McCabe adds to WVU honors; Varsity Sports Update

The cross country team also had a historic day. Five Mountaineers finished in the top-15 to garner All-Big 12 honors, eclipsing a program record in the process. The squad also set a new low-point total at the Big 12 Conference Championships with 49, breaking the record 58 set in 2014.

This Week in Women’s Soccer: The Mountaineers continue competition at the 2022 Sprouts Farmers Market Big 12 Soccer Championship, as they prepare to face No. 1-seed Texas on Thursday, Nov. 3 … action at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex is tabbed for 5:30 p.m. ET, in Round Rock, Texas.

Last Week in Women’s Soccer: West Virginia wrapped up regular-season play with a 1-0 over Kansas State on Oct. 27, before opening the postseason with a 2-1 victory over Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship on Oct. 30 … in the first match of the week, the Mountaineers used a set-piece goal from senior forward/defender Julianne Vallerand in the 74th minute to top the visiting Wildcats … fifth-year senior defender Jordan Brewster was credited with the assist … the final stats showed the Mountaineers leading KSU, 11-7, in shots, including 4-1 in shots on goal … in WVU’s opening game of the Big 12 Championship, West Virginia used a 65th-minute header goal off a corner kick from fifth-year senior Lauren Segalla to take the lead, as well as a game-winning penalty kick from Brewster in the 84th minute to double it … the Cowgirls earned one back with a goal in the 85th minute, but the Mountaineers took the match, 2-1, to advance to the semifinals … sophomore forward Dilary Heredia-Beltran was credited with the assist on Segalla’s goal … in the final box score, WVU out-shot Oklahoma State, 11-4, and topped the Cowgirls in shots on goal, 7-3 … the two teams took six corner kicks apiece.

Notes: Vallerand’s goal against K-State was her second of the season as well as the 14th of her career, while Brewster’s assist marked her first of the season and 11th of her career … Brewster made her 96th career start in the season finale on Oct. 27, surpassing Sh’Nia Gordon (2015-18) for the most career starts in program history … the North Canton, Ohio, native has now started all 97 matches for which she has been available and has amassed 8,869 career minutes over her five-year career … Heredia-Beltran’s assist on Oct. 30, was her team-leading seventh of the season, as the Mountaineers scored their sixth goal off a corner kick this year … West Virginia advanced to the Big 12 Semifinals for the second consecutive year and are set to make their eighth appearance all time … Heredia-Beltran ranks third in the Big 12 in assists (7) and assists per game (0.39), while senior goalkeeper Kayza Massey is tied for third in the league in shutouts (7) and shutouts per game (0.37).

This Week in Men’s Soccer: The Mountaineers await the Sun Belt Championship, which begins on Sunday, Nov. 6, at a site to be determined … WVU’s quarterfinal opponent also is TBD.

Last Week in Men’s Soccer: West Virginia (6-6-4, 3-1-4 Sun Belt) capped the regular season with a 3-1 win at Georgia Southern on Oct. 28, in Statesboro, Georgia … redshirt junior midfielder/defender Sergio Ors Navarro scored the game-winner in the 44th minute, while redshirt senior midfielder/defender Dyon Dromers (28th) and fifth-year senior forward Adam Burchell (60th) also found the back of the net for WVU … the Mountaineers outshot the Eagles, 10-8, including 6-2 in the second half … Ors Navarro’s goal came just 59 seconds after the hosts tied the match at 1.

Notes: WVU finished with 13 points in Sun Belt play this fall … the squad currently sits in second place in the conference standings … with last week’s win, West Virginia improved to 2-0 all-time against Georgia Southern … Dromers’ goal was his fourth in the month of October, while Burchell tallied his third goal of the month … additionally, junior forward Yutaro Tsukada has now recorded an assist in six of the last seven matches … the Mountaineers have scored 17 goals in their last six matches … West Virginia enters the Sun Belt Championship with an all-time mark of 31-18-9 against league foes … WVU is unbeaten in seven straight matches, going 4-0-3 in that span.

This Week in Volleyball: West Virginia welcomes Oklahoma to the WVU Coliseum on Saturday, Nov. 5 … first serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET, and will be broadcast on ESPN+ … Saturday also is Mountaineer Kid’s Club Day and t-shirt pickup, a t-shirt giveaway and youth clinic day.

Last Week in Volleyball: WVU (7-16, 0-10 Big 12) continued its Big 12 Conference campaign when it took on Iowa State on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at the WVU Coliseum … the Mountaineers fell to the Cyclones in set three … fifth-year senior outside hitter Adrian Ell led the squad with 13 kills, while also tallying seven assists and nine digs … redshirt freshman setter Kamiah Gibson racked up 21 assists, while junior libero Skye Stokes notched 16 digs … West Virginia then travelled to Waco, Texas, to face No. 13 Baylor … freshman outside hitter Bailey Miller tallied eight kills … Stokes dug eight digs and Gibson led WVU with eight assists.

