By: By Libby Knight
KENNESAW STATE (6-18, 4-9) VS EAST TENNESSEE STATE (7-16, 3-9)
GAME 25 | FEBRARY 20, 2014
KENNESAW, Ga. | KSU CONVOCATION CENTER (4,600)
TV: ESPN3
GAME NOTES | LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO | TICKETS | PROMOTIONS | TWITTER
THE GAME:
The Kennesaw State women's basketball team looks to get back in the win column as the Owls open a three-game home stand on Thursday, Feb. 20 against East Tennessee State at the KSU Convocation Center. Tip is set for 7 p.m. ET and can be seen on the ESPN3 network.
THE COVERAGE:
LIVE STATS: Statistical updates will be available from KSUOwls.com at the start of Thursday's game.
LIVE VIDEO: Live video of Thursday's game will be provided by ESPN3, with Nathan McCreary and Theresa Gernatt on the call. Fans can follow the link via KSUOwls.com at the start of the contest.
TWITTER: Follow the Kennesaw State women's basketball team on Twitter @
KSUOwlsWBB to receive updates throughout the game.
THE OPPONENT:
East Tennessee State
The Bucs enter Thursday's contest just behind the Owls in the A-Sun standings at 3-9 in the conference and 7-16 overall. After a win over North Florida on Feb. 1, ETSU has dropped three-straight, including a 69-60 loss at USC Upstate last Saturday and is 2-8 in road games in 2013-14. The Bucs are led by Brianna McQueen with 11 points and three assists per game, and Serena Clark, who averages a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds per contest while leading the team with 18 blocks. Maria Bond adds 10 points and five rebounds for ETSU, who is averaging five-three pointers per game and 17 turnovers per outing.
THE SERIES:
This will be the 13th all-time meeting between the Owls and the Bucs, with ETSU holding an 11-1 advantage over KSU. In the teams' earlier meeting this season, the Bucs grabbed a 74-68 win at the MSHA/ETSU Athletics Center in Johnson City, Tenn., on Jan. 23. Junior guard
Kristina Wells led the Owls with her ninth double-double of the season with a game-high 24 points and 11 rebounds to go along with seven assists and two steals.
LAST TIME OUT:
Junior guard
Kristina Wells registered her 12th double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds to go along with four steals, but it would not be enough as the Kennesaw State women's basketball team suffered a 76-42 setback to Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday night (Feb. 15) at Alico Arena. Freshman guard
Deandrea Sawyers added 10 points, five rebounds and two assists for KSU.
NEXT UP:
Kennesaw State continues its three-game home stand with Breast Cancer Awareness Day and Alumni Day on Saturday, Feb. 22 as the Owls host USC Upstate. Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m. and can be seen on the ESPN3 network.
NEWS AND NOTES:
1,000 Point-Club
Junior guard
Kristina Wells is closing in on 1,000 points in her career with 947 in her three seasons as an Owl. She leads KSU with 377 points in 2013-14.
Top Five Scorers
KSU is one of two schools to have a pair of players in the top five in scoring in league play with Wells (18.0 ppg) and freshman guard
Deandrea Sawyers (15.3 ppg) ranking second and fifth, respectively.
Young's Hot Hand
Junior guard
Bria Young is averaging 13 points per game in the last four games, including setting a new career high with 18 points and six three-pointers against Lipscomb on Feb. 6.
Owls at Home
The Owls are on a two-game home win streak and have registered five of their six wins in the friendly confines of the KSU Convocation Center.
Leading the Way
Wells continues to lead the Owls and ranks in the top eight in the conference in minutes played (third, 35.4 mpg), scoring (fourth, 15.7 ppg), rebounding (fourth, 9.1 rpg), assists (sixth, 3.0 apg), assist/turnover ratio (sixth, 0.7) and steals (eighth, 1.7 spg).
Three-Pointers
Sawyers has lit up from behind the arc, ranking second in the A-Sun and 87th in the country with 2.3 three-pointers per game. She has drained 56 three so far this season, which ranks third in program history for three-point field goals made in a season.
Sawyers in A-Sun
In league play, Sawyers ranks fifth in scoring with 15.3 points per contest, while leading the A-Sun with 39 three-pointers and three three-pointers per game.
To keep up with the latest Kennesaw State women's basketball news follow the team on Twitter
@KSUOwlNation and @
KSUOwlsWBB or by liking Kennesaw State University on
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