Mountaineers Take on Texas A&M in First True Road Game
December 13, 2025 02:30 PM | Women's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University women's basketball team is set to close out the nonconference portion of its schedule on Sunday when they take on Texas A&M inside Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.
Tipoff against the Aggies is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET. Thursday's contest will be broadcast live on the Mountaineer Sports Network, including 100.9 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 SEC Network+ as part of the ESPN Family of Networks, with Steve Miller and Katy Lee on the call. Live stats and game notes are available on WVUsports.com.
West Virginia (9-2) and Texas A&M (6-1) meet for the fourth time in program history. The Mountaineers are 1-2 in the all-time series. The Mountaineers claimed last season's meeting in Morgantown by a final score of 83-62.
The Mountaineers are looking to collect their third win against a Power 4 opponent this season. With a win, West Virginia will win its 10th nonconference game of the season. It will mark the third straight season WVU has reached the mark.
During the last three seasons, the Mountaineers are 30-3 in nonconference action and 37-3 when playing any game inside the confines of Hope Coliseum and are 11-10 on the road. Against Power Five opponents, Kellogg's teams are 33-18 at West Virginia.
The Mountaineers are averaging 82.5 points per game this season and allowing just 56.6 points from their opponents. The marks are the 22nd and 56th best in the country. Additionally, WVU is forcing its opponents into 24.3 turnovers, the 11th best nationally, and has produced 12.3 steals a game, the 30th best mark in the nation.
West Virginia has forced 25+ turnovers in six games and 16+ steals in five contests this season. WVU ranks 18th in the nation with a +8.36 turnover margin.
The Mountaineers' offense this season has been about getting downhill and to the charity stripe. WVU is second in the nation in free throw attempts, averaging 28.7 per game, and is second among free throws made per game at 20.2.
Junior guard Gia Cooke leads the Mountaineers in scoring this season with 16.5 points per game. She has scored double figures 10 times and has scored 20+ points in four games. Kierra Wheeler has averaged nearly a double-double in her last six outings with 15.6 points and 9.8 rebounds. She leads the Mountaineers on the glass with 7.1 rebounds per game. Wheeler is 39 rebounds shy of hitting 1,000 in her career.
Senior guards Sydney Shaw (13.3) and Jordan Harrison (12.2) are also averaging double figures this season. Shaw has scored 956 career points and is 44 points away from career milestone 1,000. Harrison, who scored her 1,000-career point at West Virginia, has amassed 1,431 career points, just 69 points away from 1,500.
Tipoff against the Aggies is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET. Thursday's contest will be broadcast live on the Mountaineer Sports Network, including 100.9 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 SEC Network+ as part of the ESPN Family of Networks, with Steve Miller and Katy Lee on the call. Live stats and game notes are available on WVUsports.com.
West Virginia (9-2) and Texas A&M (6-1) meet for the fourth time in program history. The Mountaineers are 1-2 in the all-time series. The Mountaineers claimed last season's meeting in Morgantown by a final score of 83-62.
The Mountaineers are looking to collect their third win against a Power 4 opponent this season. With a win, West Virginia will win its 10th nonconference game of the season. It will mark the third straight season WVU has reached the mark.
During the last three seasons, the Mountaineers are 30-3 in nonconference action and 37-3 when playing any game inside the confines of Hope Coliseum and are 11-10 on the road. Against Power Five opponents, Kellogg's teams are 33-18 at West Virginia.
The Mountaineers are averaging 82.5 points per game this season and allowing just 56.6 points from their opponents. The marks are the 22nd and 56th best in the country. Additionally, WVU is forcing its opponents into 24.3 turnovers, the 11th best nationally, and has produced 12.3 steals a game, the 30th best mark in the nation.
West Virginia has forced 25+ turnovers in six games and 16+ steals in five contests this season. WVU ranks 18th in the nation with a +8.36 turnover margin.
The Mountaineers' offense this season has been about getting downhill and to the charity stripe. WVU is second in the nation in free throw attempts, averaging 28.7 per game, and is second among free throws made per game at 20.2.
Junior guard Gia Cooke leads the Mountaineers in scoring this season with 16.5 points per game. She has scored double figures 10 times and has scored 20+ points in four games. Kierra Wheeler has averaged nearly a double-double in her last six outings with 15.6 points and 9.8 rebounds. She leads the Mountaineers on the glass with 7.1 rebounds per game. Wheeler is 39 rebounds shy of hitting 1,000 in her career.
Senior guards Sydney Shaw (13.3) and Jordan Harrison (12.2) are also averaging double figures this season. Shaw has scored 956 career points and is 44 points away from career milestone 1,000. Harrison, who scored her 1,000-career point at West Virginia, has amassed 1,431 career points, just 69 points away from 1,500.
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