Defense Dominates in Win Over Virginia
November 26, 2010 06:04 PM | General
St. Thomas, V.I. – The No. 10/11 West Virginia women’s basketball team held Virginia to only five second-half field goals as it defeated the Cavaliers 57-43 in their second game of the Paradise Jam tournament held in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Friday.
The Mountaineers (5-0) forced 29 turnovers and grabbed 14 team steals, in addition to holding Virginia to 31 percent (13-of-42) from the field. The Cavaliers (3-3) hit their first field goal of the second half at the 9:35 mark and scored most of their points off free throws as they shot 85 percent (17-of-20) from the line, including 7-for-8 from the line in the second half.
West Virginia’s scoring efforts were led by Liz Repella, who led all players with 14 points. Classmates Madina Ali and Sarah Miles added in nine and eight points, respectively. Both Ali and Miles led in the stealing efforts as each had three steals. WVU’s bench contributed 21 points, led by Ayana Dunning with six points and Jessica Harlee and Vanessa House with five points each.
Defensively, WVU had a slight advantage in rebounding as it led 36-35. Ali and Dunning had six and five rebounds, respectively.
WVU came out shooting as they went on a 7-0 run over the first two minutes, capped off by a three from Repella after four-straight points from Miles. The Mountaineers stretched the lead, which they held the entire first half, to as many as nine points (15-6) at the 13:03 mark, but stale shooting sent them into the locker room with only a one-point lead, 27-26.
The Mountaineers shot 36 percent (9-of-25) from the field in the first half, while the Cavaliers shot 42.1 percent (8-for-19). UVA was held without a three in five attempts, while WVU knocked down a pair of threes from Repella and freshman Harlee. Repella and Miles led WVU’s first-half scoring efforts with eight points each.
The Mountaineers are now 2-0 at the Paradise Jam as they defeated TCU yesterday, 62-49.With a 5-0 overall record, WVU has held all but one opponent (Duquesne) under 50 points this season.
“We put them at the line too much, but we locked down in our zone and even in our man to man,” West Virginia head coach Mike Carey said. “We came down here to win all three games, but you have to win the first two to win the third one and we’ve been able to do that. We are right on track in doing what we need to do. Iowa State is a very good basketball team, so we’re going to need to play better than we have the last two days.”
The Mountaineers will face No. 19/17 Iowa State at 3:15 p.m., Saturday. ISU is WVU’s second opponent to enter the Paradise Jam with an undefeated record. Holding a 4-0 overall record this season, the Cyclones opened the season with a 58-32 win over Western Illinois and head into this week’s competition off a 69-59 win at Northern Iowa.
The Cyclone offense is led by senior guard Kelsey Bolte, who averages 18 points per game. Freshman forward Hallie Christofferson’s defensive numbers lead the Cyclones as she averages 8.3 rebounds a game and leads the team with six blocks this season. She is also the second-leading scorer as she averages 11 points a game. Saturday’s meeting is the first ever between West Virginia and Iowa State.
Fox Sports Net, with Brenda VanLengen announcing, will broadcast all games live online during the tournament. Live video streaming will be available for a one-time fee of $4.99 at http://b2tv.com/partner_members.asp?id=362.
In addition to the live television broadcast online, MSN radio’s Travis Jones will also handle live radio broadcast duties for Morgantown, Clarksburg, Charleston, Bluefield, Elkins, Keyser, Buckhannon and Summersville.
The Mountaineers (5-0) forced 29 turnovers and grabbed 14 team steals, in addition to holding Virginia to 31 percent (13-of-42) from the field. The Cavaliers (3-3) hit their first field goal of the second half at the 9:35 mark and scored most of their points off free throws as they shot 85 percent (17-of-20) from the line, including 7-for-8 from the line in the second half.
West Virginia’s scoring efforts were led by Liz Repella, who led all players with 14 points. Classmates Madina Ali and Sarah Miles added in nine and eight points, respectively. Both Ali and Miles led in the stealing efforts as each had three steals. WVU’s bench contributed 21 points, led by Ayana Dunning with six points and Jessica Harlee and Vanessa House with five points each.
Defensively, WVU had a slight advantage in rebounding as it led 36-35. Ali and Dunning had six and five rebounds, respectively.
WVU came out shooting as they went on a 7-0 run over the first two minutes, capped off by a three from Repella after four-straight points from Miles. The Mountaineers stretched the lead, which they held the entire first half, to as many as nine points (15-6) at the 13:03 mark, but stale shooting sent them into the locker room with only a one-point lead, 27-26.
The Mountaineers shot 36 percent (9-of-25) from the field in the first half, while the Cavaliers shot 42.1 percent (8-for-19). UVA was held without a three in five attempts, while WVU knocked down a pair of threes from Repella and freshman Harlee. Repella and Miles led WVU’s first-half scoring efforts with eight points each.
The Mountaineers are now 2-0 at the Paradise Jam as they defeated TCU yesterday, 62-49.With a 5-0 overall record, WVU has held all but one opponent (Duquesne) under 50 points this season.
“We put them at the line too much, but we locked down in our zone and even in our man to man,” West Virginia head coach Mike Carey said. “We came down here to win all three games, but you have to win the first two to win the third one and we’ve been able to do that. We are right on track in doing what we need to do. Iowa State is a very good basketball team, so we’re going to need to play better than we have the last two days.”
The Mountaineers will face No. 19/17 Iowa State at 3:15 p.m., Saturday. ISU is WVU’s second opponent to enter the Paradise Jam with an undefeated record. Holding a 4-0 overall record this season, the Cyclones opened the season with a 58-32 win over Western Illinois and head into this week’s competition off a 69-59 win at Northern Iowa.
The Cyclone offense is led by senior guard Kelsey Bolte, who averages 18 points per game. Freshman forward Hallie Christofferson’s defensive numbers lead the Cyclones as she averages 8.3 rebounds a game and leads the team with six blocks this season. She is also the second-leading scorer as she averages 11 points a game. Saturday’s meeting is the first ever between West Virginia and Iowa State.
Fox Sports Net, with Brenda VanLengen announcing, will broadcast all games live online during the tournament. Live video streaming will be available for a one-time fee of $4.99 at http://b2tv.com/partner_members.asp?id=362.
In addition to the live television broadcast online, MSN radio’s Travis Jones will also handle live radio broadcast duties for Morgantown, Clarksburg, Charleston, Bluefield, Elkins, Keyser, Buckhannon and Summersville.
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