FLORENCE, Ala. – The Eastern Kentucky University women's basketball team departs for its final road swing inside Atlantic Sun Conference play against North Alabama on Thursday and Central Arkansas on Saturday.
 
Thursday's game is scheduled to tip at 6:30 p.m. EST inside UNA's CB&S Bank Arena at Flowers Hall.  Tickets start at $20 on the Lions' website.
 
Saturday's game against UCA is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. EST inside the Farris Center.  Fans looking to make the trek to Conway can purchase tickets starting at just $10 online here.
 
EKU (18-7, 7-4 ASUN) is coming off a 2-0 week at home with wins over Queens and Kennesaw State, marking consecutive seasons with 18 wins for the first time since 2001-03.
 
Individually, EKU head coach Greg Todd became the fastest coach in program history to amass 50 wins with the win over Queens.
 
Adding in the historic week in Richmond, EKU's Antwainette Walker became the 26th player in program history to record 1,000 points, doing so in just 50 games over two seasons.  
 
Alice Recanati surpassed 500 career assists while becoming just one of 13 players in NCAA DI basketball, including Iowa's Caitlin Clark, to reach 1,000 points, 500 assists, and 400 rebounds while local product Ivy Turner passed 1,500 career points in her graduate season.
 
Despite EKU's 18-7 overall record, the Colonels dropped out of the CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid Major Poll released on Feb. 13.  EKU set a program record of 14 consecutive weeks appearing in the poll.
 
Entering the home stretch of the conference slate, EKU has just five more ASUN contests left on the docket and one non-conference clash on the road in Chicago.  This week's contests on the road mark the second time facing UNA and UCA, having defeated both programs at home last month.
 
Game 26: EKU (18-7, 7-4 ASUN) at North Alabama (10-14, 6-5 ASUN)
- Thursday, February 15, 2024 – 6:30 p.m. EST
- CB&S Bank Arena at Flowers Hall (2,223) – Florence, Ala.
 
Game 27: EKU (18-7, 7-4 ASUN) at Central Arkansas (16-8, 8-3 ASUN)
- Saturday, February 17, 2024 – 2 p.m. EST
- Farris Center (5,500) – Conway, Ark.
 
EKU Notes & Statistics
- EKU is seeking its first 20-win season since 2004-05.
- The Colonels enter play this week tied for fourth place with Lipscomb in the conference standings.
- Recanati is first in the ASUN and 50th in the country in assists (114).
- Walker is second in the ASUN and 36th in the country in points per game (18.8).
- Walker is first in the ASUN in steals per game (2.0) and Turner is first in the ASUN in assist/turnover ratio (1.83).
 
Series History Against North Alabama
- Thursday is the fifth meeting between EKU and UNA with the series split at two wins apiece.  The Colonels are 0-1 all-time in Florence.
- EKU defeated UNA on Jan. 20 by a score of 67-58, led by Turner who scored 16 points.
 
Series History Against Central Arkansas
- Saturday's game marks the ninth meeting between EKU and UCA and fourth game in Conway.  EKU edges the all-time series between the two programs 5-3.
- EKU defeated UCA on Jan. 18 by a score of 65-58.  Four Colonels scored in double figures, led by 19 points from Walker and an 11-point, 11-rebound double-double from Jasmine McGinnis-Taylor.
 
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