Recap

West Virginia Wesleyan Women's Basketball hosted Fairmont State on Tuesday night, it was the second conference game of the season for the Lady Bobcats. They come off a 51-49 defensive win at Frostburg State on Saturday, and were looking to move to 2-0 in the Mountain East Conference. Fairmont State was the team that moved to 2-0, as they piled up a 94-60 win. The Falcons controlled the game throughout, bookmarking the game with a 30-8 advantage in the first quarter, and a 28-11 advantage in the fourth. Wesleyan played hard and got the difference down to eighteen points in the third quarter, but the Falcons shooting prowess was too much to overcome on Tuesday night.

Team Records

West Virginia Wesleyan drops to 3-3 overall this season, with a 1-1 mark in the MEC.
Fairmont State jumps back up above .500 to 4-3 overall, and holds a 2-0 record in the MEC.

Key Performers - West Virginia Wesleyan

Nicole Gilyard - 20 pts, 7 reb
Cierra Tolbert - 14 pts, 8 reb

Key Performers - Fairmont State

Presley Tuttle - 25 pts, 6 reb, 5-7 3pt
Sierrra Kotchman - 22 pts, 6 reb, 4-7 3pt

Important Statistics

Field Goal Percentage
FSU 50.7% - 27.9% WVWC

Points in the Paint
FSU 40-28 WVWC

Fast Break Points
FSU 18-5 WVWC

Up Next

Both teams will break for Thanksgiving the rest of the week. West Virginia Wesleyan will travel to West Liberty next Wednesday, and Fairmont State will host Charleston on the same day.