Tuesday, December 28
JACKSONVILLE
7 p.m.
Jax State
vs
Kennesaw State
12/27/2010 2:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State women's basketball team returns to the court on Tuesday, Dec. 28 after some time away for the Christmas holiday as the Gamecocks host Kennesaw State in the final home game of 2010 at Pete Matthews Coliseum. Tip off is set for 7 p.m.
JSU will be closing out a three-game holiday hoops homestand against the Owls. JSU opened the homestand with an Ohio Valley Conference win over Southeast Missouri before falling to Eastern Illinois last Tuesday before the holiday. Jax State enters the contest 3-8 on the season after the EIU setback. KSU comes to campus with a 3-6 record after picking up an overtime win over Chattanooga in its last outing.
The Gamecocks will look to continue their hot shooting in the past two games to carry over into the KSU match up. In the last two games, they averaged 65.5 points per game and knocking down 42 percent from the field. In the EIU setback, the Red and White posted a season-best 44 points in second half. Junior Brittany Wiley continues to lead JSU in scoring with 12.3 points per game. The Carrollton, Ga.-native has turned in three-straight 16 point games dating back to the Georgia State contest. Wiley shared team-high scoring honors against EIU with sophomore Danielle Vaughn, who scored all 16 points in the final half. After being inserted into the line up against SEMO, senior guard Zenobia Pitts has sparked the offense and on the defensive end of the floor. The Birmingham, Ala-guard has recorded 22 points and collected eight steals combined in the last two contests.
The JSU-KSU game will feature a pair of former high school teammates squaring off against each other. JSU senior Danielle Beneby and KSU's Angie Smith prepped at Ft. Lauderdale's South Broward High School. Beneby, a mainstay in the Gamecock line up, ranks second on the team in scoring at 8.5 points per game. Smith leads the Owls in scoring at 14.8 points per contest.
In a series that began in 1990, Jax State and Kennesaw will meet for the 15th time on Tuesday. JSU owns an 8-5 edge in the series, but has dropped the last three outings against the Owls, dating back to the 2007 season. The Gamecocks strung together three consecutive wins before the KSU win in 2007.
Following the KSU contest, JSU will begin a four-game road trip on Thursday, Dec. 30 against Southeastern Conference foe Auburn. Tip off is set for 6 p.m. at the Auburn Arena. Jax State will open 2011 in Atlanta, Ga. against Georgia Tech on Sunday, Jan. 2 before returning to conference play at Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 6) and Morehead State (Jan. 8).
Tuesday's KSU-JSU contest will be available via live stats at www.JSUGamecockSports.com.
JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State women's basketball team returns to the court on Tuesday, Dec. 28 after some time away for the Christmas holiday as the Gamecocks host Kennesaw State in the final home game of 2010 at Pete Matthews Coliseum. Tip off is set for 7 p.m.
JSU will be closing out a three-game holiday hoops homestand against the Owls. JSU opened the homestand with an Ohio Valley Conference win over Southeast Missouri before falling to Eastern Illinois last Tuesday before the holiday. Jax State enters the contest 3-8 on the season after the EIU setback. KSU comes to campus with a 3-6 record after picking up an overtime win over Chattanooga in its last outing.
The Gamecocks will look to continue their hot shooting in the past two games to carry over into the KSU match up. In the last two games, they averaged 65.5 points per game and knocking down 42 percent from the field. In the EIU setback, the Red and White posted a season-best 44 points in second half. Junior Brittany Wiley continues to lead JSU in scoring with 12.3 points per game. The Carrollton, Ga.-native has turned in three-straight 16 point games dating back to the Georgia State contest. Wiley shared team-high scoring honors against EIU with sophomore Danielle Vaughn, who scored all 16 points in the final half. After being inserted into the line up against SEMO, senior guard Zenobia Pitts has sparked the offense and on the defensive end of the floor. The Birmingham, Ala-guard has recorded 22 points and collected eight steals combined in the last two contests.
The JSU-KSU game will feature a pair of former high school teammates squaring off against each other. JSU senior Danielle Beneby and KSU's Angie Smith prepped at Ft. Lauderdale's South Broward High School. Beneby, a mainstay in the Gamecock line up, ranks second on the team in scoring at 8.5 points per game. Smith leads the Owls in scoring at 14.8 points per contest.
In a series that began in 1990, Jax State and Kennesaw will meet for the 15th time on Tuesday. JSU owns an 8-5 edge in the series, but has dropped the last three outings against the Owls, dating back to the 2007 season. The Gamecocks strung together three consecutive wins before the KSU win in 2007.
Following the KSU contest, JSU will begin a four-game road trip on Thursday, Dec. 30 against Southeastern Conference foe Auburn. Tip off is set for 6 p.m. at the Auburn Arena. Jax State will open 2011 in Atlanta, Ga. against Georgia Tech on Sunday, Jan. 2 before returning to conference play at Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 6) and Morehead State (Jan. 8).
Tuesday's KSU-JSU contest will be available via live stats at www.JSUGamecockSports.com.
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