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.
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Abby Wright led the way scoring 17 points with 11 rebounds and two assists.
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Paige Murphy played in her first collegiate basketball game, scoring three points and dishing out three assists.
- Seven Colonels scored in the game.
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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 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.