South Carolina State faces Winthrop, aims to stop 5-game skid

Winthrop Eagles (4-4) at South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs (2-5)

Orangeburg, South Carolina; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina State will try to break its five-game losing streak when the Lady Bulldogs take on Winthrop.

The Lady Bulldogs are 2-2 on their home court. South Carolina State has a 2-3 record against teams over .500.

The Eagles are 0-3 in road games. Winthrop is eighth in the Big South with 19.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Amourie Porter averaging 4.1.

South Carolina State is shooting 39.9% from the field this season, 3.9 percentage points lower than the 43.8% Winthrop allows to opponents. Winthrop’s 40.6% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.3 percentage points lower than South Carolina State has given up to its opponents (44.9%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Shaunice Reed is shooting 45.3% and averaging 11.0 points for the Lady Bulldogs. Lemyiah Harris is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers.

Mya Pierfax is shooting 49.4% and averaging 13.6 points for the Eagles. Porter is averaging 13.5 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.