Game 9  ·  American (2-6, 0-0 PL) at Radford (2-5, 0-0 Big South)
Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019  ·  2 p.m.  ·  Radford, Va. (Dedmon Center)
All-Time Record: Tied, 1-1

WASHINGTON - The American University women's basketball team (2-6) will look to pick up its first road win of the season on Sunday with a trip to Radford (2-5) for a 2 p.m. tip-off.

SERIES HISTORY

• The Eagles and Highlanders split the two-game series with Radford taking the first matchup on December 22, 2007 (58-50) and AU taking the second on Dec. 28, 2008 (68-45).

LAST TIME OUT

• The Eagles kept tight with Minnesota (RV/RV) throughout an impressive battle that saw eight lead changes and four ties, but couldn't close as a late 15-0 run from the Gophers delivered them the 70-53 win. 
• Sophomore Jade Edwards led the team for the sixth time this season, third consecutive game, with her fourth 20-point performance of the year, hitting an even 20. 
• Senior Morgan Bartner was the only other Eagle in double-figures with 10 points while junior Indeya Sanders led with five rebounds, six assists, and one block. 
• The Eagles forced 15 turnovers from a Minnesota team ranked fifth in Division I for fewest turnovers per game (11.0) and turnover margin (+10.7) while giving up only 12 against a squad that averages 21.7 forced turnovers per game (26th in Division I). 
• American kept the Golden Gophers within reach for most of the game, with Minnesota gaining a brief six-point edge in the first quarter before the Eagles knotted the score for the second time at 11-11 with just over 1:00 left in the stanza. A pair of late Minnesota free throws put the visitors ahead 13-11 heading into the first break. 
• Minnesota jumped ahead by eight briefly in the second quarter, but AU responded once again and took a brief lead of their own after a three from sophomore Maddie Doring brought the score up to 26-25. But, again, a pair of final baskets from the Gophers put them back ahead at 31-26 at halftime. 
• American battled back again in the third, taking the lead twice after clutch baskets from Sanders and Edwards, but Minnesota regained the upper hand and led by two heading into the final 10 minutes, 46-44. 
• AU kept Minnesota to within five in the early minutes of the fourth quarter, 

SCOUTING THE EAGLES

• After dropping to third in the league for a brief time, sophomore Jade Edwards is back atop the Patriot League in scoring with her 17.8 ppg. The next scorer is Holy Cross' Lauren Manis (17.1 ppg), who was voted as the PL Preseason Player of the Year. 
• Junior Indeya Sanders is the only player in the Patriot League to lead her team in blocks per game (1.1) and assists per game (4.5). She is also the only player to rank in the top five for both categories (third for both). 
• Senior Kaitlyn Marenyi continues to be one of the top three-point threats in the Patriot League, ranking third with her 2.5 made treys per game. Her career .360 (71-197) shooting percentage from three currently sits eighth in the AU career record books. She joins Edwards in double-figures with a 10.9 ppg average.
• Sophomore Taylor Brown earned her first two career starts against Saint Joseph's and Buffalo and averaged 6.0 ppg and 4.5 rpg during the two games. 
• American leads the PL and is 32nd in Division I for fewest personal fouls per game, averaging only 14.6 and allowing opponents only 12.1 free throws per game. 
• Ohio appeared on the line more than any AU opponent so far this season with 18 free throw attempts while Villanova (9) and Saint Joseph's (5) were both held to under 10. 
• As a team, American is averaging 59.4 ppg off 39.1 percent shooting from the floor and 27.0 percent from the perimeter. The Eagles currently have a -7.4 scoring margin against their opponents who have hit 66.8 ppg with 39.1 percent from the field and 37.6 percent from three.
• AU is bringing down 30.6 rpg to its opponents' 36.5 rpg.

SCOUTING THE HIGHLANDERS

• Radford is also looking to snap a losing streak as the Highlanders enter the weekend off three consecutive losses, including in a Big Ten matchup of their own against Ohio State on Dec. 8 (70-57). 
• Three Highlanders landed in double-figures to lead the team against the Buckeyes, starting with 16 points from Khiana Johnson. Tina Lindenfeld added 15, followed by 14 from Makaila Wilson off the bench. 
• Although Radford was never able to jump ahead of Ohio State, the two teams were tight throughout the game with the Buckeyes not gapping the Highlanders by 10+ until late in the third quarter. 
• Radford shot a season-high 57.9 percent from the perimeter (11-19) behind the perfect 5-for-5 shooting from Lindenfeld. Wilson added another four treys while Johnson closed with two. 
• Johnson is the only player currently averaging double-figures with 11.3 ppg, followed by Sydney Nunley (9.2 ppg) and Amele Ngwafang (8.9). Ngwafang also leads on the boards with 8.1 while Johnson has pitched in a team-high 28 assists through seven games. 
• Radford is averaging 55.3 ppg to its opponents' 65.7 ppg, and enter the weekend with a -10.4 ppg scoring margin. 
• The Highlanders also average 35.7 percent from the floor, 30.6 percent from 3-point range, 64.9 percent from the line, 36.1 rpg, 11.7 apg, and 17.4 turnovers per game. 

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