By: Chris Wells, EKUSports Intern
RICHMOND, Ky. – EKU's women's basketball team will hit the road to Athens, Ohio when the Colonels take on Ohio University Sunday.
Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. The game will air live on ESPN+.
INSIDE THE SERIES
- Ohio leads the all-time series 4-3
- Last year when the two teams met, Ohio won 69-57.
- The first meeting between the two was in 1980.
THE COLONELS
- Eastern Kentucky fell on the road against Miami (Ohio), on Tuesday.
- EKU ranks 45th in the country in three-point defense.
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Abby Wright leads the way offensively averaging 13 points per game on the year.
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Teri Goodlett scored 12 straight points for EKU in the third quarter against Miami (Ohio).
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Bria Bass is averaging a team-best 6.5 rebounds per game on the year.
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Shay Solomon leads the team in assists, as she is averaging 3.0 per game.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
- Ohio won its last game, 86-49, against Binghamton on Thursday.
- Ohio ranks 11th in the country in scoring with 90.5 points per game.
- The Bobcats have five players averaging double-digits in points.
- Cece Hooks id it all for Ohio in against Binghamton. She had 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in the win.
- Ohio is shooting 51.6 percent from the field on the year.
- The Bobcats out-rebounded Binghamton 45-36.
UP NEXT
Eastern Kentucky returns to the court next Friday in the Bahamas when the Colonels take on Florida State in the Junkanoo Jam. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m.