App State Mountaineers @ West Virginia Mountaineers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall | 5-0 | - | 14-3 |
| Arkansas State | 4-0 | 0.5 | 13-3 |
| Georgia Southern | 4-1 | 1 | 11-4 |
| Troy | 3-1 | 1.5 | 12-3 |
| Southern Miss | 3-1 | 1.5 | 10-5 |
| James Madison | 3-2 | 2 | 11-6 |
| Old Dominion | 2-2 | 2.5 | 10-6 |
| Texas State | 2-2 | 2.5 | 6-8 |
| South Alabama | 1-3 | 3.5 | 8-6 |
| UL Monroe | 1-3 | 3.5 | 6-7 |
| Georgia State | 1-3 | 3.5 | 6-10 |
| Coastal Carolina | 1-4 | 4 | 8-9 |
| App State | 0-4 | 4.5 | 7-7 |
| Louisiana | 0-4 | 4.5 | 1-13 |
| Big 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 4-0 | - | 17-0 |
| Arizona State | 3-1 | 1 | 16-1 |
| TCU | 3-1 | 1 | 15-1 |
| West Virginia | 3-1 | 1 | 13-3 |
| Utah | 3-1 | 1 | 12-4 |
| Baylor | 2-1 | 1.5 | 13-3 |
| Colorado | 2-1 | 1.5 | 11-4 |
| Iowa State | 2-2 | 2 | 14-2 |
| BYU | 2-2 | 2 | 13-3 |
| Oklahoma State | 2-2 | 2 | 13-4 |
| Kansas State | 2-2 | 2 | 9-8 |
| Kansas | 1-3 | 3 | 11-5 |
| Arizona | 1-3 | 3 | 10-5 |
| Cincinnati | 1-3 | 3 | 6-10 |
| UCF | 0-4 | 4 | 8-7 |
| Houston | 0-4 | 4 | 6-9 |
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