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Forsey and Montgomery Named Athletes of the Week
November 14, 2016 02:50 PM | General
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - After two strong performances last weekend, redshirt-junior Jillian Forsey of the West Virginia University cross country team and senior center Lanay Montgomery of the WVU women’s basketball team have been named the WVU Student-Athletes of the Week, presented by University Apartments.
In a field of 198 runners at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals on Friday, Forsey finished second and qualified for the NCAA Championships, while helping the No. 27-ranked WVU cross country team place fourth. The Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, native crossed the finish line in a season-best time of 20:09, improving by .05 second from her previous season best ran at the Paul Short Invitational. Forsey earned All-Region honors for her runner-up finish, her third career award. This will be Forsey’s third time competing at the NCAA Championships and the first as an individual qualifier.
Montgomery became the first WVU women’s basketball player to register at least 17 points and 18 rebounds since 1991 in WVU’s 88-38 victory over Charleston Southern on Saturday. The senior from Pittsburgh connected on 7-of-7 from the field and 3-of-4 from the charity stripe. Montgomery also dished out an assist and recorded a steal in the victory. Montgomery’s achievement is the first for a Mountaineer since Donna Abbott tallied 22 points and 19 rebounds against Rutgers on Feb. 28, 1991. Montgomery is now 12th all-time at West Virginia with 643 career rebounds.
This Week in Women’s Soccer: The No. 1-ranked and top-seeded Mountaineers play host to the second- and third-round games in the 2016 NCAA Tournament on Nov. 18-20, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium … WVU will face Ohio State on Friday at 6 p.m. … No. 14-ranked and fourth-seeded UCLA will face Nebraska earlier in the day at 3 p.m. … the winners will meet in the third round on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. … tickets are on sale now at WVUGAME.com.
Last Week in Women’s Soccer: WVU (20-1-1, 8-0) defeated Northern Kentucky, 3-0, in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament on Nov. 12, at DDSS … junior forward Heather Kaleiohi scored just 49 seconds into the match … junior forward Michaela Abam tallied the first insurance goal in the 53rd minute, and senior midfielder Ashley Lawrence scored the second in the 76th … Lawrence finished with a game-high three points (1 G, 1 A) … WVU outshot NKU, 34-6, and earned a 7-0 edge in corner kicks … junior Michelle Newhouse made one save for her eighth win of the season … WVU forced NKU into 11 saves, including three team stops.
Notes: WVU advances to the NCAA Tournament Second Round for the second straight season and the 11th time overall … Kaleiohi’s goal was the second-fastest in program history and the fastest WVU goal in the NCAA Tournament … WVU’s win streak now stands at 13, one short of matching the program record … the Mountaineers have recorded a shutout in four of their last six NCAA Tournament matches, dating back to the 2014 season … WVU shows 15 clean sheets on the year, matching the program single-season record … the Norse were the fourth team this year to not earn a corner kick against the Mountaineers … WVU defeated OSU, 2-1, on Sept. 4, in Morgantown.
This Week in Volleyball: West Virginia will play host to No. 4 Kansas on Wednesday … first serve is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the WVU Coliseum … seniors Hannah Shreve, Haley Roe and MaTia Hughes will be honored prior to the match … it will be the Mountaineers’ second tilt with the Jayhawks this season … the then-No. 6 Jayhawks took a 3-0 win in Lawrence, Kansas, on Oct. 18.
Last Week in Volleyball: West Virginia (12-15, 3-10) went 0-2 last week … on Wednesday, the Mountaineers dropped a hard-fought five-set match to Kansas State, 3-2 … Mia Swanegan set a new career high with 22 kills in the match … she was one of four players to finish in double figures as Payton Caffrey had 12 kills, while Natania Levak had a career-high 15 and Katelyn Evans finished with 12 … Swanegan also led the blocking effort with six … Erin Slinde had a career-high 55 assists … Gianna Gotterba led the floor defense with 25 digs … on Saturday, the Mountaineers suffered a 3-0 setback at Baylor … the team hit .241 in the loss, with four players hitting .350 or better … Caffrey led the squad with 10 kills … Hannah Shreve had four blocks.
