MOREHEAD, Ky. -- The Morehead State women's basketball team continues an Ohio Valley Conference road trip Monday at Jacksonville State. Game time is slated for 6:30 p.m. ET.
MSU (10-15/4-8 OVC) has lost five of its last six games but the victory was over JSU, a 73-53 triumph in Morehead on Feb. 1. JSU (11-15/7-6 OVC) has won seven of its last nine games.
Ways to follow the game:
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The game will be webcast free of charge on OVCDigitalNetwork.com. 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:
The Last Time Against JSU
The Eagles opened up a 39-8 first-half advantage and never looked back in a 73-53 Ohio Valley Conference victory on Feb. 1. Almesha Jones paced Morehead State with 21 points, on 8-of-10 from the field, and nine assists.
Most Efficient Team in the League
The Eagles lead the OVC in assist-field goal ratio. Sixty-five percent of the time MSU makes a basket there is an assist.
Welcome to the Club
Terrice Robinson became the 21st member of the 1,000-point club at Morehead State on Jan. 25 at Tennessee State. With 1,050 career points, she is now ranked 19th in career scoring in program history.
Live by the Three
Morehead State averages 7.5 three-pointers made and 24.6 three-pointers attempted per game. MSU has put together six consecutive seasons with at least 200 three-pointers made. The Eagles need just 13 more to reach the 200 mark this season.
Toeing the Line
The Eagles are hitting 71 percent as a unit at the charity stripe this year after nailing 73 percent last year. MSU missed a school-record season percentage by just a tenth of a point last year.
Fantastic Five
Almesha Jones has joined an exclusive list of former MSU student-athletes with at least 300 career assists and 150 steals. Only four others, Chynna Bozeman (2007-11), Kelly Stamper (1985-89), Hilary Swisher (1994-98) and Stacey Spake (1990-94) are on that list. Only two, Bozeman and Stamper, have achieved that milestone, plus scored 1,000 career points. Jones needs 185 points to reach 1,000.
Gimme That
Almesha Jones currently ranks second in the OVC in steals per game with 2.2. Jones ranks eighth in program history with 158 steals.
Piling Up the Dimes
Almesha Jones, who leads the OVC in assists per game with 5.7, has recorded 30 career games with at least five assists. Half of those games have come this season. She had a career-high 12 helpers versus Belmont on Jan. 27.
Playing Well(s)
Freshman guard Aaliyah Wells scored 14 points at Eastern Kentucky last Saturday, equaling her career high she established against Belmont just five days earlier. She has 50 points in the last four games.
The Shay Hey Kid
Freshman forward Shay Steele ranks fourth in the conference with 22 blocked shots. The Salisbury, N.C., product scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds in just 21 minutes of action at Eastern Kentucky
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Breakout Season
After scoring just 24 points in her first three seasons, senior guard Shanice Parker has seven double-figure games to her credit this year and has 187 points. She has scored 15 points in three occasions.
