Tuesday, February 9
JACKSONVILLE
6 p.m.
Jax State
vs
Morehead State
2/8/2021 7:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball
JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State women's basketball team is set to begin a four-game homestand on Tuesday when it hosts Morehead State at 6 p.m. at Pete Mathews Coliseum.
Â
In addition to JSU (8-6, 5-5 Ohio Valley Conference) already schedule to be at home during the upcoming weekend, the Gamecocks have two makeup contests scheduled to bookend the weekend for a total of four games in six days.
Â
The action begins Tuesday when JSU meets Morehead State in a 6 p.m. tipoff that will stream on ESPN+. The Gamecocks took the first meeting against the Eagles, 69-56, exactly one month prior in Morehead, Ky., on Jan. 9. After facing MSU is the OVC Tournament two of the last three years, this marks the 10th time JSU's seniors will play the blue and gold.
Â
Senior Taylor Hawks is averaging 10 points per game and enters Tuesday contest jsu eight points away from becoming the 14th Gamecock in program history to eclipse 1,000 career points.
Â
Along with Hawks, junior Yamia Johnson averages double figures with 15.6 points per game. Though JSU has faced its struggles on the road of late, Jax State remains unblemished at home with a clean 6-0 mark. Going back to the final home game of last season, JSU had won seven-straight overall at home, which ties for the 28th-best streak in Division I women's basketball currently along with Syracuse and West Virginia.
Â
In it's final season in the OVC, JSU looks to earn a spot in next months tournament in Evansville, Indiana. The Gamecocks have made the eight-team field each of the last three years, but JSU has never reached it four years in a row during its previous 17 in the league.
Â
Â
In addition to JSU (8-6, 5-5 Ohio Valley Conference) already schedule to be at home during the upcoming weekend, the Gamecocks have two makeup contests scheduled to bookend the weekend for a total of four games in six days.
Â
The action begins Tuesday when JSU meets Morehead State in a 6 p.m. tipoff that will stream on ESPN+. The Gamecocks took the first meeting against the Eagles, 69-56, exactly one month prior in Morehead, Ky., on Jan. 9. After facing MSU is the OVC Tournament two of the last three years, this marks the 10th time JSU's seniors will play the blue and gold.
Â
Senior Taylor Hawks is averaging 10 points per game and enters Tuesday contest jsu eight points away from becoming the 14th Gamecock in program history to eclipse 1,000 career points.
Â
Along with Hawks, junior Yamia Johnson averages double figures with 15.6 points per game. Though JSU has faced its struggles on the road of late, Jax State remains unblemished at home with a clean 6-0 mark. Going back to the final home game of last season, JSU had won seven-straight overall at home, which ties for the 28th-best streak in Division I women's basketball currently along with Syracuse and West Virginia.
Â
In it's final season in the OVC, JSU looks to earn a spot in next months tournament in Evansville, Indiana. The Gamecocks have made the eight-team field each of the last three years, but JSU has never reached it four years in a row during its previous 17 in the league.
Â
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Basketball
/ Women's Basketball
Monday, March 30
Saturday, March 07
Saturday, February 21
Saturday, February 07
