Fairmont St. FairSt 23-9,16-6 MEC

Glenville St. Glen 28-2,20-2 MEC

Fairmont St. FairSt

23-9,16-6 MEC

Final

Mar. 04, 2023

Glenville St. Glen

28-2,20-2 MEC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Fairmont St. FairSt	19	16	18	17	70
Glenville St. Glen	12	16	28	18	74

Summary
Box Score

Sam Santilli

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 3/4/2023 3:33:00 PM | GSU Sports Information

Lady Pioneers Complete Second Half Comeback to Advance in the MEC Tournament

Wheeling, W.Va. - Glenville State Women's Basketball team was tested in today's semifinal contest against the Falcons of Fairmont State. After coming off an impressive shooting performance the Lady Pioneers struggled from beyond the arc. Coach Stephens's squad persevered and battled on the glass. GSU was able to grab a season-high 30 offensive rebounds. With the Lady Pioneers only missing three free throws Glenville came out on top 74-70.

Glenville State started out the contest on a cold streak missing their first 14 shots from the field. The Falcons were able to take advantage of the Lady Pioneers' cold shooting opening the contest on a 10-0. During Fairmont State's hot streak, Coach Anderson's squad was able to score five points off of turnovers. Heading into the first media timeout GSU still had not gotten on the board.

A pair of free throws by Chalon Miles got the Lady Pioneers on the board at the 4:34 mark. Glenville started to go on a run toward the end of the first quarter. GSU was able to bring it within two. After Mickayla Perdue's pair of free throws, the Lady Pioneers once again would go scoreless for an extended period. Fairmont closed out the quarter with a three by Jertaya Hall and a layup by Jalen Gibbs to go up by five.

The shooting woes continued to plague the Lady Pioneers in the second quarter. However, Glenville still was hitting their free throws keeping them within striking distance. Through the first two quarters, GSU was perfect from the free-throw line. With 45 seconds left, the Lady Pioneers cut it down to five with Tor'e Alford converting a and one layup. The Falcons would score one more time before reaching halftime keeping their seven-point lead from the first quarter.

Glenville came out of the half firing on all cylinders and took the lead for the first time. The Lady Pioneers produced eight consecutive points from turnovers. Both teams continued to battle exchanging. With GSU being persistent on the offensive glass, the offense started to click. In the third quarter, Glenville State shot their best from the field shooting 41.4%. Heading into the final quarter of play the Lady PIoneers had a three-point advantage.

Glenville State jumped out to a seven-point lead early in the fourth quarter. The Falcons throughout the quarter continued to answer any advancement made by the Lady Pioneers. During the final minute of the contest, GSU jumped out to another seven-point advantage. Fairmont's Madeline Huffman hit a three cutting the lead down to four but an empty possession with seconds left on the clock secured the win for Glenville.

Breanna Campbell finished the game with a double-double for the third time this season. Campbell lead the Lady Pioneers in scoring with 31 points and in rebounds with ten. Glenville will face the winner of Concord and Charleston in the championship game.

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