KENNESAW STATE (13-4, 2-0) AT LIPSCOMB (5-11, 0-2)
GAME 18 | JANUARY 17, 2015 | 5 P.M. ET
NASHVILLE, Tenn. | ALLEN ARENA (5,028)
 
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THE GAME:
The Kennesaw State women's basketball team is set to open a three-game Atlantic Sun Conference road swing this weekend, traveling to Nashville, Tenn., for a 5 p.m. ET contest against Lipscomb on Saturday, Jan. 17 in Allen Arena.
 
THE COVERAGE:
LIVE STATS: Statistical updates will be available from KSUOwls.com at the start of Saturday's game.
ESPN3: ESPN3 will have the live broadcast of Saturday's game.
TWITTER: Follow the Kennesaw State women's basketball team on Twitter @KSUOwlsWBB to receive updates throughout the game.
 
THE OPPONENT:
Lipscomb
The Bisons come into Saturday's contest with an overall record of 5-11 and are 0-2 in the conference after dropping games against Northern Kentucky and USC Upstate, a 71-68 setback in Spartanburg in the team's most recent outing on Wednesday. The Bisons, who has lost five of their last six contests, has three players averaging double figures, led by Ashley Southern with 13.3 points per game to go along with a team-leading 9.1 rebounds per contest. Danay Fothergill adds 11.8 points per game, while Sara Bliss chips in 10.8 per contest. Lipscomb is averaging 8.3 three-pointers per game and is shooting at 34.4 percent beyond the arc. The Bisons ranks last in the league in scoring defense, scoring margin, field goal percentage defense, and rebounding margin, but sit second with a 74.0 team free throw percentage and 133 made three-pointers. 
 
THE SERIES:
This will be the 18th meeting between the Owls and the Bisons, with KSU leading the all-time series, 12-5, after earning an 88-79 win in the teams' last meeting a season ago on February 6, 2014 in Kennesaw, Ga. Senior Kristina Wells was two points shy of tying her career high with 30 points, including 18-of-23 from the free throw line, to go along with seven rebounds and five assists in the Owls' victory, while senior guard Bria Young poured in a career-high 18 points on six three-pointers.
 
All-Time Record: KSU leads, 12-5
Last Meeting: KSU won, 88-79, on Feb. 6, 2014 in Kennesaw, Ga.
 
LAST TIME OUT:
Behind a career-high 26 points from sophomore Deandrea Sawyers, the Kennesaw State women's basketball team used a 47-point second half to earn its first win in an Atlantic Sun Conference home opener since 2008-09 with a 66-58 victory over Northern Kentucky on Wednesday night (Jan. 14) at the KSU Convocation Center. Sawyers connected on 6-of-12 from the floor, including a 4-of-8 mark from the three-point lane and draining 10-of-11 free throws, while also registering a game-high eight rebounds and two assists in the win. Redshirt-freshman Kelly Dulkoski added a second-half spark with a career-high 12 points, going 4-of-6 from beyond the arc. Junior Jasmine McAllister joined Sawyers and Dulkoski in double figures with 11 point, while senior Kristina Wells added nine points, seven rebounds, a game-high six assists and two steals.
 
NEXT UP:
The Owls continue their road swing with a trip to Deland, Fla., to face 2014 Atlantic Sun Conference tournament runner-up Stetson on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. ET in the Edmunds Center.
 
NEWS AND NOTES:
2-0 A-Sun Start
The Owls are 2-0 in Atlantic Sun Conference for only the second time in program history and the first time since the 2007-08 season after earning wins over USC Upstate and Northern Kentucky to open the 2014-15 conference campaign.
 
Road Warriors
KSU is 6-3 away from the friendly confines of the KSU Convocation Center, which leads the A-Sun for most road wins on the season.
 
Assist-to-Turnover Ratio
The Owls own the second-best assist-to-turnover ratio in the conference at 0.9 and have registered 207 helpers on 228 turnovers in 17 games this season.
 
Sharing the Wealth
KSU has been sharing the ball well recently and is averaging 13.3 assists per game in the last six contests and have eight games with 12 or more assists. The Owls handed out a season-high 18 helpers in a win at Georgia State on Dec. 3.

A-Sun Weekly Honors
The Owls have collected seven weekly honors from the A-Sun Conference this season, with junior Jasmine McAllister the latest honoree after taking home her fourth Newcomer of the Week accolade on Monday. Junior Karly Frye has also earned Newcomer of the Week honors, while senior Kristina Wells and sophomore Deandrea Sawyers have also been tabbed Player of the Week earlier this season.
 
Wells, the Bison Slayer
Wells has played well against the Bisons in her career and is averaging 15.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, while also shooting at a 44.4 percentage from the field and a 77.1 percent from the free throw line in five games versus Lipscomb. Wells was a Bison killer a season ago, averaging 24 points, nine rebounds and eight assists against Lipscomb, including going 11-of-22 from the floor and 25-of-35 from the charity stripe.
 
First-Ever Triple-Double in Dl History
Wells registered the first-ever triple-double in KSU Division I history with 18 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists at Lipscomb on Jan. 9, 2014.
 
Owls in the Top Five
The Owls are the only team in the league that has two players in the top five in scoring (Sawyers, McAllister), rebounding (McAllister, Wells) and assists (Frye, Wells).
 
McAllister on the Boards
McAllister ranks second in the conference in rebounding and third in scoring with 14.4 points and 10.9 rebounds per game, while also ranking second in the A-Sun with a 50.8 percent clip from the field.
 
Owls on the Offensive
Sawyers leads the Owls in scoring and ranks second in the A-Sun with 15.7 points per game, while Wells ranks in the top-20 with 11.3 points per game to sit 18th in the league.
 
Sawyers in A-Sun Action
In two A-Sun contests, Sawyers has scored 47 points and leads the league with 23.5 points per game.
 
Wells on the Glass
Wells joins McAllister in the top-five in the conference for rebounding and ranks fifth with 8.3 boards per contest.
 
Rebounding Machine
McAllister's 11.3 boards ranks 20th in the NCAA and along with that the junior leads the A-Sun and ranks 23rd in the country with 4.2 offensive rebounds per game. On the season, she has pulled down 185 rebounds, with 72 of those coming on the offensive end of the court.
 
Wells' Assist-to-Turnover Ratio
Wells owns the second-best conference assist-to-turnover ratio and is 15th in the nation with a 2.7 ratio with 62 assists and just 23 turnovers in 608 minutes this season. 

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