UL Monroe faces Lamar on 3-game skid

UL Monroe Warhawks (3-3) at Lamar Cardinals (3-3)

Beaumont, Texas; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UL Monroe looks to end its three-game skid with a win against Lamar.

The Cardinals are 2-0 in home games. Lamar is fourth in the Southland scoring 70.8 points while shooting 45.1% from the field.

The Warhawks have gone 1-1 away from home. UL Monroe ranks sixth in the Sun Belt with 12.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Sakyia White averaging 3.0.

Lamar makes 45.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.4 percentage points higher than UL Monroe has allowed to its opponents (41.7%). UL Monroe has shot at a 41.6% clip from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points higher than the 40.8% shooting opponents of Lamar have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Akasha Davis is shooting 68.1% and averaging 14.0 points for the Cardinals.

Jakayla Johnson is averaging 15.3 points and 1.7 steals for the Warhawks.

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