INDIANA, Pa. – The sixth-seeded Glenville State Lady Pioneer Basketball team had their season come to an end Friday (Mar. 13) afternoon, falling to third-seeded Winston-Salem State, 88-71, in the opening round of the NCAA DII Atlantic Regional Tournament. GSU finished the campaign (24-7) in 2025-26.
 
1^st Half
Winston-Salem State came out firing, pushing out to 10-0 lead before Wonder Nkoyock finally stopped the bleeding with an and-one layup with just over seven minutes left in the first quarter. WSSU's smothering defense forced the Lady Pioneers to six turnovers in the first four and a half minutes, however, Nkoyock and Keanti Thompson sliced the defense to trim Glenville State's deficit to just four, 13-9. The Rams stayed consistent from behind the arc, nailing five three-pointers to grab a 21-14 advantage after one quarter of play.
 
Just like the opening quarter, WSSU started the second stanza with a three, but Jayda Allie quickly responded with a three ball of her own. After the Rams got the lead back to seven, Nylah Davis muscled her way to the rim and Stevi Yancy's steal set up another Allie three-pointer to force a Winston Salem-State timeout and cut their lead to just two, 26-24. Glenville State had their lowest deficit at 37-36, but the Winston-Salem State three-point shooting and offensive rebounding spring boarded their lead back up to eight with two minutes left in the half. WSSU eventually took a 48-38 lead into the locker room, knocking down eight first half three pointers and grabbing 13 offensive rebounds.
 
2^nd Half
Carine Pinkney got the scoring started for GSU in the second half with a driving layup as the pace of the game slowed down drastically with neither team really able to find the bottom of the basket in the opening four minutes. Nkoyock added a three to cut the WSSU lead to single digits, however, stale offensive possessions and timely shooting by the Rams put the Lady Pioneers behind by 13. Yancy's three made it a nine-point contest, but the story of the game continued to be the offensive rebounding by the Rams that led to wide-open threes. GSU had a pair of opportunities to go down by single digits as the quarter closed, but consecutive turnovers led to a runaway layup as WSSU took a 69-56 lead into the final quarter.
 
After Winston-Salem State started the fourth quarter with a layup, Yancy nailed a three-pointer as Glenville State kept the game in range. That changed when the Rams knocked down their 12^th and 13^th three-pointers to burst the lead out to 19, 82-63. It was cruise control for WSSU in the final minutes, closing out the Lady Pioneers, 88-71, and advancing to the second round.
 
Final Stats
Winston-Salem State
Navaeh Farmer led the Rams with 22 points, five assists and three rebounds while going 6-for-7 from behind the arc. Maia Charles had 16 points and 10 rebounds with Makayla Waleed (15 points) and Breonna Roaf (11 points) also reaching double figures. WSSU controlled the glass with 43 rebounds (21 offensive) and nailed 13 three-pointers en route to the opening round victory.
 
Glenville State
Wonder Nkoyock was Glenville State's leading scorer with 16 points as Stevi Yancy added 15 points and Nwando Okigbo flirted with a double-double at 11 points and nine rebounds. The Lady Pioneers dished out just seven assists in the defeat, with Yancy notching a team-high three. GSU shot 47% from the field and from three, but were forced into 20 turnovers and shot 22 less shots than the Rams.
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