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Albany Great Danes (16-4, 6-1 America East) at NJIT Highlanders (6-13, 3-3 America East)
Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Albany visits NJIT after Kayla Cooper scored 24 points in Albany’s 71-59 loss to the UMBC Retrievers.
The Highlanders are 3-6 on their home court. NJIT has a 4-4 record against opponents above .500.
The Great Danes are 6-1 against America East opponents. Albany has a 1-0 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
NJIT averages 7.7 made 3-pointers per game, 3.1 more made shots than the 4.6 per game Albany gives up. Albany has shot at a 45.0% rate from the field this season, 5.5 percentage points above the 39.5% shooting opponents of NJIT have averaged.
The Highlanders and Great Danes meet Saturday for the first time in America East play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alejandra Zuniga is averaging 17.3 points and 3.4 assists for the Highlanders. Olivia Kulyk is averaging 11.2 points over the last 10 games.
Kaci Donovan is shooting 35.8%…
