Women's Basketball: WVU Plays Host to St. Francis
November 15, 2007 06:19 PM | General
November 15, 2007
GAME NOTES
MORGANTOWN, W.Va – The No. 19/20 West Virginia University women’s basketball team plays host to St. Francis, Pa., in non-conference action Friday, Nov. 16, at 5:30 p.m. at the WVU Coliseum as part of a doubleheader with the WVU men.
West Virginia (1-0) leads the all-time series with the Red Flash (1-1) by a 2-0 margin having most recently defeated St. Francis, Pa., last year 98-60. The Mountaineers won the first meeting 74-68 in 2005. Both previous contests were at the WVU Coliseum.
The matchup with the Red Flash is the second of three-straight home games to the open the season for WVU. In the season-opener last Friday against Canisius, senior guard LaQuita Owens notched 21 points while senior center Olayinka Sanni tallied 16 points and 10 rebounds in the 76-49 victory over the Golden Griffins.
At halftime of the men’s contest against Arkansas-Monticello, the women’s team will be honored with a banner-raising ceremony, commemorating last year’s 21-11 NCAA tournament team.
WVU closes its three-game homestand Sunday, Nov. 18, at 12:30 p.m. against Cornell.
