SCORE
West Virginia 86, Saint Francis 33
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
» Aaliyah Moore grabbed a game-high eight rebounds, three offensive.
» Jenna Mastellone scored a team-high 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting.
» Freshman Maria McConnell scored the first basket of her collegiate career with a three pointer in the second quarter.
» West Virginia's Esmery Martinez had a game-high 19 points and Kirsten Dean added 18. The Mountaineers shot 56 percent from the field, had 21 steals and six blocks in the game.
 
TURNING POINTS OF THE GAME
West Virginia scored 21 of the game's first 22 points, as Saint Francis' only point was made on a free throw by Jenna Mastellone. During the Mountaineer run, 2022 Women's Naismith Trophy Watch List nominee Esmery Martinez scored five points.
 
The Mountaineers held a 27-8 lead after the first quarter and headed into halftime with a 47-19 advantage. Martinez led the half with 13 points and six rebounds. Mastellone led the Red Flash with seven points in the half.

FLASH MOMENTS
Freshman guard Maria McConnell scored the first points of her collegiate career at the end of the first half, which marked the only made three-point shot in the half.
 
Adison Novosel entered in the game's final minutes and converted her second three-point shot of the season and is now two-for-two.

FLASH NUGGETS
Jenna Mastellone scored a Saint Francis-high 11 points on 5-9 shooting in 15:36 played, the eighth-most points by a Red Flash player.
 
Aaliyah Moore tallied a career- and game-high eight rebounds, three offensive, and five points.
 
Freshman Adison Novosel is now two-for-two on the season with her second converted three-point shot.

UP NEXT
The Red Flash return home for the first time since March 1, 2020, when they host Longwood on Saturday, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m.