Thursday, December 30
JACKSONVILLE
5:15 p.m.
Jax State
vs
Chattanooga
12/29/2021 9:45:00 AM | Women's Basketball
JACKSONVILLE -Â The Jacksonville State University women's basketball team will close out the non-conference slate on Thursday against the Chattanooga Mocs at 5:15 in Pete Mathews Coliseum.
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JSU continues a four game homestand in THE PETE and are 5-0 at home on the season. The Gamecocks defeated Saint Francis 60-43 last time out.
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Thursday's matchup marks the 11th all-time meeting between JSU and Chattanooga.
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 12 points in the win last time out and is averaging 15.3 points per game over the last four outings. Junior Kaiya Burnett was the second-leading scorer for JSU last time out with 11 points off the bench.
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Thompson is JSU's leading scorer with 10.6 points per game and has started all 11 contests at point guard. Over a five-game stretch from Nov. 27 to Dec. 21, she averaged 6.8 assists per game. Thompson totaled three assists in limited minutes against Saint Francis last week. She remains the Gamecocks' top three-point shooter with a 44.4 percent clip on the year. Just behind Thompson, Imari Martin is JSU's second leading scorer with 9.9 points per game. Martin leads JSU from beyond-the-arc with 1.9 made three-pointers per game. Rounding out the top three scorers is Johnson with 9.5 points per game. She has started all 11 games and is shooting 51.7 percent from the floor. Kennedy Gavin leads JSU on the boards with 7.4 rebounds per game.
On the defensive end, the Gamecocks are allowing just 54.5 points per game and are undefeated when allowing less than 60 points. Offensively, JSU is scoring 69.2 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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Chattanooga enters the contest 2-12 overall on the season. The Mocs snapped a nine-game losing streak two games ago with a 62-51 win over UNC Asheville. Chattanooga fell to Tennessee on the road 91-41 last time out.
Abbey Cornelius is scoring 13.6 points per game to lead the Mocs. She also leads the squad on the boards with 9.3 rebounds per game. In addition, Cornelius leads the Southern Conference in minutes player (458), defensive rebounds per game (8.1), free-throws made (49) and free-throws attempted (63). The junior has totaled three double-doubles on the season. She totaled a season-high 16 rebounds on two separate occasions and scored a season-high 22 points on Dec. 5 against Alabama. Junior Amaria Pugh scored a season-high 17 points last time out against Tennessee.
 Tip-off against Chattanooga is scheduled for 5:15 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 continues a four game homestand in THE PETE and are 5-0 at home on the season. The Gamecocks defeated Saint Francis 60-43 last time out.
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Thursday's matchup marks the 11th all-time meeting between JSU and Chattanooga.
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 12 points in the win last time out and is averaging 15.3 points per game over the last four outings. Junior Kaiya Burnett was the second-leading scorer for JSU last time out with 11 points off the bench.
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Thompson is JSU's leading scorer with 10.6 points per game and has started all 11 contests at point guard. Over a five-game stretch from Nov. 27 to Dec. 21, she averaged 6.8 assists per game. Thompson totaled three assists in limited minutes against Saint Francis last week. She remains the Gamecocks' top three-point shooter with a 44.4 percent clip on the year. Just behind Thompson, Imari Martin is JSU's second leading scorer with 9.9 points per game. Martin leads JSU from beyond-the-arc with 1.9 made three-pointers per game. Rounding out the top three scorers is Johnson with 9.5 points per game. She has started all 11 games and is shooting 51.7 percent from the floor. Kennedy Gavin leads JSU on the boards with 7.4 rebounds per game.
On the defensive end, the Gamecocks are allowing just 54.5 points per game and are undefeated when allowing less than 60 points. Offensively, JSU is scoring 69.2 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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Chattanooga enters the contest 2-12 overall on the season. The Mocs snapped a nine-game losing streak two games ago with a 62-51 win over UNC Asheville. Chattanooga fell to Tennessee on the road 91-41 last time out.
Abbey Cornelius is scoring 13.6 points per game to lead the Mocs. She also leads the squad on the boards with 9.3 rebounds per game. In addition, Cornelius leads the Southern Conference in minutes player (458), defensive rebounds per game (8.1), free-throws made (49) and free-throws attempted (63). The junior has totaled three double-doubles on the season. She totaled a season-high 16 rebounds on two separate occasions and scored a season-high 22 points on Dec. 5 against Alabama. Junior Amaria Pugh scored a season-high 17 points last time out against Tennessee.
 Tip-off against Chattanooga is scheduled for 5:15 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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