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Morgantown – four years, three different trainers, 121 games and 1,906 points and count.

The big ones are often defined and immortalized by the numbers they impose. Babe Ruths 714 Home Runs. Michael Jordans six NBA titles. Tom Bradys seven Super Bowl wins.

Very few women's basketball players at WVU have set up the type of statistics that JJ has reached strangely.

But her story goes beyond numbers. During its time, the Star Guard developed too much more than just a name in the box points.

“I definitely had the feeling that I became a face in the community,” she said on Wednesday, after taking a school record with 38 points in the leading WVU No. 18 in Utah 75-46 in the Colosseum. “I will go to Kroger to get my food and the people may notice me.

“I love it. I know that this city will have my back, no matter what happens. If I ever come back and need help with something or need a job, I know that someone has my back. This loyalty is why I stayed. “

If this night indeed played in the Colosseum for the last time this night, the senior saved her best for the last time.

The 38 points bang Christie Lambert and Meg Bulger for most of the time in a game of a WVU player.

It shot 16 out of 21 from the ground, including 4 out of 5 from the 3-point range.

Perhaps the most amazing part of the night was in the early bad difficulties and only had two points into the second quarter. At the end of the third quarter it was up to 29.

“It was easy from the perspective of coaching,” said WVU head coach, Mark Kellogg. “Just bring the ball to No. 11 and get hell out of the way and let your thing do it.”

Whether this was the last game of Quinerlys in Morgantown or not. The mountaineers (22-6, 12-5 BIG 12) could still have a chance from external to earn the right to organize a regionally in the NCAA tournament, and impose the possibility of two other games in Morgantown next month.

The victory against Utah (21-7, 12-5) was the third quad 1 season victory of WVU-E-es was the 17th victory in a row in the Colosseum in Follow-up and the mountaineers entered the NECAA Netto ranking in 13th place.

“There is probably a chance from outside,” said Kellogg. “We have to win many games in the conference tournament. I don't know if that means winning the whole thing, I have no idea. We just have to win further. We must certainly increase our curriculum vitae. “

As for the game itself, Quinerly's performance was a highlight show with its traditional trips to the edge, which sneaks behind an opposing guard for theft, 3-point shots and mid-range jumpers.

“It was the best performance I have ever taken in as a coach,” said Kellogg.

It was a top performance that included so many other impressive moments during their career.

If you are all added, the only number that can best define Quinerly's services is 4.147. That was the average number of visitors at the 16 WVU home games in their last year.

It not only set up a program record, but also the previous record that was set last season last season, an average of 1,286 per game.

Quinerly simply didn't face a face in the community. She became a reason to be happy about the women's basketball in Morgantown.

“In my first year there was no such big fan base at the games,” said Quinerly. “The fans came in my second year. When Kellogg came and then Iowa game (in the NCAA 2024), it was like a boat load from fans. We definitely feed on it and play out our hearts when they start screaming. “

There was a lot to cheer for the fans over Wednesday. The defense of the WVU held Utah in the first quarter to just five points and began to heat himself across the second quarter, and the climber's lead grew steadily.

In the third quarter it started to achieve painfully buckets as if it were alone in the Colosseum.

It put the 30-point mark in the shade for only 30 seconds in the fourth quarter. She scored 34 points with a 3 pointer with 8:19, which broke up her earlier career.

“I just let it fly,” said strange. “I didn't really know how many I had.”

She met a cross-over dribble, which led her to a foul line jumper for 36 points, then began to cramp and came out of the game.

After 3:36 remained, he urgently returned and tied the school record with a Fastbreak-Lay-up. If she hadn't started again at this time, she may have had the opportunity to go 40.

“Yes, I went out,” he admitted.

The mountaineers are now set up to end the regular season in Cincinnati on Saturday before preparing for the Big 12 tournament.

Who knows what will have prepared for it.

“I'm really proud of this child here,” said Kellogg when he threw quinerly over. “For your last game, the special thing is what it did. She is a special child and a special player. “