| Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball | |||
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| University | Mississippi State University | ||
| First season | 1974-1975 | ||
| All-time record | 744–611 (.549) | ||
| Head coach | Sam Purcell (3rd season) | ||
| Conference | SEC | ||
| Location | Starkville, Mississippi | ||
| Arena | Humphrey Coliseum (capacity: 10,575) | ||
| Nickname | Lady Bulldogs | ||
| Colors | Maroon and white[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
| 2017, 2018 | |||
| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
| 2017, 2018 | |||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 2017, 2018, 2019 | |||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |||
| NCAA tournament second round | |||
| 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 2019 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 2018, 2019 | |||
The Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball program represents Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi, in women's NCAA Division I basketball. The Bulldogs play in the Southeastern Conference. The program is notable for ending the UConn Huskies record 111-game winning streak by beating them 66-64 in overtime in the Final Four of the 2017 NCAA tournament. The buzzer beater shot that put the Bulldogs in front of the Huskies came from the smallest player on the court, the 5-foot-5 inch junior, Morgan William.[2]
- ^ Mississippi State Athletic Identity Standards (PDF). September 14, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Longman, Jeré (2017-04-01). "Connecticut's 111-Game Winning Streak Ends With Loss to Mississippi State". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-04-02.