Mountaineers and Cowgirls Meet On Saturday in Morgantown
February 20, 2026 02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The No. 19 West Virginia University women's basketball team is set to host Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon in Morgantown in its second-to-last home contest of the season.
Tipoff against the Cowgirls is scheduled for 2 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 Nick Farrell and Warren Baker on the call. Live stats and game notes are available on WVUsports.com.
If you have physical season tickets, please note that your ticket may list Sunday, Feb. 22, as the game date. The game date and time were updated back in October after season tickets had been distributed. Please disregard the printed date, and your ticket is valid for tomorrow's game vs. Oklahoma State.
Join us for our annual Pink Game, presented by the WVU Cancer Institute. Fans are encouraged to wear PINK in support of the fight against breast cancer.
West Virginia (21-6, 11-4 Big 12) and Oklahoma State (21-7, 10-5 Big 12) meet for the 32nd time in program history. West Virginia is 16-14 all-time against the Cowgirls, and 9-4 when playing games inside the Coliseum. WVU won last season's meeting, 54-37, in a top-25 battle.
The Mountaineers are coming off a close road loss to No. 17 TCU. The Mountaineers are 4-1 in games following a loss this season and have just lost back-to-back games one time this season. Five 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 22 points.
WVU is averaging 76.9 points per game this season and allowing just 59.3 points from its opponents. The marks are the 34th and 63rd best in the country. Across Big 12 play, the Mountaineers are scoring 73.6 points per game and allowing just 62.2 points, which are the third and second best among conference foes.
West Virginia's 17.6 scoring margin is the 22nd-highest win margin in the nation. Additionally, WVU is forcing its opponents into 23.3 turnovers, the 11th best nationally, and has produced 11.8 steals a game, the 21st 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 +7.11-turnover margin.
The Mountaineers are controlling the glass in conference games this season, holding the fourth-best rebounding percentage defensively (72.3%) and the second-best offensive rate at 36.7%.
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 23 contests and has scored 20+ points in six games. Wheeler has been a force scoring and on the glass with 13.3 points and a team-leading 7.3 rebounds.
Senior guard Jordan Harrison (12.6) and Sydney Shaw (11.7) are also averaging double figures this season. Shaw is leading the Mountaineers in threes this season at 39.3% and is making 2.4 per game.
Harrison averages 5.6 assists per game in conference play. The mark is the fourth best in the conference. She is the conference's steals leader with 56 in 15 games and is the only player averaging more than 2.5 per game at 3.73.
Tipoff against the Cowgirls is scheduled for 2 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 Nick Farrell and Warren Baker on the call. Live stats and game notes are available on WVUsports.com.
If you have physical season tickets, please note that your ticket may list Sunday, Feb. 22, as the game date. The game date and time were updated back in October after season tickets had been distributed. Please disregard the printed date, and your ticket is valid for tomorrow's game vs. Oklahoma State.
Join us for our annual Pink Game, presented by the WVU Cancer Institute. Fans are encouraged to wear PINK in support of the fight against breast cancer.
West Virginia (21-6, 11-4 Big 12) and Oklahoma State (21-7, 10-5 Big 12) meet for the 32nd time in program history. West Virginia is 16-14 all-time against the Cowgirls, and 9-4 when playing games inside the Coliseum. WVU won last season's meeting, 54-37, in a top-25 battle.
The Mountaineers are coming off a close road loss to No. 17 TCU. The Mountaineers are 4-1 in games following a loss this season and have just lost back-to-back games one time this season. Five 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 22 points.
WVU is averaging 76.9 points per game this season and allowing just 59.3 points from its opponents. The marks are the 34th and 63rd best in the country. Across Big 12 play, the Mountaineers are scoring 73.6 points per game and allowing just 62.2 points, which are the third and second best among conference foes.
West Virginia's 17.6 scoring margin is the 22nd-highest win margin in the nation. Additionally, WVU is forcing its opponents into 23.3 turnovers, the 11th best nationally, and has produced 11.8 steals a game, the 21st 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 +7.11-turnover margin.
The Mountaineers are controlling the glass in conference games this season, holding the fourth-best rebounding percentage defensively (72.3%) and the second-best offensive rate at 36.7%.
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 23 contests and has scored 20+ points in six games. Wheeler has been a force scoring and on the glass with 13.3 points and a team-leading 7.3 rebounds.
Senior guard Jordan Harrison (12.6) and Sydney Shaw (11.7) are also averaging double figures this season. Shaw is leading the Mountaineers in threes this season at 39.3% and is making 2.4 per game.
Harrison averages 5.6 assists per game in conference play. The mark is the fourth best in the conference. She is the conference's steals leader with 56 in 15 games and is the only player averaging more than 2.5 per game at 3.73.
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