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ATHENS, W.Va. - The Concord University women's basketball team begins a two-game Mountain East Conference home stand when it hosts Wheeling Jesuit 5:30 p.m. Thursday before welcoming West Liberty to the Carter Center 1:00 p.m. Saturday.
LIVE COVERAGE
Audio: Jason Reed and
Steve Cox will have live play-by-play coverage for Saturday's game which will also be Concord's Pink Day game in support of breast cancer awareness. The game can be heard on 94.5 "Willie" FM and online at www.mywillie.com
Stats: The Concord University Sports Information Department provides live in-game statistics for all home games.
Video: Live streaming video will be available for both home games this week.
RECORDS
Concord ran its record to 16-4 overall and 11-3 in the MEC by defeating West Virginia Wesleyan, 76-67, in its last game.
Wheeling Jesuit is 3-17 this season and 1-13 versus conference teams.
WLU starts the week at 13-7 and is one game back of CU in the conference standings at 10-4.
EFFICENT OFFENSE
The Mountain Lions shot a season-high 61.1 percent (44-for-72) as it fell to Glenville State, 117-107, last Wednesday at home. CU kept its hot shooting streak going into the weekend in the win over WVWC as Concord recorded a field-goal percentage of 51.9 percent (28-for-54). It marked the ninth time in 20 games that Concord has shot at least 50 percent from the field this season. Because of the razor-sharp offensive numbers, the Mountain Lions are ranked sixth in Division II in field goal percentage (48.0) and sits eighth in points per game nationally (81.8). Sophomore forward
Riley Fitzwater continues to lead Division II in field goal percentage (70.2) and has a five-point lead on Lewis' Jessica Kelliher for the national lead. Senior guard
Andreanna Pool also helped out CU's field goal percentage numbers last week as she shot 71.4 percent (15-for-21) from the field and 63.6 percent (7-for-11) from the three-point distance.
RECORD WATCH
A few milestones have the potential to be reached this weekend for the program. First of all, head coach
Kenny Osborne needs one win to reach 250 career wins in his time at Concord. After scoring a total of 42 points versus Glenville State and Wesleyan, junior forward
Madison May needs 33 points to reach 1,000 for her career. She would become the 17
th player in program history to reach the mark. Elsewhere, Fitzwater has 198 career blocks. Additionally, Fitzwater is just 27 blocks away from surpassing 2017 CU Hall of Fame inductee
Jolysa Brown for the all-time blocks record at Concord.
SHARING IS CARING
CU rolled up 22 assists in its win over West Virginia Wesleyan, which was the second-highest mark of the season. Pool just missed her first career double-double as she tallied 21 points and nine assists. May added six assists in the road victory. The Mountain Lions were nearly as impressive sharing the ball against Glenville State with 19 assists. Senior guard
Emily Boothe tallied eight assists as she flirted with a triple-double of 11 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Heading into play this weekend, Concord is ranked 22
nd in Division II in assists per game (16.3).
REBOUNDING GUARDS
Ahead of play this week, the Mountain Lions have the best rebounding margin in the MEC (+5.6). While Fitzwater and May both rank in the top five in the league in rebounds per game, a big reason CU is atop the rebounding ranks is Boothe. The Riner, Virginia native is averaging 6.3 rebounds per game. Over the last nine games, Boothe has grabbed at least seven rebounds and tallied a career-best 11 versus Fairmont State in that stretch. Of players listed 5-foot-7 or shorter in the MEC, Boothe ranks second in rebounds per game behind Shepherd's Kari Lankford.
TAKING TWO
Concord defeated both Wheeling Jesuit and West Liberty on the road earlier this season as it averaged 92 points in the two road victories. CU dispatched of Wheeling Jesuit 90-51—its largest margin of victory in 10 years. Two days later, Concord beat West Liberty 94-84. Fitzwater averaged a double-double on the trip with 15.5 points per game and 12.5 rebounds per contest. Pool went for 19 points and five assists per game in the two matchups. Freshman forward
Maggie Guynn came off the bench to supply 12 points at WJU and followed it up with nine points at West Liberty. Boothe went for a season-best 19 points at WLU.
SHOOTERS
Saturday's game pits two of the best three-point shooting teams in the MEC. West Liberty is second in the league in made both made three-pointers (197) and percentage (38.1). Meanwhile, the Mountain Lions are third in league in three-point percentage (34.7), but are fifth in made triples (125). Earlier this season, Concord held the Hilltoppers to 25 percent (7-for-28) from three-point range. On the year, CU is one of three teams in the conference holding team under 30 percent from beyond the arc. Over the last five games, Concord has made at least eight three-pointers in four contests. Pool and sophomore forward
Keely Lundy have led the way with 14 and nine made three-pointers over that stretch, respectively
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
17- Numbers of foul shots made by May at West Liberty, the third most in a Division II game this season.
58.6- Shooting percentage for Concord against Wheeling Jesuit earlier this season.
81.4- Points average for CU in 11 home games this season.
WHEELING JESUIT AT A GLANCE
The Cardinals are winless in true road game this season and have lost 14 straight games entering play this week. Chenelle Moore is one of four players in the MEC averaging a double-double with 16.8 points and 12.9 rebounds per contest. Moore is also third in Division II in rebounding. In its last game, WJU was only down one at halftime to Shepherd before being outscored by 13 points in the second half in a 79-65 loss.
WEST LIBERTY AT A GLANCE
Marissa Brown is not only one of the best players in the MEC, but also nationally. Brown is averaging 24.1 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game. In the first matchup with CU, Brown had 41 points, 12 rebounds and 11 blocks. Audrey Tingle is second in the MEC in assists per game (5.9). The Hilltoppers are one of two teams in the conference shooting at least 75 percent from the foul line this season (75.3).
