Martin, Montgomery keep No. 13 W. Virginia women unbeaten

Dec 21, 2016, 08:57 pm

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Tynice Martin and Lanay Montgomery each scored 16 points, Montgomery with 10 rebounds and five blocked shots, as unbeaten and 13th-ranked West Virginia defeated Mount St. Mary's 77-45 on Wednesday night.

Kristina King added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Mountaineers (12-0) and Teana Muldrow also scored 14, adding five rebounds and five assists. Montgomery's five blocks moved her into second on WVU's all-time list with 273.

West Virginia built a 40-17 lead at halftime, holding Mount St. Mary's (2-9) to just six points in the second quarter. The Mountaineers came into Wednesday's game with a national best field goal percentage defense at 28.3 percent. They held Mount St. Mary's to 27 percent (17-for-59).

Caroline Hummell led Mount St. Mary's with 13 points on 5-of-12 shooting, just 1 for 7 from 3-point range.

West Virginia blocked eight shots and made seven steals, scoring 17 points off 11 Mount St. Mary's turnovers.