Women's Basketball Entertains Oakland
12/3/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 3, 2001
EAST LANSING, Mich. -
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This Week's Tip-Off
Michigan State (6-1 overall) VS. OAKLAND (2-1 OVERALL)When Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001, 7 p.m. ESTSite East Lansing, Mich. (Breslin Center)Radio The Fan 730 AMCoaches MSU: Joanne P. McCallie (Northwestern 1987) Overall: 183-92 (10th year), MSU: 16-19 (2nd year) OU: Beckie Francis (Colgate 1987) Overall: 105-89 (8th year), OU: 75-41 (5th year)
Tip-Off -- Following a five-game road stand, Michigan State returns to the Breslin Center to face Oakland on Wednesday (Dec. 5), at 7 p.m. The game will mark MSU's first home contest since the Spartan Chevrolet Classic, Nov. 16-17.
Note of the Day
Out Of The Gate - With the win against Marquette, the Spartans improved to 6-1 to open the 2001-02 season. It ties for the second-best start ever for a Spartan team, only behind the 1999-2000 squad which began the year with a perfect 7-0 mark. MSU has started 6-1 six times in the program history (1973-74, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1990-91 and 2001-02). It is quite a turnaround from last year when MSU was 4-3 after the first seven games in 2000-01.
Scouting Michigan State -- MSU brings a 6-1 slate into Wednesday's game. The Spartans beat Detroit 62-61 on Wednesday night behind 25 points and 10 rebounds by Syreeta Bromfield and topped Marquette 65-63 on Sunday.
The Spartans are led by junior forward Syreeta Bromfield, who is averaging 17.7 points and 7.7 rebounds. Freshman guard Kristen Haynie is second in scoring at 9.7 points per game while sophomore forward Julie Pagel is third at 9.0 points. Junior guard Vnemina Reese rounds out the top four scorers at 8.1 ppg.
MSU is averaging 61.4 points per game, while allowing 58.4 points. MSU is connecting on 38.7 percent (150-of-388) of its shots from the field. In addition, the Spartans hold a 38.0-to-35.7 edge on the boards.
MSU Head Coach Joanne P. McCallie -- McCallie is in her second season at the helm of the MSU basketball program. McCallie was named to the position on March 27, 2000 becoming just the fourth coach in MSU women's basketball history. She is in her 10th year overall as a head coach, compiling a 183-92 (.665) overall mark. Prior to her arrival at MSU, McCallie spent eight years as the head coach at Maine, guiding the Black Bears to a 167-73 mark including six straight NCAA Tournament appearances.
McCallie is joined on her staff by associate head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, assistant coach Felisha Legette-Jack and assistant coach Janel Grimm.
Last Week For MSU -- The Spartans finished the week with a perfect 2-0 record. Julie Pagel hit a pair of free throws with 4.4 seconds left to give Michigan State a 62-61 victory over Detroit Nov. 28. UDM's Michelle James hit a three-pointer with 44 seconds left to give the Titans a one-point lead (61-60), before Pagel's game-winning free throws. For the game, MSU was 10-of-14 (.714) from the free throw line, while Detroit was just 1-of-10 (.100).
Kristin Haynie connected on 3-of-4 free throws to give MSU a 65-63 win over Marquette on Dec. 2.
This Week's Opponent
Oakland Grizzlies
Oakland carries a 2-1 record into this week's action. The Grizzlies face Detroit Monday night before traveling to MSU Wednesday.
OU is led by senior forward Sarah Judd, junior guard Katie Wolfe and freshman forward Amanda Batcha. Judd is averaging 21.0 points and 6.9 rebounds, while Wolfe also is averaging 21.0 points and 5.7 rebounds. Batcha rounds out the top three scorers at 7.3 ppg and is the team's top rebounder at 8.0 rpg.
Michigan State leads the all-time series with Oakland, 5-4. The teams will be meeting for the first time since Dec. 17, 1983 when MSU beat Oakland 85-75 in Rochester.
Below is a look at the all-time series.
