RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's and women's basketball teams will host Tennessee Tech on Saturday for Senior Day at McBrayer Arena.
The men's game is scheduled for a 2:00 p.m. tip, with the women's game to follow at 4:30 p.m.
Women's Preview
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WHAT TO KNOW
- Despite having four Colonels score in double figures for the fifth straight game, EKU fell at Jacksonville State, 71-61, Wednesday.
- EKU (9-18, 6-9 OVC) was outlasted in the first meeting in Cookeville, Tennessee, 53-51.
- O'Bannon (13.6 ppg),
Alexus Cooper (12.8 ppg), and
Shavontae Naylor (12.5 ppg) rank in the OVC's top-20 in scoring. Meanwhile, O'Bannon's 6.8 rebounds-per-game ranks 10th in the league and Naylor's 6.0 rpg is 15
th. Naylor (46.8 percent) is 12
th in the conference in field goal percentage.
- TTU leads the all-time series, 68-25 and has won two of the last three meetings. The Golden Eagles won last year's meeting in Richmond, 77-72.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
- Tennessee Tech is 10-18 overall and 7-8 in OVC play. The Golden Eagles have lost their last three and four of their last five.
- Junior guard Yaktavia Hickson's 16.5 ppg leads the Golden Eagles and is fourth in the conference. Senior forward Treyvonna Brooks also averages double digits with 11.0 ppg.
UP NEXT
- With a win, the Colonels will await the final seeding for next week's OVC Championship Tournament at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium.
Men's Preview
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- Saturday is Senior Day at McBrayer Arena. EKU's lone senior,
Isaac McGlone, will be honored before the game. McGlone's career rankings at EKU: 6th in games played (124), 10th in steals (151), 11th in three-pointers (143) and 13th in assists (236).
- EKU (11-19, 4-11 OVC) erased an 11-point second-half deficit to storm back and beat Jacksonville State, 68-65, on Thursday evening in Richmond.
- Sophomore
Nick Mayo enters Saturday's game only six points shy of becoming the 35th Colonel to join the 1,000-point club. He would be the first EKU player ever to reach 1,000 points as a sophomore.
- Mayo scored 22 points, grabbed nine rebounds and matched a career-high with three steals in Thursday's win over Jacksonville State. He ranks fifth in the OVC in scoring at 18.1 points-per-game. He also ranks in the top-15 in the league in rebounding (6.4 rebounds-per-game), assists (2.9 assists-per-game), blocks (1.4 blocks-per-game), field goal percentage (49.6%) and free throw percentage (77.8%).
- Freshman point guard
Asante Gist scored 16 points, matched a career-high with six assists and committed only one turnover in Thursday's win over JSU. Gist ranks in the top-10 in the OVC in scoring (15.7 points-per-game) and assists (3.8 assists-per-game).
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
- Tennessee Tech (12-18, 8-7 OVC) has won three of its last five games, but dropped a 73-68 decision at Morehead State on Thursday night.
- Aleksa Jugovic paces the Golden Eagles at 15.5 points-per-game.
- This is the 134th meeting between EKU and Tennessee Tech. The Colonels lead the series, 73-60, and defeated the Golden Eagles, 79-66, in Cookeville back in January.
