Moisey Named Athlete of the Week

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - For his efforts at the 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in St. Louis this past weekend, freshman wrestler Zeke Moisey has been named the Varsity Sports Report Athlete of the Week.

“I’m extremely proud of Zeke and his performance this weekend,” said WVU coach Sammie Henson. “He represented West Virginia University and the Mountaineer wrestling program with guts and honor. We have a bright future with an extremely motivated coaching staff, support staff, administration and wrestlers.”

After entering the tournament unseeded at 125 pounds, the freshman upset the No. 15 seed Chasen Tolbert (UVU), No. 2 seed Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) and No. 7 seed Eddie Klimara (Oklahoma State) to become WVU’s first All-American since 2007. He then pinned No. 6 seed Thomas Gilman of Iowa in 52 seconds in the semifinals to earn a spot in the finals, becoming the first Mountaineer since Greg Jones in 2005 and the first unseeded wrestler since 2003 to do so. Moisey fought a hard battle but dropped a 9-5 decision to No. 4 Nathan Tomasello of Ohio State to cap his tremendous season as the NCAA national runner-up at 125 pounds.

WVU Athletes of the Week
Winter 2015

Week 1: Zeke Moisey, Wrestling
Week 2: Andrew Marsh, Swimming
Week 3: Carolina Lewis, Tennis
Week 4: Alexa Goldberg, Gymnastics
Week 5: Melissa Idell, Gymnastics
Week 6: Garrett Spurgeon, Rifle
Week 7: Cory Stainbrook, Wrestling
Week 8: Habiba Shaker, Tennis
Week 9: Garrett Spurgeon, Rifle
Week 10: Cam O’Brien, Baseball
Week 11: Maren Prediger, Rifle
Week 12: Zeke Moisey, Wrestling

This Week in Track and Field: West Virginia return to action and opens its outdoor season this weekend at the UNF Spring Break from March 27-28 in Jacksonville, Florida ... competition will begin at 9 a.m. each day this weekend.

Last Week in Track and Field: The Mountaineers did not compete last week.

Notes & Quotes: WVU competed at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in its most recent competition ... Brianna Kerekes and Amy Cashin each earned spots on the podium in the 1,000-meter finals ... Kerekes raced to a fifth-place finish in the conference in 2:49.99, while Cashin placed eighth in 2:50.99 ... Kelly Williams crossed the line in seventh place overall in 4:51.12 in the one mile ... freshman Shamoya McNeil earned a spot on the podium in the triple jump ... McNeil jumped 12.06 meters to place eighth in the league.

This Week in Women’s Basketball: West Virginia plays Hampton in the second round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament on Tuesday, March 24 at 7 p.m. inside the Coliseum ... the winner of Tuesday’s contest will take on the winner of Richmond/Duquesne in the third round March 25-27. A date, campus site and time will be determined late Tuesday evening. Tickets to Tuesday’s contest are $7 for adults and $4 for children ... groups can purchase tickets for $4, if purchased in advanced ... Carey’s Crew members and students are free with valid ID ... the first 100 Carey’s crew members in attendance will receive free pizza from Papa John’s ... season ticket holders can purchase their same reserved seat by calling the Mountaineer ticket office at 1-800-WVU GAME before 5 p.m. Monday.

Last Week in Women’s Basketball: West Virginia reeled off its highest offensive output since December with an 84-61 win over Buffalo in the opening round of the WNIT last Thursday.

Notes & Quotes: Bria Holmes and Teana Muldrow scored 20 points each in the win over the Bulls … With her 12 points against Buffalo, senior Averee Fields became the 32nd Mountaineer to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau … Bria Holmes’ 635 points are the most by WVU junior in program history … WVU’s 214 blocks are the most in a single-season … WVU’s 6.5 blocks per game ranks fifth in the NCAA … WVU is 15-3 inside the Coliseum this season … the Mountaineers have won 14 consecutive games against non-conference competition and are 86-6 against non-conference foes since 2002.

