BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – The Glenville State Women's Basketball team took down MEC first-place West Virginia Wesleyan, 99-84, to bring GSU in a tie for first place in the league standings on Saturday afternoon in Buckhannon.
The first quarter was back-and-forth throughout, as WVWC notched the first basket but an Ashlyn Riley three tied the game at four and Dejaan Schuler had five points in the first ten minutes as GSU led 24-22 at the end of one. The second quarter would see the Lady Pioneers jump out on a 6-to-nothing run after two jumpers from Kenyah Stubbs and a Stevi Yancy layup, however GSU could not capitalize on the run and went into the locker room with a four-point lead, 57-53.
The third quarter would be highly contested after both teams traded baskets all quarter with Schuler and Dream Cherry knocking down threes early and Jhakia Gist made a three-pointer at the buzzer to make the score 75-71 in favor of the Lady Pioneers going into the closing quarter. The fourth period belonged to the blue and white as they would build their lead after scores from Tynasia Bunting, Cherry, Gist and Nwando Okigbo, increasing the lead to 14 in the middle portion of the fourth quarter and GSU put the game on ice with good defense, winning by 15 with a score of 99-84.
Final Stats
West Virginia Wesleyan
Emma Witt led the Bobcats with 28 points and seven rebounds, Sydney Baird had 22 points and six rebounds while Lojain Elfatairy had 13 points and six assists. Daveona Hatchell chipped in with eight points and five rebounds in the loss.
Glenville State
Tynasia Bunting returned to the floor in a big way with 20 points, five threes, three rebounds and two steals. Fifth-year senior Dejaan Schuler turned in her best performance of the year as she had 16 points, knocking down four threes and grabbing three rebounds. Nwando Okigbo had 12 points and led the team in rebounds with 14. Other notable scorers include Jhakia Gist and Kenyah Stubbs with 11 and Dream Cherry with 10.
Up Next For The Lady Pioneers
The Lady Pioneers return to action on Wednesday (Jan. 15) to take on Wheeling in a conference matchup at the McDonough Center in Wheeling. Tip is set for 5:30 p.m.
