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No. 4 Texas Tech rallies past WVU

by Shanna Rose - May 7, 2017 077

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--The West Virginia University baseball team lost the second game of a doubleheader to No. 4 Texas Tech 4-3 on Saturday night at Monongalia County Ballpark. The Mountaineers (26-19, 10-10 Big 12) jumped out to a 3-1 lead but things went south after a rain delay. “We were winning when it started

Carter, Phillip and Adrian receive Big 12 postseason awards

by Shanna Rose - March 5, 2017March 5, 2017 097

Irving, Texas — For the first time in Big 12 history, three schools have captured all of the major men’s basketball postseason awards. Frank Mason III (Player of the Year), Bill Self (Coach) and Josh Jackson (Freshman) of Kansas have been recognized, with West Virginia’s Jevon Carter (Defensive Player) and

2017 WVU Basketball: Do Not Attempt To Predict What Will Happen Next

by Ashley O'Brien - February 19, 2017 0329

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--If there is one thing we have learned about the West Virginia Mountaineers 2017 hoops squad it's this--we have learned absolutely nothing about them. It is a very weird situation that it is mid-February and WVU (21-6, 9-5 Big 12) has four games remaining in the regular season and not any

WVU advances to No. 7 in this weeks AP Poll

by Shanna Rose - January 16, 2017January 16, 2017 087

Morgantown -- Top 25 rankings were released earlier today and the Mountaineers men's basketball team saw a jump up in both polls. West Virginia moved up three spots in this weeks Associated Press Top 25 poll to No. 7 and two spots in the USA Today Coaches' Poll at No. 8. WVU (15-2,

WVU’s secondary continues to flourish

by Shanna Rose - October 26, 2016October 26, 2016 0108

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Coming into this season, the West Virginia University football team had lots of questions regarding its secondary. The Mountaineers lost several key contributors from last season's team and had several new faces, some with limited playing time. "Obviously at corner we had no idea what we were going to do

Mountaineers Score Huge Road Win over Texas Tech

by Ashley O'Brien - October 15, 2016 081

The 20th ranked West Virginia Mountaineers have proven at least for now, that they are for real. After hearing all week how they would be run out of Lubbock, Texas because of the lethal offense of their opponent, the Mountaineers dominated from start to finish en route to a huge 48-17 road

WVU picked second in Big 12 preseason poll

by Shanna Rose - October 13, 2016 085

Article Credit: Rob Carolla Irving, Texas - For the fifth consecutive year, Kansas is the preseason choice to win the Big 12 men’s basketball regular season championship. The Jayhawks were a unanimous selection and are the favorite for the 15th time in conference history overall. KU will have four of its top

Everything falling in place for WVU baseball

by Shanna Rose - May 13, 2016May 13, 2016 0126

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Baseball is a long season and back in April it looked like it might be a long season for the West Virginia University baseball team. The Mountaineers began the season 10-4 with a series sweep against UNLV but things quickly turned sour. TCU annihilated WVU in a three-game series on the

WVU baseball wins series over Baylor after doubleheader

by Shanna Rose - April 30, 2016April 30, 2016 083

MORGANTOWN- After the Mountaineer baseball, 10-0, game one victory Friday evening, WVU takes the series 2-1 over the Baylor Bears Saturday afternoon. Due to inclement weather in the forecast for most of the weekend, games two and three of the series were played as a doubleheader that began at noon. In the days

Mountaineers looking to make history with tournament win

by Shanna Rose - March 10, 2016 088

KANSAS CITY, Mo.–Unlike last year, the Mountaineers enter the second round of the Big 12 tournament with a fully healthy team. Fans watched Jonathan Holton get injured in the regular season finale at Baylor. The sprained ankle kept Holton out of practice on Monday. However, Holton was able to practice on Wednesday, and Bob Huggins