Date Location MSU-Opp2/18/75 East Lansing W, 58-551/8/76 Rochester W, 71-392/16/78 East Lansing W, 107-892/13/79 Rochester L, 55-592/5/80 East Lansing W, 93-762/29/80 East Lansing L, 66-753/5/81 Rochester L, 69-732/9/82 East Lansing L, 57-7612/17/83 Rochester W, 85-75MSU leads 5-4
Spartan Notebook
Double Trouble - Junior forward Syreeta Bromfield recorded her third double-double of the season at Detroit, finishing with 25 points and 10 rebounds. She narrowly missed a double-double with 26 points and nine rebounds vs. Marquette.
She has scored in double figures in six straight games. She started the streak with 17 points against UCLA in the second game of the season.
Through the first five games, Bromfield leads MSU in scoring (17.7 ppg) and rebounding (7.7 rpg). She has started the last two games, after coming off the bench in the first four games.
Approaching Milestones - * Maria Recker needs six more three-point field goals to moved into sixth place on MSU's all-time three-point chart. Recker has 37 career threes, good for ninth all-time at MSU.
* Julie Pagel needs 124 more points to reach 500 for her career.
* Vnemina Reese needs two more assists to move into the top 10 on MSU's career assists chart. She enters this week's action with 281 career helpers.
* Reese also needs just seven more steals to record 150 in her career.
* Abby Salscheider needs 46 more points to reach 400 for her career. She enters this week's action with 354 career points in 93 games.
Calm, Cool and Collective - Sophomore forward Julie Pagel canned a pair of free throws with 4.4 seconds left to give MSU a 62-61 win over Detroit. She was 3-of-4 from the line for the game.
Pagel's Game - Pagel turned in back-to-back solid performances. She finished the UDM game with 15 points, connecting on 6-of-8 (.750) of her shots from the field and 3-of-4 (.750) from the free throw line.
In the win over Marquette, Pagel added 11 points, her third double-figure scoring game of the year. She also added five rebounds, two blocks and two steals in 34 minutes.
For the season, Pagel is averaging 9.0 points and 6.9 rebounds. She is second on the team in field goal percentage at 51.3 percent (20-of-39) and third in free throw percentage at 71.9 (23-of-32).
From The Line - Michigan State canned 73.2 percent (41-of-56) of its shots from the free throw line last week. MSU hit 10-of-14 (.714) attempts from the charity stripe against Detroit, including a pair by Julie Pagel to win the game. Against Marquette, MSU was 31-of-42 (.738) from the line as Kristin Haynie hit 3-of-4 free throws down the line to seal the 65-63 win.
The difference in both wins was the amount of free throw attempts. Detroit connected on just 1-of-10 free throw attempts, while Marquette was 18-of-26.
For the season, MSU is connecting on 68.9 percent (102-of-148) of its shots from the charity stripe.
Individually, Syreeta Bromfield leads MSU from the line, connecting on 80.0 percent (24-of-30) of her shots. Kristin Haynie is second at 77.3 percent (34-of-44) while Julie Pagel is third at 71.9 percent (23-of-32).
Upcoming - Following the OU game, the Spartans will take a 10-day break for final exams before returning to the road for a single game at Wisconsin-Green Bay on Dec. 15.
Getting Defensive - In MSU's six wins, the Spartans' defense is allowing just 57.7 points. In addition, MSU held opponents to just 38.1 percent (119-of-312) shooting from the field and forced 124 turnovers. The Spartans have 84 steals in this same time span.
MSU currently ranks second in the Big Ten in scoring defense, allowing 58.4 points per game.
Haynie's Numbers - Freshman guard Kristin Haynie had her third game in double- figure scoring against Marquette. She finished with 15 points, but made 3-of-4 free throws to seal the 65-63 victory. Haynie is the team's second-leading scorer at 9.7 ppg. She leads the team in assists (21) and steals (26).
Spartan Quick Shots -
* Freshman forward Joy Johnson has averaged 5.8 rebounds per game in her last five outings.
* MSU is outscoring its opponents 253-to-226 in the second half.
* Syreeta Bromfield currently leads the Big Ten with three double-doubles.
* The Spartans are 3-1 on the road this season with wins over Monmouth (60-52), Detroit (62-61) and Marquette (65-63).
