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Izzo-Brown Announces 2022 Addition

by Ashley O'Brien - December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 0407

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Dec. 13, 2021) – West Virginia University women’s soccer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown has announced the addition of midfielder Maddie Moreau to the 2022 spring roster. “We are so excited to have Maddie join our West Virginia family,” Izzo-Brown said. “She comes in with incredible experience, both as a player and

Payne Travels to Nigeria Women’s National Team Training Camp

by Ashley O'Brien - November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 0345

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Nov. 22, 2021) – Junior defender Nicole Payne of the West Virginia University women’s soccer team has been invited to participate in a Nigeria Women’s National Team training camp, held in Abuja, Nigeria, from Nov. 22-30, in preparation for the Cote D’ivoire Africa Women’s Championship Qualifier match in February

Three Earn CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors

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by Ashley O'Brien - November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 0225

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Nov. 11, 2021) – Three members of the West Virginia University women’s soccer team were named to the 2021 Academic All-District 2 First Team on Thursday, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Senior defender Jordan Brewster, junior forward/defender Julianne Vallerand and sophomore midfielder Lilly McCarthy

WVU Sports Weekly: Fall sports beginning postseason play, basketball is back

by Wesley Shoemaker - November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 0529

This past week brought a lot of opportunity and a lot of results for the Mountaineers. Women's soccer competed in the Big 12 Tournament, losing in the semifinals. Last Sunday, the Mountaineers beat Baylor 1-0. but then fell to Texas 0-0 (4-3) in penalty kicks on Thursday. West Virginia's fate

WVU and Texas Tie, Longhorns Advance In Penalty Shots

by Carleigh Minor - November 5, 2021November 5, 2021 0903

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

WVU Sports Weekly: Soccer, Football, Volleyball all pick up wins

by Wesley Shoemaker - November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 0430

This past week was an eventful week for West Virginia athletics. The Mountaineer men's and women's soccer teams picked up big wins over the weekend, while football and volleyball did the same against Iowa State. Women's soccer started the week with a 2-1 loss against Oklahoma State on Thursday. It

Mountaineers Fall to Cowgirls in Overtime, 2-1

by Quinn Burkitt - October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 0305

The West Virginia women’s soccer team fell to Oklahoma State in overtime on Thursday evening even after controlling the ball most of the night, 2-1. The winning goal for the Cowgirls came one minute and 11 seconds into the lone overtime period as Olyvia Dowell was able to find the back of

WVU Sports Weekly: Football, Soccer Have Solid Week

by Wesley Shoemaker - October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 0460

Across West Virginia athletics, there were a lot of teams that had positive results this past week, including football, and both men's and women's soccer. No. 25 West Virginia men's soccer had a heartbreaking loss, followed by a solid win this week. On Tuesday, the Mountaineers traveled to face No.

Double Over Time Ends With Scoreless Draw

by Carleigh Minor - October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 0352

In the third overtime contest of the season, the No. 18-ranked West Virginia University women's soccer team played into a double-overtime that resulted in a draw. The game was played in Austin, Texas at the Mike A. Myers Stadium and Soccer Field late Thursday Evening. The Mountaineers (9-4-3) were able

WVU Sports Weekly: Soccer Bounces Back

by Wesley Shoemaker - October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 0403

This week was a pretty good week for West Virginia athletics. Both Mountaineer soccer teams were able to pick up victories after having a bad stretch last week. No. 21 men's soccer was on the road on Saturday, facing Western Michigan in MAC play. The Mountaineers were down a goal