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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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