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ATHENS, W.Va. - The Concord University women's basketball team looks to extend its three-game winning streak as it travels to West Virginia Wesleyan 5:00 p.m. Wednesday before hosting Glenville State 2:00 p.m. Saturday to wrap up the Mountain East Conference regular season.
LIVEÂ COVERAGE
Stats: The West Virginia Wesleyan College and Concord University Sports Information Departments will provide live in-game statistics of the games.Â
Video: Live streaming video is available for both contests this week. Jason Reed and
Steve Cox will be on the call for Saturday's home game.Â
RECORDS
The Mountain Lions are 8-5 this season after a 59-54 win over nationally-ranked and third rated Charleston Saturday at home.
West Virginia Wesleyan is 3-10 this season.
Glenville State hasn't played a game since February 6, but is 8-1 on the year.
THE GRIND HOUSE
The Mountain Lions were able to extend their home winning streak to 17 games on Saturday by holding Charleston to nearly 30 points below its season average of 81.9 points per game. Concord's defense stifled UC into shooting just 27.8 percent for the game which was the third-lowest in an MEC game this season. Additionally, the Mountain Lions rank 11
th in Division II in field-goal defense (33.6). In seven home games this season, CU is allowing just 57 points per game to the opponent, and the only teams to get past 60 points were West Virginia State (67) and West Virginia Wesleyan (61) in the first two home games of the season. On Saturday, the low post tandem of senior forwards
Riley Fitzwater and
Tamra Scott held Charleston's Erykah Russell to 5-of-23 shooting after Russell was averaging nearly 20 points per game. On the perimeter, freshmen guards
Maddie Ratcliff and
Jaisah Smith were the primary defenders on Brooklyn Pannell who was frustrated into a 6-for-27 shooting afternoon. The 59 points scored by CU were the fewest in a win since February 23, 2019 when it also scored 59 in a five-point win at Urbana.
HEATING IT UP
At West Virginia State last week, junior guard
Maggie Guynn poured in a career-best 27 points to go with a career-high seven assists in a 104-93 win for the Mountain Lions. Guynn followed it up 16 more points in the upset win of the Golden Eagles. The 43 points scored by the Pearisburg, Virginia native is the most in a two-game stretch this season, and the most in consecutive games since November 2019 when Guynn had 45 combined points in victories over Charleston and WVSU. Meanwhile, Fitzwater—the reigning MEC Co-Player of the Week scored a season-best 32 points at West Virginia State and added her 60
th career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds in the victory over Charleston. Fitzwater also went over 1,500 career points at WVSU.
THE CLOSING FLASH
After scoring just two points in the first half on Saturday, Ratcliff tallied 15 points in the second half to finish with a game-high 17 points as she scored eight in the final 3:05 to close out the Golden Eagles. The Pulaski, Virginia native is averaging 14.4 points per game in her last five contests that includes tying her career best with 18 points against Davis & Elkins that started CU's current three-game winning streak. Additionally, Ratcliff is shooting 68.1 percent (30-for-44) over her last five games, and also came up with a career-best five steals at West Virginia State. Of the 72 points scored by Ratcliff in the last five contests, 45 have been in the second halves of games. Ratcliff is averaging 11.5 points per game this season which ranks second in the MEC among freshmen, behind Fairmont State's Alyssa DeAngelo at 12.8.
IN-GAME ADJUSTMENTS
In the first meeting with West Virginia Wesleyan this season, Concord trailed the Bobcats 23-18 after one quarter. The Mountain Lions allowed WVWC to shoot 60 percent in the first quarter before locking down the Bobcats into 30.7 percent shooting (16-for-52) for the rest of the game in a 74-61 win. On the offensive end, CU was 0-for-6 from three-point range in the first half, but sank 8-of-13 three-point attempts in the second half. Guynn and senior guard
Keely Lundy each had three three-pointers in the game. Speaking of Lundy, the Galax, Virginia native needs one three-pointer to tie Blaire Hamric for 10
th in program history with 108 career triples. In her last road game, Lundy drained three triples in just four attempts.
CLOSE CALLS
Last season, Concord was involved in close games with both Wesleyan and Glenville State. The Mountain Lions snuck out of the Rockefeller Center with a 65-64 win over WVWC. Guynn posted a game-best 21 points, and Fitzwater added 13 points including a critical basket with 1:36 left to give her 1,000 career points. Meanwhile back in Athens, CU outlasted Glenville State, 103-102, in the home finale of the 2019-20 season. Concord shot an MEC single-game record 66.2 percent from the field. Fitzwater notched 26 points, 18 points and seven blocks. Lundy scored 15 points on a career-best five three-pointers. Scott added eight points in just eight minutes of action.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
8- Season-high rebounds for junior guard
Gracie Robinson on Saturday against Charleston.
8- Consecutive wins for Concord over West Virginia Wesleyan.
24.1- Three-point percentage CU is allowing to opponents this season, sixth lowest in Division II.
WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN AT A GLANCE
Abi Gabauer is the leading scorer for the Bobcats despite having not started a game this season. She averages 11.8 points per game. Brittany Stawovy averages 10.3 points per game while Symphonie Bryant-Brown rounds out the double-figure scorers at 10.1 points per game. Courtney Wilfong pours in 9.1 points and her 3.4 assists per game are fifth in the MEC. The Bobcats are shooting just 21.6 percent from the three-point line. Earlier this season, West Virginia Wesleyan shot 37.3 percent against Concord which is tied for the second-highest percentage allowed by CU in 2021.
GLENVILLE STATE AT A GLANCE
The Pioneers are slated to play three games this week that includes trips to Charleston (Wednesday), Frostburg State (Thursday) before visiting the Carter Center Saturday afternoon. Glenville State ripped off seven straight victories before being put on pause due to COVID-19 protocols. Zakiyah Winfield and Re'Shawna Stone are combining to average 37.9 points per game. Winfield adds 8.1 rebounds per contest and is shooting 52.1 percent from the floor. As a team, GSC is the only team in Division II scoring more than 100 points per game, averaging 102.7. The final two games between CU and Glenville State last season were decided by three points with the Pioneers picking off Concord, 70-68, in the MEC Tournament Semifinals.
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