Golden Eagles await Eastern Kentucky Thursday
February 29, 2012

Golden Eagles await Eastern Kentucky Thursday

With its 11-5 Ohio Valley Conference record, the Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team has earned a first-round bye in the OVC Tournament and will take on Eastern Kentucky, who defeated Tennessee State on Wednesday.

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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. --- With its 11-5 Ohio Valley Conference record, the Tennessee Tech women's basketball team has earned a first-round bye in the OVC Tournament and will take on Eastern Kentucky Thursday.

The opening tip is set for 2 p.m. at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville.

TTU enters the OVC Tournament firing on all cylinders as it has racked up nine wins in its last 11 games, including two against EKU and one against TSU.

During the last 11 games, senior Tacarra Hayes and junior Jala Harris have led the Golden Eagles offense, averaging 14.6 and 14.0 points per game, respectively.

Senior Rachel Glidden has averaged 8.9 points per game, while connecting on 24 three point field goals, while sophomore Molly Heady has averaged 8.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.

With Tech taking on EKU in the second round, it will be its third meeting with the Lady Colonels this season and its 74th all-time meeting with TTU holding the series edge at 52-21. In their two prior meetings, the Golden Eagles handed EKU an 82-67 loss on the road and a 66-51 loss in Cookeville.

Tech and Eastern Kentucky have faced off in the OVC Tournament nine times, with the Golden Eagles winning six of those encounters. The last time TTU and EKU met in the OVC Tournament was back in the 2003-04 season when Tech took an 85-74 loss.

Marie Carpenter has led the Lady Colonel offense, averaging 13.7 points per game, while Alex Jones has averaged 9.6 points and a team-leading 8.0 rebounds per game.

If the Golden Eagles win their game in the second round they will advance to the semi-finals of the OVC Tournament where they will take on the Eastern Illinois Panthers.

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