This Saturday afternoon, the Ole Miss Lady Rebels basketball team springs back into action as they face Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. Tip off is set for 4 p.m.
For the second straight season, these two teams will face off on the hardwood this Saturday. Ole Miss leads the series 17-4 and will be making its first trip to Hattiesburg since the 1999-2000 season. Ole Miss has won the last five meetings between the teams.
Ole Miss enters the game with 5-3 record after picking up the fourth straight win on the season after defeating Arkansas-Pine Bluff this past Sunday . In the win, Shandricka Sessom posted a career-high 28 points in the win and grabbed her third career game of 20 or more points.
Coach Matt Insell’s squad is getting production from every single player in a Rebel uniform. Each player is averaging at least 1.8 points per game and 10 of the 12 active players average at least 4.0 points per game.
Southern Miss comes into Saturday’s game with a record of 5-2 on the year from winning their last four games after a 71-21 win over South Alabama on Sunday. Jayla King leads the offense with 11.6 points per game. Teammates Jerontay Clemons and Caitlin Jenkins Brittany Dinkins and Keri Jewett-Giles are also in double figures for the Eagles.
Jenkins leads the way on the glass with 8.2 rebounds per game. As a team, Southern Miss is averaging 60.3 points per game and pulling down 37.3 rebounds per game. The Lady Eagles will also play Mississippi State and Power Five foe, North Carolina in non-conference action.
Fans can listen to all the action of the game on 105.1 FM and 105.5 FM locally as Graham Doty and Armintie Herrington will be on the call.
Adam Brown is the sports editor for HottyToddy.com. He can be reached at adam.brown@hottytoddy.com.
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