Concord Starts Road Swing at Davis & Elkins

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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University women's basketball team plays the first game of a two-game Mountain East Conference road set when it travels to Davis & Elkins Saturday at 2:00 p.m. inside the McDonnell Center.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The Davis & Elkins Sports Information Department will provide live video and statistics for Saturday's matchup.
 
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SERIES HISTORY
Concord leads 24-9
 
LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST DAVIS & ELKINS
February 17, 2024: Concord 90 – Davis & Elkins 83 (Elkins, W.Va.)
January 13, 2024: Concord 81 – Davis & Elkins 62 (Athens, W.Va.)
February 18, 2023: Concord 69 – Davis & Elkins 59 (Elkins, W.Va.)
January 14, 2023: Concord 72 – Davis & Elkins 59 (Athens, W.Va.)
February 19, 2022: Concord 66 – Davis & Elkins 55 (Athens, W.Va.)
 
CONCORD AT A GLANCE
2024-25 Record: 6-7
MEC Record: 3-3
Home Record: 3-2
Away Record: 3-3
Neutral Record: 0-2
 
DAGGER AT THE BUZZER
CU started off the new year with a win over MEC Leader West Virginia Wesleyan at the buzzer, 74-73. The game featured six lead changes and four ties with two ties and two lead changes happening in the fourth quarter. The Mountain Lions led by as many as four halfway through the frame and trailed by one with three seconds on the clock. After a WVWC free throw gave the Bobcats the advantage, senior guard Skylar Davidson launched a full-court pass to junior forward Abbie Smith through two defenders to set up the game-winning shot. The win marked back-to-back victories for Concord over the league's top two teams in the standings in West Virginia Wesleyan and Fairmont State.
 
TOP OF THE LEAGUE
Smith's buzzer beater gave her 30 points for the game, her first 30-point performance this season and the third of her career. Her other two 30-point performances came last winter when the Little Hocking, Ohio native scored exactly 30 points on the road at West Liberty, and in the MEC Tournament against Frostburg State. On the season, Smith raised her season scoring average to 18.3 points per game and ranks inside the top 30 in Division II. Smith trails only Frostburg State's Emilee Weakley and Wesleyan's Emma Witt in scoring in the MEC. She also hauled in 11 rebounds for a double-double and now ties for the MEC lead in rebounds per game at 10.8. Her eight double-doubles lead the conference and ties for third nationally in 13 games played.
 
FROM DOWNTOWN
In back-to-back outings, CU used eight three-point baskets to help take down top conference opponents. Against Fairmont State, sophomore guard Madison Young connected on a game-best three three-pointers while senior guard Sanaiya Morris and junior forward Imani Hickman added two long-range buckets each and junior guard Kennedy Scales made one three-pointer. Against WVWC, five different Mountain Lions hit from deep. Hickman, Scales, and Young made two three-point baskets each while Morris and Davidson added one each. Additionally, in the third quarter of Thursday's win against the Bobcats, Scales, Hickman, and Morris hit three consecutive triples as part of an 11-0 CU run to take control of the lead. Young leads the Mountain Lions with 20 made three-pointer this year while shooting 36.4 percent from three-point range. Morris had connected on 17 three-pointers as both players are in the top 20 in the MEC in made three-pointers.
 
AT THE STRIPE
During a stretch where they have won three out of the last four games, the Maroon and Gray has shot over 80 percent from the free throw line in every game since December 7. Across those four games, the Mountain Lions are a collective 59-for-69 (85.5 percent) from the charity stripe. On December 7, CU made a season-high 21 free throws in 24 attempts (87.5 percent). Over the last three games against Frostburg State, Fairmont State, and WVWC, Smith has made 24-of-25 free throws as she lead the Mountain Lions with a 77.6 percentage from the line. She is also seventh in the MEC. Morris was a perfect 7-for-7 from the stripe against Salem, while Davidson was 4-for-4.
 
WHAT'S AT STAKE
Heading into Saturday's matchup against Davis & Elkins, Concord puts its seven-game winning streak over the Senators on the line. The Mountain Lions won the second game of the 2021 season series and have swept D&E in the 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24 season series. Last winter, CU picked up a 19-point win over the Senators inside the Carter Center on January 13 with the help of 13 points from Smith and eight assists from Davidson. Then, on February 17, Concord erased a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter to pick up a 90-83 victory in Elkins. The game featured 12 ties and 11 lead changes as well as 17 steals and 27 points off turnovers.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
5.1 – Assists per game for Davidson, first in the MEC
52 – Made free throws against D&E in 2023-24, the most against any opponent that CU played twice.
56 – Turnovers forced against the Senators in two meetings last season
 
DAVIS & ELKINS AT A GLANCE
2024-25 Record: 1-11
MEC Record: 1-5
Home Record: 1-2
Away Record: 0-8
Neutral Record: 0-1
 
SCOUTING THE SENATORS
Freshman guard Jahniya Marion leads D&E in scoring, averaging 8.5 points per game. Senior guard Josiany Canales averages 7.2 points per game and is grabbing a team-best 5.5 rebounds per game. Defensively, freshman guard Jocelyn Gagnon falls just outside the top five in the conference swatting 0.7 blocks per game.