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Women's Basketball Faces First Road Test Thursday at IPFW
11/18/2015 2:09:00โฏPM | Women's Basketball
Women's basketball (1-1) will face its first road test of the season when it travels to Fort Wayne, Indiana, for a 7 p.m. contest against IPFW (2-0) on Thursday.
Coverage
โข Live video and live stats will be available via go mastodons.com
โข Dave Wilson will have the play-by-play call on Golden Flashes iHeart Radio and 640 AM WHLO
โข Follow @KentStWBB on Twitter for in-game updates
The Matchup
โข This will be the first-ever meeting between the two teams
โข IPFW has opened up the season 2-0 after a 82-62 victory over Trine and a 91-39 win versus Grace
โข Josie Fisher leads the Mastodons in scoring by averaging 20.5 points per game
โข KeShyra McCarver and Courtney Ogie have each grabbed a total of 14 rebounds through the opening two games
โข IPFW finished last season at 9-21 overall and 3-13 in Summit League play
Last Time Out
โข The Golden Flashes are coming off a tough battle with Wright State, losing 73-68 on Tuesday afternoon
โข Kent State maintained a slight lead throughout most of the first half, leading 16-15 at the end of the first quarter and 36-33 at halftime
โข The Golden Flashes' lead grew to as much as seven in the fourth quarter, but a 16-4 run by the Raiders in the final 2:29 allowed them to escape with the win
โข Tyra James notched 20 points in the effort while bringing in seven rebounds and three steals
โข Chelsi Watson had 11 points and eight rebounds
An Early Comparison
โข Kent State and its opponents have both averaged 72 points through two games
โข The Golden Flashes have been more efficient from three-point range, making 10-of-28 (36%) while their foes have also sunk ten, but on 46 attempts (22%)
โข Defensively, Kent State is averaging 12.5 steals per game and is forcing 23.5 turnovers
Home Court Advantage
โข Kent State will play just three non-conference games on the road this season, with the majority of the first half played in the friendly confines of the M.A.C. Center
โข Tuesday, November 24thย will be a double-header with the men's team.ย The women will take on Minnesota at 6:30 p.m.
โข On Saturday, December 5thย the Golden Flashes will host Victor Day where those who are suffering or have suffered with cancer will be honored. More details on the event will come
โข Kent State's non-conference road schedule contains a game at IPFW on Thursday, November 19th, at Bradley on Tuesday, December 8th, and at Youngstown State on Saturday, December 12th
