Kent State University
Miami University (OH)
Women's Basketball Travels to Miami for Final Regular Season Road Game
2/27/2015 8:06:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Kent State (5-21, 3-12) travels to Miami (6-20, 3-12) looking to even the score and vie for seeding in the upcoming Mid-American Conference Tournament. Tipoff time for Saturday's contest is set for 1 p.m.
Coverage
• Live video and live stats will be provided by the host school at muredhawks.com
• Dave Wilson will have the call on Golden Flashes iHeart Radio
The Matchup
• Kent State leads Miami 42-40 all-time
• The RedHawks had a hot hand in this season's earlier meeting, as they were able to leave the M.A.C. Center with a 69-53 victory
• The Golden Flashes won the second of two matchups last year 67-51 at home. Prior to that they lost 72-62 on the road
• Miami is on a two-game win streak after defeating Buffalo on the road and Bowling Green at home
MACtion Heating Up
• With the final three games left in conference season, the race for seeding in the MAC Tournament is heating up
• Ohio holds the number one seed at 13-2
• Ball State is currently in second place at 11-4 and Akron in third at 10-5
• Toledo and Western Michigan are both tied at 9-6
• Buffalo and Eastern Michigan are tied at 8-7
• Northern Illinois and Central Michigan are close behind at 7-8
• Miami and Kent State are both at 3-12 and Bowling Green rounds out the MAC at 2-13
Conference Rankings
• In all games this season, Kent State ranks 4th in field goal percentage, 1st in rebounding defense, 4th in rebounding margin and 2nd in offensive rebound percentage
• Individually, CiCi Shannon ranks 3rd in rebounding, is 2nd in field goal percentage, 2nd in blocked shots, 6th in offensive rebounds and 5th in defensive rebounds
• Larissa Lurken is 6th in three-point field goals made
