-LIVE VIDEO AND STATS

-WHEN: 6 P.M. EST

-WHERE: Sturrus Sports and Fitness Center - 1580 Fulton St., Grand Rapids, MI 49506

LAST TIME OUT

The Lawrence Technological (Mich.) University women's team is now 2-0 in conference play this season after an 80-74 win over No. 23 Madonna (Mich.) University. Allison Kitchen (SR/Clio, MI) finished the game with a double-double, 21 points and 10 rebounds. It was her first double-double of the season. Nicole Buckingham (SO/Saginaw, Mich.) added 18 points and five rebounds while Alexis Ayala (FR/Durand, Mich.) had a career high 10 points in 15 minutes of action. Cherilyn Banas (SO/Oxford, Mich.) has a team high seven assists.

SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS

-The Blue Devils are using strong defense to stifle its opponents this season as they rank 10th in the NAIA in turnover margin (7.6) and 18th in steals per game (12.33). LTU ranks 22nd in scoring defense per game at 58.6.

-The Blue Devils are averaging 23.50 field goals made per game. LTU is averaging 14.7 free throws per game and are making on average 10 per game.

SCOUTING THE SAINTS

-Aquinas opened the WHAC season with a 32-point (82-50) win over Lourdes (Ohio) University and a 26-point (53-79) loss to No. 8-ranked Davenport (Mich.) University. The Saints were led by Hannah Brefeld with a combined 26 points during the opening week of WHAC play.

-The Saints are led by Linda Nash who is in her 21st season as head coach with Aquinas and is the 19th winningest active NAIA women's basketball coach.

THE SERIES

Aquinas leads the all-time series 5-3. Lawrence Tech is riding a two game winning streak heading into tonight having won both games last season by an average of 19 points. The Blue Devils are 1-3 at the Sturrus Sports and Fitness Center in Grand Rapids, Mich.

THE LEADERS

POINTS PER GAME: LTU - Nicole Buckingham - 14.3 | AQ - Hannah Brefeld - 12.2

REBOUNDS PER GAME: LTU - Allison Kitchen - 7.0 | AQ - H. Brefeld - 6.3

ASSISTS PER GAME: LTU - Cherilyn Banas - 4.2 | AQ - McKenzie Breimayer - 2.8

STEALS PER GAME: LTU - A. Kitchen - 2.8 | AQ - Ashley Bunker - 2.3

BLOCKS PER GAME: LTU - Danielle Hanson (FR/East Lansing, Mich.) - 0.50 | AQ - Noel Hernandez - 0.75

TEAM RANKINGS WITHIN THE CONFERENCE

-LTU ranks seventh in the WHAC in scoring offense per game (64.6). Aquinas ranks sixth at 65.6.

-LTU ranks fourth in the WHAC in scoring defense per game (58.2). Aquinas ranks second at 55.1.

-LTU ranks fifth in the WHAC in scoring margin at +6.5. Aquinas ranks fourth at +10.6.

-LTU ranks second in the WHAC in steals per game (12.3). Aquinas ranks eighth at 9.1.

-LTU ranks second in the WHAC in turnover margin (+7.7). Aquinas ranks sixth at +2.0.

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