Saint Joseph's (PA) faces Loyola Chicago following Ziegler's 27-point game
Loyola Chicago Ramblers (11-12, 3-9 A-10) at Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks (19-4, 10-2 A-10)
Philadelphia; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Saint Joseph's (PA) faces Loyola Chicago after Laura Ziegler scored 27 points in Saint Joseph's (PA)'s 69-49 victory against the Saint Louis Billikens.
The Hawks are 10-2 in home games. Saint Joseph's (PA) is 0-2 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Ramblers are 3-9 against A-10 opponents. Loyola Chicago has a 2-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
Saint Joseph's (PA) makes 45.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.7 percentage points higher than Loyola Chicago has allowed to its opponents (42.9%). Loyola Chicago averages 6.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.9 more made shots on average than the 4.7 per game Saint Joseph's (PA) allows.
The Hawks and Ramblers match up Sunday for the first time in A-10 play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ziegler is averaging 17.6 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists for the Hawks. Mackenzie Smith is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Naelle is scoring 9.7 points per game with 1.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists for the Ramblers. Emma Theodorsson is averaging 9.6 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 8-2, averaging 68.3 points, 34.1 rebounds, 17.0 assists, 6.6 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 53.8 points per game.
Ramblers: 2-8, averaging 52.3 points, 22.4 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 6.8 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 34.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
