Women's Basketball to Host Season Opener Monday Afternoon

11/3/2024 1:45:00 PM

By: Dean Hardin, Athletic Media Relations

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Morehead, Ky.-- The Morehead State Women's Basketball team opens their 2024-25 campaign Monday against Asbury University. Tip-off at Johnson Arena is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. ET.

The game can be seen on ESPN+ with Jared Stacy and Dean Hardin on the call.

2023-24 Records

MSU: 15-15, 10-8 OVC | AU: 19-10

THE SERIES:

Record vs. AU: 1-0

Previous Meeting: 12/19/2019 MSU won 107-55

NOTABLE

• Kate Novik is the lone returner from last season's team to see action. Michelle Ugwah, Alyssa Berry and Marie Perdew were all on the roster but were unavailable due to injuries.

• Novik played in all 30 games last season, making 25 starts. She poured in a career-high 21 points against Southeast Missouri in Johnson Arena on New Years' Eve. She was named to the All-OVC Second Team for the 2023-24 season. She averaged 11.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game last season.

• Michelle Ugwah represented her home country of Ireland in the 2024 FIBA U-20 Women's EuroBasket. She averaged 8.9 points and 7.6 rebounds for the tournament. Ugwah had a big game against Croatia, notching a double-double with 18 points and 18 rebounds.

• Harley Paynter spent her first three years of college playing at OVC member Tennessee Tech. She was a standout at Boyd County (Ky.) High School. A Kentucky All-State selection three times, Paynter is Boyd County's second-leading scorer all-time with 2,489 points. She holds the school record with 994 career rebounds.

• Aileen Marquez played her first three seasons at Clarendon (Tex.) College, where she played and started in 86 games. She averaged 16.9 points per game. She shot 46.3% from three-point range over her three years there and 85% from the free throw line. She spent last season at Florida International.

• Celeste Reed was named Tennessee Class 3A Miss Basketball last season. She amassed 1,476 career points and 1,004 career rebounds.

• This year's Morehead State roster again features an international flair. The countries of Belarus (Katie Novik), Russia (Veronika Korchagina), Ukraine (Katie Dike), Canada (Maia Rosarion) and Ireland (Michelle Ugwah) are all represented.

• Sophomore Jenna Hampton led nearby Morgan County High School in scoring from her 8th-grade year through her senior year. She is the program's all-time leading scorer with 2,653 points in her career. In her senior season (2022-23) she was 10th in the state averaging 22.9 points per game.

• Coach Chris Palmer is a graduate of Emmanuel; the same school that Morehead State Men's Head Coach Jonathan Mattox attended.

• Marie Perdew's father, J.R. Perdew, works on the minor league staff of the Chicago White Sox as a Pitching Advisor.

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