WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: 40 GOOD MINUTES

LADY LIONS STRONG FROM START TO FINISH IN ROUT OF FAIRMONT STATE

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There's no disputing that Concord's Women's Basketball team is talented, and capable of contending in the WVIAC.

But the Lady Lions have had difficulty in finding consistency, explaining in part their 2-4 conference record and their 10th-place position in the league standings.

However, in Saturday's visit to defending conference champion Fairmont State, the Lady Lions got a glimpse of what happens when they put together 40 good minutes.

Concord trailed only twice, for a total of 40 seconds, then exploded in the 2nd half to rout the Fighting Falcons 82-54 at Joe Retton Arena.

Camisha Alexander paced Concord with a game-high 29 points, 21 in the first half. The junior from Beckley was an effective 9-13 from the field and 4-6 from three-point range. She also grabbed eight rebounds and nabbed four steals.

Sidney Lindsey added 15 points. Kristin Kidd contributed eight points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals. Freshman Sammi Webster came off the bench to post seven points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes.

Concord opened a six-point lead twice early in the game, but FSU put together a 9-2 run to take a 20-19 lead with 10:35 left in the 1st half. The Lady Lions countered with a 13-4 rally to lead by eight and were ahead 42-34 at halftime.
Jolysa Brown Shot at FSU 283 x 235

Concord took command of the game with a 14-4 run to open the 2nd half, and the lead would balloon to as much as 30 points in the game's final minute. 
CU outscored the Falcons 40-20 in the 2nd half.

For the game, Concord shot .492 (29-59) from the field, including a sizzling .571 (16-28) in the 2nd half.

On defense, Concord limited Fairmont State to .339 from the floor (19-56), including .219 (7-32) after halftime.

The Lady Lions (6-5, 3-4) forced FSU (7-4, 4-3) into 19 turnovers and outrebounded the Falcons 42-30.

BOXSCORE/PLAY-BY-PLAY

Saturday's victory lifted Concord one spot in the WVIAC standings, from 10th place to 9th.
Up next for Concord is an important meeting with 7th place Ohio Valley on Monday, January 10 at the Carter Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 pm.
A link to the Live Stats for Monday's game can be found on the Women's Basketball homepage at www.cumountainlions.com.



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