West Virginia Climbs Two Spots in the Coaches Poll

The West Virginia Mountaineers (17-4, 7-3) moved up two spots in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll to No. 18 Tuesday afternoon.

West Virginia had a week off after falling four spots in the poll last week following the Mountaineers fourth loss of the season. WVU dropped the second game of a two-game road trip at Arizona before avenging an earlier season loss with its first top 25 win of the year. The Mountaineers used its full court high-pressure defense to hold then-No. 25 Oklahoma State to its lowest point total of the season for a resounding 54-37 win on Saturday.

Sydney Shaw led the team in scoring for the second time this season. The junior guard produced eight of her game-high 18 points in the third quarter to hold off any potential comeback from the Cowgirls. The team’s leading scorer, senior guard JJ Quinerly, put in 15 points and tied a career-high eight steals.

West Virginia is back in action Wednesday night as the Mountaineers host the Kansas Jayhawks. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. EST and the action will stream on ESPN+.

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