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Elon faces Norfolk State, looks to break 3-game slide

Norfolk State Spartans (5-9) at Elon Phoenix (3-7)

Elon, North Carolina; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Elon enters the matchup against Norfolk State after losing three in a row.

The Phoenix have gone 1-2 in home games. Elon is sixth in the CAA with 12.5 assists per game led by Maraja Pass averaging 2.8.

The Spartans are 1-8 on the road. Norfolk State has a 0-1 record in one-possession games.

Elon is shooting 36.9% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points lower than the 38.5% Norfolk State allows to opponents. Norfolk State’s 36.2% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.5 percentage points lower than Elon has allowed to its opponents (40.7%).

TOP PERFORMERS: LaNae’ Corbett is scoring 10.1 points per game and averaging 3.7 rebounds for the Phoenix. Tyana Walker is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers.

Jasha Clinton is averaging 14.9 points, 3.7 assists and 3.7 steals for the Spartans. Da’Brya Clark is averaging 12.6 points over the last 10 games.

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

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