Notes: West Virginia ranks second in the Big 12 in opponent assists per set (10.89) and opponent kills per set (11.65) … the Mountaineers also rank third in service aces per set with 1.19 … through 23 matches, Stokes is fifth in the conference with 4.03 digs per set … Ell ranks ninth in the Big 12 in points per set (3.61), while Gibson ranks eighth in assists per set with 6.78.

This Week in Tennis: The Mountaineers return to action on Nov. 4-6 as they look to close their fall slate at the 2022 Fall Big 12 Individual Championships, in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Last Week in Tennis: WVU was off last week.

Notes: Sophomore Camilla Bossi and senior Ting-Pei Chang’s debuted tied for No. 37 on the ITA’s Preseason Doubles Rankings ... duo junior Momoko Nagato and sophomore Michaela Kucharova currently lead the Mountaineers in doubles with an 8-0 record, while Kucharova is currently undefeated in doubles play (9-0) ... Chang leads the team in singles (8-1) and overall record (15-4), while Nagato is a close second with 12-6.

This Week in Swimming & Diving: WVU travels to State College, Pennsylvania for its second dual meet of the season against Penn State on Nov. 4-5 ... the women’s squad will compete on Friday, Nov. 4, and action is set for 5 p.m. ET ... the men conclude the dual meet on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 11 a.m.

Last Week in Swimming & Diving: The Mountaineers were off last week.

Notes: Both squads sit at a 1-0 record on the season as they head into this weekends dual meet against PSU ... WVU now has three divers that have qualified for NCAA Zones, including Johns (1-meter, 3-meter), Tiemeier (1-meter) and sophomore Glenn Eloriaga (platform) ... Mullen, Cheatwood and Krusinski were all earned Big 12 weekly honors on Wednesday, Oct. 19, following their respective performances at the 2022 West Virginia State Games ... following the matchup against the Nittany Lions, West Virginia plays host to the annual WVU Invitational on Nov. 17-19, at the Aquatic Center at Mylan Park.

This Week in Rifle: West Virginia returns to the range from Nov. 5-6, as the team plays host to Alaska-Fairbanks, TCU and Kentucky for the inaugural WVU Fall Classic … the event will be held at the Bill McKenzie Rifle range inside the WVU Shell Building in Morgantown … the WVU Fall Classic is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET, each day.

Last Week in Rifle: The Mountaineers were off last week.

Notes: WVU currently ranks No. 3 nationally in aggregate average (4716.00) … additionally, the Mountaineers are No. 2 in the nation in air rifle average (2380.25) and are No. 4 in smallbore average (2335.75) … senior Mary Tucker continues to lead the squad in aggregate average (1188.5), smallbore average (590.5) and air rifle average (598) … the Sarasota, Florida, native ranks No. 3 nationally in aggregate score, No. 4 in air rifle score and No. 7 in smallbore score.

This Week in Cross Country: West Virginia continues the 2022 campaign with the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional hosted by Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania … the women’s 6k begins at 11 a.m. ET… the meet takes place at Penn State’s Blue and White Golf Course.

Last Week in Cross Country: WVU took second at the Big 12 Conference Championships with 49 points … redshirt junior Ceili McCabe led the way for the Mountaineers, finishing first in a time of 20:08.4 and becoming the first Mountaineer to win back-to-back individual Big 12 titles … sixth-year senior Mikaela Lucki followed McCabe with a time of 21:10.8, earning 10th place… redshirt senior Charlotte Wood finished 11th with a time of 21:14.4 … redshirt senior Jeanna Reix Charat kept the momentum going with a time of 21:26.1 and a 13th-place finish … additionally, redshirt junior Katherine Dowie crossed the finish line with a time of 21:30.4 in 14th and round out the top-five for WVU … West Virginia was one of 10 schools racing in the women’s 6k, with a total of 83 runners.

Notes: McCabe became the first WVU runner to win the Big 12 Individual title in 2021 … nine Mountaineers competed in Friday’s meet … the team also set a record with five Mountaineers earning All-Big 12 honors after each finished in the top-15 … Friday marked a program record for lowest point total at the Big 12 Championships and eclipsed the previous low point total of 58 in 2014 … Lucki, Wood, Dowie and McCabe all earned All-Big 12 honors for the second time in their career.

This Week in Golf: The Mountaineers concluded their fall season and will resume competition on Jan. 30 at the Arizona Intercollegiate in Tucson, Arizona.

