VSR: Sloanhoffer Student-Athlete of the Week
March 07, 2011 05:32 PM | General
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After finishing in the top three on two events at No. 12 Arkansas on March 4, freshman gymnast Hope Sloanhoffer has been named the West Virginia Student-Athlete of the Week.
The reigning East Atlantic Gymnastics League Rookie of the Week scored 9.85 and tied for first place on vault. She followed that routine with a third place, 9.8 floor performance. The Cornwall, N.Y., native also scored 9.725 on beam.
Sloanhoffer has now scored 9.8 or better in 24 of 30 career routines.
WVU Student-Athletes of the Week
Week 1: Brandon Rader, r-Sr., Wrestling
Week 2: Madina Ali, Sr., Women’s Basketball
Week 3: Nicco Campriani, Sr., Rifle
Week 4: Emily Kerwin, Sr., Gymnastics
Week 5: Chelsea Carrier, Sr., Track & Field
Week 6: Amy Bieski, Sr., Gymnastics
Week 7: Rachael Burnett, So., Swimming & Diving
Mandie Nugent, So., Swimming & Diving
Chelsea Carrier, Sr., Track & Field
Week 8: Nicco Campriani, Sr., Rifle
Week 9: Hope Sloanhoffer, Fr., Gymnastics
This Week in Baseball
West Virginia will open its home schedule with a two-game series on Tuesday, March 8 and Wednesday, March 9 against Bryant … both games will start at 3 p.m. … the Mountaineers will then host a four-game series with Rider on Friday, March 11, at 3 p.m., a doubleheader on Saturday, March 12, at 1 p.m. and a game on Sunday, March 13, at 1 p.m.
Last Week in Baseball
WVU finished at 1-2 last week, defeating Temple 12-1, while falling to Wright State, 6-5, and Elon, 17-1 … designated hitter Jeremy Gum led the team offensively with a 6-for-11 series, including a home run, double, walk, three runs scored and four RBIs.
Notes and Quotes
Gum leads the team with a .429 batting average in seven games and has three doubles and two home runs for six RBIs … Brady Wilson and Justin McDavid are the only other active players with a batting average of .300 or higher … starting pitchers Jonathan Jones and Andy Berry each threw eight innings in their respective outings, while freshman Ryan Tezak came on in relief of Jones and threw a scoreless ninth inning against Temple.
This Week in Women’s Basketball
The Mountaineers will find out if they have earned a spot as one of 64 teams in the NCAA Tournament as the NCAA selection show will take place on Monday, March 14, at 7 p.m., live on ESPN.
Last Week in Women’s Basketball
The Mountaineers advanced to the second round of the BIG EAST Championships after defeating the 15th-seeded Cincinnati, 66-41, in round one ... as the No. 10 seed, WVU fell to the seventh-seeded St. John’s, 59-51, in round two, cutting its 2011 BIG EAST Championship run short.
Notes and Quotes
Senior co-captains Liz Repella and Madina Ali earned all-BIG EAST honors ... Repella, who was named to the first team for the second consecutive season, becomes the fifth first-team all-conference member under head coach Mike Carey and only the second player in WVU history to earn the award in back-to-back seasons, as Olayinka Sanni did so in 2007 and 2008 ... Ali earned her first-ever all-BIG EAST honor as she was named to the second team and becomes the 11th all-BIG EAST second team honoree under Carey ... against Cincinnati, Asya Bussie and Liz Repella combined for 31 points ... the Mountaineers jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the opening minutes, and never let up, holding the lead until the end ... in the second round, three Mountaineers put up point totals in double figures, but couldn’t quite overcome a deficit from the start ... the largest lead held by either team was single digits, with WVU’s largest lead a three-point one (12-9) at the 13:38 mark in the opening half and St. John’s largest lead was an eight-point lead, twice in the final three minutes.
This Week in Gymnastics
The Mountaineers close out their regular season and play host to No. 11 Penn State on Saturday, March 12, at 7 p.m. … the contest will be the last home meet for six seniors: Amy Bieski, Naja Johnson, Stephanie Keaton, Emily Kerwin, Faye Meaden and Alysha Pretzello.
