Recap

It was a special moment at the Rockefeller Center when teammates surrounded Senior Nicole Gilyard as Women's Basketball celebrated their final victory of the 2019-20 season. It will also be the last win in the careers of Nicole Gilyard and fellow Senior Anastasia Karavainova. The two helped lead the Lady 'Cats to a 74-71 victory over Davis & Elkins on Saturday afternoon, and Gilyard gave her steady performance of fourteen points, seven rebounds, and four assists. Her value to the team was evident in how hard the team played for her in her final game, especially in the final minutes as the bench and the crowd started to energize the group on the floor. Wesleyan did not lead until minutes into the third quarter, and from there the leadership of Gilyard, and the play of Cierra Tolbert and Courtney Wilfong, brought that spark the team needed to pull away. It was a fitting end to the career of Nicole Gilyard that she was able to ice the game from the free-throw line in the final seconds.

Team Records

Wesleyan finishes the season 4-24 overall, and 2-20 in the Mountain East Conference.
Davis & Elkins drops to 7-21 overall, and 6-16 in the MEC.

Impact Performers - West Virginia Wesleyan

Cierra Tolbert - 20 pts, 11 reb, 10-14 fg
Nicole Gilyard - 14 pts, 7 reb, 4 ast, 8-10 ft
Courtney Wilfong - 13 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast

Impact Performers - Davis & Elkins

Jamiyah Johnson - 26 pts, 21 reb, 11-16 fg
Jay Kilpatrick - 15 pts, 7-10 ft

Key Statistics

Bench Points
WVWC 37-8 D&E

Points in the Paint
D&E 44-32 WVWC

Points off Turnovers
WVWC 20-11 D&E