Varsity Sports: Miles Named Athlete of the Week
February 09, 2009 03:14 PM | General
MORGANTOWN, W.Va- Mountaineer women’s basketball player Sarah Miles has been named Athlete of the Week for her efforts last week as WVU went 1-1, falling to Seton Hall before defeating fifth-ranked Louisville.
Miles averaged 21 points, 7.5 rebounds, shot 55% from the field (16-29), shot 83.3% (10-12) from the free throw line, averaged 37.5 minutes, three steals and two assists per game.
In the home loss to Seton Hall, Miles scored a game-high 20 points on 8-16 shooting with five rebounds and four steals.
Miles came back three days later in WVU’s 79-70 upset win at No. 5/10 Louisville, to score 22 points on 8-13 shooting and was a perfect 6-6 from the free throw line, with 10 rebounds. It marked her second career double-double and second of the season.
The win snapped Louisville’s 19-game home win streak.
Special Notes of the Week:
*Both the swimming and diving teams, as well as the track and field team are preparing to compete in the BIG EAST Conference Championships slated to start on Feb. 19. The swimming and diving championships will take place in Indianapolis, Ind., from Feb. 19-21, while the track and field indoor championships will be held in New York, N.Y. on Feb. 21-22.
* The WVU women’s basketball team knocked off No. 5 Louisville on Saturday, Feb. 7. The win against Louisville marks the second consecutive year West Virginia has knocked off a top 5-ranked team.
This Week in Women’s Basketball
West Virginia (13-9, 2-7) will play at home on Tuesday night against Providence … the game will be televised statewide on WVPBS … WVU will then travel to Marquette on Sunday, Feb. 15, for a 2 p.m. tip … the game will be televised on ESPNU.
Last Week in Women’s Basketball
The Mountaineers went 1-1 last week against two BIG EAST foes … WVU fell to Seton Hall, 55-47, on Wednesday evening at the WVU Coliseum … the Mountaineers shot 29 percent (18-of-62) from the floor and made just 2-of-17 (11.8 percent) shots from outside the arc … Sarah Miles provided most of the offense in the second half, scoring 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting … Liz Repella, made it 19 of 21 games this season with double-figure scoring, adding 13 points with a 5-12 effort from the floor, including a 2-4 showing from beyond the 3-point line … Takisha Granberry contributed just four points but had a game best 10 rebounds for her fifth double figure rebound total this season.
The Mountaineers upset No. 5 Louisville on Saturday afternoon, 79-70 … Granberry sored 27 points while Miles added 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Mountaineers … WVU went 13-of-18 from the free throw line in the second half with Ashley Powell hitting five key free throws late … Repella also came up big in the second half, scoring all 15 of her points after the break to go with 14 rebounds … Louisville (21-3, 8-2) shot just 36.6 percent for the game, including 23.5 percent from three-point marck ... the Mountaineers, meanwhile, hit 26 of 54 for 48.1 percent including 8 of 18 from 3 ... Granberry was 6 of 9 from behind the arc.
Notes and Quotes
The win against Louisville marks the second consecutive year West Virginia has knocked off a top 5-ranked team ... last year the Mountaineers defeated No. 4 Rutgers 63-54 in Morgantown … UofL was also the highest ranked opponent the Mountaineers have ever defeated on the road in program history, and marked the 10th victory over a ranked opponent under Mike Carey’s eighth year tenure.
This Week in Gymnastics
The No. 22 Mountaineers travel to George Washington on Monday, Feb. 9, for a 6 p.m. meet … the team then play hosts to Temple on Sunday, Feb. 15, at 1 p.m., at the WVU Coliseum.
Last Week in Gymnastics
WVU (4-4 overall, 3-1 EAGL) did not compete last week.
Notes and Quotes
This is the second meeting this season between WVU and GW … the Mountaineers defeated the Colonials, 193.925-191.775, on Jan. 31, at the WVU Coliseum … the two teams lost to Maryland (194.475) and defeated Rutgers (187.950) that evening … WVU owns a 35-1 series edge over the Colonials, including three wins from the 2008 season … WVU is 39-1 all-time against the Owls, and won the last meeting in 2007, 195.275-189.975 … Sunday’s meet is a designated Pink Meet, and fans are encouraged to wear pink to promote breast cancer awareness.
This Week in Rifle
The No. 2 Mountaineers play host to No. 18 NC State on Saturday, Feb. 14, at 8 a.m. at the WVU Rifle Range … the match will be used as an NCAA qualifier and will help determine the team’s placement in the NCAA Championships.
Last Week in Rifle
The Mountaineers (10-1 overall, 5-1 GARC) did not compete last week.
News and Notes
Saturday’s meeting will be the second this season between the Mountaineers and the Wolfpack … WVU defeated NC State, 4677-4493, at the WVU Rifle Range on Jan. 18 … the Mountaineers’ winning score was a nation-best mark … the team is the only Division I squad to score 4670-plus points this season.
This Week in Swimming & Diving
The West Virginia University swimming and diving teams will be preparing for the BIG EAST Championships which take place in Indianapolis, Ind., from Feb. 19-21.
Last Week in Swimming & Diving
The Mountaineers were defeated by 10th-ranked Ohio State ... the men fell 162-121 and the women were defeated by a score of 165-77.
