GLENVILLE, W.Va. – The Glenville State Lady Pioneers won their fourth in a row with a 98-73 rout of West Liberty Saturday afternoon inside the Waco Center. With the victory, GSU is now (12-4, 7-2 MEC) and tied atop the league standings with Fairmont State.

In the first quarter, neither team could gain much traction after trading baskets and turnovers with the quarter ending at 18-16m in favor of the blue and white. In the second quarter, the Lady Pioneers began to pull away with suffocating defense, only allowing WLU to score 13 points in ten minutes and baskets by Dejaan Schuler, Tynasia Bunting, Nwando Okigbo and Dream Cherry would build the GSU lead to 14 going into halftime, 43-29.

In the third, the Lady Pioneers built their lead to as many as 32 after a Hilltopper turnover and an Okigbo layup. GSU kept WLU at arm's length by finishing the third quarter with a 29-point advantage. Jhakia Gist, Stevi Yancy, and Ahsha Spencer all had scores in the fourth as the Lady Pioneers closed out the game, winning 98-73.

Final Stats
West Liberty
Anna Lucarelli led the Hilltoppers with 14 points, five rebounds and three assists. Bailee Smith had 13 points and four rebounds while Natalija Sekulovska had 12 points and eight rebounds. Olivia Baker chipped in with nine points with Hailey Smith and Paige Julian notching eight points each.

Glenville State
Nwando Okigbo and Tynasia Bunting both had 16 to lead the team while Okigbio had 14 rebounds and Bunting had 10. Dream Cherry recorded 15 points, knocking down three triples and grabbing four rebounds. Ahsha Spencer scored in double figures with 12, going 4-5 from the free-throw stripe. Ashlyn Riley had ten points and knocked down two three-pointers as well in the win. 

Up Next For The Lady Pioneers
The Lady Pioneers return to the Waco Center for a matchup with West Virginia State on Wednesday (Jan. 22). Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30.