Women's Basketball

MEC Women's Basketball Tournament: First Round Wrap-Up


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#9 UVa-Wise 77, #8 Concord 59 | Final Stats
ATHENS, W.Va. -- UVa-Wise raced out to a 15-point halftime lead and defeated Concord, 77-59, in the first round of the MEC Tournament at the Carter Center.

The Cavs (10-19) advance to face top-seeded West Liberty on Thursday afternoon at 6 p.m. at the Charleston Civic Center.

UVa-Wise had all five starters reach double figures led by 18 from Taylor Sandidge. Blair Harding, Katie Jo Dockery and Kehana Grayer each scored 14, and Kayla Carey scored 10 and pulled down nine rebounds. UVa-Wise shot 47 percent from the field and dominated the glass, 50-33.

Concord (8-21) was led by 21 points from Jacqueline Kestner. Kylie Molisee had 12 points to go with 12 assists.

#7 Glenville State 81, #10 West Virginia State 70 | Final Stats
GLENVILLE, W.Va. -- Keyanna Tate went for 37 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead Glenville State to an 81-70 win over West Virginia State in the first round of the MEC Tournament at the Waco Center.

The Pioneers (15-12) advance to take on Shepherd on Thursday at noon at the Charleston Civic Center. 

GSC forced 25 turnovers in the game and had 21 offensive rebounds. In addition to Tate's scoring, Katrina Salins added 16 points.

Rachel Ward led WVSU (8-20) with 21 points and Alexus Hobbs added 19. 

#5 Fairmont State 110, #12 Urbana 80 | Final Stats
FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- Hailey Garrett scored 30 points and added12 rebounds to lead Fairmont State to a 110-80 win over Urbana in the first round of the MEC Tournament at Joe Retton Arena.

The Falcons (22-7) advance to take on Wheeling Jesuit on Thursday night at 8:15 p.m. at the Charleston Civic Center.

FSU also received 22 points from Emily Lohr, 20 from Hallie Gunnoe and 19 from Amanda Ruffner.

Kennedy Boggs led Urbana (1-28) with 20 points. Katy Barkley scored 14 points to go with nine rebounds. 

#6 Notre Dame 76, #11 West Virginia Wesleyan 63 | Final Stats
SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio --  Notre Dame closed the game on a 15-3 run to pull out a 76-63 win over West Virginia Wesleyan in the first round of the MEC Tournament at Murphy Gymnasium.

The Falcons (18-11) were led by 21 points and eight rebounds by MEC Player of the Year Martha Nagbe. Kim Cook scored 11 and Alyssa Kraus chipped in 10 points.

Adrian Cunningham scored 16 points and Mari Stewart added 14 points in the loss for the Bobcats (4-23).