2001-02: 14-14, 6-10 BIG EAST
All-BIG EAST Selections: 3 All-American Honors: 0 BIG EAST Tournament With only three newcomers joining a cast of players who went 5-22 the season prior to Mike Carey’s first as head coach of the Mountaineers, WVU produced the first winning regular season since 1996-97. West Virginia was picked last in the BIG EAST preseason coaches’ poll but finished 10th. Kate Bulger garnered all-BIG EAST second team honors while the freshmen tandem of Yolanda Paige and Sherell Sowho was named to the all-BIG EAST rookie team.
4. March 22, 2008 – No. 17 WVU 61 at New Mexico 60 – NCAA Tournament
- No. 5 seed WVU defeats No. 12 seed Lobos on their home court in front of 9,633 partisan fans in one of the nation’s most hostile environments - Win advanced WVU to its second-straight NCAA tournament second round
5. March 17, 2007 – No. 11 seed WVU 65, No. 6 Xavier 52 - NCAA Tournament first-round win was WVU’s first since 1992
6. February 26, 2007 – WVU 76 at No. 20 Louisville 71, overtime - Win secures WVU’s first-ever BIG EAST first round bye
7. February 10, 2004 – WVU 69, No. 19 Virginia Tech 66
- WVU’s first victory over a ranked opponent in 12 years - Mountaineers storm back from 11 down in the last four minutes
8. March 7, 2004 – No. 6 seed WVU 58, No. 23 (No. 3 seed) Villanova 47 - The win was Carey’s first over Villanova - Gave WVU its first-ever BIG EAST semifinal appearance
9. January 13, 2008 – No. 16 WVU 56, No. 14 Notre Dame 50 - WVU’s second-ever win over the Irish
10. February 14, 2010 – No. 8 WVU 55, No. 13 Georgetown 46
- In the fifth-ever contest between two top 20 teams, WVU improves to 5-0 in those contests in front of 6,754 fans, the fourth-largest crowd in school history
11. January 9, 2007 – WVU 74 at No. 24 DePaul 63
- WVU’s first road victory over a ranked opponent in 15 years
12. February 26, 2008 – No. 11 WVU 56, No. 18 Pitt 35
- In first-ever meeting when both school’s were ranked, WVU holds Pitt to just 20.3 percent shooting for the game
13. January 31, 2006 – WVU 82, No. 11 DePaul 70 - Highest-ranked opponent defeated at home in 13 years - First game after Meg Bulger’s first ACL injury
2010-11 MOUNTAINEER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
MOUNTAINEERS COACHING STAFF PROFILES
- Down by 11 at halftime, Mountaineers outscore UL, 54-34, in second half
OUTLOOK
3. February 7, 2009 – WVU 79 – No. 5 Louisville 70 - Highest-ranked road team ever defeated by program
THE BIG EAST
-As the 12-seed, WVU used a seven-player rotation to knock off Rutgers in the BIG EAST Championship semifinals. - Win advanced WVU to its first-ever BIG EAST Championship game - At the time, the victory marked the highest ranked team WVU had ever defeated
OPPONENT INFO
All-BIG EAST Selections: 1 All-American Honors: 0 BIG EAST Tournamen A school-best 10-0 start propelled West Virginia to its first winning season since 1997. WVU boasted an 11-0 mark in non-conference play, a first, which included a school-record 71 percent shooting performance in a 114-45 victory at Robert Morris. The Mountaineers qualified for their second consecutive BIG EAST Tournament and Kate Bulger was named to the all-BIG EAST third team.
2. March 6, 2006 – WVU 56 – No. 6 (No. 1 seed) Rutgers 40
2009-10 REVIEW
2002-03: 15-13, 4-12
- Victory marked highest-ranked team WVU has ever defeated
THE RECORD BOOK
All-BIG EAST Selections: 2 All-American Honors: 0 NCAA Tournament First Round WVU posted its first 20-win season and advanced to its first NCAA tournament in 12 years. West Virginia posted a 10-6 record in BIG EAST play, winning six more games than it did the previous season, marking one of the best turnarounds from one year to the next in league history. Carey garnered BIG EAST Coach of the Year honors. The Mountaineers defeated two ranked teams in No. 19/21 Virginia Tech at home, after rallying from a double-figure deficit in the final four minutes, and knocked off No. 23/23 in BIG EAST quarterfinal action to advance to their first-ever semifinal appearance. Meg Bulger was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Year while sister Kate Bulger was named to the conference’s second team. Yolanda Paige was named to the third team and became the first player in school history named to the BIG EAST all-Tournament Team.
1. January 29, 2008 – No. 12/12 WVU 63 – No. 4 Rutgers 54
WVU
2003-04: 21-11, 10-6 BIG EAST
Notable Victories DURING THE MIKE CAREY ERA
MEDIA INFO
on the season, tops in the NCAA, and finished with 902 for her career, the seventh-best total in NCAA history. Bulger posted 663 points and a 19.5 points-per-game scoring average en route to one of the best single seasons in Mountaineer history. Bulger went on to become the first player in school history to make the all-BIG EAST first team while Paige garnered all-BIG EAST second team accolades. Both garnered honorable mention All-America honors.
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