JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 8, 2024) – East Tennessee State University women's basketball will open its home slate at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9 vs. Jackson State.
Gameday Information
DATE: Saturday, Nov. 9
TIME: 6 p.m.
LOCATION: Brooks Gymnasium
TEAMS: ETSU (0-1) vs. Jackson State (0-1)
LIVE VIDEO:
ESPN+ (Jay Sandos & Bruce Tranbarger)
LIVE STATS:
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RADIO:
WXSM-AM 640 (Keith Brake)
TWITTER: @
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TICKETS:
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ETSU fell in its season opener to No. 9 NC State. Freshman guard
Carmen Richardson and senior guard
Braylyn Milton each scored 12 to lead the Bucs in Raleigh.
ETSU returns four players from the 2023-24 squad – senior guard
Kendall Folley, 5th year guard
Courtney Moore, junior forward
Meghan Downing and sophomore guard
Brecken Snotherly.
The Bucs added four transfers to complement the returners. Graduate forward
Isabella Hunt joins ETSU from Mt. St. Mary's, Milton comes to Johnson City from Cincinnati, junior guard Gemma Grüttner Bacoul joins the Bucs after two years at McCook CC and redshirt junior guard
Paige Lyons heads to Johnson City from Wagner.
A quintet of freshmen joined the squad for the 2024-25 season: Richardson, guard
Lucy Hood, guard
Kaylee Carson, guard
Jaidyn Harper and forward
Kennedy Younkin.
Jackson State returns no players from its 2023-24 team. The Tigers fell 78-44 in their season opener to Clemson. JSU shot 27.9% from the field and went 4-18 (22%) from 3-point range. They did notch 11 steals and recorded three blocks on the road.
The two squads have spots of familiarity, despite having never met on the court before. Rakisha Ballinger played with Lyons at Wagner before transferring to JSU. Additionally,
Jaileyah Cotton played at ETSU before transferring to JSU.
Of JSU's fully turned-over roster, three players transferred from D1 schools (Ballinger, Cotton and Cooper – New Orleans), Ruthie Mbugua is the lone D2 transfer (Carson Newman), four players are junior college transfers, three are NAIA transfers, and two are freshmen.
Saturday's matchup will mark the first all-time between ETSU and Jackson State.
For more information on Buccaneer women's basketball, follow @ETSU_WBB on X (Twitter) and Instagram, and visit ETSUBucs.com.
