The Concord University women's basketball team cut a 26-point deficit to
just eight points before ultimately falling at Bluefield State, 89-69,
Saturday afternoon in a West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference contest.
The loss drops Concord's record to 3-9 overall and 2-4 in the WVIAC. The
victory improves Bluefield State's record to 6-3 overall and 4-2 in
league play.
Junior guard Amanda Smith scored 16 points on 6-for-14 shooting from the
field and a 4-for-6 effort from the foul line. Andrea Bertrand fought
through foul trouble to finish with 13 points, four rebounds and two
steals.
The backcourt duo of sophomore guard Stephanie Wagner (eight points) and
senior guard Katy Somerville (nine points) combined to score 17 points
with Wagner passing out eight assists and grabbing four rebounds.
Somerville also tallied five assists.
Sophomore forward Jacqueline Kestner registered game-bests of eight rebounds and four steals in addition to scoring six points.
As a team, Concord committed just 10 turnovers while forcing Bluefield
State into 18 giveaways. The Mountain Lions shot just 24.1 percent
(7-for-29) from the field in the first half, but shot 42.5 percent
(17-for-40) in the second half for a game total of 34.8 percent
(24-for-69). Bluefield State shot 46 percent (29-for-63) on the day.
Concord trailed by six points at 13-7 after the opening six minutes of
play before Bluefield State took off on a 26-18 run to extend its lead
to 39-25 with 4:41 remaining in the first half. The Lady Blues closed
the period out on a 12-4 spurt to take a seemingly commanding 51-29 lead
into the break.
Smith was Concord's top offensive threat in the first 20 minutes of
play, scoring 10 points. Bertrand tallied seven points in the opening
half, but picked up three fouls in the half. The guard duo of Somerville
and Wagner accounted for seven assists with four and three,
respectively.
The Mountain Lions stormed out of the break and quickly cut the 22-point
lead down to just eight points at 60-52 thanks to a 23-9 run through
the opening 7:46 of the second period. The comeback was sparked by a
frantic defensive effort that forced four turnovers and an offensive
effort that saw Concord shoot 10-for-13 (76.9 percent) from the field to
begin the final half.
Concord proceeded to trade baskets with the Lady Blues and kept the game
close through much of the second half, finding itself down just 69-58
with 8:58 remaining in regulation. However, Concord was unable to dig
into Bluefield State's lead any further as BSC managed to pull away for
the 89-69 win after outscoring CU 20-11 for the remainder of the game.
Bluefield State was led by Charity Harris, who scored a season-high 25 points.
Concord will stay on the road to play at Ohio Valley 5:30 p.m. Monday night in Vienna, W. Va.
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Princeton Senior High School is home of the Tigers....and the most competitive senior powder puff team. "We haven't lost a game yet and we plan to keep it that way and go out with a bang," said senior Stephanie
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