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Complete Game NotesATHENS, W.Va. - With just four games left in the regular season, the Concord University women's basketball team will take to the road three more times with two of them coming this week at Fairmont State 5:30 p.m. Thursday and 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Shepherd.
LIVE COVERAGEThe Fairmont State and Shepherd University Sports Information Department will have live in-game statistics and live video coverage for the contests with Concord. To access the live coverage options, follow the links at the top of the page or click
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RECORDS• CU starts play this week with a record of 7-17 overall and 7-12 in the Mountain East Conference, placing them ninth in the conference.
• Fairmont State comes in with a record of 19-6 overall and 13-6 in the MEC, good enough for fourth in the league.
• Shepherd has a mark of 17-8 overall and 14-5 against conference opponents. The Rams are second in the conference standings.
THE COACHES• Concord's
Kenny Osborne is 207-214 in his 14 seasons in Athens.
• Steve McDonald, another veteran coach, has compiled a mark of 296-141 in 15 seasons at Fairmont State.
• In her first season at Shepherd, Jenna Eckleberry has a career mark of 17-8.
MOUNTAIN LION NOTES• CU is coming off a 75-66 win over West Virginia State Saturday at the Carter Center which elevated its record to 7-17 overall and 7-12 in the Mountain East Conference, placing CU ninth.
• Concord's opponents, Fairmont State and Shepherd, are near the top of the league standings with Shepherd tied for second at 17-8 overall and 14-5 in the conference.
• Meanwhile FSU is 19-6 overall and 13-6 against league foes, placing them fourth in the MEC.
• The Mountain Lions earned a season sweep of the Yellow Jackets Saturday by getting 21 points from senior forward
Rachel Artrip and 20 points junior forward
Kylie Molisee, who matched her career best.
• In five games in February, Artrip is averaging 18.6 points per game (ppg), more than six points better than her entire season average of 12.3 ppg
• The Swords Creek, Virginia native has scord 10 or more points in 11 of 14 games played in the month of February during the last two seasons.
• On the defensive side of the ball, Artrip continues to move up the career blocks list as she now sits fifth all-time wtih 55 career rejections.
• With five more blocks, Artrip can move past Kristen Brown for fourth all-time in CU history.
• On Saturday, Concord blocked a season-high eight shots which aided the win over WVSU.
• In the first 17 games of the season, the Mountain Lions only had two games with 10 or more steals.
• However in the last seven games, Concord has recorded at least 10 steals in five contests.
• Senior forward
Jacqueline Kestner is fifth in the MEC in steals per game (1.9) and now has a streak of eight consecutive games with multiple steals.
• Kestner also moved into the Concord record book in career steals with 129 (ninth all-time).
• In addition to coming up with double-digit steals, the Mountain Lions have also forced its opponent into at least 15 turnovers in nine straight games.
• Concord ranks third in the league in turnover margin at +.67
• In Saturday's win over the Yellow Jackets, sophomore guard
Olivia Morgan recorded a career-high 10 assists while only committing two turnovers.
• Morgan has been a big reason why the Mountain Lions have a positive turnover margin as she has only committed five turnovers in the last five games while serving as the primary ballhandler for Concord.
• The Richmond, Virginia native's 1.32 assist-to-turnover margin ranks fourth in conference.
• The Mountain Lions dropped a 74-55 decision to Fairmont State on neutral court in Logan, West Virginia earlier this season.
• Artrip led the Mountain Lions in scoring with 16 points on 6-for-10 shooting from the field.
• FSU made eight first-half three-pointers including five from Emily Puskarich in defeating CU.
• Just two days after the Fairmont State game, the Mountain Lions hosted Shepherd as the Rams came back to defeat CU 64-59.
• Odell scored a career-high 17 points while shooting 6-for-11 from the field and 5-for-5 at the charity stripe.
• Kestner notched a double-double with 16 points and 17 rebounds, the fourth best rebounding effort in the league this season.
• In four career games versus Shepherd, Kestner is averaging 14.7 ppg and 11.2 rebounds per game (rpg) to along wtih three double-doubles.
• Fairmont State's Hailey Garrett is tied for third in the MEC in scoring (17.4 ppg) and is also sixth in rebounding (7.8 rpg).
• FSU also has the top three-pointer shooter in the MEC in Emily Lohr (50.5 percent / 54-for-107).
• Shepherd is the league's fourth-highest scoring offense at 72.7 ppg.
• SU's Rachel Johnson leads a well-balanced Rams attack with 12.3 ppg, but three other Shepherd players, Cara Mason (11.8 ppg), Morgan Arden (11.1 ppg) and Gabby Flinchum (10.9 ppg) all average in double figures for Shepherd.
A CONCORD WIN WOULD...
• A Concord win over Fairmont State would end a two-game skid versus the Falcons.
• A Concord win over Shepherd would be the second straight year Concord has defeated the Rams on the road.
• A Concord win over both Fairmont State and Shepherd would surpass last year's MEC win total of eight.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
5- Made three-pointers by Kestner in last season's 88-64 road win at Shepherd.
45.7- Artrip's shooting percentage from three-point range over the last five contest.
4- Concord has won more games on the road (four) than they have at home (three) this season.
