MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The No. 18-ranked West Virginia University women's basketball team is set to take on Cincinnati on Saturday, Feb. 15, inside the WVU Coliseum. The contest will serve as senior day for six Mountaineers.
 
Tipoff against the Bearcats is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET, and gates open at 1 p.m. The contest against UC will be broadcast live on the Mountaineer Sports Network, including 89.3 WBKE-FM, with Andrew Caridi on the call. Fans also can listen to the game on the Varsity Network App.
 
Additionally, Saturday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+, with Eric Little and Warren Baker on the call. Live stats and game notes are available on WVUsports.com.
 
Tickets for the contest can be purchased at WVUGAME.com or by visiting the Mountaineer Ticket Office, located inside the Gold Gate of the WVU Coliseum. A $10 parking fee will be required for fans attending this weekend's contest. Fans looking to purchase a parking pass ahead of Sunday can buy their pass now at WVUGame.com (HERE). All sales of parking passes on the day of the game will be credit card only and can be purchased upon arrival at the Coliseum beginning two and a half hours before tip-off. 
 
 
The contest is senior day for six West Virginia student-athletes in JJ Quinerly, Kyah Watson, Kylee Blacksten, Danelle Arigbabu, Tirzah Moore, and Ashala Moseberry. Senior day festivities will begin 20 minutes before tipoff at approximately 1:40 p.m. ET.
 
The matchup will be the 16th meeting between WVU (19-5, 9-4 Big 12) and Cincinnati (14-9, 6-7 Big 12). West Virginia is 10-5 all-time against UC, including a 4-1 mark when playing inside the WVU Coliseum. The Mountaineers have won seven straight against the Bearcats and are in search of their third straight win when playing at home.  
 
Cincinnati features two averaging double-figure scoring, led by Jillian Hayes' 16.2 points per game. Tineya Hylton adds 13.3 points per game and a team-leading 2.4 assists and 1.8 steals. Hayes also leads the Bearcats on the glass, grabbing 9.7 per contest to narrowly miss out on a double-double average.
 
West Virginia and Cincinnati lead the conference in turnover margin with WVU +9.0 and UC +5.5.
 
Senior guard JJ Quinerly (19.0), junior guard Jordan Harrison (13.6) and junior guard Sydney Shaw (12.8) pace the Mountaineers scoring production this season. Quinerly's scoring average is the fifth-best in the conference and 34^th in the nation.
 
Harrison's 4.7 assists per game leads WVU and ranks 9th in the Big 12. Senior guard Kyah Watson has grabbed 7.7 rebounds per game which ranks fifth in the Big 12 while her 3.33 steals per game ranks second and Quinerly's 3.35 steals per game is first.
 
The Big 12's leaders in steals last season, Quinerly (77), Watson (80) and Harrison (51), are at it again this season averaging over two steals per contest to all rank inside the top four in the conference. Junior guard Sydney Shaw and Senior guard Sydney Woodley have also gotten in on the action with 45 and 41 steals this season, giving WVU five players with 41+ steals through 24 games. The Mountaineers are the only team in the country with four players averaging over two steals per game this season.
 
West Virginia has forced 15+ turnovers in every game this season, including 20+ in 16 games, to average 25.04 per game. The mark ranks second in the nation. The Mountaineers have forced 30-plus turnovers in six games, including a season-high 44. WVU ranks first in the nation with 14.6 steals per game and holds a +9.0 turnover margin.
 
West Virginia is averaging 77.7 points per game while outscoring their opponents by an average of 24.1 points.
 
Quinerly currently sits No. 6 on the all-time scoring list with 1,800 and is chasing the top five behind Teana Muldrow (2014-18) with 1,819 career points. Quinerly is 3^rd in steals with 308 and sits ninth all-time in Big 12 Conference history.