North Carolina Central takes on Morgan State for conference matchup
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4:43 AM on Wednesday, January 7
By The Associated Press
North Carolina Central Eagles (3-11, 0-1 MEAC) at Morgan State Lady Bears (1-16, 0-1 MEAC)
Baltimore; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Maya Woodson and Morgan State host Morgan Callahan and North Carolina Central in MEAC play.
The Lady Bears have gone 1-3 in home games. Morgan State is 1-13 in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Eagles are 0-1 in conference play. North Carolina Central has a 3-7 record against teams above .500.
Morgan State scores 51.6 points per game, 23.9 fewer points than the 75.5 North Carolina Central allows. North Carolina Central averages 59.9 points per game, 15.9 fewer points than the 75.8 Morgan State allows to opponents.
The Lady Bears and Eagles face off Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Woodson is averaging 4.9 points and 5.9 rebounds for the Lady Bears. Ja'la Bannerman is averaging 11.2 points over the last 10 games.
Callahan is averaging 11.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.7 steals for the Eagles. Aniya Finger is averaging 7.6 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lady Bears: 0-10, averaging 50.0 points, 21.7 rebounds, 9.4 assists, 7.5 steals and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 35.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.4 points per game.
Eagles: 2-8, averaging 60.3 points, 33.7 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 11.9 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 34.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.1 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.