HEAD HYSTERIA COMING TO EAGLE NATION

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10/26/2009 10:11:01 PM

MOREHEAD, Ky.—Morehead State basketball will host the first annual Head Hysteria Thursday at 7 p.m. at Johnson Arena to kick off the 2009-2010 basketball season.

Both the men's and women's basketball teams will participate in the event, which will feature a 3-point contest, a dunk contest, a dance contest and a blue-gold scrimmage by the men's basketball team. It will be a chance for Eagle fans to come out and see the talents and skills of this season's men's and women's basketball teams.

The women's team is picked to win the Ohio Valley Conference in 2009-10 in a vote by the league's head coaches and media relations contacts. Junior guard Chynna Bozeman was named Preseason Player of the Year, and senior guard Tiffany Hamilton was also named on the Preseason All-Conference Team. Head coach Mike Bradbury's squad finished 17-14 last year and 11-7 in the league for fourth place. The Eagles return four starters and 10 letterwinners. The 17 wins were the fifth highest in school history.

The MSU men's team will be looking to defend its 2009 OVC Tournament crown with another spectacular season. The Eagles finished last season at 20-16 after winning its first conference championship in 25 years and earning a berth to the NCAA Tournament. Coach Donnie Tyndall's squad made Morehead State's sixth appearance in the NCAA tournament, playing in the opening-round game against Alabama State, the Southwestern Athletic Conference Champions. MSU defeated the Hornets 58-43, never trailing ASU. The Eagles advanced to play No. 1 seeded Louisville.

The women's team will open up the pre-season with an exhibition Saturday against Kentucky State at 5 p.m. The men hold their first exhibition on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. versus Cedarville. Both exhibitions are home at Johnson Arena.

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Pepsi Athletes of the Week

Brooke Helms

Women's Tennis

Junior women's tennis player Brooke Helms went undefeated in singles action over the weekend, as she tallied two individual match wins.

Helms clinched the come-from-behind 4-3 victory over Big East power West Virginia, a 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 at number five singles. Helms then was only one of two Eagle netters to score a win in a 5-2 loss at Duquesne, winning 6-3, 6-4 at number five.

Ty Proffitt

Men's Basketball

Men's Basketball senior Ty Proffitt recorded a team-high 18 points on 5-of-6 from the field, 4-of-5 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line in Tuesday’s 75-69 victory over Norfolk State.

He then registered a season-best 20 points on 6-of-10 from the floor, 4-of-7 from long range and 4-of-4 from the charity stripe in Saturday’s 56-50 win over Tennessee Tech.

The guard, who hails from London, Ky., connected on 69 percent from the field (11-of-16) and 67 percent from downtown (8-of-12) in addition to making all eight free-throw attempts. He also committed just four turnovers in 65 minutes last week.

Proffitt was also named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week for his performances this past week.

Morehead State University Athletics