Anderson Named Athlete of the Week

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Sophomore Jordan Anderson of the WVU volleyball team has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week.

A Flower Mound, Texas, native, Anderson led the Mountaineers and the Big 12 for the second-straight week with 4.83 kills per set. She had 11 kills with 12 digs for a double-double in the team’s 3-0 win over Robert Morris, and had a team-best 18 kills and hit a career-high .516 with an ace and a block assist to help WVU down Gardner-Webb 3-0.

Anderson had 12 kills with a block and a block assist in the team’s 3-0 sweep of Niagara, and added in eight digs as well vs. the Purple Eagles. She finished with a team-best 17 kills, hitting .303 in a 3-0 victory over Providence.

Anderson was named the Niagara Invitational MVP, and now leads the Big 12 in both kills per set and points. She totaled 58 kills with 32 digs, 9.0 total blocks and a pair of aces on the week.

This Week in Women’s Soccer:

The No. 13-ranked Mountaineers continue their eight-match homestand this weekend at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium … WVU plays host to No. 18 Georgetown on Friday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m., and Duquesne on Sunday, Sept. 14, at 1 p.m. … the first 200 Mountaineer Maniacs who attend Friday’s match will receive a women’s soccer fan shirt … all fans in attendance on Sunday will be able to meet the team for autographs following the competition.

Last Week in Women’s Soccer:

The Mountaineers (4-2) extended their shutout streak to three with two wins at the WVU 90 Minute Classic over the weekend … the Mountaineers defeated Hofstra, 4-0, on Sept. 5, and UNC Greensboro, 2-0, Sept. 7 … WVU tallied four goals in the first 17 minutes against the Pride, with junior Kailey Utley and sophomore Ashley Lawrence each netting their first scores of the season … sophomore Kadeisha Buchanan and junior Kelsie Maloney also scored, and in total, seven Mountaineers earned at least one point on Friday … junior Leah Emaus put the Mountaineers on the board in the 45th minute against the Spartans on Sunday with her second career score, and first since 2012 … Lawrence added the insurance goal in the 49th minute … junior Hannah Steadman made one save combined in the two shutouts.

Notes & Quotes:

WVU held the Spartans without a shot, the fourth time in program history an opponent has failed to notch a shot against the Mountaineers, and the first time since 2007 … with its win on Sunday, WVU improved to 3-0 against first-time opponents in 2014 … the Mountaineers are now 3-0 against Hofstra … Kate Schwindel was named a 2014 Senior CLASS Award candidate last week, giving WVU two candidates in consecutive years … she is the Big 12 Conference’s lone representative … WVU is 14-3 all-time against the Hoyas, and 4-0-2 against the Dukes.

This Week in Men’s Soccer:

The Mountaineers will conclude a five-game home stand with UC Irvine on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. … WVU will then travel for a match at Elon on Sunday, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m.

Last Week in Men’s Soccer:

WVU went 1-1 with a 3-0 win over Virginia Tech on Thursday and a 1-0 loss to St. Francis (Pa.) on Sunday … the Mountaineers currently have a 3-1 record.

Notes and Quotes:

Senior Andy Bevin had another four-point week with one goal and two assists against Virginia Tech … junior Jamie Merriam scored against the Hokies as well, marking one goal in each of the season’s first three matches … freshman Mike Desiderio scored the eventual game-winning goal against Virginia Tech, the first of his career … junior Ryan Cain took a game-high seven shots in a loss to St. Francis (Pa.) on Sunday as WVU out-shot the Red Flash, 16-8.

Coach Marlon LeBlanc:

“I didn’t do a good enough job preparing my team, clearly. We got our butts kicked all 90 minutes long, even when we were pushing. Even though it says we only gave up two shots on goal, we got our butts kicked all game long. I need to look at some things and make it better, but that was a really disappointing performance from us.” – coach Marlon LeBlanc following the 1-0 loss to St. Francis (Pa.).

This Week in Volleyball:

The WVU volleyball team will host the Mountaineer Invitational this Friday and Saturday at the WVU Coliseum … the squad will face Kent State at noon on Friday before taking on Seton Hall at 7 p.m. Friday evening … on Saturday, the Mountaineers will take on St. Francis in a noon match before closing out the tournament vs. Montana at 7 p.m.

Last Week in Volleyball:

The Mountaineers went 3-0 to win the Niagara Invitational this past week … they have won six straight matches and 18 straight sets … the team downed Gardner-Webb 3-0 on Friday afternoon, hitting .446 as a team in the win … WVU topped Niagara 3-0 later that evening … Jordan Anderson and Nikki Attea each had 12 kills in the match … the Mountaineers swept Providence 3-0 to close out the weekend … Lamprini Konstantinidou had 44 assists in the match while Anderson led with 17 kills … Anderson, Konstantinidou and Attea earned all-tournament team honors … Anderson was named tournament MVP… she lead the Big 12 in both kills and points this past week.

Coach Jill Kramer:

“I’m really proud of our team’s effort and how everyone contributed throughout the weekend.” “They did a good job of taking care of some key objectives we had going into the tournament. We learned more about some areas that we need to improve upon this week going into the Mountaineer Invitational and are looking forward to a productive week in the gym.”

This Week in Cross Country:

The Mountaineers return to action on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the PSU Spiked Shoe Invitational in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Last Week in Cross Country:

West Virginia was idle last week.

Notes & Quotes:

The Mountaineers sit at No. 20 in the USTFCCCA national poll – an updated poll will be released tomorrow … West Virginia won the Lehigh Invitational on Friday, Aug. 29, in its first meet of the season … Sydney Scott, a 2012 All-Mid Atlantic Region honoree, was the first Mountaineer to cross the line, finishing in second place overall in 21:36.56 … Brynn Harshbarger (21:39.58), Renee Maisonneuve (22:10.12) and Rachel Faulds (22:22.94) posted third, fourth and fifth-place finishes, respectively.

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