MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The West Virginia University women’s basketball team overcame a sluggish first quarter to knock off Morehead State, 94-56, on Wednesday evening, at the WVU Coliseum. The win gave coach Mike Carey his 302nd victory at WVU, as he surpassed legendary coach Kittie Blakemore as WVU women’s basketball’s all-time wins leader.
West Virginia (5-2) trailed the Eagles (3-5) 26-18 at the end of one quarter. Despite MSU taking a 10-point lead early in the second quarter, WVU outscored Morehead State 24-12 to take a four-point halftime advantage. In the third quarter, the Mountaineers outscored MSU 34-8 and never looked back as Carey collected his 302nd win.