INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The Glenville State Lady Pioneer Basketball team used a 29-point third quarter to put away the West Virginia State Yellow Jackets, 89-68, on the road Wednesday (Jan. 21) evening. The Lady Pioneers now stand at (13-3) overall and (8-2) in league play, which puts them in a three-way tie for first place in the MEC.

1st Half
Nwando Okigbo started the scoring with a good jump shot and GSU would build their lead with a layup from Ashlyn Riley and quality defense, ending the first quarter with a five-point lead. In the second, Carine Pinkney connected on an and-one layup to build the lead to seven, and a three-point shot from Wonder Nkoyock extended the advantage to double digits as Glenville State held the upperhand at halftime, 38-31.

2nd Half
The third quarter would be the determining factor in the game as the Lady Pioneers extended their lead to 24 as they started the stanza off with a sixteen-to-zero run behind scores from Stevi Yancy, Payton James, Okigbo, Pinkney, and Riley. In the fourth, the GSU advantage swelled to as many as 30 as JayCee Elza knocked down a three-pointer, and a good jumper from Niko Kaufmann finished the game at 89-68 in favor of the Lady Pioneers.

Final Stats
West Virginia State
Ahjanae Young had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead the team in both categories while Baylee Goins was the other double-figure scorer with 19. Latisha Parris, Jennessee Byrd and Makayla Smith all had six points in the defeat.

Glenville State
Carine Pinkney had a season-high 26 points on the night, grabbing six rebounds and shooting 11-18 from the floor. Ashlyn Riley poured in 20 points on 7-13 shooting, Nwando Okigbo led the team in rebounding with nine while also scoring 12 points and Wonder Nkoyock also scored in double-figures with 11.

Up Next For The Pioneers
Glenville State will continue their road swing with a matchup against Concord on Saturday (Jan. 24) as tip-off is set for 2 p.m.