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03/11 03:42 CDT Mercyhurst plays in NEC Tournament against the LIU
Mercyhurst plays in NEC Tournament against the LIU
By The Associated Press
Long Island Sharks (19-10, 15-4 NEC) at Mercyhurst Lakers (15-15, 15-4 NEC)
Erie, Pennsylvania; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Mercyhurst and LIU square off in the NEC Tournament.
The Lakers are 15-4 against NEC opponents and 0-11 in non-conference play.
Mercyhurst is 5-9 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Sharks' record in NEC games is 15-4. LIU is 0-3 in games decided by 3
points or fewer.
Mercyhurst averages 9.2 made 3-pointers per game, 3.8 more made shots than the
5.4 per game LIU allows. LIU's 42.1% shooting percentage from the field this
season is 7.0 percentage points lower than Mercyhurst has allowed to its
opponents (49.1%).
The teams meet for the third time this season. Mercyhurst won 58-55 in the last
matchup on Feb. 21. Cici Hernandez led Mercyhurst with 17 points, and Kadidia
Toure led LIU with 26 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Hernandez is shooting 38.4% from beyond the arc with 2.7 made
3-pointers per game for the Lakers, while averaging 13.9 points. Jenna Van
Schaik is averaging 18.4 points, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals over the past 10
games.
Toure is averaging 19.2 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.1 steals for the Sharks.
Solangelei Akridge is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lakers: 8-2, averaging 70.8 points, 25.5 rebounds, 13.8 assists,
9.4 steals and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.0% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 64.5 points per game.
Sharks: 8-2, averaging 72.9 points, 34.8 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 5.5 steals and
6.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 64.2 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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