After Saturday's 106-60 victory over Atlantic-10 rival West Virginia at Rec Hall, the performance of the No. 2 women's basketball team could be described in one word.

Unstoppable.

Just ask Lady Mountaineer coach Scott Harrelson.

"I think we ran into a big buzzsaw," he said. "Penn State was on top of their game. I don't think there was a single player who came into the game that wasn't on top of their game."

Or guard Rosemary Kosiorek.

"This is a loss, I don't know if you can call it disappointing, besides the fact that we got crushed," she said.

No matter what combination Coach Rene Portland put into the game, it worked. Co-captain guard Tanya Garner scored 17; Helen Holloway had 14 points and six rebounds; and Susan Robinson had 12 points and 10 rebounds.

"They beat us with every player on their team if they can play like that consistently they may be the best team in the country," Harrelson said.

Penn State raised its record to 15-1 and 7-1 in the A-10, by winning its 22nd straight home game, while the Lady Mountaineers fell to 9-7 and 4-3. The 22 straight wins ties the school record set from Feb. 18 1984 to Jan. 18, 1986.

The Lady Lions appear to be gearing up for their small road trip, tomorrow night at Maryland and Saturday against St. Bonaventure, and their next home game, Feb. 5 against Rutgers. Penn State's only loss of the year was an 84-70 loss to Rutgers on Jan. 12.

Penn State jumped all over West Virginia before 3,137 fans, and just about decided the game by halftime. The Lady Lions scored the first nine points of the game, paced by four points by Tina Henry and three by Robinson.

The lead continued to grow and at the 7:40 mark after Terri Williams hit a 3-pointer, the Lady Lions held their biggest lead at 32-7. Constant defensive pressure contributed to the scoring bulge.

"We are very, very pleased with the defensive effort to start this game off and throughout the game," Portland said.

The lead went as high as 30 points, but the Lady Mountaineers made a mini-run to cut the lead to 51-25 at the half. The second half was no different than the first, as the team used a variety of players to dominate the game. Both coaches commented on the scrappy play of Holloway, who is just a freshman.

"Helen Holloway was all over the place, she didn't shoot that well but she kept getting it back," Harrelson said.

"If she's not Rookie of the Year in our league, I'm going to be shocked," Portland said.

The lead again grew to 30 points after Robinson hit a jumper, to 40 after center Kathy Phillips hit a 3-pointer at the 13:10 mark and to the half century plateau after a Garner free throw with 10:21 left. From then on, the Lady Lions went through the motions in the 46-point victory.

"Today we sent a message that, yes, Rutgers you have to come and beat us on our home and, yes, Maryland we can go away and beat you on your court," Garner said.

Lynn Dougherty and Phillips added 11 and 10 points, respectively, for a team that shot 53.4 percent from the field; in addition, every player scored.

"I like to think that I never lost it (shooting touch) but I'm just trying to work on becoming more consistent," Dougherty said.