How to Watch West Virginia vs. Columbia: TV Channel, Time, Live Stream - Women's NCAA Tournament First Round 2025

Updated Mar. 22, 2025 9:21 a.m. ET

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The No. 6 West Virginia Mountaineers (24-7) meet the No. 11 Columbia Lions (24-6) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, beginning at 2 p.m. ET.

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Continue reading to get everything you need to know ahead of watching on the West Virginia-Columbia matchup.

West Virginia vs. Columbia Game Information & Streaming

• Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025
• Time: 2 p.m. ET
• Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Venue: Carmichael Arena
• TV: Watch on ESPNews
• Follow this game live on FOX Sports

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West Virginia Insights

• West Virginia outscores opponents by 20.4 points per game (scoring 75.9 per game to rank 35th in college basketball while giving up 55.5 per contest to rank 14th in college basketball) and has a +632 scoring differential overall.
• JJ Quinerly's team-leading 20.6 points per game ranks 15th in the country.
• West Virginia pulls down 31.7 rebounds per game (193rd in college basketball) while conceding 28.2 per outing to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 3.5 boards per game.
• Kyah Watson's 7.5 rebounds per game lead West Virginia and rank 158th in college basketball play.
• The Mountaineers make 7.2 three-pointers per game (85th in college basketball), 1.8 more than their opponents (5.4). They are shooting 33.1% from beyond the arc (103rd in college basketball) while allowing opponents to shoot 30.2%.
• West Virginia's most prolific three-point shooter, Sydney Shaw, ranks 79th in the nation with 2.2 made threes per game.
• The Mountaineers rank 32nd in college basketball with 93.7 points scored per 100 possessions, and fourth in college basketball defensively with 68.5 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• West Virginia wins the turnover battle by 7.0 per game, committing 15.1 (171st in college basketball) while its opponents average 22.1.
• Watson's 3.2 steals per game lead the team, and are seventh in college basketball action.

West Virginia Leaders

• Quinerly: 20.6 PTS, 3 REB, 3.1 AST, 3 STL, 0.3 BLK
• Jordan Harrison: 13.5 PTS, 3.3 REB, 4.5 AST, 2.1 STL, 0.2 BLK
• Watson: 5.9 PTS, 7.5 REB, 1.5 AST, 3.2 STL, 0.5 BLK
• Shaw: 11.7 PTS, 3.7 REB, 1.7 AST, 1.8 STL, 0.3 BLK
• Jordan Thomas: 6.1 PTS, 4.2 REB, 0.4 AST, 0.4 STL, 0.3 BLK

Columbia Insights

• Columbia has a +435 scoring differential, topping opponents by 14.5 points per game. It is putting up 73.1 points per game, 60th in college basketball, and is giving up 58.6 per contest to rank 57th in college basketball.
• Riley Weiss is ranked 48th in college basketball with a team-leading 18 points per game.
• Columbia wins the rebound battle by an average of 7.7 boards. It grabs 35 rebounds per game (53rd in college basketball) compared to its opponents' 27.3.
• Perri Page's 6.2 rebounds per game lead Columbia and rank 325th in the nation.
• The Lions knock down 2.1 more threes per contest than the opposition, 7.7 (52nd in college basketball) compared to their opponents' 5.6.
• Columbia's most prolific three-point shooter, Weiss, hits 3.1 per game (sixth-best in college basketball).
• The Lions score 92.6 points per 100 possessions (47th in college basketball), while conceding 74.2 points per 100 possessions (44th in college basketball).
• Columbia has had fewer turnovers than its opponents this season, committing 12.6 per game (43rd in college basketball) while forcing 16.9 (84th in college basketball).
• The Lions are led by Kitty Henderson in steals, with 2.3 per game (50th in college basketball).

Columbia Leaders

• Henderson: 13.3 PTS, 6 REB, 4.9 AST, 2.3 STL, 0.2 BLK
• Cecelia Collins: 13.7 PTS, 5.5 REB, 4.6 AST, 1.3 STL, 0.2 BLK
• Weiss: 18 PTS, 3.4 REB, 1.2 AST, 1.1 STL, 0.1 BLK
• Page: 7.3 PTS, 6.2 REB, 1 AST, 1.3 STL, 0.2 BLK
• Susie Rafiu: 7 PTS, 4.6 REB, 1.2 AST, 1 STL, 0.4 BLK

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