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01/13 03:43 CST Winthrop visits Longwood after Brown's 21-point game
Winthrop visits Longwood after Brown's 21-point game
By The Associated Press
Winthrop Eagles (10-8, 3-1 Big South) at Longwood Lancers (12-4, 3-0 Big South)
Farmville, Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Longwood plays Winthrop after Malea Brown scored 21 points in
Longwood's 67-58 win over the UNC Asheville Bulldogs.
The Lancers have gone 7-1 in home games. Longwood is third in the Big South in
rebounding with 35.6 rebounds. Otaifo Esenabhalu leads the Lancers with 8.5
boards.
The Eagles are 3-1 in conference matchups. Winthrop is sixth in the Big South
with 31.1 rebounds per game led by Tocarra Johnson averaging 7.3.
Longwood is shooting 42.2% from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points
higher than the 41.8% Winthrop allows to opponents. Winthrop averages 4.7 made
3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 fewer makes per game than Longwood gives
up.
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brown is shooting 42.4% from beyond the arc with 1.8 made
3-pointers per game for the Lancers, while averaging 10.2 points, 3.3 assists
and 2.5 steals. Amor Harris is averaging 14.9 points over the past 10 games.
Amourie Porter is scoring 15.4 points per game and averaging 6.7 rebounds for
the Eagles. Mya Pierfax is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lancers: 8-2, averaging 76.3 points, 35.0 rebounds, 14.2
assists, 11.6 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 68.9 points per game.
Eagles: 6-4, averaging 63.6 points, 30.7 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 12.0 steals
and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 38.6% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 66.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
