Earnest leads Valparaiso against Saint Louis after 23-point showing

Valparaiso Beacons (3-5) at Saint Louis Billikens (4-7)

St. Louis; Wednesday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Valparaiso plays Saint Louis after Leah Earnest scored 23 points in Valparaiso’s 67-54 victory against the Western Michigan Broncos.

The Billikens have gone 2-2 in home games. Saint Louis has a 2-7 record against opponents above .500.

The Beacons have gone 0-3 away from home. Valparaiso is seventh in the MVC scoring 66.1 points per game and is shooting 45.4%.

Saint Louis averages 72.2 points per game, 4.9 more points than the 67.3 Valparaiso allows. Valparaiso has shot at a 45.4% clip from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points greater than the 44.0% shooting opponents of Saint Louis have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mia Bergstrom is shooting 42.6% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Billikens, while averaging 8.4 points.

Earnest is averaging 18.1 points and 8.5 rebounds for the Beacons.

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