CORAL GABLES, Fla. (Nov. 22, 2023) – Riding a three-game winning streak, the ETSU women's basketball team will return to action on Friday when it opens play in the Miami Thanksgiving Tournament. ETSU will face off against Norfolk State on Friday at 1:30 p.m.
  
GAME INFO
DATE: Friday, November 24
TIME: 1:30 p.m. 
LOCATION: Watsco Center (Miami, Fla.)
TEAMS: ETSU vs. Norfolk State
LIVE STATS: Statbroadcast
TWITTER: @ETSU_WBB
 
ABOUT THE BUCS

• The Buccaneers downed Presbyterian by a score of 72-56 last Sunday on the road. With Sunday's win, the Bucs improved to 3-1 on the young season.
• Since the start of last season ETSU has had multiple winning streaks. In 2022-23, ETSU notched five streaks of four or more wins.
• ETSU was led on Sunday by Kendall Folley. Folley scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds to go with two assists and two steals.
• Neveah Brown added a season-high 16 points to go with five rebounds. Brown enters this weekend's action leading the SoCon in minutes played per game (35.48).
• Journee McDaniel also scored in double figures last Sunday at Presbyterian. McDaniel, an All-SoCon Freshman Team honoree last season, finished with 11 points and added four rebounds. McDaniel currently ranks second on ETSU in rebounds with 24 slightly behind Jakhyia Davis and her 28 rebounds.
• ETSU continues to be one of the better defensive teams in the SoCon. The Bucs rank third in the league allowing 54.6 point per game. Furthermore, of the 24 quarters ETSU has played in this season it has held opposing teams to under 10 points six times.
• The Buccaneers continues to be one of the stingiest teams in the country in turning the ball over just 10.0 times per game. ETSU's average of 10 turnovers per game ranks third in Division I women's basketball trailing only Colorado State (6.0) and Villanova (7.8).
• ETSU has fared well in games played on the road or at neutral sites since the start of last season. The Bucs are 17-7 in road or neutral site games, including a 2-1 mark in away contests. Friday's game vs. Norfolk State will be ETSU's first neutral site game. In neutral site games, ETSU was 6-3 last season.
   

ABOUT THE OPPONENTS

• ETSU's three possible opponents this weekend have combined for an 11-0 record this season. Norfolk State is 5-0, while Colgate and Miami both enter the tournament sporting records of 3-0.
• Like ETSU, Norfolk State is coming off its best season in program history. In 2022-23, the Spartans went 26-7 and appeared in the NCAA Tournament.
• The Spartans are a stingy defense like ETSU as they rank 24^th in the country in scoring defense allowing 51.4 points per game.
• A player to watch for Norfolk State is Niya Fields. Fields is shooting 62.5 percent from 3-point range so far this season, which is the fifth-best mark in the nation.
• Colgate, which was 16-14 last season, has wins over Cornell, UMBC and Canisius so far in 2023-24.
• A player to watch for the Raiders is Tiasia McMillan as she is averaging 3.00 blocks per game, which ranks 13^th nationally.
• Miami is coming off a season where it reached the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. The 2023-24 season has seen the Hurricanes notch wins over Jacksonville, Fordham and Southern.
• ETSU has only played one game against any of its three possible opponents this weekend. That one game was between ETSU and Miami. The Bucs won that game 70-44 on January 4, 1982.

UP NEXT 
Following Friday's game, the Bucs will take on either Colgate or Miami on Sunday. The opponent will be determined on the results from Friday's games and will be played at 11 a.m. (Colgate) or 1:30 p.m. (Miami).
 
PURCHASE TICKETS
To purchase season or single game tickets for ETSU women's basketball, visit ETSUTickets.com or call 423-439-3878.
 
For more information on Buccaneer women's basketball, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's basketball tab.