No. 24 West Virginia women are off to the second-best start in program history with 13 straight wins
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Kyah Watson scored 14 points, Jordan Harrison added 13 and No. 24 West Virginia beat Cincinnati 68-53 on Wednesday night.
West Virginia (13-0, 2-0 Big 12) is off to the second-best start in program history, matching the 2017-18 team that started 13-0 before finishing 25-12. The Mountaineers are home against No. 10 Texas on Saturday.
JJ Quinerly and Lauren Fields each scored 12 points for West Virginia. Harrison, coming off a career-high 21 points against Kansas, made three of West Virginia’s seven 3-pointers.
West Virginia had a 17-point lead at halftime, 36-19, after Cincinnati shot just 27% from the field with 17 turnovers. The Mountaineers made five 3-pointers, while the Bearcats made just 7 of 26 field goals.
West Virginia led by at least 14 points the entire second half. The Mountaineers forced 24 turnovers, marking the 13th time this season their opposition has had 21-plus giveaways.
Jillian Hayes had 18 points and 11 rebounds for Cincinnati (8-5, 0-1), which had won six straight before dropping its first Big 12 contest to 11th-ranked Kansas State on Saturday. The Bearcats’ five losses this season have come against teams ranked in the Top 25 poll.
West Virginia has won five straight meetings in the series, last defeating the Bearcats on the road, 66-62, during the 2012 season.
Cincinnati plays at Oklahoma on Saturday.
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