Notes & Quotes
Senior Michael Walker posted the only men’s first-place finish in the 200 breast, while junior Kayla Andrews had one for the women ... junior Morgan Callaway also added two for the women, while Lindsey Largo added one.
“Coming in we wanted to use this opportunity to fine tune our racing strategies. I feel we did that and had some breakthrough swims. We are excited and really looking forward to swimming fast at the BIG EAST Championships.” - Coach Vic Riggs.
This Week in Tennis
The West Virginia University tennis team continues action this week with a noon match against BIG EAST rival Pitt on Wednesday, Feb. 11 ... the Mountaineers then play host to Morehead State at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, and Seton Hall at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15.
Last week in Tennis
The Mountaineers are now 1-4, 0-1 BIG EAST this season after falling to Syracuse, 1-6, on Saturday, Feb. 7.
Notes and Quotes
In their only match of the week, the Mountaineers fell to conference foe Syracuse at the Ridgeview Racquet Club in Morgantown ... despite the loss, the Mountaineers overcame the Orange to earn the doubles point ... junior Olga Elkin and freshman Veronica Cardenas continued their unbeaten streak as they defeated the Orange’s Simone Kalhorn and Alessondra Parra 8-4, giving them a 5-0 record at the No. 3 spot this season ... junior Stephanie LaFortune and redshirt sophomore Monique Burton defeated Ashley Spicer and Chelsea Jones 6-2, 6-2, in the No. 2 spot ... the Mountaineers are only one of two teams to earn a point against the Orange this season.
This Week in Track and Field
The Mountaineers will next compete at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships on Feb. 21-22, in New York, N.Y.
Last Week in Track and Field
The Mountaineers had a strong showing at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup held at the Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track in State College, Pa. ... in day one of the meet, sophomore Chelsea Carrier took first place in the 60-meter hurdles (8.58), the high jump (1.71-meters), the shot put (10.01-meters) and the long jump (5.73-meters), while finishing second in the 800-meter dash (2:21.59) to take the indoor pentathlon event … the mark is the third-best in WVU history behind Pat Itanyi (4,111) and Abbie Stechschulte (4,016) … the distance medley relay team of Kaylyn Christopher, April Rotilio, Karly Hamric and Keri Bland took first-place with a time of 11:11.33, the second-best time in WVU history ... the mark also set a new meet record and is an NCAA provision time.
In day two action, Bland took first place in the 800-meter with an NCAA provisional time of 2:06.74. Bland’s time is second in WVU indoor history behind Kate Vermeulen who set the record at 2:06.42 in 1999 … Rotilio took fifth place in the 200-meter dash (24.17), while Karly Hamric placed third in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:35.80 … the 4x400-relay team of Jordann Mitchell, Chelsea Carrier, Brittany Hohn and Rotilio took fifth place (3:48.97), while Kate Harrison placed fourth with a BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying time of 9:45.62 in the 3,000-meter event … Mitchell ran a BIG EAST qualifying time of 58.22 in the 400-meter race … Katelyn Williams placed third followed by Natasha Redman who placed fourth in the jump, clearing 1.72-meters and 1.67-meters, respectively.
Notes & Quotes
“Over the course of this weekend we’ve had tremendous performances. Keri’s time today is showing her strength and leg speed, while April’s 200-meter time shows her tremendous speed. We are very close to where we need to be as we get into the championship season.” - Coach Sean Cleary.
This Week in Wrestling
The West Virginia University wrestling team returns home on Saturday, Feb. 14, to close out its non-conference schedule with a match against Ohio … the contest against the Bobcats is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the WVU Coliseum.
Last Week in Wrestling
WVU tied Pitt, 15-15, at Fitzgerald Field House on Feb. 7 … fifth-year senior David Jauregui (ranked No. 19 at 149 pounds), redshirt-freshman Ryan Goodman (157), redshirt-junior Donnie Jones (165) and fifth-year senior Kurt Brenner (ranked No. 12 at 174 pounds) recorded wins to put the Mountaineers ahead, 12-9 … after dropping the next two matches, WVU was able to tie the score via fifth-year senior Dustin Rogers’ 3-2 decision over Zach Sheaffer at the heavyweight position.
Notes & Quotes
With the tie against Pitt, WVU moves to 6-4-1 against the Panthers since 2000 … on the season, the Mountaineers are 6-4-1 overall, 3-0-1 in EWL action … Jauregui was won seven of his last eight matches at 149 pounds … Goodman’s 1:23 in riding time, all of which came in the second period, gave him the extra point for the 2-1 win over Phil Sorrentino … Jones won by a 4-2 decision over a formidable opponent in Ethan Headlee, who was 21-11 heading into the match … scored a takedown with 15 seconds left in the second period to go into the third session up 2-1 … he later added a takedown in the third session to put the match away … Brenner scored a 10-5 decision over Dave Sullivan, a match in which Brenner never trailed … Brenner, who recorded four takedowns in the match, now leads the team with 34 takedowns this season … Brenner and Rogers are now tied for the team lead in wins with identical 13-4 records … Rogers, who dropped his match last season against Sheaffer, now owns the all-time series, 2-1.
