Skylar Forbes, Gia Cooke help No. 24 West Virginia women roll to 81-63 victory over Georgia Tech

ATLANTA -- — Skylar Forbes had 23 points, Gia Cooke scored 20 and No. 24 West Virginia rolled to an 81-63 victory over Georgia Tech on Sunday.

Forbes made 8 of 21 shots, including 3 of 10 from 3-point range, for the Mountaineers (3-0). Cooke shot 6 for 14, sinking 3 of 4 from distance and 5 of 6 at the free-throw line.

Kennedy Harris also hit 3 of 4 from distance and scored 11 for West Virginia. Khyala Ngodu pitched in with nine points and 10 rebounds.

Talayah Walker had 21 points on 7-for-20 shooting for the Yellow Jackets (2-1). Ariadna Termis scored 14.

Cooke had nine points and Harris hit two 3-pointers and scored eight to guide West Virginia to a 27-16 lead after one quarter.

Forbes had seven points in the second and the Mountaineers cruised into halftime with a 43-30 advantage.

West Virginia outrebounded Georgia Tech 19-10 before the break and turned nine offensive boards into 16 second-chance points.

Forbes scored half of West Virginia's 24 points in the third and the lead grew to 67-45 heading to the fourth.

West Virginia shot 48% from the floor — to Georgia Tech's 42% — and won the battle of the boards 37-28 with 14 coming at the offensive end, leading to 23 second-chance points.

The Mountaineers outscored the Yellow Jackets 42-26 in the paint.

Up next

West Virginia: Hosts Northwestern on Friday.

Georgia Tech: Hosts Maryland Eastern Shore on Thursday.

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