Kent State University
Central Michigan University
MAC Play Begins for Golden Flashes Saturday at Home
1/2/2015 11:59:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Kent State (2-9) begins Mid-American Conference play by hosting Central Michigan (5-6) Saturday afternoon at the M.A.C. Center. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m.
Coverage
• Live video will be available at kentstatesports.com
• Live stats will be available at sidearmstats.com/kent/wbball
• Dave Wilson will have the call on Golden Flashes iHeart Radio and 640AM WHLO
The Matchup
• Kent State is 31-24 all-time versus Central Michigan
• The Chippewas have won the last two meetings: last season 87-53 at Kent and 91-44 in 2013 at Mt. Pleasant
• Central Michigan is 5-6 this season with wins against UMass, Richmond, Oregon, Delaware State and Oakland. They have lost to Kentucky, at Memphis, at Dayton, against South Carolina, at Minnesota and against Dayton.
• The team is led by 2013-14 MAC Player and Defensive Player of the Year Crystal Bradford. Bradford leads the team averaging 20.9 points and 8.7 rebounds per game with 26 steals
• Jessica Green is averaging 13.0 points and 4.7 assists with 33 assists entering Saturday's contest
• The Chippewas were picked to win the West Division in the MAC Preseason Poll and received ten out of 12 votes to win the MAC Tournament
Conference Rankings
• Kent State ranks 4th in the MAC in three-point field goal percentage, 1st in rebounding defense, 3rd in rebounding margin, 2nd in blocked shots, 3rd in offensive rebounds and 1st in offensive rebound percentage
• CiCi Shannon is 6th in field goal percentage and leads the MAC in blocks
• Krista White is 3rd in the conference in steals
• Larissa Lurken ranks 6th in three-point field goals made
• Montia Johnson has the most offensive rebounds in the conference
Looking Ahead
• Kent State will travel to Toledo for a 7 p.m. game on Wednesday before returning home to face Bowling Green on Jan. 10
• The Golden Flashes will then be on the road for back-to-back games at Ball State and Northern Illinois
