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ATHENS, W.Va. - The Concord University women's basketball team prepares for two games this week as it travels to Bluefield State 6:00 p.m. Tuesday before facing UVa.-Wise 6:00 p.m. Thursday in the home opener.
LIVE COVERAGE
Stats: The Concord University Sports Information Department will have live in-game statistics of Thursday's contest.
Video: Live streaming video will also be available for Thursday's home game.
RECORDS
Concord is 1-1 this season after splitting two games at the MEC-PSAC Challenge.
Bluefield State is 1-0 after a win over Cheyney to start the season.
UVa.-Wise is 1-1 after starting the season with two games at the SAC/Conference Carolinas Challenge.
BOARDING UP
Concord collected 50 or more rebounds in each game to start the season in Fairmont, West Virginia. In a 93-82 loss to Seton Hill, the Mountain Lions pulled down 58 rebounds which were the most since grabbing 65 against Bluefield State January 28, 2018. CU returned to the court to tally 51 rebounds versus Lock Haven in an 86-60 win. Junior forward
Riley Fitzwater grabbed 19 rebounds versus Seton Hill and 33 total boards over the two games to move within seven of 700 rebounds for her career. Senior forward
Madison May recorded 13 rebounds to go with her career-high 33 points against Seton Hill. With 19 rebounds over the weekend, May moved past 2019 Concord Hall of Famer and current UVa.-Wise head coach Jamie Cluesman for 10
th in all-time rebounds at Concord with 545. Through two games, Concord has a +12 rebounding margin on average.
SPREADING THE WEALTH
In the 26-point victory against LHU, the Mountain Lions had five players finish in double figures. Sophomore guard
Maggie Guynn missed her career high by two points as she scored a game-best 19 points. May chipped in 16 points and Fitzwater finished with 15 points. Junior guard
Keely Lundy tied her career high with 12 points on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting from three-point range. Junior forward
Tamra Scott scored all 12 of her points in the third quarter. It was the first time CU had five double-figure scorers since a road win at Notre Dame in February. Fitzwater, Guynn and May were a part of that group.
LET'S GET DEFENSIVE
Over the weekend, CU held its two opponents to a combined 30.1 percent shooting (47-for-156). The difference in the SHU contest was the Griffins sinking 18 three-pointers. Against Lock Haven, the Mountain Lions held LHU to 27.4 percent shooting (20-for-73). Saturday marked the seventh time since the start of the 2017-18 season that Concord has held an opponent below 30 percent shooting for the game. Last season, the Mountain Lions led the Mountain East Conference in field goal defense (38.2 percent). And last season the Maroon and Gray held Bluefield State to 29.0 percent (36-for-124) in two games and limited UVa.-Wise to 35.0 percent (73-for-208) across three games.
A RIVALRY RENEWED
Concord owns a 30-14 record against Bluefield State since the institutions became Division II schools prior to the 1993-94 season. The Mountain Lions have also won the last eight games versus BSC including holding Bluefield State to 39 points in a 74-39 home win last season. Scott had her first career double-double in her first career start as she posted 14 points and 13 rebounds in an 83-52 Concord win last season at BSC. For her career, May is averaging 13.8 points and 8.3 rebounds per game against the Blues and has a double-double in three of the last four meetings.
HELLO, OLD FRIEND
The Mountain Lions welcome former MEC foe UVa.-Wise into the Carter Center for Thursday night's home opener. Concord defeated the Cavaliers all three times last season including the MEC Tournament Quarterfinals. Last season, May averaged 16.6 points and seven rebounds per game while shooting 43.7 percent from the field including a 23-point, six-steal effort in the MEC Tournament. Fitzwater went for 13 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.3 blocks per game against UVa.-Wise. Guynn was pivotal with a career-best 21 points on the road against the Cavaliers in 2018-19 as CU won 75-65.
HOME SWEET HOME
CU tallied 10 of its 23 wins at home last season which was the first time Concord had double-digit home wins since the 2011-12 season when it had 12 victories. The Mountain Lions had an average margin of victory on the home floor of 16.6 points including winning three games by 20 or more points. Last season, Concord beat UVa.-Wise 73-67 at the Carter Center as it outscored the Cavaliers by 12 points in the first three quarters.
BLUEFIELD STATE AT A GLANCE
BSC's lone game over the weekend was a 93-83 win over Cheyney as its other scheduled game with Trinity was postponed. A box score from Saturday's game is unavailable.
UVA.-WISE AT A GLANCE
Like Concord, the Cavaliers scored 80 or more points in both games over the weekend. UVa.-Wise lost 94-83 to Limestone before scoring 87 points in a 34-point victory over Converse. Cynita Webb is averaging a double-double of 19.5 points and 13 rebounds through two contests. Kalee Johnson backed up Webb's 19 points against Converse with 18 of her own. CU's lockdown defense over the weekend will have its hands full with UVa.-Wise who is shooting 50.4 percent in two games this season.
