BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – The Glenville State Women's Basketball team had their seven-game winning streak snapped today (Feb. 14) in Buckhannon, as the Lady Pioneers fell behind early and couldn't mount a comeback in their 86-74 defeat at West Virginia Wesleyan. With the defeat, the Lady Pioneers fell to (19-4, 13-3 MEC) on the year.
 
1^st Half
It was a 12-12 ballgame right before the media timeout, but a 9-0 run by the Bobcats created separation that the Lady Pioneers couldn't decimate. Two points in the final five-plus minutes of the first quarter forced GSU a 23-14 deficit after a quarter of play. West Virginia Wesleyan kept Glenville State at bay the whole second quarter, answering every bucket that GSU nailed to grow their advantage to 43-29 at halftime.
 
2^nd Half
Out of the locker room, the WVWC lead ballooned to as much as 16 before a buckets from Khalia Bryant and Stevi Yancy eventually trimmed the Lady Pioneer deficit to just seven. Once again, the Bobcats answered the GSU punches with haymakers of their own, pushing their lead back to double digits and eventually to 14 at the end of three, 64-50. Nylah Davis helped the Lady Pioneers trim the orange and black's advantage to seven on separate occasions in the final stanza, however, WVWC kept GSU at arm's length for the remainder of the game, snapping Glenville State's seven-game winning streak and cutting GSU's first place lead in the MEC to just one game.
 
Final Stats
West Virginia Wesleyan
Emma Witt led all scorers with 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting, while Ana Young scored 20 points and Allie Daniels added 14 points. Witt pulled down 10 boards to secure a double-double and Kilah Dandridge flirted with a double-double at 10 points and eight assists.
 
Glenville State
Wonder Nkoyock scored 17 points and grabbed five rebounds in the defeat. Nwando Okigbo (12 points), Stevi Yancy (11 points) and Carine Pinkney (10 points) were also in double figures. Pinkney and Nylah Davis both dished out four assists while Okigbo and Khalia Bryant recorded six rebounds each.
 
Up Next For The Pioneers
Glenville State is back inside the Waco Center on Wednesday (Feb. 18) to take on West Liberty. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.
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