Last Week in Gymnastics
The Mountaineers (9-6, 6-1 EAGL) dropped a 196.525-194.925 decision at No. 12 Arkansas on March 4, in Barnhill Arena, in Fayetteville, Ark. … the Razorbacks swept WVU in all four events and won vault (49.075-48.95), bars (49.175-48.525), beam (49.075-48.526) and floor (49.2-48.825) … Bieski finished fourth overall with a score of 39.05 … she paced the team on bars and beam with a 9.775 on each apparatus … freshman Hope Sloanhoffer tied for first on vault with a 9.85 … she also scored 9.8 on floor and tied teammate Makenzie Bristol for third place.
Notes and Quotes
WVU’s team total snapped the squad’s three-meet streak of earning 195.0-plus scores … Bieski’s career point total now stands at 1,862.65 and she passed All-American Kristen Macrie (1,852.025, 1999-02) and ranks No. 4 on the all-time WVU career point list … three gymnasts scored 9.7 on bars: Meaden, Kerwin and sophomore Kaylyn Millick … the score matched Meaden’s season high …Bristol’s floor score matched her career high, set Feb. 26 … Bieski finished fourth on beam and fifth on bars … with the loss, WVU’s sixth to a ranked a opponent this year, WVU dropped to 4-2 in its all-time series with Arkansas … PSU eared a 195.55-194.05 victory over the Mountaineers on Feb. 6 in State College.
This Week in Rifle
The No. 1-ranked WVU rifle team (11-2, 5-1 GARC) competes for its nation-best 15th national title at the 2011 NCAA Championships, March 11-12, in Columbus, Ga. … the event will be held jointly at the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) at Fort Benning and at the Frank G. Lumpkin Jr. Center on the Columbus State campus.
Last Week in Rifle
The Mountaineers did not compete last week.
Notes and Quotes
WVU, the 2011 Great American Rifle Conference champions, are riding a three-match streak of scoring a nation-best 4704 … five Mountaineers will represent the squad and shoot for the title: Nicco Campriani, Andy Lamson, Justin Pentz, Tommy Santelli and Petra Zublasing … the Mountaineers’ earned their 14th title in 2008 … No. 2 TCU is the defending national champion … the Horned Frogs defeated the Mountaineers, 4674-4663, on Oct. 24, in Morgantown, W.Va. … the Mountaineers are averaging a team score of 4682.57 this season.
This Week in Swimming & Diving
West Virginia is idle.
Last Week in Swimming & Diving
West Virginia is idle.
Notes and Quotes
Jared Goldthorpe and Mandie Nugent have both qualified for the NCAA Championships … the women’s championship will be held from March 17-19 in Austin, Texas, while the men’s is in Minneapolis, Minn., from March 24-26.
This Week in Tennis
The West Virginia University tennis team will travel to Pittsburgh, Pa., on March 9, to go up against Duquesne at noon. WVU will finish the week with two home matches against Cincinnati at 2 p.m., on Friday, followed by a 10 a.m., match against Army on Sunday.
Last Week in Tennis
The Mountaineers were idle last week. WVU last competed on Feb. 26, when it fell, 0-7, to Syracuse.
Notes and Quotes
The Orange started the match by capturing the doubles point ... the No. 3 pair of senior Ashley Pilsbury and freshman Melis Tanik captured the lone win of the day with an 8-3 victory over SU’s Jacquelynn Tang and Aleah Marrow ... WVU’s pair of junior Veronica Cardenas and freshman Mary Chupa put up a fight in the No. 1 spot, but fell 8-6 to the Orange’s Emily Harman and Maddie Kobelt ... the Orange continued their winning-streak in the singles competition with wins in every spot ... Chupa had a close match in the No. 3 spot, but fell in the third set, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, to SU’s Christina Tan ... WVU’s match against Villanova was canceled due to inclement weather conditions.
This Week in Track & Field
Individuals from the West Virginia University track and field team will travel to College Station, Texas, on March 11-12 to represent the Mountaineers at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships … ESPN3.com will stream live portions of the event with NCAA.com/aggieathletics.com streaming the remainder.
Last Week in Track & Field
In an effort to improve times and national rankings, WVU traveled to New York City to compete at the Columbia Last Chance Meet on Saturday, Feb. 5.
