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UVa-Wise Women Take Aim at Nationally Ranked Glenville State Saturday

Storylines – vs GLENVILLE STATE

Glenville State has been unbeatable in Mountain East Conference play through the season's first 13 league games. The Pioneers are averaging 98.6 points per game to lead the league and ranks second nationally. Kim Stephens' club has put up some gaudy wins throughout the year. Earlier this season, Glenville State knocked off Shepherd 133-61 before beating Bluefield State 134-34. Overall, the Pioneers have played just one league game within single digits when Charleston dropped a 69-63 decision on Jan. 13. Since that contest, Glenville State is beating opponents by an average of 24.7 points per game. Senior Paris McLeod leads the team with her 19.2 points per game average. The guard has made 26 3-pointers this season to help her team to a league-leading 12.1 made triples per game. A big reason for the team's success is their up-tempo pressing style. This season, Glenville State is averaging 17.1 steals per game which has aided the club to a +13.58 turnover advantage per game. The Pioneers currently a four-game lead in the league standings and could wrap up the regular season over the next six games.

About UVA-WISE

UVa-Wise will try to rebound from a poor shooting performance at West Virginia Wesleyan Wednesday. In the loss, the Cavaliers shot just 16.7 percent from the field in the first half before finishing the game with a 24.2 percent shooting percentage. Freshman Bianca Lockamy was the lone UVa-Wise player to reach double-figure scoring as she netted 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting. In its first meeting against Glenville State, the Cavs turned the ball over 30 times which led to 46 points for the Pioneers. Hanna Oliver was the high-point woman as the Woodbridge, Va. product made five 3-pointers en route to 17 points in the 107-77 setback. Junior Dakotah Turner also played well in the first meeting between the two schools. The forward made all six of her field goal attempts to record 12 points in just seven minutes of play. Following the game, Elise Clyburn's team will hit the road for a pair of games at West Liberty and Wheeling Jesuit University next week.

 

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