Mercyhurst Lakers (0-10) at Syracuse Orange (10-1, 1-0 ACC)
Syracuse, New York; Friday, 10:30 a.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Mercyhurst takes on Syracuse after Erica Hall scored 26 points in Mercyhurst’s 81-52 loss to the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers.
The Orange have gone 8-0 at home. Syracuse is 8-1 in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Lakers have gone 0-6 away from home. Mercyhurst is 0-5 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 18.1 turnovers per game.
Syracuse is shooting 41.9% from the field this season, 11.9 percentage points lower than the 53.8% Mercyhurst allows to opponents. Mercyhurst averages 54.2 points per game, 1.5 fewer than the 55.7 Syracuse allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Laila Phelia is averaging 12.9 points and 1.5 steals for the Orange. Sophie Burrows is averaging 1.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Cici Hernandez is shooting 33.9% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Lakers, while averaging 9.2 points. Jenna Van Schaik is averaging 10 points and 1.5 steals.
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