Women's Basketball West Virginia Combined Team Statistics (As of Nov 18, 2014) All Games
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Athletic Communications Contact: Russell Luna | Email: [email protected] | Phone: 304-293-2821 (o) & 304-290-6236 (c) | Twitter: @RDLuna 2014-15 SCHEDULE & RESULTS GAME 3: NO. 17/16 WEST VIRGINIA AT MISSISSIPPI STATE OVERALL: 2-0 Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014 // 8 p.m. ET // Humphrey Coliseum // Starkville, Miss. BIG 12: 0-0 HOME: 2-0 GAME INFORMATION THE TREND AWAY: 0-0 NEUTRAL: 0-0 Venue: Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) Oct. 31 Wheeling Jesuit (exh.) W, 87-49 Location: Starkville, Miss. Nov. 15 Eastern Kentucky^ W, 67-42 Tip-Off Time: 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT Nov. 17 Seton Hall^ W, 89-87 Radio: WTCS-AM 1490 Nov. 20 at Mississippi State^ (SECN+) 8 p.m. Nov. 23 Preseason WNIT Finals^ 3 p.m. Talent: Eli Savoie (pxp) Nov. 26 Evansville 7 p.m. TV: SEC Network+/WatchESPN No. 17/16 WVU pulled out an 89-87 thriller over Nov. 29 Fairfield 2 p.m. Talent: Bart Gregory (pxp) & Jay Perry (color) Seton Hall to advance to the WNIT semifinals. Dec. 3 at Fairleigh Dickinson 7 p.m. Dec. 6 Coppin State 4 p.m. Dec. 10 Duquesne (ROOT SPORTS) 7 p.m. THE MATCHUP Dec. 13 IPFW 4 p.m. Dec. 20 vs. Marshall+ 4 p.m. Dec. 22 at Ohio State 2 p.m. Dec. 29 Saint Francis (Pa.) 7 p.m. Jan. 4 at Oklahoma* (FS1) 4:30 p.m. Jan. 7 at Texas* (LHN) 8 p.m. Jan. 10 Baylor* (ROOT SPORTS) 3 p.m. Jan. 14 Texas Tech* (ROOT SPORTS) 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at Oklahoma State* (FS1) 2:30 p.m. Jan. 21 Kansas State* 7 p.m. MOUNTAINEERS (2-0, 0-0 BIG 12) BULLDOGS (2-0, 0-0 SEC) Jan. 24 at Kansas* (FSN) 2 p.m. Location: Morgantown, W.Va. Location: Starkville, Miss. Jan. 28 at Texas Tech* 8 p.m. Enrollment: 31,976 Enrollment: 20,363 Feb. 1 Oklahoma* 2 p.m. Preseason Rank: 17 (AP)/16 (USA TODAY) Preseason Rank: None Feb. 4 TCU* 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at Iowa State* 7 p.m. Head Coach: Mike Carey Head Coach: Vic Schaefer Feb. 10 Kansas* (ROOT SPORTS) 7 p.m. 14th Season at WVU: 276-146 (.654) 3rd Season at MSU: 37-31 (.544) Feb. 15 at Baylor* (ESPN2) 5 p.m. 26th Season Overall: 564-248 (.695) 10th Season Overall: 117-141 (.453) Feb. 18 Oklahoma State* 7 p.m. Scoring Leader: B. Holmes/29.5 ppg Scoring Leader: M. William/24.0 ppg Feb. 21 Iowa State* (FSN) Noon Rebounding Leader: A. Fields/9.0 rpg Rebounding Leader: B. Richardson/7.0 rpg Feb. 24 at TCU* (FSSW Plus) 8 p.m. Asissts Leader: L. Stepney at 5.5 apg Asissts Leader: M. William/5.0 apg Mar. 1 Texas* (ESPN2) 1 p.m. Steals Leader: B. Holmes/2.0 spg Steals Leader: Two players, tied at 2.5 spg Mar. 3 at Kansas State* (FS KC) 8 p.m. Blocks Leader: 2 players, tied at 2.0 bpg Blocks Leader: C. Okoroie/1.5 apg Mar. 6-9 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Dallas) WVU PROJECTED STARTERS ^ Preseason WNIT (Morgantown, W.Va./Campus Sites) + Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic (Charleston, W.Va.) P # Name Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FGP 3FGP APG * Big 12 Conference Game G 22 Linda STEPNEY 5-7 Sr. Norfolk, Va. 9.5 6.5 53.8 .200 5.5 All times Eastern • Dates and times subject to change G 23 Bria HOLMES 6-1 Jr. New Haven, Conn. 29.5 2.0 44.2 33.3 2.5 F 5 Averee FIELDS 6-1 Sr. Murray, Ky. 16.5 9.0 70.6 0.0 2.5 F 11 Teana MULDROW 6-1 r-Fr. East Orange, N.J. 13.5 7.0 34.8 41.2 1.5 FOLLOW THE MOUNTAINEERS C 15 Lanay MONTGOMERY 6-5 r-So. Pittsburgh, Pa. 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 @WVUWBB QUICK HITTERS • No. 17/16 West Virginia snatched an 89-87 victory over Seton Hall on Monday evening to advance to the WNIT semifinals for the second time. Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps • G Bria Holmes became the first player since Meg Bulger in 2005 to net 35 or more points with WVU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL her 36 against Seton Hall. Holmes’ point total tied Kate Bulger for second most at WVU Coliseum. • Averee Fields recorded her first career double-double with 21 points and 15 rebounds. She also dished out five assists in the victory, becoming the first WVU player to have a 21/15/5 line. • WVU and Mississippi State meet for the first time on the hardwood. • The Mountaineers are 6-18 all-time against the SEC. WVU went 1-1 vs. SEC opponents last year. STATISTICAL COMPARISON WVU MSU Scoring ..............................156 ................ 190 Per Game ..............................78.0 ...................95.0 Scoring Margin ................... +13.5 ................+20.5 Scoring Defense ....................64.5 ...................74.5 Field Goals-Att .................51-120 ...........62-131 Field Goal % ................ .425 ............... .473 Field Goal Defense ... .364 ............... .459 3-Pt FG-Att .......................17-47 .............17-38 3-Pt FG % ............................ .362 .................. .447 3-Pt FG Per Game...................8.5 .....................8.5 3-Pt FG Defense ................... ..425 ................. .200 2014-15 NUMERICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Free Throws ......................37-62 .............49-61 No. Name Pronunciation Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Previous School FT Percentage ...................... .597 .................. .803 0 Dominique Simpson G 5-8 Fr. Orlando, Fla. Jones FT Made Per Game ................18.5 ...................24.5 3 Tyara Warren Ty-ARE-uh G 5-9 Fr. Plano, Texas Plano West Rebounds ...........................89.................. 81 4 Kayla Montgomery F 6-4 Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. Gulf Coast State Per Game ..............................44.5 ...................40.5 5 Averee Fields F 6-1 Sr. Murray, Ky. Calloway County Margin ................................. +4.0 ..................+9.0 11 Teana Muldrow tee-ANN-uh F 6-1 r-Fr. East Orange, N.J. East Orange Assists ................................28.................. 32 15 Lanay Montgomery luh-NAY C 6-5 r-So. Pittsburgh, Pa. Academy of the Holy Cross Per Game ..............................14.0 ...................16.0 20 Bre McDonald G/F 6-0 r-So. Lithonia, Ga. Georgia Tech Turnovers ...........................31.................. 37 21 Jessica Morton G 5-10 Jr. Augusta, Ga. Gulf Coast State Per Game ..............................15.5 ...................18.5 22 Linda Stepney step-KNEE G 5-7 Sr. Norfolk, Va. Lake Taylor Margin ................................. +5.0 ..................+3.0 23 Bria Holmes G 6-1 Jr. New Haven, Conn. James Hillhouse Assist/TO Ratio .......................0.9 .....................0.9 32 Crystal Leary F 6-2 Sr. Norfolk, Va. Lake Taylor Steals .................................11.................. 21 Per Game .......................5.5 .................10.5 Head Coach: Mike Carey Associate Head Coach: Chester Nichols Assistant Coaches: Sharronna Reaves, Lester Rowe Blocks ................................11................... 8 PRESEASON WNIT HOLMES LEADS THE WAY Per Game .......................5.5 ..................4.0 • WVU makes its second appearance in • Junior Guard Bria Holmes was named Win/Loss Streak ................. W2 .................W2 the Preseason WNIT. In the its only other the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year as showing in 2009, WVU defeated Towson voted on by the league’s head coaches. SERIES HISTORY WITH MSU and Marist before falling to nationally Additionally, Holmes was tabbed to the ranked Ohio State in the semifinal round. Preseason All-Big 12 Team. FIRST MEETING • G Bria Holmes set a WVU Preseason WNIT • Holmes was a First Team Preseason All- • West Virginia and Mississippi State meet record with 36 points and 10 made field American by Lindy’s Magazine. for the first time on the hardwood. goals against Seton Hall. • ESPN listed Holmes as the nation’s 16th • The Mountaineers are 6-18 all-time • F Averee Fields set a WVU WNIT record best player for the 2014-15 season. against current members of the SEC. with 15 rebounds against the Pirates. • Holmes was a unanimous All-Big 12 First • WVU won 86-56 over Ole Miss last • WVU scored its most points in a Team selection last year in leading WVU season at the Bank of Hawaii Rainbow Preseason WNIT game with 89 vs. SHU. to a share of their first Big 12 women’s Wahine Classic in Honolulu. basketball regular season title. • As a No. 2-seed, WVU fell 76-67 at No. 2009 PRESEASON WNIT RESULTS • She inked her 10th 20-point game in the 7-seeded LSU in the second round of the Date Opponent Score win over EKU (Nov. 15). NCAA Tournament last season. 11/13/09 Towson W, 79-42 • Holmes’ 24 FG attempts and 12 3FG 11/16/09 Marist W, 55-50 attempts vs. EKU tied for 10th all-time by SCOUTING MISSISSIPPI STATE 11/19/09 at No. 3/3 Ohio State L, 69-92 a junior at WVU. • The guard notched her second 30-point • Coach Vic Schaefer’s Bulldogs won 2014 PRESEASON WNIT RESULTS game with 36 vs. Seton Hall (Nov. 17). 97-66 in its season opener vs. Mercer and 93-83 against Arkansas State to advance Date Opponent Score • Holmes has scored 20-plus points in back- to the Preseason WNIT semifinals. 11/15/14 Eastern Kentucky W, 67-42 to-back games and has reached double • This season, Mississippi State is 11/17/14 Seton Hall W, 89-87 figures in six consecutive contests. averaging 95.0 points per game, while 11/20/14 at Mississippi State TBD allowing opponents to score 74.5 points. OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION VS. SHU • MSU is shooting 47.3 percent (62-of-131) LAST TIME OUT • Bria Holmes inked 36 points, tying from the field and are a blistering 44.7 • WVU overcame a four-point second half Kate Bulger for the second most at the percent (17-of-38) from 3-point range.