KENTUCKY STATE (6-14, 3-10 SIAC) vs SPRING HILL COLLEGE (8-14, 6-7 SIAC)
5:30 P.M. FEBRUARY 10 | STAFF APPRECIATION DAY
The Kentucky State University women's basketball team continues its four-game home stand Monday, hosting Spring Hill College 5:30 p.m. Kentucky State is coming off a 68-56 win over Tuskegee Saturday.
REBOUNDING: Kentucky State is fourth in rebounding margin at plus 6.1 and sit second in the SIAC in defensive rebounding. Spring Hill ranks sixth in rebounding margin (plus 0.8) and third in rebounding defense.
SWIPER NO SWIPING: Junior
Allenia Ponder is tied for third in the conference with 2.5 steals per game.
EFFICIENCY: Kentucky State has three players averaging double figures with senior forward
with Victoria Blankenship (12.3 ppg) leading the way.
Blankenship is ranked sixth in the conference in field-goal percentage. She also leads the team with 6.1 rebounds per game. Kentucky State is third in the league in field goal percentage – converting 39.9 percent.
FROM DEEP: Kentucky State is second in the conference in three-point shooting, making 31.4 percent. Benedict leads the conference at 31.6 percent. The game features two of the top four three-point shooters in the conference as SHC's has made 65 three pointers and KSU's
Carnethia Brown has made 40 triples.
EVERY ONE: Senior guard
Carnethia Brown is the only player to have started all 20 games
of thethis season. She is second on the team with 11.4 points per game.
SCOUTING THE BADGERS: Coming off a 72-63 road loss to Central State Saturday, Spring Hill brings a four-game road losing streak into the game. The Badgers are 2-9 away from Mobile this season.
Tiffany Valentine is the team's top threat, leading the team in scoring (16.5 ppg) – good for fourth in the SIAC – field-goal percentage (62.4 percent) and blocked shots (15). She is second on the team in rebounding (7.9 rpg).
Elise Reilly is the team's three-point threat, leading her team and the SIAC with 65 three
- pointers. The 65 made three's marks 66.3 percent of Spring Hill's totals. More than 77 percent of her shot attempts (192-of-247) are from beyond the arc. She leads the team with 63 assists and is second with 12.0 points.
Katie Krout leads the team in rebounds, tallying 145 on the season – good for ninth in the SIAC, and is third on the team with 10.1 points.
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