Hofstra plays Towson in conference showdown

Towson Tigers (8-5, 1-0 CAA) at Hofstra Pride (3-10, 1-1 CAA)

Hempstead, New York; Friday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Sandra Magolico and Hofstra host Kayla Morris and Towson in CAA play Friday.

The Pride have gone 1-3 in home games. Hofstra gives up 66.9 points to opponents and has been outscored by 12.9 points per game.

The Tigers have gone 1-0 against CAA opponents. Towson is 3-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Hofstra scores 54.0 points per game, 16.3 fewer points than the 70.3 Towson allows. Towson has shot at a 41.0% rate from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points fewer than the 42.2% shooting opponents of Hofstra have averaged.

The Pride and Tigers face off Friday for the first time in CAA play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Magolico is scoring 8.7 points per game and averaging 6.6 rebounds for the Pride. Chloe Sterling is averaging 7.7 points and 3.1 rebounds over the last 10 games.

India Johnston is scoring 14.4 points per game and averaging 2.0 rebounds for the Tigers. Zoli Khalil is averaging 10.5 points and 3.5 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pride: 2-8, averaging 52.6 points, 29.0 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 7.3 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 35.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.4 points per game.

Tigers: 6-4, averaging 69.8 points, 31.0 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 7.9 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 40.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.3 points.

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