Concord Readies for Glenville State

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ATHENS, W.Va. - Fresh off its first overtime game in six seasons, the Concord University basketball team will have a quick turnaround when it welcomes Glenville State to the Carter Center 5:30 p.m. Tuesday night in Mountain East Conference action.

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RECORDS
CU is 3-4 overall and 1-3 against conference foes after an 87-76 win over West Virginia State.

Glenville State is 6-1 on the season and 4-0 in the MEC as it is receiving votes in the Women's Basketball Coaches' Association Division II Poll.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE FACTORY
Senior guard Danielle Catron, freshman forward Riley Fitzwater and sophomore forward Madison May all posted double-doubles in Concord's win over WVSU.

The trio became the first three teammates to post double-doubles in the same game in the MEC this season.

Only Fairmonts State's Kelli Jo Hairrison and Rachel Laskody were the only teammates to do it in the same game also against West Virginia State.

Catron tallied her first career double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds.

May had her second double-double in the last three games with career-highs in both points (21) and rebounds (15).

Fitzwater netted 26 points and grabbed 21 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season as she moved past Notre Dame's Kim Cook and West Virginia Wesleyan's Mari Stewart for most in the MEC.

Fitzwater set a single-game high in the MEC for rebounds this season and also posted a single-game CU record for most boards in a contest.

REBOUNDING THE BALL
Paced by Catron, Fitzwater and May, the Mountain Lions collected 66 rebounds in the game against the Yellow Jackets.

The last time CU came away with 65 or more rebounds in a single game was the fourth game of the 2011-2012 season at Glenville State in a victory.

In fact, Concord had two games of 60 rebounds during the 2011-2012 season with the other coming versus GSC in the WVIAC semifinals.

Senior guard Lindsey Overbey was the fourth-leading rebounder for the Mountain Lions against West Virginia State as she grabbed a season-best six.

After outrebounding West Virginia State 66-38, Concord is ranked third in the MEC in rebounding margin at +6.9.

WORKING LATE
The Mountain Lions played their first overtime game since March 2, 2012 in the WVIAC semifinals against GSC.

CU had to overcome a late deficit to force the extra session against West Virginia State.

Down four with 1:23 left in the contest, Overbey made a jumper and May tied the game at 72-72 with 12 seconds remaining.

By outscoring WVSU 15-4 in the overtime segment Saturday afternoon, it was the first time Concord overcame a deficit in the final two minutes of a game that resulted in a win since January 11, 2014 against Fairmont State in a neutral court game at Willie Akers Arena in Logan, West Virginia.

The Mountain Lions were down two points with 1:08 remaining in that contest and went onto to win by three.

TRIPLE THREAT
Concord's three primary low post players, senior forward Heather Chapman, Fitzwater and May are all averaging double figures in points per game this season.

May is leading the group and the team with 16.0 points per game.

Fitzwater is pouring in 12.4 points per contest and Chapman is adding 10.0.

The trio has accounted for 50.7 percent of CU's total scoring this season.

Over the last two games, the forwards have started the together. No other team in the MEC has more than one forward averaging 10 or more points.  

FAST PACE
The Mountain Lions will be seeking their first win over Glenville State since December 2014 when they snagged a 104-96 win over a team that is known for its fullcourt pressure and high volume of three-pointers.

GSC has hit 100 points in three of the last four meetings and reached 99 points in the other contest.

In four career games against Glenville State, junior guard Emily Boothe is averaging 14 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game.

Meanwhile, Catron has managed to shoot 50 percent (14-for-28) from the floor while averaging 14 points per game in her last two games against the Pioneers.

May notched 11.5 points per game last season as a true freshman versus GSC, and Overbey has scored at least 15 points in two of her last three games when facing Glenville State.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
3- With May scoring 21 points versus WVSU, she is now the third player to notch 20 points this season along with Catron and Fitzwater.

7- Assists by junior guard Andreanna Pool versus WVSU, the most for a CU player this season.

38.2- Concord has limited its opponent to 38.2 percent shooting this season, second in the MEC.

GLENVILLE STATE AT A GLANCE
The Pioneers are guided by second-year head coach and Glenville State alum Kim Stephens.

Over the weekend, GSC scored a MEC single-game high for the 2017-18 season in a win over Shepherd as it won 133-61.

Reigning MEC Player of the Year Paris McLeod is second in the league in scoring this season at 20.5 points per game.

Glenville State leads the conference in steals per game at 14.0, and is second in the MEC in made three-pointers per game at 9.8.