JSU Opens ASUN Conference Play Wednesday
1/4/2022 3:55:00 PM | Women's Basketball
JACKSONVILLE -Â The Jacksonville State University women's basketball team will play its first ASUN conference game since the 2002-03 season against Bellarmine on Wednesday, Jan. 5, in Pete Mathews Coliseum.
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JSU hosts the Knights on Wednesday for the first time in school history.
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The Gamecocks open ASUN play following a program-best 9-3 mark in non-conference games and have won seven consecutive contests in THE PETE. JSU is 6-0 at home on the season.
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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Imari Martin led the Gamecocks with 16 points last time out while sophomore Keiara Griffin chipped in 10. Freshman Bre'Anna Rhodes led JSU with a career-high nine boards off the bench against Chattanooga.
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Martin and junior Nekiyah Thompson are JSU's top two scorers at 10.4 points and 10.1 points per game, respectively. Thompson also leads the Gamecocks in assists, averaging 4.0 per game. Senior Kennedy Gavin is the fifth-best rebounder in the ASUN and leads JSU with 7.0 rebounds per game.
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On the defensive end, the Gamecocks are allowing just 54.2 points per game and are undefeated when allowing less than 60 points. Offensively, JSU is scoring 68.5 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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Bellarmine enters the contest 3-8 overall on the season and 0-6 on the road. The Knights recorded their second win in three games, defeating Campbellsville-Harrodsburg 82-63 last time out.
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 Jaela Johnson and Presley Brown lead Bellarmine in scoring on the year with 14.3 and 10.4 points per game, respectively. Johnson is the seventh leading scorer in the ASUN this year, while Brown is ranked 20th. In the win last week Johnson added a team-high 24 points while Brown chipped in 16 while finishing 6-of-6 from the free-throw line. Lauren Deel leads the Knights with 5.8 rebounds per game.
 Tip-off against Bellarmine is schedule 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 hosts the Knights on Wednesday for the first time in school history.
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The Gamecocks open ASUN play following a program-best 9-3 mark in non-conference games and have won seven consecutive contests in THE PETE. JSU is 6-0 at home on the season.
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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Imari Martin led the Gamecocks with 16 points last time out while sophomore Keiara Griffin chipped in 10. Freshman Bre'Anna Rhodes led JSU with a career-high nine boards off the bench against Chattanooga.
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Martin and junior Nekiyah Thompson are JSU's top two scorers at 10.4 points and 10.1 points per game, respectively. Thompson also leads the Gamecocks in assists, averaging 4.0 per game. Senior Kennedy Gavin is the fifth-best rebounder in the ASUN and leads JSU with 7.0 rebounds per game.
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On the defensive end, the Gamecocks are allowing just 54.2 points per game and are undefeated when allowing less than 60 points. Offensively, JSU is scoring 68.5 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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Bellarmine enters the contest 3-8 overall on the season and 0-6 on the road. The Knights recorded their second win in three games, defeating Campbellsville-Harrodsburg 82-63 last time out.
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 Jaela Johnson and Presley Brown lead Bellarmine in scoring on the year with 14.3 and 10.4 points per game, respectively. Johnson is the seventh leading scorer in the ASUN this year, while Brown is ranked 20th. In the win last week Johnson added a team-high 24 points while Brown chipped in 16 while finishing 6-of-6 from the free-throw line. Lauren Deel leads the Knights with 5.8 rebounds per game.
 Tip-off against Bellarmine is schedule 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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