Cowgirls Crushed At West Virginia

Oklahoma State scored a season-low 45 points in a 77-45 shellacking at the hands of West Virginia Wednesday night. 

Wednesday, February 19th 2014, 10:51 pm

By: News 9

Bria Holmes scored 20 points and Christal Caldwell added 15 as No. 13 West Virginia crushed No. 12 Oklahoma State 77-45.

The Mountaineers (23-3, 12-2 Big 12) raced out to a 14-0 lead and were never threatened, leading by 18 at halftime and adding an 8-0 run to start the second half on a Caldwell jumper.

Oklahoma State (20-5, 9-5) was led by Tiffany Bias, who scored 10 points. As a team, the Cowgirls connected on just 16 of 62 shots and were an even colder 1 of 18 on 3-pointers for a season-low 45 points.

The Mountaineers, who handed Oklahoma State its first loss of the season, 71-67 in Stillwater on Jan. 4, harried the Cowgirls into 17 turnovers.

Asya Bussie added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Mountaineers with Taylor Palmer adding 10 points and four assists.