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Auburn, Ala.
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Mississippi State
14-7,5-4SEC
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9-12,1-9SEC
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Mississippi St.
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Photo by: Mississippi State Athletics
Women’s Basketball Wins Third Straight With Victory at Auburn
February 03, 2022 | Women's Basketball
AUBURN, Ala. – Mississippi State women's basketball earns its third straight conference victory with its 70-65 win over Auburn in a tightly-contested road game.
Anastasia Hayes had a monster performance, nearly earning a double-double with 26 points and season-best 9 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs in both categories. Hayes also chipped in with four assists, a pair of steals with a season-high 10 makes on 11 free throw attempts. She is shooting 27-30 from the free throw line over the past three games.
JerKaila Jordan chipped in with 18 points on 2-4 shooting from three-point land, along with six rebounds and three steals. This marks the fifth game of the season that Jordan has recorded three or more steals, and it is her ninth game making two or more three-pointers.
Myah Taylor stuffed the stat sheet Thursday, scoring eight points with five rebounds, three assists, two steals and one three-pointer. Aislynn Hayes was great off the bench again with three triples for the Bulldogs
for nine points on the night. Aislynn has made three or more 3-pointers for State in three consecutive games now, and it is her sixth time doing so on the year.
Charlotte Kohl earned her third start of the season and chipped in across multiple categories, finishing with two points, three rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal. Raven Farley also blocked a pair of shots, pulled down two boards and scored two points of her own.
The Bulldogs shot exceptionally well once again, finishing at 51% from the field and 54% from three. This hot shooting would see MSU lead for nearly 30 minutes in this game, including all 10 minutes of the fourth quarter. Over their last three games, State is shooting 30-53 (57%) on three-pointers.
Quoting Coach Novak
On Aislynn's strong performance
"Whether she's hitting that shot or not hitting that shot, she plays extremely hard. She gets some tough matchups defensively that some people don't understand where she might have to defend in the post or might have to defend a driver, a shooter. She's getting them all. The cuts that she makes, she goes zero to 60 to clear space for somebody.
Game Notes
• After starting the game down 9-2, State used a 14-0 run across the first and second quarters to retake the lead 16-11.
• Auburn used a fourth quarter surge to cut the lead to 2 at 61-59, but the Bulldogs held on to win 70-65
Up Next
Mississippi State will be home for two games next week. On Thursday, Feb. 10, the Bulldogs will host Florida at 5:30 p.m. before hosting Ole Miss on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 3 p.m.
For the most up-to-date information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU women's basketball on Twitter, like them on Facebook, and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateWBK.
Anastasia Hayes had a monster performance, nearly earning a double-double with 26 points and season-best 9 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs in both categories. Hayes also chipped in with four assists, a pair of steals with a season-high 10 makes on 11 free throw attempts. She is shooting 27-30 from the free throw line over the past three games.
JerKaila Jordan chipped in with 18 points on 2-4 shooting from three-point land, along with six rebounds and three steals. This marks the fifth game of the season that Jordan has recorded three or more steals, and it is her ninth game making two or more three-pointers.
Myah Taylor stuffed the stat sheet Thursday, scoring eight points with five rebounds, three assists, two steals and one three-pointer. Aislynn Hayes was great off the bench again with three triples for the Bulldogs
for nine points on the night. Aislynn has made three or more 3-pointers for State in three consecutive games now, and it is her sixth time doing so on the year.
Charlotte Kohl earned her third start of the season and chipped in across multiple categories, finishing with two points, three rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal. Raven Farley also blocked a pair of shots, pulled down two boards and scored two points of her own.
The Bulldogs shot exceptionally well once again, finishing at 51% from the field and 54% from three. This hot shooting would see MSU lead for nearly 30 minutes in this game, including all 10 minutes of the fourth quarter. Over their last three games, State is shooting 30-53 (57%) on three-pointers.
Quoting Coach Novak
On Aislynn's strong performance
"Whether she's hitting that shot or not hitting that shot, she plays extremely hard. She gets some tough matchups defensively that some people don't understand where she might have to defend in the post or might have to defend a driver, a shooter. She's getting them all. The cuts that she makes, she goes zero to 60 to clear space for somebody.
Game Notes
• After starting the game down 9-2, State used a 14-0 run across the first and second quarters to retake the lead 16-11.
• Auburn used a fourth quarter surge to cut the lead to 2 at 61-59, but the Bulldogs held on to win 70-65
Up Next
Mississippi State will be home for two games next week. On Thursday, Feb. 10, the Bulldogs will host Florida at 5:30 p.m. before hosting Ole Miss on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 3 p.m.
For the most up-to-date information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU women's basketball on Twitter, like them on Facebook, and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateWBK.
– HailState.com –
Team Stats
MSU
AUB
FG%
.511
.403
3FG%
.538
.154
FT%
.630
.520
RB
34
39
TO
18
14
STL
10
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
26
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
10
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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