Women's Basketball Quick Hitters
- Fairmont State will look to snap a two-game skid on Thursday evening in Mountain East Conference action against Concord. FSU is also looking for its first victory of the season on the road.
- The Falcons have recorded six-straight wins over the Mountain Lions and hold a 27-18 all-time record in the series.
- FSU has been lopsided when it comes to home and road contests. Fairmont is 5-2 at home and 0-4 are the road this season.
- FSU currently ranks in the top 40 in the country in both field-goal percentage (43.9) and steals per game (11.1).
- Fairmont State has four different players averaging at least 13.4 points per game this season. However, only two players off the FSU bench are averaging double-digit minutes per game.
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Makenzie White leads the Falcons in points (14.2), rebounds (7.8) and assists (4.1) per game.
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Amanda Ruffner (13.7),
Emily Puskarich (13.5) and
Deidra Combs (13.4) are also chipping in to Fairmont State's balanced offensive attack. All four players have led the Falcons in scoring this season, including a difference player in each of the last three games.
- Combs is currently second on the team in rebounding (5.2).
- Puskarich ranks 17
th in the country in steals per game (3.09) and is second on the team with 34 assists this season. Puskarich also has a team-best 25 three-point field goals this season.
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Gabrielle Etter is shooting 45 percent from behind the arc this season to lead the Falcons (14-of-31).
- At 5-6 overall and 2-3 in the MEC, the Falcons are currently seventh in the MEC standings. With a win on Thursday night, the Falcons can just to fifth in the standings.
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