MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — For the second consecutive season, WVU guard JJ Quinerly has earned a major honor from the Big 12 Conference. Quinerly has been named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year once again after earning that distinction in her junior season. Quinerly was also named a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 First Team. She is one of four unanimous selections to that team.
Quinerly ranked second in the league standings with 3.11 steals per game while leading West Virginia to the best scoring defense in the Big 12 (54.48). She sits at sixth all-time in league history with 318 career steals. Quinerly leads the Mountaineers in scoring at 20.5 points per game.
Two more Mountaineers earned All-Conference honors. Junior guard Jordan Harrison has been named to the All-Big 12 Third Team. Harrison is second on the Mountaineers in scoring at 13.4 points per game. She also leads the team with 134 assists.
Senior Kyah Watson joins Quinerly on the All-Big 12 Defensive Team. Watson leads WVU with 96 steals and she leads the team in rebounding (7.7 per game).