MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University women’s basketball team defeated Temple, 89-61, on Tuesday night inside Hope Coliseum. The win is the Mountaineers’ 20^th straight inside Hope Coliseum.
 
Senior guard Sydney Shaw led the way for the Mountaineers after recording her first career double-double. The Miami, Florida native poured in 16 points to go along with 10 rebounds. Junior guard Gia Cooke also finished with 16 points and added a career-high four steals. All of Cooke’s points came in the middle two quarters to help the Mountaineers pull away.
 
West Virginia finished the game with four in double figures as junior guard Riley Makalusky scored 12 and sophomore forward Jordan Thomas added 10. In total, the Mountaineers had 10 finish the game with a made basket.
 
Senior guard Jordan Harrison finished the night with a season-high seven assists to go along with nine points. Junior forward Carter McCray also finished with seven points, four rebounds and two blocks.  
 
The Mountaineers and Temple played to an even 11-point score to the three-minute mark of the opening quarter. A Makalusky three-ball and McCray’s two at the charity stripe gave WVU a five-point lead in the waning moments of the first. Shaw then cashed in on a buzzer-beating three at the end of the period to push the WVU advantage to eight points. West Virginia closed the first quarter on a 12-2 run and led 19-11.
 
West Virginia pushed its lead to its largest of the half, 13 points, when Cooke came up with a defensive steal and raced away to an open layup. WVU scored seven straight points at the charity stripe during a three-minute span before Thomas and Sydney Woodley each scored in the final minute to give the Mountaineers a 40-28 lead at halftime.
 
The second half was all the Mountaineers as they poured in 25 and 24 points in the third and fourth quarters, respectively. WVU pushed its lead to as many as 32 points midway through the fourth quarter.
 
WVU scored 24 points off turnovers and got a season high 34 points from the bench. The Mountaineer defense held the Owls to just 33.3% shooting and 25% from three. West Virginia was efficient from the floor, connecting on 52.5% of their attempts and 43.5% from beyond the arc.
 
The win moves the Mountaineers to 24-1 in non-conference games during the Kellogg Era. It also marks the 20^th straight win at home, dating back to the end of the 2023-24 season. The home dominance is the second-longest home winning streak in program history, trailing only a run of 31 straight home wins from 2009-2011.
 
West Virginia moves to 27-6 all-time in the series against.
 
Of note, the Mountaineers have not lost at home to a non-Power 5 opponent since Dec. 20, 2012, vs. Duquesne. Additionally, the Mountaineers have won 38 straight non-conference regular season contests inside the WVU Coliseum dating back to the 2018-19 season.
 
Next up, West Virginia takes to the road for the first time this season on Friday, Nov. 14 for the Greenbrier Classic. The Mountaineers are set to take on No. 15 Duke in the neutral site matchup with tipoff set for 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU.