North Dakota Fighting Hawks (5-7) at Wyoming Cowgirls (5-6)
Laramie, Wyoming; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: North Dakota visits Wyoming after Kiera Pemberton scored 25 points in North Dakota’s 73-61 win over the Mayville State Comets.
The Cowgirls have gone 2-1 in home games. Wyoming is ninth in the MWC with 8.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Allyson Fertig averaging 4.6.
The Fighting Hawks are 0-3 on the road.
Wyoming averages 62.8 points per game, 2.8 fewer points than the 65.6 North Dakota gives up. North Dakota has shot at a 40.5% clip from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points higher than the 39.4% shooting opponents of Wyoming have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Fertig is scoring 18.5 points per game and averaging 10.5 rebounds for the Cowgirls.
Jocelyn Schiller is averaging 9.9 points and 1.6 steals for the Fighting Hawks.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cowgirls: 5-5, averaging 64.1 points, 33.9 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 4.6 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.1 points per game.
Fighting Hawks: 3-7, averaging 62.2 points, 32.1 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 7.5 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 40.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.6 points.
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