ATHENS, W.Va. – Concord University women's basketball head coach
Tesla Southcott has unveiled the team's 2024-25 schedule.
CU will compete in 28 games this winter, 12 of which will be contested inside the Carter Center and 14 road games along with two neutral site matchups. Eight games are non-conference, while the remaining 20 will be played against Mountain East Conference competition.
The season will begin in Lock Haven, Pa. for the MEC-PSAC Challenge against Seton Hill (November 8) and host Lock Haven (November 9).
On November 13, the Mountain Lions face UVa.-Wise in their home opener, followed by a road trip to Bluefield State on November 20. MEC action starts for CU on November 23 at Charleston followed by a home game vs West Virginia State on November 26.
The month of November wraps up in Tampa, Fla. for the Tampa Thanksgiving Tournament. Concord opens the tournament with host Tampa on November 29, followed by Saint Leo on November 30.
December bodes four contests for the Maroon and Gray, two home and two away. MEC newcomer Point Park visits the Carter Center on December 4. Then, CU faces back-to-back road contests against Salem (December 7) and Frostburg State (December 11). The month is rounded out with a home challenge against defending MEC Regular Season and Tournament Champion Fairmont State December 15.
The Mountain Lions return from winter break for a home date against West Virginia Wesleyan on January 8. Four road games throughout the month include Davis & Elkins (January 11), West Liberty (January 15), Glenville State (January 25) and Fairmont State (January 29). Other home games in the month of January include Wheeling (January 18) and Charleston (January 22).
Back-to-back home games open up the month of February, hosting Frostburg State February 1 and non-conference opponent Salem February 5. Concord heads to Pittsburgh, Pa. to face Point Park on the road for the first time in MEC play February 8 and stays on the road against West Virginia Wesleyan February 12.
Davis & Elkins (February 15) and West Liberty (February 26) are the final home games of the month, while Wheeling (February 19) and West Virginia State (February 26) finish the February road slate. A home bout against Glenville State on March 1 wraps up CU's regular season.
SCHEDULE NOTES
- The Tampa Thanksgiving Tournament marks the first time since the 2014-15 season the Mountain Lions will compete in the state of Florida. They will take on new faces Tampa and Saint Leo for the first time in program history.
- Both regular season meetings against Frostburg State were determined by a combined three points with FSU claiming both victories before CU defeated the Bobcats 84-69 in the first round of the MEC Tournament.
- The Mountain Lions forced a season-best 38 turnovers against West Liberty in the Carter Center last January.
- CU upset two nationally-ranked teams last season, 13th-ranked West Virginia State 70-57 on the road and 19th-ranked Fairmont State in the Carter Center 84-66. It was the first road upset win for CU since at least 2007-08 and the first ranked win at the Carter Center since 2021.
