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ATHENS, W.Va. - The Concord University women's basketball team returns from Christmas break with a two-game road trip at Shepherd 5:30 p.m. Thursday and at Fairmont State 2:00 p.m. Saturday.
LIVE COVERAGE
Both the Shepherd University and Fairmont State Sports Information Departments will provide live statistics and live video for both contests during the road swing. To access the live coverage, follow the links at the top of the page or click
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RECORDS
Concord won its final game in December over West Virginia Wesleyan to improve to 4-5 overall and 2-4 in the Mountain East Conference.
Shepherd is 6-6 this season and 2-4 versus league foes.
FSU is 5-6 and is just 1-5 in the MEC.
LONG TIME COMING
In CU's 88-68 win over West Virginia Wesleyan, sophomore forward
Madison May poured in 30 points, becoming the first Concord player to score 30 points in a game in nearly four years.
Rachel Artrip was the last player to do it in February 2014.
May also added a double-double with 11 rebounds to go along with 30 points.
The Athens, West Virginia native was the first Mountain Lion with 30 points and a double-double since Andrea Bertrand in January 2013.
Entering 2018, May has scored at least 20 points in three straight games and is fifth in the MEC in points per game at 18.1 points per game.
Over her last three games, May is shooting 58 percent (29-for-50) from the field.
HERE TO ASSIST YOU
Concord dished out 25 assists on 34 made field goals in the victory against WVWC.
It was the most assists for CU this season and the most since December 3, 2015 against Glenville State.
In her first start of the season, junior guard
Emily Boothe handed out six assists while May matched Boothe with six assists of her own.
Senior guard
Lindsey Overbey distributed five assists. In the last three games, CU has racked up 61 assists and has at least 15 in each contest.
It is the first time the Mountain Lions have notched three games of more than 15 assists since a three-game stretch in the middle of January during the 2016-17 season.
THE TREK TOWARDS 1K
Senior guard
Danielle Catron stands just 39 points away from 1,000 for her career as the Mountain Lions begin play in 2018.
Catron would become the 16th player in program history to reach the milestone.
In her career, Catron is averaging 11.2 points per game versus Shepherd and 7.7 points per game against Fairmont State.
After facing SU and the Fighting Falcons, Concord will host Wheeling Jesuit and West Liberty where Catron would have a chance to surpass 1,000 points in front of the Carter Center crowd if she does not accomplish the feat on the road.
The Marion, Virginia native is averaging 12.3 points per game this season, and has scored at least 15 points in each of the last three contests and has reached double figures in six of nine game in 2017-18.
AHEAD OF THE PACK
Freshman forward
Riley Fitzwater has had a stellar start to her college career.
At the Christmas break, Fitzwater leads the conference in field goal percentage (73.9 / 51-for-69), rebounds per game (11.4), blocks per game (2.7) and is tied for the league lead in double-doubles with five.
No other player in the MEC leads multiple statistical categories.
FINDING THE RANGE
After shooting 40 percent or better from three-point distance in one of the first seven games, the Mountain Lions concluded the 2017 portion of their schedule by shooting 40 percent (6-for-15) from three-point range against Glenville State and followed it up with a 6-for-12 effort at West Virginia Wesleyan.
Boothe paced the three-point shooting versus GSC by draining 3-of-4 attempts with Catron adding two three-pointers on five shots.
Against WVWC, Overbey sunk a career-high three three-pointers on just four attempts. Boothe, Catron and freshman guard
Keely Lundy each had one three-pointer inside the Rockefelleer Center.
BREAKING OUT THE BROOMS
CU took both games from Shepherd last season winning 72-69 at home before grabbing a 67-58 victory on the road.
Additionally, the Mountain Lions have won three of the last four games over SU.
In the four games, Overbey is averaging 14.2 points per game and nearly came up with two double-doubles last season when the Gate City, Virginia native recorded 20 points and nine rebounds and nine points and eight rebounds against Shepherd.
Furthermore, Overbey notched a career-best 22 points versus the Rams during the 2015-16 season. Concord has held SU to 45 percent or less from the floor in each of the last four meetings.
CLOSE CALLS
In 33 meetings since both schools became Division II institutions in 1994-95, Shepherd leads the series 17-16.
Three of the last four meetings have been closely contested throughout.
In addition to CU's 72-69 last season, the Mountain Lions won 90-86 two seasons at home while Shepherd edged out a 75-72 victory during the 2015-16 season on its home court.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
4.7- Average points the last four contests between Concord and Shepherd have been decided by.
10- Turnovers committed by CU at Wesleyan, the fewest in a single game for Concord this season.
39- Points needed by Catron to reach 1,000 for her career.
SHEPHERD AT A GLANCE
Shepherd is coming off a non-conference loss to Virginia State that evened the Rams' record.
Morgan Arden is leading the conference in scoring at 20.4 points per game.
Both Concord and Shepherd have defeated one mutual opponent in West Virginia State.
Jenna Eckleberry is her fourth season guiding the Rams and her assistant is former CU standout, and school record holder in assists and steals, Jamie Cluesman.
FAIRMONT STATE AT A GLANCE
The Fighting Falcons are also coming off a non-conference loss against Edinboro.
Freshman Sierra Kotchman leads FSU in scoring at 18.6 points per game and is also the MEC leader in scoring among freshmen.
Four of the five overall wins for Fairmont State have come inside Joe Retton Arena.
FSU is giving up the fourth fewest points per game in the confernece at 71.7.
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