Kent State University
Cleveland State University
Flashes Host Cleveland State Wednesday Night
12/1/2015 12:00:00โฏPM | 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
ย โข Live video and live stats will be available at kentstatesports.com
โข Dave Wilson will have the play-by-play on Golden Flashes iHeart Radio and 640 AM WHLO
The Matchup
โข Kent State is 16-12 all-time against Cleveland State
โข The Golden Flashes lost 69-67 last season in Cleveland but won the seven previous meetings
โข The Vikings have lost to Bucknell, Evansville, at Belmont and in overtime at Niagara this season
โข They are averaging 62.5 points per game with 31.3 rebounds and 12.8 assists
โข Ashanti Abshaw leads the team with 15.0 points per contest
โข Olivia Voskuhl leads by averaging 6.5 rebounds
#VictorGame Set for Saturday
โข Saturday's 7 p.m. home game is slated as a #VictorGame, an event to celebrate victors of cancer
โข 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
โข All-time leading scorer and cancer fighter Bonnie Beachy will be in attendance and will serve as the honorary coach
โข Before the game, fans can sign ribbons with the names of themselves or family members who have fought cancer
โข 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
โข Sophomore forward Jordan Korinek has set a new career-high in scoring in her last two outings
โข Against Minnesota, she netted 22 points with seven rebounds and a 8-for-9 free-throw performance in a close battle
โข 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
โข She currently leads the team in scoring and rebounding
โข 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
โข 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
โข 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
