Thursday, January 23
Starkville, Miss.
6:30 p.m.
Mississippi State
16-5,3-4SEC
96
vs
56
Auburn
10-10,1-6SEC
1
2
3
4
F
Auburn
13
4
25
14
56
Mississippi St.
15
33
35
13
96
Hot Shooting Dawgs Take Down Auburn
January 23, 2025 | Women's Basketball
STARKVILLE – A dominating offensive performance put the Mississippi State women's basketball team back in the win column, as they took down the visiting Auburn Tigers, 96-56. The Bulldogs shot 62.3 percent in the victory, which was the first time State has shot above 60 percent in a single game in the Purcell era. Individually, eight of the ten Bulldogs in the contest shot over 50 percent from the floor.
"I want to thank the fans for their support tonight," head coach Sam Purcell said. "Our last game was a heartbreaker, but the fans have been here all year to support these women, and it has been awesome. We talk about it all the time, when we fall down as seven, we get back up as eight and what a night it was to get back up.
After a tight first quarter saw the Bulldogs lead by two, State would dominate the remainder of the way. The Dawgs outscored Auburn 33-4 in the second quarter, including a 24-0 run, their best run of the season. The 33 points in the second quarter marked the most points State had scored in a quarter against an SEC opponent this season. That mark only lasted 10 minutes, as the Bulldogs would follow that up with 35 points in the third.
A multitude of Bulldogs contributed to the offensive production. Jerkaila Jordan and Eniya Russell both finished with 15 points. Jordan finished the game on 6-11 shooting from the field, the 17th time she scored double-figures this season. Russell knocked down a pair of threes in the contest and has scored 10 or more in seven of the last eight contests.
Denim DeShields and Chandler Prater both had great nights on the offensive end as well. Prater tied her season-high 14 points on 5-6 shooting from the floor and 2-2 from three, along with collecting six rebounds. Tonight's contest marked the fourth time this season that Prater has knocked down multiple threes in one game. DeShields set a new season-high with 13 points and dished out a team-leading seven assists. The duo along with Jordan all lead the team with a plus/minus of 37.
"I have just been grinding and putting in the work outside of the game," Prater said. "The biggest thing is believing in myself and continuing to let my teammates push me. I was getting to the basket and everything else worked itself out tonight."
Madina Okot finished one rebound shy of a double-double, as she picked up 13 points and nine rebounds. Destiney McPhaul finished two points away from double-figures with eight.
The Bulldogs will be back in action on Monday against the Missouri Tigers. The game is set to begin at 7 p.m. CT on the SEC Network.
Visit HailState.com and social media accounts @HailStateWBK for the most up-to-date information on Mississippi State women's basketball.
"I want to thank the fans for their support tonight," head coach Sam Purcell said. "Our last game was a heartbreaker, but the fans have been here all year to support these women, and it has been awesome. We talk about it all the time, when we fall down as seven, we get back up as eight and what a night it was to get back up.
After a tight first quarter saw the Bulldogs lead by two, State would dominate the remainder of the way. The Dawgs outscored Auburn 33-4 in the second quarter, including a 24-0 run, their best run of the season. The 33 points in the second quarter marked the most points State had scored in a quarter against an SEC opponent this season. That mark only lasted 10 minutes, as the Bulldogs would follow that up with 35 points in the third.
A multitude of Bulldogs contributed to the offensive production. Jerkaila Jordan and Eniya Russell both finished with 15 points. Jordan finished the game on 6-11 shooting from the field, the 17th time she scored double-figures this season. Russell knocked down a pair of threes in the contest and has scored 10 or more in seven of the last eight contests.
Denim DeShields and Chandler Prater both had great nights on the offensive end as well. Prater tied her season-high 14 points on 5-6 shooting from the floor and 2-2 from three, along with collecting six rebounds. Tonight's contest marked the fourth time this season that Prater has knocked down multiple threes in one game. DeShields set a new season-high with 13 points and dished out a team-leading seven assists. The duo along with Jordan all lead the team with a plus/minus of 37.
"I have just been grinding and putting in the work outside of the game," Prater said. "The biggest thing is believing in myself and continuing to let my teammates push me. I was getting to the basket and everything else worked itself out tonight."
Madina Okot finished one rebound shy of a double-double, as she picked up 13 points and nine rebounds. Destiney McPhaul finished two points away from double-figures with eight.
The Bulldogs will be back in action on Monday against the Missouri Tigers. The game is set to begin at 7 p.m. CT on the SEC Network.
Visit HailState.com and social media accounts @HailStateWBK for the most up-to-date information on Mississippi State women's basketball.
Team Stats
AU
MS
FG%
.344
.623
3FG%
.214
.381
FT%
.688
.923
RB
23
44
TO
17
19
STL
4
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
G
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
C
/ Women's BasketballG/F
/ Women's BasketballG/F
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