The West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represents

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Division I

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competition. They are a member of the

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. West Virginia has earned twelve bids to the

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. In 2017, they won the Big 12 Tournament, despite finishing sixth in the

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History

The first women's basketball team was started in 1973, as a result of the

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mandates. The first coach was Kittie Blakemore, who was asked to create a schedule against ten local teams. The first year, the team played 14 games, winning four. The team improved the next year, winning 13 of their 17 games. Blakemore would remain as head coach for 19 seasons, leading the team to a conference tournament championship in the A10 in 1989, and a first-place finish in the regular season in her final season, 1992.

Notable figures

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* Cathy Parson * Olayinka Sanni * Georgeann Wells

Head coaches

* Kittie Blakemore (1973–1992) * Bill Fiske (1984–1987) * Scott Harrelson (1987–1996) * Susan Walvius (1996–1998) * Alexis Basil (1998–2001) * Mike Carey (2001–2022) *

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(2022–2023) * Mark Kellogg (2023-2024)

Current Roster

School records

Source

Career leaders

*Points Scored: Cathy Parson (2,115) *Rebounds: Olivia Bradley (1,484) *Assists: Yolanda Paige (902) *Steals: Talisha Hargis (355) *Games Played: Teana Muldrow (143) *Games Started: Aysa Bussie (138) *Double-Doubles: Olivia Bradley (68) *30-point Games: Rosemary Kosiorek (6) *3-pointers: Kate Bulger (302)

Single-season leaders

*Points Scored: Rosemary Kosiorek (730, 1992) *Rebounds: Olivia Bradley, (458, 1985) *Assists: Yolanda Paige (297, 2005) *Steals: Jenny Hillen (114, 1989) *Double-Doubles: Georgeann Wells (22, 1986) *30-point Games: Meg Bulger (5, 2005)

Year by year results

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(2012–present)

NCAA tournament results

References

External links

* {{Big 12 Conference women's basketball navbox