NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Belmont women's basketball team looks to extend its win streak to three when it closes its first conference home stand on Monday night. The Bruins (5-11, 2-1 OVC) host Jacksonville State (4-12, 0-3) beginning at 6 p.m. in the Curb Event Center.
The Gamecocks wrap their trip to Music City on the hunt for their first win in conference play and have lost three of their last four matchups, including a 78-76 overtime loss at Tennessee State on Saturday. JSU stands at 4-12 overall and 0-3 in the OVC.
Jacksonville State has three players averaging in double digits, led by Candace Morton, who is adding 18.0 points per outing. Destany McLin and Miranda Cantrell contribute 13.1 and 10.8 points per game, respectively. Cantrell and Morton lead the team in rebounds, grabbing 7.8 and 7.3 per game.
Belmont leads the all-time series 5-2 and has won the last two matchups, including a 69-49 rout at JSU one year ago.
BU notched its second consecutive win on Saturday afternoon, defeating in-state rival Tennessee Tech, 62-53, for the first time since the 2008-09 season. For the first time this season, four Bruins reached double figures. Luffman led with 12, followed by Carroll and Mills with 11 each. Tarrence rounded out the group with 10 points. Joubran pulled down a game-high seven rebounds. Mills finished with a game-high five steals while Tarrence collected a game-high six assists.
Junior Jordyn Luffman (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) leads the Bruins in scoring, averaging 14.1 points and rebounds, pulling down 7.2 per outing. Junior Adrienne Tarrence (Bowling Green, Ky.) leads the team in assists with a total of 63. Freshman Lauren Thompson (Franklin, Tenn.) and sophomore Blair Bryce (Red Oak, Texas) lead BU in blocks with nine and eight total, respectively.
Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m. The contest can be seen live on the OVC Digital Network. Fans can also listen to Rich Tiner on the play-by-play call via the internet on the Bruins Sports Network. Live stats and an in-game Twitter feed (@BelmontWBB) will also be available.