Notes and Quotes
Junior Jessica O’Connell posted a national qualifying time, with a third-place finish in the 3,000-meter race with a time of 9:14.12, a seven-second improvement from her conference finish … senior Keri Bland also had a good showing, as she posted an NCAA qualifying time in the mile with a third-place showing and a time of 4:38.56, while senior Kaylyn Christopher followed in sixth with a time of 4:46.41 … also competing, freshman Chene Townsend posted a second-place showing (8.74) in the 60-meter hurdles, while senior Chelsea Carrier finished first in the long jump after clearing 5.81-meters.
This Week in Wrestling
The Mountaineers have the week off from competition, but will be preparing for the NCAA Championships, which go from March 17-19 in Philadelphia, Pa.
Last Week in Wrestling
West Virginia took second place at the Eastern Wrestling League Championships with 116.5 points behind Pitt’s 132.5 points ... sophomore Shane Young advanced to the championship bout at 125 pounds, but fell to Pitt’s Anthony Zanetta for a second-place mark ... redshirt freshman Nathan Pennesi also advanced to the title bout at 133 pounds, but lost to Edinboro’s No. 15 Eric Morrill by a 3-1 decision ... redshirt seniors Brandon Rader and Donnie Jones also had second-place finishes after competing in their respective weight class championship matches ... redshirt sophomore Alex Meade made it to the title match at 174 pounds, but fell to Bloomsburg’s Mike Dessino by a 3-1 score ... Michael Morales (141), Matt Ryan (184) and Kyle Rooney (197) placed third in their classes, while Ryan Goodman (157) and Philip Mandzik (HWT) had fifth-place marks.
Notes and Quotes
Young (125), Pennesi (133), Rader (149), Jones (165) and Ryan (184) will represent WVU at the national tournament ... Young leads the team in takedowns, while Pennesi owns the most near-fall points on the season ... prior to Jones’ defeat on Sunday night, he had won his previous ten bouts before that match ... Young, Pennesi, Rader, Jones and Ryan were also ranked heading into the conference championships ... heavyweight Philip Mandzik injured his leg during the league tourney and medical forfeited his final two matches of the evening ... Bloomsburg, Clarion, Edinboro, Lock Haven and Cleveland State rounded up the league finishes from the tournament.
The reigning East Atlantic Gymnastics League Rookie of the Week scored 9.85 and tied for first place on vault. She followed that routine with a third place, 9.8 floor performance. The Cornwall, N.Y., native also scored 9.725 on beam.
Sloanhoffer has now scored 9.8 or better in 24 of 30 career routines.
WVU Student-Athletes of the Week
Week 1: Brandon Rader, r-Sr., Wrestling
Week 2: Madina Ali, Sr., Women’s Basketball
Week 3: Nicco Campriani, Sr., Rifle
Week 4: Emily Kerwin, Sr., Gymnastics
Week 5: Chelsea Carrier, Sr., Track & Field
Week 6: Amy Bieski, Sr., Gymnastics
Week 7: Rachael Burnett, So., Swimming & Diving
Mandie Nugent, So., Swimming & Diving
Chelsea Carrier, Sr., Track & Field
Week 8: Nicco Campriani, Sr., Rifle
Week 9: Hope Sloanhoffer, Fr., Gymnastics
This Week in Baseball
West Virginia will open its home schedule with a two-game series on Tuesday, March 8 and Wednesday, March 9 against Bryant … both games will start at 3 p.m. … the Mountaineers will then host a four-game series with Rider on Friday, March 11, at 3 p.m., a doubleheader on Saturday, March 12, at 1 p.m. and a game on Sunday, March 13, at 1 p.m.
Last Week in Baseball
WVU finished at 1-2 last week, defeating Temple 12-1, while falling to Wright State, 6-5, and Elon, 17-1 … designated hitter Jeremy Gum led the team offensively with a 6-for-11 series, including a home run, double, walk, three runs scored and four RBIs.
Notes and Quotes
Gum leads the team with a .429 batting average in seven games and has three doubles and two home runs for six RBIs … Brady Wilson and Justin McDavid are the only other active players with a batting average of .300 or higher … starting pitchers Jonathan Jones and Andy Berry each threw eight innings in their respective outings, while freshman Ryan Tezak came on in relief of Jones and threw a scoreless ninth inning against Temple.
