MORGANTOWN, W.Va.
– With a WVU Coliseum win streak on the line, the West Virginia University women's basketball team will square off with Kansas State in Big 12 action on Saturday in a 4 p.m. tip in Morgantown.
Dan Zangrilli and
Ayana Dunning will have the radio call on the Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG. Fans in the Morgantown and Fairmont areas can catch the game on the Ticket: 95.7 FM/920 AM. The game can also be heard on WVUsports.com and the WVU GameDay App. A free live stream will be available on WVUsports.com
Saturday is Family Day, where fans can purchase four tickets and a $15 concession voucher for just $25.
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. Students receive free admission with a valid WVU ID.
West Virginia (13-5, 4-3) has won three straight at the WVU Coliseum, including an upset win of No. 18 Iowa State on Jan. 16. The Mountaineers are coming off a 68-65 win over Texas Tech on Wednesday.
Despite feeling under the weather, redshirt junior guard
Tynice Martin went 7-of-16 from the field on her way to a team-high 23 points. It marked the fourth time in the last five games that Martin has posted a 20-point performance. Additionally, junior guard
Lucky Rudd added 14 points, going 8-for-8 from the free-throw line while senior guard
Naomi Davenport had 13 points and three steals, along with seven rebounds.
Freshman forward
Kari Niblack had three blocks in the win, marking the fifth time this season she's had multiple blocks. Niblack also led the rebounding with eight boards to go along with nine points.
This week's K-State game marks the first time since Dec. 29 (vs. Niagara) that WVU has played on a Saturday. The Mountaineers have played just four Saturday games this season and are 271-181 all-time in games played on Saturday.
Kansas State boasts a 13-6 overall record and is 4-3 in league play this season and enters the game on a three-game win streak that started with an upset win over nationally ranked Texas, 87-69, on Jan. 16 in Manhattan. The Wildcats average 64.9 points and 36.1 rebounds per game and are shooting 42.6 percent from the field, 31.0 percent on 3-pointers and 71.3 percent at the free-throw line.
Junior forward Peyton Williams leads the way for K-State with 15.7 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. She's joined in double figures by senior guard Kayla Goth, who averages 12.2 points per game with a team-best 124 assists and 34 steals on the season. Senior forward Kali Jones has a team-high 31 blocks on the year.
With a quick turnaround, the Mountaineers head to Austin, Texas, for an 8 p.m. tilt with No. 12 Texas at the Frank Erwin Center.