ETSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL2020-21 GAME NOTES Thursday March 4 12:00 PM HARRAH’S CHEROKEE CENTER ASHEVILLE, N.C. SAMFORD EAST TENNESSEE STATE SCHEDULE (r: 3-15, H: 2-5; A: 1-10) 2020-21 Record 14-8 | 11-2 SoCon 2020-21 Record 3-15 | 1-10 SoCon 18-14 | 10-4 SoCon 9-21 | 4-10 SoCon Date Opponent Time/Result 2019-20 Record 2019-20 Record Last Game W, 74-65 vs. Mercer Last Game L, 76-73 vs. Mercer NOVEMBER (1-0) Head Coach Carley Kuhns (32-22 at SAM) Head Coach Brittney Ezell (104-131 at ETSU) Sat 28 at Longwood W, 62-56 Samford Stat Leaders ETSU Stat Leaders Scoring Andrea Cournoyer (18.0 ppg) Scoring Carly Hooks (9.1 ppg) DECEMBER (1-5) Rebounding Annie Ramil (8.4 rpg) Rebounding Jakhyia Davis (6.6 rpg) Tue 1 at Tennessee L, 67-50 Assists Raven Omar (4.6 apg) Assists Kaia Upton (2.8 apg) Tue 8 at Vanderbilt L, 81-61 Blocks Natalie Armstrong (39 blocks) Blocks Jakhyia Davis (21 blocks) Sun 13 PRESBYTERIAN L, 68-38 SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE Fri 18 at Davidson L, 70-64 FOLLOW THE BUCS Coverage ESPN+ Sun 20 APPALACHIAN STATE L, 69-66 PxP Pete Yanity Thu 31 NEWBERRY W, 69-55 Y ETSU_WBB Color Robin Muller JANUARY (1-4) P ETSU_WBB Sat 9 at Chattanooga ^ L, 66-51 Radio 640 WXSM Mike Gallagher Thu 14 at Wofford ^ L, 75-49 X ETSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PxP Sat 16 at Wofford ^ L, 79-78 (2OT) Fri 22 UNCG ^ L, 56-53 Sun 24 UNCG ^ W, 58-48 THE Matchup PROJECTED STARTERS FEBRUARY (0-5) OVERALL: 6-9 (16TH MEETING) Fri 5 at Furman ^ L, 68-56 AT HOME: 4-2 CARLY HOOKS Sun 7 at Furman ^ L, 55-46 ON THE ROAD: 2-5 FR • GUARD Thu 18 at Samford ^ Canceled 1 NEURTAL GAMES: 0-2 ATLANTA, GA. Sat 20 at Samford ^ L, 77-58 CURRENT STREAK: L3 EZELL VS. SAMFORD: 6-8 Tue 23 WESTERN CAROLINA ^ L, 62-48 24.6 9.1 1.7 1.4 Thu 25 CHATTANOOGA ^ L, 65-54 Minutes PPG aPG spg Sat 27 MERCER ^ L, 76-73 THE SHOOTAROUND KAIA UPTON MARCH (0-0) For the third time this year, Jakhyia Davis (Knoxville, Tenn.) ended the game Thu 4 Samford (SoCon Quarterfinals) 12pm with a double-double, registering 12 points and 14 rebounds against Mercer. 14 JR • GUARD The freshman leads the team in rebounds with 6.6 per game, adding 8.6 points NASHVILLE, TENN. Fri 5 SoCon Semifinals TBD per contest as she was selected to the Media All-Freshman team. Carly Hooks Sun 7 SoCon Championship TBD (Atlanta, Ga.) joins her rookie teammate, making both the Coaches and Media 28.7 4.5 2.8 3.4 Home games in BOLD CAPS ^ - SoCon game All-Freshman Team after leading the Bucs in scoring on the season, averaging Minutes PPG APG rPG 9.1 points per game. The guard increased her tally in league play, the only Buc to score in double-figures (10.6) in SoCon action. AMAYA ADAMS Samford leads the all-time series 9-6, carrying a three-game winning streak into the JR • GUARD contest with an average margin of victory in those three of 23 points. This is the 21 WE ARE “ETSU” second postseason matchup between the two sides, the Bucs being upset in the first KANSAS CITY, MO. The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics round of the SoCon tournament back in the 2016-17 season as Tianna Tarter missed would like to ask both the print and broadcast media a three at the buzzer that would’ve tied the game and sent it to overtime, ETSU’s 21.3 4.2 3.0 1.1 to honor our request to be called “ETSU” ... East comeback effort falling short 67-64 as they trailed by as many as 21. Minutes PPG rPG sPG Tennessee State University in first reference is accept- able, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... ETSU’s record all-time in conference tournament play is 30-34, 19-28 in SoCon On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is tournament history. They’ve appeared in the championship game 9 times, 5 of those JAKHYIA DAVIS the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable. coming in the SoCon. 24 FR • CENTER The last time the Bucs entered the Southern Conference Tournamet as an eight- KNOXVILLE, TENN. ETSU QUICK FACTS seed, good things awaited them. In the 2005 edition, the Bucs knocked off #9 Ap- PRESIDENT: DR. BRIAN NOLAND palachian State in overtime before providing an upset against #1 Chattanooga in 22.9 8.6 6.6 40.6 55-50 fashion. The magical run ended in the semis, Georgia Southern advancing Minutes PPG RPG FG% DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: SCOTT CARTER past the Bucs with a 73-71 overtime win. NICKNAME (COLORS): BUCS (NAVY & GOLD) MYKIA DOWDELL •An ETSU win would: CONFERENCE: SOUTHERN - give the Bucs their first tournament win since the 2017-18 season 34 SO • FORWARD HOME ARENA (CAPACITY): BROOKS GYM (3,500) - be the first win over the Bulldogs in the tournament, meeting only once before OAK RIDGE, TENN. COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT: MIKE GALLAGHER - end a three-game losing streak vs. the Bulldogs - snap a six-game losing streak CELL PHONE: (612-865-7052) 28.1 8.3 5.4 41.9 Minutes PPG RPG FG% EMAIL: [email protected] 69.9 62.7 44.9 38.3 35.7 27.1 71.9 