NASHVILLE — Fighting for a spot in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament, the Tennessee State women's basketball team will have a big road test tomorrow night as they are set to take on Morehead State. The Lady Tigers and Eagles are both 5-9 in the OVC, with TSU in 8^th place, while Morehead is in 9^th. The top eight teams advance to the OV tournament. 

The Matchup: Tennessee State (9-15, 5-9 OVC) vs. Morehead State (9-16, 5-9 OVC)
Date/Time: Thursday, February 16 at 5:00 p.m.
Location: Johnson Arena || Morehead, Ky.    

TV: ESPN+
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SERIES INFORMATION: This will be the 69^th matchup between TSU and Morehead, which makes for a nice contest between two squads trying to stay alive in the OVC tournament race. The Eagles topped TSU earlier this season in Nashville, as they came away with the 81-58 victory. The Tigers have struggled when playing at Morehead as they are 7-26 all-time in Kentucky. Kianni Westbrook and Erica Haynes-Overton both finished with 12 points in the loss earlier this season.

SCOUTING MOREHEAD: Morehead comes into tomorrow's matchup on a three-game losing streak as they hold a 9-16 overall record. MOR last earned a win on February 2 as they defeated TTU 70-68. The Eagles are averaging 58.9 ppg while giving up 65.7. Veronica Charles leads the team in scoring (12.8 ppg) and rebounding (5.4 ppg).   
 
LUCKY 13: Erica Haynes-Overton finished with 21 points against TTU on Saturday, which marks her 13^th straight game of 10+ points. All her 21 points came in the second half. EHO is averaging 17.2 ppg during this 13-game stretch and has scored 20+ points five times in that span.
 
CAREER DAY: Senior forward Sierra McCullough was unstoppable in the paint against TTU on Saturday, as she logged career highs in points (19) and rebounds (15) to finish with a double-double. The UNC Charlotte transfer is averaging 6.7 ppg and 6.0 rebounds per game this season.
 
100-POINT CLUB GROWS: True Freshman Zyion Shannon finished with two points against TTU to bring her season-scoring total to 101 points. Shannon now joins Erica Haynes-Overton, Sierra McCullough, Gia, Adams, Saniah Parker, Ashley Malone, Lyric Cole, and Kianni Westbrook as players that have scored 100+ points this season.
 
SHE'S GOT FIVE ON IT: Erica Haynes-Overton smoked the competition this past weekend as she won her fifth OVC weekly honor on Tuesday, as she was named the OVC Newcomer of the Week for her two-game performance against SEMO and TTU. EHO has earned Newcomer of the Week on four occasions, while she was named Player of the Week one time. The Nashville native averaged 22.5 points per game, 2.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and shot 55.2 percent from the floor in two games against SEMO and Tennessee Tech.

FREE BUCKETS: The Lady Tigers knocked down a season-high 23 free throws against TTU on Saturday. EHO was a perfect 7-7 from the line, while Gia Adams hit 5-of-7 attempts.