Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (12-3, 2-0 NEC) at Mercyhurst Lakers (4-10, 1-2 NEC)
Erie, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Fairleigh Dickinson faces Mercyhurst after Teneisia Brown scored 22 points in Fairleigh Dickinson’s 63-55 victory against the Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash.
The Lakers have gone 4-1 in home games. Mercyhurst leads the NEC averaging 28.7 points in the paint. Bailey Kuhns leads the Lakers scoring 10.0.
The Knights are 2-0 against NEC opponents. Fairleigh Dickinson scores 65.6 points and has outscored opponents by 5.9 points per game.
Mercyhurst averages 7.3 made 3-pointers per game, 1.9 more made shots than the 5.4 per game Fairleigh Dickinson allows. Fairleigh Dickinson’s 40.4% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.4 percentage points lower than Mercyhurst has allowed to its opponents (43.8%).
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Allyson Ross averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Lakers, scoring 9.1 points while shooting 36.5% from beyond the arc.
Brown is scoring 13.9 points per game and averaging 9.3 rebounds for the Knights.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lakers: 3-7, averaging 66.6 points, 30.9 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 7.9 steals and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.2 points per game.
Knights: 8-2, averaging 65.5 points, 34.4 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 4.7 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.7 points.
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