KENNESAW STATE (14-7, 3-3) VS JACKSONVILLE (6-13, 1-5)
GAME 22 | JANUARY 31, 2015 | 2 P.M. ET
KENNESAW, Ga. | KSU CONVOCATION CENTER (4,800)
 
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THE GAME:
The Kennesaw State women's basketball team continues its three-game home stand as the Owls close out the first half of Atlantic Sun Conference play against Jacksonville on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. ET in the KSU Convocation Center.
 
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 with Nathan McCreary and Theresa Gernatt on the call.
TWITTER: Follow the Kennesaw State women's basketball team on Twitter @KSUOwlsWBB to receive updates throughout the game.
 
THE OPPONENT:
Jacksonville
The Dolphins come into Saturday's match-up with a 6-13 overall record and are 1-5 in conference play. JU opened the A-Sun slate with a home win over North Florida, but has since lost its last five contests including a 66-64 setback at USC Upstate on Thursday to sit at the bottom of the league standings. The Dolphins have struggled away from Jacksonville, going 1-9 away from the friendly confines of Swisher Gym, with their one road win coming at Savannah State on Jan. 4. Sherranda Reddick leads JU with 12.6 points per game, while Briona Brown adds 10.7 points per contest and has played a team-leading 538 minutes in 2014-15. Kimberly Dawkins grabs 7.6 rebounds per game to pace the Dolphins on the boards. JU is shooting at a 63.5 percent clip from the field to rank last in the A-Sun, but are holding opponents to the second-lowest rebounds per game at 37.5 per contest.      
 
THE SERIES:
This will be the 19th meeting between the Owls and the Dolphins, with JU owning an 11-7 lead in the all-time series. JU took both meetings between the teams a season ago, including a 65-46 decision in the teams' last meeting on March 6, 2014 in Jacksonville, Fla. Former Owl Gratia Brooks led the Owls in scoring with 10 points, including a 6-of-6 performance from the free throw line, while senior Bria Young also poured in 10 points, including three three-pointers for KSU. 
 
All-Time Record: JU leads, 11-7
Last Meeting: JU won, 65-46, on March 6, 2014 in Jacksonville, Fla.
 
LAST TIME OUT:
The Kennesaw State women's basketball team returned to its winning ways as the Owls earned a hard-fought 46-40 win over North Florida despite some cold shooting at the KSU Convocation Center on Thursday night (Jan. 29). Junior Jasmine McAllister paced the Owls with her Atlantic Sun Conference-leading 11th double-double of the season with 10 points and 15 rebounds, including six offense boards. Sophomore Deandrea Sawyers contributed 10 points for her 17th double-digit output of the season, including a pair of three-pointers in the win. Senior Kristina Wells added eight points, seven rebounds, a game-high four assists and two steals in the outing. The Owls also got 16 points from their bench, including seven from sophomore Aareon Smith and six from senior Valescia Dixon.
 
NEXT UP:
KSU will break for a week before starting the second half of conference action against USC Upstate as the Owls close a three-game home stand on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 12 p.m. ET in the KSU Convocation Center.
 
NEWS AND NOTES:
Win Total
The Owls equaled their win total from last season (6-24) in just eight games this season and have won 14 games for the first time since the 2011-12 season.
 
Owls on the Boards
KSU ranks third the conference in rebounding margin in both overall play (+1.6) and A-Sun action (+0.7) and is holding its opponents to 36.8 rebounds per contest in conference action and 37.6 rebounds per game in overall play to rank third in both categories.
 
Offensive Rebounds
KSU is grabbing 13.7 boards on the offensive end of the ball to rank third in the A-Sun in overall action. In league play, the Owls are averaging 11.8 offensive boards per game.
 
Three-Point Defense
The Owls are holding opponents to just 28.1 percent from behind the three-point line to rank second in the A-Sun and 49th in the nation.
 
Protecting the Ball
KSU is averaging just 13.5 turnovers per game, coming in second in the league and 28th in the country in that category.
 
Sawyers Tops in A-Sun
Sophomore Deandrea Sawyers is leading the A-Sun in scoring in overall action (15.3 ppg) and ranks third in conference play (17.0 ppg) after opening with three 20-point contests in the first four games of the conference slate.
 
Clearing the Boards
Junior Jasmine McAllister ranks second in the conference in rebounding and fourth in scoring with 14.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game, while also ranking fourth in the A-Sun with a 48.9 percent clip from the field.
 
Wells on the Glass
Senior Kristina Wells joins McAllister in the top-five in the conference for rebounding and ranks fifth with 8.1 boards per contest, while coming in 18th in scoring with 10.5 points a game.
 
McAllister in the Rankings
McAllister's 11.0 boards ranks 16th in the NCAA, while the junior also leads the A-Sun and ranks 15th in the country with 4.4 offensive rebounds per game. On the season, she has grabbed 231 boards, with 93 coming on the offensive end of the court.
 
Sawyers from Deep
Sawyers has connected on the second-most three pointers in the conference in overall action with 48 treys on the season, while also tying for fourth with 17 threes made in league play. She is averaging 2.3 three-pointers per game, which also ranks second in the A-Sun in that category.
 
Dulkoski Trey-Mendous in League Play
Redshirt-freshman Kelly Dulkoski has drained 12-of-29 three-pointers in conference play to rank eighth in both three-point field goals made and a 41.4 percentage from behind the arc.
 
Seeing Double
With 10 points and 15 rebounds against North Florida, McAllister registered her league-leading 11th double-double of the season and ranks 18th in the NCAA in that category.
 
Wells' Assist-to-Turnover Ratio
Wells owns the second-best conference assist-to-turnover ratio and is 35th in the country with a 2.2 ratio with 75 assists and just 34 turnovers in 752 minutes this season, the third-most minutes played in the A-Sun behind junior Karly Frye and Sawyers.
 
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