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Jordan’s Third Quarter Pushes Mississippi State Past Missouri, 90-75 – Mississippi State
Mississippi State concludes its regular season 21-10 and 8-8 in the SEC.
The 18 points from Jordan in the third quarter ties Teaira McCowan against UNLV on Dec. 20, 2017 for the most points scored in a single quarter in program history.
“It is as simple as you don’t lose on Senior Day,” head coach Sam Purcell said. “When you reflect back on this season it hasn’t been easy, but we are having a heck of a season with 21 wins. This week we talked about our season as a whole and reflected on what we have been through. We bend, but we don’t break. We have more basketball to play ahead of us, but most importantly we sent these seniors out right.”
Jordan finished with her 10th 20-plus point effort of the season with 22 points on 9-12 from the field and 2-2 from behind the arc, in addition to four steals and two rebounds in 22 minutes. She turned in all 22 of her points in the second half.
Senior guard Darrione Rogers recorded 22 points of her own behind a 6-8 performance for three with a team-high eight rebounds in 31 minutes, while graduate student guard Lauren Park-Lane dished out a team-high nine assists with 15 points in 35 minutes.
Park-Lane is now nine assists away from surpassing the program single-season assist record.
Mississippi State knocked down a pair of triples from graduate student forward Erynn Barnum and sophomore guard Debreasha Powe on its first two possessions to rush out to a 6-2 lead nearly a minute into the contest.
Missouri secured a 20-17 advantage at the initial media timeout before Rogers’ second three of the first quarter tied the contest at 23 with 1:51 minutes left in the opening period. The Tigers finished inside on its next possession to take a 25-23 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Mississippi State reclaimed the lead at 38-36 at the 3:05 minute mark in the second quarter on a quick 5-0 run with a pullup jumper from freshman Jasmine Brown-Hagger and Rogers’ third three of the first half. In a back-and-forth first half that featured an advantage at 40-39 entering the halftime locker room.
Mississippi State held a 17-1 in bench points through the first 20 minutes. The Bulldogs finished with 34 bench points – the second-highest total this season.
Trailing 46-51, Mississippi State went on a 21-4 run over the final 6:28 of the third quarter to secure a 67-55 lead at the end of the period.
Mississippi State opened up its largest lead of the contest at 88-70 on Rogers’ final three of the afternoon with under a minute left in regulation.
Mississippi State will be the No. 8 seed and face No. 9 seed Texas A&M in Second Round of the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament on March 7 at 11 a.m. CT in Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
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Vote for Mississippi boys high school athlete of the week Sept. 2-7
There were several top performers across the state in boys high school sports, but only one can be voted athlete of the week for Sept. 2-7.
Fans may vote in the poll BELOW one time per hour per device. The poll closes at noon on Friday.
To nominate a future athlete of the week, email mchavez@gannett.com or message him on X, formerly Twitter @MikeSChavez.
To submit high school scores, statistics, records, leaders and other items at any time, email mchavez@gannett.com.
Nominations
Kendetryon Backstrom, Kemper County: Backstrom had 247 passing yards, going 13-of-16 on completions for with two touchdowns and had six carries for 45 yards and three touchdowns in Kemper County’s 46-8 win over Noxapater.
Ronde Baker, Terry: Baker produced 171 rushing yards on 12 carries with four touchdowns in Terry’s 57-6 win over Pure Academy.
Wyatt Bond, Lamar School: Bond recorded 320 passing yards, going 24-of-37 with three touchdowns, and had 43 rushing yards and two touchdowns in Lamar’s 35-34 loss to Winston Academy.
Coby King, Greene County: King was 24-of-35 passing for 418 yards with a touchdown and had 11 carries for 137 rushing yards with four touchdowns in Greene County’s 51-36 loss to George County.
Tray Kinkle, Holly Springs: Kinkle produced 10 carries for 300 yards and four touchdowns in Holly Springs’ 33-0 win over Byers.
Tyshun Willis, Velma Jackson: Willis had 15 carries for 203 rushing yards with a touchdown, four receptions with 59 receiving yards, and a touchdown. On defense, he recorded four sacks, 8.5 tackles and three tackles for loss in Velma Jackson’s 24-22 win over Yazoo County.
Michael Chavez covers high school sports, among others, for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at mchavez@gannett.com or reach out to him on X, formerly Twitter @MikeSChavez.
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Mississippi woman killed in two-vehicle crash in Grenada County
GRENADA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A Mississippi woman was killed during a two-vehicle crash in Grenada County.
Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said the crash occurred on Highway 7 just after 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 7.
Mississippi woman killed in head-on crash in Louisiana
According to MHP, a 2002 Toyota Sequoia was traveling north on the highway when the vehicle collided with a Mercedes van that was also traveling north.
The driver of the Mercedes, 53-year-old Loretta Hopkins, of Winona, died at the scene.
This crash remains under investigation by MHP.
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