MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 13-ranked West Virginia women’s basketball team shot a season-high 59.7 percent in a 91-33 victory over USC Upstate on Saturday night.
West Virginia (10-0) opened the contest on an 11-2 run and never trailed, using a 21-0 scoring spurt in the third and fourth quarters to pick up their 31st consecutive win over a nonconference opponent at the WVU Coliseum.
Saturday’s win tied the second-best start in program history, and USC Upstate (4-6) scored the fewest points by an opponent since Georgetown was limited to 32 in 2012.
Senior center Lanay Montgomery recorded her fourth double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. She blocked four shots and made 8-of-9 from the field.
For a second consecutive game, Kristina King matched season-highs with 16 points and nine rebounds in 19 minutes. Teana Muldrow finished with 15 points, six rebounds and five assists, while Tynice Martin eclipsed double-figures for a 12th consecutive game with 14 points.
Chania Ray finished with nine points and led WVU with seven assists and four steals. Sophomore Katrina Pardee also tallied nine points in the contest.
“I thought we moved really well against their zone and then when they went man, we started going one-on-one and not moving the ball,” coach Mike Carey said. “Overall, it was good to get everyone in the game.”