GAME NO. 20 | JAN. 26, 2013
KENNESAW STATE AT NORTHERN KENTUCKY | 4:30 P.M. ET
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. | BANK OF KENTUCKY CENTER (9,400)
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THE GAME:
The Kennesaw State women’s basketball team takes to Highland Heights, Ky., for a meeting with Atlantic Sun Conference and Division I newcomer Northern Kentucky this Saturday, Jan. 20, at 4:30 p.m. ET.
The Owls return to the floor with a 4-15 record overall and 0-7 mark in the league standings while the Norse return to their home court at 6-10 on the year and 3-4 in the A-Sun.
THE COVERAGE
AUDIO: Play-by-play will be available from KSUOwls.com with Brandon Scardigli narrating the action from courtside at the Bank of Kentucky Center.
LIVE VIDEO: A-Sun Television will have a live stream of Saturday’s game from Highland Heights, Ky., starting at 4:30 p.m.
LIVE STATS: Statistical updates will be available from NKUNorse.com at the start of the game.
THE OPPONENT
The Norse look to rebound after back-to-back road losses over the past week as NKU returns to the Bank of Kentucky Center where the team is 5-1 this season.
Guard Rianna Gayheart is shooting .418 from beyond the arc with 23 made three-pointers this season for first year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit while teammate Kayla Thacker is leading the A-Sun in average minutes played, seeing 36.1 minutes of action on the floor per game.
THE SERIES
Saturday’s game will mark the first ever meeting between the Owls and the Norse.
LAST OUTING
The Kennesaw State women’s basketball team had three players finish in double-figures scoring, but the effort came up short as the Owls fell in Atlantic Sun Conference action to USC Upstate, 61-52, at the KSU Convocation Center Monday night.
Kristina Wells (Douglasville, Ga./Douglas County HS) once again led the black and gold with a 14-point outing while freshman
Chelsea Mason (Bellevue, Neb./Bellevue West HS) finished up with 12 and senior
Ashley Holliday (Greenville, S.C./J.L. Mann Academy) chipped in 10.
The Owls, who came into the game averaging 20 points in the paint, put up 32 from under the basket against the Spartans, nine of those coming from the senior
Sametria Gideon (Madison, Ala./Bob Jones HS).
Kennedy led the Owls on the glass, coming away with a game-high nine rebounds of the 33 total for KSU. Gideon, Wells and Mason each finished up with six.
Holliday also added four assists and a pair of steals to her stat line while Wells came away with four steals, giving the guard 12 takeaways in her last three outings.
THE NUMBERS
Gideon is one of just 36 players in the nation to average a double-double with 11 points and 10.1 rebounds per game.
KSU is now averaging 7.3 steals per game in conference games only, picking up 51 total takeaways in seven games.
The Owls are committing just 12 fouls per game, putting KSU at No. 4 in the nation in fewest personal fouls per contest.
NEXT UP
After Saturday’s contest, the Owls will head down to Nashville, Tenn. to take on the Bison of Lipscomb on Monday, Jan. 28, for a 7 p.m. game.
NEWS AND NOTES
Wells Top Scorer
Wells is now leading the Owls in points with 221 total and an average of 11.6 per game. The sophomore scored her 500
th career point during the team’s last outing against USC Upstate. Wells also has a combined 12 steals in the last three games for the black and gold.
Gideon’s Double-Doubles
Gideon now ranks in the top 25 nationally in total double-doubles with nine after recording three double-doubles over the past six games. The senior is one of just 36 players in the NCAA to be averaging a double-double on the year and the only player in the A-Sun to do so. Gideon currently leads the league in rebounding and is the only player to be averaging double-digit boards with 10.1 rebounds per game.
Kennedy Steps up Her Game
Chantel Kennedy (Brooklyn, N.Y./Colorado State) has stepped her game up in league play, averaging 32 minutes per game with 6.7 rebounds and 14 steals in A-Sun matches only this season.
Holliday from Beyond the Arc
Holliday now has 31 three-pointers on the year, putting the senior in the top five on the leaderboard in the conference in that category with a 9.6 points per game average.
Milestones to look out for
Ashley Holliday (Greenville, S.C./J.L. Mann Academy) is seeking her 1,000
th career point, holding steady at 857, and her 200
th three-pointer, currently sitting at 191 makes from beyond the arc. Gideon is currently looking for rebound 1,000, bringing in 978 so far.
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Kennesaw State University is celebrating 30 years of intercollegiate athletics during the 2012-13 academic year.
