RICHMOND, Ky. – March Madness time in the Bluegrass! The No. 4 seeded EKU women's basketball team will host No. 5 seed Stetson to open the 2025 Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Basketball Tournament on Saturday afternoon inside Baptist Health Arena.
Saturday's game is scheduled to tipoff at 3 p.m. ET, doors will open one-hour prior to tipoff. General admission tickets are available for just $15 and can be purchased
online here or by contacting the EKU Ticket Office via phone (859) 622-3890.
Walk-up tickets are also available for purchase at the venue. As a reminder, parking is free for all EKU women's basketball events throughout the 2024-25 season.
Fans looking to purchase hospitality access will need to add the package to their ticket. Access starts at just $20 and are sold at your original point of purchase. Perks include a pre-game meal courtesy of the Richmond Centre Chick-fil-A, unlimited Coca-Cola products, access to cash bar, and seating in the newly renovated suite.
Those not able to be in attendance can find Saturday's quarterfinal matchup streamed live on ESPN+ with Wes Chandler and Doug Sallee on the call,
Terry Johnson will serve as the sideline reporter. The game can also be heard over-the-air via 92.5 WEKY with Greg Stotelmyer courtside on the call.
EKU (20-11, 10-8 ASUN) secured consecutive 20-win seasons for the first time in over 23 years with an 83-76 win over Lipscomb on Senior Day. The win moved the Colonels up to the No. 4 seed in the ASUN Tournament—marking the second time in the team's four years of ASUN membership hosting a postseason game.
On March 6, three Colonels were named to the ASUN Conference's postseason awards. Fifth year
Alice Recanati was named Second Team All-ASUN,
Kaitlyn Costner was named Third Team All-ASUN, and
Liz Freihofer was unanimously selected to the ASUN All-Freshman Team. All three will be available for Saturday's game against Stetson.
Against Lipscomb, six EKU players ended in double figures for just the second time this season. Freihofer led the way with 18 points behind four threes. Recanati added 14 points to the final line, her 79th game in double figure scoring. Additionally, upperclassmen forwards
Raphaela Toussaint scored 14 and
Jasmine McGinnis-Taylor added 13.
With a win on Saturday over Stetson, EKU would advance to the ASUN Semifinals in consecutive seasons and likely face No. 1 seed FGCU in Fort Myers. A loss would bounce the Colonels out of the field and await results from around the country for any national postseason tournament invitations.
Scouting Stetson
Stetson (16-14, 10-8 ASUN) enters play on Saturday on a one-game losing streak, dropping the regular season finale against FGCU, 86-60, on its home floor. The Hatters are led by ASUN Newcomer of the Year and First Team All-ASUN selection Cameron Thomas—who is averaging 17.2 points per game. Stetson is averaging 67.8 points per outing, the eighth-highest scoring offense in the league.
EKU and Stetson split in their two meetings this season, both schools winning home games on Jan. 23 and Feb. 6. The Colonels won the last meeting between the two schools by a score of 77-70 in Richmond, Recanati led EKU with 18 points while McGinnis-Taylor dropped a 15-point, 11-rebound double double.
History vs. Stetson
Saturday's game is the 10th meeting between EKU and Stetson. The Hatters own the all-time series 6-3 over the Colonels, however, the two schools are split at three wins apiece since becoming conference members in 2021. Saturday's game is the first meeting for EKU and Stetson in the ASUN Tournament.
