Concord Seeks to Build Momentum Versus W.Va. Wesleyan, Notre Dame

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ATHENS, W.Va. - The Concord University women's basketball team will continue its season-long five game home stand when its plays West Virginia Wesleyan 5:30 p.m. Thursday before welcoming Notre Dame 2:00 p.m. Saturday.

LIVE COVERAGE
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RECORDS
• Concord enters this week with a record of 5-12 overall, but more importantly 5-7 in the Mountain East Conference. The Mountain Lions currently hold down the eighth spot in the league standings, putting them in position to host a playoff game if the season ended today.

• West Virginia Wesleyan is 1-14 overall and 1-11 in the MEC, tied with Urbana for 11th.

• Notre Dame has compiled an overall record of 11-7 and a 7-5 mark in the MEC. The Falcons are sixth in the conference standings.

THE COACHES
• CU's Kenny Osborne has put together a mark of 205-207 in his 15 seasons in Athens.

• Michael Bari of West Virginia Wesleyan is in his first season at WVWC, but has an overall record of 155-127 in 11 seasons of coaching.

• Notre Dame's Katie Hine is in her fourth season as the Falcons' coach. She has compiled a record of 54-45 and has a career record of 78-78 in six seasons.

MOUNTAIN LION NOTES
• Concord stands just two games out fifth place in the league standings.

• The win over UVa.-Wise a week ago was the Mountain Lions' first of the season.

• The 40 points that the Mountain Lions allowed to UVa.-Wise was the first time the Maroon and Gray had held an opponent under 50 points since the 2011-2012 conference tournament when they held Charleston to 48 in a second-round win.

• Senior forward Jacqueline Kestner has been among the national leaders all season long in double-doubles.

• Kestner enters the week tied for 31st in Division II with eight double-doubles.

• A further look into Kestner's career success notching double-doubles shows the Blountville, Tennessee native 48th in career double-doubles with 17.

• This season Kestner leads Concord in both points per game (13.1 ppg) and rebounds per game (9.5 rpg).

• Those stats also rank 13th and second respectively in the league.

• Fellow senior forward Rachel Artrip has knocked down at least one three-pointer in 10 straight game which is the longest streak of her career

• It is also the longest streak for any CU player since Camisha Alexander knocked down at least one triple in 10 straight games from Feb. 1 to March 2, 2012.

• The Mountain Lions will begin the week ranked sixth in the MEC in assists per game (13.0).

• In four of its last five games the Mountain Lions have had more assists than their season average.

• Against Glenville State Jan. 24, Concord finished the contest 22-for-28 at the free throw line, matching its most made foul shots of the season.

• Kestner finished the game 7-of-9 from the charity stripe.

• Since returning from injury four games ago, junior forward Kylie Molisee has had a major impact on the CU lineup.

• The Peck, Kansas native has scored at least 10 points in three of those four contests and is averaging 6.5 rebounds as well.

• Speaking of rebounding, Artrip collected a career-high 14 rebounds against UVa.-Wise and has leapt into the top 20 in the conference (16 / 6.4) in rebounds per game.

• CU will be seeking to complete a season sweep of West Virginia Wesleyan when the teams square off Thursday night.

• Concord left Buckhannon, West Virginia with a 77-70 win on Dec. 7 as senior guard Melea Smith knocked down six foul shots in the final five seconds to secure the victory.

• Freshman guard Danielle Catron came off the Mountain Lion bench to contribute 16 points on 8-for-10 shooting in her sixth collegiate game.

• In fact, Concord's bench supplied 29 points in the first game at WVWC as sophomore center Alley Odell scored seven points.

• The Bobcats' Allie Browne is third in the conference in assists per game (3.6) and fourth in assist-to-turnover margin (1.23).

• WVWC also possesses one of the best rebounders in the MEC in Mari Stewart (8.4 rpg / fourth).

• Concord has won five straight games over West Virginia Wesleyan which is the longest active streak for the Mountain Lions over a MEC/WVIAC opponent.

• In thos five games, Kestner is averaging 7.6 rpg with two games of 10 or more rebounds including a 13 point, 11 rebound effort earlier this season on the road.

• CU will look to avenge an early-season 78-61 loss to Notre Dame.

• The Falcons' Martha Nagbe is third in the conference in points per game (17.5) and second in steals (2.1).

• Notre Dame has won five of its previous games and will play at home versus West Liberty before making the trek to Athens Saturday.

A CONCORD WIN WOULD...
• A Concord win over West Virginia Wesleyan would give the Mountain Lions a 16-15 advantage over the Bobacts in the all-time series dating back to the 1994-1995 season.

• A Concord win over Notre Dame would be the first for CU all-time vs. NDC

• A Concord win over both West Virginia Wesleyan and Notre Dame would get CU back to .500 in the MEC.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
50- Percent that Artrip is shooting from three-point range in her last three games (6-of-12)

6- Consecutive games that sophomore guard Olivia Morgan has had two or more assists

10- Fast break points for Concord in each of the last two games, a season best