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ATHENS, W.Va. - The Concord University women's basketball team travels to West Virginia State 5:00 p.m. Wednesday night before welcoming nationally-ranked Charleston to the Carter Center 2:00 p.m. Saturday in two Mountain East Conference games.
LIVE COVERAGE
Stats: Live in-game statistics will be provided by both the West Virginia State and Concord University Sports Information Departments.
Video: Live streaming video is available for both contests with Jason Reed and
Steve Cox on the call for Saturday's game.
RECORDS
Concord picked up a 74-54 home win over Davis & Elkins Saturday to improve to 6-5 on the season.
West Virginia State has won six of the last eight contests to sport the same 6-5 record as CU.
Charleston is the only undefeated team in the MEC at 12-0 and is ranked third in Division II.
THREE-POINT POWER
In the win over Davis & Elkins, the Mountain Lions canned 11 three-pointers which was one off their season high of 12 set at home against Frostburg State. Freshman guard
Jaisah Smith led the three-point barrage as she knocked in a career-best four three-pointers on just five attempts. Fellow freshman guard
Maddie Ratcliff hit two three-pointers in a game for the first time in her career while senior guard
Keely Lundy hit on two three-pointers to move within four three-pointers of tying Blaire Hamric for 10
th on the program's all-time three-point list at 108. CU hit 10 or more three pointers for the second time this season. Over the two previous seasons, Concord had hit 10 or more three-pointers in a game just three times.
HOME COOKIN'
With the win over Davis & Elkins, the Mountain Lions extended their home winning streak to 16 consecutive games which is the seventh-longest active streak in Division II. Lubbock Christian has the longest home winning streak at 86 straight games with CU's being the longest active in the MEC and second-longest in the Atlantic Region behind Bowie State's 17 straight home victories. However, on Saturday, the streak will face its toughest test to date when Concord welcomes in Charleston to the Carter Center. It will be the first ranked foe CU has played since No. 13 Glenville State December 5, 2017. The average winning margin for Concord during its home winning streak is 18.6 with eight wins coming by 20 or more points.
DYNAMIC DUOS
In Concord's recent run of games, two pairs of players have been key to the success of the Mountain Lions. The point guard tandem of starter and junior
Gracie Robinson and sophomore backup
Ashton Funderburg. In the last three games, Robinson has dished out 11 assists and committed just three turnovers, including a season-best six assists with no turnovers against Davis & Elkins. The Wytheville, Virginia native also harassed one of the premier scorers in the MEC, Notre Dame's Jada Marone, into 4-of-17 shooting. Meanwhile, Funderburg has stood in to take seven charges in the last seven games including two more against Davis & Elkins. Additionally, when the Sevierville, Tennessee native was on the floor the last three games, CU outscored opponents by 42 points. The other pair of Mountain Lions to be pivotal are Ratcliff and Smith. The freshmen guards are combining to average 17.7 points per game which is the second-highest in the MEC for freshmen behind Fairmont State's Alyssa DeAngelo and Jalen Gibbs at 20.3 points per game. On Saturday, Ratcliff tied a career high with 18 points while Smith's 14 points were two shy of a career best.
ON THE RUN
The last time Concord visited West Virginia State the Mountain Lions finished the contest with a program-record 122 points in a 10-point win at the Walker Convocation Center. CU shot a scorching 61.7 percent (50-for-81) from the field. Senior forward
Riley Fitzwater finished the game 13-for-15 from the floor for 27 points. Junior guard
Maggie Guynn posted 22 points—one off her career high—while Robinson had 12 points and five assists. Senior forward
Tamra Scott came off the bench for 10 points. The Mountain Lions finished with 80 points in the paint as they hit just three three-pointers in the contest. Concord has combined to shoot 55.7 percent from the field in its last two trips to West Virginia State. Additionally, both of Fitzwater's two career triple-doubles have come against WVSU including a 10-point, 20-rebound, 11-block game December 1, 2018 at West Virginia State.
POINTS AT A PREMIUM
Concord and Charleston are not only two of the best defenses in the MEC, but the teams are two of the best in Division II. The 54 points allowed by CU to Davis & Elkins tied a season low, and lowered Concord's scoring defense to 63.2 points per game, second in the MEC. Charleston leads the MEC, allowing just 61.9 points per game. CU's overall field-goal percentage defense of 33.0 ranks 11
th in Division II. While Concord does it with lockdown halfcourt defense, UC is pressuring opponents into 11.5 steals per game, 18
th in Division II. Additionally, Charleston forced CU into 25 turnovers and collected 12 steals in the first meeting, but Concord held the Golden Eagles to 37.3 percent shooting in a 69-56 loss.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
19- Second-half deficit overcome by Concord to defeat West Virginia State at home this season, 70-67.
22- Lead changes between Concord and Charleston last season in an 81-72 overtime win for the Mountain Lions at home.
28- Points needed by Fitzwater to reach 1,500 for her career.
WEST VIRGINIA STATE AT A GLANCE
Since losing a 19-point lead, and the game at Concord, WVSU has been impressive with two of the three losses coming against Charleston and Notre Dame. All six wins for the Yellow Jackets have been by at least 18 points. West Virginia State ranks second in Division II in points per game (92.2) and first in steals per game (17.3). Earlier this season, WVSU came up with 19 steals at Concord in the three-point CU win. Destiny Fields is scoring 15.5 points per game while Charity Shears is adding 14.0 points per game in 2021. Fields is second in the MEC in field-goal percentage at 53.5.
CHARLESTON AT A GLANCE
The Golden Eagles are just one of nine teams in Division II that are still undefeated, and just one of two with a 12-0 mark—the other is Lander. Charleston has a pair of players up for MEC Player of the Year in Brooklyn Pannell and Erykah Russell. Pannell leads Division II in scoring at 26.7 points per game. Meanwhile, Russell averages a double-double of 19.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per contest while shooting 50.3 percent from the floor. Sharp shooter Dakota Reeves leads the MEC in three-point shooting at 50.7 percent (38-for-75). UC has won three of its six games on the road by 10 or more points.
