MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Following its home finale against TCU on Feb. 20, the No. 18 women’s basketball team begins its four-game road trip to conclude the regular season on Wednesday, Feb. 24, as the Mountaineers travel to Ames, Iowa, to take on Iowa State.
West Virginia (17-3, 11-3 Big 12) and Iowa State (14-9, 10-6 Big 12) are set to meet on the basketball court for the 19th time on Wednesday. The Mountaineers lead the all-time series, 12-6, but the series is tied at 4-4 when playing in Ames. WVU took the first meeting between the two teams this season, winning, 65-56, inside the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown on Feb. 3. WVU has won two of the last three meetings against the Cyclones, dating back to Feb. 2, 2020.
Wednesday’s game begins a four-game, road stretch that also will see WVU travel to Kansas, Kansas State and Baylor to conclude regular-season play before traveling to Kansas City, Mo., to compete at the Big 12 tournament.
The Mountaineers are coming off an 81-78, bounce-back win against TCU on Feb. 20, in Morgantown. Iowa State is coming off an 80-73 loss at Oklahoma State on Feb. 20, but has won two of its last three games. During that time, the Cyclones have defeated TCU, 92-81, on Feb. 13, and Kansas, 84-82, on Feb. 17.
Opening tip against the Cyclones is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. Dan Zangrilli will call the game for the Mountaineer Sports Network from Learfield IMG College. The game can be found on 100.9 WZST-FM as well as affiliates across the state, the TuneIn Radio App and wvusports.com. Wednesday’s contest also will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+, with Molly Parrott and John Walters on the call.
