Shanna Rose | WV Sports Chat
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Honor Huff scored 17 points as West Virginia outlasted Kansas State 59-54 on Tuesday night at the Hope Coliseum.
The Mountaineers (14-7, 5-3 Big 12) went scoreless for the first five minutes and fell behind 7-0 before Chance Moore’s dunk at the 14:11 mark broke the drought.
WVU made just two of its first 13 field-goal attempts before connecting on six straight shots and using a 21-9 run over the final 8:37 to take a 28-22 lead into halftime.
In the second half, the Mountaineers built a 36-26 advantage before the Wildcats (10-11, 1-7) answered with an 8-0 run. Kansas State later used another surge to take a 49-45 lead with 4:30 remaining.
Treysen Eaglestaff snapped another WVU scoring lull and drilled a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:08 left to put the Mountaineers ahead 50-49. Huff followed with a step-back 3 to extend the lead to 54-49 with 36 seconds remaining.
P.J. Haggerty knocked down a 3-pointer to pull the Wildcats within two before Eaglestaff converted a three-point play to push the lead back to five. Eaglestaff and Huff sealed the victory at the free-throw line.
“I thought the play of the game was Trey’s offensive rebound putback-and-one,” WVU head coach Ross Hodge said. “I think that speaks to his growth as a player, as a competitor and as a winner.”
Eaglestaff finished with 12 points and nine rebounds. Brenen Lorient scored 10 points, and Moore added nine.
The Mountaineers held a 38-31 rebounding edge but committed 13 turnovers, which Kansas State converted into 18 points.
Haggerty led the Wildcats with 16 points, all in the second half. David Castillo added 15, and Nate Johnson finished with nine.
WVU will host Baylor on Saturday at 4 p.m. (ET).
Photo Credit- Dale Sparks – All Pro Photography- WVU Athletics
