ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University women's basketball team knocked off a second-straight nationally-ranked team at home as it defeated No. 17 Glenville State, 97-86, Saturday afternoon in a Mountain East Conference game at the Carter Center.
The Mountain Lions (9-6) used a 12-0 run midway the fourth quarter to fuel the win. CU had survived being outscored 31-17 in the second quarter after taking a 26-16 lead through 10 minutes, and 10 ties and 10 lead changes through 34 minutes.
After Glenville State (10-2) tied the game on one of its seven three-pointers in the contest at the 6:10 mark, junior guard
Maggie Guynn untied the game ith a three-pointer late in the shot clock. Guynn followed senior forward
Riley Fitzwater's layup with three more points—this time on an old-fashioned three-point play at the 4:54 mark.
Senior guard
Keely Lundy knocked in a layup, and Fitzwater finished the spurt with two of her career-high tying 34 points.
The Pioneers hit a three-pointer on their next possession, but Concord held GSC scoreless for nearly three minutes to help seal the win.
The Mountain Lions raced out to a 26-11 lead before Glenville State outscored CU, 29-14, over the next 12 minutes to tie the game at 40-40. The Pioneers led 47-43 at halftime.
From there, neither team led by more than four points until Concord's push in the fourth quarter. The game was also tied after three quarters, 68-68, after Fitzwater hit a late layup in the period to knot the score.
Fitzwater added 12 rebounds to her 34 points. The Glenville, West Virginia native shot 17-for-22 from the field, setting a career-best in made field goals. Guynn scored 15 of her 23 points after halftime as she finished 4-of-7 from three-point range, and also chipped in a team-best six assists.
Freshman
Jaisah Smith hit on 3-of-4 three-pointers to aid her 13 points. Lundy added eight points and five rebounds.
Concord's point guard pair of junior
Gracie Robinson and sophomore
Ashton Funderburg combined for 10 points on 4-for-4 shooting, eight assists and just two turnovers against Glenville State's press.
Concord shot 60.6 percent (40-for-66) from the field and 50 percent (10-for-20) from three-point range. CU shot at least 55 percent from the floor in three of the four quarters.
The Mountain Lions assisted on 28 of 40 made field goals.
The win pushed the Maroon and Gray's home winning streak to 18 consecutive games.
Concord plays Wheeling in the MEC Tournament Quarterfinals 8:00 p.m. Thursday at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, West Virginia.
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