Kent State University
Northwestern University
Kent State Heads to Northwestern for Friday Night Matchup
11/20/2014 12:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Women's basketball will hit the road and head to Northwestern this Friday looking for the team's first win of the season. Game time is scheduled for 8:00p.m. EST.
The Matchup
• The two teams have met just once before, in 1996, when the Wildcats won 78-74 in Evanston
• Northwestern has started this season 2-0 with wins over Chicago State and Hampton
• The team went 17-16 last season and made the WNIT, beating fellow MAC school Ball State in the opening round.
Last Time on the Court
• Kent State fell to Youngstown State 68-49 in the team's home opener Tuesday night
• The two teams battled back-and-forth for the lead in the first half, with the Penguins able to take a 31-27 lead at the break
• The Golden Flashes shot just 25% in the second half to let the Penguins escape with the win
Looking Ahead
• Kent State will host an early 11am game next Tuesday when Belmont comes to town
• The team will then take a trip to California to participate in the Cal Poly Holiday Beach Classic
• At the event, they will play Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Dartmouth on Nov. 28 and 29
Strong Start for Underclassman
• Two games into the season, sophomore Larissa Lurken leads the team in points and three-point field goal percentage
• Freshman Jordan Korinek leads the team in rebounds while Naddiyah Cross leads in assists
• Lurken, Korinek and sophomore Krista White are the only three players currently averaging 30 minutes a game or more
