GAME 1 // #22/25 WEST VIRGINIA vs. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN SCHEDULE/RESULTS2016-17 SAT., NOV 12, 2016 | 4 P.M. ET | WVU COLISEUM (14,000) | MORGANTOWN, W.VA. GAME INFORMATION OVERALL: 0-0 Tickets .......................... WVUGAME.com BIG 12: 0-0 Live Video/Live Stats .... WVUsports.com HOME: 0-0 Radio ... WMMN 920-AM/WVUsports.com AWAY: 0-0 Talent .......... Paul Roper and Meg Bulger NEUTRAL: 0-0 Live Twitter Updates ............ @WVUWBB CHARLESTON SOUTHERN # 22/25 WEST VIRGINIA DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Ranking (AP/Coaches) ...............NR/NR Ranking (AP/Coaches) .................22/25 Oct. 31 Concord (exh.) W, 104-48 2015-16 Record ...14-14, 8-12 Big South 2015-16 Record ......25-10, 12-6 Big 12 Nov. 12 Charleston Southern 4:00 p.m. Head Coach ........................Fred Applin Head Coach ........................Mike Carey Nov. 15 Howard 6:30 p.m. 5th Season at CSU ...........50-111 (.111) 16th Season at WVU ......322-171 (.653) Nov. 19 Coppin State TBA 5th Season Overall .......................Same 29th Season Overall .......610-273 (.691) ^ Nov. 22 vs. North Carolina A&T 7:00 p.m. Scoring Leader .............Mann, 13.7 ppg Scoring Leader ........Muldrow, 10.6 ppg Nov. 23 vs. East Carolina ^ 4:30 p.m. Rebounds Leader .........Kiploks, 5.8 rpg Rebounding Leader ...Montgomery, 8.1 rpg Nov. 24 vs. Auburn ^ 7:00 p.m. Assists Leader ................Mann, 2.8 apg Assists Leader ...................Ray, 2.2 apg Nov. 27 High Point 4:00 p.m. Steals Leader .................Mann, 1.8 spg Steals Leader ............ Muldrow, 1.3 spg Nov. 30 Morehead State 6:30 p.m. Blocks Leader .............Kiploks, 1.3 bpg Blocks Leader .... Montgomery, 2.8 bpg & Dec. 4 Ole Miss (Nexstar) 4:00 p.m. * - Returning player stats from 2015-16 season * - Returning player stats from 2015-16 season 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. * Dec. 29 at TCU 7:30 p.m. WVU OPENS 44TH SEASON Jan. 1 at K-State * (Cox Kansas) 2:00 p.m. Jan. 4 Baylor * (FS2) 7:00 p.m. West Virginia will open its 44th season on Jan. 8 Oklahoma * (FS1) 4:00 p.m. Saturday against Charleston Southern. Jan. 11 at Texas Tech * (FSSW+) 7:30 p.m. The Mountaineers are 28-15 all-time in Jan. 14 Texas * 4:00 p.m. season openers and have won nine of the Jan. 18 at Kansas * (ESPN3) 8:00 p.m. last 10 games to kick off the season. Jan. 21 at Baylor * (FSN) 2:00 p.m. Jan. 25 Texas Tech * 7:00 p.m. Jan. 29 at Texas * (FS1) 4:00 p.m. WEST VIRGINIA’S PROBABLE STARTERS * Feb. 4 Iowa State 12:00 p.m. P # Name Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 3FG% Other Stat Feb. 7 at Oklahoma * (SoonerSportsTV) 8:00 p.m. G 12 Chania RAY 5-8 Jr. Alexandria, Va. 4.6 2.0 30.4 27.1 2.2 APG Feb. 11 Oklahoma State * 6:30 p.m. G 22 Katrina PARDEE 5-9 So. Cedar Park, Texas 5.9 1.9 33.3 28.7 1.1 3PG Feb. 15 K-State * (ROOT SPORTS) 7:00 p.m. G 5 Tynice MARTIN 5-10 So. Atlanta, Ga. 10.3 3.2 40.3 25.5 1.5 APG Feb. 18 at Iowa State * 1:00 p.m. F 11 TEANA MULDROW 6-1 Jr. East Orange, N.J. 10.6 5.9 49.6 45.3 1.3 SPG C 15 Lanay MONTGOMERY 6-5 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. 8.2 8.1 58.9 - 2.8 BPG Feb. 22 TCU * 7:00 p.m. * - Returning player stats from 2015-16 season Feb. 25 at Oklahoma State * 6:00 p.m. Feb. 27 Kansas * (ROOT SPORTS) 7:00 p.m. QUICK HITTERS Mar. 3-6 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship+ ^ Savannah Invitational (Savannah, Ga.) • No. 22/25-ranked WVU opens the 2016-17 season on Saturday, Nov. 12, against # Played in Charleston, W.Va. Charleston Southern. West Virginia is seeking its ninth win in 10 seasons in lidlifters. * Big 12 Conference Game • The Mountaineers and Charleston Southern are meeting for the first time on the + Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Oklahoma City, Okla.) All times Eastern • Dates and times subject to change hardwood. WVU holds a 9-2 record against Big South competition. • West Virginia is ranked No. 22 in the Associated Press and No. 25 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches preseason polls. The Mountaineers are ranked in both preseason polls for MEDIA CONTACT: the fourth time and the first since the 2014-15 season. Russell Luna/Associate Director • Kristina King was named the Big 12 Conference Preseason Newcomer of the Year, as Email: [email protected] selected by the league’s head coaches. King was the WBCA and the NJCAA National Office: (304) 293-2821 Player of the Year last season after leading Gulf Coast State to a NJCAA National Title. Cell: (304) 290-6236 • Veteran returnees Lanay Montgomery and Tynice Martin were named Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention. STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 2016-17 NUMERICAL ROSTER & PRONUNCIATIONS WVU CSU Scoring ........................ 