CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The men's and women's basketball teams begin a two-game Ohio Valley Conference road trip on Thursday at Austin Peay.
 
The women's game will tip-off at 6:15 p.m. ET.  The men's game is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. ET. 

Live free video broadcasts of both games are available worldwide on OVCDigitalNetwork.com.
 
Women's Preview

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The Colonels (7-10, 4-4 OVC) are coming of home court wins over Tennessee Tech and Jacksonville State.
 
A'Queen Hayes was chosen as the OVC Co-Player of the Week and the OVC Newcomer of the Week on Tuesday.
 
EKU held Jacksonville State to 44 points, tied for the fifth fewest points ever allowed in an OVC game in program history, in a 48-44 win at home on Saturday.
 
During its two-game winning streak, EKU limited its opponents to 49 points per game, 37 percent shooting and 32 percent from three-point range.  Eastern out-rebounded the two teams by seven boards per game and combined to out-score TTU and JSU 56-28 in the paint.
 
Eastern Kentucky is second in the OVC in scoring defense (61.9 ppg), fourth in rebounding margin (+3.5), fourth in rebounding offense (38.2 rpg), second in rebounding defense (34.7 rpg), fifth in blocks (3.2/g) and fifth in field goal percentage defense (39.7 percent).
 
Eastern leads the all-time series 49-31 and is 19-17 all-time in games played in Clarksville.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Austin Peay is 11-8 overall and 4-4 in OVC play.  The Governors have lost three of their past four games, falling in road games at Tennessee Tech, Jacksonville State and Belmont.
 
APSU averages 65 points and allows 65.2 points per game.  The Governors have shot 40 percent from the field and 34 percent from deep.  Their opponents have made 43 percent if their shots from the field.
 
Brianne Alexander leads Austin Peay in scoring (10.3 ppg) and is second on the team in rebounding (5.2 rpg).  The 6-foot, senior center has made 49 percent of her shots from the field.  Brianah Ferby, a 5-foot-6 freshman guard, and Keisha Gregory, a 5-foot-10 junior guard, average 9.8 points per game each.  Gregory is the team's top rebounder at 5.6 boards per game.
 
UP NEXT
The road trip continues for the Colonels on Saturday at Murray State.  The game is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET.

Men's Preview

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EKU (8-13, 2-6 OVC) fell to Jacksonville State, 68-60, on Saturday at McBrayer Arena.
 
Sophomore DeAndre Dishman poured in a career-high 21 points vs. Jacksonville State on Saturday. Dishman is now averaging 13.3 points and 6.8 rebounds-per-game during OVC play, and he ranks third in the conference in field goal percentage (56.2%).
 
Junior Nick Mayo recorded his fourth double-double of the season vs. JSU (14 points, 11 rebounds). In doing so, he grabbed his 500th career rebound. He is one of only eight Colonels ever with 1,300 points and 500 rebounds in a career.
 
EKU out-rebounded Jacksonville State, 44-31, on Saturday. The Gamecocks came into the game ranked second in the OVC in rebounding margin (+6.2).
 
EKU went 22-of-27 (81.5%) from the free throw line on Saturday and the Colonels now lead the OVC in free throw percentage (75.8%).
 
Thursday's game pits the two highest-scoring freshmen in the league against each other: APSU's Terry Taylor (15.5 points-per-game) and EKU's Dedric Boyd (13.5 points-per-game).
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
 APSU (10-10, 5-3 OVC) fell at Tennessee State and Belmont last week.
 
The Govs are led by Taylor, who also averages 8.6 rebounds-per-game.
 
This is the 114th all-time meeting between EKU and Austin Peay. APSU leads the series, 61-52. However, the Colonels have won four of their last five over the Govs and their last two at the Dunn Center (2014 and 2016).
 
UP NEXT
The Colonels head to Murray State on Saturday to face the Racers at 8:00 p.m. ET.