NJIT Highlanders (11-16, 8-6 America East) at Vermont Catamounts (16-12, 11-3 America East)
Burlington, Vermont; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Vermont hosts NJIT looking to prolong its six-game home winning streak.
The Catamounts are 9-2 on their home court. Vermont is ninth in the America East with 6.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Bella Vito averaging 1.9.
The Highlanders are 8-6 in America East play.
Vermont’s average of 5.4 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.6 more made shots on average than the 4.8 per game NJIT allows. NJIT has shot at a 42.6% rate from the field this season, 3.4 percentage points above the 39.2% shooting opponents of Vermont have averaged.
The Catamounts and Highlanders square off Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Anna Olson is averaging 13.4 points for the Catamounts. Keira Hanson is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Alejandra Zuniga is scoring 16.9 points per game and averaging 2.8 rebounds for the Highlanders. Enya Maguire is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Catamounts: 8-2, averaging 56.3 points, 29.4 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 43.9 points per game.
Highlanders: 5-5, averaging 59.7 points, 30.2 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 5.7 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.6 points.
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