Quinerly Named Student-Athlete of the Week

January 22, 2024 12:12 PM | General, Golf, Men's Swimming & Diving, Rifle, Women's Basketball, Gymnastics, Women's Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Track & Field, Wrestling

VSR Jan . 22, 2024

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - After helping the Mountaineers to a historic week and two conference wins, junior guard JJ Quinerly of the West Virginia University women's basketball team has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.

Quinerly helped the Mountaineers shut out both Houston and Cincinnati in the game-opening quarters of each contest last week. It marks the first time in NCAA Division I history a team has shut out opponents in back-to-back games in a quarter. The 41-point victory over Houston is the largest margin of victory in program history against a Big 12 opponent.

The Norfolk, Va., native led the effort on both ends of the court after managing 12 steals across the two games, including a career-high eight against Cincinnati. Quinerly also led the scoring effort in both games with 18 points against Houston and 23 against Cincinnati. She averaged 20.5 points, 6 steals, 3.5 assists and 3.5 rebounds for the week.

This Week in Women's Basketball: West Virginia competes just one time this week when it hosts No. 24 Iowa State on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 2 p.m. ET inside the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown … the contest will be a Gold Rush as fans are encouraged to wear gold to the game.

Last Week in Women's Basketball: West Virginia collected two Big 12 wins last week … on Jan. 17, at the WVU Coliseum, the Mountaineers defeated Houston, 80-39, marking the largest margin of victory in Big 12 history at 41 points … on Jan. 20, inside Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, West Virginia defeated Cincinnati 72-43 … West Virginia produced first-quarter shutouts in both contests, marking the first time in NCAA Division I history a team has produced back-to-back shutouts in a quarter.

Notes: West Virginia leads the nation in steals per game (14.8) and turnover margin (9.44) … the Mountaineers finished the nonconference schedule with a perfect 11-0 mark … it is just the sixth time in program history a team has finished with a perfect nonconference record.

This Week in Rifle: The Mountaineers are set to take on Navy on the road in Annapolis, Md., on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 9 a.m. ET ... the match will take place inside Bancroft Hall Rifle Range and will serve as a Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) match.

Last Week in Rifle: West Virginia collected its 10th win of the season on Jan. 20, with a 4739-4693 win over No. 16 Army… the Mountaineers packed the top of the leaderboard with six individuals occupying the top six spots and seven inside the top 10 … freshman Griffin Lake won the overall with a 1185 (589 SB – 596 AR) ... his mark in air rifle also was the highest score … fifth-year senior Malori Brown and senior Matt Sanchez tied for the best finish in smallbore with equal marks of 592.

Notes: After the fall season, WVU has defeated 10 teams ranked inside the top 16 of the CRCA Poll and are a perfect 10-0 overall and 4-0 in the GARC … the Mountaineers hold the highest aggregate (4742.4) and smallbore (2361.8) average in the nation and sit second in air rifle (2380.5).
This Week in Swimming and Diving: West Virginia plays host to Villanova and Iowa State (women's team only) on Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Aquatic Center at Mylan Park in Morgantown at 11 a.m. ET ... 16 seniors will be celebrated prior to the meet as part of senior day.

Last Week in Swimming and Diving: West Virginia did not compete.

Notes: Sixteen seniors will be celebrated prior to West Virginia's meet on Saturday as part of senior day ... the following seniors will be recognized for their contributions to the WVU swimming and diving program: Kate Beckish, Lilly Culp, Paige Dressel, Shelby Gerving, Sara Haggerty, Kaelyn McClain, Lauren Musbach, Abby Reardon, Ginger Hansen, Justin Heimes, Logan McFadden, Dylan Melin, William Mullen, Joe Schaefer, Roanoke Shirk and Brendan Williams.

This Week in Tennis: West Virginia travels to Huntington, W.Va., to face Marshall at noon on Saturday, Jan. 27 ... the Mountaineers will then face Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., on Sunday, Jan. 28, at 1 p.m. ET.

Last Week in Tennis: West Virginia began the 2024 spring season with victories over Duquesne and Morgan State ... WVU won both matches 7-0 ... this is WVU's first 2-0 start to a spring season since it began the 2021 season 3-0.

Notes: In her first appearance as a Mountaineer, freshman Maya Bordereau won both of her singles matches and she won both of her doubles matches with her partner, redshirt sophomore Maja Dodik ... senior Momoko Nagato was dominant, winning against Duquesne in singles, 6-3, 7-5, and against Morgan State in singles, 6-1, 6-1 ... the highlight of the match against Morgan State came when Morgantown native, junior Catherine Wassick, stormed back down 6-0 in the first set to win the tiebreaker set 11-9 ... Wassick forced the tiebreaker after winning the second set, 7-5.

