West Virginia Women’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 3, 2023 · CSM Staff
West Virginia Mountaineers
Big 12 (19-11, 10-8)
Big Wins: 2/11 Iowa State (73-60), 3/4 at Baylor (63-52)
Bad Losses: 12/11 at Penn State (57-69), 2/22 at Texas Tech (68-69)
Coach: Dawn Plitzuweit
Probable Starters:
Kylee Blacksten, Junior, Forward, 6.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Kyah Watson, Sophomore, Guard, 7.0 ppg, 2.0 apg, 5.0 rpg
JJ Quinerly, Sophomore, Guard, 14.3 ppg, 2.2 apg, 4.1 rpg, 2.1 spg
Jayla Hemingway, Senior, Guard, 9.3 ppg, 1.1 apg, 5.8 rpg
Madisen Smith, Senior, Guard, 14.3 ppg, 3.0 apg
Key Role Players:
Danni Nichols, Senior, Guard, 4.8 ppg, 1.4 apg
Sarah Bates, Senior, Guard, 2.4 ppg
Isis Beh, Sophomore, Forward, 2.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 66.4 (150th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.3 (99, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.0 (238, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.6 (154, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.4 (125, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 27.8 (292, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.2 (190, 6)
Rebound Margin: -4.4 (291, 9)
Assists Per Game: 11.2 (276, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.5 (38, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Lehigh |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Georgia Tech |
| 2019 | NIT | First Round win over Rider |
| 2019 | NIT | Second Round win over Villanova |
| 2019 | NIT | Third Round loss to Northwestern |
| 2018 | NIT | First Round win over Bucknell |
| 2018 | NIT | Second Round win over Saint Joseph’s |
| 2018 | NIT | Third Round win over James Madison |
| 2018 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Saint John’s |
| 2018 | NIT | Semifinal loss to Virginia Tech |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Elon |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Maryland |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Princeton |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Ohio State |
| 2015 | NIT | First Round win over Buffalo |
| 2015 | NIT | Second Round win over Hampton |
| 2015 | NIT | Third Round win over Duquesne |
| 2015 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Villanova |
| 2015 | NIT | Semifinal win over Temple |
| 2015 | NIT | Championship loss to UCLA |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Albany |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to LSU |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Delaware |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Texas |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Stanford |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over New Mexico |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Houston |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Baylor |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Lamar |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to San Diego State |
| 2009 | NIT | First Round win over Coppin State |
| 2009 | NIT | Second Round loss to St. Bonaventure |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Vanderbilt |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Xavier |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to LSU |
*all team stats through 3/2
