West Virginia closes the road trip against Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz.-No. The 16th-ranked West Virginia University Women’s Basketball Team is set to close out its two-game road trip against Arizona on Saturday night inside McKale Arena in Tucson.

Tipoff against the Wildcats is scheduled for 8:30 PM ET. The contest against AU will be broadcast live on the Mountaineer Sports Network, including 98.3 WBKE-FM, with Andrew Caridi on the call. Fans can also listen to the game on the Varsity Network app.

Additionally, Saturday’s game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Cindy Brunson and Joan Bonvicini on the call. Live stats and game notes are available at wvusports.com.

The matchup is just the third all-time meeting between the two programs, with the last meeting coming during the 2023 NCAA Tournament Round of 62. The Mountaineers’ season ended in the last meeting after suffering a 75-62 loss. The only other meeting came in the 1982 season.

Arizona is led in scoring and assists by Jada Williams, who averages 12.4 points and 3.1 assists per game. Battle this season. Breya Cunningham leads the Wildcats in rebounds (7.6), steals (1.7) and blocks (1.8).

Au enters the contest with a 4-4 record in Big 12 Play and are winners of two straight contests, having taken Kansas, 74-59, on the road and Cincinnati, 72-62, Wednesday at home. Arizona is 8-4 this season at home and has a 1-3 mark in conference play at home.

Senior guard JJ Quinerly (19.0), junior guard Jordan Harrison (14.1) and junior guards Sydney Shaw (12.5) Pace the Mountaineers scoring production this season. Harrison’s 5.3 assists per Plays lead WVU and rank 6th in the Big 12. Senior Guard Kyah Watson Has grabbed 7.7 rebounds per Game, which ranks fifth in the Big 12, while her 3.1 steals per game. Battle ranks first.

The Big 12’s steals leaders last season, Quinerly (57), Watson (59) and Harrison (39), are at it again this season averaging over two steals per game. Competition. Junior guard Sydney Shaw and Senior Guard Sydney Woodley has also gotten in on the action with 37 and 34 steals this season, giving WVU five players with 34+ steals through 19 games.

The Mountaineers have forced 15+ turnovers in every game this season, including 20+ in 15 games, averaging 25.5 per game. Match. The field ranks fourth in the nation. The Mountaineers have forced 30-plus turnovers in six games, including a season-high 44. WVU ranks second in the nation with 14.6 steals per game. Match and has a +9.9 turnover margin.

West Virginia averages 80.5 points per game. Game while outscoring their opponents by an average of 27.6 points.

WVU has won 12 straight at home dating back to last season and is a perfect 11-0 at home this season. Mountaineers are 3-2 in true road contests this season.

Quinerly currently sits no. 8 on that all-time scoring list with 1,706 and behind Hall of Famer Kate Bulger (2001-04) with 1,733. She is 4^Th In steals with 288 and sits just five away from catching Hall of Famer Rosemary Kosiorek (1989-92), who has 293.