West Virginia Wesleyan Live Stats Live Video (West Virginia Wesleyan) Complete Game Notes Concord Stats West Virginia Wesleyan Stats Glenville State StatsATHENS, W.Va - Concord will open up a four-game road trip when they travel to Buckhannon to take on West Virginia Wesleyan Thursday night before heading to Glenville State on Saturday. Concord is now 5-15 on the season overall, and 3-11 in the Mountain East Conference. Concord are one place ahead of the Bobcats who are 4-14 overall and 2-12 in the MEC standings. Glenville State is currently fifth in the Mountain East Conference, sitting 13-7 overall and 9-5 in the MEC.
Solid From the Stripe• Concord scored 90 points in a game for the first time in almost four years against Shepherd due in large part to their free throw shooting.
• The Mountain Lions were 24-for-28 from the line in the victory, and needed to hit several free throws late in order to withstand a furious Shepherd rally in the final minutes of the game.
• The solid free throw shooting for CU had sustained from their past two games against Fairmont State and Bluefield State.
• Concord has made over 85 percent of their free throws in the last three games.
• Five Concord players went perfect from the free throw line against the Rams, junior guard
Olivia Morgan (career-high 6-for-6), junior guard
Alexis Lowery (career-high 6-for-6), sophomore guard
Lindsey Overbey (4-for-4), freshman forward
Jenna Holton (2-for-2), and sophomore guard
Marta Moix (2-for-2).
Offensive Outburst• In addition to excelling from the free throw line, Concord has also found a way to put the ball in the basket during these past three games.
• In Concord's last two wins in this current 2-1 stretch , it has averaged 83.5 points per game.
• In Concord's three wins prior to those, they only averaged 68 points per game.
•Concord's offense was assisted by having a number of players contribute in the scoresheet on Saturday's 90-86 victory over Shepherd.
• Concord had five players score in double figures for the first time since March 2nd, 2012 against the Rams.
• Overbey poured in a career-high 22 points, senior forward
Kylie Molisee added a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds, sophomore guard
Danielle Catron had 13 points, and Lowery and Morgan each had 12 points.
• Concord nearly missed out on having a sixth join the club as Moix had nine points against the Rams.
Dishing Dimes• Concord has shared the ball well during their recent 2-1 stretch against Bluefield State, Fairmont State, and Shepherd.
• The Mountain Lions have averaged 18 assists per game during that span.
• CU also had a season-high 27 assists vs.Glenville State in the two teams first meeting of the season in Athens. • Morgan has led the way from the point guard position, averaging six assists during the run, including a career-high 12 assists in Concord's 77-52 win over Bluefield State.
• The unselfishness of the Mountain Lions has paid dividends in their efficiency, as the Mountain Lions have combined to shoot over 43 percent from the field in their last three games, up four percentage points from their season average of 39 percent.
Morgan Stuffing the Stat Sheet• Morgan has found a run of success at point guard against the hard-pressing Pioneers, as last year she accumulated a near triple-double against GSC with a career-high 13 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists while playing the entire game.
• This year at home, she managed to score six points, dish out five assists, and garner seven steals in just 28 minutes of action.
• Morgan will hope to continue to remain a calming presence at point guard, as Glenville and their full-court press are averaging 14.7 steals per game, second in the country.
Inside the Numbers
1 - Games that
Kylie Molisee has not been the leading rebounder for Concord this season. Freshman forward
Courtney White pulled down seven rebounds against Glenville State earlier this season.
24 - Number of points scored by
Kylie Molisee against West Virginia Wesleyan in the teams first matchup, a career-high.
149 - Amount of conference victories by head coach
Kenny Osborne at Concord. Osborne will look to get win number 150 Thursday night in Buckhannon.
Scouting West Virginia Wesleyan• West Virginia Wesleyan heads into Thursday's matchup against Concord with a 4-14 record overall and a 2-12 mark in the Mountain East Conference.
• The Bobcats just earned their second conference win of the season with a 103-98 victory over Urbana on the road, which is their highest scoring mark of the season by far.
• The Bobcats have been bolstered by the scoring of Tara Goldman, who exploded for 34 points against the Blue Knights. She is averaging 12.6 points per game, and is third in the conference in rebounding at 8.7 rebounds per game.
• Mari Stewart is averaging 18.8 points per game in her 12 appearances this season.
Scouting Glenville State • Glenville State leads the country in scoring at 91.7 points per game, and also leads the country in three-pointers made per game at 12.6.
• They have also done a good job forcing their opponents into making mistakes, averaging 14.7 steals per game, good for second in the country.
• Brittany Jackson leads the Pioneers in scoring at 13 points per game, and is nailing 34.8 percent of her shots from beyond the arc.
