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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.