Papineau Named Student-Athlete of the Week

October 16, 2017 02:00 PM | Baseball, General, Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming & Diving, Rifle, Cross Country, Rowing, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Volleyball

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By: WVU Athletic Communications

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - After leading the Mountaineers to a second-place finish at The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational, sophomore Etienne Papineau of the WVU golf team has been named the West Virginia Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.

The St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada, native used a career-low score of 69 in the first round to set the tone for the weekend.

Papineau shot a career-low 54-hole total of 211 at the tournament and tied for second overall. It also marked a career-best -5 versus par. His final score also marked the best by a WVU player in the history of the invitational.

This Week in Women's Soccer: The No. 7 Mountaineers close their home regular-season slate at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium with a pair of matches … WVU kicks off against Texas Tech on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 5 p.m., on ESPNU, before facing TCU on Sunday, Oct. 22, at 1 p.m. … the first 200 fans on Thursday night will receive a free long-sleeve shirt … Sunday is a Dollar Day, with all tickets and select concessions available for $1 each … additionally, it's Senior Day, and WVU will honor the careers of Michaela Abam, Heather Kaleiohi, Alli Magaletta, Amandine Pierre-Louis and Carla Portillo prior to kickoff.

Last Week in Women's Soccer: WVU (12-3, 4-1) cruised to a 4-0 victory over Iowa State on Oct. 13, in Morgantown … Magaletta scored 6:15 into the match, and WVU received second-half goals from Abam, Kaleiohi and freshman forward Lauren Segalla … WVU scored on three of its season-high 13 corner kicks … the Mountaineers finished with a 25-6 shot edge, placing seven attempts on-frame, and denied ISU a shot on-goal ... the Cyclones also earned one corner kick.

Notes: The game-winner was the first of the season for Magaletta … WVU's win was its fourth straight and pushed its unbeaten home streak against Big 12 opponents to 23, a conference record … dating back to 2009, the Mountaineers are now unbeaten in their last 37 home conference matches, the third-longest streak actively … eight different Mountaineers factored into the team's four goals … Abam's goal was her 37th career score, and she continues to rank No. 5 in program history … her point total moved to 90, and she ranks alone at No. 6 in the WVU record book … sophomore Rylee Foster played 76:44 in between the posts and earned the win.

This Week in Men's Soccer: West Virginia returns home for another matchup against a ranked opponent when it hosts No. 9 Western Michigan on Friday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. ET … tickets are available at WVUGAME.com, 1-800-WVU GAME or on game day at the Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium ticket office … it is Social Media Night, and the team's social media accounts, @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, will be giving away prizes all week, while free t-shirts will be given out at the game, with instructions on how to win posted on social media.

Last Week in Men's Soccer: The Mountaineers began the week with a 1-0 upset victory over No. 5 Michigan State on Oct. 11 … West Virginia then resumed Mid-American Conference play with a 0-0 double overtime draw at Bowling Green on Oct. 14 … sophomore Albert Andres-Llop netted the game-winner in the 51st minute on Wednesday as WVU earned its first win over a top-10 team at home since 2011 … junior Jorge Quintanilla assisted on the goal and freshman keeper Steven Tekesky made one save and the Mountaineer defense cleared another shot off the line … at Bowling Green, Tekesky made a career-best three saves as WVU recorded its eighth shutout of the season.

Notes: The Mountaineers are 7-3-4 on the season and are in fourth place in the MAC with an 0-0-2 record, one point out of second place … WVU's win over No. 5 Michigan State was its first over a top-10 team since a 1-0 victory against No. 7 Georgetown in last season's opening weekend … the win was West Virginia's first over a top-10 opponent at home since a 2-0 triumph over No. 1 UConn in 2011 … the Spartans, ranked No. 1 in the NCAA RPI and in the top 12 in all four major polls, were shut out for just the second time this season and West Virginia held MSU to a season-low-tying two shots on goal in the contest … Andres-Llop's goal was his team-leading fifth of the season, while Quintanilla's assist was his team-best fifth of the year … Tekesky earned the shutout in both games last week, as the Mountaineers now have eight on the season, matching their total from a year ago.

