No. 12 West Virginia women beat Boise State 82-47 to reach title game of Gulf Coast Showcase
ESTERO, Fla. -- — Sydney Shaw scored 20 points and made four 3-pointers, JJ Quinerly added 14 points and No. 12 West Virginia handed Boise State its first loss, 82-47 on Saturday in the Gulf Coast Showcase.
West Virginia advances to the championship game on Sunday, while Boise State plays for third place. The Mountaineers have started 8-0 in back-to-back seasons after last year's 11-0 beginning.
Quinerly also had three steals to help West Virginia reach double figures in that category in every game this season. The Mountaineers also forced 20-plus turnovers for the eighth straight game.
Boise State was held to just six points in the first and third quarters.
West Virginia went on two 10-0 runs in the first quarter to build a 16-point lead. The Mountaineers led by double figures the rest of the way. It was 45-23 at halftime then Quinerly scored four straight points to begin a 9-0 run that ended in a 32-point lead.
Freshman Jordan Thomas, coming off her first career double-double, had 10 points and six rebounds for West Virginia.
Elodie Lalotte scored 11 points for Boise State (7-1). Teryn Gardner addd 10.
West Virginia was coming off an 89-54 victory over High Point on Friday to begin the tournament. The Mountaineers led by as many as 39 points and forced 22 turnovers in that one.
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- Referees:
- Michael McConnell
- Brad Maxey
- Natasha Camy
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Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Kansas State | 1-0 | - | 13-1 |
TCU | 1-0 | - | 12-1 |
Oklahoma State | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
Texas Tech | 1-0 | - | 12-2 |
Baylor | 1-0 | - | 11-2 |
Colorado | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
Utah | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
Arizona | 1-0 | - | 10-4 |
Kansas | 0-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
West Virginia | 0-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
BYU | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
Cincinnati | 0-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
Iowa State | 0-1 | 1 | 9-5 |
UCF | 0-1 | 1 | 7-4 |
Arizona State | 0-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
Houston | 0-1 | 1 | 4-8 |
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San Diego State | 0-0 | - | 11-2 |
Air Force | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
Boise State | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
Colorado State | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
Fresno State | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
UNLV | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
New Mexico | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
San José State | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
Wyoming | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
Nevada | 0-0 | - | 5-8 |
Utah State | 0-0 | - | 1-11 |