West Virginia Closes Out Road Trip with Utah on Tuesday
January 26, 2026 02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 22 West Virginia University women's basketball team is set to close out its two-game road swing against Utah on Tuesday inside Jon M. Huntsman Center.
Tipoff against the Utes is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET. Saturday's contest will be broadcast live on the Mountaineer Sports Network, including 94.3 FM, with Andrew Caridi on the call. Fans can also listen to the game on the Varsity Network App.
Additionally, the game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Tony Parks and Elaine Elliott on the call. Live stats and game notes are available on WVUsports.com.
West Virginia (17-4, 7-2 Big 12) and Utah (14-6, 5-3 Big 12) meet for just the second time in program history. The Mountaineers and the Utes met last season, where WVU won 75-46 inside the confines of Hope Coliseum.
Three of the Mountaineers' losses this season have come at the hands of teams currently ranked inside the top 20 of the AP poll. In those games, the Mountaineers were outscored by a combined eight points. With a win, West Virginia will collect its sixth road conference win of the season, marking the most in a season since 2021.
The Mountaineers are averaging 78.0 points per game this season and allowing just 58.7 points from their opponents. The marks are the 33rd and 61st best in the country. Across Big 12 play, the Mountaineers are scoring 74.1 points per game, which is the second-best mark among conference foes.
West Virginia's 19.3 scoring margin is the 20th-highest win margin in the nation. Additionally, WVU is forcing its opponents into 23.8 turnovers, the 18th best nationally, and has produced 11.7 steals a game, the 28th best mark in the nation. Both marks are at the top of the conference. West Virginia has forced 21+ turnovers in 14 games and 12+ steals in 11 contests this season. WVU ranks 18th in the nation with a +6.95 turnover margin.
Junior guard Gia Cooke leads the Mountaineers in scoring this season with 14.6 points per game. She has scored double figures in 17 contests and has scored 20+ points in six games.
Wheeler has averaged nearly a double-double in conference play with 13.4 points and 7.0 rebounds. She leads the Mountaineers on the glass this season with 7.5 rebounds per game and reached the 1,000 career rebound mark against Texas Tech.
Senior guard Jordan Harrison (12.3) and Sydney Shaw (11.8) are also averaging double figures this season. Shaw is leading the Mountaineers in threes this season at 40.3% and is making 2.4 per game. Harrison, who scored her 1,500-career point against Iowa State, averages 6.0 assists per game in conference play. The mark is the fifth-best in the conference.
Harrison (2.5) and Shaw (2.2) sit in first and sixth in steals per game in the conference.
Tipoff against the Utes is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET. Saturday's contest will be broadcast live on the Mountaineer Sports Network, including 94.3 FM, with Andrew Caridi on the call. Fans can also listen to the game on the Varsity Network App.
Additionally, the game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Tony Parks and Elaine Elliott on the call. Live stats and game notes are available on WVUsports.com.
West Virginia (17-4, 7-2 Big 12) and Utah (14-6, 5-3 Big 12) meet for just the second time in program history. The Mountaineers and the Utes met last season, where WVU won 75-46 inside the confines of Hope Coliseum.
Three of the Mountaineers' losses this season have come at the hands of teams currently ranked inside the top 20 of the AP poll. In those games, the Mountaineers were outscored by a combined eight points. With a win, West Virginia will collect its sixth road conference win of the season, marking the most in a season since 2021.
The Mountaineers are averaging 78.0 points per game this season and allowing just 58.7 points from their opponents. The marks are the 33rd and 61st best in the country. Across Big 12 play, the Mountaineers are scoring 74.1 points per game, which is the second-best mark among conference foes.
West Virginia's 19.3 scoring margin is the 20th-highest win margin in the nation. Additionally, WVU is forcing its opponents into 23.8 turnovers, the 18th best nationally, and has produced 11.7 steals a game, the 28th best mark in the nation. Both marks are at the top of the conference. West Virginia has forced 21+ turnovers in 14 games and 12+ steals in 11 contests this season. WVU ranks 18th in the nation with a +6.95 turnover margin.
Junior guard Gia Cooke leads the Mountaineers in scoring this season with 14.6 points per game. She has scored double figures in 17 contests and has scored 20+ points in six games.
Wheeler has averaged nearly a double-double in conference play with 13.4 points and 7.0 rebounds. She leads the Mountaineers on the glass this season with 7.5 rebounds per game and reached the 1,000 career rebound mark against Texas Tech.
Senior guard Jordan Harrison (12.3) and Sydney Shaw (11.8) are also averaging double figures this season. Shaw is leading the Mountaineers in threes this season at 40.3% and is making 2.4 per game. Harrison, who scored her 1,500-career point against Iowa State, averages 6.0 assists per game in conference play. The mark is the fifth-best in the conference.
Harrison (2.5) and Shaw (2.2) sit in first and sixth in steals per game in the conference.
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