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Mountaineers Fall at Buzzer to No. 10 TCU
January 14, 2026 10:10 PM | Women's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia women's basketball team fell to No. 10 TCU on a last-second Marta Suarez three, narrowly missing its upset bid 51-50 on Wednesday night inside Hope Coliseum.
In a defensive battle, both teams combined for 47 turnovers in the game as WVU finished the game shooting 28.3% from the floor, and the Horned Frogs managed a 36.5% mark. WVU won the battle on the glass, 39-33, despite going up against a much larger TCU squad.
Senior guard Jordan Harrison finished with a game-high 19 points and added six rebounds and two assists. Graduate forward Kierra Wheeler corralled a game-high 10 rebounds and added eight points. Junior guard Gia Cooke was the final Mountaineer in double figures with 10 points.
Trailing by six at halftime, West Virginia clawed back in the third, outscoring TCU 12–9 to trim a 29–23 halftime deficit to 38–35 entering the fourth. A Cooke fast-break layup jump-started the surge, and Wheeler's mid-range jumper at 7:14 tied the game at 29–29. Wheeler then gave WVU its first lead of the game at the charity stripe.
The Mountaineers did their damage at the stripe, going 8-for-10 on free throws in the frame, as TCU was whistled for six fouls.
TCU briefly answered behind an Olivia Miles three-pointer and layup, plus a Kennedy Basham finish, before Sydney Woodley closed the period with two free throws to keep WVU within one possession.
The final 10 minutes featured six lead changes and two ties before TCU escaped with a 51–50 victory.
Clara Silva's tip-in opened the frame, but WVU answered with a Harrison three to cut it to 40–38. From there, free throws dominated as Veronica Sheffey's pair pushed TCU ahead 42–38, only for Harrison and Sydney Shaw to combine for five straight points to give WVU back the lead at 43–42.
The teams continued trading blows as Sheffey's layup reclaimed the edge for TCU, Wheeler's bucket swung momentum back in WVU's direction before Harrison's jumper with 11 seconds left put WVU up 49–46.
The Horned frog made two free throws with three seconds to play before Harrison made one of two attempts from the line with three seconds to play to give the Mountaineers a two-point advantage. TCU called a timeout to advance the ball across midcourt and executed a Donovyn Hunter fed Suárez a top-of-the-key three as time expired, sealing the Horned Frogs' one-point win.
The Mountaineers struggled to find an offensive rhythm in the opening half, shooting just 27% (9 of 33) from the floor. TCU managed to build a 14-point lead with just over two minutes to play in the second quarter. An eight-point late rally pulled the Mountaineers within six points at the break. The WVU defensive pressure forced the Horned Frogs into three late turnovers and two missed feildgoals allowing the Mountaineer surge.
West Virginia did the bulk of its scoring in the first half in the paint. Knocking down 18 from the high percentage area. Harrison (7) and Cooke (6) did the bulk of the offensive work for WVU as Harrison scored three at the rim and Cooke managed four points at the charity stripe. TCU was 41% from the floor and led in scoring by Olivia Miles with nine points.
Next up, West Virginia is back on the road when they take on Cincinnati inside FifthThird Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWBB on X, Instagram and Facebook.
In a defensive battle, both teams combined for 47 turnovers in the game as WVU finished the game shooting 28.3% from the floor, and the Horned Frogs managed a 36.5% mark. WVU won the battle on the glass, 39-33, despite going up against a much larger TCU squad.
Senior guard Jordan Harrison finished with a game-high 19 points and added six rebounds and two assists. Graduate forward Kierra Wheeler corralled a game-high 10 rebounds and added eight points. Junior guard Gia Cooke was the final Mountaineer in double figures with 10 points.
Trailing by six at halftime, West Virginia clawed back in the third, outscoring TCU 12–9 to trim a 29–23 halftime deficit to 38–35 entering the fourth. A Cooke fast-break layup jump-started the surge, and Wheeler's mid-range jumper at 7:14 tied the game at 29–29. Wheeler then gave WVU its first lead of the game at the charity stripe.
The Mountaineers did their damage at the stripe, going 8-for-10 on free throws in the frame, as TCU was whistled for six fouls.
TCU briefly answered behind an Olivia Miles three-pointer and layup, plus a Kennedy Basham finish, before Sydney Woodley closed the period with two free throws to keep WVU within one possession.
The final 10 minutes featured six lead changes and two ties before TCU escaped with a 51–50 victory.
Clara Silva's tip-in opened the frame, but WVU answered with a Harrison three to cut it to 40–38. From there, free throws dominated as Veronica Sheffey's pair pushed TCU ahead 42–38, only for Harrison and Sydney Shaw to combine for five straight points to give WVU back the lead at 43–42.
The teams continued trading blows as Sheffey's layup reclaimed the edge for TCU, Wheeler's bucket swung momentum back in WVU's direction before Harrison's jumper with 11 seconds left put WVU up 49–46.
The Horned frog made two free throws with three seconds to play before Harrison made one of two attempts from the line with three seconds to play to give the Mountaineers a two-point advantage. TCU called a timeout to advance the ball across midcourt and executed a Donovyn Hunter fed Suárez a top-of-the-key three as time expired, sealing the Horned Frogs' one-point win.
The Mountaineers struggled to find an offensive rhythm in the opening half, shooting just 27% (9 of 33) from the floor. TCU managed to build a 14-point lead with just over two minutes to play in the second quarter. An eight-point late rally pulled the Mountaineers within six points at the break. The WVU defensive pressure forced the Horned Frogs into three late turnovers and two missed feildgoals allowing the Mountaineer surge.
West Virginia did the bulk of its scoring in the first half in the paint. Knocking down 18 from the high percentage area. Harrison (7) and Cooke (6) did the bulk of the offensive work for WVU as Harrison scored three at the rim and Cooke managed four points at the charity stripe. TCU was 41% from the floor and led in scoring by Olivia Miles with nine points.
Next up, West Virginia is back on the road when they take on Cincinnati inside FifthThird Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWBB on X, Instagram and Facebook.
Team Stats
TCU
WVU
FG%
.365
.283
3FG%
.389
.125
FT%
1.000
.792
RB
33
39
TO
24
23
STL
9
8
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
8
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
1
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