Mountaineers Visit No. 17 TCU on Sunday
February 14, 2026 11:00 AM | Women's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 19 West Virginia University women's basketball team is set for battle with its sixth-ranked opponent of the season when they take on No. 17 TCU on the road in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday inside Schollmaier Arena. WVU sits at the top of the conference standings with one game in hand at 11-3, while TCU sits tied for second at 10-3.
Tipoff against the Horned Frogs is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. Sunday's contest will be broadcast live on the Mountaineer Sports Network, including 100.9 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 FS1 with Braiden Bell and Madison Hock on the call. Live stats and game notes are available on WVUsports.com.
With a win, the Mountaineers will collect their fourth-ranked win of the season. It would mark the most ranked wins of the Kellogg era in a single season and be just the 5th time in program history to reach the mark in a season. Head coach Mark Kellogg is looking to collect his ninth-ranked win in three seasons at WVU. In the last three years, WVU is 8-13 when facing a team inside the AP top 25.
West Virginia (21-5, 11-3 Big 12) and TCU (21-4, 9-3 Big 12) meet for the 32nd time in program history. West Virginia is 23-8 all-time against the Horned Frogs, and 9-4 when playing games in Fort Worth.
The Mountaineers have lost three straight against the TCU but are winners of nine of the last 12 meetings, dating back to the 2021 season. In the last meeting, the Mountaineers fell, 51-50, on a buzzer-beating three to narrowly miss the upset win.
WVU is coming off its fourth straight win, after defeating UCF 106-56 its last time out. Six Mountaineers scored in double-figures, led by Riley Makalusky, who finished with a WVU career-high 20 points. The 106 points scored are the most ever in a conference game in program history.
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.
WVU is averaging 77.9 points per game this season and allowing just 59.3 points from its opponents. The marks are the 29th and 66th best in the country. Across Big 12 play, the Mountaineers are scoring a league high 75.4 points per game, and allowing just 62.4 points, which is the third best.
West Virginia's 18.6 scoring margin is the 20th-highest win margin in the nation. Additionally, WVU is forcing its opponents into 23.8 turnovers, the 10th best nationally, and has produced 12.1 steals a game, the 18th best mark in the nation. Both marks are at the top of the conference. West Virginia has forced 21+ turnovers in 18 games and 12+ steals in 15 contests this season. WVU ranks 14th in the nation with a +7.31-turnover margin.
The Mountaineers are controlling the glass in conference games this season, holding the fourth-best rebounding percentage offensively (72.2%) and the second-best defensive rate at 37.5%.
West Virginia has four players scoring in double figures this season, led by Gia Cooke with 14.3 points per game. She has scored double figures in 22 contests and has scored 20+ points in six games. Wheeler has been a force scoring and on the glass with 13.6 points and a team-leading 7.4 rebounds.
Senior guard Jordan Harrison (13.1) and Sydney Shaw (11.7) are also averaging double figures this season. Shaw is leading the Mountaineers in threes this season at 39.4% and is making 2.3 per game.
Harrison averages 5.71 assists per game in conference play. The mark is the third-best in the conference. She is the conference's steals leader with 55 in 14 games and is the only player averaging more than three per game at 3.93. In her last six contests, Harrison is averaging 15.1 points, 5.6 steals, 5.3 assists and 3.8 rebounds.
Tipoff against the Horned Frogs is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. Sunday's contest will be broadcast live on the Mountaineer Sports Network, including 100.9 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 FS1 with Braiden Bell and Madison Hock on the call. Live stats and game notes are available on WVUsports.com.
With a win, the Mountaineers will collect their fourth-ranked win of the season. It would mark the most ranked wins of the Kellogg era in a single season and be just the 5th time in program history to reach the mark in a season. Head coach Mark Kellogg is looking to collect his ninth-ranked win in three seasons at WVU. In the last three years, WVU is 8-13 when facing a team inside the AP top 25.
West Virginia (21-5, 11-3 Big 12) and TCU (21-4, 9-3 Big 12) meet for the 32nd time in program history. West Virginia is 23-8 all-time against the Horned Frogs, and 9-4 when playing games in Fort Worth.
The Mountaineers have lost three straight against the TCU but are winners of nine of the last 12 meetings, dating back to the 2021 season. In the last meeting, the Mountaineers fell, 51-50, on a buzzer-beating three to narrowly miss the upset win.
WVU is coming off its fourth straight win, after defeating UCF 106-56 its last time out. Six Mountaineers scored in double-figures, led by Riley Makalusky, who finished with a WVU career-high 20 points. The 106 points scored are the most ever in a conference game in program history.
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.
WVU is averaging 77.9 points per game this season and allowing just 59.3 points from its opponents. The marks are the 29th and 66th best in the country. Across Big 12 play, the Mountaineers are scoring a league high 75.4 points per game, and allowing just 62.4 points, which is the third best.
West Virginia's 18.6 scoring margin is the 20th-highest win margin in the nation. Additionally, WVU is forcing its opponents into 23.8 turnovers, the 10th best nationally, and has produced 12.1 steals a game, the 18th best mark in the nation. Both marks are at the top of the conference. West Virginia has forced 21+ turnovers in 18 games and 12+ steals in 15 contests this season. WVU ranks 14th in the nation with a +7.31-turnover margin.
The Mountaineers are controlling the glass in conference games this season, holding the fourth-best rebounding percentage offensively (72.2%) and the second-best defensive rate at 37.5%.
West Virginia has four players scoring in double figures this season, led by Gia Cooke with 14.3 points per game. She has scored double figures in 22 contests and has scored 20+ points in six games. Wheeler has been a force scoring and on the glass with 13.6 points and a team-leading 7.4 rebounds.
Senior guard Jordan Harrison (13.1) and Sydney Shaw (11.7) are also averaging double figures this season. Shaw is leading the Mountaineers in threes this season at 39.4% and is making 2.3 per game.
Harrison averages 5.71 assists per game in conference play. The mark is the third-best in the conference. She is the conference's steals leader with 55 in 14 games and is the only player averaging more than three per game at 3.93. In her last six contests, Harrison is averaging 15.1 points, 5.6 steals, 5.3 assists and 3.8 rebounds.
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