Dayton Flyers (11-6, 5-1 A-10) at Fordham Rams (10-7, 4-2 A-10)
New York; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Dayton faces Fordham after Nicole Stephens scored 22 points in Dayton’s 80-71 victory over the Duquesne Dukes.
The Rams have gone 6-1 at home. Fordham is 2-0 in one-possession games.
The Flyers are 5-1 against A-10 opponents. Dayton has a 1-0 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
Fordham makes 40.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.7 percentage points higher than Dayton has allowed to its opponents (38.0%). Dayton has shot at a 41.9% rate from the field this season, 2.3 percentage points above the 39.6% shooting opponents of Fordham have averaged.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Taya Davis is averaging 7.6 points, 4.6 assists and 1.6 steals for the Rams.
Ivy Wolf averages 3.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Flyers, scoring 17.7 points while shooting 44.7% from beyond the arc.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rams: 6-4, averaging 64.7 points, 32.7 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 9.6 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 40.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.3 points per game.
Flyers: 7-3, averaging 66.1 points, 35.4 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 6.1 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 43.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.1 points.
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