NASHVILLE – Oakwood University's women's basketball team  will visit Fisk University today in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference opener for both teams.

Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m. at Henderson A. Johnson Gymnasium.

The Lady Ambassadors enter today's game 2-10 overall and riding a two-game losing streak. Oakwood's last win was a 72-52 blowout of Vorhees College back on Nov. 22.

Fisk is 5-4 overall and snapped a three-game losing streak with a 90-86 road win over Indiana University Southeast on Dec. 13. 

Oakwood is led by a trio of guards – Nekaya Williams (Lilburn, GA), Denaj'za Jackson (Detroit, MI) and Trenisha Adams (Rome, GA).

Williams is averaging a team-high 15.2 points per game, while Jackson and Adams are contributing 9.5 and 9.2 points, respectively.

Fisk is led by 6-foot-3 senior center Maya Buckhanon, who is from Talladega.

Buckhanon is averaging 20.3 points and 14.1 rebounds per game on 60 percent shooting. She had 45 points on 18-of-22 shooting and 19 rebounds in the win over Indiana University Southeast.

According to Oakwood coach Aleshia Greene, containing Buckhanon will be a huge priority for the Lady Ambassadors.

"Because we're an undersized team, our task of containing bigger post players throughout the conference will be a big focus for us and it starts today against Maya," Greene said.