App State Mountaineers @ West Virginia Mountaineers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
APP | 13 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 51 |
| 19 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 80 |
No. 23 West Virginia women top Appalachian State 80-51 for coach Mark Kellogg's 500th career victory
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- — Gia Cooke scored 19 points, Kierra Wheeler added 15 and No. 23 West Virginia beat Appalachian State 80-51 on Thursday for coach Mark Kellogg's 500th career victory.
West Virginia (5-0) won its 21st straight home game, spanning three seasons. West Virginia has also won 39 consecutive nonconference regular-season contests inside the WVU Coliseum dating to the 2018-19 season.
Sydney Shaw made her only two 3-pointers during a 15-0 run in the second quarter and Sydney Woodley scored five of her nine points during the spurt to help push West Virginia ahead 39-20. The Mountaineers led 46-29 at the break.
Cooke scored 11 of her points in the third quarter, including six in a 12-0 run to go ahead by 30 at 62-32. West Virginia entered averaging 79.3 points per game and 51 points allowed — to nearly match the final score.
Jordan Thomas had 10 points for West Virginia. Wheeler and Shaw each had five of West Virginia's 17 steals.
Emma Smith led Appalachian State (3-2) with 17 points and three 3-pointers. App State turned it over 27 times, leading to 30 West Virginia points.
App State: Continues its road trip at UNC Asheville on Saturday.
West Virginia: Travels to Nassau, Bahamas to face McNeese on Monday in the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship.
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Game Information
Morgantown, WV
Referee:Bruce Morris
Referee:Mark Berger
Referee:Kristie Watkins-Day
2025-26 Standings
| Sun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 16-2 | - | 23-8 |
| Troy | 15-3 | 1 | 25-8 |
| James Madison | 14-4 | 2 | 26-9 |
| Arkansas State | 14-4 | 2 | 27-10 |
| Marshall | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Old Dominion | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Southern Miss | 8-10 | 8 | 15-16 |
| UL Monroe | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Coastal Carolina | 7-11 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Texas State | 7-11 | 9 | 11-19 |
| South Alabama | 5-13 | 11 | 17-19 |
| Georgia State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| App State | 4-14 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Louisiana | 2-16 | 14 | 5-26 |
| Big 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| West Virginia | 14-4 | 1 | 28-7 |
| Baylor | 13-5 | 2 | 25-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 3 | 26-8 |
| Oklahoma State | 12-6 | 3 | 24-10 |
| Colorado | 11-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Iowa State | 10-8 | 5 | 22-10 |
| Utah | 10-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Arizona State | 9-9 | 6 | 24-11 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 6 | 26-12 |
| Kansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Kansas State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-18 |
| Cincinnati | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Arizona | 3-15 | 12 | 12-18 |
| UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Houston | 1-17 | 14 | 7-23 |
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