Columbia Lions at West Virginia Mountaineers
· NCAA Women's Championship - Regional 2 in Birmingham - 1st Round
March Madness: Qunierly's 27 points lifts No. 6 West Virginia to 78-59 win over 11th-seed Columbia
Quinerly also had seven of the Mountaineers’ 17 steals.
The Mountaineers (25-7) advance to face the winner of No. 3 North Carolina and No. 14 Oregon State on Monday. West Virginia will be looking for its first Sweet 16 appearance since 1992.
“Excited to advance, obviously. That’s the name of the game this time of year,” West Virginia coach Mark Kellogg said. “I thought for the most part, we were pretty good.”
West Virginia’s full-court press was a constant source of frustration for Columbia, which was coming off its first tournament win in program history. The Lions committed 11 turnovers in the first quarter, more than they had in all of Thursday’s First Four win over Washington, and 25 overall.
“For us, it’s just fun,” Quinerly said of playing defense. “Honestly, we love running around.”
Columbia (24-7) was led by Cecelia Collins’ 16 points. Riley Weiss scored 14, and Kitty Henderson contributed 13 points and nine rebounds.
West Virginia started fast, sinking its first five shots, including a pair of Harrison 3s, to go up 12-5. The Mountaineers finished the quarter shooting 71.4% from the field (10-of-14) while outscoring Columbia 24-15.
The lead only grew from there. West Virginia used a 12-2 run in the second quarter to stretch its lead to 39-16 and rolled into the half up 46-29. Its largest lead of the game was 22 points.
“West Virginia’s a great team and a super unique team in the women’s game,” Columbia coach Megan Griffith said. “They do what not a lot of teams do, especially defensively. March Madness is who can make the other team the most uncomfortable, and I thought that they did that successfully.”
West Virginia: The top-ranked defense in the Big 12 played to its strengths, frustrating Columbia from the jump. West Virginia turned 15 first-half turnovers into 15 points, building a lead it wouldn’t let slip.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 59 - 78 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 59 - 78 |
| 4th 0:05 |  |
Susie Rafiu made Two Point Tip Shot. | 59 - 78 |
| 4th 0:05 | |
Susie Rafiu Offensive Rebound. | 57 - 78 |
| 4th 0:10 | |
Riley Weiss missed Three Point Jumper. | 57 - 78 |
Statistics
 COLU |
WVU |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-55 | FG | 30-56 |
| 38.2 | Field Goal % | 53.6 |
| 9-22 | 3PT | 4-16 |
| 40.9 | Three Point % | 25.0 |
| 8-14 | FT | 14-18 |
| 57.1 | Free Throw % | 77.8 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 17 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 25 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 28 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Capacity:
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 16-2 | - | 34-4 |
| Baylor | 15-3 | 1 | 28-8 |
| Oklahoma State | 14-4 | 2 | 25-7 |
| Kansas State | 13-5 | 3 | 28-8 |
| West Virginia | 13-5 | 3 | 25-8 |
| Utah | 13-5 | 3 | 22-9 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Arizona | 10-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Colorado | 9-9 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Cincinnati | 7-11 | 9 | 15-14 |
| Kansas | 6-12 | 10 | 16-14 |
| Texas Tech | 4-14 | 12 | 19-18 |
| BYU | 4-14 | 12 | 13-17 |
| UCF | 4-14 | 12 | 12-18 |
| Arizona State | 3-15 | 13 | 10-22 |
| Houston | 1-17 | 15 | 5-25 |