Glenville, W. Va - The Glenville State Lady Pioneers are on their home court this Saturday afternoon to take on the Bobcats of West Virginia Wesleyan College. The Lady Pioneers hold a one-game lead for first place in the Mountain East Conference following the eleven-game win streak. With a win, GSU can continue to create separation from West Virginia State in the MEC standings.

Game Information

January 14, 2023 | 2:00 PM | Waco Center
Glenville State (14-1, 8-1 MEC) West Virginia Wesleyan (2-10, 1-8 MEC)
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A Look at Your Lady Pioneers

Looking at past seasons, the Glenville State Lady Pioneers have dominated over the Wesleyan Lady Bobcats. In the series' recent history, the matchup has favored the Lady Pioneers. GSU in the last ten meetings has come out on top. In the most recent matchup, Glenville State came out on top 101-68, and have scored 100 or more points on five separate occasions.

In the Lady Pioneer's last time out they were able to defeat the Senators of Davis & Elkins College 94-60. With Glenville State's strong first half scoring 50 points, GSU was able to build a substantial advantage. During the first two quarters, the Lady Pioneers' defense was lights out holding the Senators to just 27 points. Mickayla Perdue led Glenville State in scoring with 21 points.

As a team, the Lady Pioneers have been great on both sides of the ball. On average Glenville State shoots 32.3% from beyond the arc which is third in the MEC. GSU is also producing a conference-high 10 three-pointers per game ranking them fourth in the nation. Defensively Glenville State has been able to hold opposing shooters in check from deep. So far this season through 15 games the Lady Pioneers are holding opponents to 27.5% from three.

GSU By The Numbers

• 1.78: Breanna Campbell has the third best assist to turnover ratio in the conference.
• 20: Mickayla Perdue sits 20th in the country for three-point attempts.
• 5: Breanna Campbell is currently 5th in the MEC for free throw attempts.
• 5.7: Mo Pruitt leads the Lady Pioneers in rebounds per game.
• 2.47: Hya Haywood ranks second in the conference for steals per game.

A Look at the Wesleyan Lady Bobcats

West Virginia Wesleyan enters Saturday's contest 12th in the conference standings. Head Coach Brett Vincent enters his second season under the helm. Vincent has had experience at the Division II level coaching at Chowan University and Fairmont State.

Coming off of a 70-58 win against Concord University, the Bobcats are traveling to Glenville to take on the Glenville State Lady Pioneers. The Wesleyan defense fought hard and kept Concord to only scoring a total of 12 points in the fourth quarter while WVWC put up 21 points in the last quarter. 

The Bobcats this season have had the worst offense in the conference averaging 58.1 points per contest. However West Virginia Wesleyan has been solid defensively during the 2022-23 campaign. Through 12 games WVWC is holding opponents to 69.6 points per contest which is fourth in the MEC. The Bobcats have been a decent rebounding team producing 37.8 rebounds per game which is sixth in the conference.

WVWC By The Numbers

• -0.6: WVWC has the seventh-best rebounding margin in the MEC.
• 35.6: The Bobcats Courtney Wilfong is ranked first in the conference for minutes per game
• 111: WVWC's leading scorer Emma Witt sits eighth in the MEC for field goal attempts.
• 1.92: Wesleyan's Shelby Genes sits 10th in MEC for three points per game.
• 46: Courtney Wilfong has produced the seventh most assists during the 2022-23 campaign.