Elon faces conference foe Towson

Towson Tigers (12-8, 5-3 CAA) at Elon Phoenix (9-11, 4-4 CAA)

Elon, North Carolina; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: LaNae' Corbett and Elon host India Johnston and Towson in CAA action.

The Phoenix have gone 5-4 in home games. Elon has a 5-7 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Tigers have gone 5-3 against CAA opponents. Towson is eighth in the CAA with 10.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Semaya Turner averaging 2.1.

Elon averages 5.9 made 3-pointers per game, 1.5 more made shots than the 4.4 per game Towson allows. Towson's 38.6% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.6 percentage points lower than Elon has allowed to its opponents (41.2%).

The matchup Sunday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

Tilda Sjokvist is averaging 8.7 points and 3.2 assists for the Tigers. Johnston is averaging 15.0 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Phoenix: 6-4, averaging 71.8 points, 33.0 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 11.4 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 41.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.4 points per game.

Tigers: 7-3, averaging 57.9 points, 33.6 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 6.4 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 35.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.7 points.

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