This Week in Women’s Basketball
The Mountaineers will find out if they have earned a spot as one of 64 teams in the NCAA Tournament as the NCAA selection show will take place on Monday, March 14, at 7 p.m., live on ESPN.
Last Week in Women’s Basketball
The Mountaineers advanced to the second round of the BIG EAST Championships after defeating the 15th-seeded Cincinnati, 66-41, in round one ... as the No. 10 seed, WVU fell to the seventh-seeded St. John’s, 59-51, in round two, cutting its 2011 BIG EAST Championship run short.
Notes and Quotes
Senior co-captains Liz Repella and Madina Ali earned all-BIG EAST honors ... Repella, who was named to the first team for the second consecutive season, becomes the fifth first-team all-conference member under head coach Mike Carey and only the second player in WVU history to earn the award in back-to-back seasons, as Olayinka Sanni did so in 2007 and 2008 ... Ali earned her first-ever all-BIG EAST honor as she was named to the second team and becomes the 11th all-BIG EAST second team honoree under Carey ... against Cincinnati, Asya Bussie and Liz Repella combined for 31 points ... the Mountaineers jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the opening minutes, and never let up, holding the lead until the end ... in the second round, three Mountaineers put up point totals in double figures, but couldn’t quite overcome a deficit from the start ... the largest lead held by either team was single digits, with WVU’s largest lead a three-point one (12-9) at the 13:38 mark in the opening half and St. John’s largest lead was an eight-point lead, twice in the final three minutes.
This Week in Gymnastics
The Mountaineers close out their regular season and play host to No. 11 Penn State on Saturday, March 12, at 7 p.m. … the contest will be the last home meet for six seniors: Amy Bieski, Naja Johnson, Stephanie Keaton, Emily Kerwin, Faye Meaden and Alysha Pretzello.
Last Week in Gymnastics
The Mountaineers (9-6, 6-1 EAGL) dropped a 196.525-194.925 decision at No. 12 Arkansas on March 4, in Barnhill Arena, in Fayetteville, Ark. … the Razorbacks swept WVU in all four events and won vault (49.075-48.95), bars (49.175-48.525), beam (49.075-48.526) and floor (49.2-48.825) … Bieski finished fourth overall with a score of 39.05 … she paced the team on bars and beam with a 9.775 on each apparatus … freshman Hope Sloanhoffer tied for first on vault with a 9.85 … she also scored 9.8 on floor and tied teammate Makenzie Bristol for third place.
Notes and Quotes
WVU’s team total snapped the squad’s three-meet streak of earning 195.0-plus scores … Bieski’s career point total now stands at 1,862.65 and she passed All-American Kristen Macrie (1,852.025, 1999-02) and ranks No. 4 on the all-time WVU career point list … three gymnasts scored 9.7 on bars: Meaden, Kerwin and sophomore Kaylyn Millick … the score matched Meaden’s season high …Bristol’s floor score matched her career high, set Feb. 26 … Bieski finished fourth on beam and fifth on bars … with the loss, WVU’s sixth to a ranked a opponent this year, WVU dropped to 4-2 in its all-time series with Arkansas … PSU eared a 195.55-194.05 victory over the Mountaineers on Feb. 6 in State College.
This Week in Rifle
The No. 1-ranked WVU rifle team (11-2, 5-1 GARC) competes for its nation-best 15th national title at the 2011 NCAA Championships, March 11-12, in Columbus, Ga. … the event will be held jointly at the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) at Fort Benning and at the Frank G. Lumpkin Jr. Center on the Columbus State campus.
Last Week in Rifle
The Mountaineers did not compete last week.
Notes and Quotes
WVU, the 2011 Great American Rifle Conference champions, are riding a three-match streak of scoring a nation-best 4704 … five Mountaineers will represent the squad and shoot for the title: Nicco Campriani, Andy Lamson, Justin Pentz, Tommy Santelli and Petra Zublasing … the Mountaineers’ earned their 14th title in 2008 … No. 2 TCU is the defending national champion … the Horned Frogs defeated the Mountaineers, 4674-4663, on Oct. 24, in Morgantown, W.Va. … the Mountaineers are averaging a team score of 4682.57 this season.
