Wood and the Sacred Heart Pioneers visit conference foe Mount St. Mary's

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Sacred Heart Pioneers (12-15, 10-8 MAAC) at Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (13-14, 9-9 MAAC)

Emmitsburg, Maryland; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Amber Bullard and Mount St. Mary's host Amelia Wood and Sacred Heart in MAAC action.

The Mountaineers have gone 7-5 at home. Mount St. Mary's gives up 63.1 points and has been outscored by 2.5 points per game.

The Pioneers are 10-8 in MAAC play. Sacred Heart ranks fifth in the MAAC shooting 29.5% from 3-point range.

Mount St. Mary's average of 5.4 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.1 fewer made shots on average than the 5.5 per game Sacred Heart allows. Sacred Heart averages 4.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.5 fewer made shots on average than the 6.9 per game Mount St. Mary's allows.

The teams square off for the second time in conference play this season. Mount St. Mary's won the last matchup 68-63 on Feb. 7. Alana Powell scored 28 points points to help lead the Mountaineers to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bullard is averaging nine points and six rebounds for the Mountaineers. Powell is averaging 11.2 points over the last 10 games.

Emma Kirby is averaging 8.8 points and 6.7 rebounds for the Pioneers. Nalyce Dudley is averaging 13.8 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 5-5, averaging 61.7 points, 34.5 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 9.6 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 40.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.7 points per game.

Pioneers: 5-5, averaging 56.6 points, 30.4 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 7.4 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 38.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.9 points.

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