CU Ends Regular Season With Road Matches

Concord Stats – Glenville Stats – Wesleyan Stats – Live Stats (Wesleyan match only)


LIVE COVERAGE
The West Virginia Wesleyan Sports Information Department will provide live in-game statistics of Saturday's match between the Mountain Lions and Bobcats. Click here to view the live coverage option.

RECORDS and STANDINGS
The Mountain Lions enter the weekend sixth in the MEC standings at 14-15 overall and 6-8 in league play. At 9-21 and 3-11 in the MEC, Glenville State sits 10th in the conference standings while West Virginia Wesleyan is fourth at 12-16 overall and 10-4 in the MEC.

LAST TIME OUT
The Mountain Lions lost in four sets against Charleston in its regular season home finale (25-18, 26-24, 20-25, 25-23).

MOUNTAIN LION NOTES
Concord is assured to host an opening round match in next week's MEC Tournament. The top four teams in the league standings at the end of the year receive byes in the first round with teams seeded five through eight hosting seeds nine through 12.

Head coach Kate Southcott is one victory away from securing her third consecutive season with at least 15 wins. The last time Concord won at least 15 matches in three consecutive seasons was from 1990-92.

The Mountain Lions defeated both Glenville State and West Virginia Wesleyan at home earlier in the year 3-0 and 3-1, respectively. The victory over West Virginia Wesleyan was the first for Concord under Southcott. Junior middle hitter Sarah Jones led the Mountain Lions to both wins with respective kill totals of nine and 15.

As a team, Concord ranks second in the MEC in aces (182), second in opponent hitting percentage (.149), fourth in hitting percentage (.187) and fourth in blocks (206) in the Mountain East.

For the season Jones leads Concord, and ranks eighth in the MEC, with 270 kills to go with 80 blocks (12 solo / 68 assisted). Jones' block total is good enough for fifth in the conference.

Jones, senior middle hitter Jasmin Sutherland and junior outside hitter Brytni Willis each have already recorded over 200 kills this season. The trio is the first group of CU players to accomplish the feat since 2005.

In addition to Jones, other Mountain Lions among the MEC leaders include senior middle hitter Jasmin Sutherland in both hitting percentage (fourth / .318) and blocks (fourth / 83), junior setter Nikki McMillan in aces (fifth / 41), junior setter Amanda Walker in aces (fifth / 41), and freshman middle hitter Lauren Richardson in blocks (sixth / 78).

Four different Mountain Lions have served at least 20 aces this season in McMillan, Walker, junior libero Lindsey Smith and Brytni Willis.

Smith has been a defensive standout for the Mountain Lions from her libero position. She has registered 309 digs, which is good enough for the team lead.

In addition her impressive serving prowess, McMillan also leads Concord in assists at 375 (4.2 per set).

UP NEXT
The Mountain Lions will host a first round match of the MEC Tournament on Tuesday Nov. 19 at a time and against an opponent yet to be determined.