GAME 4 // #19/25 WVU vs. NORTH CAROLINA A&T SCHEDULE/RESULTS2016-17 TUES., NOV 22, 2016 | 7 P.M. ET | SAVANNAH CIVIC CENTER (7,200) | SAVANNAH, GA. GAME INFORMATION OVERALL: 3-0 Tickets ........... SavannahInvitational.com BIG 12: 0-0 Live Stats ..................WVULiveStats.com HOME: 3-0 Radio ..WZST FM/WMMN AM/WVUsports.com AWAY: 0-0 Talent ...................................Dan Zangrilli NEUTRAL: 0-0 Live Twitter Updates ............ @WVUWBB NORTH CAROLINA A&T #19/25 WEST VIRGINIA DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Ranking (AP/Coaches) ...............NR/NR Ranking (AP/Coaches) .................19/25 Oct. 31 Concord (exh.) W, 104-48 2016-17 Record ..............1-2, 0-0 MEAC 2016-17 Record ............3-0, 0-0 Big 12 Nov. 12 Charleston Southern W, 88-38 Head Coach ................ Tarrell Robinson Head Coach ........................Mike Carey Nov. 15 Howard W, 95-49 5th Season at NCA&T ........86-42 (.672) 16th Season at WVU ......325-171 (.655) Nov. 19 Coppin State W, 69-39 5th Season Overall .......................Same 29th Season Overall .......613-273 (.692) ^ Nov. 22 vs. North Carolina A&T 7:00 p.m. Scoring Leader ........... Brown, 16.0 ppg Scoring Leader ..........T. Martin, 21.0 ppg Nov. 23 vs. East Carolina ^ 4:30 p.m. Rebounds Leader ......Kilpatrick, 5.0 rpg Rebounding Leader ...Montgomery, 12.7 rpg Nov. 24 vs. Auburn ^ 7:00 p.m. Assists Leader ..........Kilpatrick, 4.3 apg Assists Leader ...................Ray, 8.0 apg Nov. 27 High Point 4:00 p.m. Steals Leader ........... Kilpatrick, 2.7 spg Steals Leader .................... Ray, 3.3 spg Nov. 30 Morehead State 6:30 p.m. Blocks Leader .......... Lessears, 0.7 bpg Blocks Leader .... Montogmery, 3.3 bpg Dec. 4 Ole Miss & (Nexstar) 4:00 p.m. Dec. 10 USC Upstate 6:30 p.m. Dec. 17 vs. Longwood # 4:00 p.m. THE TREND Dec. 21 Mount St. Mary’s 6:30 p.m. BACK IN THE PEACH STATE Dec. 29 at TCU * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 1 at K-State * (Cox Kansas) 2:00 p.m. WVU visits Georgia for a second time Jan. 4 Baylor * (FS2) 7:00 p.m. after playing in a Georgia Southern Jan. 8 Oklahoma * (FS1) 4:00 p.m. Tournament in 1995. Atlanta native and Jan. 11 at Texas Tech * (FSSW+) 7:30 p.m. AJC HS Player of the Year Tynice Martin Jan. 14 Texas * 4:00 p.m. makes a return to her home state. Jan. 18 at Kansas * (ESPN3) 8:00 p.m. Jan. 21 at Baylor * (FSN) 2:00 p.m. Jan. 25 Texas Tech * 7:00 p.m. WEST VIRGINIA’S PROBABLE STARTERS * Jan. 29 at Texas (FS1) 4:00 p.m. P # Name Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 3FG% Other Stat * Feb. 4 Iowa State 12:00 p.m. G 12 Chania RAY 5-8 Jr. Alexandria, Va. 10.0 5.0 36.0 28.6 8.0 APG Feb. 7 at Oklahoma * (SoonerSportsTV) 8:00 p.m. G 22 Katrina PARDEE 5-9 So. Cedar Park, Texas 9.7 2.3 52.6 45.5 1.3 3PG Feb. 11 Oklahoma State * 6:30 p.m. G 5 Tynice MARTIN 5-10 So. Atlanta, Ga. 21.0 3.3 45.5 30.4 2.0 APG Feb. 15 K-State * (ROOT SPORTS) 7:00 p.m. F 11 TEANA MULDROW 6-1 Jr. East Orange, N.J. 13.0 7.3 53.3 75.0 2.7 SPG Feb. 18 at Iowa State * 1:00 p.m. C 15 Lanay MONTGOMERY 6-5 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. 10.3 12.7 54.5 0.0 3.3 BPG Feb. 22 TCU * 7:00 p.m. Feb. 25 at Oklahoma State * 6:00 p.m. QUICK HITTERS Feb. 27 Kansas * (ROOT SPORTS) 7:00 p.m. Mar. 3-6 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship+ • No. 19/25-ranked West Virginia (3-0) returns to action on Tuesday against North Carolina ^ Savannah Invitational (Savannah, Ga.) A&T (1-2) in the Savannah Invitational in Savannah, Georgia. # Played in Charleston, W.Va. • The Mountaineers have the nation’s second-best scoring defense, allowing opponents * Big 12 Conference Game + Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Oklahoma City, Okla.) to score just 42.0 points per game. WVU’s field goal percentage defense of 23.6% ranks All times Eastern • Dates and times subject to change fifth nationally. WVU has held its last four opponents below 40 percent shooting. • Sophomore Tynice Martin led WVU with 19 points in the Mountaineers 69-39 win over Coppin State. Katrina Pardee registered a season-high 17 points and grabbed a career- MEDIA CONTACT: best six rebounds. Lanay Montgomery recorded seven of WVU’s 14 blocked shots. Russell Luna/Associate Director • WVU and North Carolina A&T meet for the first time on the hardwood. The Mountaineers Email: [email protected] own a 21-3 record against MEAC competition, include two wins this season against Office: (304) 293-2821 Howard and Coppin State. Cell: (304) 290-6236 • WVU moved up two spots to No. 19 in the Associated Press poll released on Monday. STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 2016-17 NUMERICAL ROSTER & PRONUNCIATIONS WVU NC A&T Scoring ......................... 252 .............. 160 Per Game ..............................84.0 ...................53.3 Scoring Margin ................... +42.0 .................