Kent State University
Eastern Michigan University
MAC Tournament Action Begins Monday at Eastern Michigan
3/6/2016 5:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball
No. 11 Kent State will travel to No. 6 Eastern Michigan Monday night for the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament. Tipoff is scheduled for 5 p.m.
The winner will advance to face No. 3 Ball State Wednesday in the latest game at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
Coverage
• Live video will be available at ESPN3
• Live stats will be available at sidearmstats.com/emu/wbball
• Dave Wilson will provide the play-by-play on Golden Flashes iHeart Radio
The Matchup
• Kent State is 34-26 all-time against Eastern Michigan
• The teams met once this season, when the Golden Flashes fell 72-51 in Ypsilanti
• The Eagles have won the last ten meetings and 15 out of the last 21
• Eastern Michigan is averaging 71.7 points per game while holding opponents to 64.8
• The team is being outrebounded on the year 42.4 versus 40.9
• Cha Sweeney leads the Eagles in scoring, averaging 17.9 points
• Chanise Baldwin is the team's rebound leader, grabbing 7.5 per game
First Round MACtion
No. 6 Eastern Michigan vs No. 11 Kent State, 5:00 p.m.
No. 8 Buffalo vs No. 9 Bowling Green, 5:30 p.m.
No. 5 Akron vs No. 12 Miami, 7:00 p.m.
No. 7 Western Michigan vs No. 10 Northern Illinois, 7:00 p.m.
Flashes' MAC Tournament History
• Kent State is looking for its first win in the MAC Tournament since March 10, 2010 when it beat Central Michigan in Cleveland in the quarterfinals 68-55
• The Golden Flashes last reached the tournament final in 2006 where they lost to Bowling Green 64-39
• Kent State's last MAC Tournament championship was in 2002 when the team beat Ball State 73-59 as the No. 1 seed after a 13-3, first-place regular conference season
MAC Rankings
• Jordan Korinek ends the regular season ranked 7th in the MAC in scoring, 3rd in field goal percentage, 6th in free throw percentage and 10th in defensive rebounds
• Larissa Lurken is ranked 10th in steals
For full tournament coverage, visit the Tournament Central page here.
