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GAMBIER, Ohio – The Kenyon College women's basketball team is set to host its first-round game of the 2016 North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament. The annual eight-team tournament gets underway Tuesday with the No. 3-seeded Ladies taking on the No. 6-seeded Hiram College Terriers at 7 p.m. in Tomsich Arena.

The Ladies and Terriers met twice during the 2015-16 regular season. Hiram picked up a 62-61 road win on December 5 after Kaylee Shockley converted a last-second layup. On January 23, the Ladies went to Hiram to return the favor, posting a 49-35 victory. Junior Bailey Dominguez had a game-high 16 points for Kenyon in that win.

Dominguez, who had 21 points in the home loss to Hiram, is Kenyon's leading scorer with an average of 10.7 points per game. Most of her points came from long range, where she ranks second in the conference with a total of 64 three-pointers made. She is Kenyon's only double-digit scoring threat, but is part of a balanced offense that has six players averaging five points or more per game. Sophomore post Ifeoma Archimalo has become a big part of the Ladies' plans on both ends of the floor. She'll enter Tuesday's game with averages of 7.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.

As a team, Kenyon averages 59.3 points per game and holds opponents to 56.6 points per game. The Ladies' strengths lie in ball control, offensive rebounding and three-point shooting. They rank first in the conference in assist/turnover ratio (0.8), rank second in offensive rebounds per game (14.6) and also rank second in three-pointers made per game (5.9).

Hiram's offense is paced by a trio of double-digit scorers. Sophomore center Mercedes Jones leads the way with an average of 15.5 points per game. Junior forward Kayla Yost adds 11.5 points per game and Shockley contributes 11.0 points per game.

The Terriers enter Tuesday's game averaging 57.2 points per game while yielding an average of 58.6 points per game. They rank third in the conference in steals per game (9.5) and rank second in the conference in free throw shooting percentage (.729).

Kenyon owns a 35-4 all-time record against Hiram and has won all three previous postseason meetings with the Terriers. The teams' last postseason meeting was in the first round of the 2011-12 NCAC Tournament. Kenyon won that contest, 69-52.

As mandated by the conference office, ticket prices for the first-round game will be $7 for adults, $5 for fans with an NCAC Guest Pass and $5 for children and students without an NCAC institution ID. Students who present a valid NCAC institution ID at the gate will be admitted free of charge.