Concord Hosting First Round MEC Tournament Game Versus UVa.-Wise

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ATHENS, W.Va. - By defeating UVa.-Wise 65-48 on Saturday, the Concord Univeristy women's basketball earned a first round Mountain East Conference Tournament home game 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Carter Center.

LIVE COVERAGE
• The Concord University Sports Information Department will provide live in-game statistics as well as live streaming video of Tuesday's playoff game. To access the live coverage options, follow the links at the top of the page or click here.

RECORDS
• CU is 8-20 overall this season with a mark of 8-14 in the MEC.

• UVa.-Wise has an identical conference mark while it sports a 9-19 overall record.

THE COACHES
• Concord's Kenny Osborne has compiled a 208-216 record in 15 seasons at Concord.

• Kristin Kunzman has put together a mark of 34-69 in three seasons at UVa.-Wise.

MOUNTAIN LION NOTES
• When the Mountain Lions and Cavaliers squared off on Saturday at UVa.-Wise, the winner got the right to host the other in the 8-9 matchup in the MEC Tournament.

• After leading by two points at halftime against UVa.-Wise, junior forward Kylie Molisee and senior guard Melea Smith combined for 20 of CU's 28 second-half points as Concord eased to a 17-point win.

• Tuesday night will be the first time Concord has hosted a first round conference tournament game since the 2011-2012 season when they downed Wheeling Jesuit 85-57.

• Senior forwards Rachel Artrip and Jacqueline Kestner are the only Mountain Lions to experience a home playoff game as both played against WJU in 2012.
Artrip contributed four points and six rebounds as a freshman in that particular contest.

• The Mountain Lions will be seeking to win their first postseason contest since the 2011-2012 season when they won two games before losing in the conference semifinals.

• In her last two playoff games, Kestner is averaging 11 points and 9.5 rebounds per game.

• When Concord matches up against UVa.-Wise Tuesday, CU will be looking to beat the Cavaliers for a third time this season.

• By defeating UVa.-Wise, it would mark the first time since the 2011-2012 season, when they beat Charleston three times, that the Mountain Lions have beaten the same time three times in one season.

• CU has outscored the Cavaliers by 34 points in two games this season, a 57-40 win at home Jan. 22 and Saturday's 65-48 win.

• The Maroon and Gray has had not any other opponent under 50 points this season, but has managed to not allow 50 points to the Cavaliers.

• Concord has limited UVa.-Wise into 26.8 percent shooting including a 14-for-56 effort at the Carter Center earlier in the season.

• Kestner is averaging 11 rebounds versus UVa.-Wise this season as her 11 boards helped CU outrebound Wise 51-34 at home.

• Artrip also notched a career-high 14 rebounds versus the Cavaliers at home.

• In the scoring column, Molisee (14.5 points per game) and Smith (12 points per game) have had the most consistent scoring games against UVa.-Wise this season of all CU players.

• Not only has Concord locked down the Cavaliers as a team, but they have also shut down one of the best all-around scorers in the MEC.

• UVa.-Wise's Blair Harding is seventh in the league in scoring at 16.4 ppg, but has only scored 11 total points against the Mountain Lions as she has shot 3-for-22 against Concord this season.

• Two significant scoring runs helped the Mountain Lions in each win over UVa.-Wise this season.

• At home, CU opened up the game on a 22-2 run as the Cavaliers never threatened the Concord lead.

• Saturday on the road, the Mountain Lions used an 11-0 run early in the second half to a 34-34 tie and cruise past UVa.-Wise.

• Besides being the primary scorer for the Cavaliers, Harding also leads her team in assists per game (2.7), three-point shooting (33.9 percent / 75-for-221) and is second on the squad in rebounds per game (6.2).

• UVa.-Wise's Kayla Carey (11.8 ppg) and Taylor Sandidge (10.9 ppg) are the other two Cavaliers to average double figures in scoring this season.

• The Cavaliers will be seeking to win a road playoff game for the second consecutive year after they defeated Notre Dame 81-67 before falling to West Liberty in the quarterfinal round of the 2014 MEC Tournament.

• Speaking of West Liberty, the winner of Tuesday night's contest will get the top-seeded Hilltoppers in the second round of the conference basketball championship 6:00 p.m. Thursday night at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virignia.

• The Mountain Lions have won five of the six prior meetings between the two teams including all four matchups as MEC opponents.

• Concord has not trailed in 80 minutes of action versus UVa.-Wise this season.

A CONCORD WIN WOULD..
• A Concord win would be the first postseason win for the Mountain Lions since 2011-2012.

• A Concord win would be the first time CU has defeated the same team three times in a season since 2011-2012.

• A Concord win would advance the Mountain Lions to the quarterfinal round of a conference tournament for the first time since 2011-2012.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
70.5- Percent of shots Concord has assisted this season versus UVa.-Wise.

18- Average number of assists per game for Concord against Wise, well above its season average of 13.6

9- Average number of assists CU is allowing to the Cavaliers in two games this year.