WBB: GAMING THE SYSTEM

STRONG DEFENSE, LATE RALLY PROPEL LADY LIONS PAST GLENVILLE STATE

Jolysa Brown Shot
Monday night, the Concord women's basketball team found itself going against Glenville State, practitioners of “The System.” The Pioneers have used their up-tempo, full-court, substituting-five-at-a-time style to become the nation's highest-scoring team at 96.6 points per game.

The Lady Lions countered with a defense that allowed just 65.4 points per game while allowing opponents to .376 field goal shooting.

Concord played Glenville State's style in 103-94 road win last November 22.  Monday night, CU's defensive system trumped the Pioneers' “System.” 

Concord ended the game with a 14-4 run and limited GSC to their lowest point total against Division II competition this season, defeating the WVIAC-leading Pioneers 79-66 at the Carter Center.

Glenville State used a 13-4 run to take a 27-25 lead with 3:07 left in the 1st half.  But Holly Bibb sank a three-pointer on CU's next trip, and the Lady Lions would stay in front for the rest of the night.

Concord took a 34-31 lead into halftime, and methodically opened up an 11-point advantage, at 60-49, with 8:08 left in the game.  Back-to-back three-pointers by Danielle Woodmore and Beth Deren, however, sparked a 13-5 Glenville State rally that closed the gap to 65-62 with 3:57to go.

A jumper by Jolysa Brown put CU ahead 67-62 with 2:58 left, setting the stage for the shot of the game.  With the shot clock at :04, and facing an inbounds play, Anna Truckley passed to Camisha Alexander, who drained a 28-foot three-pointer at the buzzer that stretched the Lady Lions' lead to 70-62 with 1:49 left.

Bertrand's Big FT
Tenisha Wilson made a jumper to pull GSC within 70-64 with 1:21 to go, but Andrea Bertrand's clutch three-point play on the next trip (right) extended Concord's lead to 73-64 with :55 left.  Bertrand, Alexander and Brown each went 2-2 from the line after that to close out the victory.

Concord held GSC to .386 (27-70) from the field and just seven assists.  CU had 20 assists on their 28 made field goals and committed just six turnovers – 18 fewer less than Glenville State usually forces.

Brown posted her 13th double-double of the season – the 43rd of her career – with game highs of 24 points and 14 rebounds.  The senior center from Hinton, WV shot 7-11 from the floor and 10-14 from the line, while matching Truckley with a game-high six assists.

Bertrand just missed a double-double, with 18 points and eight rebounds.  Alexander and Amanda Smith finished with 11 points each.

Wilson led Glenville State (16-6, 14-4) with 21 points.  Mishae Miles grabbed 13 rebounds.


Up next for Concord (17-6, 14-5) is a visit to Fairmont State for the last road game of the regular season.  Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00 pm at Joe Retton Arena in Fairmont, WV.

The game will be broadcast on ESPN Radio 102.3 The Ticket, beginning with the “Mountain Lions Preview Show” at 1:40.  A link to The Ticket's webcast can be found in the navigation bar near the top of the women's basketball homepage here on www.cumountainlions.com.


(statistics provided by CU SID GA Becky Brouse)



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