BLUEFIELD, W.Va- The Concord University Women's basketball team earned its first win of the season after it defeated Bluefield State 84-56 in non-conference action on Tuesday evening.
Concord improves to 1-2 on the season, while BSC falls to 0-3 on the year.
After a tightly contested first seven minutes of the game, Concord started to pull away after a 7-2 run to close the final three minutes of the quarter. A jump shot by sophomore guard
Emily Boothe and a three point play by junior guard
Danielle Catron highlighted the run to give Concord some breathing room after 10 minutes, 15-8.
The Mountain Lions continued to extend their lead in the second quarter after a three pointer by Boothe with just four seconds left in the first half giving CU it's largest lead of the game at 19 heading into halftime, 38-19.
Concord's defensive effort held BSC to just 25 percent shooting in the first half.
A free throw by junior forward
Heather Chapman extended Concord's lead to 25 with four minutes remaining in the third quarter.
Back to back three-pointers by BSC's Maggie Tien cut Concord's lead to 19, but four free throws and a layup by freshman forward
Madison May helped Concord take the lead back to 22 at the end of the third quarter.
The Mountain Lions outscored the Blues by six over the final period to secure a 28-point victory.
Junior guard
Alexis Lowery led all scorers with a career-high 25 points, eclipsing her previous career-high by seven points. Lowery also managed her scoring efforts on an efficient 9-17 shooting, as well as 6-of-12 shooting from downtown. May and junior guard
Lindsey Overbey each tallied double figures at 10 points each. Sophomore forward
Courtney White nabbed ten rebounds for CU. Junior center
Alley Odell added eight points and five rebounds.
Concord crashed the glass,as it outrebounded the Blues 59-37, its highest mark since the Mountain Lions reeled in 59 rebounds against Glenville State on December 4, 2014.
Concord begins Mountain East Conference play when it hosts West Virginia State on Saturday at the Carter Center. Tip off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
