According to our. Women's college hoops virginia vs west virginia prediction Calvin Wetzel identified his best bets for West Virginia vs. Iowa on Monday in the Women's NCAA Tournament. The West Virginia Mountaineers (, ) will meet the Cincinnati Bearcats in the opening round of the Big 12 Championship Tuesday. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes ().
The Mountaineers like to play with pace. Per HoopStats, West Virginia ranks 68th with Opponents are making just 4. However, Iowa is third in the country, with almost twice as many 3-point attempts and While Clark will undoubtedly garner plenty of attention with Thus, the Mountaineers will need to do more than slow Clark down to have a chance to stay within striking distance in this matchup.
Iowa ranks 13th in pace, averaging 77 possessions per 40 minutes. The Hawkeyes are also No. If you double-team Clark, her vision is so good that she can find where the open player is on the court. Out of the 22 games West Virginia played against Power 6 schools this season, only two opponents Iowa State and TCU attempted 26 or more 3-pointers and neither team shot better than Additionally, Toussaint is a menace on defense and provides full court pressure on point guards.
West Virginia has slowly progressed since returning a full roster. The Mountaineers will have the size advantage, and it's hard to imagine but WVU will have more depth. This is a bad matchup for West Virginia, but I think they will be able to counter the Tech's defensive attack.
Tech also plays at a slow pace and the Mountaineers can speed them up with their ability to score quickly, putting pressure on the Red Raiders to score on every trip. Furthermore, center Jesse Edwards had a bad outing Monday night in the overtime loss to Kansas State and he will likely bounce back Saturday. Facebook - MountaineersNow.
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