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Maine visits Pennsylvania after Smith’s 24-point game
Maine Black Bears (3-5) at Pennsylvania Quakers (5-3)
Philadelphia; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Maine faces Pennsylvania after Adrianna Smith scored 24 points in Maine’s 54-45 victory against the Boston University Terriers.
The Quakers are 2-1 in home games. Pennsylvania ranks third in the Ivy League in team defense, giving up 56.0 points while holding opponents to 36.3% shooting.
The Black Bears are 0-3 on the road. Maine is fourth in the America East with 21.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Smith averaging 6.9.
Pennsylvania is shooting 40.9% from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points lower than the 41.3% Maine allows to opponents. Maine has shot at a 37.8% clip from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points above the 36.3% shooting opponents of Pennsylvania have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Katie Collins is scoring 11.0 points per game with 6.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists for the Quakers. Simone Sawyer is averaging 10.1 points and 5.4 rebounds while shooting 44.0%.
Smith is averaging 18.1 points, 9.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists for the Black Bears. Asta Blauenfeldt is averaging 13.1 points and 1.9 steals.
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