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ATHENS, W.Va. - The Concord University women's basketball team looks to improve upon its 4-2 start to the season when travels to Urbana 5:30 p.m. Wednesday before coming back home to take on Notre Dame 2:00 p.m. Saturday in a pair of Mountain East Conference games.
LIVE COVERAGE
Stats: Both the Urbana and Concord University Sports Information Departments will provide live in-game statistics for each game.
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RECORDS
To go along with its 4-2 overall mark, CU is 2-0 in MEC play to start the week.
Urbana is 5-2 this season and is also undefeated in league play at 2-0.
NDC is undefeated on the season at 6-0 while sporting a 2-0 mark in the MEC.
RUN-N-GUN SHOW
The Mountain Lions enter play this weekend sporting Division II's fourth-best scoring offense with an average of 87.8 points per game. In its most recent game, Concord put a Division II program-record 122 points on the board in a 122-112 win over West Virginia State. To go with the near 88 points per game, CU is shooting 49.9 percent on the season which ranks seventh in Division II. The Maroon and Gray shot 61.7 percent in the victory at WVSU, which is the fourth highest in a single game in Division II this season. Additionally, Concord's 122 points are the third most in a game in 2019-20. Senior forward
Madison May led the way as she poured in a career-best 38 points on 15-for-24 shooting while adding her fourth double-double of the season by pulling down 13 rebounds. Junior forward
Riley Fitzwater scored a season-best 27 points on 13-for-15 shooting while sophomore guard
Maggie Guynn finished one point off her career best by netting 22 points on 9-for-16 shooting.
BEST OF THE BEST
Concord, Notre Dame and Urbana are three of the last four teams that are undefeated in conference play with Fairmont State being the fourth. UU comes especially as a surprise to its fast start to the season as the Blue Knights are already half way to their MEC win total from the 2018-19. Concord has played in two games decided by 10 points or less with victories over Charleston and West Virginia State. Meanwhile, NDC has been convincing in its two wins over Wheeling (82-68) and West Liberty (84-69). The Falcons will have a tough home test Wednesday against defending MEC regular season and tournament champion Glenville State before coming to Athens Saturday.
NEAR THE TOP
To start the week, May ranks fourth in Division II in scoring at 24.7 points per game, and is the only player in the MEC averaging at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists per game. Fitzwater, meanwhile, is first in Division II in field goal percentage (73.8 / 45-for-61) and is second in blocks per game (5.1). To take it a step further, Fitzwater's 68.9 career field goal percentage is the best among active players in any Division of NCAA Women's Basketball, and is four points higher than second place Ruthy Hebard of Oregon.
BALANCING ACT
In Concord's 122-point outburst against West Virginia State, five players finished in double figures. Along with Fitzwater, Guynn and May, sophomore guard
Gracie Robinson scored a career-best 12 points while junior forward
Tamra Scott came off the bench to net 10 points with eight coming in the third quarter alone. It was the second time this season CU has had five players score in double figures with the other coming against Lock Haven in an 86-60 win.
DOWN TO THE WIRE
All four games last season with both Notre Dame and Urbana weren't decided until the final moments or into overtime. The Mountain Lions needed overtime to defeat Urbana at home last season while squeezing out a 59-54 win on the road over the Blue Knights as UU held Concord to a season low in points. Against Notre Dame, CU needed late surges to get past the Falcons. Tied at 71-71 with 4:26 left in the home contest, Concord outscored NDC 17-10 over the final four minutes to earn an 88-81 win. A similar score line happened at Notre Dame. Concord was tied 69-69 with NDC with 3:53 remaining before the Mountain Lions surged to finish the game on a 16-9 run to win 85-76. In her career, Fitzwater is averaging 22.7 points and 8.5 rebounds per game against Notre Dame.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
6- Number of Concord players that shot at least 50 percent from the field at West Virginia State.
30- Assists by CU at West Virginia State, the most in an MEC game this season, and ninth most in any Division II game.
47- Concord shot at least 47 percent in both games against Notre Dame last season including 54.7 percent at NDC.
URBANA AT A GLANCE
The Blue Knights' resurgence has been led by the senior frontcourt duo of Sylvia Hudson and Tyra James. Hudson is averaging 17.6 points and 5.9 rebounds per game while shooting 63.3 percent from the field. James, a two-time Division I transfer from Kent State and Florida A&M, is one of the most complete players in the MEC, averaging 22.3 points, 10.9 rebounds and 4.3 assists per contest. Bailey Draughn is also scoring in double figures at 13.4 points per game. Urbana is first in the MEC in three-point defense, limiting opponents to 28.3 percent from beyond the arc.
NOTRE DAME AT A GLANCE
NDC is outscoring its opponents by nearly 11 points per game in its 6-0 start. Two-time All-MEC guard Seina Adachi leads Notre Dame in scoring at 19.2 points per game. Jessie Stout is averaging near a double-double of 9.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per contest. The Falcons rank second in the MEC in field goal defense, holding opponents to 38.3 percent shooting while CU is first at 37.0 percent. Notre Dame has trailed just twice in the second half all season, an 80-74 win over Malone and the victory over Wheeling.
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