Coach Marlon LeBlanc following Saturday's game at Bowling Green: "You go on the road, it's always going to be tough, and Bowling Green is a grind-it-out team, and they really made us grind tonight. We had a lot of the ball and a lot of good possession. We had two unbelievable chances there and just missed the frame and missed chances to score. I thought our approach was right, we put them under a lot of pressure and really limited them to set pieces and throw-ins. I thought we were in control of the game and just didn't take our chances very well tonight. It's a point on the road in a tough conference game, and we'll look to move forward, have a good week of training and get ready for one of the top teams in the country in Western Michigan at home at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium on Friday."

This Week in Volleyball: The Mountaineers (13-6, 2-4) will head to Ames, Iowa, for a Big 12 match against No. 23 Iowa State (12-4, 3-3) on Wednesday, Oct. 18 … first serve against the Cyclones is set for 7:30 p.m. ET … WVU then returns home for a 1 p.m. match against Kansas State (9-11, 2-5) on Saturday, Oct. 21 … Saturday's match also marks the Mountaineers' annual pink match for breast cancer awareness … West Virginia will don pink jerseys in support of the cause … WVU Medicine will be sponsoring the match and collecting donations to the WVU Cancer Institute … fans are encouraged to wear pink to the match and can get the official WVU sports pink t-shirt with a donation of $10 or more to WVU Medicine.

Last Week in Volleyball: WVU snapped a four-game losing streak Friday evening, claiming a 3-1 triumph over Big 12 foe Oklahoma for the first time in program history … the Mountaineers won in set scores of 18-25, 25-21, 25-20 and 25-16 over the Sooners … four Mountaineers finished the night hitting .300 or better, with the team hitting .213 on the evening … sophomore outside hitter Payton Caffrey paved the way for WVU with 19 kills (.343), followed by sophomore right side Natania Levak with nine … senior middle blocker Mia Swanegan hit a team-high .375, recording eight kills in the match … sophomore setter Erin Slide assisted on 39 kills, while senior libero Gianna Gotterba had a team-high 11 digs … freshman middle blocker Katie DeMeo also recorded eight blocking attacks for the Mountaineers, while Swanegan and Levak posted six apiece … as a team, West Virginia had 49 kills and just 23 errors on 122 total swings with 15 team blocks.

Notes: Friday's Big 12 win was WVU's first since Sept. 20, 2017, when the Mountaineers defeated TCU, 3-1, inside the WVU Coliseum … prior to Friday's victory, the Sooners boasted an 11-0 advantage in the all-time series … Caffrey continues to lead the Big 12 with 0.43 aces per set and ranks inside the top 10 in points (eighth) and kills (eighth) … additionally, Slinde sits inside the top five in service aces (fourth) and assists (fourth) … the sophomore setter averages 0.30 service aces and 10.28 assists per set … defensive specialist Lindsay Proctor also ranks ninth in service aces, averaging 0.21 aces per set … Swanegan ranks third with 1.17 blocks per set, while DeMeo ranks eighth with 1.07 blocks per set … Hasting also ranks ninth with 3.46 digs per set … as a team, West Virginia is hitting .239 and holding its opponents to a .166 clip, while out-blocking its opponents, 165.5-128.5.

Coach Reed Sunahara after Friday's win over Oklahoma: "We appreciate all the fans coming out tonight. The swim team was great, and it was awesome to have the alumni back inside the Coliseum. It's always good to beat a good team. Oklahoma is well coached. (Oklahoma head coach) Santiago (Restrepo) and I go way back. He's done a nice job at Oklahoma, but it is always good to beat a Big 12 opponent. We just have to take it one match at a time. Tonight was a good win for us."

This Week in Cross Country: The Mountaineers are off this week … the team will next compete at the 2017 Big 12 Cross Country Championship on Saturday, Oct. 28, at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock, Texas.

Last Week in Cross Country: WVU earned an eighth-place team finish at the Penn State National Open on Oct. 13, at the Blue-White Golf Course (6k) in University Park, Pennsylvania … redshirt senior Amy Cashin led the Mountaineers with an 11th-place finish in a time of 20:43 … redshirt senior Maggie Drazba also placed in the top 20, finishing 20th in a time of 20:57.

