Kent State University
John Carroll
Women’s Basketball Hosts John Carroll to Open Sunday Doubleheader
12/28/2024 1:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Kent State women's basketball team returns to action at the M.A.C. Center on Sunday against John Carroll. Tip is scheduled for 1 p.m. and fans are encouraged to remain in the arena to watch the men's basketball game against Heidelberg that will follow from the general admission seating.
The Golden Flashes (6-5) battled back from a 14-point deficit to start the fourth quarter and forced overtime before falling to host Coppin State, 67-61, in its last contest on Dec. 19. Senior Bridget Dunn grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds, which is tied for the ninth-best single-game performance in program history, to limit second-chance opportunities for the host and offset a difficult shooting night. Junior Dionna Gray paced Kent State in the scoring column with 13 points, while sophomore Riley Rismiller and senior Jenna Batsch added 12 and 11, respectively.
Preseason All-MAC First Team selection Jenna Batsch is the top scorer at 13.9 points per game and has reached double-figures in 10 straight contests. Mya Babbitt (12.3 ppg) has scored 20 or more points in three games and ranks second in the Mid-American Conference in three-pointers (27). Dionna Gray has led Kent State to a 4-2 record after missing the first four games of the season and averages 12.0 points and 4.8 assists per game. Bridget Dunn (7.6 ppg) is second in the MAC in rebounding (10.7 rpg) and blocked shots (10). Riley Rismiller, a transfer from Dayton, has made an immediate impact with averages of 10.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.
Scouting John Carroll
The Blue Streaks (8-2) return to action for the first time since splitting a pair of games at the D3 Puerto Rico Clasico on Dec. 17-18. Guard/forward Ava Ryncarz ranks second in the Ohio Athletic Conference in scoring (17.7 ppg) and in the top-35 nationally in three-point field goal percentage (.423) and three-point field goals per game (3.00). Seven additional players average at least 5.0 points per contest to contribute to the OAC's highest-scoring squad (71.8 ppg).
Series History
• Kent State is 4-1 all-time vs. John Carroll.
• The Golden Flashes won the most recent meeting on Nov. 18, 2021, by a score of 101-40 in Kent.
• The 61-point margin of victory was the second highest in program history to that point, and is currently tied for fifth.
• Kent State won the first meeting on Jan. 31, 1976, by a score of 70-30 in Kent.
• The Blue Streaks evened the series with a 52-48 win on Dec. 14, 1977.
• The Flashes earned 67-64 and 91-58 victories the following two seasons.
Broadcast Info
Dane Richardson will be on the call on BoxCast and the Kent State Radio Network.
Next Up for Kent State
The Golden Flashes will open Mid-American Conference play with home games against Bowling Green on Wednesday, Jan. 1 and Buffalo on Sunday, Jan. 5.
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