Wednesday, February 14
Morgantown, W.Va
7:00 p.m.
West Virginia University
19-7 / 7-7
76
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Kansas
11-14 / 2-12
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Kansas
12
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West Virginia
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76
Photo by: All Pro Photography/Dale Sparks
Mountaineers Roll Past Jayhawks
February 14, 2018 09:50 PM | Women's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Senior forward Teana Muldrow notched her 11th double-double of the year as the West Virginia women's basketball team downed Kansas, 76-46, on Wednesday evening at the WVU Coliseum.
The win was the second straight for the Mountaineers, who move to 19-7 on the season and 7-7 in Big 12 plat. Kansas falls to 11-14 on the year and 2-12 in league action.
"Even though we won, I wasn't happy," WVU coach Mike Carey said. "Out of 40 minutes, I thought we did what we had to do defensively and offensively for about 15. We can't beat Oklahoma playing 15 minutes. We can't beat the rest of our schedule playing 15 minutes. They know what is in front of them. We need a couple more.
Muldrow scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed 11 boards, while junior guard/forward Naomi Davenport added 15 points and recorded six rebounds. Junior guard Katrina Pardee (13) also scored in double figures, and Chania Ray dished out a game-high nine assists, marking her eighth game this season with at least eight assists. She just missed a double-double with nine points as well.
The Mountaineers outscored the Jayhawks 22-16 in the paint, while also holding a 17-9 advantage in assists. WVU grabbed 30 defensive rebounds while holding Kansas to just 19 defensive boards. The 46 points by the Jayhawks marks the fewest points allowed by the Mountaineers in Big 12 play since WVU held Kansas State to 44 on Feb. 6, 2016.
Held scoreless across the first two minutes, the Mountaineers went on a 10-0 run as they led 10-2 with 6:10 remaining in the quarter. Following a Kansas timeout, Ray was fouled while taking attempting a trey and was able to knock down all three shots from the charity stripe to make extend the lead to 13. After two Kansas free throws, WVU would make its next five shots to give them a 22-4 edge at the media timeout. Muldrow knocked down her second 3-pointer of the day and freshman forward Destiny Harden added a free throw to give West Virginia a 29-12 lead at the end of the period. Muldrow led both teams with nine points at the break, while WVU's tenacious defense held the Jayhawks without a field goal for 7:44 in the first quarter.
Muldrow became the first player in double figures after hitting two foul shots for WVU's first points of the second quarter. After both teams traded a few scoreless possessions, freshman guard Ashley Jones made a 3-pointer for her first points of the game, as WVU led 36-14 at the media timeout. Following the media timeout, Muldrow scored the final four points of the quarter for WVU, who was held without a point in the last 2:03 seconds of the quarter. West Virginia entered the intermission with a 40-21 advantage.
The Mountaineers came out of the locker room on fire in the second half, hitting their first seven field goals of the half to push the lead to 55-26 with 5:53 to go in the quarter. In that time, WVU used a 7-0 run and held Kansas scoreless for 2:44 as the Mountaineers entered the media timeout with a 29-point edge. Muldrow secured her 13th 20-point game of the season with a layup at the 3:49 mark that gave WVU the 57-26 lead. A layup by Harden at the 2:49 mark marked a 12-0 West Virginia run and gave WVU its largest lead of the game at 34. The Mountaineers ended the third quarter with a 63-33 lead.
West Virginia began the quarter with a 3-pointer by Ray, but would go scoreless for the next 3:09, before Jones hit a jumper from outside the paint to take a 68-41 lead into the media timeout. Following the media timeout, the Mountaineers made three straight field goals as Harden and Nia Staples added a free throw apiece as WVU finished with the 76-46 win, tying the largest margin of victory in a Big 12 game this season.
The Mountaineers remain in Morgantown to host the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday at the Coliseum in their annual Play4Kay Pink Game, presented by WVU Medicine. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. EST on AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh and admission is free courtesy of WVU Medicine.
The win was the second straight for the Mountaineers, who move to 19-7 on the season and 7-7 in Big 12 plat. Kansas falls to 11-14 on the year and 2-12 in league action.
"Even though we won, I wasn't happy," WVU coach Mike Carey said. "Out of 40 minutes, I thought we did what we had to do defensively and offensively for about 15. We can't beat Oklahoma playing 15 minutes. We can't beat the rest of our schedule playing 15 minutes. They know what is in front of them. We need a couple more.
Muldrow scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed 11 boards, while junior guard/forward Naomi Davenport added 15 points and recorded six rebounds. Junior guard Katrina Pardee (13) also scored in double figures, and Chania Ray dished out a game-high nine assists, marking her eighth game this season with at least eight assists. She just missed a double-double with nine points as well.
The Mountaineers outscored the Jayhawks 22-16 in the paint, while also holding a 17-9 advantage in assists. WVU grabbed 30 defensive rebounds while holding Kansas to just 19 defensive boards. The 46 points by the Jayhawks marks the fewest points allowed by the Mountaineers in Big 12 play since WVU held Kansas State to 44 on Feb. 6, 2016.
Held scoreless across the first two minutes, the Mountaineers went on a 10-0 run as they led 10-2 with 6:10 remaining in the quarter. Following a Kansas timeout, Ray was fouled while taking attempting a trey and was able to knock down all three shots from the charity stripe to make extend the lead to 13. After two Kansas free throws, WVU would make its next five shots to give them a 22-4 edge at the media timeout. Muldrow knocked down her second 3-pointer of the day and freshman forward Destiny Harden added a free throw to give West Virginia a 29-12 lead at the end of the period. Muldrow led both teams with nine points at the break, while WVU's tenacious defense held the Jayhawks without a field goal for 7:44 in the first quarter.
Muldrow became the first player in double figures after hitting two foul shots for WVU's first points of the second quarter. After both teams traded a few scoreless possessions, freshman guard Ashley Jones made a 3-pointer for her first points of the game, as WVU led 36-14 at the media timeout. Following the media timeout, Muldrow scored the final four points of the quarter for WVU, who was held without a point in the last 2:03 seconds of the quarter. West Virginia entered the intermission with a 40-21 advantage.
The Mountaineers came out of the locker room on fire in the second half, hitting their first seven field goals of the half to push the lead to 55-26 with 5:53 to go in the quarter. In that time, WVU used a 7-0 run and held Kansas scoreless for 2:44 as the Mountaineers entered the media timeout with a 29-point edge. Muldrow secured her 13th 20-point game of the season with a layup at the 3:49 mark that gave WVU the 57-26 lead. A layup by Harden at the 2:49 mark marked a 12-0 West Virginia run and gave WVU its largest lead of the game at 34. The Mountaineers ended the third quarter with a 63-33 lead.
West Virginia began the quarter with a 3-pointer by Ray, but would go scoreless for the next 3:09, before Jones hit a jumper from outside the paint to take a 68-41 lead into the media timeout. Following the media timeout, the Mountaineers made three straight field goals as Harden and Nia Staples added a free throw apiece as WVU finished with the 76-46 win, tying the largest margin of victory in a Big 12 game this season.
The Mountaineers remain in Morgantown to host the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday at the Coliseum in their annual Play4Kay Pink Game, presented by WVU Medicine. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. EST on AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh and admission is free courtesy of WVU Medicine.
Team Stats
KU
WVU
FG%
.250
.520
3FG%
.200
.444
FT%
.619
.667
RB
34
37
TO
16
15
STL
8
5
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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