SALEM, W.Va. - Point Park women's basketball will travel to Salem on Saturday for the team's final game before the MEC Championships. Opening tip is scheduled for 2 p.m.
Point Park (7-18, 4-16 MEC) fell to Wheeling in the team's final regular-season conference game of the 2025-26 campaign. Elizabeth Boyd scored 17 points and added 14 rebounds, notching her 11th double-double of the season.
In their final home games, Alexis Giles scored 10 points with four rebounds, and Camille Fultz scored 8 points. Kamryn Pieper scored 7 points with 12 rebounds on Wednesday night.
Salem (3-23) enters as losers of three straight and has only won one of its 10 home games this season. Point Park is 3-0 against the Tigers all time, including a 71-42 win on Jan. 24. Giles (16), Lucia Hervia (13) and Boyd (10) all eclipsed double-figures in that game.
THE ROAD AHEAD
Point Park has qualified for the 2026 MEC Women's Basketball Tournament, having clinched the 10th seed. Point Park's opening matchup will be on Wednesday, March 7 at noon in Wheeling, W.Va.'s WesBanco Area. Point Park will play the No. 7 seed which is TBD.
Either Frostburg State or West Virginia State will take the seventh seed. If Frostburg State wins or both teams lose on Saturday, they will clinch the spot and the matchup against Point Park. In the event of a Frostburg St loss and a WV State win, it would go to the second tiebreaker, which is best win.
STORYLINES
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Despite usually starting on the bench, Elizabeth Boyd is averaging 9.6 rebounds per game, which puts her in second place in the MEC. Boyd is second on the team in points per game with 13.1. She has 11 double-doubles and four 20-point scoring performances this season.
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Camille Fultz leads Point Park in scoring, averaging 14.4 points per game, good for 10th in the MEC. Fultz has scored in double figures in all but six contests this season, including in seven of her last nine games. Fultz passed the 1,000-point scoring mark back on Dec. 3 against Wheeling.
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Kamryn Pieper and Boyd both rank in the top four in the MEC in blocked shots. Boyd is second in the conference at 1.4 per game, while Pieper ranks fourth at 1.3. Both Boyd and Pieper have 33 blocks this season.
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Alexis Giles played in her 100th game in her career on Feb. 14, and she has started 94 games. Giles surpassed the 1,000-point mark back on Jan. 17. She now sits at 1,144 career points. Additionally, Giles reached 100 total steals in her career against Davis & Elkins on Feb. 2.
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As a team, Point Park leads the MEC in rebounding (43.9) and ranks second in blocked shots per game (4.68). The Pioneers posted 44 rebounds and six blocks against Wheeling.
