HALDEMAN, Ky. (Interstat) — Eastern Kentucky will visit Morehead State in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game on Thursday at E.T. Johnson Arena. Eastern Kentucky is the visiting team, and Morehead State is the home team. Both teams enter the matchup at 0-1.

Eastern Kentucky, nicknamed the Lady Colonels, most recently fell 89-90 at Tennessee-Martin. Guard Kirsten Lewis-Williams paced Eastern Kentucky with 17 points, six rebounds and three assists in 31 minutes. Forward Kailani Lindsey added 15 points, eight rebounds, one assist and two blocks in 27 minutes, and guard Liz Freihofer finished with 12 points and nine rebounds in 40 minutes. Lewis-Williams is a player to watch for the Lady Colonels after her opening performance.

Morehead State, nicknamed the Eagles, most recently lost 42-85 at Kentucky. Guard Kensley Feltner led Morehead State with 16 points and two rebounds in 28 minutes. Forward Lanae Riley added 11 points, five rebounds and one assist in 28 minutes, and guard Alonna Poole contributed eight points, one rebound and one assist in 16 minutes. Feltner is a player to watch for the Eagles after her 16-point effort.

Both teams opened on the road. Eastern Kentucky’s loss at Tennessee-Martin was decided by one point. Morehead State’s loss at Kentucky came by 43 points. Eastern Kentucky scored 89 points in its opener, and Morehead State scored 42. The Lady Colonels allowed 90 points, while the Eagles allowed 85. Lewis-Williams, Lindsey and Freihofer were Eastern Kentucky’s most productive players in the opener. Feltner, Riley and Poole were Morehead State’s most productive players in the opener.

Eastern Kentucky will look for continued production from Lewis-Williams, Lindsey and Freihofer after the trio carried much of the offensive load in the opener. Morehead State will counter with Feltner, Riley and Poole as it seeks more scoring balance.

Following the game, Eastern Kentucky’s next 10 games include seven home contests and three road games. The Lady Colonels will host Radford, Midway, Southern Illinois, Northern Kentucky, Simmons (Ky.), Transylvania and Presbyterian. They will visit New Mexico, Louisville and Milwaukee. Morehead State’s next 10 games include four home contests and six road games. The Eagles will host IU Indy, Tusculum, Louisiana-Lafayette and Northern Kentucky. They will visit Vanderbilt, Murray State, Western Carolina, Buffalo, Western Kentucky and East Tennessee State. Morehead State’s games against Buffalo and Western Kentucky are listed at Boca Raton, Fla.

E.T. Johnson Arena in Haldeman will host the contest. The game is scheduled for Thursday.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Eastern Kentucky 68, Morehead State 61.