Women's Hoops Continues Road Trip in Volunteer State at ETSU

Veronica Charles | Position: Guard

By Press release submission

Nov 28, 2022

Morehead State women's basketball wraps up their four game road trip at East Tennessee State Sunday.

The Eagles are coming off a tough loss at Eastern Kentucky, where the team outrebounded their opponent for the second straight game, holding a 40-35 advantage on the boards over the Colonels.

Veronica Charles notched a career-high 20 points, while adding five rebounds, three assists, and four steals. Crystal Corley added five points, 10 rebounds, and three blocks of her own and Sandra Lin chipped in with eight points, five assists and two steals.

After falling at No. 1 South Carolina, the Buccaneers have rattled off three straight victories, most recently holding off a late comeback bid from Jacksonville State to win 55-54. ETSU is led by graduate student Jiselle Thomas, who is averaging 20 points per game, including a 32 point performance earlier this season against St. Bonaventure.

Tip-off is slated for 2:00 PM and can be found on ESPN+ or listened to on the Eagle Sports Radio Network.

2022-23 RECORDS

MOR: 0-3 (0-0 OVC) | ETSU 3-1 (0-0 SOCON)

SERIES RECORDS

Record vs. East Tennessee State: 5-6

First Meeting: 02/15/78 (ETSU won 91-77)

Last Meeting: 12/15/14 (ETSU won 86-77)

Record in Johnson City, Tenn.: 3-4

Record in Morehead: 2-2

NOTABLE

• Veronica Charles had a career-game against EKU, scoring 20 points to go alongside three assists and four steals; all of which were career-high totals.

• Morehead State found the range from beyond the arc against the Colonels, connecting on eight three pointers in the contest, which was the second highest total from an OVC team in a game this season. Much of the three-point barrage came from Veronica Charles, who's four triples was a career-high.

• The Eagles have been strong on the boards, outrebounding their last two opponents and posting an average rebounding margin this season of -3.0, good for third best in the conference.

• The fourth quarter has been the best quarter for the Eagles so far this season. They have outscored their opponents in two straight games, averaging 20.6 points in the final stanza.

• Crystal Corley has been a force on the defensive end for the team. Her three blocks against EKU was the second-best performance in the conference this season, and she is currently sixth in blocked shots per game and fifth in both offensive and defensive rebounds per game.

• Sandra Lin has been the iron woman for the Eagles thus far, averaging a team-high 35.3 minutes per game, which places her fifth in the conference.

• Sophie Benharouga notched a career-high performance last game against Kentucky where she led all scorers with 17 points.