Longhorns Top Mountaineers Wednesday Night

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University ladies’s basketball workforce (14-6, 5-4 Big 12) fell to Texas, 69-56, contained in the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown on Wednesday evening.
 
The Mountaineers by no means led within the contest, because the Longhorns took the benefit within the early minutes of the primary quarter and by no means let up. Fifth-year senior guard Sarah Bates led WVU’s scoring efforts with a career-high 12 factors, as she went 5-of-9 from the sector. Sophomore guard JJ Quinerly additionally completed in double figures, including 11 factors for her tenth consecutive double-digit scoring effort.
 
West Virginia completed the competition capturing 21-of-50 (42.0%) from the ground, in addition to 3-of-18 (16.7%) from 3-point vary. The Mountaineer bench performed an enormous position the scoring Wednesday evening, because it outscored UT’s bench 23-15. On the opposite facet, the Longhorns shot 26-of-61 (42.6%) from the sector and 4-of-13 (30.8%) from past the arc.
 
The opening minutes of the sport have been quiet, as the primary factors did not come till a UT layup on the 8:21 mark of the primary quarter. West Virginia discovered the reply rapidly on a Quinerly floater, however Texas went on a 10-point run and compelled WVU to name a timeout. The Mountaineers then started to claw again with a pair of back-to-back treys from Quinerly and senior guard Madisen Smith, however the protection was unable to cease the Longhorns’ assault as they took a 19-14 lead into the second.
 
WVU as soon as once more began quietly to open the second quarter, occurring an almost six-minute scoring drought and permitting UT to construct its lead. The Mountaineers scored simply eight factors within the second quarter, however did their greatest to maintain Texas at bay and went to the locker room down 31-22.
 
Out of the break, West Virginia lastly appeared to seek out its rhythm and saved tempo with the Longhorns. Redshirt sophomore Kyah Watson scored a pair of back-to-back buckets to spark an 8-2 Mountaineer run and convey WVU inside six at 36-30. Despite a UT run earlier than the media timeout, a 3-pointer from Bates ignited one other West Virginia scoring run to attract WVU again inside a bucket, trailing 48-45 on the finish of the third.  
 
The Mountaineers appeared to be driving the momentum from the conclusion of the third quarter, however the Texas offense did not stop, and its lead rapidly grew again to 9 with 8:11 remaining within the sport. Although WVU tried to maintain tempo, the hassle wasn’t sufficient, and it fell, 69-56.
 
With the loss, WVU falls to 10-16 all-time towards the Longhorns, together with 5-6 in video games performed in Morgantown. Texas has now claimed 4 of the final six conferences between the 2 groups.
 
West Virginia now embarks on its second two-game highway journey of the convention season, because it prepares for a pair of matchups in Oklahoma. WVU begins the highway swing in Norman, with a contest towards Oklahoma on Saturday, Feb. 4. Tipoff is ready for 3 p.m. ET, and the sport will likely be broadcast on Sooner Vision on ESPN+ and the Mountaineer Sports Network, together with 100.9 WZST-FM.