Cowgirls Outlast Mountaineers in Stillwater

STILLWATER, Okla. – The West Virginia University ladies’s basketball workforce (14-8, 5-6 Big 12) fell to Oklahoma State, 76-65, inside Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Tuesday night time.
 
Sophomore guard JJ Quinerly as soon as once more led the Mountaineers with 18 factors, her 18th double digit efficiency this season, in addition to her tenth recreation because the squad’s main scorer. Fifth-year senior guard Madisen Smith was simply behind Quinerly with 16 factors, whereas junior ahead Kylee Blacksten grabbed 4 boards to guide WVU’s rebounding efforts.
 
As a workforce, WVU shot 43.5% (27-of-62) from the ground, together with 29.2% (7-of-24) from 3-point vary. The Cowgirls shot 29-of-58 (50%) from the ground and 5-of-15 (33.3%) from past the arc. In the ultimate stats, OSU’s bench outscored West Virginia, 27-13, whereas Oklahoma State additionally scored 46 in the paint, in comparison with 36 for the Mountaineers.
 
The Cowgirls sprung out to a fast, 7-0 lead, however a pair of three’s from Smith and a floater from Quinerly propelled the Mountaineers into the lead. However, OSU went on and scored one other eight unanswered because it started to take management of the sport. Oklahoma State outrebounded WVU, 13-6, in the primary quarter and snagged six offensive boards to take a 23-15 lead into the second body.
 
The second quarter noticed back-and-forth baskets between the Mountaineers and Cowgirls. When WVU lastly drew inside 4 after a layup from Smith, OSU constructed its lead again up with 5 unanswered. With slightly over a minute left in the half, fifth-year senior guard Sarah Bates nailed a 3-pointer to convey West Virginia inside a basket, however Oklahoma State scored as soon as extra to take a 39-34 lead into the locker room.
 
To open the second half, WVU began out 4-of-4 from the sphere to tie the sport at 43-43. However, OSU did not let the Mountaineers take the lead, happening an 8-1 run after West Virginia tied it up. A pair of jumpers from Quinerly and fifth-year senior guard Danni Nichols helped WVU get again inside a rating, however the Cowgirls continued to assault and constructed their lead again to 61-54 by the top of the third.
 
West Virginia went scoreless for the primary six minutes of the fourth quarter, permitting OSU to go up by 69-54 earlier than the Mountaineers may discover their first factors of the body, a layup from Nichols. From there, WVU continued to battle to seek out its shot, finally struggling the 76-65 defeat.
 
With the loss, West Virginia strikes to 14-11 all-time in opposition to Oklahoma State, together with 5-7 in video games performed in Stillwater.
 
After two video games on the street, West Virginia now returns to Morgantown to play host to No. 21 Iowa State on Saturday, Feb. 11. Tipoff contained in the WVU Coliseum is about for six p.m. ET, and the sport will likely be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and the Mountaineer Sports Network, together with 100.9 WZST-FM. The contest is also the Mountaineers’ annual Pink Game for breast most cancers consciousness.