JJ Quinerly Represents WVU Women as Big 12 Player of the Week

Not to be outdone by Javon Small of the WVU men’s team, JJ Quinerly has been named the Big 12’s Player of the Week herself. Quinerly’s play coupled with the success of her team earned her the individual honor.

She averaged 19.5 points, 3.5 steals and 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in two wins over top 75 teams in the NET Rankings during the week. The senior guard scored 19 points in a 73-46 victory over Colorado and then followed that up by dropping 20 points in an 82-68 win against Iowa State.

🗣️ BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK

League honors for @JJQUINERLY11 after posting 19.5 points, 3.5 steals, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in two wins 👏#HailWV pic.twitter.com/5TceC273h3

— WVU Women’s Basketball (@WVUWBB) January 20, 2025

Quinerly also continues to climb up the WVU all-time list. She has now advanced to eighth on the all-time scoring list with 1,679 points and fourth in career steals with 286.

This marks Quinerly’s first Big 12 Player of the Week this season and third such award for her career.

Mark Kellogg’s WVU women’s basketball team had one of its best weeks of the season and made a sizable rise in the AP Top 25 poll as a result.

The Mountaineers (15-3, 5-2 Big 12) check in at No. 16 in the poll, up four spots from a week ago. West Virginia picked up two important home wins this week, over Colorado and Iowa State.

On Wednesday, WVU avenged one of its losses this season by beating the Buffaloes 73-46. Colorado pulled off a fourth-quarter comeback over the Mountaineers last month and WVU returned the favor last week.

West Virginia led 49-40 after three quarters but outscored CU 24-6 in the fourth to pull away late. Sydney Shaw and Quinerly each scored 19 points to lead four Mountaineers in double figures.

Then on Sunday, WVU rode a hot start to an 82-68 win over Iowa State. West Virginia doubled up the Cyclones, 30-15, in the first quarter.

Quinerly scored 20 to tie Jordan Harrison for the team lead.

The WVU women head out west this week to play at Arizona State Wednesday and at Arizona Saturday. Both games will tip off at 8:30 p.m.