ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University women's basketball team came up short, 64-60, against West Virginia Wesleyan Wednesday night in a Mountain East Conference game inside the Carter Center.
Both teams shot 39 percent in the game, but the Mountain Lions (10-15, 7-12 MEC) were unable to take a fourth-quarter lead as it trailed 41-37 entering the final period. Down 48-40 with 7:04 remaining, Concord was able to tie the game at 52-52 with a 12-4 run.
Freshman forward
Abbie Smith started the scoring with five straight points before junior guard
Nakaila Gray hit a three-pointer. Graduate forward
Alexis Phillips converted back-to-back buckets to knot the game at the 2:40 mark.
Consecutive three-pointers from WVWC (5-17, 4-15 MEC) allowed it to take a 58-54 edge before graduate guard
Maggie Guynn made two foul shots closed the gap to two with a minute remaining. However, CU was unable to get enough stops down the stretch.
The Bobcats led for the majority of the first half, but Concord never went away as it took its first lead at 26-24 after a Guynn three-pointer with 2:42 remaining in the first half.
WVWC held a 29-28 edge at halftime.
The Mountain Lions scored seven of the first nine points of the second half to go up 35-31 with 5:20 left in the third quarter. However, CU was held to two points in the final five minutes of the period.
Smith netted 19 points to go with 13 rebounds for her eighth double-double of the season. Gray chipped in 11 points while Guynn added 10 points.
Concord held a slight 37-34 rebounding edge.
CU plays its final road game of the season when it faces Davis & Elkins 2:00 p.m. Saturday. Â
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