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Morehead, Ky. -- The Morehead State women's basketball team travels to the Derby City for the second time this season to take on the 22
nd-ranked Louisville Cardinals Wednesday at the KFC Yum! Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:00 p.m., ET. The game can be heard on the Eagle Sports Network with Tom Lewis and Wes Holland on the call. It can also be watched on ACCN.
Morehead State is coming off a 76-60 loss at Ohio last Thursday. The Eagles struggled early, committing 18 turnovers in the first half and trailed by 19 at halftime. MSU used a 15-0 in the third quarter to get within two at 43-41 late in the quarter. The Eagles got to within a point at 52-51 with eight minutes to play but could not best the Bobcats.
Morehead State was led by
Marie Sepp with 13 points.
Anja Ekstrom finished with 12 and
Laura Toffali added 10.
Louisville is coming off a 65-54 win at Clemson Sunday in their conference opener.
RECORDS/STREAK
Morehead State          1-2, 0-0 OVC / L 1
Louisville                        3-1, 1-0 ACC / W 3
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SERIES
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Record vs. UL :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 13-20
Last Meeting: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â November 21, 2024, Louisville won 107-70 in Louisville
First Meeting: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1970-71 season, Louisville won 57-30
Streak: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Louisville W 5
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NOTABLES
- Morehead State mounted a big comeback last Thursday at Ohio. Down 19 at the half, the Eagles shot 11-16 (69%) from the floor including 3-6 (50%) from three-point range. MSU limited their turnovers to just one in the quarter and mounted a 15-0 run that got them to within two points of the Bobcats.
- MSU shot 10-42 (24%) from three-point range last week at Ohio. Those 42 three-pointers are the most in program history against a Division I opponent. The school record was set on December 18, 2013, when the Eagles set school records for treys made (19) and attempted (44) against Berea College.
- Morehead State struggled from the free throw line at Ohio, hitting only nine of their 15 attempts. Through the first three games of the season, the Eagles are shooting 64% from the free throw line.
- It is very nearly an entirely new team for Morehead State this season. The only two individuals returning from last year's team are Kate Dike and athletic trainer Broderick Moore.
- Morehead State surely has the youngest staff in Division I, if not in all of college basketball. The average age of the coaching staff is 26.8 years.
- Morehead State is again something of a United Nations with eight countries represented: the United States (Forbes, McNece), Ukraine (Dike), Estonia (Sepp), Italy (Toffali), Sweden (Ekstrom, Enander, Ersdala), Montenegro (Marinkovic), Spain (Remolar, Pavesio) and England (Pearson).
- Marie Sepp and Laura Toffali followed head coach Ashton Feldhaus to Morehead State from Missouri Western, where they posted a 20-10 record last season, earning a berth in the NCAA Division II tournament.
- Sepp was named Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week after the first week of the season. She opened the season with 22 at Kentucky and scored 12 in 16 minutes of play at Bellarmine while battling early foul trouble.
- Anja Ekstrom had somewhat of a break-out game at Ohio last Thursday. After scoring just two points in the first two games, the Swede posted 12 points on 4-11 shooting from three-point range.
- Violet McNece has had a nice start to her Morehead State career. She opened the season tying her career high with 15 points at Kentucky and followed that up with 13 at Bellarmine. She just missed double figures with eight points last week at Ohio.
