Saturday, January 31
Huntsville
2:00 PM
vs
Kennesaw State
Game 19 Preview: vs Kennesaw State
1/30/2026 10:49:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Game 19 • vs Kennesaw State
Huntsville • Johnson Coliseum (6,100)Â
Sam Houston (12-6, 5-2 CUSA) vs Kennesaw State (11-9, 3-5 CUSA)Â
Saturday, January 31 • 2:00 PMÂ
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TV:Â ESPN+ (Matt Pedersen, Austyn Iven)
RADIO:Â BSNÂ (Stephanie Keele);Â KSHU 90.5 FM
HOW TO FOLLOW: Live Stats • @Bearkats_WBBÂ
Series vs the Owls: Series tied 1-1
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HUNTSVILLE – Sam Houston will look to stay in contention in the CUSA standings when it hosts Kennesaw State on Saturday afternoon at Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum.
The Bearkats are coming off a 70-51 win over Jax State on Thursday night, keeping the Kats 1.5 games back of league-leading Louisiana Tech.Â
Tipoff for the game is set for 2 p.m. with Matt Pedersen and Brooke Kirchhofer on the call courtside on ESPN+.  Â
The game can also be heard online on the Bearkat Sports Network and the Bearkat Athletics app with Stephanie Keele moving behind the mic for the Kats for the 2025-26 season.   Â
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KATS LOOKING TO STAY IN CUSA CONTENTION vs KENNESAW STATE
- Aysia Ward-Strong and Pop Inmon had matching 14-point, 11-rebound double-doubles in Thursday's win over Jax State. It's the third time in the last 4 seasons the Kats have had multiple double-doubles in a single game and the first time since Inmon and and Deborah Ogayemi pulled off the feat vs Kennesaw Sate on January 16, 2025
- Kone needs 12 more assists to reach 100 for the year and 25 more steals to get to 90. No Bearkat has had consecutive seasons of 100+ assists since Britni Martin (2011-12, 2012-13) and no Kat has had 90+ steals in consecutive seasons since LaKeita Richardson (1993-94, 1994-95)
-Â Sam Houston leads CUSA and ranks 17th in the nation in scoring defense, holding opponents to just 56.0 ppg
Huntsville • Johnson Coliseum (6,100)Â
Sam Houston (12-6, 5-2 CUSA) vs Kennesaw State (11-9, 3-5 CUSA)Â
Saturday, January 31 • 2:00 PMÂ
Â
TV:Â ESPN+ (Matt Pedersen, Austyn Iven)
RADIO:Â BSNÂ (Stephanie Keele);Â KSHU 90.5 FM
HOW TO FOLLOW: Live Stats • @Bearkats_WBBÂ
Series vs the Owls: Series tied 1-1
   Â
HUNTSVILLE – Sam Houston will look to stay in contention in the CUSA standings when it hosts Kennesaw State on Saturday afternoon at Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum.
The Bearkats are coming off a 70-51 win over Jax State on Thursday night, keeping the Kats 1.5 games back of league-leading Louisiana Tech.Â
Tipoff for the game is set for 2 p.m. with Matt Pedersen and Brooke Kirchhofer on the call courtside on ESPN+.  Â
The game can also be heard online on the Bearkat Sports Network and the Bearkat Athletics app with Stephanie Keele moving behind the mic for the Kats for the 2025-26 season.   Â
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KATS LOOKING TO STAY IN CUSA CONTENTION vs KENNESAW STATE
- Aysia Ward-Strong and Pop Inmon had matching 14-point, 11-rebound double-doubles in Thursday's win over Jax State. It's the third time in the last 4 seasons the Kats have had multiple double-doubles in a single game and the first time since Inmon and and Deborah Ogayemi pulled off the feat vs Kennesaw Sate on January 16, 2025
- Ward-Strong now has consecutive double-doubles and 3 total for the the year after none in 2024-25
- In all, 3 Bearkats scored in double figures for the sixth time in Conference USA play, led by Fanta Kone's 16 points- Kone needs 12 more assists to reach 100 for the year and 25 more steals to get to 90. No Bearkat has had consecutive seasons of 100+ assists since Britni Martin (2011-12, 2012-13) and no Kat has had 90+ steals in consecutive seasons since LaKeita Richardson (1993-94, 1994-95)
-Â Sam Houston leads CUSA and ranks 17th in the nation in scoring defense, holding opponents to just 56.0 ppg
- This year Sam Houston has held every non-P4 opponent under 70 points. The only teams to surpass the 70-point mark are TCU (Big 12), Alabama (SEC) and SMU (ACC)
- Fanta Kone needs 12 more assists to reach 100 for the year and 24 more steals to get to 90. No Bearkat has had consecutive seasons of 100+ assists since Britni Martin (2011-12, 2012-13) and no Kat has had 90+ steals in consecutive seasons since LaKeita Richardson (1993-94, 1994-95)
- The Kats earned their first win over the Owls last season, Kennesaw State's first year in Conference USA. The series is tied 1-1, with the most recent meeting resulting in a 65-53 Sam Houston victory.
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