STORYLINES – KING UNIVERSITY GAMEThis will be the first meeting between the two schools since the 2009-10 season when the Tornado swept a pair of meetings. King enters a game over the .500 mark at 5-4 and has used a balanced scoring attack in the early part of the season. Coach Josh Thompson's squad has four players averaging eight or more points a game led by Arnelle Collins and Tia Keltt who both average 9.7 points per game. Most recently, the Tornado upended Lincoln Memorial 61-41 as Whitney Mitchell and Bonnie Durrett combined to score 29 points in the victory. The win halted a two-game losing skid for King. Through four home games, the Tornado have posted a 3-1 record.
ABOUT UVA-WISEUVa-Wise will look to end 2014 with a .500 record when the team visits King University on Saturday. Senior
Katie Jo Dockery has scored 49 points in last three games while craking double figures in each contest. In the post, sophomore
Kayla Carey has scored 43 points and grabbed 33 rebounds in the last three contest. Like Dockery, the Knoxville, Tenn. native has registered at least 10 points in each of the last three games. Saturday's game will be the end of an opening season stretch that saw
Kristin Kunzman's team play eight of its first 10 away from home. In the new year, UVa-Wise will play five of its first six at the Prior Center. Following the game, the Cavaliers will have 13 days before their next game, a Mountain East Conference contest at home with Wheeling Jesuit.
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