Raflo and Mount St. Mary's host Manhattan
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3:42 AM on Wednesday, January 8, 2025
By The Associated Press
Manhattan Jaspers (7-6, 1-3 MAAC) at Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (3-9, 1-2 MAAC)
Emmitsburg, Maryland; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Mount St. Mary's plays Manhattan after Jo Raflo scored 25 points in Mount St. Mary's 89-68 win against the Niagara Purple Eagles.
The Mountaineers have gone 1-3 at home. Mount St. Mary's is 1-7 against opponents with a winning record.
The Jaspers are 1-3 in MAAC play. Manhattan averages 63.5 points while outscoring opponents by 4.8 points per game.
Mount St. Mary's averages 6.8 made 3-pointers per game, 1.0 more made shot than the 5.8 per game Manhattan gives up. Manhattan averages 5.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.0 fewer made shot on average than the 6.8 per game Mount St. Mary's gives up.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Anna Lemaster averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Mountaineers, scoring 12.6 points while shooting 36.8% from beyond the arc.
Nitzan Amar is scoring 11.2 points per game and averaging 3.6 rebounds for the Jaspers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 3-7, averaging 60.6 points, 29.6 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 7.4 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 38.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.4 points per game.
Jaspers: 5-5, averaging 59.6 points, 33.0 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 39.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.