US EditionShaw, Cooke Help West Virginia Roll over Miami (Ohio) 82-54 in Women's NCAA Tournament
West Virginia forced turnovers and controlled rebounds to win 82-54, advancing in the women's NCAA Tournament with a strong defensive effort, coach and players said.
- On March 21, West Virginia defeated Miami 82-54 in the women's NCAA Tournament first round, seizing control early with an onslaught of defense in front of a sold-out crowd.
- West Virginia's pressure defense forced five turnovers in a three-minute stretch and produced a 17-0 run that swung control, while Miami went over five minutes without a field goal and trailed 40-26 at halftime.
- On the stat sheet, West Virginia's balance showed a 48-22 advantage in points in the paint and four players in double figures, led by Sydney Shaw and Gia Cooke. West Virginia outrebounded Miami 40-24, demonstrating inside dominance.
- West Virginia , the No. 4 seed in the Fort Worth region, advances to face No. 5 seed Kentucky on Monday and will try to win twice in a single NCAA Tournament for the first time in 16 tries.
- Having rebuilt from a 9-20 season two years ago, Miami RedHawks won MAC championships under coach Glenn Box in his third season.
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Red-hot shooting, raucous crowd power West Virginia to first round NCAA win over Miami (Ohio)
(Story by Daniel Woods, Photo gallery by Ben Queen/www.BenQueenPhotography.com) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The only thing hotter than the crowd inside Hope Coliseum on Saturday was West Virginia’s shooting as the Mountaineers rode one of their most efficient performances of the season to an 82-54 win over Miami (Ohio) in the first round of the NCAA
Miami RedHawks can’t shake West Virginia’s defense, lose in first round of NCAA women’s tournament
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sydney Shaw had 19 points and nine rebounds, Gia Cooke scored 18 points and West Virginia used an early defensive lockdown Saturday to score a 82-54 win over Miami in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
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The Herald-DispatchWVU women's basketball: Mountaineers advance past RedHawks in NCAA first round
MORGANTOWN -- Excitement, enthusiasm and passion loomed around Morgantown ahead of Saturday's first-round NCAA women's basketball tournament contest between West Virginia and Miami (Ohio).
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