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Wheeling University guard Jordan Beale can take purpose from near vary throughout Friday’s MEC quarterfinal recreation towards Charleston.

WHEELING – It absolutely has not been the easiest journey for Wheeling men’s basketball coach Chris Richardson and his Cardinals squad. Soon after sitting down with a document of 2-8 mid-February, the Cardinals did uncover a small late season surge and competent to the Mountain East Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
Wheeling’s journey, however, arrived to an finish in its household town.
Charleston extended its winning streak to 14 video games as it cruised to a victory in excess of the Cardinals, 86-49 in a Mountain East Meeting Event quarterfinal matchup Friday night at WesBanco Arena.
“They are entitled to all the accolades they’ve gotten. I thought they seriously enforced their will from the beginning on us (Friday),” Richardson claimed. “We type of allow our offense start out influencing our protection and vice versa. All credit score to them and Coach (Dwaine) for possessing them all set to perform.”
The Golden Eagles, the MEC South Division champions, led by as numerous as 41 and shot 55.2% from the area.
They will acquire on Fairmont Condition Saturday in a MEC semifinal recreation with a tipoff time of 5 p.m.
“Season starts Jan. 7 but the close of January, we expend 16-17 times in quarantine,” Ricahrdson stated. “I’m truly proud of the way our guys regrouped and continued to contend even devoid of a ton of apply time and ongoing to get far better. We targeted on finding greater working day by working day by day. I assume we noticed the fruits of that labor over the past few months. But the most disappointing matter was that effectiveness on both of those ends was not indicative of the progress we had as a basketball staff over the earlier several months.”
The Cardinals stored the game near for the very first 10 minutes, but a 3-pointer by Isaiah Gable put the Golden Eagles up by double figures for the relaxation of the contest.
Lamont McManus led the way for Charleston with 14 factors even though Seth O’Neal netted 12.
Gable Riley Heatherington and Shunta Wilson all equipped 11 details.
For the Cardinals, Jordan Reid had a team-significant 14 details even though Jarett Haines netted 11.
“In the locker space, me, Jay Gentry and Jarett Haines stayed good,” Reid claimed about the final 3-week stretch of the time. “I knew what it took to get in this article simply because we received listed here very last 12 months even even though we fell limited. With a new team and a few of freshmen, you have to be positive. If you’re adverse, they’ll be adverse. I texted coach the (remaining week), ‘I’m not going to allow you down. I’ll get the job performed.’ That’s also the week I gained MEC Player of the 7 days. I want to thank them for that award.”
WHEELING — Fairmont Point out held off a vicious West Virginia Point out rally to safe a 95-87 get on Friday and a spot in the semifinals. The Yellow Jackets ended up down 66-45 with 16:05 remaining in the second 50 % ahead of receiving inside two details on a pair of occasions.
Jeremiah Moore’s bucket with 6:20 left to go produced it 78-76 in favor of Fairmont Point out, but the Falcons scored nine of the future 11 factors to achieve some breathing space and it hardly ever received back to a solitary possession once again.
Dale Bonner paced the Falcons with 29 factors while Isaiah Sanders netted 22. Cole VonHandorf provided 20 points for Fairmont Condition.
For West Virginia Condition, Moore netted 41 factors likely 15 of 24 from the field.
Glenville State 83
Notre Dame University 68
John Williams tallied a match-higher 31 factors and grabbed 13 rebounds to pace Glenville Point out to a victory more than Notre Dame School.
For the Falcons, Jordan Rolan provided 25 factors and Tyland Crawford netted 13.

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