2470 ............ 1814 Per Game ..............................70.6 ...................58.5 Scoring Margin ................... +11.9 ..................-1.8 Scoring Defense ....................58.7 ...................60.3 Field Goals-Att ...............911-2066 ....... 660-1836 Field Goal % ................ .441 ............... .359 Field Goal Defense ... .354 ............... .374 3-Pt FG-Att .....................213-668 ......... 152-570 3-Pt FG % ..............................319 .................. .267 3-Pt FG Per Game...................6.1 .....................4.9 3-Pt FG Defense .....................294 .................. .270 Free Throws ....................435-650 ......... 342-524 FT Percentage ...................... .669 .................. .653 FT Made Per Game ................12.4 ...................11.0 No. Name Pronunced Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Rebounds .........................1442 ...............1160 2 Alexis Brewer G 5-9 So. Buffalo, Ky./Bardstown Per Game ..............................41.2 ...................37.4 4 Nia Staples NEE-uh G 5-9 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Lakota West Margin ................................. +6.4 ...................-3.6 5 Tynice Martin TIE-neece G 5-10 So. Atlanta, Ga./SW Atlanta Christian Aca. Assists ...............................502 ................ 366 11 Teana Muldrow tee-AH-nuh MULL-droh F 6-1 Jr. East Orange, N.J./East Orange Per Game ..............................14.3 ...................11.8 12 Chania Ray shuh-NYE-uh G 5-8 Jr. Alexandria, Va./Florida State Turnovers ..........................582 ................ 515 13 Kristina King F 6-3 Jr. Mebane, N.C./Gulf Coast State Per Game ..............................16.6 ...................16.6 14 Bailey Thomas G 5-9 Fr. Rochester Hills, Mich./Centennial (Nev.) Margin ..................................-0.7 ...................+2.7 15 Lanay Montgomery luh-NAY C 6-5 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Aca. of the Holy Cross Assist/TO Ratio .......................0.9 .....................0.7 20 Desiree Rhodes DEZ-uh-ray P 6-1 Sr. Aurora, Ill./Wabash Valley College Steals ................................275 ................ 260 22 Katrina Pardee par-DEE G 5-9 So. Cedar Park, Texas/Vista Ridge Per Game .......................7.9 ..................8.4 23 Aisha Edwards eye-EE-shuh G 5-8 Jr. Boca Raton, Fla./Chipola College Blocks ...............................226 ................ 130 24 Anja Martin ANN-juh F/G 5-11 So. San Antonio, Texas/John Paul Stevens Per Game .......................6.5 ..................4.2 45 Marlena Schmidt F 6-6 r-Fr. Eighty Four, Pa./Ringgold Win/Loss Streak ..................L1 .................. L1 55 Krystaline McCune CHRIS-tuh-lynn mih-CYOON F 6-4 Fr. Louisville, Ky./duPont Manual * - Stats from 2015-16 season 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 OPENING THE SEASON ALMOST HEAVEN, WEST VIRGINIA In Morgantown: First Meeting • West Virginia women’s basketball opens its • West Virginia has won 24 consecutive In Charleston: Never Met 44th season on Saturday. nonconference games inside the WVU At Netural Site: Never Met • The Mountaineers own a 28-15 all-time Coliseum dating back to Nov. 24, 2013. record in season openers and have won • The Mountaineers’ last loss against a Series Tidbits: • WVU and CSU have never met. eight out of its last nine. nonconference opponent at the WVU • The Mountaineers own a 9-2 record (.818) • Coach Mike Carey has a 12-3 record in Coliseum came to Ohio State on Nov. 8, against current members of the Big South Conference. season openers. 2013, with WVU falling 70-61. • WVU last played a Big South team last • The Mountaineers are an impressive 33-10 • The Mountaineers are 96-7 (.932) at home season, defeating Longwood 74-43 at the in home openers. WVU Coliseum on December 16, 2015. against nonconference opponents since • WVU has won 15 out of its last 16 home- 2002. opening affairs. • WVU has registered nine undefeated SCOUTING CSU • Mike Carey’s teams are 14-1 in home seasons at home against nonconference openers since his arrival in 2001-02. competition in 15 years under Mike Carey. • Charleston Southern returns nine Date Opponent Score letterwinners from last season’s team that 11/16/01 Mount St. Mary’s W, 77-57 WVU IN PRESEASON TOP 25 finished 14-17 overall and 8-12 in the Big 11/22/02 at Mount St. Mary’s W, 76-63 • The Mountaineers were tabbed No. 22 in South for a seventh-place finish. 11/21/03 Bucknell W, 77-57 the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 • Alyssa Mann returns as the Buccaneers’ 11/19/04 UNCG W, 67-39 top scorer, averaging 13.7 points per game. Poll and No. 25 in the USA TODAY Sports 11/19/05 vs. UTSA^ L, 54-57 • Mann, a redshirt senior guard, was Coaches Preseason Top 25.