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RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University's women's basketball team returns home to take on the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Thursday morning for Education Day.
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Tip-off is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET.
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INSIDE THE SERIES
- This is the fifth all-time meeting between the two teams.
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- The Colonels beat the Mocs last year in Chattanooga, 62-45.
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- EKU leads the all-time series 3-1.
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THE COLONELS
-Â The Colonels (2-4) fell on the road at the University of Illinois on Sunday, 71-57.
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Jayla Johnson led the way offensively for the Colonels with 20 points and seven rebounds against the Fighting Illini on Sunday. Johnson is averaging a team-best 15.7 points per game.
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Ariel Kirkwood continues to fill up the stat sheet posting 10 points, seven rebounds, five steals, and four assists against Illinois. Â
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Alice Recanati ranks first in the conference in steals per game and second in the league in overall steals.
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-Â The Colonels rank third in the country in offensive rebounding.
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SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-Â Chattanooga comes into the contest at 1-8 and losers of its last six games after falling to Alabama, 80-64, on Sunday.
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-Â The Mocs are led offensively by Abbey Cornelius who is averaging a team-best 15.3 points per game. Â Â Â Â Â
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-Â Cornelius ranks 26th in the country in rebounding.
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-Â Chattanooga ranks 38th in the country in free throws made.
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UP NEXT
Eastern Kentucky hits the road over the weekend to take on Miami (OH) on Sunday in Oxford. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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