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Western Michigan faces Akron following Carlson's 22-point showing
By The Associated Press
Akron Zips (3-11, 0-2 MAC) at Western Michigan Broncos (4-8, 1-1 MAC)
Kalamazoo, Michigan; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Western Michigan plays Akron after Alli Carlson scored 22 points
in Western Michigan's 83-65 win against the Buffalo Bulls.
The Broncos have gone 2-3 at home. Western Michigan ranks ninth in the MAC with
13.3 assists per game led by Carlson averaging 4.8.
The Zips have gone 0-2 against MAC opponents. Akron ranks fourth in the MAC
shooting 30.8% from 3-point range.
Western Michigan is shooting 36.9% from the field this season, 7.2 percentage
points lower than the 44.1% Akron allows to opponents. Akron averages 71.9
points per game, 1.6 more than the 70.3 Western Michigan gives up to opponents.
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Carlson is averaging 9.7 points, 4.8 assists and 1.6 steals for
the Broncos. Kailey Starks is averaging 11.7 points and 4.0 rebounds while
shooting 31.7% over the past 10 games.
Izzy Callaway is shooting 44.6% from beyond the arc with 1.8 made 3-pointers
per game for the Zips, while averaging 8.4 points. Shaena Brew is shooting
49.4% and averaging 10.3 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Broncos: 4-6, averaging 57.6 points, 31.1 rebounds, 13.1
assists, 5.6 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 37.0% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 70.6 points per game.
Zips: 3-7, averaging 76.9 points, 34.0 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 6.3 steals and
2.1 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 75.1 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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