GLENVILLE, W. Va.  – The University of Charleston Golden Eagles Women's Basketball team (21-5, 16-4 MEC) concluded its' 2020 road slate with a 60-89 loss to the Glenville State Pioneers (21-5, 15-4 in MEC play Wednesday night.

JUST THE BASICS
SCORE:  Glenville 89, Charleston 60
LOCATION: Glenville, W. Va. – WACO Center
TEAM RECORDS: Golden Eagles (21-6, 16-5 MEC), Pioneers (23-4, 19-2 MEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The pair of Anna Hayton and Brooklyn Pannell led the Golden Eagles effort, socring 16 points each. Junior forward, Erykah Russell tabbed 12 points, and 11 rebounds tallying her seventh double-double of the season.  

Emily Stoller led the Glenville State Pioneers with 19 points.   

It took nearly two minutes for either team to score, and finally just ahead of the eight-minute mark, Erykah Russell put Charleston on the board. The two teams remained within a few points of each other through the first quarter, and the Golden Eagles took a 10-5 lead at the 5:10 mark as Brooklyn Pannell stole the ball from Ty Armstrong finishing the paint to convert off the Glenville turnover. The teams were deadlocked as the clock ticked away in the first quarter, coming away with a 20-20 tie heading into the second.
 
Pannell hit a pair of free throws to start the second quarter giving UC the 22-20 lead, as the hosts nipped at the heels of the Golden Eagles. Once again, the score was tied midway through the second quarter on a free throw from Blaize Burgess bringing the score to 26-26.  The score would be equalized two more times before the end of the second quarter. The Golden Eagles went into the break down 37-34.

The Golden Eagles struggled offensively to start the second half, as the Pioneers scored the two opening buckets of the third quarter.  The Pioneers began to separate from the Golden Eagles as the third quarter moved along, but never leading by more than seven points. Russell hit a layup with 43 seconds to play in the third, cutting the Pioneer lead to two points, but back-to-back buckets put Charleston in a seven-point deficit heading into the fourth.

At the start of the fourth quarter, Anna Hayton scored in the paint to bring Charleston within five points of the hosts, but the Pioneers answered going on a 31-8 run to close the fourth quarter with an 89-60 win over the Golden Eagles.
 

Charleston Leaders (28-60  46.7 percent from the field)
Anna Hayton – 16 points, 5 rebounds,
Brooklyn Pannell – 16 points, 2 rebounds 5 assists
Erykah Russell – 12 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists


Pioneer  Leaders (25-of-69 50.7 percent from the field)
Stoller – 19 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists
Armstrong – 11 points, 2 rebounds
Winfield – 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists  

Up Next:
The Golden Eagles will host the West Virginia State Yellow Jackets, and celebrate their seniors on Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is set for 2:00 p.m.