Last week in Indoor Track & Field: West Virginia continued the 2024 season at the YSU Collegiate Invitational in Youngstown, Ohio, on Jan. 19 … freshman Kishay Rowe led the squad with her first place finish in the 400-meter run with a time of 56.18 … freshman Lily Haught placed second in the 200-meter dash, finishing at the 25:41 mark … redshirt sophomore Emily Bryce ran a 4:56.53 in the mile run for a personal best and second place finish … freshman Eva Rinker made her collegiate debut in the 3,000-meter run, with a time of 10:31.97 and third place finish … senior Abigale Muling led the field events, placing second in the high jump at the 1.63-meter mark.

This week in Indoor Track & Field: Next up, the Mountaineers will travel to the Penn State National Open on Friday, Jan. 26, until Saturday, Jan. 27 … the Penn State National Open will take place at the Multi-Sport Facility and Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track in University Park, Pa.

Notes: West Virginia returns 20 student athletes to the track, including standout runners redshirt junior Ceili McCabe, redshirt senior Mikenna Vanderheyden and redshirt senior Charlotte Wood … WVU added 14 freshmen and one transfer to the 2024 track and field roster.

This Week in Gymnastics: West Virginia returns to the road when it travels to Kent State on Sunday, Jan. 28 … competition inside the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center in Kent, Ohio, is set for 1 p.m. ET.

Last Week in Gymnastics: The Mountaineers posted a final score of 194.85 to finish in second place behind Penn (195.025) in a dual meet inside the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown on Jan. 21 … WVU used season-high scores on vault and floor exercise to tally its best home score of the campaign … West Virginia's 48.975 on floor marked its highest on any event this season, while its 48.925 on vault was a season best … West Virginia also added totals of 48.6 on balance beam and 48.35 on the uneven bars … sophomore Emma Wehry tied for first on vault (9.85), followed by Lewis (9.8) and Pierson (9.8) in a tie for third place … on bars, junior Brooke Alban (9.825) secured a second-place finish for her first podium placement of the season … freshman Julia Brown earned her first career podium finish in second place on beam (9.8), while Lewis (9.775) and Lowe (9.775) tied for third … Lewis (9.875) earned the first-place spot on floor, followed by Pierson (9.825) and Lane (9.825) in a tie for second … in the all-around, Pierson totaled a 38.725 for second place in the final event standings.

Notes: Lewis paced WVU on Sunday, tallying a season high on all three events she competed … she led West Virginia to its highest event score on any event this year with its 48.975 on floor … the 2024 campaign marks the 50-year anniversary of the Mountaineer gymnastics program, as West Virginia will celebrate 50 years of varsity status, dating back to 1974 … WVU sits at No. 47 overall in the second week of the Road to Nationals rankings … Pierson returns for her fifth season of competition at West Virginia, as she leads the team with 51 meets competed in her career.

This Week in Wrestling: West Virginia faces No. 2 Missouri in Morgantown on Friday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. ET, before hitting the road to battle Morgan State on Sunday, Jan. 28, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Last Week in Wrestling: The Mountaineers were off.

Notes: WVU stands at 8-2 overall and 2-2 against Big 12 competition … it marks the first time West Virginia started the season 8-2 since 2014 … the top-20 matchup versus No. 5 OSU had 1,884 fans pack the WVU Coliseum to surpass last season's best attendance of 1,494 against No. 3 Iowa State for the fifth spot in program history … eight members of the squad appear in the first NCAA coaches' ranking for the 2024 Division I Wrestling Championships, including No. 31 Jett Strickenberger (125), No. 10 Jordan Titus (141), No. 7 Ty Watters (149), No. 31 Caleb Dowling (157), No. 9 Peyton Hall (165), No. 15 Brody Conley (174), No. 29 Dennis Robin (184) and No. 31 Michael Wolfgram (HWT) … this is the first of four rankings to determine the 330 wrestlers across 10 weight classes who will clash for a spot on the podium from March 21-23 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City … updated national team rankings will be announced tomorrow afternoon.

This Week in Golf: West Virginia will begin its spring season on Jan. 29-30 in Tucson, Arizona, competing in The N.I.T. … later that week, the Mountaineers will travel to Statesboro, Georgia, to compete at the Thomas Sharkey Invitational on Feb. 3-4.

Last Week in Golf: The Mountaineers have not competed since their fall season ended in Loxley, Alabama, on Oct. 29.