CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The EKU women's and men's basketball teams begin Ohio Valley Conference play on Thursday at Austin Peay.

The women's game will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET.  The men's contest will tip-off at 9 p.m. ET.

Both games will air live on ESPN+.

WOMEN'S PREVIEW
Watch Live (ESPN+) | Live stats | Live Audio | Live tweets | Game Notes

Eastern Kentucky University's women's basketball team hits the road for the first of four straight road games when the Colonels open up conference play against Austin Peay State University on Thursday.
 
Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET. The game will air live on ESPN+.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  EKU leads the all-time series 49-32.
 
-  APSU won last year's meeting, 59-45, in Clarksville.
 
-  The first ever meeting between the two teams was in 1974.
 
THE COLONELS
-  Eastern Kentucky beat Brescia, 70-41, on Dec. 18.   
 
-  Abby Wright posted her second double-double of the year with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
 
-  Catie Kaifes knocked down a season-best five 3-pointers and posted a career-high 15 points and six rebounds in the win against Brescia.
 
-  Shay Solomon posted her sixth straight game in double figures, after her 15-point and seven-rebound performance.
 
-  EKU ranks fourth in the conference in assists.
 
-  The Colonels rank third in the conference in three-pointers made.  
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  Austin Peay lost at Evansville, 56-52, on Dec. 18.  
 
-  The Governors are led by Arielle Gonzalez-Varner who is averaging a team-best 12.5 points per game.   
 
-  Myah Leflore posted a team-high 15 points and three rebounds in the loss to Evansville.
 
-  APSU ranks second in the conference in assists on the year.  
 
-  The Governors rank first in the conference in three-pointers made.
                          
-  Austin Peay is second in the conference in rebounds on the year.
 
UP NEXT
The Colonels continue their four game road trip when they take on Murray State on Saturday. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET.

MEN'S PREVIEW
Watch Live (ESPN+) | Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Tweets | Game Notes

WHAT TO KNOW
- EKU (7-6) shattered its single-game points record in the 145-72 win over Brescia on Dec. 29. The previous record was 123 vs. Wilmington College on Feb. 11, 1987. 

- EKU's 87 points in the second half vs. Brescia is an OVC record for points in a half. 

- EKU's 28 steals vs. Brescia are the most by the Colonels in a single game since at least 2003, and the second most by any NCAA team this season. EKU also matched the school record for field goals made (55) in the win over Brescia. 

- EKU shot a season-high 56.1 percent from the floor in the win over Brescia (55-of-98). It was the first time the Colonels have shot over 55% from the floor in over two years (vs. Jacksonville, Dec. 7, 2016). 

- EKU ranks second in the country in steals/game (11.6); however, only one Colonel ranks in the top-15 in steals/game in the OVC ... and he ranks 14th (Jomaru Brown / 1.6). Eight Colonels have recorded at least 10 steals on the season. 

- Senior Nick Mayo currently leads the OVC and ranks 13th in the country in scoring at 23.3 points-per-game. 

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
- Austin Peay (8-5) had won six straight games before falling at Arkansas, 76-65, in its non-conference finale on December 28 in Fayetteville. 

- Sophomore Terry Taylor paces the Govs at 17.0 points and 8.5 rebounds-per-game. 

- This will be the 115th all-time meeting between EKU and Austin Peay. EKU leads the series, 61-53; however, APSU has won two straight over the Colonels, including a 90-84 victory last January in Clarksville. 

UP NEXT
EKU travels to Murray State (9-2) to take on the Racers on Saturday, Jan. 5, at 8:00 p.m. ET.