Wednesday, January 16
Morgantown, W.Va.
7:00 p.m.
West Virginia University
vs
Iowa State
Photo by: All Pro Photography/Dale Sparks
West Virginia, No. 18 Iowa State to Meet Wednesday
January 15, 2019 05:21 PM | Women's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After picking up a big road win at Oklahoma on Sunday, the West Virginia women's basketball team returns home for a Wednesday night matchup with No. 18 Iowa State. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. inside the WVU Coliseum.
Dan Zangrilli and Ayana Dunning will have the radio call on the Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG on Jack-FM 100.9, as well as various affiliates across the state, WVUsports.com and the TuneIn Radio app.
Wednesday is "Dress Like Mike" night in honor of WVU coach Mike Carey. Fans who wear Carey's standard practice outfit of navy track pants and a white polo will receive free admission to the contest, and the first 500 fans in attendance will receive a free mustache. Additionally, the first fans can participate in basketball bingo for prizes. Bingo cards can be picked up at the Gold and Blue Gates.
The Mountaineer Maniacs will be giving away free "Physical for 40" t-shirts and pizza to students, who receive free admission with a valid WVU ID.
Single-game tickets are $5 each and $3 for groups of 10 or more when purchased in advance at WVUGAME.com. At the WVU Coliseum ticket window, tickets will be $7 for adults, $5 for youth and seniors and $3 for groups. The discounted online pricing will be available until tip-off of the game.
West Virginia and Iowa State meet for the first time this season and the 14th time overall on Wednesday. WVU leads the all-time series, 9-4, after sweeping both meetings in 2017-18 and owns a 4-2 mark at home. At least one of the teams has been nationally ranked in 10 of the previous 13 meetings. WVU was nationally ranked five times, ISU three times and both were ranked for matchups in 2016 and 2010. The Cyclones enter this week's tilt ranked No. 18 in the most recent AP Poll and at No. 19 in Tuesday's USA Today Sports Coaches Poll.
WVU moved to 11-4 overall and 2-2 in league play with a win over Oklahoma in Norman on Sunday. The Mountaineers led by as much as 22 points in the first half and went on to claim the 66-55 victory. Redshirt junior guard Tynice Martin scored 18 first-half points, finishing with 20 points on the day. Martin, who also had four steals, won Big 12 Co-Player of the Week and College Sports Madness Big 12 Player of the Week after averaging 20.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 38.0 minutes per game through wins over OSU and OU.
Junior guard Lucky Rudd saw her first career start against the Sooners, going 6-of-8 from the free-throw line on her way to a 12-point performance, while freshman forward Kari Niblack just missed her fourth double-double of the season as she fouled out in the fourth with 12 points and nine rebounds. Senior forward Naomi Davenport added 10 points as well, crossing the 800-point plateau in just her second season with the Mountaineers.
Iowa State enters Wednesday night's matchup at 13-3 overall and 3-1 in league play. Most recently, the Cyclones dropped a 64-62 loss to Texas, ending a seven-game win streak. They're averaging 81.1 points and 43.2 rebounds per game and are shooting 45.7 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from downtown and 75.4 percent at the free-throw line.
"This is probably the best Iowa State team, overall (we've seen)," coach Mike Carey said. "They have a great player (in Bridget Carleton) and they have a lot of great players around her. They shoot the ball extremely well, and they can shoot the three from almost every position. It puts a lot of pressure on your defense."
Bridget Carleton leads the scoring at 19.9 points per game and is the team's leading rebounder at 8.6 boards per contest. Additionally, Carleton has a team-best 70 assists and 23 blocks. Kristin Scott is averaging 12.1 points per game while shooting 64.3 percent from the field, while Ashley Joens has put up 11.9 points per game so far.
West Virginia will head to Waco, Texas, this weekend for a Sunday tilt at No. 4 Baylor. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. ET on FSN1.
Dan Zangrilli and Ayana Dunning will have the radio call on the Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG on Jack-FM 100.9, as well as various affiliates across the state, WVUsports.com and the TuneIn Radio app.
Wednesday is "Dress Like Mike" night in honor of WVU coach Mike Carey. Fans who wear Carey's standard practice outfit of navy track pants and a white polo will receive free admission to the contest, and the first 500 fans in attendance will receive a free mustache. Additionally, the first fans can participate in basketball bingo for prizes. Bingo cards can be picked up at the Gold and Blue Gates.
The Mountaineer Maniacs will be giving away free "Physical for 40" t-shirts and pizza to students, who receive free admission with a valid WVU ID.
Single-game tickets are $5 each and $3 for groups of 10 or more when purchased in advance at WVUGAME.com. At the WVU Coliseum ticket window, tickets will be $7 for adults, $5 for youth and seniors and $3 for groups. The discounted online pricing will be available until tip-off of the game.
West Virginia and Iowa State meet for the first time this season and the 14th time overall on Wednesday. WVU leads the all-time series, 9-4, after sweeping both meetings in 2017-18 and owns a 4-2 mark at home. At least one of the teams has been nationally ranked in 10 of the previous 13 meetings. WVU was nationally ranked five times, ISU three times and both were ranked for matchups in 2016 and 2010. The Cyclones enter this week's tilt ranked No. 18 in the most recent AP Poll and at No. 19 in Tuesday's USA Today Sports Coaches Poll.
WVU moved to 11-4 overall and 2-2 in league play with a win over Oklahoma in Norman on Sunday. The Mountaineers led by as much as 22 points in the first half and went on to claim the 66-55 victory. Redshirt junior guard Tynice Martin scored 18 first-half points, finishing with 20 points on the day. Martin, who also had four steals, won Big 12 Co-Player of the Week and College Sports Madness Big 12 Player of the Week after averaging 20.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 38.0 minutes per game through wins over OSU and OU.
Junior guard Lucky Rudd saw her first career start against the Sooners, going 6-of-8 from the free-throw line on her way to a 12-point performance, while freshman forward Kari Niblack just missed her fourth double-double of the season as she fouled out in the fourth with 12 points and nine rebounds. Senior forward Naomi Davenport added 10 points as well, crossing the 800-point plateau in just her second season with the Mountaineers.
Iowa State enters Wednesday night's matchup at 13-3 overall and 3-1 in league play. Most recently, the Cyclones dropped a 64-62 loss to Texas, ending a seven-game win streak. They're averaging 81.1 points and 43.2 rebounds per game and are shooting 45.7 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from downtown and 75.4 percent at the free-throw line.
"This is probably the best Iowa State team, overall (we've seen)," coach Mike Carey said. "They have a great player (in Bridget Carleton) and they have a lot of great players around her. They shoot the ball extremely well, and they can shoot the three from almost every position. It puts a lot of pressure on your defense."
Bridget Carleton leads the scoring at 19.9 points per game and is the team's leading rebounder at 8.6 boards per contest. Additionally, Carleton has a team-best 70 assists and 23 blocks. Kristin Scott is averaging 12.1 points per game while shooting 64.3 percent from the field, while Ashley Joens has put up 11.9 points per game so far.
West Virginia will head to Waco, Texas, this weekend for a Sunday tilt at No. 4 Baylor. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. ET on FSN1.
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