Ladies’s Basketball Opens ASUN Play with Two House Video games

RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University ladies’s basketball crew opens Atlantic Sun Conference play with a pair of house video games this week at Baptist Health Arena, starting with West Georgia on New Year’s Day and persevering with Saturday in opposition to Queens.
 
Thursday’s matchup in opposition to West Georgia is scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. ET tipoff, whereas Saturday’s contest in opposition to Queens will start at 2 p.m. Tickets for each video games begin at $5 and might be bought on-line or on the door.
 
Fans unable to attend can watch each video games stay on ESPN+ or hear without spending a dime on the Colonels All-Access web page.
 
EKU (9-4) closed non-conference play Monday with a 70-52 victory over Hampton, inserting three Colonels in double figures.
 
Sophomore guard Liz Freihofer recorded a 12-point, 13-rebound double-double, whereas senior ahead Joseana Vaz added 12 factors and 9 rebounds for her ninth double-figure scoring efficiency of the season. Senior guard Ndidiamaka Ndukwe contributed 12 factors off the bench, marking her second consecutive recreation scoring in double figures.
 
On the season, Freihofer leads EKU at 13.5 factors per recreation and ranks second on the crew with 6.8 rebounds per contest. Vaz is second in scoring at 12.8 factors per recreation and leads the Colonels on the glass, averaging 7.5 rebounds. Freshman guard Kenleigh Woods ranks third on the crew at 9.5 factors per recreation. All three have earned Atlantic Sun Conference weekly honors this season.
 
Monday’s recreation marks EKU’s fifth season within the ASUN Conference. The Colonels personal a 30-27 (.544) report in opposition to league opponents since becoming a member of the convention in 2021 and are 3-1 in convention openers below head coach Greg Todd.
 
Scouting West Georgia

West Georgia (7-4) enters Thursday’s contest using a three-game profitable streak below fourth-year head coach Joanna Reitz. During the streak, the Wolves earned victories over Wesleyan College (116-21), Florida A&M (72-57) and Brewton-Parker (81-46).
 
UWG has three gamers averaging double figures this season. Sophomore guard Asia Donald leads the Wolves with 15.9 factors per recreation, senior ahead Jasmine Jones averages 15.1 factors and 5.0 rebounds, and junior guard Sydne Tolbert, a Kentucky native, provides 12.8 factors per contest.
 
Scouting Queens
Queens (6-5) travels to Bellarmine on Thursday earlier than making its strategy to Richmond for Saturday’s matchup. The Royals have gained three of their final 4 video games, with victories over Western Carolina, Carolina University and South Carolina Upstate.
 
Queens options two double-figure scorers, led by sophomore ahead Brenae Jones-Grant, who averages 15.1 factors and eight.7 rebounds per recreation. Senior guard Ana Barreto anchors the backcourt, averaging 12.1 factors whereas totaling 33 assists on the season.