Kent State (7-9, 1-3) will play its first Mid-American Conference East Division game this Saturday as they take on division-favorite Ohio (12-3, 3-1) on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Coverage
• The game will air live on ESPN3
• Dave Wilson will have the call on Golden Flashes iHeart Radio
• Live stats will be available at ohiobobcats.com
The Matchup
• Kent State is 51-28 all-time against Ohio
• The Bobcats have won the last four meetings, including a 86-52 victory at home and 93-54 win in Kent last season
• The Flashes last won in March 2014 on the road in a 69-64 game
• Ohio was picked to win the East in the preseason coaches poll and received votes to take both the regular season and tournament titles
• They opened up the conference season with wins against Bowling Green and Buffalo before falling on the road at Northern Illinois, 88-80
• Most recently, the Bobcats defeated the Zips 85-69 on Wednesday in Akron
On the Upswing
• With one more win this season, Kent State will have more wins than the team accomplished in the past five seasons
• The team finished 6-23 in 2016, 5-25 in 2015, 7-23 in 2014, 3-27 in 2013 and 6-21 in 2012
• The most MAC wins in any of the last five seasons was five in 2011-12
• The Golden Flashes are very close to have already surpassed the total as they lost a close one-point game on Wednesday and have battled two teams to overtime this season
Triple Threat
• The trio of Larissa Lurken, Jordan Korinek and McKenna Stephens have put together strong games in the last two outings
• All three recorded double-doubles in the win against Eastern Michigan last Saturday
• Lurken, the MAC's leader in scoring, is on a hot pace, averaging 29.