OPENING TIP — The Tennessee State women's basketball team will return home for a two-game Ohio Valley Conference home-stand set to begin with Morehead on Thursday morning. The Lady Tigers will look to get back in the win column after back-to-back overtime losses. Thursday's game will be Kids Day as local schools from the community will be in attendance.

The Matchup: Tennessee State (5-13, 2-6 OVC) vs. Morehead State (10-9, 5-3 OVC)
Date/Time: Thursday, February 1 at 11:00 AM CT
Location: Gentry Center || Nashville, Tenn.  
TV: ESPN+
 
SERIES INFORMATION: This will be the 72^nd contest between TSU and MSU. The Eagles lead the all-time series 40-31 after picking up an 86-76 win over the Lady Tigers earlier this season. Sanaa' St. Andre finished with 23 points in the first outing, while Saniah Parker tallied 15.
 
EIU NUMBERS AND NOTES
 
20.13: The number of points that Sanaa' St. Andre is averaging per game through eight OVC games. St. Andre is the only player in the OVC to average 20+ ppg. The Kansas City transfer has logged five straight games of 18+ points after finishing with 18 against EIU.
 
9-8-7: The number of points, assists, and rebounds that Saniah Parker finished with against EIU. She finished with a game-high eight assists, surpassing her old season-high by four.
 
COLE WORLD: Lyric Cole finished one rebound shy of a double-double against EIU as she logged a season-high 12 points and nine boards in the loss. This marked the second time this season that Cole has finished with 10+ points and the second time that she has tallied nine rebounds.
 
EXTRA SPARK: Zyion Shannon logged her second straight double-digit scoring performance off the bench with 11 points against EIU and her ninth double-digit performance off the bench overall. The second-year Tiger has played in 18 games and averages 22.6 minutes per game. She continues to provide a spark on offense and defense, averaging 8.2 ppg.