After being swept at the Rainbow Wahine Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Ole Miss women’s basketball team (5-4) rebounded with four consecutive wins over the Thanksgiving break against Southeastern Louisiana, Tennessee State, Louisiana Monroe and Tulane. The Rebels will now begin their December slate of the season with a home game against Louisiana Tech today at 11 a.m.
The Lady Techsters of Louisiana Tech are struggling at 1-5 on the year. This is a stretch of three games against Louisiana Tech, Mississippi Valley State and South Alabama from which the Rebels should collect some wins before they take the trip to Waco, Texas, Dec. 18 to face the ninth-ranked Baylor Lady Bears.
Impact Players
Ole Miss: Freshman forward Shequila Joseph is due for a breakout game at some point this season for the Rebels. The freshman has been overshadowed thus far by players like Valencia McFarland, Tia Faleru and Diara Moore. Joseph has played and started all nine games this season for Ole Miss. With her averages of 6.4 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, look for Joseph to make an impact in this game.
Louisiana Tech: Junior forward Whitney Frazier has been the leader this season for the Lady Techsters. Frazier’s averages of 17 points and seven rebounds lead her team in both categories. Look for Frazier to be a huge force down low if Louisiana Tech wants to get its first road win of the season.
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-Browning Stubbs
bbstubbs@go.olemiss.edu
