Brett Morris knocked down seven 3-pointers on his way to a game-high 38 points as Glenville State handed the West Virginia State men’s basketball team an 83-70 loss Thursday evening at the Waco Center in Glenville.
Morris converted 13 of 28 shots from the floor and grabbed 11 rebounds while handing out five assists to lead the Pioneers (9-14, 6-11 Mountain East Conference). Jalon Plummer added 22 points and 13 rebounds for Glenville.
The Yellow Jackets trailed 37-32 at the break, but the Pioneers opened the second half with a 16-4 run to pull away.
For State (6-16, 4-13), Markee Mazyck posted 20 points, Keith Harris scored 18 points and grabbed 10 boards and Frank Webb donated 11 points.
State hosts West Virginia Wesleyan Saturday at 4 p.m. for its final home game of the season.
TECH MEN FALL
Asbury shot 76 percent from the floor in the second half to down the WVU Tech men’s basketball team 91-77 Thursday in Asbury, Kentucky.
Trenton Thompson made 10 of 13 from the field, including 7 of 8 3-pointers, for 35 points and Kyle Lamb scored 17 for the Eagles (14-15, 6-9 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference).
Ryan Atkins registered a double-double with 30 points and 10 rebounds and Paul Stone notched 17 points to lead the Golden Bears (15-12, 7-7).
UC WOMEN LOSE
The University of Charleston women’s basketball team was able to cut an 11-point lead late in the third quarter to just one in the fourth but could not overtake West Virginia Wesleyan, losing 56-50 Thursday at the Charleston Catholic Athletic Complex.
Wesleyan’s largest lead of the game came with a minute left in the third, when Mari Stewart hit a 3-pointer for a 48-37 advantage. Charleston (8-15, 6-11 Mountain East Conference) rallied to score the game’s next 10 points, and Chyress Lockhart’s 3-pointer with 4:19 left cut the Bobcats’ lead to 48-47. But UC could score just three more points the rest of the way.
Lockhart led UC with 19 points on 7-of-20 shooting, while Abby Watson added 10 points. Stewart led Wesleyan (6-15, 4-13) with 19 points and eight rebounds, and Adrian Cunningham added 16 points.
STATE WOMEN LOSE
Brittany Jackson drained seven 3-pointers on her way to 27 points as Glenville State cruised to a 108-80 victory over West Virginia State Thursday in Glenville.
Julie Bishop added 15 points, Paris McLeod and Tayana Stewart each scored 13 and Tyra Sinclair tacked on 10 for the Pioneers (16-7, 12-5 MEC), who made 22 of 43 3-pointers.
Rachel Ward canned 6 of 9 from behind the arc for 22 points to lead the Yellow Jackets (11-12, 8-10), while Alexus Hobbs and Brianna Hawkins each scored 12, Shealyn Shafer added 10 points and 10 rebounds and Laura Szorenyi donated 10 points.
TECH WOMEN LOSE
The Golden Bears only trailed by three points after the first quarter but were outscored by 12 in the second half in dropping a 88-62 decision at Asbury (Ky.) Thursday evening.
Former Nitro standout Savannah Shamblin poured in a game-high 22 points in a losing effort for Tech (9-16). Asbury (19-9) had balanced scoring with Savannah Taylor scoring 15 points, closely followed by Catie Fletcher with 14 and Brittany Warren 13.
PREP SOCCER
Morgantown’s Addison Luck has been named the 2016-16 Gatorwade West Virginia boys high school soccer player of the year for the second straight season.
The 6-foot-1, 175-pound senior midfielder scored 30 goals and passed for 20 assists this past season, leading the Mohigans (18-5-2) to the Class AAA state championship. Luck was named captain of the West Virginia Sports Writers Association Class AAA all-state team and was selected Class AAA Player of the Year by the West Virginia High School Soccer Coaches Association.
Off the field, Luck has maintained a 4.16 grade-point average in the classroom and volunteered locally on behalf of the Morgantown Hi-Y community service club and the Mountain Institute environmental conservation group.
TECH BASEBALL
WVU Tech’s three-game series against St. Andrews scheduled for today and Saturday has been postponed. The teams will play a doubleheader April 19 in Laurinburg, North Carolina.