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Quinerly has 13 points in opening 20-0 run and No. 18 West Virginia women beat Houston 79-51

HOUSTON (AP) — JJ Quinerly had 16 of her 20 points in the first quarter, 13 in a game-opening 20-0 burst, and No. 18 West Virginia rolled to a 79-51 win over Houston on Saturday.

Quinerly and Jordan Harrison combined for all 25 points in the first quarter when the Mountaineers took a 25-4 lead and Quinerly had 18 at halftime when the lead was 37-18.

Harrison finished with 14 points for West Virginia (19-4, 9-3 Big 12 Conference). Sydney Shaw added 13 points and Kyah Watson 12.

Gia Cooke led Houston (5-19, 1-12) with 16 points.