MANSFIELD — Serving as the 2025-26 season opener, the Mansfield women’s basketball team faced off at the PSAC/CIAA Challenge hosted by Clarion in nonconference action against Bluefield State. The West Virginia school spoiled the Mounties’ opener, 100-53, on Friday.

Katie Sheeler led the team with eight points and matched her career high of four steals in a game.

KJ Gordon and Tyarah Woody each scored seven points in their Mansfield debut.

After Gordon opened the season with an early three-pointer, Bluefield State dropped 18 of the next 20 points into the basket, stamping a 32-12 advantage after the first ten minutes of the season.

Midway through the second quarter, Paley Adam’s started perfect from the field (3-3) to set her career high in her early career, but the Big Blue still held the 41-17 edge and took a 58-24 lead before halftime.

Mansfield outscored Bluefield State in the third quarter behind six points from Easterling.

Bluefield State 100,

Mansfield 53

BLUEFIELD STATE (1-0)

Shanon Hoover 5-11 3-3 13, Jasmine Jenkins 4-9 4-4 12, Jayla Sample 4-9 2-2 11, Mia Little 2-4 0-0 5, Tianna Rhodes 1-1 0-0 3, Jhakia Gist 6-10 2-2 16, Leniyah Fulsom 6-9 2-4 14, Tinasia Spencer 4-8 0-0 8; Azahreya Drayton-Gill 3-7 0-0 6, Michelle McGee 3-6 0-2 6, Andrea Robertson 2-4 0-0 4, Sy Crowley 1-3 0-0 2, Jamila Jenkins 0-1 0-0 0. Toatls 41-82 13-17 100.

MANSFIELD (0-1)

Katie Sheeler 3-14 1-2 8, KJ Gordon 3-5 0-0 7, Amiyah Nguyen 2-4 2-4 6, Paley Adams 3-4 0-0 6, Minyah Easterling 2-5 2-2 6, Tyarah Woody 2-5 3-6 7, Delilah NAzih 3-5 0-0 6, Alyssa Parks 1-2 1-2 3, Maya Dickerson 0-2 2-2 2, Olivia Meisner 1-1 0-0 2, Rebecca Knight 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-48 11-18 53.

Bluefield State 32 26 12 30 — 100

Mansfield 12 12 15 14 — 53

3-point goals: BS 5-20 (Gist 2-5, Sample 1-2, Little 1-2, Rhodes 1-1, Spencer 0-1, Drayton-Gill 0-2, McGee 0-2, Jam. Jenkins 0-1, Jas. Jenkins 0-2), MU 2-15 (Sheeler 1-8, Gordon 1-2, Easterling 0-1, Parks 0-1, Woody 0-1, Nguyen 0-2). Fouled out: BS-none, MU-none. Rebounds: BS 35 (Hoover 9), MU 40 (Easterling 7). Assists: BS 18 (McGee 4, Gist 4), MU 13 (Gordon 4). Technical fouls: BS-none; MU-none. Total fouls: BS 21, MU 19. A: 56.