2016-17 GAME 15 // #17/16 WEST VIRGINIA VS. #2 BAYLOR SCHEDULE/RESULTS WED., JAN. 4, 2017 | 7 P.M. ET | WVU COLISEUM (14,000) | MORGANTOWN, W.VA. GAME INFORMATION OVERALL: 13-1 TV ....................................................... FS2 BIG 12: 1-1 Talent ... Ron Thulin (PXP), Brenda VanLengen (color) HOME: 9-0 Radio ...Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG AWAY: 1-1 Talent ........Dan Zangrilli and Meg Bulger NEUTRAL: 3-0 Live Twitter Updates ............ @WVUWBB #2/2 BAYLOR #17/16 WEST VIRGINIA DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Ranking (AP/Coaches) .....................2/2 Ranking (AP/Coaches) .................17/16 Oct. 31 Concord (exh.) W, 104-48 2016-17 Record ............13-1, 2-0 Big 12 2016-17 Record ..........13-1, 1-1 Big 12 Nov. 12 Charleston Southern W, 88-38 Head Coach ....................... Kim Mulkey Head Coach ........................Mike Carey Nov. 15 Howard W, 95-49 17th Season at BU .............486-93 (.839) 16th Season at WVU ......335-172 (.661) Nov. 19 Coppin State W, 69-39 17th Season Overall .....................Same 29th Season Overall .......623-274 (.695) ^ Nov. 22 vs. North Carolina A&T W, 80-64 Scoring Leader ............ Jones, 15.6 ppg Scoring Leader ........T. Martin, 18.4 ppg Nov. 23 vs. East Carolina ^ W, 79-47 Rebounds Leader .......... Brown, 8.6 rpg Rebounding Leader .... Montgomery, 9.9 rpg Nov. 24 vs. Auburn ^ W, 56-52 Assists Leader ............ Wallace, 5.2 apg Assists Leader ...................Ray, 6.1 apg Nov. 27 High Point W, 82-59 Steals Leader ................ Jones, 1.5 spg Steals Leader .................... Ray, 2.4 spg Nov. 30 Morehead State W, 94-53 Blocks Leader ....... Two, tied at 2.1 bpg Blocks Leader .... Montgomery, 3.4 bpg Dec. 4 Ole Miss & (Nexstar) W, 66-61 Dec. 10 USC Upstate W, 91-33 Dec. 17 vs. Longwood # W, 107-40 THE TREND Dec. 21 Mount St. Mary’s W, 77-45 RAY GRABS BIG 12 HONORS Dec. 29 at TCU * W, 83-61 Jan. 1 at K-State * (Cox Kansas) L, 86-71 Junior guard Chania Ray was named Big Jan. 4 #2 Baylor * (FS2) 7:00 p.m. 12 Co-Player of the Week after averaging Jan. 8 #20/24 Oklahoma * (FS1) 4:00 p.m. 20.0 points, 8.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds Jan. 11 at Texas Tech * (FCS Atlantic) 7:30 p.m. against TCU and Kansas State last week. Jan. 14 Texas * 4:00 p.m. The honor is the first in Ray’s career. 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. 9.5 4.1 36.9 34.5 6.1 APG Feb. 7 at Oklahoma * (SoonerSportsTV) 8:00 p.m. G 5 Tynice MARTIN 5-10 So. Atlanta, Ga. 18.4 3.8 43.9 30.3 2.2 SPG Feb. 11 Oklahoma State * 6:30 p.m. F 11 Teana MULDROW 6-1 Jr. East Orange, N.J. 14.4 7.7 50.3 39.4 1.9 SPG Feb. 15 K-State * (ROOT SPORTS) 7:00 p.m. F 13 Kristina KING 6-3 Jr. Mebane, N.C. 11.2 6.2 58.7 0.0 1.4 SPG Feb. 18 at Iowa State * 1:00 p.m. C 15 Lanay MONTGOMERY 6-5 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. 11.8 9.9 74.2 0.0 3.4 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. 17/16 West Virginia’s 13-game win streak was snapped on Sunday with an 86-71 ^ Savannah Invitational (Savannah, Ga.) loss at Kansas State. Despite making 14 three-pointers, the second-most in program & SEC/Big 12 Challenge history, WVU allowed the Wildcats to shoot 54.7 percent from the field. # Played in Charleston, W.Va. * Big 12 Conference Game • Chania Ray tallied 23 points and dished out seven assists in the win. Ray was named + Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Oklahoma City, Okla.) Big 12 Co-Player of the Week after averaging 20.0 points, 8.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds All times Eastern • Dates and times subject to change against TCU and K-State. Ray is second in the Big 12 with 6.1 assists per game. • West Virginia (13-1, 1-1) defends its 14-game home winning streak against No. 2/4 MEDIA CONTACT: Baylor (13-1, 2-0) on Wednesday. WVU’s last home loss at the WVU Coliseum came to Russell Luna/Associate Director the Lady Bears on Jan. 30, 2016. Email: [email protected] • WVU is looking for its first win against a top-10 team since knocking off No. 6 Baylor, Office: (304) 293-2821 71-69, on March 2, 2014. WVU’s lone win against a No. 2 ranked team was a 65-63 Cell: (304) 290-6236 victory at No. 2 Notre Dame on Feb. 12, 2012. STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 2016-17 NUMERICAL ROSTER & PRONUNCIATIONS WVU BU Scoring ........................ 