LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Bellarmine University women's basketball team will conclude the regular season on the road when the Knights square off with ASUN West rival Eastern Kentucky at 3:30 p.m. (ET) Saturday in McBrayer Arena.
Seeding in the ASUN Tournament has been set for both teams already. Eastern Kentucky is locked in as the West's three-seed while Bellarmine is its six-seed.
Bellarmine and Eastern Kentucky are meeting for the second time this season. The Colonels captured the first contest 61-47 on Jan. 8 in Freedom Hall. It was the second conference game of the year for both teams. Bellarmine took a 42-40 lead early in the fourth quarter, but EKU took control with a game-changing 10-0 run spearheaded by Jayla Johnson, who is the team's leading scorer at 13.0 points per game.
Eastern Kentucky owns a 6-2 advantage in the series, which dates back to the 1974-75 season but largely unfolded in the 1980s (six games). Prior to this year's meeting, the Knights and Colonels had last played in 1986-87, with Bellarmine winning 77-51.
Bellarmine is coming off its first ASUN win of the season after the Knights pounded Lipscomb 68-48 on Thursday in Freedom Hall. It was the regular-season home finale for the Knights, who set team conference highs in points (68), point differential (+20), rebound differential (+3), field-goal percentage (50.0) and assists (17) while tying its top mark for 3-pointers made (nine).
Presley Brown's game-high 17 points against Lipscomb were her most in ASUN play since the senior guard scored 22 in the conference opener against Jacksonville State. She scored 15 of those points versus the Bisons in the second half.
Bailee Harney's 13 points against Lipscomb represented her eighth double-figure scoring effort in conference play. The senior guard is the team's leading scorer in league action at 11.7 points per game.
Mackenzie Keelin stroked three 3-pointers against Lipscomb while scoring 11 points. The sophomore guard has drained two or more triples in eight of the last nine games. She's hit at least one in 12 straight contests.
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