GAME NO. 30 | MARCH 2, 2013
KENNESAW STATE AT FLORIDA GULF COAST | 7:30 P.M. ET
FORT MYERS, Fla. | ALICO ARENA (4,500)
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THE GAME:
The Kennesaw State women’s basketball team wraps up the 2012-13 regular season schedule this Saturday, March 2, 2013, as the Owls face Atlantic Sun Conference front runner Florida Gulf Coast at 7:30 p.m. ET in Alico Arena.
A win for Kennesaw State (7-22, 3-14 A-Sun) over Florida Gulf Coast (24-5, 17-0 A-Sun) will clinch a spot for the Owls in the General Shale Atlantic Sun Conference Postseason Tournament.
THE COVERAGE
AUDIO: Play-by-play will be available from KSUOwls.com with Brandon Scardigli narrating the action from courtside at Alico Arena.
LIVE VIDEO: A-Sun Television will have a live stream of Thursday’s game from Fort Myers, Fla., starting at 7:30 p.m.
LIVE STATS: Statistical updates will be available from FGCUAthletics.com at the start of the game.
THE OPPONENT
Now ranked No. 9 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll and receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll, Florida Gulf Coast remains atop the A-Sun standings with a perfect 17-0 record and a 24-5 mark on the season.
Sarah Hansen leads the Eagles and the conference with a 17.1 points per game average while as a team the Eagles are scoring an A-Sun best 70.7 points per game and are one of the top three-point shooting teams in the country, having made 267 so far.
THE SERIES
FGCU leads the all-time series, 10-2, winning the first meeting this season 62-35 on Dec. 31, 2012 in Kennesaw, Ga.
Freshman
Chelsea Mason (Bellevue, Neb./Bellevue West HS) recorded her first career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, but the first year player’s efforts weren’t enough as the Kennesaw State women’s basketball team fell to Florida Gulf Coast University, 62-35, in what was the Atlantic Sun Conference opener for both squads.
Last Outing
Even with her 14
th double-double of the season, Kennesaw State women’s basketball senior
Sametria Gideon couldn’t help the Owls overcome the offense of the Hatters as Stetson handed the black and gold a 74-46 Atlantic Sun Conference loss on Thursday evening.
Gideon (Madison, Ala./Bob Jones HS) was good for 17 points and 12 rebounds as the Owls fall to 7-22 on the year and 3-14 in the A-Sun heading into Saturday’s regular season finale at Florida Gulf Coast.
Gideon’s 17 points were tops for the Owls offensively and her 12 rebounds led both squads on the boards.
Ashley Holliday (Greenville, S.C./J.L. Mann Academy) was the only other Owl in double figures with 15 as the two seniors combined for 32 of KSU’s 46 points.
Holliday also added four assists to her stat line to go along with her two three-pointers.
THE NUMBERS
Gideon is one of just a handful of players in the nation to average a double-double with 11.2 points and 10.4 rebounds per game after picking up her 14
th double-double of the season against Stetson.
The three-point defense of KSU is one of the best in the A-Sun and one of the top 30 in the nation, holding opponents to just a 26.7 percent success rate from beyond the arc.
The Owls are committing just 11 fouls per game, putting KSU at No. 4 in the nation in fewest personal fouls per contest.
NEWS AND NOTES
Gideon’s Double-Doubles
Senior Sametria Gideon is the only player in the A-Sun to be averaging a double-double on the season with 11.1 points per game and 10.4 rebounds per game. Gideon continues to lead the A-Sun in rebounding with her 10.4 boards per outing average. The senior is now No. 20 in the nation in total double-doubles with her 14 this season.
Gideon in Rare Company
Gideon is one of just four active players in the country to be a school’s career points and rebounds leader. The only 1,000 point and 1,000 rebound player in school history, Gideon now has 1,032 points and 1,070 rebounds to her name.
Four Owls Averaging Double-Digits
Four Owls are now averaging double-figures scoring including Gideon (11),
Kristina Wells (Douglasville, Ga./Douglas County HS) (11), Holliday (10) and four-time A-Sun Newcomer of the Week Mason (11).
Racking up the Minutes
Three Owls rank in the top 10 in the A-Sun in minutes played per game. Holliday is third at 34.6, Wells sits in fourth at 33.1 and Gideon is in fifth with 33.
Milestones to look out for
Holliday-964 points. Gideon-nine rebounds away from the KSU single season record of 311, holding 302, and four blocks away from the single season record of 47.
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Kennesaw State University is celebrating 30 years of intercollegiate athletics during the 2012-13 academic year.
