GLENVILLE, W.Va. – The Glenville State Men's Basketball team finished up the regular season with a double-digit victory over Concord tonight, 96-78. The Pioneers end the regular season with a record of (16-12, 10-10 MEC) and will be the No. 6 seed in the MEC Tournament.
In the first half, the Mountain Lions would get things started with a two from Rene Diop. The Pioneer answered back the very next possession and went on a 10-2 run to give them the lead. Concord got the Pioneers lead down to three points but the Pioneers stayed resilient and increased their lead to double digits. The Pioneers would take their momentum into the half, leading the Mountain Lions, 41-29.
The Mountain Lions managed to get the Pioneers advantage to ten points three minutes into the second half, however Glenville State refused to let up on the Mountain Lions and kept their foot on the gas. When the Pioneers lead climbed to 20 at the twelve-minute mark, the game was seemingly over. GSU was on fire and had an answer for everything Concord threw at them. The Pioneers would walk out victorious in their last game of the regular season, beating the Mountain Lions, 96-78.
Final Stats
Concord
The Mountain Lions were led in scoring by Brendan Hoffman, who had 13 points. Hoffman also led the team in steals with two tonight. Boubacar Djigo led the team on the boards with nine rebounds and he also contributed nine points. Both Hoffman and Corey Boston led the team in assists tonight with four assists apiece. Rene Diop had the team's solo block of the night.
Glenville State
The Pioneers were led tonight by their two freshman starters in Elijah Redfern and Ammar Maxwell. Redfern had 20 points, five assists and a block while Maxwell had 15 points and five rebounds. Devin Collins contributed on both sides of the ball tonight, scoring 14 points and getting both a steal and a block on the defensive side of the ball. Freshman Don Colon-Lewis rounds out the list of Pioneers who scored double digits tonight as he contributed 13 points to the Pioneers win. Prince Mosengo led the team in blocks with two and scored eight points in the win. Gus Eddy scored seven points and led the Pioneers in steals with two.
Up Next For The Pioneers
Glenville State travels to Wheeling, W.Va. for the Mountain East Conference Tournament in the WesBanco Arena starting next week.
