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ATHENS, W.Va. - After a nine-day layoff from competition, the Concord University women's basketball team resumes Mountain East Conference play when it takes on Charleston 5:30 p.m. at the Wehrle Center before welcoming West Virginia State 2:00 p.m. Saturday at home.
LIVE COVERAGE
The University of Charleston Sports Information Department will provide live statistics and live streaming video of Wednesday's game. At home, the Concord University Sports Information will have live video and statistics for the contest against West Virginia State.
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RECORDS
With a pair of narrow defeats, Concord is 2-3 this season and 0-2 in the MEC.
Charleston is one of four teams that are 2-0 in the MEC, and the Golden Eagles are 3-1 overall.
WVSU is 1-4 overall and 1-1 against league foes.
REAL CLOSE
Concord was unable to win either game on the road against Notre Dame and Urbana despite holding both opponents under 45 percent shooting and limiting NDC to less than 40 perceNT from the field.
CU fell by two points at Notre Dame, 66-64, and was bested 76-69 at Urbana.
Of the five games the Mountain Lions have played this season four of those contests have been decided seven points or less.
In 28 games last year only six games were decided by the same margin.
SECOND-HALF MADISON
Sophomore forward
Madison May continued her recent surge in the second half of games.
After only having two points and a rebound at halftime against Urbana, the Athens, West Virginia native added 17 additional points and grabbed 11 more rebounds to notch her first career double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds versus the Blue Knights.
Despite not starting a game this season, May is Concord's leading scorer through five games.
Included in her double-double against UU was eight offensive rebounds, and May nearly has as many offensive rebounds (15) as she does defensive boards (17) this season.
GETTING DEFENSIVE
Concord enters the matchup with Charleston ranked third in the MEC in field goal percentage defense.
The Mountain Lions are limiting opponents to 38.9 percent shooting from the field this season have have held all five teams to below 45 percent shooting in 2017-18.
The only other two teams ahead of Concord in field goal defense is Shepherd (33.9 percent) and Charleston (36.9 percent).
The last time CU went five straight games holding teams under 45 percent was a stretch last season from January 28-February 11 that included six games. the Mountain Lions were 4-2 during that time.
A factor in the low defensive field goal percentage for the Mountain Lions is freshman forward
Riley Fitzwater's ability to protect the rim. Fitzwater is second in the MEC in blocks per game (2.6).
RECORD WATCH
Senior guard
Danielle Catron continues to close in on 1,000 points for her career.
The Marion, Virginia native has 917 career points and will become the 16th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 points when reaching the mark.
Additionally, Catron is nearing 400 made field goals for her career as she has 373 for during her four years in the Maroon and Gray.
Only nine players have made 400 shots from the floor in their career.
With a successful two-game stretch from three-point range, junior guard
Emily Boothe can move into eighth all-time at CU in made three pointers.
Boothe has 102 made triples and needs seven to reach eighth all-time at Concord.
CLOSING THE DEAL
One of the six close games for Concord last season came at Charleston as the Golden Eagles won 67-63.
CU held a 17-point lead at halftime, but was unable to hold UC in the second half.
The Mountain Lions shot 46.9 percen the field comparted to Charleston 41.7 percent and forced 19 turnovers in the contest.
Senior guard
Lindsey Overbey was one of four players in double figures.
Boothe also scored in double digits with 10 points off the bench for the Mountain Lions.
RUN AND GUN
Although Concord lost to West Virginia State in both matchups last season, CU scored its most points (95) and third-most points (87) in the games versus the Yellow Jackets.
Senior forward
Heather Chapman posted double-doubles in each game versus WVSU.
Chapman averaged 24 points and 10.5 rebounds per contest, and its Chapman's only two career double-doubles.
Catron averaged 15.5 points per game and shot 54.1 percent (13-for-24) from the floor in the two games against West Virginia State.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
5- Concord has five players average double digits in scoring, only team in the league with five players doing so.
42- Points in the paint by Concord in last year's home meeting with West Virginia State.
71.1- Fitzwater's field goal percentage, tops in the MEC.
CHARLESTON AT A GLANCE
The Golden Eagles are 2-0 against MEC foes, but have won those games by five combined points after beating Fairmont State by one and Shepherd by four.
After backing up all-conference guard Jordyn Peck last season, Octavia Loll has assume the point guard role for UC. Loll is averaging 15.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
Abby Watson is the only other Charleston player in double figures as she is posting 14.6 points per contest.
UC is allowing the fewest points in the MEC this season at 61.2.
WEST VIRGINIA STATE AT A GLANCE
West Virginia State's Aurreshae Hines is one of the most veteran players in the MEC. Hines, the reigning MEC Player of the Week, is ninth in the conference (15.4 points per game).
The Yellow Jackets are grabbing 10 steals per game and forcing opponents into almost 18 turnovers per contest.
Three of the four losses for WVSU have come by eight points or less.
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