OVIEDO, Fla. (Interstat) — The West Virginia women’s basketball team used a decisive third-quarter surge to defeat UCF 74-62 in a Big 12 Conference game Wednesday night at CFE Arena.

Leading 25-27 at halftime, the Mountaineers broke the game open by outscoring the Knights 31-9 in the third period. UCF rallied with a 26-point fourth quarter but could not close the gap.

Jordan Harrison led West Virginia with 16 points and seven assists. Khyala Ngodu scored a game-high 21 points for UCF. The Mountaineers improved to 23-6 overall, while the Knights fell to 10-18. Attendance was 1,789.