Battle Of The Bulldogs Set For Thursday

Thursday, February 12

Starkville

6:30 p.m.

Mississippi State

RV Georgia

Battle Of The Bulldogs Set For Thursday

February 11, 2026 | Women's Basketball

MSU Notes UGA Notes

By: Will Simmons, Assistant Director/Communications

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State women's basketball returns to Humphrey Coliseum on Thursday for the first time since February 1st to take on the Georgia Bulldogs. Tipoff for the contest is set for 6:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network+. Fans in attendance are encouraged to wear black. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a free black State script shirt.

GAME INFORMATION
Georgia Bulldogs (19-5, 5-5 SEC) vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (16-8, 3-7 SEC)
Date: Thursday, February 12, 6:30 p.m. CT
Location: Starkville, Miss. (Humphrey Coliseum)
Watch: SECN+
Listen: MSU Radio Network – Starkville 96.1

NOTES:

Mississippi State dropped their last contest to #3 South Carolina and enters the game off Sunday's open date.
Madison Francis led the Bulldog offense with 12 points against the Gamecocks, her 17th game in double figures this season.
Eight of Francis' 17 games with 10 or more points have come in State's 10 conference games.
Kharyssa Richardson added 11 points, which added to her single-season best of games in double figures and made the total 10.
The Bulldog offense has been distributed across the board throughout the season. Seven different Bulldogs have led the team in scoring across 24 games.
Francis and Favour Nwaedozi have both led the team in scoring seven times, the most of any Bulldog.
Three Bulldogs are averaging double figures: Francis (13.1), Nwaedozi (12.6) and Destiney McPhaul (10.4). Richardson, Trayanna Crisp, Jaylah Lampley are all just shy of double figures, as they all average over nine points a game.
Francis was named to the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watchlist, making her one of four freshman in the country to be added.
She is the only player in the nation to have recorded games with seven blocks and seven steals.
Francis' is ninth in program history for blocks in the season and is one of two freshmen on the list.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT – GEORGIA

Georgia re-entered the win column after a two-game skid with a victory over the Missouri Tigers.
Four Georgia players average double figures - Dani Carnegie (18.5), Mia Woolfolk (12.3), Trinity Turner (11.5) and Ryle Theuerkauf (11.3). Carnegie, Woolfolk and Turner are all sophomores.

SERIES HISTORY:

Georgia leads the all-time series 30-23.
State has won eight of the last 10 contests, including winning the last two.
Sam Purcell is 2-1 against Georgia.

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