Maine Black Bears (5-8) at UMass Lowell River Hawks (2-10)
Lowell, Massachusetts; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Sydney Watkins and UMass Lowell host Caroline Bornemann and Maine in America East play Thursday.
The River Hawks are 1-4 on their home court. UMass Lowell is sixth in the America East in rebounding averaging 29.9 rebounds. Maddie Rice paces the River Hawks with 7.3 boards.
The Black Bears have gone 2-5 away from home. Maine is ninth in the America East with 5.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Bornemann averaging 2.4.
UMass Lowell scores 48.4 points per game, 14.5 fewer points than the 62.9 Maine allows. Maine averages 8.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.4 more made shots on average than the 5.1 per game UMass Lowell gives up.
The River Hawks and Black Bears meet Thursday for the first time in America East play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rayne Durant is averaging 10.4 points and 5.4 rebounds for the River Hawks.
Bornemann is averaging 10.7 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Black Bears.
LAST 10 GAMES: River Hawks: 2-8, averaging 47.0 points, 29.9 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 9.0 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 35.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.2 points per game.
Black Bears: 3-7, averaging 60.0 points, 24.4 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 6.4 steals and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 40.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.8 points.
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