Thursday, January 27
Kennesaw, GA
4 P.M.
Jax State
at
Kennesaw State
1/26/2022 10:37:00 AM | Women's Basketball
JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State Women's basketball team returns to the road this week with a matchup against Kennesaw State on Thursday, Jan. 27, in the KSU Convocation Center.
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The contest will mark the 21st all-time meeting between the two schools and the first since 2016. JSU leads the series 12-8 all-time but it is tied 6-6 during the Division I era.
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JSU enters the matchup 14-4 overall and 5-1 in ASUN play, coming off a loss to FGCU at home last time out, 66-44. The loss snapped and eight-game win streak for the Gamecocks, the longest win streak in D-I program history. Â Despite the loss JSU continues to hold a lead in first place of the ASUN West Division. The Gamecocks have not lost back-to-back games this season and are 4-3 on the road.
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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.
Kennesaw State enters the game 5-11 overall and 1-4 in conference play. The Owls are currently on a two-game losing skid following a 61-53 loss at Lipscomb last time out. Â
Imari Martin leads JSU on the offensive end this season with 10.9 points per game as the Gamecocks are the fourth ranked scoring offense in the ASUN at 68.4 points per game. For the Owls, Amani Johnson leads the way with 11.9 points per game and is 11th in the league. Alexis Poole is scoring 11.5 points per game for the Owls and is fourth in the ASUN with a 52.1 percent field goal percentage. For the Gamecocks, Kennedy Gavin is scoring 9.8 points per game while shooting 51.1 percent from the floor for sixth in the conference. Gavin is also JSU's leading rebounder at 6.9 boards per game.
The Gamecocks feature one of the top point guards in the league in Nekiyah Thompson. The junior is averaging 9.4 points per game, 4.2 assists per game and 3.8 rebounds per game while shooting 36 percent from three. Thompson is leading the ASUN and is 11th across NCAA D-I with a 2.71 assist-to-turnover ratio. Under Thompsons leadership at point guard, JSU turns the ball over less than any time in the ASUN and is fourth in the nation with just 11.3 per game.
On the defensive side of the ball, JSU is allowing just 57.7 points per game to its opponents, good enough for fourth in the league. The Gamecocks are the only team in the ASUN that ranks in the top four in both scoring offense and scoring defense. On the other hand, Kennesaw State is 10th in both categories.
 Tip-off against Kennesaw State is scheduled for 4 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 contest will mark the 21st all-time meeting between the two schools and the first since 2016. JSU leads the series 12-8 all-time but it is tied 6-6 during the Division I era.
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JSU enters the matchup 14-4 overall and 5-1 in ASUN play, coming off a loss to FGCU at home last time out, 66-44. The loss snapped and eight-game win streak for the Gamecocks, the longest win streak in D-I program history. Â Despite the loss JSU continues to hold a lead in first place of the ASUN West Division. The Gamecocks have not lost back-to-back games this season and are 4-3 on the road.
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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.
Kennesaw State enters the game 5-11 overall and 1-4 in conference play. The Owls are currently on a two-game losing skid following a 61-53 loss at Lipscomb last time out. Â
Imari Martin leads JSU on the offensive end this season with 10.9 points per game as the Gamecocks are the fourth ranked scoring offense in the ASUN at 68.4 points per game. For the Owls, Amani Johnson leads the way with 11.9 points per game and is 11th in the league. Alexis Poole is scoring 11.5 points per game for the Owls and is fourth in the ASUN with a 52.1 percent field goal percentage. For the Gamecocks, Kennedy Gavin is scoring 9.8 points per game while shooting 51.1 percent from the floor for sixth in the conference. Gavin is also JSU's leading rebounder at 6.9 boards per game.
The Gamecocks feature one of the top point guards in the league in Nekiyah Thompson. The junior is averaging 9.4 points per game, 4.2 assists per game and 3.8 rebounds per game while shooting 36 percent from three. Thompson is leading the ASUN and is 11th across NCAA D-I with a 2.71 assist-to-turnover ratio. Under Thompsons leadership at point guard, JSU turns the ball over less than any time in the ASUN and is fourth in the nation with just 11.3 per game.
On the defensive side of the ball, JSU is allowing just 57.7 points per game to its opponents, good enough for fourth in the league. The Gamecocks are the only team in the ASUN that ranks in the top four in both scoring offense and scoring defense. On the other hand, Kennesaw State is 10th in both categories.
 Tip-off against Kennesaw State is scheduled for 4 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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