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02/27 03:42 CST East Tennessee State faces Samford on 4-game win streak
East Tennessee State faces Samford on 4-game win streak
By The Associated Press
East Tennessee State Buccaneers (16-12, 9-4 SoCon) at Samford Bulldogs (13-17,
6-7 SoCon)
Birmingham, Alabama; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: East Tennessee State seeks to continue its four-game win streak
with a victory over Samford.
The Bulldogs have gone 8-3 in home games. Samford is eighth in the SoCon with
21.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Emily Bowman averaging 3.7.
The Buccaneers are 9-4 in conference matchups. East Tennessee State is seventh
in the SoCon scoring 57.6 points per game and is shooting 35.4%.
Samford is shooting 38.7% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points
higher than the 37.1% East Tennessee State allows to opponents. East Tennessee
State averages 5.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 fewer made shots
on average than the 6.4 per game Samford allows.
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. East
Tennessee State won 53-44 in the last matchup on Jan. 30. Anala Nelson led East
Tennessee State with 16 points, and Francie Morris led Samford with 14 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Briana Rivera is averaging 12 points for the Bulldogs. Morris
is averaging 11.8 points over the last 10 games.
Daniela Lopez averages 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Buccaneers, scoring
8.7 points while shooting 30.8% from beyond the arc. Nelson is averaging 12.8
points and 3.1 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 5-5, averaging 60.0 points, 26.8 rebounds, 11.8
assists, 6.8 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 40.2% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 60.7 points per game.
Buccaneers: 9-1, averaging 59.9 points, 32.1 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 5.7 steals
and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 39.9% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 53.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
