Florida A&M visits Mercer following Bennett’s 20-point performance

Florida A&M Rattlers (0-5) at Mercer Bears (3-3)

Macon, Georgia; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Mercer faces Florida A&M after Ariana Bennett scored 20 points in Mercer’s 93-72 loss to the Georgia Southern Eagles.

The Bears are 1-1 in home games. Mercer ranks fifth in the SoCon with 8.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Stephanie Utomi averaging 2.3.

The Rattlers have gone 0-4 away from home. Florida A&M has a 0-4 record against teams above .500.

Mercer is shooting 39.1% from the field this season, 7.7 percentage points lower than the 46.8% Florida A&M allows to opponents. Florida A&M’s 29.4% shooting percentage from the field this season is 14.7 percentage points lower than Mercer has given up to its opponents (44.1%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Micah O’Dell is shooting 40.3% and averaging 11.7 points for the Bears. Abby Holtman is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers.

Cornelia Ellington is scoring 10.2 points per game and averaging 3.6 rebounds for the Rattlers. Shaniyah McCarthy is averaging 7.8 points.

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