Kent State University
University of Michigan
WNIT Action Begins Thursday Night at Michigan
3/15/2017 10:51:00โฏAM | Women's Basketball
Women's basketball will begin action in the WNIT Thursday night at Michigan. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Coverage
โข Michigan will stream the game live on BTN2Go, available for a fee
โข Jacob Pavilack will have the call on Golden Flashes iHeart Radio and 640 AM WHLO
โข Live stats will be provided at MGoBlue.com
The Matchup
โข Kent State is 0-3 all time against Michigan
โข The two teams last met in the first round of the WNIT on March 19, 2010. The Wolverines won that game 69-34
โข The other two matchups were both in 1981, one in January and one in December. Those were both also played in Ann Arbor
โข Michigan is one of the top teams in this year's WNIT field
โข They finished third in the Big Ten at 11-5 and are 22-9 overall this year
โข The Wolverines have lost just one of 15 home games this season
โข The two teams shared some common opponents this season
โข Michigan beat Western Michigan 66-40, beat Ohio 69-46, beat Minnesota 84-69 and beat Iowa 72-70
โข All four of those games were played at home at the Crisler Center
WNIT History
โข Thursday marks the first WNIT appearance for the Flashes since 2011
โข That year, Kent State traveled to Duquesne for the first round and lost 64-56
โข They fell the year before at Michigan
โข Kent State's first WNIT appearance in program history was in 2004 when they went to Saint Joseph's in Philadelphia and lost 61-51
โข Second round games are set to be held March 18-21
โข With a win, Kent State will travel to the winner of Wright State/Central Michigan
โข All games in the WNIT are played at campus sites
Ticket and Fan Information
โข General admission tickets for Thursday's game at $7 and can be purchased at the gate, at MGoBlue.com or at 734-764-0247
โข The Golden Flashes will be taking a fan bus that will leave the M.A.C. Center on Thursday at noon and will include a free ticket to the game
โข To reserve a spot, fans must contact Cory Slama at cslama1@kent.edu before 2 p.m. on Wednesday