1138 ............ 1320 Per Game ...................81.3..............94.3 Scoring Margin ........ +29.4 ...........+44.5 Scoring Defense ........51.9..............49.8 Field Goals-Att ........ 415-865 ...... 503-975 Field Goal % ............. .480 ............ .516 Field Goal Defense ... .310 ............ .287 3-Pt FG-Att ............... 93-274 ........ 87-211 3-Pt FG % ................ .339 ............ .412 3-Pt FG Per Game ......6.6................6.2 3-Pt FG Defense ....... .256 ............ .255 Free Throws............. 215-312 ...... 227-342 FT Percentage .......... .689 ............ .664 FT Made Per Game .......15.4 ............... 16.2 No. Name Pronunced Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Rebounds .................... 637 .............. 754 2 Alexis Brewer G 5-9 So. Buffalo, Ky./Bardstown Per Game ...................45.5..............53.9 4 Nia Staples NEE-uh G 5-9 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Lakota West Margin ...................... +12.1 ...........+26.4 5 Tynice Martin TIE-neece G 5-10 So. Atlanta, Ga./SW Atlanta Christian Aca. Assists ......................... 246 .............. 340 11 Teana Muldrow tee-AH-nuh MULL-droh F 6-1 Jr. East Orange, N.J./East Orange Per Game ...................17.6..............24.3 12 Chania Ray shuh-NYE-uh G 5-8 Jr. Alexandria, Va./Florida State Turnovers ..................... 226 .............. 204 13 Kristina King F 6-3 Jr. Mebane, N.C./Gulf Coast State Per Game ...................16.1..............14.6 14 Bailey Thomas G 5-9 Fr. Rochester Hills, Mich./Centennial (Nev.) Margin ....................... +2.6 .............+4.1 15 Lanay Montgomery luh-NAY C 6-5 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Aca. of the Holy Cross Assist/TO Ratio ...........1.1................1.7 20 Desiree Rhodes DEZ-uh-ray P 6-1 Sr. Aurora, Ill./Wabash Valley College Steals ........................... 145 .............. 102 22 Katrina Pardee par-DEE G 5-9 So. Cedar Park, Texas/Vista Ridge Per Game ...................10.4...............7.3 23 Aisha Edwards eye-EE-shuh G 5-8 Jr. Boca Raton, Fla./Chipola College Blocks .......................... 102 .............. 124 24 Anja Martin ANN-juh F/G 5-11 So. San Antonio, Texas/John Paul Stevens Per Game ....................7.3................8.9 45 Marlena Schmidt F 6-6 r-Fr. Eighty Four, Pa./Ringgold Win/Loss Streak ...........L1 .............. W11 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) BAYLOR LEADS SERIES, 9-2 LAST TIME OUT AGAINST RANKED COMPETITION In Morgantown: BU leads, 4-0 • West Virginia’s 13-game winning streak • West Virginia has won 42 games over AP In Waco: BU leads, 4-1 was snapped with an 86-71 loss at Kansas Poll ranked competition since 1980 and 32 At Netural Site: Series tied, 1-1 State on Sunday. The Wildcats shot contests under coach Mike Carey. 54.7 percent from the field, halting the • WVU is 1-10 all-time against teams ranked Last Five Meetings: Mountaineers’ streak of 14 consecutive No. 2 in the poll. The lone victory was a Jan. 30, 2016 - L, 71-61 - Morgantown games of holding their opponents to less 65-63 win at No. 2 Notre Dame on Feb. Jan. 12, 2016 - L, 69-64 - Waco than 40 percent shooting from the field. 12, 2012. Baylor is the highest ranked Feb. 15, 2015 - L, 79-51 - Waco • Chania Ray registered a career-high 23 opponent WVU has faced since playing No. Jan. 10, 2015 - L, 66-62 - Morgantown points in the setback, including six three- 2 Stanford on March 19, 2012. March 10, 2014 - L, 74-71 - Oklahoma City pointers. Teana Muldrow followed with five • WVU last knocked off a top-10 team on made treys and 15 points. Tynice Martin’s March 2, 2014, with a 71-69 win at Baylor. SCOUTING BAYLOR 14 and Kristina King’s 11 points rounded • WVU’s last top-25 victory was on Feb. 27, out WVU’s double-figure scorers. 2016, an 82-48 win over Oklahoma State in • No. 2/2 Baylor (13-1, 2-0) has won 11 • The Mountaineers’ 14 made three-pointers Morgantown. consecutive games since falling, 72-61, at were the most in the Mike Carey era and UConn on Nov. 17. The Lady Bears lead the the second-most in a single game, two shy nation in 12 different statistical categories. RAY GRABS BIG 12 HONORS of a school-record 16 at Princeton on Jan.