KENNESAW STATE (16-12, 5-8) VS LIPSCOMB (8-19, 3-9)
GAME 29 | FEBRUARY 28, 2015 | 12 P.M. ET
KENNESAW, Ga. | KSU CONVOCATION CENTER (4,800)
 
GAME NOTES | LIVE STATS | ESPN3 | PROMOTIONS | TICKETS | TWITTER
 
THE GAME:
The Kennesaw State women's basketball team returns to the KSU Convocation Center for its final Atlantic Sun Conference regular season game of the season on Saturday, Feb. 28 as the Owls host Lipscomb on Senior Day at 12 p.m. ET. KSU will honor seniors Kristina Wells and Valescia Dixon, as well as senior manager Raechelle Davis prior to the game's tipoff.
 
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:
Lipscomb
The Bisons enter Saturday's regular season finale with an 8-19 overall record and sit in seventh place in A-Sun standings with a 3-10 mark after falling to USC Upstate, 76-67, in their final home contest on Wednesday night. Lipscomb holds a 3-9 record away from Nashville and come into the KSU Convocation Center on a eight-game losing streak that dates back to Jan. 29. The Bisons have three players averaging double figures, led by Ashley Southern, who ranks third in the A-Sun with 14.4 points per game. Joining her in double figures is Danay Fothergill with 13.4 points and Chandler Cooper with 10.4 points per contest. Southern also pulls down a team-high 8.4 boards per game, while Emily Eubank has handed out a conference-leading 116 assists on the season. As a team, Lipscomb is allowing opponents to score a conference-high 71.0 points per game, but own the second-highest free throw percentage at 73.9 percent.
 
THE SERIES:
This will be the 19th meeting between the Owls and the Bisons, with KSU holding a 12-6 advantage in the all-time series. Lipscomb earned a 79-61 win in the two teams' earlier meeting this season on Jan. 17 in Nashville, Tenn. Sophomore Deandrea Sawyers paced the Owls with a team-high 24 points and nine rebounds, while also draining five three-pointers in the process. It was her fourth 20-point game of the season. Classmate Aareon Smith added 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting, while junior Jasmine McAllister chipped in nine points and eight rebounds.
 
All-Time Record: KSU leads, 12-6
Last Meeting: Lipscomb won, 79-61, on Jan. 17, 2015 in Nashville, Tenn.
 
LAST TIME OUT:
Junior Jasmine McAllister registered her Atlantic Sun Conference-leading 13th double-double of the season, but it would not be enough as the Kennesaw State women's basketball fell to Northern Kentucky, 68-61, on Wednesday at the Bank of Kentucky Center. McAllister led the Owls with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while classmate Karly Frye was two points shy of tying her career-high with 11 points, including three second-half three pointers. Sophomore Aareon Smith joined the duo in double figures with 12 points, including a 2-of-4 mark from beyond the arc.
 
NEXT UP:
With the conclusion of the regular season on Saturday, the Owls next enter Atlantic Sun Conference Championship play and will travel for its quarterfinal contest on Friday, March 6 with the game time set for 7 p.m. ET. Depending on Saturday's results, KSU will enter the tournament as either the No. 5 or No. 6 seed and will face Northern Kentucky, Jacksonville or USC Upstate.
 
NEWS AND NOTES:
Owls Keep Making History
The Owls equaled their win total from last season (6-24) in just eight games this season and have won 16 games for the first time since the 2007-08 season.
 
Most Wins in DI History
This season's 16 wins also ties the 2007-08 campaign for the most wins in program history for Division I play.
 
Rebounding Margin
KSU has outrebounded its opponents on 17 occasions this season and ranks second in the conference with a +2.6 rebounding margin in overall play and a +3.2 margin in league action.
 
Owls on the Glass, Part I
The Owls are holding their opponents to 36.6 rebounds per contest in overall play and 35.1 boards per A-Sun contest to rank second in both categories.
 
Owls on the Glass, Part II
KSU is grabbing 13.9 boards on the offensive end of the ball to rank third in the A-Sun in overall action, while also sitting third with 13.3 offensive boards in conference play.
 
Sawyers Leads in Overall Play
Sophomore Deandrea Sawyers leads the Owls and ranks seventh in the A-Sun in scoring in overall action with 13.8 points per game and has 21 double digit games this season, including five 20-point or more contests in 2014-15.
 
Windex Wells and McAllister
The Owls have two players in the top five in rebounding in both overall and conference action in junior Jasmine McAllister and senior Kristina Wells. McAllister ranks second in both categories with 10.4 boards per game in overall play and 9.4 in league play. Wells ranks fifth with 8.3 boards in overall play and has upped her average in A-Sun action with 8.5 boards to sit third.
 
Offensive Threat
McAllister adds 13.6 points per game in overall action to rank ninth in the A-Sun, while also ranking third and 43rd in the NCAA with a 50.9 field goal percentage.
 
Third Owl in Double Figures
Wells is also the third Owl averaging double figures and sits in the top-20 for scoring at 18th with 11.6 points a game. 
 
McAllister on National Stage in Rebounding
McAllister's 10.4 boards per game ranks 29th in the NCAA, while the junior also leads the A-Sun and ranks 23rd in the country with 4.2 offensive rebounds per game.
 
Double-Doubles
McAllister is the co-leader in the conference with 13 double-doubles on the season and ranks 23rd in the NCAA in that category.
 
Seniors Die Hard
Wells is averaging 14.7 points, 8.9 rebounds and 4.0 assists in the last seven games, while shooting the ball at a 37.7 percent clip from the floor and at 79.1 percent from the free throw line in that span.
 
A-Sun Active Career Points Leader
Wells is the active career points leader in the A-Sun after going over the 1,300-point mark earlier this season. She is currently the only active player that has at least 1,350 points, 800 rebounds, 300 assists and 190 steals and has amassed 1,353 points, 827 rebounds, 321 assists and 193 steals as an Owl.
 
Assists
Wells and junior Karly Frye have combined to be two of the best guard duos when it comes to assists and assist-to-turnover ratio, with Wells ranking third in the A-Sun with 103 helpers on the year and Frye sitting sixth with 92 this season.
 
Smith Coming on Late
Sophomore Aareon Smith is averaging 8.9 points per game in overall action and has upped her average to 9.8 points per contest in A-Sun play, while pouring in 12 points per game and shooting 42.5 percent from the three-throw line and 85.0 percent from the charity stripe in the last seven outings.
 
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