Concord Begins Final Home Stretch of 2023 Against Frostburg State

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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University women's basketball team plays the first game of a two-game homestand against Mountain East Conference foe Frostburg State Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Carter Center.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The Concord University Sports Information Department will provide live video and statistics for Wednesday's game.
 
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SERIES HISTORY
Concord leads 5-2
 
LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST FROSTBURG STATE
February 2, 2023: Concord 77 – Frostburg State 57 (Athens, W.Va.)
December 10, 2022: Concord 74 – Frostburg State 63 (OT) (Frostburg, Md.)
February 2, 2022: Frostburg State 72 – Concord 66 (Frostburg, Md.)
December 12, 2021: Concord 78 – Frostburg State 47 (Athens, W.Va.)
January 30, 2021: Concord 76 – Frostburg State 53 (Athens, W.Va.)
 
CONCORD AT A GLANCE
2023-24 Record: 4-4
MEC Record: 2-1
Home Record: 2-1
Away Record: 2-2
Neutral Record: 0-1
 
DOWN THE STRETCH
Senior guard Jaisah Smith scored 12 of her 16 points against UVa.-Wise in the second half on Monday. Smith's 12 points contributed to the largest point total in a half by CU this season (51). She has totaled 109 points through eight games this season, with 63 of those points (57 percent) coming in the second half. Monday's meeting against the Cavaliers was the second time she scored in double-digits after halftime, as she racked up 18 second half points to record her season-high of 23 points against Lock Haven. After Monday, Smith ranks ninth in the MEC and leads the Mountain Lions averaging 13.6 points per game.  
 
SECOND HALF SURGE
After falling into a 15-point deficit at halftime against UVa.-Wise 45-30, the Mountain Lions' offense jumped into gear in the second half. CU scored a season-high 51 points on 57.7 percent shooting from the field (15-26) and 66.7 percent from the three-point line (6-9) after the break. Smith and graduate guard Nakaila Gray put up 12 points each in the second half, with Smith going 6-for-6 at the free throw line and Gray knocking down a trio of three-point shots, a season-high. Although the Mountain Lions never led in the second half, the 51-point performance was enough to tie the game four separate times and notch the highest point total scored by CU this season.
 
TURN UP THE HEAT
The Mountain Lions swiped a season-best 18 steals against UVa.-Wise. Junior guard Skylar Davidson led the charge, coming away with a career-high six steals. Graduate forward Alexis Phillips and senior guard Maddie Ratcliff followed her with three steals each. Monday was Ratcliff's third straight game with at least three or more steals. Davidson and Ratcliff fall inside the top 15 in the MEC in steals per game and Davidson's six steal performance is tied for the third-highest single-game mark this season. As a team, CU ranks fourth in the MEC in steals per game (11.68) and has recorded double-digit steals in five games this winter.
 
BRING OUT THE BROOMS
Last season marked the first time Concord swept the season series against the Bobcats since they joined the MEC in the 2019-20 season. The Maroon and Gray leads the all-time series 5-2 over FSU, with the two losses coming on the road away from the Carter Center. When CU and Frostburg State met in Bobcat Arena last winter, the Mountain Lions charged a comeback after a 15-point halftime deficit to force overtime. In the overtime period, CU outscored the Bobcats 14-3 to win their first road game over FSU in program history. Concord took care of business in the Carter Center as well, cruising to a 77-57 victory over Frostburg State in Athens. Smith led CU in scoring in both games, putting up 16 and 18 points. Sophomore forward Abbie Smith also scored in double-digits in both games, while Alexis Phillips notched 11 points going 3-of-3 from three-point range.
 
STAR WATCH
Frostburg State sophomore forward Emilee Weakley was the number one scorer in Division II last season, averaging 25.5 points per game. As a freshman, Weakley broke the FSU and MEC single-season scoring record, finishing with 766 points total for the 2022-23 season. She earned the honors of All-MEC First Team, MEC Freshman of the Year, as well as NCAA DII Freshman of the Year. In CU's first meeting against Weakley at Bobcat Arena last winter, the Mountain Lions held her to 18 points on 7-of-23 from the field, her sixth lowest total last season. Weakley scored 27 points against Concord in the Carter Center. Through just four games this season, Weakley is averaging 29.0 points per game including a 40-point performance against Charleston on November 29.  
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
4 – Consecutive wins for CU over the Bobcats
42 – Concord's bench points against FSU at Bobcat Arena last season
51 - Number of points scored in the second half at UVa.-Wise Monday evening, the most in a half by the Mountain Lions this season
 
FROSTBURG STATE AT A GLANCE
2023-24 Record: 4-3
MEC Record: 3-1
Home Record: 2-1
Away Record: 2-2
Neutral Record: 0-0
 
SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
Weakley leads the Bobcats in scoring (29.0 points per game), field goal percentage (.474), and free-throw percentage (.838) Freshman forward Jenna Muha is first in the MEC in rebounding, pulling down 9.6 boards per game. Graduate guard Maggie Sharp leads FSU in 3-point percentage, shooting .451 (23-for-51) from long range and is second among qualified players in the MEC. Junior center Jasmine Johnson ranks second in the conference in blocks, swatting away nine blocks in seven games (1.3 per game). Frostburg State only allows 65.6 points per game to opponents, placing them third in the MEC. The Bobcats are led by second-year head coach Jenna Eckleberry, who formerly served as the head coach at Shepherd from 2014-2022.