Powell and Mount St. Mary's host Fairfield

Fairfield Stags (20-4, 14-1 MAAC) at Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (12-12, 8-7 MAAC)

Emmitsburg, Maryland; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Mount St. Mary's hosts Fairfield after Alana Powell scored 28 points in Mount St. Mary's 68-63 win against the Sacred Heart Pioneers.

The Mountaineers are 7-4 on their home court. Mount St. Mary's is 5-4 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 17.0 turnovers per game.

The Stags are 14-1 in conference play. Fairfield leads the MAAC with 18.1 assists. Kaety L'Amoreaux leads the Stags with 4.6.

Mount St. Mary's averages 60.5 points per game, 2.0 more points than the 58.5 Fairfield gives up. Fairfield scores 15.3 more points per game (78.2) than Mount St. Mary's gives up to opponents (62.9).

The Mountaineers and Stags match up Thursday for the first time in MAAC play this season.

L'Amoreaux is averaging 19.1 points, 4.6 assists and 2.5 steals for the Stags. Meghan Andersen is averaging 13.5 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 6-4, averaging 62.0 points, 33.4 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 10.8 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 38.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.6 points per game.

Stags: 9-1, averaging 75.7 points, 29.2 rebounds, 17.6 assists, 10.2 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 51.7 points.

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