Toppers Journey To Wesleyan For Saturday MEC Match Up

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — The West Liberty Hilltoppers ladies’s basketball head again on the highway Saturday afternoon for a Mountain East Conference matchup at West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats ladies’s basketball. Tip-off is ready for two p.m. contained in the Rockefeller Center.

West Liberty enters the weekend at 7-14 total and 4-10 in MEC play, coming off a hard-fought 66-61 dwelling win in opposition to Davis & Elkins earlier this week. The Hilltoppers are averaging 71.6 factors per sport, rating fifth within the convention in scoring offense, whereas connecting on 40.9 p.c from the sector and seven.8 three-pointers per contest, the second-highest common within the league.

Offensively, West Liberty includes a balanced scoring assault led by Anna Lucarelli, who       averages 14.9 factors per sport, whereas Reagan Vinskovich has posted 16.3 factors per sport in her appearances this season. Olivia Baker provides 14.7 factors per sport and leads the Hilltoppers with 58 made three-pointers, whereas Ana-Isabel Andersson (9.6 ppg) and Jameka Brungard (8.9 ppg) present further scoring depth within the frontcourt.

The Hilltoppers have been efficient when sharing the basketball, averaging 14.3 assists per sport, and can look to restrict turnovers in opposition to a Wesleyan group that ranks among the many league leaders in scoring margin.

West Virginia Wesleyan enters Saturday’s contest at 13-4 total and 10-3 within the MEC, using a six-game profitable streak. The Bobcats are averaging 76.9 factors per sport whereas holding opponents to 66.1, rating close to the highest of the convention in each offensive effectivity and scoring protection.

Despite Wesleyan’s current success, West Liberty has traditionally discovered success within the sequence, proudly owning a 44-21 all-time benefit.