Fairfield Stags (6-3) at Rider Broncs (2-7)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey; Friday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Aliya McIver and Rider host Kaety L’Amoreaux and Fairfield in MAAC play Friday.
The Broncs are 1-2 on their home court. Rider is ninth in the MAAC scoring 53.7 points while shooting 36.6% from the field.
The Stags are 2-2 on the road. Fairfield scores 77.6 points while outscoring opponents by 8.8 points per game.
Rider’s average of 6.7 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.1 more made shots on average than the 6.6 per game Fairfield gives up. Fairfield has shot at a 45.9% clip from the field this season, 6.6 percentage points above the 39.3% shooting opponents of Rider have averaged.
The Broncs and Stags face off Friday for the first time in MAAC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kristina Yomane is shooting 43.2% and averaging 12.8 points for the Broncs. McIver is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers.
Christina Pham averages 3.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Stags, scoring 10.0 points while shooting 49.0% from beyond the arc. L’Amoreaux is averaging 19.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.7 steals.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.