Concord Returns for Two-Game Homestand Versus Wheeling Jesuit, West Liberty

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ATHENS, W.Va. - The Concord University women's basketball team will go into Saturday's matchup in the Mountain East Conference with a 3-10 record (2-6 MEC). 

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MOUNTAIN LION NOTES
• Concord started to find the basket early and often during their exploits in Ohio. 

• The Mountain Lions scored 74 points in the loss to Notre Dame, and erupted for 83 points in a narrow defeat to Urbana, a season-high. 

• The Mountain Lions were also very efficient from the floor, shooting 50 percent or better in both of those games. 

• Concord has only eclipsed the 70-point mark in five of their 13 games this season. 

• However, three of those instances have been in the past four games for the Mountain Lions. 

• The Mountain Lions are only averaging 61.8 ppg at the moment, but based on recent form the trend seems to be going in a positive direction. 

• A vital component of Concord's recent scoring surge has been their shooting from beyond the arc. 

• Concord has combined to shoot 22-for-39 from three-point range in the past two games, a percentage of .564.

• Contributing to the hot shooting for Concord in the past two games are Olivia Morgan (4-4), Emily Boothe (8-11), and Danielle Catron (9-16). 

• Concord actually shot the ball more efficiently from the three-point line than they did from the field overall against both Notre Dame and Urbana. 

• In fact, the last time that Concord made 10 three-pointers in a game goes all the way back to 2012 when they made 11 three-pointers against Virginia Intermont. 

• The Mountain Lions made 13 threes against Urbana. 

• Freshman guard Emily Boothe had a breakout game against the Blue Knights of Urbana in her last game. 

• While Boothe has scored in double figures five times previously this season, she has never scored more than twelve points in a game in her career. 

• Against Urbana, Boothe led the Mountain Lions in scoring with 26 points, scoring over twice as many points as her previous career-high.

• The Riner, Virginia native shot a blistering 10-for-14 from the field and 6-for-8 from three-point territory. 

• She managed to chip in two assists as well. 

• The freshman has played and started in every game for the Mountain Lions this season, and her recent surge has helped the Mountain Lions become more dangerous offensively.  

• Concord will look to go back to winning ways against the Cardinals on Saturday. 

• Concord trails Wheeling Jesuit 18-7 in the all-time series head-to-head matchups between the two teams. 

• Concord was narrowly defeated on the road at Wheeling last year, falling by three points to WJU after the Mountain Lions couldn't convert a chance to send the game into overtime. 

• Junior center Alley Odell contributed eight points in the matchup in Athens, while sophomore guard Lindsey Overbey added seven ponts. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
70.3- Concord's points per game in the last four games, substantially  higher than their season average of 61.8. 

.500- 3-point percentage of Concord in it's last four games.  Including a 64.3 percent effort at Notre Dame Sunday

14- The amount of shots it took freshman guard Emily Boothe to score 26 points at Urbana Tuesday.

SCOUTING WHEELING JESUIT
• Wheeling Jesuit comes into Saturday's matchup on a three-game winning streak. 

• The Cardinals are undefeated at home, and are 5-2 on the road. 

• WJU sits in second-place in the Mountain East with a 12-2 record overall and a 7-1 mark in conference play. 

• The Cardinals only conference blemish came on the road at Charleston on January 4th.

• Jaila Bryant leads the  Cardinals in scoring at 15.3 points per game.  Mariah Callen leads the Mountain East Conference in three-point percentage at .389.

SCOUTING WEST LIBERTY
• West Liberty rolls into this weekend on the back of an 11-game winning streak. 

• The Hilltoppers are 13-1 on the season, their only loss coming on the road to Ohio Dominican University. 

• Liz Flowers leads the Mountain East in scoring at 19.6 points per game, and Kailee Howe leads the Mountain East in assists by almost six per game. 

• Howe averages 10.8 assists per game. 

• The Hilltoppers also boast the conference's leading rebounding in Kierra Simpson, who is grabbing 11.5 boards per game.