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02/26 03:42 CST Alvarado and the North Alabama Lions host conference foe West
Georgia
Alvarado and the North Alabama Lions host conference foe West Georgia
By The Associated Press
West Georgia Wolves (17-11, 10-7 ASUN) at North Alabama Lions (15-13, 10-7 ASUN)
Florence, Alabama; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Sydne Tolbert and West Georgia take on Alexsandra Alvarado and
North Alabama on Friday.
The Lions are 9-4 on their home court. North Alabama ranks third in the ASUN
with 24.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Gabby Jackson averaging 5.5.
The Wolves are 10-7 against ASUN opponents. West Georgia averages 71.5 points
while outscoring opponents by 5.7 points per game.
North Alabama is shooting 40.4% from the field this season, 0.3 percentage
points higher than the 40.1% West Georgia allows to opponents. West Georgia
averages 8.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.5 more made shots on
average than the 5.9 per game North Alabama allows.
The teams play for the second time in conference play this season. North
Alabama won the last matchup 65-60 on Feb. 12. Katie Criswell scored 22 points
points to help lead the Lions to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alvarado is averaging 13 points and 3.2 assists for the Lions.
Sofia Ceppellotti is averaging 11.9 points over the last 10 games.
Jasmine Jones is shooting 38.5% from beyond the arc with 3.0 made 3-pointers
per game for the Wolves, while averaging 13.6 points. Asia Donald is shooting
45.7% and averaging 14.2 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lions: 6-4, averaging 62.7 points, 33.8 rebounds, 14.6 assists,
5.8 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 41.4% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 59.7 points per game.
Wolves: 5-5, averaging 67.9 points, 31.7 rebounds, 9.8 assists, 8.5 steals and
2.5 blocks per game while shooting 40.9% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 67.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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