MOUNTAINEER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 SCHEDULE GAME #7 // WEST VIRGINIA vs. MISSISSIPPI STATE OVERALL: 5-1 GAME INFORMATION BIG 12: 0-0 Date ......................................................... Dec. 8, 2019 HOME: 3-0 Time .............................................................. 2 p.m. ET AWAY: 0-0 Location ...............Humphrey Coliseum (Starkville, Miss.) NEUTRAL: 2-1 TV ............................................................SEC Network Talent.......................... Eric Frede & Christy Thomaskutty Live Stats ............................................. WVUsports.com Oct. 29 Salem (ex.) W, 91-40 Radio ................................................... 100.9 WZST-FM Nov. 7 Saint Francis W, 74-45 Talent.............................Dan Zangrilli & Ayana Dunning Nov. 10 Presbyterian W, 56-40 Nov. 17 vs. Radford^ W, 74-37 WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS Nov. 21 Coppin State W, 82-47 Nov. 28 vs. Creighton& L, 75-82 Ranking (AP/Coaches) .......................................RV/RV Ranking (AP/Coaches) ......................................... 10/8 Nov. 29 vs. New Mexico& W, 73-60 2019-20 Record .................................. 5-1, 0-0 Big 12 2019-20 Record ......................................8-1, 0-0 SEC Dec. 8 at Mississippi State% 2 p.m. Head Coach .............................................. Mike Carey Head Coach ............................................Vic Schaefer Dec. 15 vs. Norfolk State$ 4 p.m. 19th Season at WVU ..................................... 398-206 8th Season at MSU ........................................202-57 Dec. 21 vs. Michigan State! 1:30 p.m. 32nd Season Overall ..................................... 686-308 15th Season Overall ......................................282-167 Dec. 22 vs. Syracuse! 1:30 p.m. Scoring Leader .......................K. Gondrezick, 19.2 ppg Scoring Leader ................................ J. Carter 15.1 ppg Dec. 31 Cornell 2 p.m. Rebounding Leader ..............................E. Martinez, 8.2 rpg Rebounding Leader .............................. J. Carter, 11.3 rpg Jan. 5 at Kansas State* 1 p.m. Assists Leader ................................. M. Smith, 3.2 apg Assists Leader ..................................M. Taylor, 3.8 apg Jan. 8 at Kansas* 8 p.m. Steals Leader ................................ E. Martinez, 2.2 spg Steals Leader .................................J. Danberry, 3.1 spg Jan. 12 Texas* 1 p.m. Blocks Leader .................................K. Niblack, 1.5 bpg Blocks Leader ....................................J. Carter, 2.6 bpg Jan. 15 Oklahoma* 7 p.m. Jan. 18 at Baylor* 8 p.m. Jan. 22 Oklahoma State* 7 p.m. PROBABLE WVU STARTERS Jan. 26 at TCU* 8:30 p.m. P # Name Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 3FG% Other Stat Feb. 2 Iowa State* 2 p.m. G 30 Madisen SMITH 5-5 So. Greenville, S.C. 6.2 2.0 30.2 31.6 3.2 APG Feb 5 at Oklahoma* 7 p.m. G 2 Kysre GONDREZICK 5-8 r-Jr. Benton Harbor, Mich. 19.2 3.8 47.7 50.0 2.3 APG Feb. 8 at Oklahoma State* 3 p.m. G 5 Tynice MARTIN 5-10 r-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. 12.3 4.3 39.0 30.4 1.5 APG Feb. 11 Kansas State* 7 p.m. F 14 Kari NIBLACK 6-1 So. Leesburg, Fla. 8.5 4.8 57.1 00.0 1.5 BPG Feb. 15 Texas Tech* 5 p.m. C 31 Rochelle NORRIS 6-5 R-Fr. Stafford, Va. 5.7 5.2 53.6 00.0 1.3 BPG Feb. 17 at Texas* 8:30 p.m. Feb. 22 Kansas 5 p.m. Feb. 24 Baylor* 7 p.m. • West Virginia travels to Starkville, Mississippi, to take on Mississippi State for the second time in program Feb. 29 at Iowa State* 1 p.m. history on Sunday, Dec. 8. March 4 at Texas Tech* 9 p.m. • WVU is coming off a trip to the 2019 Cancun Challenge at the Hard Rock Resort - Riviera Maya in March 7 TCU* 6 p.m. Cancun, Mexico. March 12 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship# TBA • The Mountaineers split a pair of contests at the Cancun Challenge, falling in their Thursday contest to March 13 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship# TBA Creighton, 82-75, and defeating New Mexico, 73-60, on Friday. March 14 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship# TBA • Redshirt junior guard Kysre Gondrezick averaged 14.5 points per game in Cancun, scoring 12 points March 15 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship# TBA against Creighton and 17 against New Mexico, and was named to the 2019 Cancun Challenge All- Home games in bold // All times Eastern & subject to change // * Big 12 game Tournament Team (Riviera Division). ^ Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center – Beckley, W. Va. • Gondrezick led West Virginia in scoring against New Mexico, while redshirt senior guard Tynice Martin & Cancun Challenge – Cancun, Mexico // % Big 12/SEC Challenge led the scoring effort, with 19 points, against Creighton. $ Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center – Charleston, W.Va. • Martin averaged 13.0 points per game for WVU at the Cancun Challenge, good for second on the team ! Florida Sunshine Classic – Winter Park, Fla. • West Virginia ranks No. 2 in the Big 12 and No. 15 nationally in scoring defense, allowing 51.8 points # Municipal Auditorium – Kansas City, Mo. per game. • The Mountaineers have posted a rebounding margin of 12.0 through six games this season, ranking No. BIG 12 STANDINGS 5 in the conference and No. 19 nationally. Team Big 12 Overall • As a team, WVU is 42-of-112 (37.5%) from three-point range this season, good for No. 3 in the Big 12 Kansas 0-0 7-0 and No. 30 in the nation. TCU 0-0 6-0 • Gondrezick ranks No. 2 in the Big 12 in three-point field goal percentage (50.0%) and is No. 3 in the conference in points per game (19.2), three-point field goals made (20) and three-point field goals per Texas Tech 0-0 6-0 game (3.33). Baylor 0-0 8-1 • Sophomore forward Kari Niblack (1.50) and redshirt freshman center Rochelle Norris (1.33) rank No. 6 Iowa State 0-0 6-1 and No. 9, respectively, in the conference in blocked shots per game. West Virginia 0-0 5-1 • Coach Mike Carey is now just two wins away from recording his 400th win at West Virginia, with a total Oklahoma State 0-0 6-2 of 398. Kansas State 0-0 4-3 • Coach Mike Carey is also just 14 wins away from recording his 700th career win, with a total of 686. Oklahoma 0-0 4-4 Texas 0-0 4-4 QUICK FACTS 2019-20 WEST VIRGINIA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Location: Morgantown, W.Va. Enrollment: 31,514 Founded: 1864 Nickname: Mountaineers Colors: Old Gold & Blue Conference: Big 12 President: E. Gordon Gee Director of Athletics: Shane Lyons Arena: WVU Coliseum (14,000) Program Record: 788-578 (46th year) 2018-19 Record: 25-11 (11-7, T-4th in Big 12) 2018-19 Postseason: WNIT Third Round NCAA Appearances: 12 (Last in 2017) WNIT Appearances: 6 (Last in 2019) Starters R/L: 3/2 Newcomers: 6 Letterwinners R/L: 5/4 Head Coach: Mike Carey (Salem, ‘80) Record at WVU: 397-205 (19th season) Overall Record: 685-307 (32nd season) Associate HC: Bett Shelby Assistant Coaches: Christal Caldwell, Craig Carey Dir. of Ops/Ast. to HC: Meghan Bielich Video Coordinator: Bryce Fordyce Asst. Dir. of Basketball Opst: Ayana Dunning 2019-20 NUMERICAL ROSTER MEDIA INFORMATION No. Name Pronunced Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 2 Kysre Gondrezick KY-zuhr G 5-9 r-Jr. Benton Harbor, Mich./Michigan WVU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 3 Kirsten Deans^ G 5-8 Fr. Greensboro, N.C./Connections Aca. Tanner Cain/Graduate Assistant/Interim WBB Contact 4 Lucky Rudd G 5-10 Jr. Kernersville, N.C./NC State [email protected] 304-293-2821 (o) 5 Tynice Martin TIE-neece G 5-10 r-Sr. Atlanta, Ga./SW Atlanta Christian Aca. 304-376-5450 12 Esmery Martinez ehz-MARY F 6-2 Fr. Hato Mayor Del Ray, D.R./Hamilton Heights Christian CREDENTIALS 14 Kari Niblack CAR-ee NY-black F 6-1 So. Leesburg, Fla./Wildwood Photographers and media members who wish to 20 Jada Wright JAY-duh C 6-3 r-So. Chicago, Ill./Trinity Valley CC cover a game at the WVU Coliseum should contact 22 Blessing Ejiofor EDGE-oh-for C 6-5 Jr. Ebonyi, Nirgeria/Chipola women’s basketball contact/associate director of athletic communications Ashley Bailey at least 24 hours in 24 Arleighsya McElroy* mick-ELL-roy G 5-8 Jr. Dallas, Texas/Trinity Valley CC advance. Credential pickup is located at the Gold Gate 30 Madisen Smith G 5-5 So. Greenville, S.C./Greenville and opens one hour prior to each game. 31 Rochelle Norris C 6-5 r-Fr. Stafford, Va./New Hope Academy GAMEDAY 35 De’Janae Boykin^ day-juh-NAY F 6-2 Jr. Springdale, Md./Penn State Parking is free and open to the public in the Coliseum parking lot. Parking passes will be provided for only ^ - Goes by “KK” games that coincide with WVU men’s basketball games. * - Goes by “Phat” The working press area is located on the east side of the main floor at concourse level (22 rows from the Head Coach: Mike Carey (19th season) playing floor). Press should enter through the Gold Gate Associate Head Coach: Bett Shelby (1st season) with their credentials. Forty-eight seats are available for working media; four television slings are also available. Assistant Coaches: Christal Caldwell (3rd season), Craig Carey (1st season) West Virginia grants broadcast rights to the official radio outlet of the visiting team on reciprocal basis. RADIO COVERAGE Accredited photographers may work along the playing UPCOMING MEDIA SESSIONS The Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG will air every women’s floor at both baselines behind the restriction line basketball game on radio stations throughout West Virginia and on established by the NCAA. Cutline writers or equipment WVUsports.com with announcer Dan Zangrilli on the call and Ayana carriers are not permitted on the playing floor.