GLENVILLE, W.Va. – The Glenville State Lady Pioneer Basketball team won their seventh in a row with a rout of Davis and Elkins on Wednesday evening, 99-57, inside the Waco Center. With the victory, GSU improved to (19-3, 13-2 MEC) and now have a two-game lead for first place in the Mountain East Conference.
1st Half
Glenville State scored 54 points in the first 20 minutes to race out to a big lead. Khalia Bryant began the scoring with a good jump shot for two, while Nylah Davis and Jayda Allie connected on a three in the first quarter to make the score 27-13 after one. In the second, the Lady Pioneer defense flexed their muscle, only allowing 11 points. Nwando Okigbo scored a layup, Carine Pinkney connected on a two, Wonder Nkoyock knocked down a shot from beyond the arc, and Niko Kauffman recorded two baskets to make the score 54-24 at the half.
2nd Half
With the big lead, GSU just had to not allow the Senators to go on big runs and they would walk away with the win. The Lady Pioneers only allowed 33 points in the second half as they were able to put the game away. Payton James crashed the offensive glass and scored on a putback with three triples in a row later in the third quarter to extend the Lady Pioneer lead even further. In the fourth, Keanti Thompson recorded a score, as well as JayCee Elzy and Mary Rivera. Maria Quesada Ortiz recorded two rebounds and a steal in limited minutes to close out the blowout win.
Final Stats
Davis & Elkins
Briyanna Sapp was the lone double-figure scorer for the Senators with 15 points and six rebounds. Kaitlyn Parker led the team with ten rebounds and notched eight points, Addison Boram netted eight points and seven rebounds while Jatia Markes chipped in with seven in the defeat.
Glenville State
A well-balanced attack had five players in double-figures and seven others recorded points. Nwando Okigbo had 15 to lead the team on 50% shooting and three assists. Carine Pinkney had 14 points while grabbing four rebounds and getting three steals. Jayda Allie and Payton James both had 11 points and both knocked down three shots from beyond the arc. Khalia Bryant scored ten points and had seven rebounds and was perfect from the free-throw stripe. JayCee Elzy chipped in with eight points while Niko Kaufmann and Wonder Nkoyock had seven points each.
Up Next For The Pioneers
Glenville State will head to Buckhannon to take on West Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday (Feb. 14) for a 2 p.m. tip in a battle of one and two in the Mountain East conference.
