Buckhannon, W. Va – The University of Charleston Golden Eagles took home their 10th straight win in a road contest against the West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats. The Golden Eagles took the 101-85 victory. Charleston was led by Isaiah Gable with 23 points in the win. 

JUST THE BASICS 
SCORE: Charleston 101, West Virginia Wesleyan 85 
LOCATION: Buckhannon, W. Va. 
TEAM RECORDS: Charleston (10-2, 10-2 MEC), Bobcats (0-12, 0-12 MEC) 

HOW IT HAPPENED 
The Golden Eagles came out strong with a 13-6 lead five minutes into the first half. Throughout the first half, the Golden Eagles were holding their strong lead with a pair of threes from O'Neal and Colbert.  In the final five minutes of the half the Bobcats were steadily coming back when two Bobcat players, Daylin Lee hitting a scored on back-to-back possessions. Jayln Reed hit both of his free throws to cut the score to five to end the first half. In the first half the Golden Eagles went 19-31 shooting 61.3 percent from the field.  

Heading into the second half, Charleston scored the first bucket by Eddie Colbert, but the Bobcats followed with a three from Jaret Mullooly. At the 14:58 mark, a splash three pointer by Keith Williams gave the Golden Eagles the 62-49 advantage. Seth O'Neal then converted a three-point play from the stripe to put the Golden Eagles in front with a score of  91-76 with 2:55 left in the game. Charleston maintained the gap for a 101-85 victory over the hosts.  

Charleston had an overall shooting percentage of a 54.1 from the field, led by Gable with 23 points, O'Neal, and McManus combined for 35 points in the win.  

Charleston Leaders (33-61, 54.1% from the field) 
Isaiah Gable – 23 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists 
Seth O'Neal – 18 points and 5 assists 
Lamont McManus – 17 points and 5 rebounds 

West Virginia Wesleyan Leaders (32-69, 46.4% from the field) 
Jaylin Reed – 28 points and 9 rebounds 
Daylin Lee – 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists 
Ross Young – 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists 
 

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