After a most successful Florida tournament, the Kent State women’s basketball team returns to action Friday at St. Bonaventure.
Both teams are 5-1, but KSU has played a considerably stronger schedule. The Flashes beat two Power 5 teams — UCLA and Penn State – at the Gulf Coast Showcase last weekend. St. Bonaventure’s best win has come against 3-3 Robert Morris of the Horizon League.
The game starts at 7 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+, which costs $6.99 per month. The service will broadcast nearly all KSU men’s and women’s games that aren’t on commercial TV this season. The game also is streamed on the Golden Flashes Radio Network. Live statistics can be found during the game on the St. Bonaventure website.
Four Kent State players average at least 10 points a game, and two more average more than six. Senior Lindsey Thall averages 16.3 points a game and has made 48.6% of her 3-point shots. She scored the 1,000th point of her career and made the all-tournament team in Florida. Casey Santoro, who has come off the bench in all six KSU games, averages 15.0, Katie Shumate averages 13.0 and Nila Blackford 10.0. Blackford, who had her first double-double of the season Sunday, leads KSU in rebounding at 8.3 per game.
St. Bonaventure is led by 5-8 senior guard Asianae Johnson, an all-Atlantic 10 third-team member last season. She averages 15 points and 3.5 assists. I’yanna Lops, a 6-3 junior forward, leads the Bonnies in rebounding, averaging 8.2 per game.
Preview from KSU website, including links to statistics, schedule, roster and more.
Preview from St. Bonaventure website, including links.