Bulldogs Return Home For Wednesday Matchup With Troy

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State women's basketball returns home for a midweek matchup against the Troy Trojans. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT.

GAME INFORMATION
North Alabama Lions (2-0, 0-0 SBC) vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-0, 0-0 SEC)
November 11, 2026, 6:30 p.m. CT
Starkville, Miss. (Humphrey Coliseum)
Watch: SECN+
Listen: MSU Radio Network – Starkville 96.1

TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for the game can be purchased at hailstate.com/tickets.

TEAM NOTABLES

Mississippi State moved to 2-0 on the year with a dominating offensive performance, taking down UT Martin, 114-68.
This marked the most points scored by a Bulldog team on the road in program history and was the fifth-best scoring performance in program history.
The Bulldogs shot 60 percent from the floor and 50 percent from beyond the arch in the contest.
Favour Nwaedozi collected her fifth-straight double-double spanning back to 2025-26 with 21 points and 14 rebounds. She only missed one of her 10 shot attempts on the evening.
Cali Smallwood dropped 17 points and went 4-6 from distance in the contest. In the second quarter, she knocked down a triple in three consecutive possesions.
Reese Beaty earned her first career double-double with 12 points, a career-high 10 assists and three steals.
Tootie Lockett collected 15 points off the bench on 6-9 shooting.
Macie Phifer, Grace Ndubueze, Aryss Macktoon and Melissa Guillet all finished with eight points.
In the season opener against North Alabama, defense reigned supreme, as the Bulldogs held the Lions to 27 total points, the second-best mark during Purcell's tenure and the fewest in both a season and home opener in program history.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

Troy is 2-0 so far this season.
Head Coach Chandra Rigby is in her 15th season at the head of the Troy program.
Hannah Smith leads Troy with 19.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.

SERIES HISTORY

Mississippi State has leads the all-time series against Troy, 14-3.
Troy defeated the Bulldogs in the last contest between the two teams, 73-66, on December 18, 2021.
MSU's last win came on December 14, 2020, when the Bulldogs won, 103-76.
In the last 10 games, State leads 8-2.

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Players Mentioned

Reese Beaty

Melissa Guillet

Tootie Lockett

Aryss Macktoon

Grace Ndubueze

Favour Nwaedozi

Macie Phifer

Cali Smallwood