Tuesday, November 30
JACKSONVILLE
6 p.m.
Jax State
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Young Harris
Gamecocks Host Young Harris Tuesday
11/29/2021 2:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State University women's basketball team returns to Pete Mathews Coliseum, Tuesday Nov. 30, to host Young Harris College at 6 p.m.
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The mid-week match is the first all-time meeting between the Gamecocks and Mountain Lions of the Peach Belt Conference in NCAA Division II.
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Tuesday's contest will be streamed live on ESPN+. Fans can listen to the game on the Gamecock Sports Network and follow live stats at JSUGamecocksports.com.
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JSU returns to Jacksonville for just the second home game of the season, following a five-game road stint. Most recently, the Gamecocks earned a pair of wins in neutral site games against Indiana State (67-57) and South Carolina State (75-43) at the GATA Turkey Throwdown hosted by Georgia Southern.
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Freshman Bre'Anna Rhodes was named the ASUN Freshman of the Week after averaging nine points and 2.5 rebounds per game at the Turkey Throwdown. Rhodes contributed a career-high 13 points off the bench in a come-from-behind win against Indiana State on Friday.
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Nekiyah Thompson led the Gamecocks with 16 points against the Sycamores while Kennedy Gavin led the squad with 16 points and 13 rebounds against South Carolina State. Against the Bulldogs, four players scored double-figures, including career-highs from Kaiya Burnett (13) and Shaquice May (11). Keiara Griffin added 12 points.
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Imari Martin leads Jax State in scoring with 10.7 points per game while Thompson and Gavin are also averaging double-figure points per game with 10.5 and 10.3, respectively. Gavin leads the team in rebounds, averaging 8.7 on the season. In addition, the redshirt senior is averaging 4.3 offensive rebounds per game to lead the ASUN. Â
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Young Harris enters the contest 5-0 overall on the season. Carly Winters leads the Mountain Lions with 17.0 points per game while Mackenzie Johnson is scoring 13.4 points per game and leads the team in rebounds with 13.2. Â Winters leads NCAA Division II with 4.8 made three-pointers per game and is third in total threes made with 24. Johnson ranks in the top-10 in rebounding and leads the PBC.
The Mountain Lions are one of only 28 NCAA Division II teams with an undefeated record so far.
Most recently, Young Harris defeated Emory and Henry College 61-46 and Shorter 77-42. Winters scored 28 points in the win over Shorter, a career-high, and set the school record for three-pointers made in a game with seven.
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Tip-off against Young Harris is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT. Links to live stats and other available sources will be available at JSUGamecockSports.com as well as shared across JSU's social media platforms when they become available. In-game updates are also available by following the women's basketball twitter account (@JaxStateWBB).
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The mid-week match is the first all-time meeting between the Gamecocks and Mountain Lions of the Peach Belt Conference in NCAA Division II.
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Tuesday's contest will be streamed live on ESPN+. Fans can listen to the game on the Gamecock Sports Network and follow live stats at JSUGamecocksports.com.
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JSU returns to Jacksonville for just the second home game of the season, following a five-game road stint. Most recently, the Gamecocks earned a pair of wins in neutral site games against Indiana State (67-57) and South Carolina State (75-43) at the GATA Turkey Throwdown hosted by Georgia Southern.
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Freshman Bre'Anna Rhodes was named the ASUN Freshman of the Week after averaging nine points and 2.5 rebounds per game at the Turkey Throwdown. Rhodes contributed a career-high 13 points off the bench in a come-from-behind win against Indiana State on Friday.
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Nekiyah Thompson led the Gamecocks with 16 points against the Sycamores while Kennedy Gavin led the squad with 16 points and 13 rebounds against South Carolina State. Against the Bulldogs, four players scored double-figures, including career-highs from Kaiya Burnett (13) and Shaquice May (11). Keiara Griffin added 12 points.
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Imari Martin leads Jax State in scoring with 10.7 points per game while Thompson and Gavin are also averaging double-figure points per game with 10.5 and 10.3, respectively. Gavin leads the team in rebounds, averaging 8.7 on the season. In addition, the redshirt senior is averaging 4.3 offensive rebounds per game to lead the ASUN. Â
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Young Harris enters the contest 5-0 overall on the season. Carly Winters leads the Mountain Lions with 17.0 points per game while Mackenzie Johnson is scoring 13.4 points per game and leads the team in rebounds with 13.2. Â Winters leads NCAA Division II with 4.8 made three-pointers per game and is third in total threes made with 24. Johnson ranks in the top-10 in rebounding and leads the PBC.
The Mountain Lions are one of only 28 NCAA Division II teams with an undefeated record so far.
Most recently, Young Harris defeated Emory and Henry College 61-46 and Shorter 77-42. Winters scored 28 points in the win over Shorter, a career-high, and set the school record for three-pointers made in a game with seven.
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Tip-off against Young Harris is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT. Links to live stats and other available sources will be available at JSUGamecockSports.com as well as shared across JSU's social media platforms when they become available. In-game updates are also available by following the women's basketball twitter account (@JaxStateWBB).
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