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West Virginia looking for statement win in Austin on Saturday night

by Quinn Burkitt - January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 0262

After getting their first Big 12 victory over Texas Tech in Morgantown earlier this week, the West Virginia women’s basketball team is back in action at No. 12 Texas this Saturday inside the Erwin Center. While the Mountaineers (8-5, 1-2 Big 12) were able to handle Texas Tech with the

AP Top 25 Basketball Poll: Big 12 in store for a BIG week

by Wesley Shoemaker - December 6, 2021December 6, 2021 0740

On Monday, the weekly Associated Press men's college basketball poll was released, and it featured four teams, including three inside the top ten. No. 2 Baylor, No. 7 Texas, No. 8 Kansas, and No. 17 Iowa State all stayed steady or climbed in the rankings. The rankings features No. 1

WVU and Texas Tie, Longhorns Advance In Penalty Shots

by Carleigh Minor - November 5, 2021November 5, 2021 0916

Round Rock, Texas - The West Virginia women's soccer team did not advance to the Big 12 Championship game after falling to Texas in penalty shots. West Virginia and Texas tied 0-0, but UT will advance following a 4-3 advantage in penalty shots. WVU went into the second game of the conference

Ranking WVU’s Opponents for the 2021 Season

by Ethan Bock - May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 01130

1 . Long Island Long Island—an FCS team—is currently playing their 2020-21 games this spring, with a current record of 2-2. In the 2019 season, the Sharks couldn't get a single win, going 0-10. LIU will come to Morgantown on Sept. 11 for the home opener in Milan Puskar Stadium.

WVU Ranked No. 15 in Preseason AP Poll

by Ethan Bock - November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 0650

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - (November 9, 2020) -- The Associated Press released their first top 25 poll of the season, ranking the Mountaineers at No. 15. Notable Big 12 Foes are No. 2 - BaylorNo. 6 - KansasNo. 14 - Texas TechNo. 19 - Texas The Preseason Top 25 poll: Gonzaga BaylorVillanovaVirginiaIowaKansasWisconsinIllinoisDukeKentuckyCreightonTennesseeMichigan StateTexas TechWest

Carter, Phillip and Adrian receive Big 12 postseason awards

by Shanna Rose - March 5, 2017March 5, 2017 01117

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 02503

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

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by Shanna Rose - January 16, 2017January 16, 2017 0727

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 picked second in Big 12 preseason poll

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by Shanna Rose - October 13, 2016 0703

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

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by Shanna Rose - May 13, 2016May 13, 2016 0826

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