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Game Notes
RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky’s women’s basketball team will make its first road trip of the 2010-11 season this weekend. The Lady Colonels (1-1) will travel to south Florida for a pair of games. Eastern faces Florida International (1-2) in Miami on Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
The road trip ends with a game against Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton on Monday.
In its last game, EKU lost 74-59 to Miami (Ohio) on Wednesday at McBrayer Arena. After shooting 55 percent in their season opener, the Lady Colonels shot 31 percent against the RedHawks. Freshman Marie Carpenter, who scored 14 points in her collegiate debut, finished with 16 against Miami (Ohio). Sophomore Alex Jones had 18 points and five steals.
Through the season’s first two games, Jones is leading the team in scoring at 18.5 points per game. Carpenter is averaging 15 points per contest. Senior Cherie White leads the team with an average of eight rebounds per game. Reese Bass has a team-best eight assists.
Florida International opened its 2010-11 season by playing in the World Vision Invitational hosted by Baylor. FIU faced the No. 2 ranked Bears, Rice and Montana State. The Panthers lost 83-36 to Baylor, beat Rice 66-65 and then lost to Montana State 58-57.
Through three games, Rakia Rodgers is leading the team with an average of 12.7 points per contest. Michelle Gonzalez and Jerica Coley are both contributing 10.7 points per game. Only four Panthers average more than 4.5 points per game. Fanni Hutlassa is the team’s top rebounder at 8.0 per contest. She has also scored 8.3 points per game.
Senior forward Elisa Carey was a preseason first team All-Sun Belt selection, but she has not played in a game yet this season. Last year she averaged 13.6 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.
As a team, FIU has shot 36 percent from the field and 20.6 percent from three-point range through its first three games.
EKU and Florida International have met four times in the past. The Panthers have won all four meetings. Three of the games have been played in Miami and one was played on a neutral court. The most recent meeting came on Dec. 7, 2001. FIU won 90-63 in Miami.
