No. 19 West Virginia women beat High Point 82-59

Posted November 27, 2016 6:00 am

The Associated Press

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Tynice Martin scored 21 points, Lanay Montgomery had 15 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 19 West Virginia beat High Point 82-59 on Sunday.

Martin was 10 of 20 from the field and Montgomery had her second double-double of the season and 11th of her career. Teana Muldrow added 12 points and 10 boards.

West Virginia (7-0) is off to its best start since opening the 2010-11 season at 16-0. The Mountaineers knocked off Auburn on Thursday to clinch the Savannah Invitational title.

West Virginia held a 45-31 lead at halftime behind Martin's 13 points, Alexis Brewer's 11 and Montgomery's 10. The Mountaineers led by 20 points after three and finished with double-digit steals (16) for the fifth time in seven games.

Camryn Brown scored 19 points and Lindsey Edwards added 16 for High Point (1-4). Brown (13) and Edwards (10) combined to score 23 of High Point's 31 first-half points.

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