MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - An early first quarter deficit hampered the West Virginia University women’s basketball team, as the Mountaineers fell to No. 5/6-ranked Texas, 65-54, on Wednesday evening in front of 4,153 fans at the WVU Coliseum.
Texas (12-0, 1-0) opened the game with a 10-0 advantage. Freshman Tynice Martin banked a three-pointer and Arielle Roberson hit a free throw late in the second quarter to cut UT’s edge to 27-24 with 2:22 remaining. However, the Longhorns pushed its advantage to eight points at halftime. Texas led by as many as 15 points in the fourth quarter before WVU (11-3, 0-1) executed an 8-1 run to cut the game to eight with 1:33 remaining.