Towson hosts Sterling and Hofstra

Hofstra Pride (3-14, 1-5 CAA) at Towson Tigers (10-7, 3-2 CAA)

Towson, Maryland; Friday, 11 a.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Hofstra visits Towson after Chloe Sterling scored 20 points in Hofstra's 62-60 loss to the Northeastern Huskies.

The Tigers are 7-2 in home games. Towson ranks fifth in the CAA in rebounding with 33.1 rebounds. Kayla Morris leads the Tigers with 6.8 boards.

The Pride have gone 1-5 against CAA opponents. Hofstra averages 15.7 turnovers per game and is 3-4 when turning the ball over less than opponents.

Towson is shooting 39.1% from the field this season, 3.3 percentage points lower than the 42.4% Hofstra allows to opponents. Hofstra averages 4.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 fewer makes per game than Towson allows.

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

TOP PERFORMERS: Tilda Sjokvist is shooting 37.6% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, while averaging 9.5 points and 3.6 assists. India Johnston is averaging 14.1 points over the last 10 games.

Micaela Carter is averaging 5.1 points for the Pride. Sterling is averaging 10.0 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, averaging 64.7 points, 34.1 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 37.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.8 points per game.

Pride: 2-8, averaging 52.2 points, 30.4 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 7.7 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 34.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.4 points.

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