Coach Mike Carey: “We play Hampton, I know a little bit about them. They’re very athletic and they press up and down the floor. It’s going to be a fast paced game

This Week in Tennis: WVU (9-6, 0-3 Big 12) hosts its first Big 12 conference match of the season, as it welcomes No. 6 Baylor on Friday, March 27 at 1 p.m. … the Mountaineers will then face the No. 36 Texas Longhorns on Sunday, March 29 … the match against the Longhorns is set to begin at 10 a.m. … West Virginia will wear pink jerseys in support of breast cancer awareness this weekend … the matches will be held at Ridgeview Racquet Club, unless the weather permits outdoor play … the Mountaineers are 6-2 at home, with exceptions of Cornell (March 7) and then ranked No. 70 Marshall (March 8) … WVU and Baylor have played just two matches in its program histories, as the Lady Bears hold a 2-0 advantage … the Lady Bears (16-4, 3-0 Big 12) are coming off a 4-1 victory over No. 21 TCU … BU will square off against Rice at home on Wednesday, March 25 before traveling to Morgantown … Baylor boasts four players ranked in ITA singles … Ema Burgic (9-3) leads the way at No. 22 … she is followed closely by No. 31 Blair Shankle (11-2), Kiah Generette (10-3) at No. 75 and finally No. 82 Rachel James-Baker (7-4) … BU also has the No. 10 ranked doubles team in Burgic and Shankle, who are 8-4 in dual-match play … WVU and Texas have played just two matches against each other, as the Longhorns hold a 2-0 advantage … the Longhorns (5-8, 2-2 Big 12) are coming off a 4-2 win over No. 18 Texas Tech

Last Week in Tennis: WVU fell to Kansas State, 4-0, on Friday, March 20 at the Mike Goss Tennis Center, in Manhattan, Kansas … the Mountaineers then traveled to Lawrence, Kansas to face the Jayhawks, but dropped its third straight Big 12 match against No. 65 Kansas, 4-0, on Sunday, March 22 at the Jayhawk Tennis Center.

Notes and Quotes: Freshman Habiba Shaker has a team-best 12-1 mark in doubles play as she has teamed up with junior Hailey Barrett as well as classmates Lyn Yuen Choo, Yvon Martinez and Carolina Lewis throughout the spring … Shaker holds a 7-2 mark at the No. 4 position and a 3-1 mark at the No. 5 position in singles play … sophomore Kaja Mrgole has tallied nine wins at the No. 1 slot, and freshman Carolina Lewis has a perfect 7-0 mark in dual-match play, with victories at the No. 5 and No. 6 slots.

This Week in Swimming and Diving: The Mountaineer men’s swimming team is back in action this week at the 2015 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships from March 26-28 in Iowa City, Iowa.

Last Week in Swimming and Diving: The men’s team was idle last week, while the women’s team’s season has come to a close.

Notes & Quotes: Senior Tim Squires and junior Andrew Marsh qualified for the championships after meeting a specific time standard in their respective events ... Squires will be competing at the NCAA Championships for the second straight season while Marsh is making his first appearance in the event ... Squires will compete in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyles while Marsh will participate in the 100-yard butterfly, 100-yard backstroke and the 100-yard freestyle ... the action will get underway each day with a morning session at noon, ET, and an evening session at 8 p.m., ET.

This Week in Rowing: The Mountaineers open their 2015 spring slate on March 28, as the team travels to Washington, D.C. for a tri-meet against Georgetown and North Carolina.

Last Week in Rowing: WVU was idle last week.

Notes & Quotes: WVU has not competed since the completion of its fall season with a scrimmage against Duquesne, on November 7 … WVU raced in two regattas throughout the 2014 fall season, and hosted a scrimmage for the novice squad against Duquesne … at the Head of the Ohio, the Mountaineers posted three Top-10 finishes in the Women’s Open 8+ event, earning a silver medal on Oct. 4 … WVU’s first boat earned a second-place finished out of 17 teams with a time of 15:28.68 … at the Head of the Occoquan, the novice squad posted two top-five finishes in the Women’s Collegiate Novice 4+ event, earning a silver and bronze medal on Nov. 1.

This Week in Baseball: The WVU baseball team will play two midweek games in the state of Texas at Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday, March 24 and at UT Arlington on Wednesday, March 25 … both games will begin at 3 p.m. ET … the Mountaineers will then host Charleston Southern from March 27-29 at CONSOL Energy Ballpark in Washington, Pennsylvania … Friday’s game will begin at noon, Saturday’s game will start at 7 p.m. and Sunday’s finale begins at noon.

