MORGANTOWN — The emergence of guard Gia Cooke continued Monday.

The Houston transfer, who actually began her career at Maryland, was not a starter for the West Virginia women’s basketball team to start the season. Ever since, Cooke has continued to develop into one of the Mountaineers’ most dependable scorers.

That was the case again during No. 21 WVU’s 83-63 victory against McNeese State, inside the Baha Mar Convention Center, in the opening round of the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship in Nassau, The Bahamas.

Cooke shot 6 of 9 from the field, went 10 of 13 from the foul line and scored 24 points. It was her fifth consecutive game in double figures for the Mountaineers, just one point off her career high set last season while at Houston.

In short, Cooke has been cooking.

Her

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