Tournament Bracket
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The EKU women's basketball team will make its 24th appearance in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament this week as it takes on Austin Peay on Thursday at the Municipal Auditorium.
EKU enters the tournament as the No. 4 seed, while Austin Peay is the No. 5 seed.
Thursday's game is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET and is available on ESPN 3 or the OVC Digital Network.
WHAT TO KNOW
Live Video | Live Stats | Game Notes | Live Tweets - EKU (16-11, 10-6 OVC) concluded regular season play with a 71-67 overtime win at Tennessee Tech on Saturday.
- The Colonels won six of their final eight games of the season dating back to the 100-93 win in overtime against Morehead State on January 30 at McBrayer Arena.
- Junior
Jalen O'Bannon ranks 14th in the country with 15 double-doubles on the season. The program record for a season is 16 set by Tina Cottle in the 1984-85 season.
- O'Bannon (17.4),
Shameekia Murray (14.3) and
Michaela Hunter (12.5) rank in the league's top-20 scorers.
- The Colonels rank fifth or better in the OVC in 12 statistical categories.
- EKU has a 17-22 overall record in the OVC Tournament and has won two championships (1996, 2005).
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT - Austin Peay (10-19, 8-8 OVC) defeated EKU in the OVC opener on January 2 in Clarksville, 94-66.
- EKU leads the all-time series, 48-30, but APSU leads the series in the OVC Tournament, 4-0.
- The Lady Govs won the last meeting in the OVC Tournament on March 6, 2004, 65-51.
- Tiasha Gray leads APSU with 20.4 points-per-game and ranks third in the OVC in scoring.
UP NEXT
- With a win, the Colonels would play the winner of Wednesday's UT Martin and Murray State game on Friday.
