Glenville, W.Va. - Glenville State Men's Basketball team returns home to the Waco Center hosting the Bobcats of West Virginia Wesleyan. The Pioneers continue to rack up Mountain East Conference wins after starting league play (0-3). With a win on Saturday, the GSU can continue to climb the league standings.
Game Information
January 14, 2023 | 4:00 PM | Waco Center
Glenville State (9-6, 5-4 MEC) vs West Virginia Wesleyan (1-12, 1-8 MEC)
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A Look at Your Pioneers
Glenville State is (3-2) in the last five against the Bobcats. However, in the last ten matchups West Virginia Wesleyan has had the advantage going (6-4) versus the Pioneers. Last season GSU split the series with WVWC and lost 79-69 at home.
The Pioneers are coming off an 84-81 comeback win over the Senators of Davis & Elkins College. Once again Jordan Turbo Smith led Glenville in scoring producing 21 points in the win. Both Freddie Word and Jacquez Yow finished the contest with a double-double. The Pioneers were able to force seven turnovers from one the best passers in the conference Sam Role IV.
As a team, Glenville State has one of the best-rebounding margins in the conference. On average the Pioneers out-rebound their opponents by 6.1 per game. GSU is also one out of four teams in the MEC with a positive turnover margin. While the Pioneers are only shooting 35% from three this season, they are hitting 9.6 per contest which is fourth in the league.
GSU by The Numbers
- 80: Freddie Word ranks second in the MEC for total assists.
- 47: Jordan Turbo Smith has made the 16th most three-pointers in the nation.
- 2: The number of times two or more Pioneers have had a double-double in the same game.
- 106: Harrison Eghan ranks fourth in the conference for total rebounds.
- 3.1: The Pioneers have the second-best turnover margin in the league.
A Look at West Virginia Wesleyan
West Virginia Wesleyan enters Saturday's game 11th in the conference standings four games back of GSU. After dropping seven straight the Bobcats picked up their first MEC win of the season against Wheeling University. In the final seconds of the game, Anthony Craven Jr. hit the game-winning free throws. WVWC is coached by Derek Sloan who enters his second season under the helm.
The Bobcats are coming off a 78-64 defeat to the Mountain Lions of Concord University. Entering halftime West Virginia Wesleyan had a five-point advantage. However, Concord would outscore WVWC in the second half 40-21. Darius Green led the Bobcats in scoring with 25 points.
Coach Sloan's squad averages 62.2 points per game ranking them last in the conference. The Bobcats also give up a conference-high 82.6 points per conference. WVWC does rank around the league average in offensive rebounds per game but rank 12th in team defensive rebounds.
WVWC by The Numbers
- 17.2: Darius Green ranks 7th in the conference for points per game.
- 18.3: The Bobcats average the most turnovers in the MEC.
- 1.86: Tyler Stone averages the sixth-highest amount of steals in the league
- 40%: Tyler Stone has also been the Bobcat's best three-point shooter this season.
- 9.15: West Virginia Wesleyan ranks last as a team in assists per contest.
