Anderson Named Athlete of the Week
October 13, 2014 11:27 AM | General
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - For the second time this season, Jordan Anderson has been named the Varsity Sports Report Athlete of the Week.
Anderson led the Mountaineers and the Big 12 with 5.56 kills per set last week. The Flower Mound, Texas, native set a new personal best with 36 kills in a thrilling 3-2 win over TCU on Saturday. The sophomore hit for a .516 clip with just four errors on 62 total attacks, finishing just one dig shy of a double-double.
Anderson had just one receiving error in 44 attempts and had 37.5 points vs. TCU, averaging a league-best 5.89 points per set on the weekend. She also averaged 1.67 digs per set and hit for a .321 clip with 106 total attacks on the week.
This Week in Women’s Soccer:
The No. 14-ranked Mountaineers close out their road Big 12 Conference schedule with two matches … WVU travels to Ames, Iowa, for a meeting with Iowa State on Friday, Oct. 17, at 8 p.m. ET … the team then heads to Lawrence, Kansas, for a 2 p.m. ET showdown at No. 11 Kansas … Sunday’s game will be streamed on ESPN3.
Last Week in Women’s Soccer:
The Mountaineers (9-2-2, 2-0-1) earned a key 4-2 victory against No. 15 Texas Tech on Oct. 10 at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium … WVU fought against the cold rain and played a man down for the majority of the second half to earn its first win of the season against a ranked opponent … with the game knotted at 1-1, sophomore midfielder Ashley Lawrence gave WVU the lead for good, scoring her team-best fourth goal of the season in the 21st minute … Lawrence’s goal was a great individual effort, as she received the ball inside the box and dribbled it away from the pack toward the outside edge, where she then put a move on a TTU defender that drew the goalie off her line before sending a low shot toward the goal mouth and toward the far post … with TTU up 1-0, junior defender Maggie Bedillion scored in the eighth minute on a hard, lofting shot from 19-yards out … junior midfielder Cari Price scored the game-winner in the 60th minute, five minutes after redshirt-freshman forward Amandine Pierre-Louis was sent off with a red card … the goal was Price’s first of the season and came off a pass from junior midfielder Amanda Hill … freshman forward Michaela Abam added the insurance goal in the 72nd minute
Notes & Quotes:
WVU rides a 10-match unbeaten streak into this weekend’s games … the Mountaineers have not lost a home conference game since Oct. 2, 2009, a span of 23 matches … Friday’s win was the team’s fifth four-goal contest of the season … WVU is 9-0 when scoring two or more goals this season … 12 Mountaineers have tallied at least one goal this season … TTU’s goals were the first allowed by WVU Since Sept. 19 … Lawrence paces the Mountaineers with 10 points (4 G, 2 A) … WVU is 2-0 against ISU, including a 2-0 win in 2013 … the Mountaineers are 3-0 against the Jayhawks and earned two wins in 2013, a 2-0 win in Morgantown and a 3-0 victory in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament … KU is 14-1 this season and ranks No. 1 in the Big 12 with a 4-0 mark … the Jayhawks will meet TTU Friday night before Sunday’s showdown.
This Week in Men’s Soccer:
WVU will stay on the road for a Mid-American Conference match at Akron on Friday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. … the game has been designated as the NSCAA College Soccer Game of the Week and will be broadcast on NSCAATV.com.
Last Week in Men’s Soccer:
WVU tied 1-1 at Northern Illinois on Saturday night to open MAC play.
Notes and Quotes:
West Virginia currently has a 6-5-1 record (0-0-1 MAC) … senior Andy Bevin scored his fifth goal of the season in the 38th minute against Northern Illinois to tie him for the team lead with junior Jamie Merriam in points (16) … Merriam continues to have a team-leading seven goals, while Bevin leads the team with six assists … senior goalkeeper Lee Johnston made five saves in the tie to NIU.
Coach Marlon LeBlanc:
“We probably should have put the game away in the first half and then we’re sitting here playing possession in the second half. Unfortunately we didn’t put the game away and we left it open for them.”
This Week in Volleyball:
West Virginia (12-7, 2-3 Big 12) will welcome Kansas (13-5), to the WVU Coliseum on Wednesday evening ... the match is slated for a 6:30 p.m. start time.
Last Week in Volleyball:
The Mountaineers went 1-1 in Big 12 action this week ... they dropped a 3-1 contest to Oklahoma on Wednesday, despite 14 kills from Jordan Anderson and a career-best six blocks from Hannah Shreve ... West Virginia then rebounded and snapped a three-match skid with a thrilling 3-2 win over TCU on Saturday ... Anderson hit .512 with a career-best 36 kills, smashing her previous career high of 24 in the third set ... Brittany Sample dished out a career-best 60 assists while Shreve tied her personal best with six blocks ... the Mountaineers put down a season-high 79 kills and hit .310, marking their first time over .300 since September 13.
