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Big 12 schedule announced for West Virginia women’s basketball team

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia women’s basketball team, in conjunction with the Big 12 Conference, released the 2020-21 league schedule Monday.

The Mountaineers are set to begin league play at home and finish the regular season on the road before traveling to the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship in Kansas City, Mo.

West Virginia opens Big 12 play on Dec. 10, as the team welcomes Baylor to the WVU Coliseum. WVU then embarks on its first conference road trip with a match-up against Oklahoma State on Dec. 18, in Stillwater, Okla.

After breaking for the holiday season, the Mountaineers return to conference play with a two-game road trip to Kansas. West Virginia opens with a road tilt against Kansas on Jan. 2, in Lawrence, before traveling to Manhattan to take on Kansas State on Jan. 5.

WVU then returns to Morgantown for a pair of games against Texas and Texas Tech. The Mountaineers will square off against the Longhorns on Jan. 9, and the Lady Raiders on Jan. 13. From there, the Mountaineers travel to Norman, Okla., on Jan. 16, for a showdown with the Oklahoma Sooners.

After its quick road trip, West Virginia returns to the WVU Coliseum for two games. WVU will play K-State on Jan. 20, and Oklahoma State on Jan. 23.

West Virginia hits the road for the fourth time in conference play this season from Jan. 27-30, as the team travels to Texas Tech and TCU. The Mountaineers are scheduled to begin the road trip on Jan. 27, against the Lady Raiders in Lubbock, followed by a matchup against the Horned Frogs on Jan. 30, in Fort Worth.

WVU will then make a quick trip home to face Iowa State on Feb. 3, before returning to the Lone Star State to take on Texas in Austin on Feb. 6.

The Mountaineers head back to town for a two-game homestand against Kansas and Oklahoma. WVU is scheduled to host the Jayhawks on Feb. 10, and the Sooners on Feb. 14.

West Virginia is set to play two of its final three games of the regular season on the road. Following a trip to Waco, Texas, to face off against Baylor on Feb. 17, the Mountaineers return to the WVU Coliseum to close out their home season against TCU on Feb. 24.

WVU finishes the regular season against Iowa State on Feb. 24, in Ames, Iowa, before heading to the 2021 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship in Kansas City.