattan
#6 New Mexico		W 73-47
L 61-73
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| 2009

#11Round of 64
Round of 32		#6 Texas
#3 Ohio State		W 71-63
L 58-64
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| 2010

#7Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		#10 Middle Tennessee
#2 Ohio State
#3 Florida State		W 68-64
W 87-67
L 71-74
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| 2015

#5Round of 64
Round of 32		#12 Tulane
#4 Duke		W 57-47
L 56-64
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| 2016

#5Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		#12 Chattanooga
#4 Michigan State
#1Connecticut		W 60-50
W 74-72
L 38-98
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| 2017

#2Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		#15 Troy
#7 DePaul
#3 Washington
#1 Baylor
#1 Connecticut
#1 South Carolina		W 110-69
W 92-71
W 75-64
W 94-85OT
W 66-64OT
L 55-67
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| 2018

#1Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		#16 Nicholls State
#9 Oklahoma State
#4 NC State
#3 UCLA
#1 Louisville
#1 Notre Dame		W 95-50
W 71-56
W 71-57
W 89-73
W 73-63OT
L 58-61
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| 2019

#1Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#16 Southern
#9 Clemson
#5 Arizona State
#3 Oregon		W 103-46
W 85-61
W 76-53
L 84-88
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| 2023

#11First Four
Round of 64
Round of 32		#11 Illinois
#6 Creighton
#3 Notre Dame		W 70-56
W 81-66
L 48–53
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| 2025

#9Round of 64
Round of 32		#8 California
#1 USC		W 59-46
L 59-96

=WBIT tournament results=

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

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Mississippi State Bulldogs|Year|Seed|Round|Opponent|Result}}

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| 2024

#2First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Georgia Tech
#3 TCU
at #1 Penn State		W 84–47
W 68–61
L 87–92

=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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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Mississippi State Bulldogs|Year|Tourney|Round|Result}}

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| 1988

NWITThird Round1-2
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| 1998

WNITFirst Round0-1
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| 2001

WNITThird Round2-1
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| 2005

WNITFirst Round0-1
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| 2007

WNITThird Round1-1
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| 2008

WNITSecond Round0-1
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| 2014

WNITThird Round2-1

See also

Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball statistical leaders

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website}}

{{Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball navbox}}

{{Mississippi State University}}

{{Southeastern Conference women's basketball navbox}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs basketball}}