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MOREHEAD, Ky. – After a difficult loss against Eastern Kentucky, Morehead State women's hoops look to bounce back this weekend as they take on Big South opponent, USC Upstate, and Missouri Valley Conference challenger, Valparaiso.

The Eagles continued their trend of balanced scoring against EKU, with Terri Smith leading Morehead State once again with nine points, while Jada Claude and Kaitlyn Keathley added eight points apiece. The Eagles were undone, however, by a 47-26 rebound margin in favor of the Colonels.

USC Upstate comes into Johnson Arena with a 7-2 record on the season, having won their last five games. The Spartans feature a trio of scorers averaging double figures and have had their only setbacks on the season coming at Clemson and Florida.

Valparaiso has struggled in the early season, still looking for their first win on the year. Sunday's matchup will be the seventh road contest for the Beacons this season, but will also be their first game in over a week since they last took the floor in a losing effort at South Dakota.

Both games can be watched on ESPN+ or listened to on the Eagle Sports Radio Network, with tip-offs slated for 2 PM and 1 PM ET.  
 
2021-22 RECORDS
MOR: 1-7 (0-0 OVC) | SCUP: 7-2 (0-0 BIG SOUTH) | VALPO: 0-9 (0-0 MVC)
 
SERIES RECORDS
Last Meeting vs. USC Upstate: 12/14/15 (SCUP won 86-72)
Last Meeting vs. Valparaiso: 12/17/19 (VALPO won 55-53)
 
NOTABLE

• Morehead State is 18-16 all-time against teams currently competing in the Big South conference.
• Terri Smith is leading the conference in minutes played per game (36.2).
• Julan McDonald is currently in the top-10 in the conference in both rebounding and steals. She is currently 8th in rebounding with 5.9 boards per game and 10th in steals with 1.7 per game.
• The Eagles are 4th in the conference in blocked shots per game with three. Julan McDonald and Aiden Rainford lead the team, being ranked 8th and 9th in the conference, respectively.
• Morehead State has a history of recording impressive individual outings against USC Upstate. In their two game history against the Spartans, the Eagles have recorded three double-double performances and have had seven double figure scorers.
• One of Morehead State's highest scoring individual efforts came against Valparaiso in 2018 when Miranda Crockett went for 30 points to lead the Eagles to a six-point victory.
• Sunday's game marks the return of former Morehead State assistant coach Dominique Duck, who helped lead the Eagles to WNIT appearances in 2016-17 and 2018-19, the first two WNIT berths in program history.