Mississippi State Women’s Basketball 2020 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 2, 2020 · CSM Staff
Mississippi State Bulldogs
SEC (27-6, 13-3)
Big Wins: 11/25 at Marquette (74-68), 2/6 at Tennessee (72-55), 2/9 Texas A&M (69-57)
Bad Losses: 12/8 West Virginia (65-71), 2/16 at Kentucky (62-73), 2/23 Alabama (64-66)
Coach: Vic Schaefer
Probable Starters:
Jordan Danberry, Senior, Guard, 12.6 ppg, 3.3 apg, 2.3 spg
Myah Taylor, Sophomore, Guard, 5.6 ppg, 4.6 apg
Chloe Bibby, Junior, Forward, 7.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg
Rickea Jackson, Freshman, Forward, 15.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg
Jessika Carter, Sophomore, Forward/Center, 13.0 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 1.8 bpg
Key Role Players:
Aliyah Matharu, Freshman, Guard, 7.1 ppg
Andra Espinoza-Hunter, Junior, Guard, 4.6 ppg
JaMya Mingo-Young, Freshman, Guard, 4.5 ppg, 1.5 apg
Xaria Wiggins, Sophomore, Guard, 4.2 ppg, 1.0 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 79.8 (11th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.5 (84, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.8 (9, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.6 (159, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.1 (307, 11)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.8 (96, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.4 (200, 9)
Rebound Margin: 3.0 (102, 8)
Assists Per Game: 14.5 (76, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.4 (39, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2019 | NCAA | First Round win over Southern |
| 2019 | NCAA | Second Round win over Clemson |
| 2019 | NCAA | Third Round win over Arizona State |
| 2019 | NCAA | Quarterfinal loss to Oregon |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Nicholls State |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Oklahoma State |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over North Carolina State |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Final win over UCLA |
| 2018 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Louisville |
| 2018 | NCAA | National Final loss to Notre Dame |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Troy |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over DePaul |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Washington |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Baylor |
| 2017 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Connecticut |
| 2017 | NCAA | National Final loss to South Carolina |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Chattanooga |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Michigan State |
| 2016 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Connecticut |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Tulane |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Duke |
| 2014 | NIT | First Round win over Tulane |
| 2014 | NIT | Second Round win over Southern Miss |
| 2014 | NIT | Third Round win over Auburn |
| 2014 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to South Florida |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Middle Tennessee State |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Ohio State |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Florida State |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Texas |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Ohio State |
| 2008 | NIT | Second Round loss to Southern Mississippi |
| 2007 | NIT | Second Round win over Tulane |
| 2007 | NIT | Third Round loss to Western Kentucky |
| 2005 | NIT | First Round loss to Arkansas State |
*all team stats through 3/5
