Woodley Featured on Big 12 Starting Five
January 26, 2026 04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Jan. 26, 2026) – West Virginia University senior guard Sydney Woodley has been named to the Big 12 Women's Basketball Starting five for the week, as the Mountaineers collected two wins during the week. WVU first defeated Arizona State 53-43 at home before closing out the week on the road with a 91-77 win over BYU.
Woodley finished with seven points, three rebounds, and two steals to help the Mountaineers defeat the then 16-2 Sun Devils. She closed out her week with a career-high 23 points in the win over the Cougars to push WVU to a 5-0 mark on the road in conference play. She finished the night 6 of 7 from the floor and 11 of 12 from the line. Defensively, she added a game-high four steals.
Big 12 Starting Five - Week 12
Player of the Week: Jada Williams, Iowa State
Freshman of the Week: Jaliya Davis, Kansas
Top Performers: Delaney Gibb - BYU, Snudda Collins - Texas Tech, Sydney Woodley - West Virginia
Woodley is the third Mountaineer to be named to the weekly list, joining Sydney Shaw and Jordan Harrison, who collected the honor earlier this season.
The Mountaineers close out their road trip on Tuesday, Jan. 27, when they take on Utah inside Huntsman Arena. Tipoff is slated for 9 p.m. ET.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWBB on X, Instagram and Facebook.
Woodley finished with seven points, three rebounds, and two steals to help the Mountaineers defeat the then 16-2 Sun Devils. She closed out her week with a career-high 23 points in the win over the Cougars to push WVU to a 5-0 mark on the road in conference play. She finished the night 6 of 7 from the floor and 11 of 12 from the line. Defensively, she added a game-high four steals.
Big 12 Starting Five - Week 12
Player of the Week: Jada Williams, Iowa State
Freshman of the Week: Jaliya Davis, Kansas
Top Performers: Delaney Gibb - BYU, Snudda Collins - Texas Tech, Sydney Woodley - West Virginia
Woodley is the third Mountaineer to be named to the weekly list, joining Sydney Shaw and Jordan Harrison, who collected the honor earlier this season.
The Mountaineers close out their road trip on Tuesday, Jan. 27, when they take on Utah inside Huntsman Arena. Tipoff is slated for 9 p.m. ET.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWBB on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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