West Virginia, Colorado Conflict for Second Time on Wednesday – West Virginia College Athletics

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 20-ranked West Virginia College ladies’s basketball crew seems to get again within the win column once they welcome Colorado to Morgantown on Wednesday, Jan. 15, contained in the WVU Coliseum. The assembly is the second between the 2 applications this season after opening the convention schedule in opposition to one another in late December.
 
Tipoff in opposition to the Buffaloes is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET, and gates open at 6 p.m. The competition in opposition to CU might be broadcast stay on the Mountaineer Sports activities Community, together with 98.3 WBKE-FM, with Andrew Caridi on the decision. Followers can also take heed to the sport on the Varsity Community App.
 
Moreover, Wednesday’s sport might be broadcast on ESPN+, with Nick Farrell and Meg Bulger on the decision. Reside stats and sport notes can be found on WVUsports.com.
 
Tickets for the competition could be bought at WVUGAME.com or by visiting the Mountaineer Ticket Workplace, positioned contained in the Gold Gate of the WVU Coliseum.
 
The Coliseum goes nation on Wednesday so escape these cowboy boots for this weeknight Large 12 match-up. The primary 500 followers in attendance will obtain a customized WV cowboy hat. Weeknight blissful hour might be in impact from doorways open to tipoff the place choose drinks and concessions might be half-off!
 
The matchup might be simply the second-ever assembly between WVU (13-3, 3-2 Large 12) and CU (12-4, 3-2 Large 12). Colorado received the first-ever assembly earlier this season, regardless of WVU main by double digits getting into the ultimate quarter. The Buffs outscored the Mountaineers 25-9 within the last quarter to assert a five-point victory.
 
Frida Forman paces Colorado’s scoring manufacturing, averaging 13.9 factors per sport, whereas two extra Buffs common double figures in Lior Garzon (11.5) and Jade Masogayo (12.6). Sara Smith leads with 6.3 rebounds per sport and Kindyll Wetta leads the crew with 6.1 assists and 1.9 steals.
 
Colorado’s two losses in league play come on the highway to then No. 11 TCU and RV Baylor and each got here by double digits. CU provides two extra league wins, defeating UCF and Kansas at dwelling of their final two contests.
 
Senior guard JJ Quinerly (18.3), junior guard Jordan Harrison (14.2) and junior guard Sydney Shaw (12.5) tempo the Mountaineers scoring manufacturing this season. Harrison’s 5.1 assists per sport leads WVU and ranks eighth within the Large 12. Senior guard Kyah Watson has grabbed 7.6 rebounds per sport which ranks sixth within the Large 12 whereas her 3.1 steals per sport ranks second and Quinerly’s 3.2 steals per sport is first.
 
The Large 12’s leaders in steals final season, Watson (50), Quinerly (38) and Harrison (31), are at it once more this season averaging over two steals per contest. Junior guard Sydney Shaw and Senior guard Sydney Woodley have additionally gotten in on the motion with 32 and 29 steals this season, giving WVU 5 gamers with 29+ steals by means of 16 video games.
 
The Mountaineers have compelled 15+ turnovers in each sport this season, together with 20+ in 13 video games, to common 25.7 per sport. The mark ranks fifth within the nation. The Mountaineers have compelled 30-plus turnovers in 5 video games, together with a season-high 44. WVU ranks second within the nation with 14.8 steals per sport and holds a +9.5 turnover margin.
 
West Virginia is averaging 80.3 factors per sport whereas outscoring their opponents by a median of 28.4 factors.
 
Quinerly at present sits eleventh in factors at 1,638, and behind WVU Corridor of Famer Liz Repella (2008-11) with 1,641. She additionally ranks 4^th in steals with 279 and is simply one other Corridor of Famer in Rosemary Kosiorek (1989-92) with 293.