ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University women's basketball team held Bluefield State to 16 points in the second half as it picked up a 63-53 win Monday night at the Carter Center in a non-conference rivalry game.
CU (13-7 MEC) had to first erase a 14-point first-half deficit before stonewalling the Blues (12-8) in the second half.
Bluefield State got out the gate fast and held a 21-11 lead after the first quarter, and upped its advantage to 32-18 at the 5:21 mark of the second quarter. The Mountain Lions were able to end the half on a 14-5 run to trim the deficit to five points, 37-32, at the break.
Sophomore guard
Maggie Guynn had eight of her 17 points during the run as she started the spurt with a three-point play, and connected on a left wing three-pointer at the halftime buzzer to get within five points.
Despite limiting BSC to six points in the third quarter, it wasn't until the 2:02 mark of the period that Concord was able to overtake Bluefield State as sophomore guard
Gracie Robinson hit on one of her three three-pointers in the game. A three-point play by junior forward
Riley Fitzwater 40 seconds later gave the Mountain Lions a 49-43 edge after three.
However, the Blues did not go away quietly.
Bluefield State outscored Concord 8-2 in the first 2:27 of the fourth to knot the game up at 51-51. A basket by Guynn at the 7:16 mark and a three-pointer from freshman guard
Jazz Blankenship on the following possession gave CU the cushion it needed to prevail by 10 points.
Senior forward
Madison May scored a team-best 18 points while dishing out a game-high seven assists. Guynn netted her 17 points on 7-for-15 shooting. Fitzwater and Robinson each had 11 points in the contest.
Fitzwater notched a double-double with 17 rebound while adding three blocks to match May's three swats. Robinson was perfect from three-point range (3-for-3).
Concord shot 44.2 percent (23-for-52) from the floor while holding BSC to 29.2 percent (19-for-65).
The Mountain Lions visit Frostburg State 5:30 p.m. Thursday in a return to Mountain East Conference play.
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