Concord Puts Four-Game Win Streak Up Against Davis & Elkins

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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University women's basketball team goes for its fifth-straight win when Davis & Elkins visits the Carter Center for a Mountain East Conference matchup set to tip at 2:00 p.m Saturday.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The Concord University Sports Information Department will provide live video and statistics for Saturday's game.
 
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SERIES HISTORY
CU leads 25-9
 
LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST DAVIS & ELKINS
January 12, 2025: Concord 73 – Davis & Elkins 69 (Elkins, W.Va.)
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.)
 
CONCORD AT A GLANCE
2024-25 Record: 12-11
MEC Record: 8-7
Home Record: 5-4
Away Record: 7-5
Neutral Record:  0-2
 
HEATING UP
With the 96-85 win at West Virginia Wesleyan Wednesday, CU ties its largest win streak of the season at four games. Both teams wrestled for the lead in the opening minutes, but the Mountain Lions took the lead, 5-3, at the 8:54 mark of the first quarter and controlled the margin for the remainder of the game. The Maroon and Gray extended their edge to 15 at the halftime break and maintained the double-digit advantage throughout the second half, leading by as many as 17. A fifth-consecutive win would mark CU's longest winning streak since the end of the 2021-22 season when the Mountain Lions rattled off five straight.
 
BEYOND THE ARC
Sophomore guard Madison Young had a career night against the Bobcats, knocking down six of CU's season-best 13 three-pointers and netting a career-high 23 points to lead all scorers. Her six three-pointers ties five other Mountain Lions for the most in a single-game in program history. Young's previous career-high was 14 against Point Park where she tied junior forward Imani Hickman for the previous season-best three-point mark of four. In the win over WVWC, Hickman made all three-point shots she attempted. Sophomore guard Alexis Frazee connected on two triples, and senior guard Skylar Davidson and junior guard Kennedy Scales each knocked down one three-point bucket to round out the long-range attack.
 
SEEING IT FALL
During its four-game win streak, Concord is averaging 84.4 points per game, raising its season scoring average from 72.9 to 74.3. On the flip side, the Maroon and Gray have lowered its scoring defense by only allowing 73.0 points per game during the run. CU is undefeated this season when scoring at least 80 points (8-0) and is a perfect 5-0 when shooting at least 45 percent from the field. Additionally, Concord has shot above 40 percent in four-straight outings and posted a season-best 54.2 percent from three-point range in the win over WVWC. The Mountain Lions have also been converting from the free throw line as of recent, converting 82.6 percent (100-for-121) of its attempts from the charity stripe in its last seven games.
 
BACK-TO-BACK
Davidson not only contributed in the scoring column with her 14 points against West Virginia Wesleyan, as she dished out the most assists in a game since 2016 with 12 for back-to-back double-doubles. With those 12 assists, she cements herself in the Concord record book, tying Sissy Wagner (2012-14) for the seventh-most career assists (253). She is 23 assists shy of reaching the top 10 in school history for single-season assists of 143. Currently, Davidson is tied for 13^th in Division 11 in assists per game (5.5) and leads the MEC. The Mullens, W.Va. native is also averaging 11.5 points per game and leads the league taking away 3.4 steals per game.
 
CLOSE CALL
The first time CU and Davis & Elkins met this season in the McDonough Center, Concord found itself in a nine-point hole in the second quarter. The Maroon and Gray fought back to cut the deficit to two at halftime and outscored the Senators 25-13 in the third quarter en route to a 73-69 win. Junior forward Abbie Smith notched a double-double with 19 points and 19 rebounds, just one board shy of her career-best mark. Davidson scored 18 points and dished out six assists in the game, while Frazee (11) and Hickman (10) hit a pair of three-pointers each.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
22 – Points off turnovers against Davis & Elkins on January 12
81.8 – CU's three-point percentage in the first half against WVWC Wednesday (9-for-11)
87 – Bench points (21.2 per game) during the four-game win streak
 
 
DAVIS & ELKINS AT A GLANCE
2024-25 Record: 2-20
MEC Record: 1-14
Home Record: 2-8
Away Record: 0-11
Neutral Record: 0-1
 
SCOUTING THE SENATORS
Davis & Elkins enters Saturday having the fourth-best opponent field goal (39.1) and three-point (28.5) percentage in the league while allowing 74.1 points per game. Freshman guard Jahniya Marion leads the Senators offense averaging 9.8 points per game while senior guard/forward Jackie Wright hauls in 5.3 rebounds per game.