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Abilene Christian Wildcats (12-6, 1-2 WAC) at Cal Baptist Lancers (6-11, 3-0 WAC)
Riverside, California; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Abilene Christian takes on Cal Baptist after Bella Earle scored 26 points in Abilene Christian's 81-67 loss to the Grand Canyon Antelopes.
The Lancers are 3-5 on their home court. Cal Baptist has a 3-8 record against teams above .500.
The Wildcats are 1-2 against WAC opponents.
Cal Baptist is shooting 39.6% from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points higher than the 39.2% Abilene Christian allows to opponents. Abilene Christian averages 7.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 fewer made shots on average than the 9.1 per game Cal Baptist gives up.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Grace Schmidt is averaging 14.3 points and 7.7 rebounds for the Lancers.
Payton Hull is shooting 44.7% and averaging 18.6 points for the Wildcats.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lancers: 6-4, averaging 65.1 points, 31.2 rebounds, 15.7 assists, 6.2 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 40.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.6 points per game.
Wildcats: 8-2, averaging 78.5 points, 34.6 rebounds, 16.7 assists, 12.3 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.4 points.
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