Kent State University
Cleveland State University
Flashes Host Cleveland State Wednesday Night
12/1/2015 12:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Kent State (2-3) will host Cleveland State (0-4) Wednesday night in the M.A.C. Center for a 7 p.m. tip.
Coverage
 • Live video and live stats will be available at kentstatesports.com
• Dave Wilson will have the play-by-play on Golden Flashes iHeart Radio and 640 AM WHLO
The Matchup
• Kent State is 16-12 all-time against Cleveland State
• The Golden Flashes lost 69-67 last season in Cleveland but won the seven previous meetings
• The Vikings have lost to Bucknell, Evansville, at Belmont and in overtime at Niagara this season
• They are averaging 62.5 points per game with 31.3 rebounds and 12.8 assists
• Ashanti Abshaw leads the team with 15.0 points per contest
• Olivia Voskuhl leads by averaging 6.5 rebounds
#VictorGame Set for Saturday
• Saturday's 7 p.m. home game is slated as a #VictorGame, an event to celebrate victors of cancer
• The game will be sponsored by Akron General Cancer Center and the team will visit the hospital on Thursday morning as a lead up to the event
• All-time leading scorer and cancer fighter Bonnie Beachy will be in attendance and will serve as the honorary coach
• Before the game, fans can sign ribbons with the names of themselves or family members who have fought cancer
• At the end of the game, the ribbons will be added to a banner and fans are asked to join in a postgame #VictorGame photo
Korinek in Kontrol
• Sophomore forward Jordan Korinek has set a new career-high in scoring in her last two outings
• Against Minnesota, she netted 22 points with seven rebounds and a 8-for-9 free-throw performance in a close battle
• In the team's win over Malone, Korinek scored 28 with eight rebounds while going a perfect 3-for-3 at the free-throw line
• She currently leads the team in scoring and rebounding
• In the conference, Korinek ranks 8th in scoring, 4th in rebounds, 6th in field goal percentage and 10th in minutes played
Non-Conference Schedule Coming to a Close
• After Saturday's #VictorGame, Kent State will travel to Bradley on Tuesday and Youngstown State on Saturday before closing out 2015 with its final non-conference game at home on Tuesday, December 22 versus Brown
• The Mid-American Conference season will begin on Saturday, January 2 when the Golden Flashes travel to Mount Pleasant for a 1 p.m. matchup with Central Michigan
