ELKINS, W.Va. – Despite leading for over 37 minutest in the contest, the Concord University women's basketball team was unable to hold onto a fourth-quarter lead as Davis & Elkins clipped Concord, 67-65, Saturday afternoon in a Mountain East Conference contest at the McDonnell Center.
CU (2-2) entered the fourth quarter with a 48-43 edge as it traded buckets with the Senators (1-2) throughout the quarter. Still holding onto a 61-57 lead with 2:34 left after two free throws from senior forward
Riley Fitzwater, Concord watched D&E tie the game at 62-62 38 seconds later.
After Concord went 1-for-2 at the foul line on the next possession, Davis & Elkins took its first lead of the game with 1:18 remaining in the contest. Down the stretch of the game, the Senators were just good enough at the foul line to stave off the Mountain Lions as freshman guard
Maddie Ratcliff's baseline jumper at the buzzer was short.
Concord led by as much as 10 in the early going, taking a 19-9 lead with less than a minute left in the first quarter. The Mountain Lions led throughout the duration of the first half and took a six-point lead, 34-28, into the halftime break.
Much like the early stages of the fourth quarter, Concord held off any Davis & Elkins comeback by matching buckets with the Senators in the third period.
Fitzwater flirted with a triple-double as she had 14 points, 21 rebounds and eight blocks with seven coming in the first half. Freshman guard
Jaisah Smith had her first career double-digit scoring game by pouring in 16 points. Junior guard
Maggie Guynn tallied 14 points.
Ratcliff posted 10 points.
The Mountain Lions held D&E to 32.1 percent (25-for-78) shooting, but committed 19 turnovers and was outrebouned 53-43.
CU returns to the Carter Center to face West Liberty 5:00 p.m. Wednesday.
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