During his press conference Feb. 13, Coach Kellogg took a moment to reflect on the impact his seniors have had on the women’s basketball program at WVU. On Saturday, six Mountaineer seniors will be acknowledged for their senior night during their game against Cincinnati.
“It’s been a blended family that’s been great. All fantastic people, they’ve had different roles in their years here, some multiple, some three or four like with JJ,” Kellogg said.
When asked about star player, JJ Quinerly, staying at WVU rather than transferring, Kellogg was quick to admire her loyalty. “She’s just a loyal, loyal kid and she wanted to truly leave a legacy and make this better than it was before she got here,” Kellogg said. “It certainly helps when that type of player stays and talent draws other talent,” he added. During her four years in Morgantown, Quinerly experienced three head coaching changes.
Kellogg also gave praise to players Kyah Watson and Kylee Blasksten for sticking through the coaching change. “That is not easy to do. They bought in, hopefully they’ve enjoyed and thought the decision was the right one,” coach Kellogg said.
Watson leads the team with 7.7 rebounds a game and Blaskten has averaged 7.3 points a game.
While Kellogg acknowledged what these girls have done, he made it clear that the job isn’t finished. “It’s always senior day but you get defined a lot by what happens after senior day…” he said.
The last stretch of five games will be crucial in determining the legacy that this team will leave. The Mountaineers will be facing two ranked opponents in their next five and look to solidify their campaign this season heading into this postseason.
