Mountaineers Take on No. 10 Kansas State on Wednesday
February 20, 2024 02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 22 West Virginia University women's basketball team hits the road for battle with No. 10 Kansas State on Wednesday, Feb. 21, inside Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas. Tipoff against the Wildcats is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
The matchup marks the second straight against an AP-ranked team for the Mountaineers. West Virginia is looking to collect the program's first win over an AP top-10 team since defeating No. 10 Mississippi State on Dec. 8, 2019.
Wednesday's matchup with Kansas State will be broadcast live on the Mountaineer Sports Network, including 100.9 WZST-FM, with Andrew Caridi on the call. Fans also can listen to the game on the Mountaineer Sports Network.
Additionally, the game will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Live stats and game notes will be available on WVUsports.com.
Wednesday's game is the first and only meeting between the pair this season. Kansas State comes into the contest tied with the Mountaineers in the Big 12 standings for second place. The pair have both produced similar 11-3 marks in conference play.
The game marks the 26th all-time meeting between WVU (22-3) and KSU (22-4). West Virginia is 18-7 all-time against Kansas State, including 8-3 in games played in Manhattan. The Mountaineers are riding a three-game win streak in the series and are in search of their fifth straight inside Bramlage Coliseum.
Kansas State is led in scoring, rebounds and blocks this season by Ayoka Lee who averages 19.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game. Serena Sundell paces the squad in assists with 5.3 per game while Jaelyn Glenn averages 2.0 steals.
Last time out, the Mountaineers defeated No. 23 Oklahoma, 70-66, on Saturday at the WVU Coliseum. The win marked the second straight in conference play and secured WVU's second ranked win of the season. Sophomore guard Jordan Harrison produced nine assists in the game to push the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma native over 300 for her career.
This season, WVU has rattled off win streaks of 13 and seven games while reaching 20 wins the fastest in program history. The seven-game conference streak was the most in Big 12 play since the 2021 season.
Harrison and junior guard JJ Quinerly have combined for 46 double-digit scoring games this season. The pair have also combined to record 153 steals.
Quinerly (19.0), Harrison (13.6) and fifth-year guard Lauren Fields (10.7) continue to pace WVU's offensive effort this season. Quinerly is the third-leading scorer per game in the conference while her 476 total points also rank third.
The Mountaineers have the top four steals' leaders in the Big 12 with Quinerly (3.2), Harrison (3.0), Fields (2.3) and junior guard Kyah Watson (2.3). Harrison has racked up 138 assists this season, the second-best in the conference, and is averaging 5.5 per game which leads the Big 12. Watson paces WVU in rebounding, with 6.6 per game.
Quinerly sits just 24 points away from becoming the program's 28th player to score 500 points in a season. Watson also needs just five more rebounds to reach 500 in her career.
West Virginia's 9.3 turnover margin is the best in the nation. WVU also averages 14.3 steals per contest, the second best in the nation, and add 24.2 turnovers forced mark per game which ranks third. The Mountaineers lead all three statistical categories for Big 12 teams.
The matchup marks the second straight against an AP-ranked team for the Mountaineers. West Virginia is looking to collect the program's first win over an AP top-10 team since defeating No. 10 Mississippi State on Dec. 8, 2019.
Wednesday's matchup with Kansas State will be broadcast live on the Mountaineer Sports Network, including 100.9 WZST-FM, with Andrew Caridi on the call. Fans also can listen to the game on the Mountaineer Sports Network.
Additionally, the game will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Live stats and game notes will be available on WVUsports.com.
Wednesday's game is the first and only meeting between the pair this season. Kansas State comes into the contest tied with the Mountaineers in the Big 12 standings for second place. The pair have both produced similar 11-3 marks in conference play.
The game marks the 26th all-time meeting between WVU (22-3) and KSU (22-4). West Virginia is 18-7 all-time against Kansas State, including 8-3 in games played in Manhattan. The Mountaineers are riding a three-game win streak in the series and are in search of their fifth straight inside Bramlage Coliseum.
Kansas State is led in scoring, rebounds and blocks this season by Ayoka Lee who averages 19.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game. Serena Sundell paces the squad in assists with 5.3 per game while Jaelyn Glenn averages 2.0 steals.
Last time out, the Mountaineers defeated No. 23 Oklahoma, 70-66, on Saturday at the WVU Coliseum. The win marked the second straight in conference play and secured WVU's second ranked win of the season. Sophomore guard Jordan Harrison produced nine assists in the game to push the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma native over 300 for her career.
This season, WVU has rattled off win streaks of 13 and seven games while reaching 20 wins the fastest in program history. The seven-game conference streak was the most in Big 12 play since the 2021 season.
Harrison and junior guard JJ Quinerly have combined for 46 double-digit scoring games this season. The pair have also combined to record 153 steals.
Quinerly (19.0), Harrison (13.6) and fifth-year guard Lauren Fields (10.7) continue to pace WVU's offensive effort this season. Quinerly is the third-leading scorer per game in the conference while her 476 total points also rank third.
The Mountaineers have the top four steals' leaders in the Big 12 with Quinerly (3.2), Harrison (3.0), Fields (2.3) and junior guard Kyah Watson (2.3). Harrison has racked up 138 assists this season, the second-best in the conference, and is averaging 5.5 per game which leads the Big 12. Watson paces WVU in rebounding, with 6.6 per game.
Quinerly sits just 24 points away from becoming the program's 28th player to score 500 points in a season. Watson also needs just five more rebounds to reach 500 in her career.
West Virginia's 9.3 turnover margin is the best in the nation. WVU also averages 14.3 steals per contest, the second best in the nation, and add 24.2 turnovers forced mark per game which ranks third. The Mountaineers lead all three statistical categories for Big 12 teams.
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