Notes: The Penn State National Open featured four nationally-ranked teams, including WVU, which was ranked No. 29 in the USTFCCCA's National Coaches' Poll … the Mountaineers finished with 211 points as a team … Cashin's time of 20:43 was her career-best at Penn State's Blue-White Golf Course (6k) … the meet was the ninth time WVU has competed at Penn State since 2014 … freshmen Hayley Jackson (21:28) and Bree Warren (22:05) completed the first 6k race of their WVU careers at Penn State … Jackson finished in 49th place, ahead of teammates sophomore Olivia Hill (65th) and Candace Jones (66th) … redshirt freshman Sarah Wills also competed for the Mountaineers (21:59) … the Mountaineers are on a 15-day break in the schedule ahead of the Big 12 Championship … WVU finished third at the conference meet last season.

This Week in Rifle: The No. 2 Mountaineers return to Morgantown to play host to Great America Rifle Conference foe No. 9 Mississippi on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 8 a.m., at the WVU Rifle Range.

Last Week in Rifle: WVU (3-0, 2-0 GARC) continued its season-opening win streak with a 4716-4653 victory at Nebraska on Oct. 14 … the Mountaineers swept the discipline competitions, winning smallbore, 2336-2304, and air rifle, 2380-2349 … sophomore Milica Babic earned her second straight air rifle victory with a 597 mark, while redshirt freshman David Koenders took the smallbore win with a career-high 588.

Notes: Senior Elizabeth Gratz finished second in air rifle with a season-best 595 … redshirt freshman Noah Barker shot a season-best 583 air rifle, and sophomore Jack Anderson shot a season-high 580 … sophomore Morgan Phillips shot a season-best 586 smallbore and tied Babic for second … junior Will Anti shot a season-best 578 and placed fourth … Barker also shot a season-high 576 smallbore … junior Ginny Thrasher tallied a program-best 200 prone … five Mountaineers counted toward the team's score: Babic, Gratz, Koenders, Phillips and Thrasher.

This Week in Golf: West Virginia heads to Windermere, Florida, to co-host the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational at Isleworth Golf and Country Club on Oct. 22-24 … the Mountaineers are joined by Central Florida in hosting this year's event … Arizona, Cal, Illinois, Arizona State, Augusta State, Texas Tech, Florida, North Texas, Vanderbilt, Purdue, North Carolina, North Florida, UAB, LSU and Auburn are among the other participants in the tournament.

Last Week in Golf: The Mountaineers hosted their annual tournament, The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational, on Monday and Tuesday at Pete Dye Country Club … WVU finished second at the event, marking its best finish in the three-year history of the tournament … Bowling Green was the team champion at even par with an 864 … WVU shot two over at 866, while Rutgers was four over par at 868.

Notes: Five Mountaineers finished in the top 25 at The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational … in addition to Papineau, Max Sear tied for 10th at even par with a 216 … individual Avery Schneider recorded a career-best, tying the program record of 66 and shooting one over par with a 217 for 15th place … individual Drew Dewald also had a career-best at two over par with a 218, finishing in a tie for 19th … Tristan Nicholls shot a 220 for four over, taking 24th … freshman Logan Perkins made his career debut, tying for 27th at five over par with a 221 … all three WVU freshmen (Perkins, Matthew Sharpstene and Mark Goetz) have shot a 69 or better at least once this season … WVU moves to 25-1 on the season … the Mountaineers received six votes in the most recent GolfWeek coaches' poll.

This Week in Swimming & Diving: The Mountaineers are off this week … WVU will next compete on Oct. 27-28 when the Mountaineers host Seton Hall and Xavier at the WVU Natatorium.

Last Week in Swimming & Diving: WVU was off last week.

Notes: The WVU men's and women's teams opened the 2017-18 regular season by earning first-place finishes at the West Virginia State Games on Oct. 6-7 … the men's team finished with 1,899 points, while the women earned 1,515.5 points … redshirt senior Nate Carr won eight events during the two-day meet, claiming WVU Natatorium records … Carr won the 200 individual medley in record time (1:48.97) and was a part of a record-setting 800 freestyle relay team (6:44.75) along with junior Drew Damich and sophomores Ryan Kelly and Trayton Saladin … sophomore Morgan Bullock led the WVU women with seven victories, three of them in individual events … the Mountaineer men have won the West Virginia State Games for seven consecutive years, while the women's team won the meet six times in seven years.

