MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--On Sunday, the West Virginia University women's soccer team hosted its annual 4-versus-4 Breast Cancer Tournament. The small-sided tournament raises funds for the Betty Puskar Breast Care Center at WVU’s Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center. "Betty and I are friends, women's soccer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown said. "But it was very important to her
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WVU’s Kadeisha Buchanan wins Women’s World Cup Young Player Award
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-- WVU's Kadeisha Buchanan received the 2015 Hyundai Young Player Award at the FIFA Women's World Cup for her work on the Canadian National Team. Buchanan was one of three nominated for the award. Norwegian forward Ada Hegerberg and Chinese midfielder Jiali Tang were the other nominees. The 19-year-old center back from
No. 7 Mountaineers Eliminated from NCAA Tournament
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (November 15, 2014) – Though the No. 7-ranked Mountaineers pushed their unbeaten streak to a program-record 19 matches, a 0-0 draw was not enough, as the third-seeded West Virginia University women’s soccer team was eliminated from the 2014 NCAA Tournament by Georgetown tonight at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The
Women’s Soccer Earns Highest Ranking Since 2009
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (November 11, 2014) – On the heels of its second straight Big 12 Soccer Championship title, the West Virginia University women’s soccer team is up two spots to No. 7 in today’s National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Final Regular-Season Poll. The ranking