Skip to main content

Green Bay visits Robert Morris following Leroux’s 21-point game

Green Bay Phoenix (18-5, 13-0 Horizon) at Robert Morris Colonials (15-7, 8-5 Horizon)

Moon Township, Pennsylvania; Thursday, 11 a.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Robert Morris hosts Green Bay after Ava Leroux scored 21 points in Robert Morris’ 76-71 win over the IU Indianapolis Jaguars.

The Colonials are 8-2 in home games. Robert Morris is third in the Horizon with 9.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Eva Levingston averaging 2.2.

The Phoenix are 13-0 in conference games. Green Bay ranks third in the Horizon shooting 32.3% from 3-point range.

Robert Morris makes 42.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.4 percentage points higher than Green Bay has allowed to its opponents (36.3%). Green Bay averages 6.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 more makes per game than Robert Morris allows.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aislin is shooting 30.3% from beyond the arc with 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Colonials, while averaging 11.9 points. Myriam Traore is shooting 48.1% and averaging 13.0 points over the past 10 games.

Jenna Guyer is scoring 14.7 points per game with 6.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists for the Phoenix. Maddy Skorupski is averaging 12.4 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting 54.8% over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Colonials: 6-4, averaging 64.7 points, 32.8 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 6.3 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.3 points per game.

Phoenix: 10-0, averaging 71.9 points, 32.4 rebounds, 18.3 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 55.9 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