Concord Welcomes Glenville, West Virginia Wesleyan

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ATHENS, W.Va. -  The Concord University women's basketball team will host two Mountain East Conference rivals this week at the Carter Center. CU welcomes in Glenville State at 5:30 p.m. Thursday night before playing West Virginia Wesleyan 2:00 p.m. Saturday.

LIVE COVERAGE
Stats: The Concord University Sports Information Department will provide live in-game statistics for both MEC games.
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MOUNTAIN LION NOTES
• Concord heads into Thursday's matchup with Glenville State with a  2-3 record overall and a 1-1 record in conference play. 

• Glenville State currently sits in third in the Mountain East with a 4-2 record overall and have a 2-0 record in conference play. 

• West Virginia Wesleyan are 1-3 overall, and have an 0-2 mark in conference play.

• Concord has improved steadily on the defensive side of the ball this season. 

• Concord ranks second in the Mountain East Conference through five games in scoring defense, only allowing their opponents to score 60.2 points per game. 

• Concord finished sixth in scoring defense last year, allowing 70.1 points per game in 2014-15. 

• Concord is also second in field goal percentage defense, allowing only 37.4 percent of opponents shots to go in. 

• Concord has made the most of its free throws this year, going 37-for-48 from the charity stripe this season, a percentage of 77.1.

• Fairmont State is the only team that ranks higher than Concord in free throw percentage with a mark of 78.3.

• Junior guard Alexis Lowery (11-12),  freshman forward Jenna Holton (4-4) junior guard Olivia Morgan (6-8), sophomore guard Danielle Catron (3-4), sophomore guard Lindsey Overbey (3-4), and sophomore guard Marta Moix (3-4), are all shooting 75 percent or higher from the free throw line this season. 

• Catron had one of the best games of her freshman season in Buckhannon last year, registering a then career-high 16 points on 8 of 10 shooting in Concord's 77-70 win over the Bobcats. 

• Catron contributed her scoring off the bench in 28 minutes of action. 

• The Marion, Va. native had not played more than 16 minutes in a game before that in her career, and had not registered more than seven points in the five games she had played prior to the game at West Virginia Wesleyan. 

• Morgan registered a career-high 13 points in Concord's 104-96 win over Glenville State last season on the road at the Waco Center. 

• Morgan was just two assists shy of a triple double in that game. 

• The Richmond, Virginia native filled the box score, recording eight assists, 10 rebounds, and two steals as she also played the entire game. 

• Meanwhile, senior forward Kylie Molisee also put up big numbers that night, recording a career-high 16 rebounds, while adding 17 points.         

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
+15- The combined scoring margin of Concord's back to back victories over Glenville State and West Virginia Wesleyan on the road last season. 

49.2- Percentage of makes for Catron, good for eighth in the MEC.

17- Amount of lead changes during Concord's 104-96 victory over Glenville State last year on the road. 

SCOUTING GLENVILLE STATE
• The Pioneers have a balanced attack on offense, with six players averaging nine or more points per game on the year. 

• Glenville State also goes to its bench  often, with eight players averaging over 17 minutes per game. 

• GSC is led in scoring by Paris McLeod with 15.5 points per game. 

• McLeod is scoring her points in only 20 minutes of action. 

• Her 20 minutes per game are the highest average on the team. 

• Glenville State is leading the Mountain East in steals per game with  16.5 per game, over six more per game than second place Wheeling Jesuit.   

SCOUTING WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN 
• The Bobcats enter the game with a 1-3 record overall, and an 0-2 record in conference play.

• West Virginia Wesleyan ranks third in the Mountain East conference in three pointers made with 30 through four games this year for an average of 7.5 per game. 

• Michael Bari returns as head coach for his second season at his alma mater. 

• Adrian Cunningham is fourth in the MEC with 19.0 points per game while shooting 56.4 percent from the field.