LR to Face #3/6 Mississippi State on SEC Network +

Game 9: Little Rock at #3/6 Mississippi State
Date	Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017
Time	2 p.m.
Location	Starkville, Miss.
Arena	Humphrey Coliseum
Records	Little Rock (3-5) | Mississippi State (8-0)
Radio	Sports Animal 920
Stats	StatBroadcast
Video	SEC Network + / WatchESPN
Notes	Little Rock | Mississippi State

LITTLE ROCK – A tall test awaits Little Rock women's basketball (3-5) as it travels to face No. 3/6 Mississippi State (8-0) on Sunday at 2 p.m., at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi. The SEC Network + matchup will pit the Trojans against the highest-ranked team they've ever faced.
 
Last year's meeting between Little Rock and then No. 5 Mississippi State at the Jack Stephens Center was the first in the Division I era (1999-present) for the Trojans, and the Bulldogs were the highest-ranked team the Trojans had ever played. The Bulldogs walked away from the Jack with a 58-44 win. Sunday will mark the first time Little Rock has returned to Starkville since Feb. 6, 1988. The Bulldogs and Trojans were regular opponents during the 1980s as they met six times after the inaugural meeting on Feb. 9, 1983. To date, Little Rock has yet to defeat Mississippi State in eight meetings. The Bulldogs' smallest margin of victory against the Trojans occurred during the 1985-86 season as Mississippi State came away with a nine-point win.
 
This year, Mississippi State is 8-0 after finishing as the national runner-up last season.
 

• No. 3/6 Mississippi State is the highest-ranked opponent Little Rock has ever played.
• Sunday will mark the first time Little Rock has returned to Starkville since Feb. 6, 1988.
• Mississippi State owns the series lead at 8-0.
• The Trojans' only regular-season victory against a ranked team was in the 2014-15 season opener at No. 24 LSU.
• Little Rock's last win against a ranked opponent in the regular season or postseason was against No. 20/21 Texas A&M in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in 2015.
• The Trojans' last 3-5 start occurred in 2011-12. Little Rock went on to win the SBC Tournament and hosted No. 3 Delaware in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Raeyana DeGray has scored at least 14 points in four consecutive games.
• The Trojans have committed fewer turnovers than their opponents in all eight games this season.
• At 124 career steals, Monique Townson is three away from passing Anshel Cooper (2006-09) for the 10th-most in program history.
• Townson's 21 steals for the season are the most by a Trojan through eight games since Shanika Butler tallied 21 in 2009-10.

After Sunday, Little Rock will have a five-day break between games before traveling to Kansas State to face the Wildcats on Dec. 16 at 2 p.m.