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#2 Seton Hill 92, #15 Bluefield State 44

(GREENSBURG)---Seton Hill (22-6) built a 52-15 halftime lead and cruised to an easy win against overmatched Bluefield State (1-27).  Jenna Petrini poured in 18 points for SHU and Anne Marie Olesky added 11.  The SHU bench owned a 70-6 edge in scoring as the Griffins extended their win streak to 13.

Bluefield State got 18 points from Kelly Pawlowski.  Charlene Diggs tallied 10 points, but was guilty of 11 turnovers.

#7 Shepherd 59, #10 Concord 57

(SHEPHERDSTOWN)---Jerica Hewett's buzzer-beater gave Shepherd (16-11) a 59-57 victory over Concord (15-13).  Hewett's heroics spoiled a Concord rally that had erased a five-point deficit in the final 57 seconds.

Carrie Saunders led Shepherd with 14 points, while Camille Wilmer added 13, and Hewett ended with 10.  Shelby Fayak grabbed 11 rebounds to help the Rams own a 43-34 edge on the glass.

Concord got 21 points from Camisha Alexander.  Jolysa Brown tallied 12 points and Kristin Kidd notched a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

#6 Fairmont State 62, #11 West Virginia State 57

(FAIRMONT)---Kaitlin Snyder's three-pointer with 2:47 to play gave Fairmont State (19-9) the lead for good as the Falcons wiped out an 18-point second half deficit to nip West Virginia State 62-57. 

Ashley Vavrek paced FSU with 22 points, including four late free throws.  Snyder ended with 16 points, while Rachel Murray posted 10 points, 20 rebounds, and 4 blocked shots.

West Virginia State (16-12) limited Fairmont State to 5-for-30 first half shooting en route to a 33-17 lead at the break.  The Jackets were led by Alixandria Barnette's 13 points.  Tiffany Finkton chipped in a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds for WVSU.

#4 Glenville State 119, #13 Alderson-Broaddus 86

(GLENVILLE)---Glenville State (18-9) scored the second-highest point total in WVIAC Tournament history with a 119-86 win over Alderson-Broaddus (7-21).  The Pioneers placed five players in double figures, paced by Kristen Golden's career-high 35 points.  WVIAC Player of the Year Donita Adams netted 25 points for GSC.  The Pioneers established tournament records for field goal attempts (100) and three-point attempts (49) in the victory.

A-B got 21 points from Lauren Reed and 20 points from Amanda Peoples.  Senior point guard Amanda Harris chipped in 12 points, 11 assists, and 4 steals for the Battlers.

#5 West Liberty 97, #12 Davis & Elkins 87

(WEST LIBERTY)---Jenni Robbins tied a WVIAC Tournament record with 14 assists and added 14 points as West Liberty (20-8) outgunned Davis & Elkins 97-87.  Tori Hansen racked up 33 points, 8 assists, and 7 rebounds for the Toppers, while Laura Malernee registered 23 points.

Davis & Elkins (14-14) received 32 points and 7 rebounds from WVIAC Freshman of the Year Shalisa Hill.  Teonna Jewell contributed 20 points and 6 rebounds for the Senators.

#8 Wheeling Jesuit 70, #9 Pitt Johnstown 63

(WHEELING)---Megan Stuvek had 17 points and 15 rebounds in only 21 minutes to lead Wheeling Jesuit (14-14) past Pitt Johnstown 70-63.  Kourtney Booth also tallied 17 points for the Cards and Chrissy Pavlik chipped in 16.

Pitt Johnstown (15-13) was paced by Kelly Goode's 19 points and 8 rebounds.  Qiuana Brown and Andrea Dalton notched a dozen points apiece for UPJ.  Dalton also pulled down a team-best 13 rebounds.

#3 Charleston 80, #14 Ohio Valley 53

(CHARLESTON)---Lindsey Kentner exploded for a game-high 28 points as Charleston (20-8) blasted Ohio Valley 80-53.  Kaitlyn Arick added 13 points for UC and Ali Tobias notched 11.  The Golden Eagles shot 55 percent from the field in the first twenty minutes to build a 45-29 lead at the half.

Denae Beavers led Ohio Valley (4-24) with 13 points.  Kendra Benedict accounted for 12 points and 8 rebounds.

WVIAC Women's Basketball Tournament

March 1-6

Monday, March 1 (first round---campus sites, 7:30 p.m. unless indicated)

G1: #7 Shepherd 59, #10 Concord 57

G2: #2 Seton Hill 92, #15 Bluefield State 44

G3: #3 Charleston 80, #14 Ohio Valley 53

G4: #6 Fairmont State 62, #11 West Virginia State 57

G5: #8 Wheeling Jesuit 70, #9 Pitt Johnstown 63

G6: #4 Glenville State 119, #13 Alderson-Broaddus 86

G7: #5 West Liberty 97, #12 Davis & Elkins 87

Wednesday, March 3 (quarterfinals---Charleston Civic Center)

G8: Shepherd (16-11) vs. Seton Hill (22-6) 1:00 p.m.

G9: Charleston (20-8) vs. Fairmont State (19-9) 3:00 p.m.

G10: #1 West Virginia Wesleyan (19-8, 17-5) vs. Wheeling Jesuit (14-14) 6:30 p.m.

G11: Glenville State (18-9) vs. West Liberty (19-8) 8:30 p.m.

Friday, March 5 (semifinals---Charleston Civic Center)

G12: Winner G8 vs. Winner G9 1:00 p.m.

G13: Winner G10 vs. Winner G11 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 6 (championship---Charleston Civic Center)

G14: Winner G12 vs. Winner G13 6:00 p.m.