MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Gia Cooke scored 19 points, Kierra Wheeler added 15 and No. 23 West Virginia beat Appalachian State 80-51 on Thursday for coach Mark Kellogg's 500th career victory.

West Virginia (5-0) won its 21st straight home game, spanning three seasons. West Virginia has also won 39 consecutive nonconference regular-season contests inside the WVU Coliseum dating to the 2018-19 season.

Sydney Shaw made her only two 3-pointers during a 15-0 run in the second quarter and Sydney Woodley scored five of her nine points during the spurt to help push West Virginia ahead 39-20. The Mountaineers led 46-29 at the break.

Cooke scored 11 of her points in the third quarter, including six in a 12-0 run to go ahead by 30 at 62-32. West Virginia entered averaging 79.3 points per game and 51 poin

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