Coach Jill Kramer: “I think they just put some heart out on the court. And we hadn’t seen that this week. It was good to see that and I told them it was good to have them back. They were fighting and playing hard, and we needed to do that to get back on track.”
This Week in Cross Country:
The Mountaineers travel to Madison, Wisconsin, for the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational on Friday, Oct. 17, at noon, ET.
Last Week in Cross Country:
The Mountaineers were idle last week.
Notes & Quotes:
WVU moved up three spots to No. 20 in last week’s USTFCCCA National Poll, matching WVU’s highest ranking of the season and also ties its best ranking since 2011 ... the Mountaineers have recorded top-five finishes at each of their three meets this season, finishing first at the Lehigh Invite, fifth at the PSU Spiked Shoe Invite and second at the Greater Louisville Classic.
Coach Sean Cleary:
“I feel confident that we will continue working hard and see big improvements over the next month.”
This Week in Tennis:
The Mountaineers are idle this week.
Last Week in Tennis:
WVU competed at the Georgia State Invitational in Atlanta against host Georgia State and UNC Greensboro … on day two of the competition, WVU went undefeated, winning five singles matches and two doubles matches for a perfect 7-0 mark … freshman Lyn Yuen Choo went two-for-two in singles action for a team-best seven wins this season … Habiba Shaker made her debut in the Old Gold and Blue, and clinched her first win against UNC Greensboro Corinne Blythe in two straight sets.
Notes & Quotes:
The Mountaineers have a combined overall record of 41-22 this fall … WVU travels to New Orleans for three days of competition, from October 24-26, for the Big Easy Tennis Classic.
This Week in Swimming and Diving:
The Mountaineers will be off this weekend before hosting Penn State on Thursday, Oct. 23, at the WVU Natatorium.
Last Week in Swimming and Diving:
West Virginia competed at the West Virginia State Games in Huntington, West Virginia ... the men’s and women’s squads earned first-place finishes to sweep the weekend competition, marking the fourth-consecutive year the Mountaineers swept the competition.
Notes & Quotes:
On the men’s side, Andrew Marsh claimed first in five individual events ... Marsh swept the 50 and 100 free events, while also placing first in the 100 fly (50.54), 100 back (49.56) and 200 back (1:53.49) ... senior diver Haily Vande Poel got her final season off to a strong start by sweeping the women’s 3-meter and 1-meter diving events ... Vande Poel posted a score of 304.05 in the 3-meter and a score of 271.50 in the 1-meter ... senior Julie Ogden placed first in the women’s 200 fly (2:06.96) and finished second in the women’s 100 fly (58.14) ... Ogden also played a pivotal role on the women’s 200 free relay, 400 medley relay and 200 medley relay teams, helping all to first-place finishes.
Coach Vic Riggs:
“It was a solid day. I was really impressed with our effort from both teams. I was pleased by some of the adjustments our freshmen are making to their race strategies ... This meet is always tough with all the swims in a such a short time. Overall, I’m very pleased with the weekend.”
This Week in Rowing:
Rowing is idle this week.
Last Week in Rowing:
The Mountaineers were idle last week.
Notes & Quotes:
The novice and varsity squad returns to action on November 1 at the Head of the Occoquan in Faifax, Virginia.
This Week in Rifle:
The No. 1-ranked West Virginia University rifle team (1-0) is idle this week ... the Mountaineers will compete again in two weeks, traveling to No. 12 Akron on October 25 and No. 10 Ohio State on October 26.
Last Week in Rifle:
WVU opened its regular season against No. 8 TCU on Sunday, Oct. 12, and defeated the Horned Frogs, 4712-4664.
Notes & Quotes:
The Mountaineers won both disciplines, outshooting the Horned Frogs in smallbore, 2340-2308, and air rifle, 2372-2356… the team’s 4712 aggregate score is the highest of any opening match score in team history and two shots higher than any last season … WVU took the top-five spots in smallbore … junior Garrett Spurgeon placed first, shooting 589 (199 kneeling, 198 prone, 192 standing) and matching his personal high. His kneeling score matched a school record … senior Thomas Kyanko and sophomore Jean-Pierre Lucas tied for second shooting 584 … senior Ziva Dvorsak placed fourth (583) … junior newcomer Michael Bamsey placed fifth with a 581 score … Dvorsak scored 597 (99-99-100-100-99-100) in air rifle, just one short of her career-high … freshman Elizabeth Gratz and Bamsey tied for third (592) … Spurgeon tied for fifth (591).
Coach Jon Hammond:
“We can take a ton of positives from the match today. The shooters all worked hard throughout the match, and they were very disciplined and professional. We didn’t have many personal bests today, so there’s room for improvement, which is great. To have that great of a performance but know we can do better is encouraging for the rest of the season.”
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