STARKVILLE — Mississippi State women’s basketball is adding another game to its ledger.
A source with knowledge of the situation told The Dispatch Thursday that MSU’s game against No. 16 Tennessee, initially scheduled for Feb. 4, will be rescheduled for Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. MSU confirmed the news in a Thursday afternoon press release.
The initial meeting with Tennessee was canceled due to COVID-19-related issues within the Volunteers’ program.
MSU is currently in the midst of a three-game losing streak ahead of a meeting with No. 18 Arkansas on Thursday. The Bulldogs sit at 8-5 on the season and are 3-4 in conference play, marking the first time the program is below .500 in SEC play since the 2013-14 season.
MSU has already had three SEC games moved or cancelled this season due to COVID-19-related issues, including the cancellations of two games against Vanderbilt, which opted out of the season entirely in mid-January.
The Bulldogs are in their first year under head coach Nikki McCray-Penson. McCray-Penson arrived in Starkville after three years at Old Dominion following the departure of Vic Schaefer to Texas. McCray-Penson spent her playing days under legendary Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt in Knoxville during the mid-1990s before a 10-year professional career. She later served as an assistant at Western Kentucky and South Carolina before landing the Old Dominion job.
Ben Portnoy reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @bportnoy15.
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