Alexander Era of Women's Hoops Tips Off Monday at Kentucky

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Morehead, Ky. -- The Jackie Alexander Era of Morehead State Women's Basketball tips off Monday as the Eagles take on the 14^th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats in Historic Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky.

It is a nearly all-new team for Morehead State: only senior Millie Pearson returns from last season's squad that finished 18-15 and 13-7 in Ohio Valley Conference play, finishing fourth in the OVC's standing last season.

Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET. The game can be seen on the SEC Network+.
 
SERIES
 
Record vs. Kentucky: 4-34
Last Meeting: Kentucky won 75-59 (11/3/25) in Lexington
First Meeting: Kentucky won 56-30 (2/11/70)
Streak: Kentucky W 17
Record in Morehead:3-8
Record in Lexington: 1-24
Record at Neutral Sites: 0-0
  
NOTABLES

• Redshirt junior Kensley Feltner is Morehead State's most experienced player with appearances in 70 games over three seasons at Belmont. Last season, injury limited Feltner to just five games; in the 2024-25 season, Feltner appeared in 39 games, making two starts.
• Feltner had a storied career at Lawrence County High School, scoring 4,189 points in her career, becoming just the fourth player in Kentucky to score over 4,000 career points. She led the state in her senior season scoring 28.9 points per game and was a finalist for Kentucky Miss Basketball and a First Team All-State selection. She also led the state in scoring in her junior season averaging 26.9 points per game and was named a First Team All-State selection.
• Feltner's brother Jackson was a standout baseball player at Morehead State from 2021 to 2023. He posted a .376 career batting average, tied for fourth in the Morehead State record book. His .471 on-base percentage is second highest in MSU Baseball history.
• Grad Student Lanae Riley comes to Morehead State after two seasons battling injuries at Akron. She appeared in six games in 2024-25 after appearing in 29 games and making 13 starts the previous season. She averaged 8.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game for the Zips while averaging 21.6 minutes per outing. She shot 47% from the floor, 43% from three-point range and 75% from the free throw line.
• Riley was a two-time First Team All-Ohio selection at Archbishop Hoban High School, and was finalist for Ohio Ms. Basketball her senior season (2021-22) averaging 21 points and nine rebounds per game, leading Hoban to an undefeated regular season.
• Twins Courtney and Heidi Smith have stayed together through their college journey: they both redshirted in their freshman season (2024-25) at Toledo. The pair transferred to Montana State last season and re-joined Jackie Alexander at Morehead State last Spring.
• Heidi Smith appeared in seven games last season before injury cut her season short. Averaging 17.1 minutes per game, she posted 5.1 points and 1.0 rebounds per game averages. She posted her career high in Montana State's season opener against Carroll (Mont.) last November 4.
• Courtney Smith appeared in 27 contests for the Bobcats last season.  She posted her career high of nine points on January 24 at Weber State. She matched that total five days later against Sacramento State.
• Allie Sykes appeared in 26 games, making four starts at Presbyterian last season. In an average of 12.4 minutes per outing, she averaged 4.2 points per game. She led the Blue Hose with 30 made three points, hit treys at a 31.3% clip.
• Sykes scored 1,746 career points, posting a career average of 15.5 points per game at Western Alamance High School in Burlington, N.C. She averaged 18.1 points per game in her senior season, shooting 42% from three-point range. Over her career, she shot 41% from the floor and 38% from beyond the arc.
• JUCO transfer Breayah Jefferson was a NJCAA Div. I Honorable Mention All-America last season at Monroe University (N.Y.). She appeared in 17 games, making 16 starts and averaged 18 points per game while shooting 45% from the floor.
• Jefferson set the Monroe record scoring 50 points against Lackawanna College on February 19. She hit 19 of 53 attempts from the floor, including 7-29 from three-point range.
• In her freshman season at St. Clair CC (Mich.), Jefferson posted averages of 22.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in 34 appearances. She shot 49.1% from the floor.
• Samaria Taylor appeared in 27 games, making one start at Furman last season. She posted season highs of 12 points and six steals against Bob Jones January 3. She posted 11 points against East Tennessee on February 7, hitting all three of her field goal attempts, including on three-ball, and went four of five from the charity stripe.
• Kamora Morgan spent her first two collegiate years at Northern Kentucky. She was named Horizon League Freshman of the Week twice in the 2024-25 season, when she appeared in 32 games, making eight starts, posting 7.6 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.
• As a freshman, Morgan had a breakout game with 21 vs. Southern Indiana; she backed that up a month later, setting career highs with 23 points and seven rebounds. Last season as a sophomore, she averaged 3.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game in 32 games averaging 12.9 minutes per game.
• Millie Pearson is the lone returner from last season's Eagle squad. She played in 26 games, making six starts, averaging 8.3 minutes per game. She set season highs of eight points and three blocks against Tennessee Tech on February 12. She grabbed a season-high five rebounds at Ohio last November 13.