Wednesday, January 19
Conway, AR
7 p.m.
Jax State
at
Central Arkansas
Gamecocks Set For Midweek Matchup at Central Arkansas
1/18/2022 10:54:00 AM | Women's Basketball
JACKSONVILLE -Â The Jacksonville State University women's basketball team will continue ASUN action this week on the road against Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas.
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Wednesday's matchup is set to tip-off at 7:00 p.m. CT in the Farris Center. The contest marks just the third meeting between the two programs. The series is tied 1-1 with the road teams each earning a win.
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JSU enters the contest 13-3 overall, on a seven-game win streak, and have opened the season with the best start in Division I program history. The squad is off to a hot 4-0 start in conference play and sits in first place of the ASUN West Division following a 76-74 win on the road at EKU last time out.
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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Central Arkansas enters the matchup 6-8 overall on the year and dropped to 1-2 in the ASUN following a loss to Lipscomb 63-54 at home.
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Kennedy Gavin led the way against Eastern Kentucky with 17 points and eight rebounds, while Madison McCoy contributed a career-high 10 points off the bench. Imari Martin leads the Gamecocks in scoring on the season with 11.5 points per game and scored eight last time out.
JSU is one of the top offensive teams in the ASUN, scoring 70.2 points per game and also ranks in the top four in scoring defense, only allowing 57.9 points per game. Nekiyah Thompson leads JSU from the point guard spot this season, dishing out 4.4 assists per game and posts a conference-leading 2.69 assist-to-turnover ratio.
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Lucy Ibeh has been one of the top players in the ASUN this season for the Sugar Bears. She is third in the ASUN with 15.4 points per game and is leading the league on the boards with 10.9 rebounds per game, averaging a double-double. Central Arkansas is one of the top rebounding teams in the ASUN in part to Ibeh's impressive performance on the boards this season. The Sugar Bears are third in the league in total rebounds (39.50) and second in rebounding margin (6.9).
Tip-off against Central Arkansas is scheduled for 7 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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Wednesday's matchup is set to tip-off at 7:00 p.m. CT in the Farris Center. The contest marks just the third meeting between the two programs. The series is tied 1-1 with the road teams each earning a win.
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JSU enters the contest 13-3 overall, on a seven-game win streak, and have opened the season with the best start in Division I program history. The squad is off to a hot 4-0 start in conference play and sits in first place of the ASUN West Division following a 76-74 win on the road at EKU last time out.
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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Central Arkansas enters the matchup 6-8 overall on the year and dropped to 1-2 in the ASUN following a loss to Lipscomb 63-54 at home.
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Kennedy Gavin led the way against Eastern Kentucky with 17 points and eight rebounds, while Madison McCoy contributed a career-high 10 points off the bench. Imari Martin leads the Gamecocks in scoring on the season with 11.5 points per game and scored eight last time out.
JSU is one of the top offensive teams in the ASUN, scoring 70.2 points per game and also ranks in the top four in scoring defense, only allowing 57.9 points per game. Nekiyah Thompson leads JSU from the point guard spot this season, dishing out 4.4 assists per game and posts a conference-leading 2.69 assist-to-turnover ratio.
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Lucy Ibeh has been one of the top players in the ASUN this season for the Sugar Bears. She is third in the ASUN with 15.4 points per game and is leading the league on the boards with 10.9 rebounds per game, averaging a double-double. Central Arkansas is one of the top rebounding teams in the ASUN in part to Ibeh's impressive performance on the boards this season. The Sugar Bears are third in the league in total rebounds (39.50) and second in rebounding margin (6.9).
Tip-off against Central Arkansas is scheduled for 7 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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