Mountaineers Open Two Game Road Swing in Lubbock
January 07, 2025 03:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 17-ranked West Virginia University women's basketball team opens its two-game road trip in Lubbock on Wednesday, Jan. 8, when the Mountaineers take on Texas Tech inside United Supermarkets Arena at 7 p.m. ET.
The contest against the Red Raiders 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 Varsity Network App. Additionally, Wednesday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+, with Ron Thulin and Brandi Poole on the call. Live stats and game notes are available on WVUsports.com.
The matchup will be the 25th meeting between WVU (12-2, 2-1 Big 12) and Texas Tech (12-4, 1-2 Big 12). West Virginia is 18-6 all-time against TTU, including a 7-4 mark when playing inside United Supermarkets Arena. The Mountaineers have won 13 of the last 14 meetings and have not lost to the Red Raiders in regulation time since the 2017 season.
Texas Tech is led by Jasmine Shavers who scores 15.5 points per game. She is joined in double figures by Bailey Maupin with 13.7 points per game. Maupin adds a team leading 2.4 assists per game while Shavers averages 2.0 steals. Sarengbe Sanogo leads the team with 4.4 rebounds per game.
The Red Raiders opened conference play with a win over Houston before dropping its last two contest to Arizona State and Kansas State. TTU is 1-0 at home in conference play and a perfect 9-0 this season.
Senior guard JJ Quinerly (18.7), junior guard Jordan Harrison (14.2) and junior guard Sydney Shaw (12.5) pace the Mountaineers scoring production this season. Harrison's 5.3 assists per game leads WVU and ranks 7th in the conference. Senior guard Kyah Watson has grabbed 7.9 rebounds per game which ranks fifth in the Big 12 while her 3.0 steals per game ranks first.
The Big 12's leaders in steals last season, Watson (43), Quinerly (37) and Harrison (28), are at it again this season averaging over two steals per contest. Junior guard Sydney Shaw and Senior guard Sydney Woodley have also gotten in on the action with 29 and 28 steals this season, giving WVU five players with 28+ steals through 13 games. The Mountaineers' 14.5 steals per game are the best in the Big 12 and 4th nationally.
The Mountaineers have forced 15+ turnovers in every game this season, to average 25.8 per game. The mark ranks sixth in the nation. The Mountaineers have forced 30-plus turnovers in four games, including a season-high 44. WVU holds a +9.57 turnover margin.
West Virginia is averaging 81.4 points per game while outscoring their opponents by an average of 30.4 points.
Quinerly currently sits 11th in points at 1,607, and behind Hall of Famer Liz Repella (2008-11) with 1,641. She is also tied for 6th in steals with Alexis Basil (1984-87) with 268.
The contest against the Red Raiders 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 Varsity Network App. Additionally, Wednesday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+, with Ron Thulin and Brandi Poole on the call. Live stats and game notes are available on WVUsports.com.
The matchup will be the 25th meeting between WVU (12-2, 2-1 Big 12) and Texas Tech (12-4, 1-2 Big 12). West Virginia is 18-6 all-time against TTU, including a 7-4 mark when playing inside United Supermarkets Arena. The Mountaineers have won 13 of the last 14 meetings and have not lost to the Red Raiders in regulation time since the 2017 season.
Texas Tech is led by Jasmine Shavers who scores 15.5 points per game. She is joined in double figures by Bailey Maupin with 13.7 points per game. Maupin adds a team leading 2.4 assists per game while Shavers averages 2.0 steals. Sarengbe Sanogo leads the team with 4.4 rebounds per game.
The Red Raiders opened conference play with a win over Houston before dropping its last two contest to Arizona State and Kansas State. TTU is 1-0 at home in conference play and a perfect 9-0 this season.
Senior guard JJ Quinerly (18.7), junior guard Jordan Harrison (14.2) and junior guard Sydney Shaw (12.5) pace the Mountaineers scoring production this season. Harrison's 5.3 assists per game leads WVU and ranks 7th in the conference. Senior guard Kyah Watson has grabbed 7.9 rebounds per game which ranks fifth in the Big 12 while her 3.0 steals per game ranks first.
The Big 12's leaders in steals last season, Watson (43), Quinerly (37) and Harrison (28), are at it again this season averaging over two steals per contest. Junior guard Sydney Shaw and Senior guard Sydney Woodley have also gotten in on the action with 29 and 28 steals this season, giving WVU five players with 28+ steals through 13 games. The Mountaineers' 14.5 steals per game are the best in the Big 12 and 4th nationally.
The Mountaineers have forced 15+ turnovers in every game this season, to average 25.8 per game. The mark ranks sixth in the nation. The Mountaineers have forced 30-plus turnovers in four games, including a season-high 44. WVU holds a +9.57 turnover margin.
West Virginia is averaging 81.4 points per game while outscoring their opponents by an average of 30.4 points.
Quinerly currently sits 11th in points at 1,607, and behind Hall of Famer Liz Repella (2008-11) with 1,641. She is also tied for 6th in steals with Alexis Basil (1984-87) with 268.
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