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02/18 03:43 CST Mount St. Mary's visits Wilson and Niagara Mount St. Mary's visits Wilson and Niagara By The Associated Press Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (12-13, 8-8 MAAC) at Niagara Purple Eagles (0-25, 0-16 MAAC) Lewiston, New York; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Niagara hosts Mount St. Mary's after Chasity Wilson scored 21 points in Niagara's 72-55 loss to the Iona Gaels. The Purple Eagles are 0-10 in home games. Niagara is 0-8 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 22.6 turnovers per game. The Mountaineers are 8-8 against MAAC opponents. Mount St. Mary's is eighth in the MAAC with 11.8 assists per game led by Giana Hoddinott averaging 2.4. Niagara's average of 4.1 made 3-pointers per game is 2.9 fewer made shots on average than the 7.0 per game Mount St. Mary's gives up. Mount St. Mary's averages 59.8 points per game, 20.0 fewer points than the 79.8 Niagara gives up to opponents. The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play. TOP PERFORMERS: Talia Dial is shooting 31.8% and averaging 12.7 points for the Purple Eagles. Wilson is averaging 0.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. Amber Bullard is scoring 8.7 points per game with 6.0 rebounds and 0.5 assists for the Mountaineers. Alana Powell is averaging 11.3 points and 1.6 steals over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Purple Eagles: 0-10, averaging 52.2 points, 26.3 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 10.2 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 34.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.0 points per game. Mountaineers: 5-5, averaging 60.8 points, 33.2 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 10.2 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 38.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.4 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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