Hampton takes on Towson in conference showdown

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Towson Tigers (13-10, 6-5 CAA) at Hampton Lady Pirates (9-14, 3-8 CAA)

Hampton, Virginia; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Kayla Morris and Towson visit Kayla Lezama and Hampton in CAA play Friday.

The Lady Pirates have gone 3-5 at home. Hampton is eighth in the CAA scoring 61.3 points while shooting 37.5% from the field.

The Tigers are 6-5 in conference games. Towson is 4-7 in games decided by at least 10 points.

Hampton is shooting 37.5% from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points lower than the 39.2% Towson allows to opponents. Towson averages 64.4 points per game, 1.3 more than the 63.1 Hampton allows.

The Lady Pirates and Tigers face off Friday for the first time in CAA play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Olivia Smith is averaging 4.8 points and 3.1 assists for the Lady Pirates. Lezama is averaging 17.0 points and 3.8 rebounds while shooting 38.5% over the last 10 games.

India Johnston is scoring 13.6 points per game with 2.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists for the Tigers. Zoli Khalil is averaging 7.5 points and 3.1 rebounds while shooting 33.3% over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lady Pirates: 2-8, averaging 58.0 points, 26.0 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 6.8 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 37.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.8 points per game.

Tigers: 5-5, averaging 55.2 points, 35.0 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 5.9 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 33.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.0 points.

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