Kent State University
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
West Coast Welcomes Women's Basketball for Thanksgiving Tournament
11/27/2014 5:07:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Kent State (1-3) will participate in the Cal Poly/ShareSLO Holiday Tournament this weekend in San Luis Obispo, California, with games on Friday and Saturday. The Golden Flashes will face Texas A&M Corpus Christi (0-3) and Dartmouth College (2-0) at 6p.m. EST both days.
Coverage
• Live stats for both games will be available at gopoly.com
• Mike Elkins will have the call on Golden Flashes iHeart Radio
Tournament Schedule
Friday, November 28
• Kent State vs Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 3p.m. PST
• Cal Poly vs Dartmouth, 5p.m. PST
Saturday, November 29
• Kent State vs Dartmouth, 3p.m. PST
• Cal Poly vs Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 5p.m. PST
Admission is free to all games
The Matchups
• Kent State is 0-1 all-time against Texas A&M Corpus Christi, losing on the road 48-68 in 2005
• The Islanders have lost at UNLV, vs Houston and at Rice so far this season
• The Golden Flashes are 1-0 all-time against the Dartmouth Big Green
• That previous meeting was in 1999 at a neutral site. Kent State won 80-77
• Dartmouth has beat NJIT and Holy Cross this year
Tournament Tendencies
• Last season, women's basketball travelled to Houston for the David Jones Classic over break and had success
• The team lost their opening game 54-44 to the host then beat Stephen F. Austin 54-52 for the first win of the season
• Larissa Lurken and CiCi Shannon were named to the All-Tournament Team
Last Time Out
• The last time the Golden Flashes were on the court they earned a 58-55 victory over Belmont in a home matinee for the first win of the season
• Kent State strong together a strong and gritty performance in the waning minutes of the contest to back the lead for the win
• Lurken had a career-high 20 points while Mikell Chinn set a career mark with ten assists
• Shannon also had a big game with 17 points
