Concord Hosts UVa.-Wise, Glenville State to Start Five Straight Home Games

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ATHENS, W.Va. - The Concord University women's basketball will be seeking its first home win of the 2014-15 season it hosts UVa.-Wise 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Carter Center.

LIVE COVERAGE
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RECORDS
• Concord is tied for seventh with UVa.-Wise and Glenville State at 4-6 in the league standing. Overall, the Mountain Lions are 4-11.

• UVa.-Wise has a record of 5-11 overall and 4-6 in the Mountain East Conference.

• Along with being 4-6 in the MEC, Glenville State has posted a record of 6-8 overall.

THE COACHES
• Concord's Kenny Osborne is 204-207 in his 15 seasons in Athens.

• Kristin Kunzman has compiled a record of 32-71 in her four seasons at UVa.-Wise.

• Glenville State's Charles Marshall is 35-12 in his brief two seasons in charge of the Pioneers.

MOUNTAIN LION NOTES
• The Mountain Lions snapped a seven-game losing streak by downing West Virginia State, 60-59, Saturday on the road.

• After not playing for over a month, junior forward Kylie Molisee returned to score 13 points and grab seven rebounds off the bench.

• In her last two games, Molisee is averaging 12.5 points and 6.5 rebounds.

• Her post partner, sophomore center Alley Odell took her game to the next level in the absence of Molisee, but has also continued progressing with the return of Molisee.

• Odell is averaging 10.7 points per game (ppg) over her last four contests which is more than five points higher than her season average.

• On Monday versus Bluefield State, senior forward Jacqueline Kestner passed Andrea Bertrand for ninth on the all-time rebounding list. Kestner also tied former CU assistant coach Jamie Cluesman for eighth on the career rebounds list at 536.

• For the season, Kestner is second in the Mountain East Conference in the rebounds per game (rpg) at 9.8.

• Kestner is getting nearly a third of her boards on the offensive glass as she ranks fifth in offensive rebounding (3.1 rpg).

• Speaking of the career record book, senior forward Rachel Artrip continues to climb the ranks in the made three-pointers list.

• By making six shots from behind the arc in her last two games, including tying her season high with four against West Virginia State, Artrip tied Christina Plutz for eighth all-time (106).

• Artrip can pass Blaire Hamric for seventh all-time by sinking three more three-point field goals.

• On the road versus Bluefield State, Artrip had the best rebounding game of her career as she pulled down a personal-best 13 rebounds.

• Freshman guard Danielle Catron helped power the Mountain Lion offensive attack in the win over West Virginia State as she earned her first start of the season, scoring 11 points.

• Catron has established herself as one of the most efficient shooters on the Concord squad as she is shooting 50 percent (35-for-70) from the field this season.

• Earlier this season, CU outlasted Glenville State on the road, 104-96.

• It was the first time the Mountain Lions had topped the century mark in over three season.

• Kestner scored a career-high 26 points on 10-for-15 shooting in the road victory.

• The Blountville, Tennesee native wasn't the only Mountain Lion to record a career best as senior guard Melea Smith tallied a game-high 29 points on 13-for-25 shooting.

• Sophomore guard Olivia Morgan joined the personal-best scoring club against the Pioneers with 13 points and eight assists.

• Morgan begins the weekend ranked fifth in the conference in assists per game (3.1).

• UVa.-Wise enters the matchup with Concord coming off a gut-wrenching overtime loss to Charleston.

• UVa.-Wise's Blair Harding is fourth in the MEC in scoring (16.7 ppg) while also finding her name third in made three-pointers (43), fifth in three-point shooting percentage (.331) and 10th in field goal percentage (.366).

• The Cavaliers are one of the best teams in the league at shutting down the three-point threat, ranking third in three-point defense (.282).

• Meanwhile, CU's opponent on Saturday, Glenville State, is one the best offensive teams in the MEC, averaging 77.8 ppg which is second.

• The Pioneers are led by Keyanna Tate, who is second in the conference in scoring (18.6 ppg).

• Glenville State will bring its unorthodox style of play into Saturday's game that features relentless full-court pressure and frequent substitutions.

• The Pioneers average a league-high 11.2 steals per game.

• Tate (eighth / 1.6) and Brittany Jackson (15th / 1.4) are in the top 15 in the conference in steals per game.

• While Glenville State has the second-best scoring defense in the league, the Pioneers have the worst scoring defense as they give up 79.8 points per game.  

A CONCORD WIN WOULD...
• A Concord win over UVa.-Wise would give CU its third straight win over the Cavaliers dating back to last season.

• A Concord win over Glenville State would be the first regular season sweep for Concord over GSC since the 2011-2012 season.

• A Concord win over both UVa.-Wise and Glenville State would get CU back to .500 (6-6) in conference play.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
79- Points scored by Odell this season after only recording 32 points last season.

22- Kestner needs 22 more rebounds to match her season total from last season. She has 141 currently.

7- Three-pointers Artrip made in two games versus UVa.-Wise last season.

UP NEXT
CU will host W.Va. Wesleyan 5:30 p.m. Jan. 29 to continue its mid-season home stand.