This Week in Rowing: The Mountaineers will compete in their second fall race of the season on Saturday, Oct. 21, as they take on Robert Morris in Morgantown ... all racing will take place at the Monongahela River.

Last Week in Rowing: West Virginia was off last week.

Notes: WVU began the fall season with races against Duquesne and Dayton on Saturday, Oct. 7, in Morgantown ... the three teams competed in two trial rounds, taking a short break in between rounds ... the first round of racing consisted of each teams' varsity eight boats ... the teams competed in four paced races, beginning at a 16-rate and increasing to a pace of 24 strokes per minute in four separate races ... after a short break, the Mountaineers, Dukes and Flyers competed in the same style pieces with the varsity four boats ... the three teams each used three separate boats in the 'A', 'B' and 'C' races.

This Week in Tennis: The Mountaineers host the Martha Thorn Invitational on Oct. 20-22 … WVU will face James Madison, Marshall and Miami (Ohio) in the three-day tournament … every team will play two singles and two doubles matches each day … weather permitting, the Martha Thorn Invite will take place on the WVU Tennis Courts, located at the WVU Coliseum complex.

Last Week in Tennis: Two Mountaineers, junior Paula Goetz and senior Lyn Yuen Choo, competed at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Atlantic Regional Championships from Oct. 13-16 ... the Atlantic regionals were held in Blacksburg, Virginia, on the campus of Virginia Tech ... on Friday, Goetz opened the regionals in the singles qualifiers, with a match against Abby Amos of James Madison ... Goetz defeated Amos in three sets, 3-6, 6-2, and 6-3 ... Goetz would go on to fall to No. 1-seeded Nina Sorkin, 6-4 and 6-1, in the second round of qualifiers ... the duo of Goetz and Choo also played in the doubles main draw on Friday ... the pair rallied from a slow start, but ultimately fell 8-4 (4) to Liberty's Rebekah Anderson and Ashley Bongart ... on Saturday, Lyn Yuen Choo began play in the singles main draw ... she dropped Emma Petersen of James Madison, 7-6 (4) and 6-2, to advance to Sunday's second round ... Choo would finish the tournament on Sunday, as she pulled off the upset over No. 14-seeded Ines Milosevic of Penn State in two sets, 6-0 and 6-3 ... in the third round, Choo fell to No. 6 Eva Alexandrova in two sets, 7-5 and 6-3 to end the tournament.

Notes: The 2017 Martha Thorn Invitational marks the third time WVU has hosted the tournament under Miha Lisac ... with two singles victories over the weekend, Choo now leads the Mountaineers with four victories in the fall ... Choo, Giovanna Caputo and Anne-Sophie Courteau lead the Mountaineers with three doubles wins each.

This Week in Baseball: WVU's fall slate has concluded.

Last Week in Baseball: West Virginia concluded its fall season with a 7-2 loss to Bucknell on Sunday afternoon … West Virginia scored two runs on three hits with two errors, while Bucknell scored seven runs on five hits with no errors … the Mountaineers' two runs came in the first inning, while the Bison were held hitless through five innings before scoring four runs in the sixth, two in the seventh and one in the ninth … WVU's two-run first inning began with two outs, when junior Darius Hill doubled home freshman Tyler Doanes and sophomore Isaiah Kearns followed with a run-scoring triple … junior right-hander Christian Young got the start on the mound and pitched 2.0 perfect innings, striking out two … freshman lefty Jackson Wolf followed with 3.0 hitless innings, striking out four, walking just one and facing the minimum in his three innings of work.

Notes: The Mountaineers conclude the fall exhibition season with a 2-1 record … WVU's previously scheduled game on Saturday, Oct. 21, against Delaware State has been cancelled … the 2018 schedule will be announced in the coming weeks … the annual Leadoff Dinner is set for Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place Hotel, and the Mountaineer Athletic Club will have information on how to purchase tickets and tables to the event in the coming weeks.