Marsh Named Athlete of the Week

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - After posting a first-place finish in every event he participated, junior swimmer Andrew Marsh has been named the Varsity Sports Report Athlete of the Week.

Marsh claimed first in four events overall at Pitt on Saturday, including two individual events. The Bemus Point, New York, native hit the wall first in the men’s 100-yard backstroke in 49.14 and followed the performance up with a first-place finish in the men’s 100-yard butterfly in 49.61.

Marsh also was a member of the men’s 400-yard freestyle relay team that took first in 3:01.03 and the men’s 200-yard medley relay team that touched the pad first in 1:30.81.

The Mountaineers welcome TCU to the WVU Natatorium for Senior Night on Friday, Jan. 16, at 6 p.m.

WVU Athletes of the Week
Winter 2015

Week 1: Zeke Moisey, Wrestling
Week 2: Andrew Marsh, Swimming

This Week in Track and Field: The Mountaineers return to action this Saturday, Jan. 17, for the WVU Invitational at the WVU Shell Building ... this will be the second of three home meets for West Virginia this indoor season.

Last Week in Track and Field: West Virginia competed at the PSU Relays in State College, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Jan. 5.

Notes & Quotes: Senior Kaitlyn Shelar led the way with a second-place finish in the pole vault with a season-best mark of 3.82 meters ... Tori Bertrand placed seventh in the event with a vault of 3.52 meters ... in the one mile, senior Shannen Daly and sophomore Allie Diehl posted personal-best times ... Daly finished 13th overall in 5:23.13, improving on her previous best mark in the event of 5:30.06 ... Diehl placed 16th in 5:28.09, cutting nearly seven seconds off her previous best time ... the Mountaineer distance medley relay team of Kelly Williams, Brianna Kerekes, Renee Maisonneuve and Sydney Scott crossed the line in third with a time of 12:02.85.

This Week in Women’s Basketball: West Virginia remains home this Wednesday, Jan. 14 to host the Texas Tech Lady Raiders (11-4, 1-2 Big 12) … that contest is scheduled to air regionally on ROOT Sports Pittsburgh … West Virginia faces its third ranked opponent in as many days with a visit to No. 16 Oklahoma State (11-3, 1-2 Big 12) on Saturday, Jan. 17 … tip-off between the Cowgirls and Mountaineers is set for 2:30 p.m. ET and the contest will air on Fox Sports 1.

Last Week in Women’s Basketball: No. 25-ranked West Virginia dropped a pair of heartbreaking games against top-five opponents … despite coming back from a 14-point deficit, WVU fell short in a 61-55 loss at No. 3 Texas … on Saturday, West Virginia battled No. 5 Baylor to the wire, leading for nearly eight minutes in the second half against the Lady Bears … however, BU came back to clinch a 66-62 win, snapping the Mountaineers’ 16-game home court winning streak.

Notes and Quotes: Junior guard Bria Holmes became the 31st WVU player to reach 1,000-points with her game-high 22 at No. 3 Texas … Holmes also led the Mountaineers in scoring with 17 versus No. 5 Baylor … she has 1,027 points in her career, which is 30th … Lanay Montgomery inked her third double-double of the year with 12 points and 17 rebounds against Baylor … the 17 boards were tired for the fifth-most ever by a WVU sophomore … WVU has lost three consecutive games for the first time since January 2013.

Coach Mike Carey: “I know our players are frustrated. We’re just not getting stops when we need to. I told the team after the Texas game that we’re playing hard enough to win, but we just don’t know how to win yet. Last year’s team knew how to win, this year’s team doesn’t know how to win yet. They don’t know how to get a big stop, or get a big score, or get a big rebound. Instead we’re fouling and we’re giving up offensive rebounds. Early in the game we were taking shots and it was creating fast breaks for them. We haven’t had an easy start. We had to play Texas and Oklahoma on the road, and then come back here and play Baylor. We have proved that we can play with all of them, but it just comes down to getting the players and the bodies.”

This Week in Tennis: The Mountaineers open their 2015 season in Pittsburgh at the Pitt Hidden Duel on Friday, Jan. 16-18, at 9 a.m. … WVU will compete in singles and doubles action against host Pitt, ASA College and Youngstown State.

Last Week in Tennis: WVU was idle last week.

Notes & Quotes: The Mountaineers meet with ASA College for the first time … WVU is 29-5 all-time against Pitt and 2-0 all-time against Youngstown State … WVU collected a combined overall record of 68-40 this fall ... freshman Carolina Lewis stood at a team-best with a record of 11-3 in singles play ... freshman Lyn Yuen Choo had a combined record of 16-7 this fall season ... senior Ikttesh Chahal and junior Hailey Barrett are undefeated in doubles play (4-0).

