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MORGANTOWN, -- After three Power 5 games, there wasn't much for No. 10 West Virginia to learn on Sunday.
Coach Mike Carey was less than pleased with the some of his players' habits as the Mountaineers cruised to victory over Coppin State, 101-43.
"Tough game to play," Carey said. "I hate these kind of games. Nothing against them (Coppin State), but we don't get much out of it. We formed a lot of bad habits instead of good habits. I hate these types of games, but we did what we had to do to get the win and we won."
West Virginia (9-0) is off to its second straight season with nine season-opening wins. The latest win marks the first time since the 1984-85 season that the program has scored 100 or more points three times in a season.
After both teams traded shots to begin the game, WVU went on a 24-2 run to bury the Eagles (1-9) in the first quarter.
Genesis Lucas scored 10 of her 15 points in the second quarter, but the Eagles had no answer for the Mountaineers defensively, going into the locker room down 56-26 at halftime.
WVU held the Eagles to 17 points in the second half to secure the victory.
Katrina Pardee led West Virginia with a career-high 25 points, Teana Muldrow added 22 and Naomi Davenport had 15 points and seven rebounds.
Mountaineer freshman Krystaline McCune scored 12 points in her first game in double figures.
"Kris McCune came in and played hard," Pardee said. "She was ready to play."
Chance Graham had 10 points and seven rebounds for Coppin State.
"West Virginia has a fantastic basketball team; they're very good," Eagles coach Dewayne Burroughs said. "I could see them making a run long into March and April."
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Coppin State concludes its nonconference schedule with games against VCU and Maryland before starting MEAC play with winnable games against Norfolk State, Savannah State and Florida A&M before its spring semester.
After three straight wins over Power 5 opponents Virginia Tech, then-No. 18 Texas A&M and Pittsburgh, WVU plays three more mid-major teams (Radford, Morgan State and Morehead State) before beginning Big 12 play.
TRANSFER OF POWER
West Virginia will gain one more eligible player for its Saturday game against Radford. Ohio State transfer Theresa Ekhelar will be able to enter the lineup for the Mountaineers after sitting out the fall semester due to NCAA transfer rules.
Carey was surprised to hear that she would be eligible so soon.
"She gets to play the next game?" Carey said. "That's better than what I thought it was. I'm going to come out of here (the news conference) smiling, I came in here wanting to cry."
PRESS VIRGINIA
The Mountaineers used the style of play popularized by their men's counterparts, scoring 44 points off of 24 Coppin State turnovers.
The Eagles' 24 turnovers tie the most forced by West Virginia all season.
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West Virginia looks poised to move up in the AP Top 25 after dominating wins over Pitt and Coppin State, as well as No. 7 UCLA's 87-72 loss at Oklahoma State on Saturday.
UP NEXT
The Eagles conclude their eight-game road trip at VCU on Dec. 18.
The Mountaineers host Radford in Charleston, West Virginia, on Saturday.
No. 11 TENNESSEE 82, No. 2 TEXAS 75
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Jaime Nared had 23 points and 13 rebounds and No. 11 Tennessee outlasted No. 2 Texas in a physical matchup of unbeaten teams.
Mercedes Russell Russell added 15 points and 12 rebounds to help Tennessee to the 10th 10-0 start in school history and the second in Holly Warlick's six seasons as coach.
Tennessee maintained a narrow lead throughout the final 19 minutes and overcame some shaky free-throw shooting down the stretch by making seven of its last eight field-goal attempts.
Lashann Higgs scored 13 points for Texas (7-1).
NO. 6 MISSISSIPPI STATE 86, LITTLE ROCK 48
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) -- Morgan William scored a season-high 16 points and Mississippi State overpowered Little Rock to improve to 9-0.
Teaira McCowan added 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Victoria Vivians had 12 points and 10 rebounds. The Bulldogs have won 31 straight regular-season nonconference games and 30 nonconference home games in a row.
Monique Townson and Kyra Collier each had 11 points for Little Rock (3-6).
NO. 13 FLORIDA STATE 77, ARIZONA STATE 66
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Imani Wright scored 22 points and Florida State used a big first quarter to turn back Arizona State.
Florida State is 10-0 for the third time ever, and two shy of its best start ever. Shakayla Thomas had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Seminoles, and AJ Alix added 14 points and 11 assists.
Reili Richardson led the Sun Devils (7-3) with a career-high 18 points.
NO. 14 DUKE 101, WINTHROP 30
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Lexie Brown scored 32 points, Haley Gorecki added a career-high 20 for Duke.
Brown was 14 of 22 from the field, two more field goals than the Eagles had (12 of 46). Gorecki went 7 of 11, including 5 of 7 behind the arc for the Blue Devils (8-2), who shot 61 percent for the game.
Kayla Brown had 12 points for Winthrop (1-8).
NO. 17 MISSOURI 78, SIU-EDWARDSVILLE 48
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Sophie Cunningham had a career-high seven 3-pointers and a season-high 35 points and Missouri rolled to its ninth straight victory.
Cunningham was 11-of-16 shooting with all five of her misses for the Tigers (9-1) coming from 3-point range. Gwen Adams led the Cougars (3-5) with 12 points.
NO. 19 OREGON STATE 110, SAN JOSE STATE 62
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) -- Marie Gulich scored 22 points, Taylor Kalmer had 19 and Oregon State broke 100 points for the first time since 2015.
Kat Tudor added 15 points for the Beavers (6-2). Myzhanique Ladd matched her career high with 19 points for the Spartans (2-7).
MIAMI 65, NO. 20 KENTUCKY 54
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- Endia Banks had 13 points and eight assists and Miami handed Kentucky its second straight loss.
Erykah Davenport added 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Hurricanes (6-3). Maci Morris had 18 points for Kentucky (8-3). The Wildcats were coming off a 70-64 loss at Florida Gulf Coast on Friday night.
NO. 22 VILLANOVA 69, TEMPLE 65
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Alex Louin scored with 43 seconds left and she and Adrianna Hahn made 3 of 5 free throws to help Villanova hold off Big 5 rival Temple for the Wildcats' best start in 37 years.
Villanova is 9-0 to start a season for the first time since the 1979-80 season. Tanaya Atkinson had 24 points and a season-high 18 rebounds for Temple (7-3).
NO. 23 GREEN BAY 76, LOYOLA-CHICAGO 39
CHICAGO (AP) -- Jessica Lindstrom had 14 points, 12 rebounds and five assists for Green Bay.
Frankie Wurtz had 16 points and five rebounds, and Karly Murphy added 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor for the Phoenix (8-1). Jessica Cerda led Loyola-Chicago (1-8) with 13 points.
NO. 24 MICHIGAN 54, KENT STATE 41
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Hailey Brown and Hallie Thome each scored 11 points and No. 24 Michigan overcame a slow start to get past Kent State.
Nicole Munger added 19 points for Michigan (8-2). Alexa Golden had 15 points for Kent State (6-5).
NO. 25 CALIFORNIA 92, PACIFIC 85
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) -- Kristine Anigwe had 28 points and 18 rebounds for California,
Penina Davidson added 22 points and 10 rebounds for Cal (7-2). Luaulu-Summers had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for Pacific (4-5).