No. 19 West Virginia women defeat East Carolina 79-47

No. 19 West Virginia women defeat East Carolina 79-47

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 9:47 p.m. ET

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) Teana Muldrow had season highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds and No. 19 West Virginia beat East Carolina 79-47 on Wednesday at the Savannah Invitational for the undefeated Mountaineers' sixth straight victory.

Tynice Martin, who made two free throws to extend her streak to 30 straight, and Kristina King each added 16 points, and Katrina Pardee, with three 3-pointers, had 10. Muldrow's double-double was the first this season for the junior and the second of her career.

Bre McDonald scored 19 points and Kristen Gaffney 11 for the Lady Pirates (4-2).

Martin scored six points in a 10-2 run to start the game and West Virginia led thereafter. The lead was 14 at halftime and 19 after three quarters. The Mountaineers outscored ECU 17-4 in the fourth quarter with the Lady Pirates going without a field goal over the final 7:40.

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