Recap

The Lady Bobcats are certainly playing hard to try and end the streak, as they were leading Wheeling, or playing right with them, for a majority of Wednesday's contest. The finish ended up 77-64 in favor of the home Cardinals, but the final score is not indicative of how close the game was for the first thirty minutes. Wesleyan took a 36-30 lead into the half, and they were lead offensively early on, and again in the second half, by Freshman Guard Courtney Wilfong. The Fairmont native scored twelve points in the first half, and followed that up with another nine in the second, and her twenty-one total points set a new career high. She did so on an efficient nine-of-twelve shooting night, and she also added four assists. Senior Nicole Gilyard pitched in with sixteen points and eight rebounds of her own to help the cause. Neither team shot the ball well on Wednesday, but eventually, Wheeling's scoring combo of Lilly Ritz and Khira Burton was too much for the Lady 'Cats to handle. 

Team Records

West Virginia Wesleyan falls to 1-12 in the Mountain East Conference.
Wheeling is closer to getting back to .500 in the MEC, they are now 6-7.

Impact Performers - West Virginia Wesleyan

Courtney Wilfong - 21 pts, 4 ast, 9-12 fg
Nicole Gilyard - 16 pts, 8 reb

Impact Performers - Wheeling

Lilly Ritz - 25 pts, 19 reb, 12-16 fg
Khira Burton - 23 pts, 8-17 fg

Key Statistics

Fast Break Points
WU 17-8 WVWC

Points in the Paint
WU 40-36 WVWC

Points off Turnovers
WVWC 20-14 WU

What's Next

The Lady 'Cats return home for the first time in a week-in-a-half on Saturday when they host the Lady Hilltoppers of West Liberty. Tip-off is set for 2 PM from the Rockefeller Center.
Wheeling will host a hot Davis & Elkins team on Saturday, the Senators have won four in a row and are a game behind the Cardinals in the MEC standings.