Skip to main content

Gordon and the Long Island Sharks take on conference foe Le Moyne

Long Island Sharks (11-7, 5-0 NEC) at Le Moyne Dolphins (8-10, 3-2 NEC)

Syracuse, New York; Monday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Shilo Jackson and Le Moyne host Greg Gordon and LIU in NEC action Monday.

The Dolphins are 3-2 in home games. Le Moyne is sixth in the NEC in team defense, allowing 73.9 points while holding opponents to 42.3% shooting.

The Sharks are 5-0 against conference opponents. LIU has a 1-1 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Le Moyne is shooting 45.6% from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points lower than the 46.1% LIU allows to opponents. LIU has shot at a 47.5% rate from the field this season, 5.2 percentage points above the 42.3% shooting opponents of Le Moyne have averaged.

The Dolphins and Sharks match up Monday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jackson is averaging 14.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks for the Dolphins. Trent Mosquera is averaging 13.9 points over the last 10 games.

Jamal Fuller is shooting 52.7% and averaging 15.6 points for the Sharks. Malachi Davis is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dolphins: 4-6, averaging 70.9 points, 31.5 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.3 points per game.

Sharks: 7-3, averaging 74.4 points, 34.5 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 8.3 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.7 points.

___

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

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
Read Next Story