Sacred Heart hosts Powell and Mount St. Mary's

Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (11-12, 7-7 MAAC) at Sacred Heart Pioneers (11-12, 9-5 MAAC)

Fairfield, Connecticut; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Mount St. Mary's visits Sacred Heart after Alana Powell scored 22 points in Mount St. Mary's 63-62 win against the Iona Gaels.

The Pioneers have gone 7-4 at home. Sacred Heart ranks seventh in the MAAC with 22.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Amelia Wood averaging 5.5.

The Mountaineers have gone 7-7 against MAAC opponents. Mount St. Mary's is fifth in the MAAC giving up 62.9 points while holding opponents to 38.0% shooting.

Sacred Heart is shooting 39.1% from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points higher than the 38.0% Mount St. Mary's allows to opponents. Mount St. Mary's averages 60.2 points per game, 1.6 fewer than the 61.8 Sacred Heart gives up.

The Pioneers and Mountaineers meet Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

Amber Bullard is averaging 8.3 points and 5.9 rebounds for the Mountaineers. Powell is averaging 9.5 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pioneers: 6-4, averaging 59.4 points, 30.3 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 7.3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 40.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.1 points per game.

Mountaineers: 5-5, averaging 59.6 points, 32.6 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 10.3 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 37.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.3 points.

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