The Eastern Kentucky University women’s basketball team looks to knock off the Ohio Christian Trailblazers in McBrayer Arena on Monday night. Game time is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ET. Fans can receive free admission with the donation of a new toy.
WHAT TO KNOW
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– The Colonels (2-6, 0-0 OVC) fell to George Mason, 64-41, on Dec 9. The Colonels held the lead at halftime, 25-23, and forced the Patriots into 15 first-half turnovers, but could not hold onto the advantage.
– Madison Pierce scored a career-high 12 points against the Patriots and came away with a career-high four steals. She was also instrumental in holding George Mason’s leading scorer, Natalie Butler (18.6 ppg), to a season-low 12 points.
– Abby Wright was the only other Colonel to get into double-digits against George Mason, scoring 11.
– EKU forced a season-high 19 turnovers against George Mason, the most turnovers the Colonels forced in a game since Eastern forced 25 against Tennessee Tech on Jan. 28.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
– Ohio Christian (6-6, 0-3 RSC) is coming of a 93-33 exhibition loss to Akron. In their last regular season game, the Trailblazers fell to Rio Grande, 84-58 on Dec. 15.
– Stacey Deinsmore leads the Trailblazers in scoring at 12.6 points per game. Montrell Roberts also contributes 11.5 points for Ohio Christian.
– On the season, the Trailblazers rank 42nd in all of Division II in steals per game (9.9).
– This will be the first ever meeting between EKU and Ohio Christian.
UP NEXT
– The Colonels will hit the road to take on Jacksonville State on Dec. 28. Game time is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET.
Kevin Britton
Assistant Athletics Director for Communications & Branding
