Post by elp525 on Feb 20, 2011 11:17:58 GMT -5
February 19, 2011
The Charleston Gazette
PITTSBURGH - Madina Ali had 21 points and 13 rebounds and No. 21 West Virginia snapped a three-game losing streak with a 90-79 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Sarah Miles had season highs with 19 points and nine assists for the Mountaineers (21-6, 7-6 Big East), who came into the game having lost five of six after a 19-1 start.
"I thought we came out and ran the floor really well, especially in the first half, and in the second half we couldn't get a running game going because we kept fouling," WVU coach Mike Carey said. "They scored a lot of points at the foul line. I give our girls a lot of credit because they played hard; we just have to play smarter down the stretch. They start fouling us and we hit enough foul shots, but if it was closer it would have been critical because we missed a lot of them."
The victory was the 200th at West Virginia for Carey, who is in his 10th season at the school.
Taneisha Harrison had 28 points for Pitt (13-13, 5-8), which had won four of its previous five.
West Virginia went on a 10-1 run midway through the first half and led by at least 10 from that point until there was 1:03 to play. The Mountaineers led by as many as 21 in the second half.
"We really can score," said Ali. "A lot of us were able to be aggressive on the offensive end and that helped us a lot. It's really important to stay aggressive at all times because you never know their shot blocker so you have to go ahead and stay aggressive and be comfortable."
The Panthers set season highs in free throws attempted (34) and made (28).
The Charleston Gazette
PITTSBURGH - Madina Ali had 21 points and 13 rebounds and No. 21 West Virginia snapped a three-game losing streak with a 90-79 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Sarah Miles had season highs with 19 points and nine assists for the Mountaineers (21-6, 7-6 Big East), who came into the game having lost five of six after a 19-1 start.
"I thought we came out and ran the floor really well, especially in the first half, and in the second half we couldn't get a running game going because we kept fouling," WVU coach Mike Carey said. "They scored a lot of points at the foul line. I give our girls a lot of credit because they played hard; we just have to play smarter down the stretch. They start fouling us and we hit enough foul shots, but if it was closer it would have been critical because we missed a lot of them."
The victory was the 200th at West Virginia for Carey, who is in his 10th season at the school.
Taneisha Harrison had 28 points for Pitt (13-13, 5-8), which had won four of its previous five.
West Virginia went on a 10-1 run midway through the first half and led by at least 10 from that point until there was 1:03 to play. The Mountaineers led by as many as 21 in the second half.
"We really can score," said Ali. "A lot of us were able to be aggressive on the offensive end and that helped us a lot. It's really important to stay aggressive at all times because you never know their shot blocker so you have to go ahead and stay aggressive and be comfortable."
The Panthers set season highs in free throws attempted (34) and made (28).
