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01/31 03:42 CST Elon faces conference foe Towson
Elon faces conference foe Towson
By The Associated Press
Towson Tigers (12-8, 5-3 CAA) at Elon Phoenix (9-11, 4-4 CAA)
Elon, North Carolina; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: LaNae' Corbett and Elon host India Johnston and Towson in CAA
action.
The Phoenix have gone 5-4 in home games. Elon has a 5-7 record in games decided
by 10 points or more.
The Tigers have gone 5-3 against CAA opponents. Towson is eighth in the CAA
with 10.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Semaya Turner averaging 2.1.
Elon averages 5.9 made 3-pointers per game, 1.5 more made shots than the 4.4
per game Towson allows. Towson's 38.6% shooting percentage from the field this
season is 2.6 percentage points lower than Elon has allowed to its opponents
(41.2%).
The matchup Sunday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Corbett is scoring 12.1 points per game with 4.2 rebounds and
0.6 assists for the Phoenix. Laila Anderson is averaging 12.1 points over the
last 10 games.
Tilda Sjokvist is averaging 8.7 points and 3.2 assists for the Tigers. Johnston
is averaging 15.0 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Phoenix: 6-4, averaging 71.8 points, 33.0 rebounds, 13.7
assists, 11.4 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 41.6% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 64.4 points per game.
Tigers: 7-3, averaging 57.9 points, 33.6 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 6.4 steals and
2.8 blocks per game while shooting 35.3% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 58.7 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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