Lafayette hosts Navy following Kiewiet's 23-point showing

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Navy Midshipmen (8-6, 2-1 Patriot) at Lafayette Leopards (6-8, 2-1 Patriot)

Easton, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Lafayette plays Navy after Teresa Kiewiet scored 23 points in Lafayette's 65-64 victory over the Boston University Terriers.

The Leopards have gone 2-2 in home games. Lafayette is fourth in the Patriot scoring 62.8 points while shooting 40.7% from the field.

The Midshipmen are 2-1 in Patriot play. Navy is seventh in the Patriot giving up 64.6 points while holding opponents to 39.4% shooting.

Lafayette is shooting 40.7% from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points higher than the 39.4% Navy allows to opponents. Navy has shot at a 39.9% rate from the field this season, 2.4 percentage points greater than the 37.5% shooting opponents of Lafayette have averaged.

The Leopards and Midshipmen meet Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kiewiet is averaging 17.6 points and 5.6 rebounds for the Leopards. Haylie Adamski is averaging 12.3 points over the last 10 games.

Zanai Barnett-Gay is shooting 43.1% and averaging 16.5 points for the Midshipmen. Mary Gibbons is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Leopards: 5-5, averaging 62.8 points, 27.6 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 6.3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.9 points per game.

Midshipmen: 4-6, averaging 69.2 points, 28.4 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 7.8 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 38.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.8 points.

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