Lynch leads Maryland-Eastern Shore against Norfolk State after 23-point showing

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Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (8-10, 1-0 MEAC) at Norfolk State Spartans (6-10, 1-0 MEAC)

Norfolk, Virginia; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Maryland-Eastern Shore visits Norfolk State after Ashanti Lynch scored 23 points in Maryland-Eastern Shore's 68-61 victory against the Morgan State Lady Bears.

The Spartans have gone 4-1 in home games. Norfolk State is fifth in the MEAC with 10.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Carmen Kweti averaging 2.4.

The Hawks are 1-0 in conference play. Maryland-Eastern Shore is 3-8 in games decided by 10 points or more.

Norfolk State averages 59.9 points per game, 8.8 fewer points than the 68.7 Maryland-Eastern Shore allows. Maryland-Eastern Shore averages 63.6 points per game, 0.2 more than the 63.4 Norfolk State allows to opponents.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jasha Clinton is averaging 14.8 points, 3.6 assists and 3.8 steals for the Spartans. Da'Brya Clark is averaging 13.9 points over the last 10 games.

Desi Taylor averages 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Hawks, scoring 5.1 points while shooting 45.5% from beyond the arc. Lynch is averaging 12.9 points and 5.6 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Spartans: 4-6, averaging 61.6 points, 32.7 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 13.1 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 37.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.0 points per game.

Hawks: 4-6, averaging 63.5 points, 33.8 rebounds, 10.5 assists, 6.9 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 37.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.2 points.

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