West Virginia women's basketball looked about as dominant as you could hope on Monday night.
The Mountaineers faced off against Texas Southern in their final match-up of the season with an opponent at the low-major level, and they took advantage of the opportunity to work out any kinks ahead of two non-conference Power 5 showdowns at the Hope Coliseum this weekend. The Mountaineers had six players hit double-digits in the scoring column as they ran away with a 109-40 win over the Lady Tigers in one of the top five all-time scoring performances by the program.
But head coach Mark Kellogg still thinks there is more to be unlocked with his team.
"Still just trying to get maximum effort from all five players that are on the floor," Kellogg said after the win. "It's going to look picky or sound picky based on the score, but we have a standard...we know what Villanova exposed and we're still trying to get those things fixed."
The Mountaineers did just about everything perfectly on Monday – they shot 51 percent from the floor, forced an astonishing 35 turnovers which they turned into 54 points, won the rebounding battle 42-24, and recorded 25 assists on 37 made field goals. The one weak point seemed to be three-point shooting, as WVU did go just 6-of-24 from behind-the-arc – something Kellogg specifically pointed out as an issue WVU is "still trying to work on."
But whether that effort translates into truly fixing the problems Kellogg felt were exposed in the embarrassing loss to Villanova likely won't be discovered until the Mountaineers welcome Georgia Tech and Texas A&M to Morgantown for a pair of Power 5 clashes later this week. But until then, Kellogg doesn't seem he's fully convinced the problems are all solved – even after a nearly 70-point win.