RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University women's basketball team will play its first home game of the season against the UNC Greensboro Spartans on Saturday. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.

WHAT TO KNOW

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- The Colonels (1-1, 0-0 OVC) secured their first win of the season with a road victory over Western Carolina, 62-59, on Wednesday.

- With seven seconds on the clock, freshman Bria Bass drilled two clutch free throws to give EKU a three-point lead against WCU. The Catamounts attempted to send the game to overtime, but great perimeter defense by fellow freshman Emely Rosario disrupted the shot.

- Junior Abby Wright had a game-high 18 points in the Colonels' win, just one away from tying her career-high.

- Sophomore Shay Solomon had a career game against WCU, scoring a career-high 10 points and grabbing a career-high 11 rebounds to earn her first career double-double.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT 

- UNC Greensboro (3-0, 0-0 SoCon) defeated Coastal Carolina, 60-54, this past Tuesday.

- Nadine Soliman leads the way for the Spartans, averaging 13.7 points-per-game. Ije Ajemba leads the team on the glass, pulling down 13 boards-per-contest.

- The Spartans come in to the game with the No. 1 field goal percentage defense in the country at 25 percent, and the No. 2 scoring defense at just 41 points-per-game.

- This will be the second-ever matchup between the Colonels and the Spartans. The first came last season, when EKU fell on the road, 88-61.

UP NEXT 

- The Colonels will be back on the road to take on Akron on Wednesday, Nov. 22. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m.