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EKU Women's Basketball Starts Three-Game Road Swing On Sunday Against Miami (OH)

12/11/2021 11:18:00 AM

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RICHMOND, Ky. –
Eastern Kentucky University's women's basketball team starts its three-game road swing on Sunday when the Colonels travel to Oxford, Ohio to take on Miami (OH).
 
Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.
 
You can follow along with the game on live stats or watch live on ESPN3.
 
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
- This is the 17th all-time meeting between the two teams.
 
- Miami (OH) beat the Colonels the last time the two teams met in 2019, 75-57.
 
- EKU leads the all-time series, 9-7.
 
THE COLONELS
-  The Colonels (3-4) knocked of Chattanooga, 60-55, on Thursday afternoon in Richmond.
 
-  Alice Recanati led the way for the Colonels posting a game-best and season-best 20 points and two assists against the Mocs. Recanati was 8-for-15 from the field and 3-for-3 from the three-point line.
 
-  Jayla Johnson picked up her first double-double as a Colonel posting 17 points and 12 rebounds against Chattanooga. Johnson is averaging a team-best 15.9 points per game on the season.  
 
-  Recanati ranks first in the conference in steals and steals per game in the ASUN.
 
-  The Colonels rank sixth in the country in offensive rebounding.
 
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  Miami comes in at 3-3 after knocking off Evansville, 81-73, on Saturday Dec. 4.
 
-  The RedHawks are led offensively by Peyton Scott. Scott is averaging 20.5 points and 6.2 rebounds per game on the season.      
 
-  Miami (OH) ranks 19th in the country in offensive rebounds per game.
 
-  Scott ranks 15th in the country in points per game on the season.
 
 
UP NEXT
Eastern Kentucky continues its road swing on Wednesday when the Colonels travel to take on long-time rival Morehead State. Tip-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. and will air on ESPN+.
 
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