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MOREHEAD, Ky. – After seeing a 17-point comeback effort fall short in last Monday's 68-60 loss to Gardner Webb in the Matthew Mitchell Classic, Morehead State women's basketball (1-1) looks to bounce back against Brescia (Ky.) (2-1) on Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET.

Junior All-Ohio Valley Conference guard Miranda Crockett led the way with 17 points in the Eagles' first loss of the season last Monday. Senior forward Eriel McKee tallied her second straight double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, marking the 17th such performance of her career. Former Rock Valley (Ill.) transfer Tierra McGowan, who was named OVC Newcomer of the Week on Tuesday, grabbed 16 rebounds (10 offensively) for the second consecutive contest in 26 minutes off the bench.

Wednesday's game marks the first time Morehead State will tip off before noon since traveling to No. 13 Kentucky in 2014-15. That same season, the Eagles defeated Brescia 98-68 at Johnson Arena. McKee recorded 13 points, 10 boards, and three steals as a freshman starter in the win.

GAME NOTES

NATION'S BEST ON THE GLASS
Tierra McGowan grabbed 16 rebounds, including 10 on the offensive glass, for the second consecutive game in last Monday's 68-60 loss to Gardner-Webb in the Matthew Mitchell Classic.  McGowan now ranks No. 1 in NCAA Division I in offensive rebounds per game and No. 4 in rebounds per game.

MORE-REBOUND STATE
As a team, Morehead State ranks No. 5 in NCAA Division I in rebounds (107), No. 9 in offensive rebounds per game (25.0), and No. 22 in rebound margin (+18.5).

DOUBLE DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Following a 19-point, 10-rebound, six-steal performance in last Saturday's 75-71 win over Sacramento State, Eriel McKee logged 13 points, 11 rebounds, and two steals last Monday in a 68-60 loss to Gardner-Webb in the Matthew Mitchell Classic. McKee is one of 17 players to record back-to-back double-doubles to open the season.

BE OUR GUEST!
The Matthew Mitchell Classic marks the third straight season-opening competition hosted by Morehead State, following the Donna Murphy Classic in 2016 and the Mickey Wells Classic in 2015.

M-V-P!
Junior center Tierra McGowan was named Most Valuable Player of the Eagles' season-opening 75-71 win over Sacramento State in the Matthew Mitchell Classic last Saturday after recording 15 points, 16 rebounds, two steals, and one block in her career debut.

CRÈME DE LA CONFERENCE
After being named Second Team All-Ohio Valley Conference as a sophomore, junior guard Miranda Crockett earned Preseason All-OVC honors in 2017-18.

EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS
In a preseason poll of head coaches and sports information directors representing each Ohio Valley Conference institution, Morehead State women's basketball was selected to make a fourth-place OVC finish in 2017-18. In the OVC's fourth annual preseason poll conducted by 12 media members from across the conference, the Eagles were picked to finish third. Last preseason, Morehead State was picked to finish 10th in the league, but ended the year in second place with an 11-5 record in the OVC.

KEEPING IT 200
With eight seasons in the books at NCAA Division III's Transylvania (Ky.) combined with a 43-48 record in three seasons at Morehead State, Eagles head coach Greg Todd entered 2017-18 with exactly 200 career victories.

FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME
Last season, Morehead State made its first appearance in the Women's National Invitation Tournament in program history. The competition marked the Eagles' first appearance in a national postseason tournament since playing in the Women's Basketball Invitational in 2009-10.

21-WIN SALUTE
With a 21-10 overall record in 2016-17, Morehead State won at least 20 games for the first time since 2010-11.

PROTECT THIS HOUSE
Morehead State ended the 2016-17 season with a 14-2 (.875) record at home.

2016-17 NCAA DIVISION I TOP 10 DEFENSE
Last season, Morehead State ranked 6th in three-point field goal defense (.270) and 10th in blocked shots per game (5.8) among all NCAA Division I teams. As a junior, forward Brooke Todd ranked 17th in blocked shots per game (2.7) and 20th in total blocks (83).

JOIN THE CLUB
As a junior, Eriel McKee became the 24th all-time member of Morehead State's 1,000-point club in 2016-17. With 772 career points, junior Miranda Crockett looks to join the 1,000-point club this season.

BLOCK PARTY
With 83 blocks in 2016-17, Brooke Todd claimed sole possession of the third-best single-season mark in school history. Todd's career total of 170 ranks fourth all-time.