NJIT Highlanders (18-12, 9-8 America East) at Merrimack Warriors (19-12, 16-6 MAAC)North Andover, Massachusetts; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Merrimack and NJIT meet in the National Invitation Tournament.The Warriors have gone 16-6 against MAAC teams, with a 3-6 record in non-conference play. Merrimack is second in the MAAC with 11.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Madison Roman averaging 3.2.The Highlanders are 9-8 in America East play. NJIT scores 65.8 points and has outscored opponents by 2.9 points per game.Merrimack makes 40.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.1 percentage points higher than NJIT has allowed to its opponents (38.5%). NJIT has shot at a 44.8% clip from the field this season, 6.8 percentage points above the 38.0% shooting opponents of Merrimack have averaged.TOP PERFORMERS: Lydia Melaschenko averages 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Warriors, scoring 11.0 points while shooting 35.4% from beyond the arc. Mia Fiore is averaging 13.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals over the last 10 games.Popular ReadsOlivia Kulyk averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Highlanders, scoring 15.0 points while shooting 36.9% from beyond the arc. Alejandra Zuniga is shooting 39.7% and averaging 16.6 points over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Warriors: 8-2, averaging 66.8 poi …
