The Kentucky State University women's basketball team looks to remain unbeaten on the regular season as the Thorobreds travel to Institute, WVa. for a non-conference game with West Virginia State.

After winning a pair of games in Puerto Rico, Kentucky State dropped an exhibition game to Western Michigan Wednesday.

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CONFERENCE INFORMATION: The Kentucky State University women's basketball team was picked to win the West Divison of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
      The Thorobreds were followed by Tuskegee, Central State, Lane, Miles, LeMoyne Owen and Spring Hill.
      Nationally ranked Benedict was picked to finish first in the East Division, followed by Clark Atlanta, Savannah State, Paine, Albany State and Fort Valley State.
 
PRESEASON HONORS: Senior Jessie Kee earned preseason second team All-SIAC honors. Kee finished second on the team, and 16th in the conference, in scoring with 11.6 points. She was third on the team with 6.2 boards.
 
CAREER NIGHTS: In back-to-back wins in Puerto Rico, two different players reached career scoring nights for the Thorobreds. Senior guard Amani Williams tallied 21 points in the victory on Friday, and then senior guard Carnetia Brown scored 19 points in the win on Saturday.
 
PROFICIENT BEGINNING: Senior Amani Williams, over the first two games, is shooting 84.6 percent (11-of-13) of her shot attempts. The Scotch Plains, N.J. product has also made her first five three-point attempts.
 
HELLO NEW FACES: Despite returning a lot of weapons for last season, Kentucky State went out and retooled with five transfers and a true freshman. Senior Victoria Blankenship comes from D2 Oklahoma Baptist, where she averaged 15.8 points and 8.1 rebounds.
      Additionally, the Thorobreds welcomes a pair of Division I transfers Carnethia Brown (Alabama A&M) and Deja Antoine (Florida A&M).
 
SOMETHING TO PONDER: Junior Allenia Ponder is currently leading the team with nine assists and six steals. After starting 14 of 26 games last season, Ponder has started both games to start the season.
 
FINALLY: Junior Taylore Gotcher is ready to contribute after watching her teammates advance to the SIAC championship game. A midseason transfer, Gotcher sat out the second half of the season. She is averaging 3.5 points and five boards in the early part of the season.
 
THE GIFT OF GIVING: Senior guard Amani Williams returns after leading the team with 107 assists last season. She was one of three Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference players with more than 100 assists a season ago.
 
WELCOME BACK: Junior guard Khaliah Herbert returns to action after getting injured during the 11th game of the season. She started 10 of the team's first 11 games before getting injured. Herbert came off the bench in both games in Puerto Rico, averaging 8.5 minutes. 
 
SCOUTING WEST VIRGINIA STATE: The Yellow Jackets come into the game following a pair of losses at the Holiday Inn Conference Challenge. West Virginia State lost to Livingston (106-95) and to Winston-Salem State (89-79). They were outscored by an average of 11 points per game.
 
They have shown the ability to score, averaging 86.5, and the Yellow Jackets have four players averaging double figures. Payton Shears is leading the team with 20.5 points per game, while Destiny Fields scores 14.0 points with 8.5 rebounds.