MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State's women's basketball team is set to host Ohio Valley Conference foe Tennessee Tech in a 5:15 p.m. ET contest on Saturday. Among a bevy of other promotional events surrounding the doubleheader, Saturday will serve as the Eagles' Play4Kay iniative game.
Pink "MSU Cares" t-shirts will be on sale in the lobby in support of women's cancer research.
MSU (8-17/4-7 OVC) will look to halt a two-game overall losing skid and a three-game losing streak against the Golden Eagles (14-10/8-3 OVC). Tech is currently tied with Eastern Kentucky for second place in the league's East division standings.
Ways to follow the game:
LIVE AUDIO (cpu) | LIVE AUDIO (mobile) | LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS | TWITTER
The game will be webcast free of charge on the OVC Digital Network. It will also be broadcast on WIVY-96.3 FM in Morehead, MSUEagles.com (computers) and m.Morehead.EZStream.com (mobile devices) with Jason Blanton calling the action. The pre-game show begins 15 minutes prior to the scheduled tipoff time. Twitter updates are loaded throughout the game @MSUATHLETICS.
Releases and pre-game information:
MOREHEAD STATE (PDF) | OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE STATS (HTML)
Game notes heading into the contest:
About the MSU-TTU Series
Tennessee Tech has a 55-19 upperhand in the series, including winning three of the last four. Morehead State has won five of the last six meetings played in Johnson Arena.
Last Time Out
Junior guard Terrice Robinson scored a game-high 26 points and the Eagles rallied from as much as 16 down, but Eastern Kentucky held on for a 66-64 victory at Johnson Arena last Saturday. Junior guard Allie Turner scored 11 for MSU, and sophomore forward Mackenzie Arledge had 10 rebounds.
Downtown Bombers
The Eagles hit 7.3 triples per game to rank second in the OVC. MSU averages 23.8 three-point attempts per game to rank second in the league behind only UT Martin.
That 70s Show
MSU is averaging 73.5 points per game in its four OVC wins, reaching the 70-point plateau all four times. In its seven OVC losses, however, the Eagles are scoring just 53.7 per game.
Miss Robinson
Terrice Robinson leads MSU and ranks fourth in the OVC in scoring at 17.4 points per game. She has reached double figures in 21 of the Eagles’ 25 games. Robinson has scored 20 or more points nine times and 30 or more twice. She has led the team in the point column 16 times. In OVC games, Robinson averages 19.3 points.
The 400 Club
Terrice Robinson is just the 13th player in school history to reach the 400-point plateau for a season. She currently ranks 21st on the MSU season scoring list.
Efficiency
Not only does Terrice Robinson lead MSU in scoring, she also hits three-pointers at an efficient rate. Robinson ranks in the OVC’s top 10 in three-point percentage at .393.
Keeping Up With the Jones
Almesha Jones has been a jack-of-all-trades player for MSU this season. She ranks second in scoring (10.6) but leads MSU and ranks fourth in the league in assists (106) and second in steals (68).
Dishing the Dimes
Almesha Jones has recorded 11 games with five or more assists.
Mac Attack
Mackenzie Arledge tallied a career-high 12 points at Belmont Feb. 4. In the last three games, she has averaged 8.5 rebounds and 6.5 points per outing.
Not Just Benchwarmers
Morehead State’s bench players have recorded 14 double-digit scoring games. Overall, the MSU reserves are averaging 13 points per game.
