MOREHEAD, Ky. -- The Morehead State women's basketball team will head north to face Cleveland State Wednesday. It's a matinee at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, with game time set for 1 p.m. ET.
Cleveland State enters the contest 1-3 overall. The Vikings' lone win was against Division II Lake Erie College. Morehead State can set a program record for wins in November (5). The Eagles have also not won their first four road games to begin a season since 1978-79.
The teams have only met once in their respective histories, an 83-68 MSU triumph in 1985.
Ways to follow the game:
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The game will be webcast free of charge on the Horizon League Network. It will also be broadcast on WIVY-96.3 FM in Morehead, MSUEagles.com (computers) and m.Morehead.EZStream.com (mobile devices). Jason Blanton will call the play-by-play on radio.
Releases and pre-game information:
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Notes heading into the contest:
Last Time Out
Morehead State only scored 12 points in the first half and Duquesne shot 55 percent for the game in an 83-35 win over the Eagles. Sophomore guard Monique Bunk and Almesha Jones led MSU with seven points each. DU's Orsi Szesci had a triple-double with 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.
Taking Care of the Ball
MSU committed a season-low seven turnovers at East Tennessee State on Nov. 21. That was the fewest mistakes in a game since March 3, 2011 when the team had just five in an Ohio Valley Conference Tournament win over Jacksonville State.
Mrs. Robinson
Terrice Robinson ranks fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference with 20 points per game. Robinson has three career 30-point games, including her career-high of 39 last year at Ohio and 38 this season at Lipscomb.
On the Way to 1,000
Terrice Robinson is on pace to reach 1,000 career points this season. She currently has 805 career tallies. In her first two seasons, Robinson netted just 141 points before breaking out for 524 last year, a figure which ranks as the eighth-best single-season total in program history.
Dimes a Dozen
Almesha Jones has 35 of the Eagles' 88 assists this season. She leads the conference in total assists and ranks third in helpers per game.
Thieves at Work
Morehead State ranks second in the OVC in steals, swiping 8.7 per game.
Most Improved Player
Shanice Parker is averaging 9.0 points per game to rank third on the squad. In her first three seasons, Parker netted just 24 points. In her first game this season, she poured in 15 against Norfolk State, and she scored 14 in a road win at East Tennessee State Thursday. Parker is shooting 48 percent from the field.
Moving Up the Chart
Allie Turner ranks ninth in program history with 126 career three-pointers. She needs just 38 more to make her way into the top five.
Tenacious D
Morehead State's first six foes only hit 39 percent from the field and two managed to hit less than 30 percent.
Downtown Bombers
The Eagles drained a season-best 11 three-pointers at East Tennessee State. Almost half (25 of 56) of MSU's field goal attempts came from beyond the arc. Entering the game, the Eagles had hit only 26 treys in the first five games and were shooting just 22 percent.
Fresh Faces
Morehead State's roster features six newcomers. Four of the fresh faces are true freshmen.
Put That One Behind Us
Morehead State's 83-35 setback to Duquesne tied for the sixth-highest losing margin (48) in program history. It was the fewest points scored since tallying just 28 at Notre Dame in 2010.