This Week in Swimming and Diving: The men’s and women’s teams will welcome TCU to the WVU Natatorium on Friday, Jan. 16, for a 6 p.m. meet ... the meet has been designated as Senior Night

Last Week in Swimming and Diving: Both squads traveled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for a dual-meet against Pitt on Saturday, Jan. 5 ... despite seven first-place finishes on the men’s side, the Mountaineer men fell to Pitt 176-124, while the women dropped a 224-75 decision.

Notes & Quotes: Andrew Marsh continued his strong junior campaign for the men, recording first-place results in four different events ... Marsh placed first in the men’s 100-yard backstroke in 49.14 and hit the wall first in the men’s 100-yard butterfly in 49.61 ... he also posted first-place finishes as apart of the 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relay teams ... Julie Ogden highlighted the performances on the women’s side, placing first in the 200-yard butterfly and second in the 100-yard butterfly ... other notable performances included a first-place finish by Ross Glegg in the men’s 200-yard freestyle (1:39.97), a first-place result by Nate Carr in the men’s 200-yard IM (1:50.38) and a second-place finish by Chase Williams in the men’s 200-yard butterfly (1:52.81).

Coach Vic Riggs: “I’m really pleased with our men’s meet. They won both relays and we had very strong performances from several individuals. Andrew Marsh continues to lead this team with his swims. Tim Squires, Ross Glegg, Nate Carr and Chase Williams also had strong days. Our women’s meet had some highlights from Julie Ogden, Loren Williams, Natalie Johnsen and Amelie Currat. There’s plenty of room to improve however. We need to be more confident in our race plans.”

This Week in Rowing: The Mountaineers are idle until the start of its spring season.

Last Week in Rowing: WVU was idle last week.

This Week in Rifle: The Mountaineers (8-0, 6-0 GARC) return to the WVU Rifle Range Saturday, Jan. 17, to take on conference foe No. 6 Nebraska.

Last Week in Rifle: WVU Rifle was idle last week.

This Week in Wrestling: West Virginia will open Big 12 action in Oklahoma ... the Mountaineers will take on No. 8 Oklahoma State on Friday evening at 8 p.m. ET in Stillwater before facing Oklahoma in Norman on Sunday in a 3 p.m. ET match.

Last Week in Wrestling: The Mountaineers went 3-1 at the Virginia Duals, topping Chattanooga (21-19), No. 25 Bucknell (19-15) and Arizona State (21-20) while falling to No. 14 Edinboro (21-16).

Notes and Quotes: The win over Arizona State marked their second triumph of the Sun Devils in six days, as WVU took a 22-12 victory in Tempe on Sunday ... Ross Renzi and Jake A. Smith both posted 4-0 records to lead the way, while Zeke Moisey finished the weekend with a pair of pins, including a win by fall over No. 10 Sean Boyle of Chattanooga. Renzi scored a pin against Chattanooga, and won a crucial sudden victory bout against Arizona State.

Coach Sammie Henson: “Great performance and heart shown by our team today. Zeke Moisey and Cory Stainbrook started us off with a bang, and Louis Colonna, the “Yellow Blur,” fought hard to not give up six. Ross Renzi gutted out a huge overtime takedown to put us up. It was truly a team effort and we couldn’t be prouder of our men. It’s time to get back to Morgantown and do work!”

This Week in Gymnastics: The Mountaineers continue their season-opening road trip with a tri-meet at No. 15 Ohio State, with No. 5 Michigan, on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 4 p.m., at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Last Week in Gymnastics: The Mountaineers (1-1) split their 2015 season opener at Maryland on January 9, scoring 193.5 and finishing second overall … George Washington scored 194.325 and finished first, while the host Terrapins placed third with a 193.025 mark … the Mountaineers tallied 48.825 on vault, 48.3 on floor, 48.275 on bars and 48.1 on beam … sophomore Alexa Goldberg earned the team’s lone event win, scoring 9.85 in the second-to-last uneven bars routine of the night … a trio of Mountaineers scored 9.8 on vault and tied for third place: senior Dayah Haley, junior Jaida Lawrence and freshman Zaakira Muhammad … senior Beth Deal paced the team on balance beam with a fourth place, 9.775 showing … Haley anchored the floor lineup with a team-best 9.725 score, good enough for ninth place … WVU did not have an all-around competitor.

Notes and Quotes: WVU hit 23-for-24 routines on Friday night and did not count a fall … the team’s win over UMD was its first since 2013 and pushed the squad’s series advantage to 37-17-1 … despite the loss, WVU still owns a 46-2 all-time record over UMD … Goldberg received a 9.9 score from one judge on bars … three freshmen made the Mountaineer debuts Friday: Muhammad, Amanda Bowman and Robyn Bernard … additionally, sophomore Brooklyn Doggette and redshirt senior Brittney Harris also made their WVU career debuts … the Mountaineers competed four new routines on balance beam … the Mountaineers are 12-16 all-time against the Buckeyes and 4-18 against the Wolverines.

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