Women's Basketball

Delta State University

1003 W. Sunflower - Cleveland, MS - 38733
Team Office: Tel: (662) 846-4465 Fax: (662) 846-4297
Team website: gostatesmen.com/

Delta State, founded in 1924, is generally regarded as a teacher's college. When first created, DSU only offered a BS degree in Education. Delta State now offers over 40 Bachelor degrees and over 20 Masters. Majors offered include Aeronautics, Audiology, Criminal Justice, and Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Delta State in the third tier among universities in the south offering a Master's degree.

The 275 acre campus is located in Cleveland, Mississippi (pop.14k) about 125 miles south of Memphis.

School website
www.deltastate.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

4,100

Getting In:

Minimally Difficult: ACT 25/75: 16-21

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$9,000
Out-of-State: ~$14,000

Most Popular Majors

Education - Business - Health

Misc. Information

Head coach Sandra Rushing enters her 6th year at Delta State in 2007-08. Rushing came to Delta State in 2003-03 from conference rival Henderson State. She also inherited one of the most powerful D2 programs in the nation; having posted eight 20+ winning seasons in the previous 9 years. Since inception, the Lady Statesmen have an all time .795 winning percentage. Prior to her coaching stint at Henderson State, Rushing coached 11 years at Texas-El Paso. Rushing played college ball at Alabama and got her first coaching assignment with Milsaps College. During her short tenure, Rushing has kept the winning tradition alive, posting a 114-36 record over five years. Coming off a 30-3 mark and a Sweet 16 appearance in 2005-06, Rushing led the Lady Statesmen to a 28-4 record in 2007 and another Sweet 16 appearance, losing to Arkansas Tech.

Team Name	Lady Statesmen
Colors	Forest Green and White
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record	890-229 (.795)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	28-4	30-3	15-12	126-28 (.818)
Conference	13-1	14-2	7-9	61-17 (.782)
Conf. Finish	1	1	5	2, 4, 1, 1, 2
Post Appear.	Swt 16	Swt 16	n/a	NCAA 4x
Final 25 Rank	#5	#10	NR	?

Coaches

Head Coach	Sandra Rushing
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Delta State	2002-03
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	283-233 (.548)
Record at Delta State	114-36 (.760)
Coaching Awards	WAC Co-COTY (98)

Asst. Coaches	Mechan Vanderpool

Recruiting Coordinator

Mechan Vanderpool, (662) 846-4466, mvanderpool@deltastate.edu

Conference and Schedule

Delta State plays in the Gulf South Conference (www.gulfsouthconference.org) which is the largest D2 conference in the nation, comprised of 18 teams from six southeastern states. The GSC is divided into two divisions and Delta State plays in the West division. Conference play starts after Janaury 1 with games typically played on Monday, Thursday and Saturday evenings. Though there are two divisions, there is no cross-divisional play. Delta State plays each team twice in its own Division. The season concludes with the Gulf South tourney where all members play a double round robin versus teams in their own division. The top four teams in each division advance to the single elimination tourney and the winner is an automatic NCAA bid.

Conference Opponents

West: Arkansas Tech, Ouachita Bapstist, Christian Brothers., Harding, Southern Arkansas, Henderson St., and U. Arkansas-Monticello East: Alabama-Huntsville, Montevallo, North Alabama, Valdosta State, West Alabama, West Florida, and West Georgia.

Facilities

Sillers Coliseum
Capacity: 4,000. Avg Attendance:

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Delta State was ranked #3 in defense, limiting opponents to 46.8 ppg.