Sacred Heart takes on Iona after Galette's 24-point showing

Sacred Heart Pioneers (1-0) at Iona Gaels (0-1)

New Rochelle, New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Sacred Heart plays the Iona Gaels after Nico Galette scored 24 points in Sacred Heart's 95-51 victory over the Sarah Lawrence Gryphons.

Iona finished 27-8 overall last season while going 11-1 at home. The Gaels allowed opponents to score 65.6 points per game and shoot 41.1% from the field last season.

Sacred Heart finished 7-11 on the road and 16-17 overall a season ago. The Pioneers averaged 70.7 points per game last season, 33.1 in the paint, 16.2 off of turnovers and 12.2 on fast breaks.

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