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 2014-15 FINAL NOTES OVERALL: 23-15 WNIT Championship Appearance | 11th Postseason Appearance in 14 Years BIG 12: 7-11 HOME: 19-4 THE MATCHUP AWAY: 2-10 NEUTRAL: 2-1 Oct. 31 Wheeling Jesuit (exh.) W, 87-49 Nov. 15 Eastern Kentucky^ W, 67-42 Nov. 17 Seton Hall^ W, 89-87 Nov. 20 at Mississippi State^ (SECN+) L, 61-74 Nov. 26 Evansville W, 83-39 Nov. 29 Fairfi eld W, 67-53 Dec. 3 at Fairleigh Dickinson W, 80-52 MOUNTAINEERS (23-15, 7-11 BIG 12) 2015 POSTSEASON Dec. 6 Coppin State W, 83-43 Dec. 10 Duquesne (ROOT SPORTS) W, 79-60 Location: Morgantown, W.Va. Regular Season Big 12 Finish: T-7th Big 12 Dec. 13 IPFW W, 82-48 Enrollment: 31,976 Big 12 Record Under Carey: 32-22 (.593) Dec. 20 vs. Marshall+ W, 69-56 Ranking: NV (AP)/RV (USA TODAY) Big 12 Championship Finish: Quarterfi nal Rd. Dec. 22 at Ohio State (BTN Plus) L, 54-96 Head Coach: Mike Carey L, 67-55 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma (3/7/15) Dec. 29 Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 101-46 14th Season at WVU: 297-161 (.648) Big 12 Championship Record Under Carey: 3-3 (.500) Jan. 4 at Oklahoma* (FS1) L, 60-71 Jan. 7 at #3 Texas* (LHN) L, 55-61 26th Season Overall: 585-263 (.690) WVU’s Postseason Appearances: 14 Jan. 10 #5 Baylor* (ROOT SPORTS) L, 62-66 Scoring Leader: B. Holmes/18.8 Consecutive Postseason Appearances: 6 Jan. 14 Texas Tech* (ROOT SPORTS) L, 45-55 Rebounding Leader: L. Montgomery/7.7 rpg WNIT Finish: Championship Round Jan. 17 at #21/20 Oklahoma State* (FS2) W, 61-49 Assists Leader: L. Stepney/4.6 apg L, 62-60 vs. UCLA (4/4/15) Jan. 21 Kansas State* W, 63-51 Steals Leader: A. Fields/1.8 spg Overall WNIT Record: 11-5 (.688) Jan. 24 at Kansas* (FSN) L, 59-65 Blocks Leader: L. Montgomery/3.3 bpg WNIT Record Under Carey: 10-3 (.769) Jan. 28 at Texas Tech* L, 57-73 Feb. 1 #24 Oklahoma* W, 78-69 Feb. 4 TCU* W, 76-71 WVU STARTERS FINAL STATS Feb. 7 at Iowa State* L, 43-61 P # Name Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 3FG% APG Feb. 10 Kansas* (ROOT SPORTS) W, 59-56 G 22 Linda STEPNEY 5-7 Sr. Norfolk, Va. 6.4 4.1 36.7 33.8 4.6 Feb. 15 at #3 Baylor* (ESPN2) L, 51-79 G 23 Bria HOLMES 6-1 Jr. New Haven, Conn. 18.8 4.4 39.9 24.1 2.8 Feb. 18 Oklahoma State* L, 46-52 G 20 Bre McDONALD 6-0 r-So. Lithonia, Ga. 6.8 3.5 34.5 26.4 1.1 Feb. 21 Iowa State* (FSN) W, 54-52 F 5 Averee FIELDS 6-1 Sr. Murray, Ky. 13.8 6.8 46.2 60.0 2.4 Feb. 24 at TCU* (FSSW Plus) L, 63-73 C 15 Lanay MONTGOMERY 6-5 r-So. Pittsburgh, Pa. 4.1 7.7 48.6 0.0 0.2 Mar. 1 #24 Texas* (ESPN2) W, 76-69/OT Mar. 3 at Kansas State* (FS KC) L, 55-59 Mar. 6 vs. #10Texas Tech$ (FCS Central) W, 59-40 WVU BENCH FINAL STATS Mar. 7 vs.#2Oklahoma$ (ROOT SPORTS) L, 67-55 P # Name Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 3FG% APG Mar. 19 Buff alo# W, 84-61 F 11 Teana 6-1 r-Fr. East Orange, N.J. 6.9 4.1 34.7 29.9 0.8 Mar. 24 Hampton# W, 57-39 MULDROW Mar. 26 Duquesne# W, 60-39 G 21 Jessica MORTON 5-10 Jr. Augusta, Ga. 5.6 2.0 34.5 42.0 0.8 Mar. 29 Villanova# W, 75-70/OT F 32 Crystal LEARY 6-2 Sr. Norfolk, Va. 3.8 5.1 52.7 0.0 0.3 April 1 Temple# W, 66-58/OT G 3 Tyara WARREN 5-9 Fr. Plano, Texas 2.4 1.8 25.9 40.0 0.4 April 4 UCLA# (CBS SN) L, 60-62 G 0 Dominique SIMPSON 5-8 Fr. Orlando, Fla. 1.4 1.6 22.9 20.0 0.6 ^ Preseason WNIT (Campus Sites) F 4 Kayla MONTGOMERY 6-4 Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. 0.5 0.9 27.3 0.0 0.1 + Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic (Charleston, W.Va.) * Big 12 Conference Game $ Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Dallas, Texas) QUICK HITTERS # Postseason WNIT (Campus Sites) All times Eastern • Dates and times subject to change • West Virginia (23-15, 7-12 Big 12) reached the Postseason WNIT Championship game, but fell 62- FOLLOW THE MOUNTAINEERS 60 in front of a crowd of 8,658 at the Charleston Civic Center. • The Mountaineers reeled off fi ve consecutive victories and played in a school-record 38 games @WVUWBB for the team’s second Postseason WNIT Championship game appearance. • Bria Holmes, All-Big 12 First Team honoree and WBCA All-America Honorable Mention, paced WVU with 716 points (18.8 ppg). Holmes’ point total set a new record for a WVU junior and ranked second all-time behind junior Rosemary Kosiorek. WVU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • Senior Averee Fields, All-Big 12 Honorable Mention, fi nished second on the team with 13.8 points per game. She became the program’s 32nd 1,000-point scorer on March 19 versus Buff alo. • Sophomore Lanay Montgomery led the Big 12 and ranked 10th in the NCAA with 124 blocks. Montgomery’s block total was the fourth highest in a single-season. STATISTICAL COMPARISON WVU OPP Scoring .............................2494 ...............2264 Per Game ..............................65.6 ...................59.6 Scoring Margin ....................