Mercyhurst Lakers (3-8) at Stonehill Skyhawks (4-9)
South Easton, Massachusetts; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Mercyhurst faces Stonehill after Jenna Van Schaik scored 22 points in Mercyhurst’s 71-52 victory against the Allegheny Gators.
The Skyhawks are 2-3 in home games. Stonehill is 1-0 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Lakers are 0-7 on the road. Mercyhurst has a 3-4 record in games decided by 10 points or more.
Stonehill averages 6.5 made 3-pointers per game, 2.3 more made shots than the 4.2 per game Mercyhurst gives up. Mercyhurst has shot at a 41.4% clip from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points fewer than the 43.2% shooting opponents of Stonehill have averaged.
The Skyhawks and Lakers face off Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sharn Hayward is averaging 15.4 points for the Skyhawks.
Bailey Kuhns is averaging 19.6 points for the Lakers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Skyhawks: 2-8, averaging 59.9 points, 29.4 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 3.5 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 40.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.8 points per game.
Lakers: 3-7, averaging 67.0 points, 30.7 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 8.0 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.3 points.
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