-10.7 Scoring Defense ....................42.0 ...................64.0 Field Goals-Att .................87-190 ...........58-173 Field Goal % ................ .458 ............... .335 Field Goal Defense ... .236 ............... .438 3-Pt FG-Att .......................24-69 .............18-67 3-Pt FG % ............................ .348 .................. .269 3-Pt FG Per Game...................8.0 .....................6.0 3-Pt FG Defense ................... .176 .................. .345 Free Throws ......................54-75 .............26-47 FT Percentage ...................... .720 .................. .553 FT Made Per Game ................18.0 ....................8.7 No. Name Pronunced Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Rebounds ..........................153 ................ 102 2 Alexis Brewer G 5-9 So. Buffalo, Ky./Bardstown Per Game ..............................51.0 ...................34.0 4 Nia Staples NEE-uh G 5-9 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Lakota West Margin ................................ +16.7 ..................-5.0 5 Tynice Martin TIE-neece G 5-10 So. Atlanta, Ga./SW Atlanta Christian Aca. Assists ................................48.................. 34 11 Teana Muldrow tee-AH-nuh MULL-droh F 6-1 Jr. East Orange, N.J./East Orange Per Game ..............................16.0 ...................11.3 12 Chania Ray shuh-NYE-uh G 5-8 Jr. Alexandria, Va./Florida State Turnovers ...........................53.................. 63 13 Kristina King F 6-3 Jr. Mebane, N.C./Gulf Coast State Per Game ..............................17.7 ...................21.0 14 Bailey Thomas G 5-9 Fr. Rochester Hills, Mich./Centennial (Nev.) Margin ................................. +4.3 ..................+2.0 15 Lanay Montgomery luh-NAY C 6-5 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Aca. of the Holy Cross Assist/TO Ratio .......................0.9 .....................0.5 20 Desiree Rhodes DEZ-uh-ray P 6-1 Sr. Aurora, Ill./Wabash Valley College Steals .................................39.................. 26 22 Katrina Pardee par-DEE G 5-9 So. Cedar Park, Texas/Vista Ridge Per Game ..................... 13.0 .................8.7 23 Aisha Edwards eye-EE-shuh G 5-8 Jr. Boca Raton, Fla./Chipola College Blocks ................................22................... 4 24 Anja Martin ANN-juh F/G 5-11 So. San Antonio, Texas/John Paul Stevens Per Game .......................7.3 ..................1.3 45 Marlena Schmidt F 6-6 r-Fr. Eighty Four, Pa./Ringgold Win/Loss Streak ................. W3 ................. L1 55 Krystaline McCune CHRIS-tuh-lynn mih-CYOON F 6-4 Fr. Louisville, Ky./duPont Manual Head Coach: Mike Carey (16th season) Associate Head Coach: Chester Nichols (9th season) SERIES HISTORY Assistant Coaches: Diane Richardson (1st season), Lester Rowe (6th season) FIRST MEETING LAST TIME OUT PHYSICAL FOR FOUR DEFENSE In Morgantown: First Meeting • Tynice Martin led the Mountaineers with • West Virginia has limited its first three In Greensboro: Never Met 19 points in West Virginia’s 69-39 win over opponents to less than 40 percent At Netural Site: Never Met Coppin State on Saturday. shooting. The Mountaineers held • WVU held the Eagles to 22.6 percent Charleston Southern to 17.7 percent TIDBITS: • West Virginia and North Carolina A&T have shooting (14-of-61) from the field and 9.1 shooting (11-of-62), Howard to 32.0 never met on the hardwood. percent (1-of-11) from behind the arc. percent (16-of-50) and Coppin State to 22.6 • The Mountaineers own a 21-3 all-time record against schools in the MEAC. • Sophomore Katrina Pardee tallied a percent (14-of-62). • WVU has two wins over MEAC schools season-high 17 points and pulled down a • WVU has converted 66 opponent turnovers this season: Coppin State (69-39) and Howard (95-49). career-high six rebounds. to 84 points this season. The Mountaineers • Chania Ray dished out eight assists and have 39 steals on the season and reached grabbed a career-high seven boards. double-digit steals against Charleston SCOUTING NC A&T • Lanay Montgomery blocked seven of Southern (10) and Coppin State (10). WVU’s 14 shots for the most deflections • The 11 field goals for Charleston Southern • North Carolina A&T (1-2) has losses to since April 2015 against Temple. marked the 17th time in program history Georgia Southern (65-50) and Auburn (68-36) that WVU has held an opponent to 11 or this season. The Aggies secured a 74-59 win fewer field goals in a game since 2004. over UT Martin in Greensboro on Nov. 14. NCAA LEADERS • In the win over Coppin State, WVU’s 14 • Dana Brown leads the Aggies with 16.0 • While it is still early in the season, West points per game and a team-leading 13 Virginia sits in the top 15 nationally in blocks were the 10th-most in program made three-pointers. multiple statistical categories.