Women's Basketball

MEC Women's Basketball Roundup (Jan. 6)

Shepherd (1-9, 1-5) 90
Urbana (9-1, 6-0)               99         
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Shepherd Leaders: Gabby Flinchum (23 points, 7 rebounds), Rachel Johnson (22 points), Hailey Brown (10 points)
Urbana Leaders: Katy Barkley (25 points, 8 rebounds), Kennedy Boggs (18 points), Lexie Taylor (21 points)
Notes
* Urbana remained unbeaten in the MEC with a 10-point home win over Shepherd
* The Blue Knights trailed 40-33 in the first half, but closed the half on a 14-1 run to take a 47-41 lead into halftime
* Shepherd limited the MEC's leading scorer DeVonyea Johnson to 12 points, but Urbana got a lift from Lexie Taylor's 21 points off the bench


#15 Glenville State (11-1, 6-0) 90         
Charleston (7-3, 3-3) 78
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Glenville State Leaders: Ashleigh Fossett (23 points), Ginny Mills (14 points), Kenyona Simmons (11 points), Keyanna Tate (11 points) 
Charleston Leaders: Chyress Lockhart (17 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists), Tianni Kelly (16 points, 9 rebounds), Leanne Ross (13 points, 8 rebounds), Kiara Johnson (11 rebounds)
Notes
* Glenville State broke open a close game with a 12-0 run midway through the second half on its way to a 90-78 win over Charleston
* UC committed just 14 turnovers against the Glenville State pressure and out-rebounded the Pioneers 50-42, but shot 39 percent from the field compared to 46 percent for GSC


Concord (4-5, 2-4) 55           
Wheeling Jesuit (5-5, 2-4)      70      
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Concord  Leaders: Andrea Bertrand (24 points, 5 rebounds), Sissy Wagner (13 points, 4 steals)
Wheeling Jesuit Leaders: Taneka Lewis (12 points), Breanna Butler (10 points, 5 rebounds), Kylie Fizell (10 points, 8 rebounds)
Notes
* Wheeling Jesuit recorded its second-straight win with a 70-55 win over Concord
* The Cardinals got a big lift off the bench out-scoring the Mountain Lion reserves 28-0
* WJU benefitted from making 21-of-29 from the free throw line compared to just 8-of-14 for CU

West Virginia Wesleyan (2-8, 0-6) 58              
West Virginia State (8-4, 4-2) 73
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West Virginia Wesleyan Leaders: Lauren Graham (14 points), Kiki DeVane (10 points, 14 rebounds), Allie Browne (14 points)
West Virginia State: Lexy Carson (30 points, 7 rebounds, 7 steals), Asia Greenleaf (14 points, 12 rebounds), Shealyn Shafer (12 rebounds)
Notes
* Lexy Carson poured in 30 points and West Virginia State led wire-to-wire in a 73-58 win over West Virginia Wesleyan
* The game marked the fourth time this season Carson went scored 30 points or more in a game
* WVSU out-rebounded WVWC 54-40 and shot 41 percent
* The Yellow Jackets out-scored the Bobcats 42-20 in the paint

UVa-Wise (6-4, 3-3)           60
West Liberty (6-6, 3-3) 80        
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UVa-Wise Leaders: Reynesha Archer (19 points, 5 rebounds), Taylor Sandidge (11 points)
West Liberty Leaders: Emily Bucon (23 points), Liz Flowers (21 points), Jenn Mohney (16 points, 8 rebounds), Kierra Simpson (13 rebounds)
Notes
* West Liberty built an 18-point halftime lead and never looked back in a 20-point home win over UVa-Wise
* The 'Toppers hit 10 three-pointers and out-rebounded the Cavs 53-21 in the victory
* Emily Bucon came off the bench to score a game-high 23 points