Preview: Northeastern Eagles vs. St. Pauls Bulldogs
The Northeastern Eagles will play host again and welcome the St. Pauls Bulldogs, where tip off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
With a playoff game on the line, Northeastern rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with a 58-45 victory over the Cougars.
Jasmine Felton continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. Felton is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least nine every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Azaria Gallop, who scored ten points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, St. Pauls was able to grind out a solid win over Southwest Onslow on Friday, taking the game 65-54. The win made it back-to-back wins for St. Pauls.
St. Pauls got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ava Monroe out in front who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Monroe hasn't dropped below three steals for three straight games. Zhariana Shipman was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with eight rebounds and five steals.
Northeastern pushed their record up to 22-7 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points per game. As for St. Pauls, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Northeastern have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 28.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like St. Pauls struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.4 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Northeastern didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against St. Pauls in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, but they still walked away with a 69-63 win. Will Northeastern repeat their success, or does St. Pauls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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