ELKINS, W.Va.- Point Park women's basketball returns to action Monday against Davis & Elkins in MEC play. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. from the McDonnell Center.
The Pioneers (5-12, 2-10 MEC) enter on the back of a home loss to WV Wesleyan, in a game in which the Pioneers played a strong first half. The Pioneers shot 51.9% from the field in the first half, including an impressive 42.9 3-point percentage against the Bobcats. Camille Fultz led PPU with 12 points and added four rebounds.
Davis & Elkins (1-19, 0-11 MEC) has not won since its win over Salem on Dec. 10. The Senators are averaging a measly 40 points per game over their 12-game losing skid, including an average 85.33 points allowed per game.
Point Park beat D&E 77-52 in the previous matchup on Dec. 13. The Pioneers featured four players with over 10 points, highlighted by Teshaya Anderson's 22 and Elizabeth Boyd's 20 points. Boyd also tallied six rebounds and four assists in the contest.
Storylines:
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Camille Fultz leads Point Park in scoring, averaging 14.2 points per game, good for 11th in the MEC. Fultz has scored in double figures in all but four contests this season, including in eight of her last nine games. Fultz passed the 1,000-point scoring mark back on Dec. 3 against Wheeling.
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Elizabeth Boyd is averaging 8.2 rebounds per game, which 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 four in the MEC in blocked shots. Pieper leads the conference at 1.4 per game, while Boyd ranks fourth at 1.2. Pieper has 23 blocks on the season, while Boyd has 21, highlighted by her four-block game vs Salem.
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Alexis Giles has started 85 of her 96 career games and surpassed the 1,000-point mark back on Jan. 17. She now sits at 1,054 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 (4.59) and in rebounding (43.2).
