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01/01 03:43 CST Preston, Pepperdine Waves to host Clarke and the Saint Mary's
Gaels
Preston, Pepperdine Waves to host Clarke and the Saint Mary's Gaels
By The Associated Press
Saint Mary's Gaels (9-6, 0-2 WCC) at Pepperdine Waves (9-5, 0-2 WCC)
Malibu, California; Friday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: WCC foes Pepperdine and Saint Mary's (CA) square off on Friday.
The Waves are 6-1 on their home court. Pepperdine averages 16.9 turnovers per
game and is 1-0 when it wins the turnover battle.
The Gaels have gone 0-2 against WCC opponents. Saint Mary's (CA) is 1-1 in
games decided by less than 4 points.
Pepperdine averages 7.4 made 3-pointers per game, 1.9 more made shots than the
5.5 per game Saint Mary's (CA) gives up. Saint Mary's (CA) averages 59.1 points
per game, 8.0 fewer points than the 67.1 Pepperdine allows.
The Waves and Gaels meet Friday for the first time in WCC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Shorna Preston is averaging 9.4 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.6
blocks for the Waves. Seleh Harmon is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the
last 10 games.
Addison Wedin is shooting 45.7% and averaging 8.3 points for the Gaels. Emily
Foy is averaging 8.9 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Waves: 6-4, averaging 67.9 points, 36.6 rebounds, 14.6 assists,
5.2 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 66.0 points per game.
Gaels: 4-6, averaging 57.9 points, 27.2 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 8.9 steals and
2.7 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 63.6 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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