Quinerly, No. 12 West Virginia dispatch High Point 89-54 in Gulf Coast Showcase
ESTERO, Fla. -- — JJ Quinerly scored 18 of her 22 points in the first half and West Virginia made easy work of High Point, beating the Panthers 89-54 on Friday in an opening-round game of the eight-team Gulf Coast Showcase.
Reserve Jordan Thomas scored 18 points and Jordan Harrison had 13 for West Virginia.
Aaliyah Collins scored 11 points for High Point.
The 12th-ranked Mountaineers (7-0) advance to face Boise State (7-0) on Saturday. The Broncos beat Illinois State 79-76 on Friday.
Quinerly started the game with three layups and a pair of free throws in a little more than three-and-a-half minutes to help West Virginia to a 9-0 lead. Her point total in that stretch topped High Point's overall point total for the quarter as West Virginia led 22-7 after the first.
West Virginia used an 8-2 run to start the second quarter to get its first 20-plus point lead of the game with another Quinerly layup and two free throws, a Jordan Thomas layup and a Celia Riviere jumper for a 30-9 lead.
The Mountaineers moved their record to 3-0 against the Panthers.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Brian Hall
- Ify Seales
- Natasha Brown
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| Gardner-Webb | 3-3 | 2.5 | 6-12 |
| Charleston Southern | 2-3 | 3 | 6-12 |
| Presbyterian | 2-3 | 3 | 4-14 |
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| Kansas State | 7-0 | - | 19-1 |
| TCU | 7-0 | - | 19-1 |
| Baylor | 6-1 | 1 | 16-4 |
| Oklahoma State | 5-2 | 2 | 15-3 |
| West Virginia | 5-2 | 2 | 15-3 |
| Utah | 4-3 | 3 | 13-5 |
| Iowa State | 4-3 | 3 | 13-7 |
| Cincinnati | 3-3 | 3.5 | 11-5 |
| Colorado | 3-4 | 4 | 12-6 |
| Arizona | 3-4 | 4 | 12-8 |
| Kansas | 2-5 | 5 | 12-6 |
| Texas Tech | 2-5 | 5 | 13-7 |
| Arizona State | 2-5 | 5 | 8-11 |
| BYU | 1-5 | 5.5 | 10-7 |
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