Last Week in Golf: Junior Jackson Davenport finished tied for seventh place at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational at Isleworth Golf and Country Club in Windermere, Florida … Davenport, a native of Austin, Texas, shot 5-under-par with rounds of 69-70-72=211. Junior Will Stakel (76-74-76=226) and freshman Kaleb Wilson (72-71-83=226) tied for 44th place at 10-over-par … senior Trent Tipton posted rounds of 75-77-76=228 (+12), and sophomore Todd Duncan finished with rounds of 82-83-76=241 … sophomore Max Green competed as an individual and finished with rounds of 77-80-81=238 … as a team, the Mountaineers finished in 11th place with rounds of 292-292-300=884 (+20).

This Week in Women’s Basketball: West Virginia is off this week … WVU officially opens its 2022-23 season on Thursday, Nov. 10, when the Mountaineers play host to USC Upstate at the WVU Coliseum … tipoff against the Spartans is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET, and will be broadcast on Big 12 Now.

Last Week in Women’s Basketball: The Mountaineers defeated Fairmont State, 83-49, in their annual ‘Haunted Hoops’ exhibition on Oct. 30, inside the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown … West Virginia led by as many as 36 points in the game and never trailed … what’s more, West Virginia forced 30 Fairmont State turnovers, converting 35 points off those chances, and tallied 40 points in the paint … WVU’s scoring attack was led by a trio of double-digit scorers, including senior guard Jayla Hemingway, who finished the game with a game-high 14 points … she was joined in double figures by fifth-year senior guard Madisen Smith (13 points) and sophomore guard JJ Quinerly (12 points) .. in the rebounding column, five Mountaineers hauled in at least four rebounds in the contest … junior guard Savannah Samuel led WVU with five rebounds.

Notes: West Virginia returns seven players from last year’s squad, including Smith, who is in her fifth season with the Mountaineers … additionally, six newcomers join the team this year to make up WVU’s 13-woman squad … Smith and Quinerly were honorable mention selections on this year’s Preseason All-Big 12 Team … a native of Greenville, South Carolina, Smith has played in 112 games, including a team-best 107 starts, in her career … during her first four seasons at WVU, she has amassed 885 points, 429 assists, 255 rebounds and 125 steals … she also has finished in double figures 37 times in four years … in all-time program history, Smith is No. 10 in assists and is tied for No. 10 in starts … she also ranks in the top 15 in program history in minutes played and is the only Mountaineer with multiple 50-minute games in their career … a native of Norfolk, Virginia, Quinerly averaged 8.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.3 steals per game in 2021-22 … she was one of four Mountaineers to play in all 30 games, earning 12 starts, a year ago … she also racked up a team-high 68 steals a season ago, the most by a Mountaineer freshman since Maria Tchobanova tallied 74 during the 1995-96 season.

This Week in Wrestling: WVU officially opens its season in Salem, Virginia, to compete at the 13th annual Southeast Open on Saturday, Nov. 5 ... action takes place inside the Cregger Center on the campus of Roanoke College and is set to begin at 10 a.m. ET, and will be broadcast on FloWrestling.

Last Week in Wrestling: The West Virginia University wrestling team concluded its annual Wrestle-Offs over the weekend.

Notes: West Virginia received seven votes in the first NWCA Division I Preseason Wrestling Coaches’ poll … WVU joined eight other Big 12 programs that earned rankings or votes, including No. 4 Missouri, No. 10 Oklahoma State, No. 14 Iowa State, No. 20 Northern Iowa, No. 25 South Dakota State, Wyoming (21 votes), North Dakota State (8 votes), and Oklahoma (2 votes) … the Mountaineers return seven starters from a season ago and will begin the 2022-23 season with five mountaineers ranked nationally at their respective weight classes, including 2022 Big 12 champion and 2021 All-American Killian Cardinale and 2022 All-American Peyton Hall … the 165-pound Hall checks in at No. 8 of both FloWrestling and InterMat publications, while Cardinale ranks as high as No. 8 by InterMat and appears at No. 9, according to FloWrestling at 125 pounds … joining Cardinale and Hall in both rankings is redshirt junior Michael Wolfgram at heavyweight. Wolfgram comes in at No. 16 on FloWrestling’s list and No. 20 on InterMat’s ... redshirt junior Anthony Carman sealed one of the nine honorable mention spots in FloWrestling’s rankings at 184 pounds, while junior newcomer Sam Hillegas rounded out the group at No. 30 in the 149-weight class via InterMat … Hillegas comes to Morgantown after competing at 141 pounds for Virginia Tech … for the third straight year, WVU has signed one of the nation’s top prospects according to FloWrestling … freshman Brody Conley ranked No. 19 in the class of 2022, as he followed in the footsteps of redshirt freshman Jordan Titus (No. 25 – 2021) and junior Peyton Hall (No. 31 – 2020).