+6.1 .....................- Scoring Defense ....................59.6 ...................65.6 Field Goals-Att ...............912-2307 ....... 805-2193 Field Goal % ................ .395 ............... .367 Field Goal Defense ... .367 ............... .395 3-Pt FG-Att .....................174-591 ......... 192-614 3-Pt FG % ..............................294 .................. .313 3-Pt FG Per Game...................4.6 .....................5.1 3-Pt FG Defense ................... .313 .................. .294 2014-15 NUMERICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Free Throws ....................496-744 ......... 462-707 No. Name Pronunciation Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Previous School FT Percentage ...................... .667 .................. .653 0 Dominique Simpson G 5-8 Fr. Orlando, Fla. Jones FT Made Per Game ................13.1 ...................12.2 3 Tyara Warren Ty-AIR-uh G 5-9 Fr. Plano, Texas Plano West Rebounds .........................1621 ...............1438 4 Kayla Montgomery F 6-4 Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. Gulf Coast State Per Game ..............................42.7 ...................37.8 5 Averee Fields F 6-1 Sr. Murray, Ky. Calloway County Margin .................................+4.8. ....................- 11 Teana Muldrow tee-ANN-uh F 6-1 r-Fr. East Orange, N.J. East Orange 15 Lanay Montgomery luh-NAY C 6-5 r-So. Pittsburgh, Pa. Academy of the Holy Cross Assists ...............................496 ................ 429 20 Bre McDonald G/F 6-0 r-So. Lithonia, Ga. Georgia Tech Per Game ..............................13.1 ...................11.3 21 Jessica Morton G 5-10 Jr. Augusta, Ga. Gulf Coast State Turnovers ..........................578 ................ 602 22 Linda Stepney step-KNEE G 5-7 Sr. Norfolk, Va. Lake Taylor Per Game ..............................15.2 ...................15.8 23 Bria Holmes G 6-1 Jr. New Haven, Conn. James Hillhouse Margin .................................+0.6 .....................- 32 Crystal Leary F 6-2 Sr. Norfolk, Va. Lake Taylor Assist/TO Ratio .......................0.9 .....................0.7 Chania Ray* sha-NIGH-uh G 5-8 Fr. Alexandria, Va. Florida State Steals ................................321 ................ 272 * - Must sit out 2014-15 season due to NCAA transfer rules Per Game .......................8.4 ..................7.2 Head Coach: Mike Carey Associate Head Coach: Chester Nichols Assistant Coaches: Sharrona Reaves, Lester Rowe Blocks ...............................242 ................119 2014-15 SEASON NOTABLES Tournament (WNIT) for the fourth time Per Game .......................6.4 ..................3.1 • West Virginia reached the Postseason and the fi rst since the 2009 season. Win/Loss Streak ..................L1 ..................W1 WNIT Championship for the second time. • WVU went 1-1 in 2009 falling to St. The Mountaineers fell to Missouri State in Bonaventure in the second round. the 2005 title game. • In 2005, WVU won four consecutive 2014-15 AWARD WINNERS • WVU set a school records in rebounds games to reach the WNIT Championship Averee Fields (1,621) and blocks (242) in its deepest game, eventually falling 78-70 at All-Big 12 Honorable Mention postseason run since 2005. Southwest Missouri State. Postseason WNIT All-Tournament Team • Under Mike Carey’s tutelage, the • WVU reached the WNIT title game for the Haier Student-Athlete Achievement Award Mountaineers have reached postseason second time, but fell short in a 62-60 loss Capital One Academic All-America 2nd Team play in 11 of his 14 seasons and nine to UCLA. Capital One Academic All-District First Team consecutive years. Carey’s squads have • There were 8,658 fans in attendance at Academic All-Big 12 First Team boasted 20 or more wins nine times. the Charleston Civic Center for the WNIT Dr. Lage Academic Achievement Award • WVU reeled off seven consecutive Championship Game. Allstate Good Works Team Nominee victories from Nov. 26 to Dec. 20. The Bria Holmes Mountaineers then would pick up fi ve HOME COURT ADVANTAGE USA Basketball Team Trials straight wins in the Postseason WNIT • West Virginia has won 18 consecutive WBCA All-America Honorable Mention (March 24-April 1). games inside the Coliseum against non- WBCA All-Region 5 • The Mountaineers extended their home conference opponents. Unanimous All-Big 12 First Team court winning streak to 16 games this • WVU set a school record for most home Waco Tribune-Herald All-Big 12 2nd Team season before it was snapped with a loss wins in a single-season at 19.