WVU Sports

Baylor Women Rally Past WVU

MORGANTOWN (AP) — Once Kalani Brown and Baylor got busy on the boards, they were fine. Brown put up her third straight double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds, Kristy Wallace scored 25 points and third-ranked Baylor rallied in the second half to beat No. 20 West Virginia 83-72 on Sunday. The Lady Bears (19-1, 9-0 Big 12) trailed 37-28 midway through the second quarter and were down 47-41 at halftime. Wallace and Brown led a 10-2 scoring run to open the second half. Baylor finished the game shooting 35 of 65 (54 percent) from the field. WVU (17-5, 5-5) started out ...

Another Big Blown Lead for WVU

MORGANTOWN — Kentucky freshman Kevin Knox enjoys quieting a hostile crowd on the road. Knox scored a season-high 34 points and the Wildcats overcame a 17-point deficit after halftime to beat No. 7 West Virginia 83-76 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday night. “I love atmospheres ...

Konate’s Defense Is Not Enough

MORGANTOWN — As a basketball player you know you have arrived when your name becomes a verb. Such was the case during the 2005-06 season when then-senior Kevin Pittsnogle led West Virginia to a 22-11 record and the school’s second straight NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearance. Along the way fans, opponents and the national media began using his name to describe how the Mountaineers’ uncanny efficiency from behind the 3-point arc was a key to their successful run through the tourney. “You just got Pittsnogled” could be heard early and often during games that season and now ...

West Virginia Looking to Rebound Vs. Kentucky

MORGANTOWN — No. 7 West Virginia (16-4, 5-3 Big 12) and unranked Kentucky (15-5 5-3 SEC) have met 20 times on the hardwood. At 7 p.m. tonight, the two border state schools will meet for a 21st time as part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge on ESPN. “Kentucky is Kentucky,” WVU coach Bob Huggins said. “They are a great team with a Hall of Fame coach on the sidelines.” WVU is 1-3 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. The Mountaineers defeated Texas A&M in Morgantown last season, lost at Florida two years ago, fell to LSU at home three years ago and lost at Missouri four years ago. The ...

TCU Knocks Off WVU

FORT WORTH, Texas — Desmond Bane scored eight of his 15 points in just over a minute early in the second half, and TCU beat No. 7 West Virginia 82-73 on Monday night. The Horned Frogs (15-5, 3-5 Big 12) got their first home win over a Top 10 team in nearly five years on the same day they ...

West Virginia Back at It Tonight Vs. TCU

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia (16-3, 5-2 Big 12) will put its No. 6 ranking on the line when it takes on No. 24 ranked Texas Christian University (14-5, 2-5) in the second game of ESPN’s ‘Big Monday’ contests tonight in Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Tipoff is slated for 9 p.m. with Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla and Holly Rowe providing the coverage. The Mountaineers are coming off a 35-point, 86-51, dismantling of the University of Texas while the Horned Frogs look to bounce back from a 73-68 loss at Kansas State on Saturday. Senior Jevon Carter paced WVU’s ...