UCF Knights at West Virginia Mountaineers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Riley Makalusky, Kierra Wheeler set the pace and No. 19 West Virginia women rout UCF 106-56
Makalusky, a junior forward, had her highest scoring game since she was a freshman playing for Butler. She made 7 of 10 shots overall, 3 of 4 3-pointers and went 3 for 3 at the free-throw line.
Sydney Woodley scored 16 points off the bench, Jordan Harrison and Gia Cooke 12 each and Sydney Shaw 10. Wheeler and Shaw grabbed nine rebounds each. Harrison, who had at least 14 points and five steals in her past four games, had four steals and eight assists.
West Virginia had a 41-0 advantage in points after turnovers. The Mountaineers had only seven turnovers to 23 for UCF.
West Virginia (21-5, 11-3 Big 12) led 13-4 after 5 1/2 minutes of play, then extended the lead to 24-6 thanks to an 11-0 run. The Mountaineers led 24-8 after one quarter and the lead reached 25 points after back-to-back 3-pointers by Makalusky, who scored 12 points in the first half. West Virginia led 45-22 at halftime.
The Mountaineers shot 68% (13 for 19) in the third quarter and scored 31 points for their biggest scoring quarter of the game. They led 76-38 heading to the fourth quarter and scored another 30 points.
Mahogany Chandler-Roberts scored 12 points to lead the Knights (10-14, 2-11).
Central Florida has lost six in a row.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 56 - 106 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 56 - 106 |
| 4th 0:11 |  |
Samari Bankhead makes 18-foot jumper (Kristol Ayson assists) | 56 - 106 |
| 4th 0:23 |  |
Jordan Thomas makes layup (Riley Makalusky assists) | 54 - 106 |
| 4th 0:40 | |
Kristol Ayson makes free throw 1 of 1 | 54 - 104 |
Statistics
 UCF |
WVU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-56 | FG | 44-79 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 7-17 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 6-9 | FT | 11-12 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Assists | 25 |
| 2 | Steals | 17 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 23 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 41 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 30 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 66 |
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 53 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 94 |
Game Information
Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: 3,011 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor | 11-3 | - | 22-5 |
| West Virginia | 11-3 | - | 21-5 |
| TCU | 10-3 | 0.5 | 22-4 |
| Texas Tech | 10-4 | 1 | 23-4 |
| Oklahoma State | 9-5 | 2 | 20-7 |
| Colorado | 9-5 | 2 | 18-8 |
| Arizona State | 8-6 | 3 | 21-6 |
| Utah | 8-6 | 3 | 17-9 |
| Iowa State | 7-6 | 3.5 | 19-6 |
| Kansas State | 7-6 | 3.5 | 14-12 |
| BYU | 6-8 | 5 | 17-9 |
| Kansas | 6-9 | 5.5 | 16-11 |
| Cincinnati | 4-10 | 7 | 9-17 |
| Arizona | 2-12 | 9 | 11-14 |
| UCF | 2-12 | 9 | 10-15 |
| Houston | 1-13 | 10 | 7-18 |