Skip to main content

UTEP takes on Delaware on 3-game skid

UTEP Miners (10-13, 2-10 CUSA) at Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens (12-12, 6-6 CUSA)

Newark, Delaware; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UTEP looks to stop its three-game skid with a victory over Delaware.

The Fightin’ Blue Hens are 5-6 in home games. Delaware is eighth in the CUSA at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 64.5 points while holding opponents to 40.0% shooting.

The Miners are 2-10 against CUSA opponents. UTEP leads the CUSA with 13.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Mary Moses Amaniyo averaging 3.6.

Delaware is shooting 40.4% from the field this season, 2.5 percentage points lower than the 42.9% UTEP allows to opponents. UTEP’s 37.1% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.9 percentage points lower than Delaware has allowed to its opponents (40.0%).

The Fightin’ Blue Hens and Miners meet Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kailah Correa is averaging 10.9 points for the Fightin’ Blue Hens. Ande’a Cherisier is averaging 13.2 points and 8.2 rebounds while shooting 49.5% over the last 10 games.

Portia Adams is averaging 10.3 points for the Miners. Moses Amaniyo is averaging 9.5 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Fightin’ Blue Hens: 6-4, averaging 61.1 points, 31.8 rebounds, 10.5 assists, 7.1 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 39.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.0 points per game.

Miners: 1-9, averaging 57.0 points, 31.2 rebounds, 8.8 assists, 8.3 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 35.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.2 points.

___

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

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
Read Next Story