Manhattan visits Locklear and NJIT

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Manhattan Jaspers (0-8) at NJIT Highlanders (7-3)

Newark, New Jersey; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: NJIT hosts Manhattan after Ava Locklear scored 24 points in NJIT's 77-68 loss to the Monmouth Hawks.

The Highlanders are 4-1 on their home court. NJIT is fourth in the America East scoring 66.7 points while shooting 45.5% from the field.

The Jaspers are 0-4 in road games. Manhattan ranks seventh in the MAAC with 20.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Agar Farres-Garcia averaging 6.4.

NJIT scores 66.7 points per game, 3.7 fewer points than the 70.4 Manhattan allows. Manhattan's 32.4% shooting percentage from the field this season is 6.4 percentage points lower than NJIT has allowed to its opponents (38.8%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Olivia Kulyk averages 3.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Highlanders, scoring 15.8 points while shooting 41.0% from beyond the arc. Marissa Gingrich is shooting 50.5% and averaging 14.8 points.

Brianna Davis is shooting 37.0% from beyond the arc with 1.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Jaspers, while averaging 13.4 points and 1.9 steals. Kristina Juric is averaging 6.4 points.

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