Stony Brook hosts William & Mary after Nascimento's 24-point game
William & Mary Tribe (4-9, 1-1 CAA) at Stony Brook Seawolves (6-7, 1-1 CAA)
Stony Brook, New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: William & Mary visits Stony Brook after Bella Nascimento scored 24 points in William & Mary's 70-66 loss to the Elon Phoenix.
The Seawolves are 4-2 in home games. Stony Brook has a 1-6 record against teams over .500.
The Tribe are 1-1 in conference play. William & Mary is third in the CAA with 13.8 assists per game led by Cassidy Geddes averaging 2.2.
Stony Brook is shooting 37.8% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points lower than the 39.4% William & Mary allows to opponents. William & Mary averages 6.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 more made shots on average than the 4.7 per game Stony Brook gives up.
The Seawolves and Tribe square off Friday for the first time in CAA play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Janay Brantley is shooting 25.5% from beyond the arc with 1.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Seawolves, while averaging 9.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.6 steals.
Nascimento averages 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Tribe, scoring 13.4 points while shooting 28.0% from beyond the arc.
LAST 10 GAMES: Seawolves: 4-6, averaging 57.4 points, 34.8 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 6.5 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 39.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 57.1 points per game.
Tribe: 4-6, averaging 58.0 points, 33.5 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 36.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.6 points.
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