Kent State University
Fort Wayne
Women's Basketball Returns Home Wednesday Night
11/29/2016 4:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Women's basketball (3-4) returns to the M.A.C. Center Wednesday night as it hosts Fort Wayne (1-5) in a 7 p.m. game.
Coverage
• Dave Wilson will have the call on Golden Flashes iHeart Radio
• Live video will run at kentstatesports.com/watch
• Live stats will be available at sidearmstats.com/kent/wbball
The Matchup
• Kent State is 0-1 against Fort Wayne, formally referred to as IPFW
• The Mastodons won last year's meeting 86-68 at home
• Fort Wayne's lone win this season came at home against Defiance, a 76-58 victory
• They are averaging 64.7 points per game and 31.2 rebounds
• Individually, the Mastodons are led by De'Jour Young who is averaging 11.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game
• Selena Lozada leads the team in rebounding with 4.3 per game
• Niecee Nelson is in her first year as Head Coach of Fort Wayne. Formally she was an assistant at San Diego for 11 seasons
Tickets
• Single game tickets can be purchased in advance at kentstatesports.com or by calling the ticket office at 330-672-2244
• Season tickets are still available both online and over the phone for all remaining home games
Stat Report
• Kent State ranks 2nd in the nation in free throws made and 3rd in free throws attempted entering this week's game
• In the conference, the Flashes are 3rd in free throw percentage, 5th in rebounding defense, 3rd in defensive rebound percentage
Rewriting the Record Book
• Larissa Lurken broke numerous records last week which led to her being named MAC East Player of the Week
• She scored her 1,000th point against No. 5 Baylor to join 19 other Golden Flashes that accomplished the feat in their career
• With a three in overtime against Western Kentucky she became Kent State's career leader in threes with a current total of 163
• Her 39 points against WKU set a new career best and broke the record for the Gulf Coast Showcase
• She went 22-for-25 at the free throw line in that game, which were both new Kent State single-game records
• She was named to the Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament Team alongside some of the best current players in women's basketball
Tournament Recap
• Kent State went 1-2 at the Gulf Coast Showcase this past week, a tournament that featured four ranked programs
• In the opener on Friday, the Flashes fell 84-42 to No. 5 Baylor, the eventual tournament champion
• On Saturday, they battled Western Kentucky, a team that received votes in both national polls to start the week, into overtime
• The Flashes lost to the Lady Toppers 79-73
• Kent State came out with a win in the final game on Sunday as they took down Florida Gulf Coast 77-64
