PITTSBURGH - Point Park women's basketball aims for its third straight win on Friday night against MEC-opponent West Virginia Wesleyan. Tipoff is slated for 5:30 p.m. from CCAC-Allegheny.
A two-game win streak for the Pioneers (5-11, 2-9 MEC) has lifted Point Park to a winning record at CCAC of 4-3. The Pioneers have scored 71 and 73 points in their two latest wins, boasting an average margin of victory of 17 points.
Wesleyan enters as winners of three straight with a 10-4 (8-3 MEC) record. The Bobcats have scored over 85 points in each of their last three games, and are 3-0 over Point Park all-time, including a win last December.
Storylines:
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Camille Fultz leads Point Park in scoring, averaging 14.3 points per game, and has scored in double figures in all but four contests this season. Fultz passed the 1,000-point scoring mark back on Dec. 3 against Wheeling.
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Elizabeth Boyd posted 10 points in PPU's win over Salem and added eight rebounds to her team-leading total. Boyd's 8.4 rebounds per game places her in fourth place in the MEC. She has five double-doubles and two 20-point scoring performances this season.
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Kamryn Pieper and Boyd both rank in the top three in the MEC in blocked shots. Pieper leads the conference at 1.5 per game, while Boyd ranks third at 1.3. Pieper has 22 blocks on the season, while Boyd has 20 after her four-block game vs Salem.
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Alexis Giles has started 84 of her 95 career games and surpassed the 1,000-point mark back on Jan. 17. She now sits at 1,049 career points and is 1 steal shy of 100 for her career.
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As a team, Point Park ranks first in the MEC in both blocked shots per game (4.69) and in rebounding (43.8).
