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HSU BASKETBALL TEAMS HIT THE ROAD FOR OKLAHOMA

The Henderson State men's and women's basketball teams will hit the road for a pair of games in Oklahoma beginning on Thursday against East Central in Ada, Okla.
 
The women will tipoff at 5:30 p.m., while the men are set to follow at 7:30 p.m. The road trip will continue on Saturday in Durant against Southeastern Oklahoma.
 
The Henderson State women will attempt to avenge a 67-46 loss to the Tigers earlier this season.
 
Aungelique Sledge continues to lead the team in scoring averaging 18.5 points per game.  
 
Dulincia Keener has played well as of late. In the past five games, Keener has recorded three double-doubles. The junior from Texarkana had 12 points and eight rebounds against UAM Saturday. Haleigh Henson is HSU's 3-point shooting threat having made 48-of-139 trifectas, and averages 10.8 points per game this season.
 
East Central comes into the game after dropping a 64-54 decision at Southwestern Oklahoma on Saturday. The Tigers are led by Dilan Webster, who averages 15.1 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.
 
Taylor Fischer (11.3) and Ashleigh Kelman-Poto (10.6) also average in double figures for ECU.  The Tigers are averaging 62.2 points per game this season while holding their opponents to 59.8.
 
The Reddie men will attempt to win back-to-back road games for the first time this season.

The Reddies are 3-7 away from the Duke Wells Center, while the Tigers are 6-3 at home including three straight home victories.
 
Henderson State enters the week with a 9-10 overall record and a 6-7 record in GAC play following a 95-91 overtime win last Saturday at Arkansas-Monticello. The Reddies are currently tied for sixth-place in the GAC standings with Southern Nazarene.
 
The Reddies are averaging 70.7 points per game, and are shooting 44.7 percent from the field.
 
Kevin Kozan leads the Reddies in scoring averaging 14.7 points per game.  Kozan scored 10 points in the first meeting with the Tigers.
 
Reggie Murphy follows averaging 13.7 points and a team-best 6.7 rebounds per game. Murphy scored a career-high 35 points and pulled down 13 rebounds last Saturday against UAM.
Micah Walker is also averaging double-figures scoring 10.2 points per game while pulling down 5.1 rebounds. Walker scored 16 points and had 12 rebounds against East Central back in November.
           
East Central enters Thursday's game having a 14-6 overall record and an 8-4 mark in the GAC. The Tigers are coming off a 78-66 loss at Southwestern Oklahoma last Saturday.
ECU leads the GAC in scoring averaging 79.0 points per game. The Tigers also lead the league in field goal percentage (39.3).
 
Stirling Thomas leads the team and is second in the GAC in scoring at 19.7 points per game. Thomas scored 36 points in the first game against the Reddies.
 
Henry Pwono follows averaging 15.6 points while leading the team in rebounding at 8.4 boards per game. Pwono had a double-double against the Reddies earlier this year with 23 points and 12 rebounds.
 
Henderson State suffered an 88-75 loss to East Central in Arkadelphia, Ark. earlier this season.
The games can be heard on ESPN 106.9 FM beginning with the pregame show at 5:15 p.m.

Aside from 106.9 FM, fans can also listen by logging on to the HSU Athletic web site at HSUSports.com.
 
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Players Mentioned

Dulincia Keener

#15 Dulincia Keener

G
5' 8"
Junior
Kevin Kozan

#11 Kevin Kozan

SG
6' 0"
Sophomore
Haleigh Henson

#10 Haleigh Henson

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5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Dulincia Keener

#15 Dulincia Keener

5' 8"
Junior
G
Kevin Kozan

#11 Kevin Kozan

6' 0"
Sophomore
SG
Haleigh Henson

#10 Haleigh Henson

5' 6"
Freshman
G