No. 10/11 WVU Rolls Past Coppin State

Sunday, December 10

Morgantown, W.Va.

2:00 p.m.

West Virginia University

9-0

101

Coppin State

1-9

Coppin State

West Virginia

101

Photo by: All Pro Photography/Dale Sparks

December 10, 2017 04:48 PM | Women's Basketball

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By: Ashley Bailey

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A career day from junior guard Katrina Pardee led the way for the No. 10/11 West Virginia University women's basketball team as the Mountaineers cruised to a 101-43 win over visiting Coppin State on Sunday afternoon at the WVU Coliseum.

WVU shot a blistering 64.3 percent from the field and dished out a season-high 27 assists as a team in the wire-to-wire victory, which helped West Virginia extend its nonconference home win streak to 37 games.

Nine different players scored for West Virginia in the win, including four players who finished in double figures. Pardee set a new career high with six 3-pointers and posted a career-best 25 points in the game.

"We formed a lot of bad habits instead of good habits," WVU coach Mike Carey said. "I hate these type of games, but we did what we had to do to get the win. It's good, we're in final exams now and all that. I can give them off a couple of days, and then get started back Wednesday, and then play in Charleston Saturday. We'll get back to action on Wednesday."

The Mountaineers (9-0) showed their dominance from the opening tip, scoring on nine of their first 10 possessions to start the game. Senior guard Chania Ray got WVU on the scoreboard first with a game-opening 3-pointer, before Pardee added another 3 moments later, giving the Mountaineers an early 6-2 advantage.

Following its first basket of the game, Coppin State (1-9) was held scoreless for over five minutes at one point in the first frame, leading to an 18-0 Mountaineer run. WVU made four shots from beyond the arc and saw all five starters score in the first 10 minutes en route to the team making nine of its first 15 attempts from the field.

The Mountaineers led, 28-9, after one quarter.

The streaky shooting continued in the second quarter, too. After scoring six of the period's first eight points, WVU made eight consecutive shots midway through the quarter, including three 3's by Pardee and a pair of buckets by senior forward Kristina King, to help the Mountaineers extend their lead to 49-20 with 3:50 to go in the half.

Pardee connected on a career-high six triples in the win, finishing with a career- and game-high 25 points.

Junior forward Naomi Davenport swished a 3-pointer at the 1:23 mark to put the Mountaineers in front by 30 at 54-24. WVU eventually took a 56-26 advantage into the locker room.

WVU shot a sizzling 61 percent (19 of 31) from the field in the first half, connecting on eight 3-pointers as a team. The Mountaineers also forced 12 first-half turnovers and 24 for the game.

In the second half, senior forward Teana Muldrow got going. The East Orange, New Jersey, native scored 11 of her 22 points in the third period, as WVU continued to build on its big lead.

The Mountaineers outscored the Eagles, 22-8, in the third and led by as many as 46 in the frame. WVU also secured a 23-9 edge in the fourth quarter to help secure the win.

Along with Pardee and Muldrow, Davenport added 15 points, while redshirt freshman forward Krystaline McCune chipped in with 12 more. The Mountaineers outrebounded the Eagles, 39-25, in the affair, and allowed fewer than 10 points in three of four quarters.

For Coppin State, Genesis Lucas scored a team-high 15 points. The Eagles were limited to just 15 of 50 (30%) from the field.

The Mountaineers will be back in action on Saturday, Dec. 16 when the team travels to Charleston, West Virginia, to take on Radford. Tipoff at the Charleston Civic Center is set for 4 p.m. ET.

Notes: With the win, the Mountaineers have won 37 consecutive nonconference games inside the WVU Coliseum dating back to Nov. 24, 2013 … WVU improves to a perfect 10-0 all-time record against Coppin State, and 18-1 against the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference … WVU scored on nine of their first ten possessions to start the game … with her 22-point performance, Teana Muldrow has now registered five consecutive 20-point games … she is the first to do so since Rosemary Kosiorek in 1992 … Muldrow has now made eight straight free throws … Katrina Pardee drained six 3-pointers, breaking her career-high of five set Thursday against Pitt … Pardee recorded a new career high of 25 points, breaking her career high of 20 points set against North Florida on November 19th … WVU's 102 points became the 22nd time it has reached triple figures in a game … WVU dished out a season-high 27 assists as a team, the most since recording 32 against Longwood on December 17, 2016.