GAME 26: Kennesaw State (9-16, 4-6) vs. North Florida (6-19, 2-8)DATE: Monday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. ET
LOCATION: KSU Convocation Center | Kennesaw, Ga.
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A LOOK AT THE MATCHUP …The Kennesaw State women's basketball program wraps-up its three-game homestand with a date against North Florida on Monday (Feb. 15) evening. The contest marks the final regular season home game for the Owls, as head coach
Nitra Perry and the team will honor
Jasmine McAllister and
Karly Frye on senior night. The game will be broadcasted on ESPN3 and will begin at 7 p.m.
STATS LEADERS…Points:
Jasmine McAllister, 10.7
Rebounds:
Jasmine McAllister, 9.3
Blocks (total):
Jasmine McAllister, 29
Assists (total):
Clara Young, 67
LAY-UPS…» Head coach
Nitra Perry is in her fourth season, holding a 39-77 overall record with the Owls.
» Coach Perry is now just one win away from her 40
th victory as a head coach.
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Stacey Franklin,
Janie Mitchell and
Nicci Kelly will help Coach Perry on the bench as the assistants in 2015-16.
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Kelly Dulkoski has 13 double-figure scoring games this season, which leads the team.
» Kennesaw State won its first game when allowing 70 or more points and an overtime game against NJIT.
» Kennesaw State scored over 80 points for the first time this season on the road against NJIT, helping earn its second road win of the season.
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Aareon Smith has recorded three games of 20 or more points, including two 23-point performances - all of them coming on the Owls' home floor.
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Aareon Smith has posted back-to-back 23-point performances before Monday's contest vs. JU, notching ASUN Player of the Week honors two straight weeks.
KSU BY THE NUMBERS…2 –
Allison Johnson posted her second career double-double with career highs 16 points & 13 rebounds at NJIT.
8 –
Jasmine McAllister has eight double-doubles on the season - which leads the team.
9.3 –
Jasmine McAllister is averaging 9.3 boards per game, which is second in the ASUN.
10 – The Owls hit 10 3-pointers vs. UNF, two shy of tying a single-game team career record.
16 –
Allison Johnson posted a career-high 16 points against NJIT.
20 –
Jasmine McAllister posted a season-high 20 points against NJIT, six shy of her career high.
29 –
Jasmine McAllister has 29 blocks this season, which leads the Owls and is 23 clear of the next KSU member.
38 –
Deandrea Sawyers is 38 points away from the 1,000 point club.
48.9 –
Jasmine McAllister is shooting 48% from the floor, good for fifth in the league.
SCOUTING NORTH FLORIDA...- Head coach Darrick Gibbs was named the Osprey's coach in April of 2015.
- North Florida enters the weekend with a 6-19 overall record and a 2-8 mark in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
- Claire Ioannidis is leading the team in scoring, averaging 14.7 points per game and is shooting 38 percent from the field. A plus-.3 from the last time she and the Ospreys played the Owls.
- Sierra Shepherd has added 12.3 points per game to create a solid one-two punch, as the two
combine for 27.0 points a game, which is close to 50 percent of the Osprey's scoring.
- Kadesia Johnson is leading the team in rebounding, pulling down 7.6 boards per game and has totaled 41 offensive rebounds – which leads the team.
- As a team, North Florida is scoring 55.7 points per game, pulling down 33.7 rebounds per game and dishing out 10.8 assists per contest.
SENIOR NIGHT…- Kennesaw State will honor both
Karly Frye and
Jasmine McAllister on Monday night in its final regular season game at the KSU Convocation Center.
- McAllister is a 6-1 forward from Memphis, Tennessee and has played from 2014-16.
- McAllister has won ASUN Newcomer of the Week six times in 2014-15, which tied the record for most Newcomer of the Week in a single season.
- McAllister also earned Second Team All-Conference and Newcomer of the Year in 2014-15.
- She has played in 55 games and made 50 starts. McAllister is averaging 12.4PPG, 10.0RPG and has 23 double doubles.
- Frye has played in 44 games, making 40 starts. She is averaging 4.8PPG, 2.6RPG and 3.6APG.
- Frye was named 2014-15 Atlantic Sun Conference Newcomer of the Week on Dec. 29, 2014.