RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University women's basketball team will travel to take on the Akron Zips on Wednesday. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.
 
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The Colonels (2-1, 0-0 OVC) won their home-opening game against UNC Greensboro, 70-59 this past Saturday.
 
Eastern shot a season-high 48 percent against a UNC Greensboro defense that came into the game leading the country in field goal percentage defense (26 percent).
 
A'Queen Hayes scored a career-high 23 points on 10-of-16 shooting. The Ole Miss transfer also dished out a career-high six assists and grabbed six rebounds.
 
Junior Abby Wright tied her previous career-high of 19 points against UNC Greensboro on 6-of-11 shooting. She also dished out a career-high five assists and came away with three rebounds and two steals.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
 
Akron (1-2, 0-0 Mid-Am) fell to Florida Gulf Coast, 82-63, on Saturday.
 
Megan Sefcik and Shaunay Edmonds lead the way for the Zips, averaging 11.3 points a game. Haliegh Reinoehl leads Akron on the glass, grabbing nine boards a contest
 
The series between the Colonels and the Zips is tied at 5-5. Last season, Eastern played Akron for the first time since 1986, where Eastern fell 63-57 in Richmond.
 
UP NEXT
 
The Colonels will be back in Ohio to take Cincinnati on Saturday, Nov. 25. Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m.