Kent State University
Northern Illinois University
Flashes Face Off Against Huskies Saturday Afternoon
1/16/2015 12:53:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Kent State (3-12, 1-3 MAC) remains on the road to face Northern Illinois (5-8, 1-2 MAC) on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. EST.
Coverage
• ESPN3 will air the game online
• Live stats will be availableat niuhuskies.com
• Dave Wilson will have the call on Golden Flashes iHeart Radio
The Matchup
• Kent State is 18-12 all-time against Northern Illinois
• The Huskies have won the last three meetings, including a 65-43 victory last season in Dekalb
• Prior to that, the Golden Flashes won four straight meetings and seven of ten spanning from 2004-2011
• Northern Illinois opened MAC play with a overtime win against Eastern Michigan then lost on the road to Central Michigan and Bowling Green
MAC Standings
• Kent State ranks 5th in the MAC in field goal percentage, 1st in rebounding defense, 4th in rebounding margin, 3rd in blocked shots, 5th in assists, 3rd in offensive rebounds and 1st in offensive rebound percentage through all games this season
• Individually, CiCi Shannon is 3rd in the conference in field goal percentage and has the most blocked shots while ranking 5th in offensive rebounds
• Naddiyah Cross is 6th in assists per game
• Krista White ranks 2nd in steals
CiCi Shining
• With two blocks in her last game, CiCi Shannon now ranks 4th all-time at Kent State in career blocks with 110
• Her 75 blocks last season tied for 3rd most in a single season
• With 35 this year, she needs one more to break into the top ten again in her final season
• Shannon has had a double-double in her last two games, averaging 13 points and 15.5 in the two contests
