West Georgia visits Battle and Jacksonville
West Georgia Wolves (7-10, 1-5 ASUN) at Jacksonville Dolphins (8-10, 2-4 ASUN)
Jacksonville, Florida; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Jacksonville hosts West Georgia after Edyn Battle scored 23 points in Jacksonville's 65-61 victory over the Austin Peay Governors.
The Dolphins have gone 5-1 at home. Jacksonville ranks third in the ASUN with 11.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Saniyah Craig averaging 4.5.
The Wolves have gone 1-5 against ASUN opponents. West Georgia averages 18.0 turnovers per game and is 3-2 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.
Jacksonville is shooting 37.3% from the field this season, 5.4 percentage points lower than the 42.7% West Georgia allows to opponents. West Georgia has shot at a 42.2% rate from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points below the 42.7% shooting opponents of Jacksonville have averaged.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Priscilla Williams is shooting 37.6% and averaging 10.2 points for the Dolphins. Bailey Burns is averaging 0.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Destiny Jones is averaging 11.4 points and 7.1 rebounds for the Wolves. Zuriyah Davis is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Dolphins: 3-7, averaging 63.7 points, 33.0 rebounds, 9.8 assists, 5.8 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 38.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.4 points per game.
Wolves: 3-7, averaging 71.4 points, 34.6 rebounds, 16.0 assists, 7.9 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
2024-25 ASUN Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Florida Gulf Coast | 6-0 | - | 15-3 |
Lipscomb | 5-1 | 1 | 12-5 |
Central Arkansas | 5-1 | 1 | 11-6 |
Austin Peay | 4-2 | 2 | 9-8 |
North Alabama | 4-2 | 2 | 9-8 |
Eastern Kentucky | 3-3 | 3 | 13-6 |
Bellarmine | 3-3 | 3 | 12-7 |
Stetson | 3-3 | 3 | 9-9 |
Jacksonville | 2-4 | 4 | 8-10 |
West Georgia | 1-5 | 5 | 7-10 |
Queens University | 0-6 | 6 | 6-11 |
North Florida | 0-6 | 6 | 4-15 |