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Mountaineers prove too much for Pitt Panthers, win fourth straight ‘Brawl’

by Will Aldrich - November 15, 2019November 16, 2019 0765

PITTSBURGH PA- In the 187th edition of the Backyard Brawl, the West Virginia Mountaineers pulled away from the Pitt Panthers in the second half by a score of 68-53, highlighted by a double-double performance by Oscar Tshiebwe. Despite a back and forth first-half that displayed little rhythm on either side due

Dropped passes continue to plague WVU

by Shanna Rose - November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 0317

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--It's easy to place blame on Austin Kendall for all of West Virginia's offensive woes. However, the junior quarterback hasn't had the most help from his supporting cast, especially the receiving corps. Dropped passes has been a common theme for the young Mountaineer receivers all season. On Saturday, the wide

Neal Brown weekly press conference

by Shanna Rose - October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 0454

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.— Check out what West Virginia head coach Neal Brown has to say about Saturday’s upcoming game against Oklahoma. https://youtu.be/rOk0AYm5TO0 Cover Photo Credit: Kelsie LeRose, BGS

West Virginia faces Kansas to open Big 12 play as both teams come off of huge wins.

by Franklin Markel - September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 0260

The Mountaineers looked like a completely different squad last week. The Jayhawks looked like a completely different squad last week. Something has to give when these teams face off in Lawrence on Saturday. Kansas broke its 48 road game loosing streak last week when they defeated Boston College in surprising

N.C. State game brings Gibson back home

by Ashley O'Brien - September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 0436

Morgantown, W.Va. - The theme of returning home has rang true for all three of West Virginia's non-conference games thus far in the 2019 season. The season opener against James Madison brought home head coach Curt Cignetti to Morgantown. The first road trip, against the Missouri Tigers, allowed Chase Behrndt

West Virginia’s upcoming trip to Spain should answer our key questions about next season

by Franklin Markel - August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 0164

The West Virginia Mountaineers fell off the map a bit last season. After four straight NCAA tournament berths and three sweet sixteens in four years WVU entered the 2018-2019 slate ranked 13th in the country. An opening loss to Buffalo sent the Mountaineers into a season long spiral, finishing 15-21,

Mountaineer Notebook

by Shanna Rose - June 27, 2019 0161

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Over the last few weeks, several things have been happening in the world of West Virginia Athletics. James Madison game time announced The Mountaineers and the Dukes will kickoff on Aug. 31 at 2 p.m. and will be broadcast on AT&T SportsNet. Oscar Tshiebwe enrolls at WVU Big man Oscar Tshiebwe enrolled in summer

No. 14 WVU rallies to beat No. 13 Iowa State on the road

by Shanna Rose - February 3, 2016February 3, 2016 084

AMES, Iowa--Jaysean Paige came off the bench and scored 23 points, including a huge 3-pointer with 1:05 left as No. 14 West Virginia rallied to beat No. 13 Iowa State 81-76 on Monday night. Devin Williams had 17 points and 18 rebounds for the Mountaineers (18-4, 7-2 Big 12). Daxter Miles Jr.