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No. 15 WVU Heads to Waco for a Top-15 Matchup

by Ashley O'Brien - October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 054

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Oct. 28, 2020) – Riding a four-match win streak, the No. 15-ranked West Virginia University volleyball team opens the second half of Big 12 Conference play in Waco, Texas, with a pair of matches at No. 2 Baylor on Oct. 29-30. The Mountaineers (5-3) first match against the Lady Bears

Meet the Opponent: Kansas State Wildcats

by Ashley O'Brien - October 27, 2020October 29, 2020 064

The Mountaineers are coming off a frustrating road loss in their second of five games in row through October and November, and will now play a noon Halloween game against one of the top teams in the Big 12. The Kansas State Wildcats are coming off a blistering defeat of

Four More Men’s Basketball Home Games Announced

by Ashley O'Brien - October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 0346

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (October 27, 2020) – West Virginia University Director of Athletics Shane Lyons has announced four additional home nonconference home games for the Mountaineer men’s basketball team this season. The Mountaineers will open their home portion of the schedule on Wednesday, Dec. 2, against Youngstown State. This is the third

Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium To Open with Limited Capacity

by Ashley O'Brien - October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 0179

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Oct. 27, 2020) – West Virginia University and its Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will welcome fans back to Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium for the first time this fall on Friday, Oct. 30, when the Mountaineer women’s soccer team plays host to Kansas. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET. The

Stahl Named Student-Athlete of the Week

by Ashley O'Brien - October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 0248

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (October 26, 2020) – Following her game-winning goal on Oct. 23, at Oklahoma, junior forward Alina Stahl of the West Virginia University women’s soccer team has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments. Stahl helped the Mountaineers to a 1-0 win over the Sooners when

Texas Game On A Six-Day Window

by Ashley O'Brien - October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 0254

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (October 26, 2020) – The Big 12 Conference has announced that ESPN and Fox will utilize a six-day window to announce the broadcast network and time slot for WVU's Saturday, Nov. 7 Big 12 Conference football game against Texas at Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium. The game

Around the Big 12: Oklahoma State looks to be the team to beat

by Ashley O'Brien - October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 0188

After the Mountaineers picked their helmets off the floor of the Red Raiders visitors' locker room, the rest of the Big 12 continued to prove what West Virginia found out earlier in the season; Oklahoma State is the team to beat. Let's take a look at what happened around the

Nagato Advances to Semifinals

by Ashley O'Brien - October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 083

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Oct. 24, 2020) – Freshman Momoko Nagato of the West Virginia University tennis team advanced to the semifinal round of this weekend’s Fall Circuit tournament on Saturday afternoon at the Summit Tennis Academy in Morgantown. “It was another good day of competition today,” WVU coach Miha Lisac. “These matches are

Blue Gold Sports Staff Predictions: Texas Tech Red Raiders

by Ashley O'Brien - October 24, 2020October 23, 2020 0430

The Mountaineers are on their second of five games in row this Saturday, hopefully successfully dodging tortillas and coming home with a win after playing the Texas Tech Red Raiders in Lubbock. Here's what the staff thinks for this week's game: Ashley O'Brien: The Mountaineers have had a fire lit

Three Mountaineers Advance to Round of 16

by Ashley O'Brien - October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 0113

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Oct. 23, 2020) – Three members of the West Virginia University tennis team advanced to the round of 16 of this weekend’s Fall Circuit tournament on Friday afternoon, at the Summit Tennis Academy, in Morgantown. Freshman Amber Fuller began the day with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Aditi Vaidya, before