Mount St. Mary's and Niagara face off for conference showdown

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Niagara Purple Eagles (0-16, 0-7 MAAC) at Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (8-9, 4-4 MAAC)

Emmitsburg, Maryland; Monday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Gabrielle Kennerly and Mount St. Mary's host Talia Dial and Niagara in MAAC action Monday.

The Mountaineers are 6-2 in home games. Mount St. Mary's is fourth in the MAAC in team defense, allowing 62.7 points while holding opponents to 37.7% shooting.

The Purple Eagles are 0-7 in MAAC play. Niagara has a 0-15 record in games decided by at least 10 points.

Mount St. Mary's average of 6.0 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.4 fewer made shots on average than the 6.4 per game Niagara gives up. Niagara averages 51.0 points per game, 11.7 fewer points than the 62.7 Mount St. Mary's allows.

The Mountaineers and Purple Eagles face off Monday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kennerly is averaging 15.1 points and 2.3 steals for the Mountaineers. Berlynn Carlson is averaging 8.7 points and 5.6 rebounds over the past 10 games.

Chasity Wilson is averaging 7.8 points and 1.5 steals for the Purple Eagles. Dial is averaging 14.3 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 6-4, averaging 63.1 points, 34.4 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 12.5 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 37.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.2 points per game.

Purple Eagles: 0-10, averaging 51.4 points, 29.1 rebounds, 8.0 assists, 11.6 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 31.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 86.9 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.