MOREHEAD, Ky. -- With an Ohio Valley Conference Tournament berth already secured, the Morehead State women's basketball team will honor its senior class and look to end the regular season on a high note Saturday. The Eagles host Jacksonville State at 3 p.m. ET.
Morehead State (12-16, 8-7 OVC) can finish above .500 in OVC play for the first time since 2010-11 with a victory. JSU (18-9, 9-6 OVC) has its most wins in the Gamecocks' program history since 2003-04.
The senior class - Mackenzie Arledge, Almesha Jones, Casey Ryans and Maiki Viela - will be honored after the game and before the men's contest, which is slated for 6 p.m.
Ways to follow the game:LIVE VIDEO | LIVE AUDIO | LIVE AUDIO (mobile) | LIVE STATS | TWITTERAll Morehead State contests are broadcast on the Eagle Sports Radio Network with Jason Blanton calling the action. The game can be heard on the airwaves on the flagship station, WIVY-96.3 FM in Morehead. Audio will also be available on MSUEagles.com (computers), m.Morehead.EZStream.com (mobile devices) and the Eagle Empire app. Live stats and live video links are also available right here on MSUEagles.com (the game will be live on the OVC Digital Network), and periodic updates will also be on Twitter and Facebook.
Releases and pre-game information:MOREHEAD STATE (PDF) | JACKSONVILLE STATE | OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCEGame notes heading into the contest:
The Series
• Morehead State leads the series 16-9. JSU claimed the earlier meeting this year, but the Eagles have won seven of the last eight.
Tourney Time
• Morehead State has locked up an OVC Tournament berth, and the Eagles are slotted into the sixth seed. MSU will be playing its first-round game Thursday at 3 p.m. ET against either third-seeded Tennessee State or Belmont.
Simply the Best
• Senior guard Almesha Jones is Morehead State's career assist leader with 570. She broke the previous mark of 499 on Jan. 24.
• Jones set the MSU single-season assist record on Feb. 7 against Tennessee State. She now has 227 assists this season.
• Jones ranks eighth on the OVC career chart and third on the league's single-season list. She has the most assists for an OVC player since the 1985-86 campaign.
Keeping Up With the Joneses
• Almesha Jones is the 22nd member of Morehead State's 1,000-point club. She now has 1,407 points in 115 career games and is ranked 13th in scoring at MSU. She ranks fifth in program history in games played.
• Jones ranks second in the nation in total assists (227) and second in assists per game (8.1). She has eight double-digit assist games.
• Jones was recently named to the Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List, honoring the nation's top Division I point guard.
Eriel Show
• Freshman forward Eriel McKee has scored in double figures in 20 of the 25 collegiate games she's appeared in.
• McKee has seven double-doubles and nine double-figure rebounding games.
Steele The One
• Shay Steele leads the OVC in blocked shots (49). She is now sixth in career blocks (76) at Morehead State.
• Steele has seven 20-point games this year.
• She has scored in double figures in 13 of the last 17 games.
• Steele registered a career-best 25 points against Tennessee State on Feb. 7.
Solid at the Free Throw Line
• Senior guard Maiki Viela leads the team by shooting 80 percent (46-of-57) at the free throw line. As a team, MSU ranks second in the OVC with a .732 accuracy.
