Saturday, February 9
Ames, IA
7:00 p.m.
West Virginia University
at
Iowa State
Photo by: All Pro Photography/Dale Sparks
West Virginia Heads to Iowa State
February 08, 2019 02:22 PM | Women's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Carrying a four-game win streak, the West Virginia University women's basketball is headed to Ames, Iowa, this weekend for a rematch at No. 22 Iowa State on Saturday evening. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET from the Hilton Coliseum.
Dan Zangrilli and Ayana Dunning will have the radio call on the Mountaineer Sports Network from Learfield IMG College. 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 live stream will be available through Iowa State at Cyclones.com.
West Virginia plays five of its eight remaining games on the road, starting with this weekend's tilt with the Cyclones. The two meet for the second time this season and 15th time overall on Saturday. The Mountaineers claimed a 73-64 upset win over the Cyclones in Morgantown on Jan. 16 behind a career-high 22 points from Lucky Rudd. WVU carries a 10-4 series lead into the matchup.
Saturday marks the Mountaineers' sixth game of the season against a top-25 opponent. WVU has claimed wins over No. 12 Texas and No. 18 Iowa State earlier in the season and led No. 12 Iowa by 24 points, but fell to the Hawkeyes 84-81 in Bimini, Bahamas. WVU also fell to No. 20 Baylor in Waco, Texas. The Mountaineers have 50 wins against top-25 opponents in program history. Coach Mike Carey can claim 80 percent of those wins, as 40 have come during his time at the helm of the Mountaineers.
West Virginia has now won four straight games in Big 12 play, starting on Jan. 23 with the team's win over Texas Tech. It marks the first time since the 2013-14 campaign that WVU has won at least four in a row in league play. The Mountaineers won 12 in a row that year in only their second season in the Big 12. The 2014 streak started with a 67-56 win over No. 23 Iowa State in Morgantown and ran through the first round of the Big 12 tournament when WVU downed Texas, 67-60.
The Mountaineers are coming off a 71-50 win over Kansas on Sunday. Redshirt junior Tynice Martin had 22 points in the win, marking her ninth 20-point effort of the season. Senior forward Naomi Davenport tallied 16 points, while junior guard Lucky Rudd netted 13 in the win. WVU shot just under 47 percent from the field and just over 74 percent at the free-throw line.
Martins' efforts against Texas and Kansas earned her Big 12 Player of the Week honors for the second time this season on Monday. She was also named the College Sports Madness National Player of the Week. It marks the fifth time this season a Mountaineer has earned a weekly award from the league.
Iowa State enters Saturday's tilt at 17-5 overall and 7-3 in league play. ISU has won three straight in Big 12 play, most recently taking an 81-52 win at Kansas State. The Cyclones are averaging 82.0 points and 41.9 rebounds per game and are shooting 46.1 percent from the field, 35.1 percent from downtown and 77.6 percent at the free-throw line.
Bridget Carleton leads the scoring at 20.5 points per game and is the team's leading rebounder at 8.2 boards per contest. Additionally, Carleton has a team-best 50 steals and 29 blocks. Kristin Scott is averaging 13.2 points per game while shooting 63.2 percent from the field, while Ashley Joens has put up 11.9 points per game so far. Alexa Middleton boasts a team-best 108 assists for an average of 4.9 per game.
Dan Zangrilli and Ayana Dunning will have the radio call on the Mountaineer Sports Network from Learfield IMG College. 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 live stream will be available through Iowa State at Cyclones.com.
West Virginia plays five of its eight remaining games on the road, starting with this weekend's tilt with the Cyclones. The two meet for the second time this season and 15th time overall on Saturday. The Mountaineers claimed a 73-64 upset win over the Cyclones in Morgantown on Jan. 16 behind a career-high 22 points from Lucky Rudd. WVU carries a 10-4 series lead into the matchup.
Saturday marks the Mountaineers' sixth game of the season against a top-25 opponent. WVU has claimed wins over No. 12 Texas and No. 18 Iowa State earlier in the season and led No. 12 Iowa by 24 points, but fell to the Hawkeyes 84-81 in Bimini, Bahamas. WVU also fell to No. 20 Baylor in Waco, Texas. The Mountaineers have 50 wins against top-25 opponents in program history. Coach Mike Carey can claim 80 percent of those wins, as 40 have come during his time at the helm of the Mountaineers.
West Virginia has now won four straight games in Big 12 play, starting on Jan. 23 with the team's win over Texas Tech. It marks the first time since the 2013-14 campaign that WVU has won at least four in a row in league play. The Mountaineers won 12 in a row that year in only their second season in the Big 12. The 2014 streak started with a 67-56 win over No. 23 Iowa State in Morgantown and ran through the first round of the Big 12 tournament when WVU downed Texas, 67-60.
The Mountaineers are coming off a 71-50 win over Kansas on Sunday. Redshirt junior Tynice Martin had 22 points in the win, marking her ninth 20-point effort of the season. Senior forward Naomi Davenport tallied 16 points, while junior guard Lucky Rudd netted 13 in the win. WVU shot just under 47 percent from the field and just over 74 percent at the free-throw line.
Martins' efforts against Texas and Kansas earned her Big 12 Player of the Week honors for the second time this season on Monday. She was also named the College Sports Madness National Player of the Week. It marks the fifth time this season a Mountaineer has earned a weekly award from the league.
Iowa State enters Saturday's tilt at 17-5 overall and 7-3 in league play. ISU has won three straight in Big 12 play, most recently taking an 81-52 win at Kansas State. The Cyclones are averaging 82.0 points and 41.9 rebounds per game and are shooting 46.1 percent from the field, 35.1 percent from downtown and 77.6 percent at the free-throw line.
Bridget Carleton leads the scoring at 20.5 points per game and is the team's leading rebounder at 8.2 boards per contest. Additionally, Carleton has a team-best 50 steals and 29 blocks. Kristin Scott is averaging 13.2 points per game while shooting 63.2 percent from the field, while Ashley Joens has put up 11.9 points per game so far. Alexa Middleton boasts a team-best 108 assists for an average of 4.9 per game.
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