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Game Day (vs Florida State)

Women's Basketball Travels To The Bahamas To Take On Florida State

11/22/2018 10:21:00 AM

RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern travels to the Bahamas to take on Florida State in the Junkanoo Jam on Friday.
 
Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. The game will air live on FloHoops.
 
The Colonels will face either Iowa or West Virginia on Saturday.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  Florida State leads the all-time series 3-0. 
 
-  Last time the two teams met was in 2012.  Florida State won 90-51.
 
-  The first meeting between the two teams was in 1991.
 
THE COLONELS
-  Eastern Kentucky fell on the road against Ohio on Sunday.
 
-  Abby Wright led the way scoring 17 points with 11 rebounds and two assists.
 
-  Paige Murphy played in her first collegiate basketball game, scoring three points and dishing out three assists.
 
-  Seven Colonels scored in the game.
 
-  Bria Bass is averaging a team-best 6.5 rebounds per game on the year.
 
-  Shay Solomon and Teri Goodlett lead the team with 2.7 assists per game
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  Florida State lost its last game 58-45 against LSU on Sunday.
 
-  The Seminoles have enough votes in the USA Today Top 25 Women's Basketball Coaches Poll to be ranked 32nd in the nation.
 
-  FSU ranks third in the country in rebounds.   
 
-  The Seminoles have four players averaging double-digits in points.  
 
-  Kiah Gillespie leads the way for FSU, averaging 16 points and 9.8 rebounds per game.
 
- Florida State is shooting 40 percent from the field on the year.
 
-  The Seminoles rank 83rd in the country in the scoring defense.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
West Virginia
-  The Mountaineers come in at 3-0 on the year and ranked 20th in the nation.
 
-  WVU is averaging 89 points per game.
 
-  Tynice Martin leads the way for WVU, averaging 20.7 points per game.
 
Iowa
-  The Hawkeyes come in at 3-0 on the year as well and are the 14th ranked team in the country.
 
-  Iowa is averaging 100 points per game.
 
-  Megan Gustafson leads the way for the Hawkeyes averaging 24 points per game.
 
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