ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University women's basketball team outscored West Virginia State 83-41 in the final 29 minutes of the game as it rolled to a 103-77 win over the Yellow Jackets Wednesday night in Mountain East Conference play at the Carter Center.
WVSU (9-18, 7-14 MEC) got off to a hot start as it outscored the Mountain Lions (19-8, 15-6 MEC) 14-2 in the final 3:54 of the first quarter, and took a 31-18 lead into the second period.
The Yellow Jackets were able to work their lead up to 36-20 70 seconds into the second stanza, however, CU chipped away at the lead, and was down just 53-48 at halftime as sophomore guard
Maggie Guynn hit a short jumper with less than 30 seconds left in the half.
After outscoring West Virginia State, 30-22, in the second quarter, Concord exploded for 55 points in the second half while holding WVSU to 24 points—12 in each quarter.
With the score tied at 55-55, senior forward
Madison May scored two of her game-best 33 points to put the Mountain Lions ahead for good with 6:49 left in the third quarter.
After a somewhat slow start to the game, CU shot 54.2 percent (32-for-59) from the field over the final three quarters while holding West Virginia State to 27.6 percent (18-for-65) over that same time frame. As a team, Concord shot 51.9 percent (41-for-79) from the field.
Junior forward
Riley Fitzwater tallied her second career triple-double by going for 20 points, 15 rebounds and 10 blocks—it is also the program's second-ever triple-double. May added a career-best 17 rebounds to go with her 33 points as she shot 14-of-25 from the field.
Guynn tied her single-game high with 23 points.
Junior forward
Keely Lundy (six) and sophomore guard
Gracie Robinson (seven) combined for 13 assists as CU assisted on 28 made field goals.
Concord held a 50-38 rebounding edge, including 26 second-chance points on 20 offensive rebounds.
The Mountain Lions conclude the regular season with a matchup against Glenville State 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the Carter Center.
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