UT Arlington Mavericks (8-11, 2-5 WAC) at Southern Utah Thunderbirds (12-7, 5-3 WAC)
Cedar City, Utah; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Ava Uhrich and Southern Utah host Kira Reynolds and UT Arlington in WAC action.
The Thunderbirds have gone 7-1 at home. Southern Utah has a 1-0 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Mavericks are 2-5 in conference play. UT Arlington ranks third in the WAC shooting 31.9% from 3-point range.
Southern Utah averages 6.1 made 3-pointers per game, 1.9 more made shots than the 4.2 per game UT Arlington allows. UT Arlington has shot at a 39.6% rate from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points higher than the 39.3% shooting opponents of Southern Utah have averaged.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Devyn Kiernan averages 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Thunderbirds, scoring 6.4 points while shooting 35.5% from beyond the arc. Sierra Chambers is averaging 15.9 points and 3.3 assists over the past 10 games.
Reynolds is averaging 11.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.9 blocks for the Mavericks. Mila Reynolds is averaging 7.6 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Thunderbirds: 6-4, averaging 67.2 points, 37.0 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 4.4 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 40.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.0 points per game.
Mavericks: 3-7, averaging 57.2 points, 30.8 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 9.3 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 37.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.0 points.
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