The West Virginia Mountaineers (21-5, 11-3 in the Big 12) came to play against UCF. They won 106-56, and six players finished in double-digits scoring. WVU is tied with Baylor atop the Big 12. Baylor is 10-2 in conference play, and faces No. 17 TCU tomorrow night. WVU’s next game is also against TCU on February 15, at 8 p.m. EST in Fort Worth, Texas. It will be aired on FS1. Read more: WVU records 17 steals in 50-point victory over UCF.
First quarter
Jordan Harrison scored the first basket of the game following a steal. Mahogany Chandler-Roberts tied the game on the following possession with a jump shot. Sydney Shaw made a pull-up jumper to give WVU the lead, but UCF responded again. Savannah Scott made a layup to tie the game, but that was the closest the Knights got all night. They never led in the game and were tied for two and a half minutes.
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The Mountaineers rallied for a 9-0 run over the next two minutes. Harrison made a three-pointer, while Kierra Wheeler added two layups. WVU only allowed eight points in the quarter, scoring 24. Harrison led the way with nine points, and the team recorded six steals.
Second quarter
The second quarter was the most competitive of the game. Sydney Woodley made a layup off a Célia Rivière assist. Woodley extended the lead to 18 after grabbing an offensive rebound. Riley Makalusky made her first three-pointer of the quarter with eight and a half minutes remaining.
UCF rattled off a 6-0 run starting with a Chandler-Roberts’ second-chance layup. That brought them within 15 points, but that did not last long. UCF allowed too many offensive rebounds (5) in the quarter, and WVU capitalized on them. They scored nine second-chance points in the second quarter. Wheeler and Gia Cooke made second-chance layups before Makalusky knocked down a second-chance three-pointer. She made another three-pointer on the following possession. Chandler-Roberts scored with 30 seconds remaining, and the Mountaineers took a 45-22 lead into the locker room.
At the break
Riley Makalusky led the Mountaineers with 12 points at the break. She made three out of four three-pointers. Wheeler scored 10 in the first half, with six rebounds. Harrison had nine points, two rebounds, four assists, and two steals. WVU had seven steals and shot 50% from the field in the first half.
Mahogany Chandler-Roberts led UCF with eight points and five rebounds in the first half. Three players, Jacorriah Bracey, Savannah Scott, and Audreonia Benson, had four points each. The Knights did not make a three-pointer (0-5) in the first half
Third quarter
WVU did not take its foot off the gas despite a 23-point lead at halftime. Cooke and Harrison started making plays, recording three assists each in the quarter. Cooke assisted a Carter McCray layup to give WVU a 25-point lead. Harrison found Shaw for a three-pointer, which Summer Yancy answered with one of her own. The Knights had success from behind the arc in the quarter, but it did not matter.
Wheeler, Cooke, and Shaw scored eight points apiece. Shaw made two of four threes while adding two assists. The Mountaineers ended the quarter on a 9-0 run. Cooke and Wheeler made layups, while Shaw knocked down one of her two three-pointers. Rivière made two free throws with 29 seconds remaining to give the Mountaineers a 76-38 lead.
Fourth quarter
The bench saw a lot of action in the fourth quarter for WVU. They performed well, especially on the offensive glass. WVU recorded seven offensive rebounds and seven second-chance points. They also had 14 points off UCF’s seven turnovers. Woodley led the way with 10 points, and Makalusky added eight. Freshman Madison Parish made a three-pointer, her first points in conference play. WVU won 106-56 and coasted to victory in the second half.
Top performers
- J. Harrison (WVU): 12 points/2 rebounds/8 assists/4 steals
- S. Shaw (WVU): 10 points/9 rebounds/2 assists/1 steal
- R. Makalusky (WVU): 20 points/3 rebounds/1 assist/1 steal
- M. Chandler-Roberts (UCF): 12 points/7 rebounds/2 assists/1 block
What’s next?
WVU returns to action against TCU on February 15 at 8 p.m. EST on FS1. That game is at TCU in Fort Worth, Texas. They return to Hope Coliseum on February 21 against Oklahoma State.
All Mountaineer basketball games are broadcast across the John Fredericks Media Network. The game will air on 100.9 FM The Torch and its nine affiliate stations.
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