Concord Set for Final Non-Conference Tilt Hosting Salem

Concord Stats – Salem Stats – Live Video – Live Stats – Complete Game Notes
 
ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University women's basketball team takes on non-conference opponent Salem inside the Carter Center Wednesday starting at 5:30 p.m.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The Concord University Sports Information Department will provide live video and statistics for Wednesday's game.
 
LIVE VIDEO
 
LIVE STATS
 
SERIES HISTORY
Concord leads 17-8
 
LAST FIVE MEETINGS AGAINST SALEM
December 7, 2024: Concord 81 – Salem 73 (Salem, W.Va.)
February 10, 2024: Concord 64 – Salem 53 (Athens, W.Va.)
November 29, 2023: Concord 75 – Salem 67 (Salem, W.Va.)
January 31, 2022: Concord 96 – Salem 71 (Athens, W.Va.)
December 18, 2019: Concord 73 – Salem 62 (Salem, W.Va.)
 
CONCORD AT A GLANCE
2024-25 Record: 9-11
Home Record: 4-4
Away Record: 5-5
Neutral Record: 0-2
 
DAVIDSON DAGGER
Senior guard Skylar Davidson knocked down the eventual game-winning shot against Frostburg State Saturday in the Carter Center. She scored Concord's final six points of the game that featured a mid-range jumper to go up 75-73 with 1:02 left, the deep three-pointer with six seconds on the clock to lead 78-75, and going 1-for-2 at the free throw line before the game's final possession. The Mullens, W.Va. native netted a team-high 20 points in the game while also collecting five assists and three steals. On the season, Davidson ranks third on the squad in points scored with under three minutes left in regulation and overtime with 18.
 
GAME OF RUNS
Davidson connected on a two-point basket to cap off a back-and-forth third quarter that saw CU lead 54-53, but Frostburg State quickly regained control to start the fourth. Trailing by as much as four in the opening minutes of the frame, Concord countered with an 11-2 scoring run to secure a five-point edge, 65-60, with 5:57 left in the game. Junior guard Kennedy Scales, junior forward Imani Hickman, and senior guard Sanaiya Morris all drained three-point baskets during the spurt. Additionally, junior forward Abbie Smith totaled six points in the period and CU outscored FSU 25-24.
 
FROM DEEP
Alongside the three three-point baskets during the Maroon and Gray's fourth quarter surge, CU hit a season-best 10 three-pointers against the Bobcats in 25 attempts (25 percent) for the game. Davidson got the long-range barrage started with two triples in the first quarter. After only hitting one long-range bucket in both the second and third frames, Concord went 5-for-7 (71.4 percent) from deep in the fourth period. Hickman buried two three-pointers in the fourth and Davidson added the eventual game-winner from beyond the arc. Davidson and Morris both made three three's each, followed by Hickman and Scales with two three-pointers each.
 
HELPING HAND
The bench has come alive for the Mountain Lions as of recent, having a bench player in double figures scoring in three out of the last five games and scoring at least 16 bench points as a team in five out of the last seven outings. Morris led all bench scorers against FSU, going 4-for-7 from the field and adding three three-pointers for 11 points. On January 25, sophomore guard Alexis Frazee netted a career-high 26 points off the bench against Glenville State and Morris contributed 16 of CU's 27 bench points at home against Charleston.
 
CLOSE CALL
Concord rides a nine-game winning streak over Salem heading into Wednesday's contest, dating back to 2008. The first time the Mountain Lions and Tigers battled this season, Morris scored a career-high 29 points on 10-for-17 (58.8 percent) shooting and going 7-for-7 from the free throw line. Four players scored in double figures including Davidson (13), Smith (11), and graduate forward Trina Lewis (10). Concord held as much as a 27-point lead in the game, but the Tigers made a fourth-quarter comeback that brought the score as close as six. CU eventually closed out the game 81-73 after going 10-10 at the charity stripe over the final 1:20 of play.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
11.5 – Steals per game by Concord this season, third in the MEC
28 – Tigers' turnovers the first time CU played Salem
32 – 'Clutch Points' for Smith this season (points with under three minutes to play in regulation and overtime when the game is within 10 points)
 
SALEM AT A GLANCE
2024-25 Record: 1-19
Home Record: 1-9
Away Record: 0-9
Neutral Record: 0-1
 
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Senior forward Liliani Krause leads the SU offense, averaging 16.3 points per game and shooting 50 percent from the field. Krause is coming off a 24-point effort against Glenville State Saturday. Freshman forward Carmen Vasquez is grabbing 7.9 rebounds per game and has a team-best five double-doubles.