Maryland-Eastern Shore visits Delaware State after Lynch's 28-point showing

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Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (11-10, 4-0 MEAC) at Delaware State Hornets (4-16, 1-4 MEAC)

Dover, Delaware; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Maryland-Eastern Shore visits Delaware State after Ashanti Lynch scored 28 points in Maryland-Eastern Shore's 68-61 win over the Coppin State Eagles.

The Hornets are 3-6 on their home court. Delaware State has a 4-13 record in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Hawks have gone 4-0 against MEAC opponents. Maryland-Eastern Shore is fourth in the MEAC allowing 67.3 points while holding opponents to 40.0% shooting.

Delaware State scores 54.7 points per game, 12.6 fewer points than the 67.3 Maryland-Eastern Shore allows. Maryland-Eastern Shore averages 3.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.1 fewer made shots on average than the 5.0 per game Delaware State allows.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jemesha Frierson is averaging 8.4 points and two steals for the Hornets. Amaya Scott is averaging 8.7 points and 1.4 rebounds while shooting 33.7% over the last 10 games.

Desi Taylor averages 1.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Hawks, scoring 5.0 points while shooting 46.7% from beyond the arc. Lynch is shooting 42.2% and averaging 13.0 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hornets: 1-9, averaging 52.0 points, 26.1 rebounds, 9.9 assists, 9.2 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 36.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.1 points per game.

Hawks: 5-5, averaging 64.6 points, 36.4 rebounds, 9.6 assists, 8.0 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 36.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.6 points.

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