Thursday, December 16
JACKSONVILLE
6 p.m.
Jax State
vs
East Tennessee State
12/15/2021 10:53:00 AM | Women's Basketball
JACKSONVILLE -Â The Jacksonville State University women's basketball team returns to action, Thursday Dec. 16 against ETSU in Pete Mathews Coliseum following a six-day break after Tuesday's contest against New Orleans was canceled.
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JSU returns to THE PETE for the fourth home game of the season after a 72-65 road loss at Houston last week. The Gamecocks are 3-0 at home this year and have won for consecutive games on Bill Jones Court, dating back to last season.
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Thursday's matchup marks the second all-time meeting between the Gamecocks and ETSU. JSU defeated the Bucs 57-56 in the previous meeting on Dec. 20, 2014, at the UNC Wilmington Christmas Invitational.
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+. Fans can follow live stats at JSUGamecocksports.com and listen to the game with Mike Parris on the JSU Gamecock Sports Network.
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Kiana Johnson led the Gamecocks with 16 points in the loss last time out and is averaging 16.5 points per game over the last two outings. Nekiyah Thompson added a career-high 11 assists against Houston, the most by a Gamecock since 2017, and tied for the team-lead in rebounds with five. Imari Martin added 10 points as the only other player to finish in double-figures.
Martin leads the Gamecocks in scoring so far this season with 11.4 points per game, just ahead of Thompson who is scoring 11.3 a game. Kennedy Gavin is also adding double-digits per game with 10.0 and leads JSU on the boards with 7.7 rebounds per game. Additionally, Thompson is averaging 4.4 assists per game – the fourth-highest mark in the ASUN – and has posted a 2.8 assist-to-turnover ratio, good for 21st in NCAA Division I.
On the defensive end, the Gamecocks are allowing just 56.4 points per game and are undefeated when allowing less than 60 points. Offensively, JSU is scoring 71.1 points per game and is the only team in the ASUN in the top four in scoring defense and scoring offense. Jax State is 4-0 when scoring 70 points or more.
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ETSU enters the contest 1-9 on the season and is currently on a seven-game losing streak. The Buc's lone win of the season was on Nov. 14, against Cornell, 66-54.
The visitors are coming off a 90-58 loss at Wake Forest last time out and are 0-6 on the road this season.
Freshman Carly Hooks leads ETSU with 9.6 points per game and is averaging 15 points over the last three games. She scored a season-high 18 three games ago and added 11 last time out at Wake Forest. Jamir Huston leads ETSU with 5.1 rebounds per game on the year and totaled a team-high eight last time out. Courtney Moore led the Bucs in scoring against the Deacs on Monday with 18 points to go along with four assists. Moore is averaging 6.7 points per game on the season.
 Tip-off against ETSU 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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JSU returns to THE PETE for the fourth home game of the season after a 72-65 road loss at Houston last week. The Gamecocks are 3-0 at home this year and have won for consecutive games on Bill Jones Court, dating back to last season.
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Thursday's matchup marks the second all-time meeting between the Gamecocks and ETSU. JSU defeated the Bucs 57-56 in the previous meeting on Dec. 20, 2014, at the UNC Wilmington Christmas Invitational.
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+. Fans can follow live stats at JSUGamecocksports.com and listen to the game with Mike Parris on the JSU Gamecock Sports Network.
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Kiana Johnson led the Gamecocks with 16 points in the loss last time out and is averaging 16.5 points per game over the last two outings. Nekiyah Thompson added a career-high 11 assists against Houston, the most by a Gamecock since 2017, and tied for the team-lead in rebounds with five. Imari Martin added 10 points as the only other player to finish in double-figures.
Martin leads the Gamecocks in scoring so far this season with 11.4 points per game, just ahead of Thompson who is scoring 11.3 a game. Kennedy Gavin is also adding double-digits per game with 10.0 and leads JSU on the boards with 7.7 rebounds per game. Additionally, Thompson is averaging 4.4 assists per game – the fourth-highest mark in the ASUN – and has posted a 2.8 assist-to-turnover ratio, good for 21st in NCAA Division I.
On the defensive end, the Gamecocks are allowing just 56.4 points per game and are undefeated when allowing less than 60 points. Offensively, JSU is scoring 71.1 points per game and is the only team in the ASUN in the top four in scoring defense and scoring offense. Jax State is 4-0 when scoring 70 points or more.
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ETSU enters the contest 1-9 on the season and is currently on a seven-game losing streak. The Buc's lone win of the season was on Nov. 14, against Cornell, 66-54.
The visitors are coming off a 90-58 loss at Wake Forest last time out and are 0-6 on the road this season.
Freshman Carly Hooks leads ETSU with 9.6 points per game and is averaging 15 points over the last three games. She scored a season-high 18 three games ago and added 11 last time out at Wake Forest. Jamir Huston leads ETSU with 5.1 rebounds per game on the year and totaled a team-high eight last time out. Courtney Moore led the Bucs in scoring against the Deacs on Monday with 18 points to go along with four assists. Moore is averaging 6.7 points per game on the season.
 Tip-off against ETSU 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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