Last Week In Baseball: The Mountaineers went 2-2 last weekend, winning a midweek game against Akron and dropping a Big 12 series at Baylor … WVU defeated Akron, 14-9, on Tuesday, before falling 5-4 on Friday and 10-4 on Saturday at Baylor … the Mountaineers avoided the sweep with an 8-2 win on Sunday.

Notes & Quotes: Sophomore right fielder Shaun Wood had his best week of the season, batting 6-for-11 (.545) with three runs and five RBIs … sophomore catcher Ray Guerrini batted .333 (3-for-9) with three runs, two home runs and eight RBIs … senior shortstop Taylor Munden continues to lead the team for the season with a .352 batting average, six doubles, six home runs and 14 RBIs … freshman Kyle Davis is hitting .349 and holds the team lead in doubles (8) and RBIs (15), while also smacking two home runs … as a team, WVU is batting .277 with 40 doubles, three triples, 22 home runs and 109 RBIs … sophomore right-hander Chad Donato had another impressive outing in a win on Sunday … he allowed two runs on five hits with two strikeouts in eight innings … freshman right-hander BJ Myers made two appearances last week, giving up one run on six hits with 10 strikeouts and four walks in 8.1 innings.

This Week in Wrestling: The Mountaineers’ 2014-15 season has ended.

Last Week in Wrestling: Four Mountaineers represented West Virginia at the 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Zeke Moisey was the “Cinderella Story” of the tournament, going from an unseeded, almost-redshirt freshman to a true freshman national runner-up at 125 pounds. No. 16 seed Michael Morales defeated Michigan’s George Fisher (Dec. 8-4) in the first round before falling to No. 1 Logan Stieber of Ohio State in the second. He rebounded with a 20-second pin of Northwestern’s Jameston Oster in the second round of consolations before a 6-4 loss to Boise State’s Geo Martinez eliminated him from competition. Jake A. Smith suffered a suffered a 3-1 setback to No. 15 Aaron Studebaker of Nebraska in the first round before bouncing back with a 3-3 tiebreaker win on riding time over Virginia’s Zach Nye and an 8-3 decision over Jeffrey Koepke of Illinois in wrestlebacks. A 3-1 loss to Penn’s Canaan Bethea in sudden victory eliminated him from competition. Bubba Scheffel also repped the Mountaineers, facing No. 2 Max Thomusseit of Pitt in the first round.

Notes and Quotes: The Mountaineers finished in 20th place at the 2015 NCAA Championships, marking their first top-25 finish since 2005 and the 15th top-25 finish in program history. True freshman Zeke Moisey upset four seeded opponents on his way to the championship finals at 125 pounds, where he lost to No. 4 Nathan Tomasello of Ohio State. Moisey became the 30th WVU wrestler in school history to earn All-America honors, and became the first since Brandon Rader in 2007 to do so. Moisey was also the first unseeded wrestler to make the national finals since 2003, and was the first Mountaineer to advance to the finals since Greg Jones in 2005.

This Week in Gymnastics: The NCAA will announce the pairings and seeds for the six 2015 NCAA Regional Championships, including the Morgantown Regional Championships, with a streamed selection show on NCAA.com on Monday, March 23, at 3 p.m.

Last Week in Gymnastics: The Mountaineers (14-9-1, 1-1-1) scored 195.025 and finished a program-best second at the 2015 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship on March 21, at Oklahoma’s Lloyd Noble Center … the No. 1 Sooners finished first (197.875) and Iowa State placed third (194.775) … senior Dayah Haley finished second in the all-around with a 38.95 mark, earning her All-Big 12 Championship Team honors … sophomore Alexa Goldberg paced on bars and finished sixth with a 9.825 … freshman Jordan Gillette finished a team-best seventh on beam with a 9.775 … Haley anchored the floor lineup with a 9.85 score, the fifth-best mark awarded, and finished eighth … junior Jaida Lawrence placed fourth on vault with a 9.85.

Notes and Quotes: WVU’s showing at the championship clinched the team’s bid to the 2015 NCAA Regional Championships … Haley’s all-around appearance was only her second of the season and the third of her career … she also earned All-Big 12 Championship Team honors in the all-around last season … freshman Amanda Bowman earned a career-high 9.825 on vault … earlier this week, seven Mountaineers were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team.

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