MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Jan. 19, 2024) – The West Virginia University women’s basketball team is back on the road this Saturday, Jan. 20, with its second matchup of the season against Cincinnati. Tipoff inside Fifth Thirds Arena in Cincinnati is set for 4 p.m. ET.
The contest against UC will be broadcast live on the Mountaineer Sports Network, including 98.3 WBKE-FM, with Andrew Caridi on the call. Additionally, Saturday’s game will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with live stats and game notes will be available on WVUsports.com.
The Mountaineers have squared off with Cincinnati once this season on Jan. 3, when the WVU collected its second Big 12 win of the season with a 68-53 result at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown.
Saturday’s contest marks the 14th all-time meeting between WVU (15-2, 4-2 Big 12) and UC (9-7, 1-4 Big 12). West Virginia leads the all-time series 8-5 and is an even 3-3 when playing in Cincinnati. WVU is the winner of five straight meetings.
Cincinnati is coming off a 68-58 loss on the road against BYU. Malea Williams led the way with 15 points and seven rebounds as Jillian Hayes added 14 points and eight rebounds.
Five of the Bearcats' seven losses this season have come against teams all ranked inside the AP Top-25 Poll, including No. 3 Colorado, No. 10 NC State, No. 11 Kansas State, No. 17 Louisville and the Mountaineers.
UC’s offensive attack is led by Hayes, who is averaging a team-high 12.8 points per game. She is the only Bearcat averaging double figures this season. Hayes nearly averages a double-double with 8.5 rebounds per game. Williams averages 9.9 points and 6.9 rebounds.
Last time out, West Virginia collected its largest margin of victory against a Big 12 opponent, 41 points, racing past Houston 80-39 in Morgantown. WVU held the Cougars scoreless in the opening quarter, marking the first time in program history a team has accomplished the feat.
The Mountaineers were led in scoring by junior guard JJ Quinerly, who tallied her 16th double-digit scoring game of the season with 18 points. Fifth-year senior Lauren Fields collected her first double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Junior guard Kyah Watson added 10 rebounds, marking the first time this season two Mountaineers have finished in double figures on the glass.
Quinerly (18.2), sophomore guard Jordan Harrison (14.2) and Fields (10.3) pace WVU's offensive effort this season. The trio all average over 2.5 steals per contest. Quinerly’s 3.1 steals per game is the best in the Big 12 and sits 13th nationally.
Harrison has racked up 93 assists this season and is averaging 5.5 per contest which is the second-best in the conference. Watson paces WVU in rebounding, with 5.7 boards per game.
West Virginia averages 14.6 steals per contest which is the best mark in the nation. Additionally, WVU forces 24.7 turnovers per game, the fourth most in the country. The Mountaineers add the best turnover margin in the country at 9.2 while holding a 23.4 scoring margin this season which is the 12th-best mark in the nation.
The contest against UC will be broadcast live on the Mountaineer Sports Network, including 98.3 WBKE-FM, with Andrew Caridi on the call. Additionally, Saturday’s game will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with live stats and game notes will be available on WVUsports.com.
The Mountaineers have squared off with Cincinnati once this season on Jan. 3, when the WVU collected its second Big 12 win of the season with a 68-53 result at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown.
Saturday’s contest marks the 14th all-time meeting between WVU (15-2, 4-2 Big 12) and UC (9-7, 1-4 Big 12). West Virginia leads the all-time series 8-5 and is an even 3-3 when playing in Cincinnati. WVU is the winner of five straight meetings.
Cincinnati is coming off a 68-58 loss on the road against BYU. Malea Williams led the way with 15 points and seven rebounds as Jillian Hayes added 14 points and eight rebounds.
Five of the Bearcats' seven losses this season have come against teams all ranked inside the AP Top-25 Poll, including No. 3 Colorado, No. 10 NC State, No. 11 Kansas State, No. 17 Louisville and the Mountaineers.
UC’s offensive attack is led by Hayes, who is averaging a team-high 12.8 points per game. She is the only Bearcat averaging double figures this season. Hayes nearly averages a double-double with 8.5 rebounds per game. Williams averages 9.9 points and 6.9 rebounds.
Last time out, West Virginia collected its largest margin of victory against a Big 12 opponent, 41 points, racing past Houston 80-39 in Morgantown. WVU held the Cougars scoreless in the opening quarter, marking the first time in program history a team has accomplished the feat.
The Mountaineers were led in scoring by junior guard JJ Quinerly, who tallied her 16th double-digit scoring game of the season with 18 points. Fifth-year senior Lauren Fields collected her first double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Junior guard Kyah Watson added 10 rebounds, marking the first time this season two Mountaineers have finished in double figures on the glass.
Quinerly (18.2), sophomore guard Jordan Harrison (14.2) and Fields (10.3) pace WVU's offensive effort this season. The trio all average over 2.5 steals per contest. Quinerly’s 3.1 steals per game is the best in the Big 12 and sits 13th nationally.
Harrison has racked up 93 assists this season and is averaging 5.5 per contest which is the second-best in the conference. Watson paces WVU in rebounding, with 5.7 boards per game.
West Virginia averages 14.6 steals per contest which is the best mark in the nation. Additionally, WVU forces 24.7 turnovers per game, the fourth most in the country. The Mountaineers add the best turnover margin in the country at 9.2 while holding a 23.4 scoring margin this season which is the 12th-best mark in the nation.
