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@EKUWBB Takes on Saint Louis on Saturday

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. –
The EKU women's basketball team will hit the road and westward to take on Atlantic 10 opponent Saint Louis University on Saturday for a 3 p.m. ET tip.
 
WHAT TO KNOW
 
- The Colonels dropped a Wednesday matchup against in-state rival Western Kentucky University at McBrayer Arena.
 
- Senior guards Shavontae Naylor and Alexus Cooper, along with senior forward Jalen O'Bannon all average in double-digit scoring for the Colonels through the first six games.
 
-  Naylor is second in the Ohio Valley Conference, shooting 50.0 percent from the field.
 
-  The Colonels' 97 turnovers are the fewest in the OVC.
 
- EKU owns a 1-0 lead in the series over Saint Louis in the series. The Colonels won 82-61 at the Stetson Hatter Classic in Deland, Florida on Dec. 17, 1993.
 
 SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
 
- Saint Louis (6-1) won its first five games of the season, before splitting the last two. The Billikens won their last matchup with an 89-50 win over OVC member Southeast Missouri State University on Nov. 29.
 
- Jackie Kemph's 15.6 points-per-game leads the Saint Louis offense. Keph's 7.1 assists-per-game ranks 11th in the nation.
 
- The Billikens rank 12th in the nation in fewest turnovers-per-game (11.9).
 
UP NEXT
 
- EKU will host Akron University and Ohio Valley University Dec. 10 and Dec. 11 at McBrayer Arena.


 
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Players Mentioned

Alexus Cooper

#4 Alexus Cooper

G
5' 8"
Redshirt Senior
Rocky Mount, N.C. (Rocky Mount High School)
Shavontae Naylor

#15 Shavontae Naylor

G
5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
Ocala, Fla. (University of South Florida)
Jalen O

#0 Jalen O'Bannon

F
6' 1"
Senior
Memphis, Tenn. (Arkansas State University)

Players Mentioned

Alexus Cooper

#4 Alexus Cooper

5' 8"
Redshirt Senior
Rocky Mount, N.C. (Rocky Mount High School)
G
Shavontae Naylor

#15 Shavontae Naylor

5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
Ocala, Fla. (University of South Florida)
G
Jalen O

#0 Jalen O'Bannon

6' 1"
Senior
Memphis, Tenn. (Arkansas State University)
F