This Week in Swimming & Diving
West Virginia is idle.
Last Week in Swimming & Diving
West Virginia is idle.
Notes and Quotes
Jared Goldthorpe and Mandie Nugent have both qualified for the NCAA Championships … the women’s championship will be held from March 17-19 in Austin, Texas, while the men’s is in Minneapolis, Minn., from March 24-26.
This Week in Tennis
The West Virginia University tennis team will travel to Pittsburgh, Pa., on March 9, to go up against Duquesne at noon. WVU will finish the week with two home matches against Cincinnati at 2 p.m., on Friday, followed by a 10 a.m., match against Army on Sunday.
Last Week in Tennis
The Mountaineers were idle last week. WVU last competed on Feb. 26, when it fell, 0-7, to Syracuse.
Notes and Quotes
The Orange started the match by capturing the doubles point ... the No. 3 pair of senior Ashley Pilsbury and freshman Melis Tanik captured the lone win of the day with an 8-3 victory over SU’s Jacquelynn Tang and Aleah Marrow ... WVU’s pair of junior Veronica Cardenas and freshman Mary Chupa put up a fight in the No. 1 spot, but fell 8-6 to the Orange’s Emily Harman and Maddie Kobelt ... the Orange continued their winning-streak in the singles competition with wins in every spot ... Chupa had a close match in the No. 3 spot, but fell in the third set, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, to SU’s Christina Tan ... WVU’s match against Villanova was canceled due to inclement weather conditions.
This Week in Track & Field
Individuals from the West Virginia University track and field team will travel to College Station, Texas, on March 11-12 to represent the Mountaineers at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships … ESPN3.com will stream live portions of the event with NCAA.com/aggieathletics.com streaming the remainder.
Last Week in Track & Field
In an effort to improve times and national rankings, WVU traveled to New York City to compete at the Columbia Last Chance Meet on Saturday, Feb. 5.
Notes and Quotes
Junior Jessica O’Connell posted a national qualifying time, with a third-place finish in the 3,000-meter race with a time of 9:14.12, a seven-second improvement from her conference finish … senior Keri Bland also had a good showing, as she posted an NCAA qualifying time in the mile with a third-place showing and a time of 4:38.56, while senior Kaylyn Christopher followed in sixth with a time of 4:46.41 … also competing, freshman Chene Townsend posted a second-place showing (8.74) in the 60-meter hurdles, while senior Chelsea Carrier finished first in the long jump after clearing 5.81-meters.
This Week in Wrestling
The Mountaineers have the week off from competition, but will be preparing for the NCAA Championships, which go from March 17-19 in Philadelphia, Pa.
Last Week in Wrestling
West Virginia took second place at the Eastern Wrestling League Championships with 116.5 points behind Pitt’s 132.5 points ... sophomore Shane Young advanced to the championship bout at 125 pounds, but fell to Pitt’s Anthony Zanetta for a second-place mark ... redshirt freshman Nathan Pennesi also advanced to the title bout at 133 pounds, but lost to Edinboro’s No. 15 Eric Morrill by a 3-1 decision ... redshirt seniors Brandon Rader and Donnie Jones also had second-place finishes after competing in their respective weight class championship matches ... redshirt sophomore Alex Meade made it to the title match at 174 pounds, but fell to Bloomsburg’s Mike Dessino by a 3-1 score ... Michael Morales (141), Matt Ryan (184) and Kyle Rooney (197) placed third in their classes, while Ryan Goodman (157) and Philip Mandzik (HWT) had fifth-place marks.
Notes and Quotes
Young (125), Pennesi (133), Rader (149), Jones (165) and Ryan (184) will represent WVU at the national tournament ... Young leads the team in takedowns, while Pennesi owns the most near-fall points on the season ... prior to Jones’ defeat on Sunday night, he had won his previous ten bouts before that match ... Young, Pennesi, Rader, Jones and Ryan were also ranked heading into the conference championships ... heavyweight Philip Mandzik injured his leg during the league tourney and medical forfeited his final two matches of the evening ... Bloomsburg, Clarion, Edinboro, Lock Haven and Cleveland State rounded up the league finishes from the tournament.
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