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Watkins leads Elon against Monmouth after 23-point showing
By The Associated Press
Monmouth Hawks (7-4) at Elon Phoenix (5-7)
Elon, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Elon takes on Monmouth after Tamia Watkins scored 23 points in
Elon's 111-50 win over the North Carolina Wesleyan Battling Bishops.
The Phoenix have gone 3-2 at home. Elon ranks sixth in the CAA with 10.7
offensive rebounds per game led by Watkins averaging 1.8.
The Hawks are 2-3 in road games. Monmouth is ninth in the CAA with 11.7 assists
per game led by Madalena Amaro averaging 3.0.
Elon's average of 5.5 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.4 fewer
made shots on average than the 5.9 per game Monmouth allows. Monmouth averages
4.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 fewer makes per game than Elon
allows.
The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: LaNae' Corbett is scoring 11.3 points per game and averaging
3.8 rebounds for the Phoenix. Tyana Walker is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers
over the last 10 games.
Kellyn Preira is shooting 28.2% from beyond the arc with 1.1 made 3-pointers
per game for the Hawks, while averaging 4.3 points. Divine Dibula is averaging
13 points and 7.5 rebounds over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Phoenix: 4-6, averaging 66.0 points, 31.4 rebounds, 15.2
assists, 9.7 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 59.4 points per game.
Hawks: 6-4, averaging 64.6 points, 37.3 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 9.1 steals and
3.7 blocks per game while shooting 39.1% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 60.4 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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