ESTERO, Fla. – The West Virginia University women's basketball team collected its first win of the Gulf Coast Showcase with an 89-54 victory over High Point on Friday afternoon inside Hertz Arena.
 
The Mountaineers led from wire to wire in a game that saw the Mountaineers lead by as many as 39 points in the fourth quarter. West Virginia forced 22 High Point turnovers to break the 20-plus mark for the seventh time this season. Of those miscues, 14 were WVU steals which also marks the seventh time this season West Virginia has reached double figures in a game.
 
Freshman forward Jordan Thomas recorded her first career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Both marks are a career-high as she is the first Mountaineer to record a double-double since Kyah Watson hit the mark in January of last season against Baylor.
 
Senior guard JJ Quinerly finished with 22 points to lead all scorers. She added four assists and two steals. Junior guard Jordan Harrison was the final Mountaineer in double figures with 13 points. Fifth year forward Kylee Blacksten (8) and senior guard Kyah Watson (7) crashed the glass to help the Mountaineers to a 46-22 advantage on the boards. Watson's rebounds give her 600 for her career.
 
Senior guard Sydney Woodley was relentless on the defensive end, finishing with eight steals to set a new career mark.
 
Quinerly had the hot hand early, scoring the Mountaineers opening six points to help WVU to a 9-0 lead over the first four minutes. She finished the frame with 10 points as WVU knocked down 9 of 13 attempts from the floor on the way to a 22-7 lead. Quinerly finished with 18 points on 7 of 10 shooting from the floor in the first half as the Mountaineers led 40-16 after 20 minutes of play.
 
West Virginia tacked on 22 more points in the third before scoring a quarter-high 27 points in the fourth frame to cruise to a 35-point victory.
 
The win is the seventh straight to open the season, marking the second consecutive season WVU has hit the mark. It is just the seventh time since the 2000 season the Mountaineers have opened with seven straight wins.
 
Of note, WVU is now 3-0 all-time in the series against High Point. West Virginia is 15-2 all-time against the Big South Conference. West Virginia is a perfect 18-0 in regular-season nonconference action under head coach Mark Kellogg.
 
Next up, West Virginia continues play at the Gulf Coast Showcase. WVU is set to meet Boise State in Estero, Florida on Saturday, Nov. 30. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. ET inside Hertz Arena.