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01/14 03:43 CST Pepperdine faces conference foe Pacific
Pepperdine faces conference foe Pacific
By The Associated Press
Pacific Tigers (7-9, 2-3 WCC) at Pepperdine Waves (10-7, 1-4 WCC)
Malibu, California; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Pacific faces Pepperdine in WCC action Thursday.
The Waves are 7-2 in home games. Pepperdine ranks ninth in the WCC at limiting
opponent scoring, allowing 66.4 points while holding opponents to 37.6%
shooting.
The Tigers are 2-3 against WCC opponents. Pacific ranks sixth in the WCC with
14.9 assists per game led by Daria Nestorov averaging 4.8.
Pepperdine's average of 6.8 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.9
more made shots on average than the 5.9 per game Pacific gives up. Pacific
averages 7.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.0 more made shot on
average than the 6.6 per game Pepperdine gives up.
The Waves and Tigers square off Thursday for the first time in WCC play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Elli Guiney is averaging 14.1 points for the Waves. Meghan Fiso
is averaging 12.6 points over the last 10 games.
Sophia Mindermann is shooting 34.9% from beyond the arc with 1.8 made
3-pointers per game for the Tigers, while averaging 6.9 points. Winner
Bartholomew is averaging 13.3 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Waves: 5-5, averaging 67.1 points, 35.2 rebounds, 15.7 assists,
4.9 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 65.7 points per game.
Tigers: 5-5, averaging 69.7 points, 32.4 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 8.2 steals and
3.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 67.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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