Mountaineers Close Road Trip Against Kansas State
January 03, 2026 02:11 PM | Women's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University women's basketball team is set to play in its second straight road Big 12 game when they take on Kansas State inside Bramlage Coliseum on Sunday afternoon.
Tipoff against the Wildcats is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET. Sunday'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 ESPN+ with Brian Smoller and Missy Heidrick on the call. Live stats and game notes are available on WVUsports.com.
West Virginia (12-2, 2-0 Big 12) and Kansas State (8-7, 1-1 Big 12) meet for the 30th time in program history. West Virginia is 20-9 all-time against KSU, including an 8-4 mark when playing on the road. The Mountaineers have won two straight against the Wildcats and are winners of eight of the last 11 meetings, dating back to 2021.
In the nonconference, the Mountaineers won three contests against Power Four opponents and reached the 10-win mark for the third straight season. It marks the seventh time since joining the Big 12 in 2013 that West Virginia has reached double-digit wins before entering conference play. During the last three seasons, the Mountaineers are 31-3 in nonconference action.
The Mountaineers are averaging 82.2 points per game this season and allowing just 56.1 points from their opponents. The marks are the 23rd and 43rd best in the country. West Virginia's 26.1 scoring margin is the 20th-highest win margin in the nation. Additionally, WVU is forcing its opponents into 24.9 turnovers, the 11th best nationally, and has produced 13.4 steals a game, the 15th best mark in the nation.
West Virginia has forced 22+ turnovers in nine games and 12+ steals in nine contests this season. WVU ranks 16th in the nation with a +8.93 turnover margin.
The Mountaineers' offense this season has been about getting downhill and to the charity stripe. WVU is fifth in the nation in free throw attempts, averaging 26.4 per game, and is fifth among free throws made per game at 18.5.
Junior guard Gia Cooke leads the Mountaineers in scoring this season with 16.9 points per game. She has scored double figures in 13 straight contests and has scored 20+ points in five games.
Kierra Wheeler has averaged nearly a double-double in her last nine outings with 13.8 points and 9.0 rebounds. In the month of December, she was the only player in the nation with 90+ points, 50+ rebounds and 15+ steals. She leads the Mountaineers on the glass with 7.1 rebounds per game and is now just 17 rebounds shy of reaching 1,000 in her career.
Senior guards Sydney Shaw (14.1) and Jordan Harrison (11.8) are also averaging double figures this season. Shaw scored her 1,000th career point against Kansas. She is leading the conference in three-pointers per game this season (2.93) and is sixth in percentage at 42.7% from beyond the arc. Harrison, who scored her 1,000-career points at West Virginia earlier this season, has amassed 1,463 career points, just 37 points away from 1,500 in her career.
Shaw (2.71) and Harrison (2.54) lead the conference in steals per game, while Wheeler is just behind in sixth with 2.36.
Tipoff against the Wildcats is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET. Sunday'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 ESPN+ with Brian Smoller and Missy Heidrick on the call. Live stats and game notes are available on WVUsports.com.
West Virginia (12-2, 2-0 Big 12) and Kansas State (8-7, 1-1 Big 12) meet for the 30th time in program history. West Virginia is 20-9 all-time against KSU, including an 8-4 mark when playing on the road. The Mountaineers have won two straight against the Wildcats and are winners of eight of the last 11 meetings, dating back to 2021.
In the nonconference, the Mountaineers won three contests against Power Four opponents and reached the 10-win mark for the third straight season. It marks the seventh time since joining the Big 12 in 2013 that West Virginia has reached double-digit wins before entering conference play. During the last three seasons, the Mountaineers are 31-3 in nonconference action.
The Mountaineers are averaging 82.2 points per game this season and allowing just 56.1 points from their opponents. The marks are the 23rd and 43rd best in the country. West Virginia's 26.1 scoring margin is the 20th-highest win margin in the nation. Additionally, WVU is forcing its opponents into 24.9 turnovers, the 11th best nationally, and has produced 13.4 steals a game, the 15th best mark in the nation.
West Virginia has forced 22+ turnovers in nine games and 12+ steals in nine contests this season. WVU ranks 16th in the nation with a +8.93 turnover margin.
The Mountaineers' offense this season has been about getting downhill and to the charity stripe. WVU is fifth in the nation in free throw attempts, averaging 26.4 per game, and is fifth among free throws made per game at 18.5.
Junior guard Gia Cooke leads the Mountaineers in scoring this season with 16.9 points per game. She has scored double figures in 13 straight contests and has scored 20+ points in five games.
Kierra Wheeler has averaged nearly a double-double in her last nine outings with 13.8 points and 9.0 rebounds. In the month of December, she was the only player in the nation with 90+ points, 50+ rebounds and 15+ steals. She leads the Mountaineers on the glass with 7.1 rebounds per game and is now just 17 rebounds shy of reaching 1,000 in her career.
Senior guards Sydney Shaw (14.1) and Jordan Harrison (11.8) are also averaging double figures this season. Shaw scored her 1,000th career point against Kansas. She is leading the conference in three-pointers per game this season (2.93) and is sixth in percentage at 42.7% from beyond the arc. Harrison, who scored her 1,000-career points at West Virginia earlier this season, has amassed 1,463 career points, just 37 points away from 1,500 in her career.
Shaw (2.71) and Harrison (2.54) lead the conference in steals per game, while Wheeler is just behind in sixth with 2.36.
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