Barnes leads Maryland-Eastern Shore against Morgan State after 20-point outing

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Morgan State Lady Bears (1-15) at Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (7-10)

Princess Anne, Maryland; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Maryland-Eastern Shore hosts Morgan State after Brianna Barnes scored 20 points in Maryland-Eastern Shore's 85-57 loss to the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights.

The Hawks are 4-2 in home games. Maryland-Eastern Shore is 1-1 in one-possession games.

The Lady Bears are 0-9 on the road. Morgan State is 0-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

Maryland-Eastern Shore's average of 4.2 made 3-pointers per game is 2.1 fewer made shots on average than the 6.3 per game Morgan State allows. Morgan State averages 4.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.3 fewer made shots on average than the 6.6 per game Maryland-Eastern Shore allows.

The Hawks and Lady Bears face off Saturday for the first time in MEAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lainey is averaging nine points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks for the Hawks. Desi Taylor is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Mihjae Hayes is averaging 5.8 points for the Lady Bears. Ja'la Bannerman is averaging 12.2 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 3-7, averaging 62.9 points, 31.8 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 6.7 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 36.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.2 points per game.

Lady Bears: 0-10, averaging 47.4 points, 21.1 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 7.2 steals and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 33.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.9 points.

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