38.3 3.2 14.1 0.9 7.9 2.7 Points Scoring FG% FG% 3FG% 3FG% FT% REbounds Rebound Assists AST-TO Steals Blocks Per Game Defense Defense Defense Per GAme Margin Per Game Ratio Per Game Per Game 57.4 66.3 34.7 40.9 25.3 33.4 65.1 37.5 -2.9 10.8 0.6 9.6 3.2 1 ETSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL2020-21 GAME NOTES NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown/Previous School 1 Carly Hooks G 5’8” FR Atlanta, Ga./Westlake HS 2 Imani Williams G/F 5’11” FR Kankakee, Ill./Kankakee HS 3 Ashawntae Brown F 6’2” JR San Antonio, Texas/Weatherford College 5 Abby Carrington G/F 5’10” FR Westlake, Ohio/Westlake HS 10 Courtney Moore G 5’7” FR Gainesville, Fla./PK Yonge 13 Shynia Jackson F 6’1” JR Warner Robins, Ga./Warner Robins HS 14 Kaia Upton G 5’6” JR Nashville, Tenn./East Nashville Magnet HS 20 Kelly Post G 5’6” GR Fayetteville, N.C./University of Mount Olive 21 Amaya Adams G 5’10” JR Kansas City, Mo./Notre Dame de Sion HS 24 Jakhyia Davis C 6’3” FR Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden HS 34 Mykia Dowdell F 5’9” SO Oak Ridge, Tenn./MTSU 44 E’Lease Stafford G/F 6’0” JR Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence HS Head Coach: Brittney Ezell (8th Season) Assistant Coach: Liberty Del Rosario (1st Season) Assistant Coach: Britney Snowden (1st Season) Director of Basketball Operations: Dakota Love ALPHABETICAL ROSTER ROSTER BREAKDOWN 21 Amaya Adams G 5’10” SO Kansas City, Mo./Notre Dame de Sion HS 3 Ashawntae Brown F 6’2” JR San Antonio, Tex./Weatherford College BUCS BY CLASS 5 Abby Carrington G/F 5’10” FR Westlake, Ohio/Westlake High School GRADUATES...............................................................1 24 Jakhyia Davis C 6’3” FR Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden High School SENIORS ...................................................................0 34 Mykia Dowdell F 5’9” SO Oak Ridge, Tenn./MTSU JUNIORS ................................................................... 5 1 Carly Hooks G 5’8” FR Atlanta, Ga./Westlake High School SOPHOMORES ..........................................................1 13 Shynia Jackson F 6’1” SO Warner Robins, Ga./Warner Robins HS FRESHMEN ............................................................... 5 10 Courtney Moore G 5’7” FR Gainesville, Fla./PK Yonge Developmental School 20 Kelly Post G 5’6” GR Fayetteville, N.C./University of Mount Olive 44 E’Lease Stafford G/F 6’0” SO Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence HS BUCS BY POSITION 14 Kaia Upton G 5’6” SO Nashville, Tenn./East Nashville Magnet HS GUARDS .................................................................... 5 2 Imani Williams G/F 5’11” FR Kankakee, Ill./Kankakee High School COMBO ..................................................................... 3 FORWARDS .............................................................. 3 CENTERS ....................................................................1 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE BUCS BY STATE TENNESSEE .............................................................. 3 3 Ashawntae Brown ..............................................................Uh-shawn-tae GEORGIA ................................................................... 2 13 Shynia Jackson .......................................................................Shuh-ny-uh 14 Kaia Upton ........................................................................................Ky-uh NORTH CAROLINA ....................................................1 21 Amaya Adams ............................................................................Uh-my-uh FLORIDA .....................................................................1 24 Jakhyia Davis .............................................................................Juh-ky-uh ILLINOIS .....................................................................1 34 Mykia Dowdell ......................................................................... Muh-ky-uh KANSAS......................................................................1 44 E’Lease Stafford ...........................................................................Uh-lease OHIO ..........................................................................1 MISSOURI ..................................................................1 TEXAS.........................................................................1 2 ETSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL2020-21 GAME NOTES GENERAL INFORMATION Run up the Numbers to below 50 points this season. Adding to their firsts, the 15 Location .......................................................Johnson City, Tenn. The 73 points against Mercer proved the most the Bucs and 14 field goals UNCG made on Jan. 22 and 24 respectively Founded ................................................................................. 1911 tallied in regulation on the season. Only second to the dou- mark the first time the Bucs have held an opponent below 20 Enrollment