WVU Closes Out Home Nonconference Slate Against Georgia Tech
December 10, 2025 04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University women's basketball team is set to close out home nonconference action on Thursday when they take on Georgia Tech inside Hope Coliseum.
Tipoff against the Yellow Jackets is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET, and gates open at 6 p.m. Thursday's contest will be broadcast live on the Mountaineer Sports Network, including 94.3 FM, with Andrew Caridi on the call. Fans can also listen to the game on the Varsity Network App.
Additionally, the game will be broadcast on ESPN+, with Alex Wiederspiel and Meg Bulger on the call. Live stats and game notes are available on WVUsports.com.
Fans are encouraged to wear gold for the first Gold Rush of the season. Don't miss our annual Teddy Bear Toss at halftime, with all stuffed animals being collected and donated. The game will also serve as a Study Break for students. The first 100 students to arrive at the game will receive a $15 concessions voucher.
West Virginia (8-2) and Georgia Tech (4-6) meet for the fourth time in program history. The Mountaineers are 2-1 in the all-time series, with all three meetings coming at neutral sites. The Yellow Jackets won the last meeting during the 2021 NCAA Tournament 73-56.
During the last three seasons, the Mountaineers are 29-3 in nonconference action and 36-3 when playing any game inside the confines of Hope Coliseum. Against Power Five opponents, Kellogg's teams are 32-18 at West Virginia.
The Mountaineers are averaging 82.6 points per game this season and allowing just 57.3 points from their opponents. Additionally, WVU is forcing its opponents into 23.9 turnovers, the 12th best nationally, and has produced 12.3 steals a game, the 26th best mark in the nation.
West Virginia has forced 25+ turnovers and 16+ steals in five contests this season. WVU ranks 22nd in the nation with a +7.60 turnover margin.
The Mountaineers' offense this season has been about getting downhill and to the charity stripe. WVU leads the nation in free throw attempts, averaging 30.1 per game, and is second among free throws made per game at 21.2.
Junior guard Gia Cooke leads the Mountaineers in scoring this season with 15.9 points per game. She has scored double figures nine times and has scored 20+ points in three games. Kierra Wheeler has averaged nearly a double-double in her last four outings with 15.6 points and 9.6 rebounds. She leads the Mountaineers on the glass with 6.7 rebounds per game. Wheeler is 50 rebounds shy of hitting 1,000 in her career.
Senior guards Sydney Shaw (12.8) and Jordan Harrison (11.8) are also averaging double figures this season. Shaw has scored 938 career points and is 62 points away from career milestone 1,000. Harrison, who scored her 1,000-career point at West Virginia, has amassed 1,415 career points, just 85 points away from 1,5000.
Tipoff against the Yellow Jackets is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET, and gates open at 6 p.m. Thursday's contest will be broadcast live on the Mountaineer Sports Network, including 94.3 FM, with Andrew Caridi on the call. Fans can also listen to the game on the Varsity Network App.
Additionally, the game will be broadcast on ESPN+, with Alex Wiederspiel and Meg Bulger on the call. Live stats and game notes are available on WVUsports.com.
Fans are encouraged to wear gold for the first Gold Rush of the season. Don't miss our annual Teddy Bear Toss at halftime, with all stuffed animals being collected and donated. The game will also serve as a Study Break for students. The first 100 students to arrive at the game will receive a $15 concessions voucher.
West Virginia (8-2) and Georgia Tech (4-6) meet for the fourth time in program history. The Mountaineers are 2-1 in the all-time series, with all three meetings coming at neutral sites. The Yellow Jackets won the last meeting during the 2021 NCAA Tournament 73-56.
During the last three seasons, the Mountaineers are 29-3 in nonconference action and 36-3 when playing any game inside the confines of Hope Coliseum. Against Power Five opponents, Kellogg's teams are 32-18 at West Virginia.
The Mountaineers are averaging 82.6 points per game this season and allowing just 57.3 points from their opponents. Additionally, WVU is forcing its opponents into 23.9 turnovers, the 12th best nationally, and has produced 12.3 steals a game, the 26th best mark in the nation.
West Virginia has forced 25+ turnovers and 16+ steals in five contests this season. WVU ranks 22nd in the nation with a +7.60 turnover margin.
The Mountaineers' offense this season has been about getting downhill and to the charity stripe. WVU leads the nation in free throw attempts, averaging 30.1 per game, and is second among free throws made per game at 21.2.
Junior guard Gia Cooke leads the Mountaineers in scoring this season with 15.9 points per game. She has scored double figures nine times and has scored 20+ points in three games. Kierra Wheeler has averaged nearly a double-double in her last four outings with 15.6 points and 9.6 rebounds. She leads the Mountaineers on the glass with 6.7 rebounds per game. Wheeler is 50 rebounds shy of hitting 1,000 in her career.
Senior guards Sydney Shaw (12.8) and Jordan Harrison (11.8) are also averaging double figures this season. Shaw has scored 938 career points and is 62 points away from career milestone 1,000. Harrison, who scored her 1,000-career point at West Virginia, has amassed 1,415 career points, just 85 points away from 1,5000.
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