STARKVILLE — Mississippi State women's basketball coach Sam Purcell has often said one of his goals is to have a sellout at Humphrey Coliseum. In less than two full seasons at the helm, he has fulfilled that one.

Monday's matchup between Mississippi State (16-5, 3-3 SEC) and LSU (18-3, 5-2) is sold out, MSU announced. Capacity at The Hump is listed at 9,100.

It'll be the 17th-largest crowd ever for an MSU women's game and the biggest since a January 2020 win against Ole Miss − Vic Schaefer's last season as coach of the Bulldogs. That contest drew a crowd of 9,503 when The Hump had a larger capacity prior to recent renovations.

For LSU, this is nothing new. The defending champions have drawn numerous sellouts or program-best crowds on the road this season, including an attendance of 9,074 in a win at Ole Miss earlier this month.

Tip-off between the Bulldogs and Tigers is slated for 6 p.m. on SEC Network.

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Mississippi State is coming off a Quadrant 1 win at Florida on Jan. 22. No. 9 LSU is coming off a rare home loss, falling to No. 1 South Carolina on Jan. 25.

The Tigers have won their last three meetings in the series against the Bulldogs. However, MSU won the previous nine matchups.

Stefan Krajisnik is the Mississippi State beat writer for the Clarion Ledger. Contact him at skrajisnik@gannett.com or follow him on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, @skrajisnik3.

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