Notes: Mia Swanegan’s 22 kills were the most by a Big 12 player in a match this week … she finished the week ranked in the top-10 of the Big 12 in kills (3.62 per set), blocks (1.25 per set) and points (4.44 per set) … Erin Slinde ranked fourth in the league with 11.50 assists per set … Gianna Gotterba was seventh with 4.62 digs per set … Gabrielle Cuckovich finished tied for eighth with 0.25 service aces per set … Wednesday marked the eighth time this season WVU has gone to five sets … the Mountaineers are 4-4 in five-set matches … WVU ranks fourth in the league with an opponent hitting percentage of .201… the Mountaineers lead the Big 12 in blocking with 2.54 per set … Swanegan continues to lead the conference with 1.42 blocks per set … Caffrey ranks second with 4.55 kills per set 5.05 points per set … she is also fifth with 0.27 service aces per set … Haley Roe and Erin Slinde rank in the top 10 in assists, at 5.53 (ninth) and 5.38 (10th), respectively … Gotterba is sixth with 3.90 digs per set.
Coach Reed Sunahara after falling to Baylor: “I thought we played better as the match went on, but it wasn’t good enough. Baylor is a good team, and they played well.”
This Week in Cross Country: Redshirt juniors Jillian Forsey and Maggie Drazba will represent the West Virginia University cross country team at the 2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Indiana on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 11 a.m. ET ... this is the first time since 2010 that two WVU runners will represent the Mountaineers at the national championship.
Last Week in Cross Country: Redshirt junior Jillian Forsey finished second and qualified for the NCAA Championships as the West Virginia University cross country team placed fourth in the women’s 6k at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals in State College, Pennsylvania, on Friday ... the Mountaineers added three top-25 finishers who earned All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors – Forsey and fellow redshirt juniors Maggie Drazba and Amy Cashin ... four nationally ranked regional teams claimed the top four finishes today. No. 9 Penn State won the Mid-Atlantic Regional title with a team score of 36 points ... No. 21 Villanova was second with 93 points, followed by No. 24 Penn in third (99), No. 27 West Virginia in fourth (112) and Georgetown in fifth (141).
Notes: Forsey led the way for the Mountaineers at regionals, finishing in second with a season-best time of 20:09, automatically qualifying for the NCAA Championships ... she improved .05 seconds from her previous season-best time at the Paul Short Invitational ... Forsey earned her third career all-region honor ... Drazba placed 11th at regionals with a time of 20:47 to earn All-Region honors, the second of her career.
Coach Sean Cleary after the Mid-Atlantic Regionals: “It’s bittersweet. I was quite pleased with how we handled the pressure and how we handled the race today. I know seven girls across the line ran 100 percent and really that’s all you can ask for. We knew all season that this was sort of a blanket finish in the Mid-Atlantic Region. After Penn State, we knew that the region was going to be very close from team’s two-five. Unfortunately, we were on the wrong side of those results. There’s probably still a little scenario where we might sneak into the national meet, we need some things to happen around the country. Regardless, I’m extremely proud of this team. It’s been fun coaching them this year. Hopefully we live for another day.”
This Week in Swimming and Diving: After a month off from competition, the Mountaineer swimming and diving team will travel to Greensboro, North Carolina, to compete at the three-day NC State Invitational from Nov. 17-19.
Last Week in Swimming and Diving: The Mountaineers did not compete last week.
Notes: The Mountaineers last competed at a quad meet at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia on Oct. 21-22 ... the WVU women were edged by William & Mary (176-164), Duke (281-71) and Virginia Tech (286-66) ... the men fell to William & Mary (223-123), Duke (288-64) and Virginia Tech (277-69).
Coach Vic Riggs on the NC State Invitational: “The teams have had a good three weeks of training, and they are excited to get back to racing. The NC State Invite will offer a very high level of competition, with several top-20 teams that will make competing well in prelims a priority to earn what will be very difficult spots in finals. Team energy, staying focused on our race plans and improving on the small details is what I’m looking for this weekend. If we can accomplish those, along with our strong fall, we should leave with some very fine swims for this time of year.”
This Week in Women’s Basketball: The No. 21/25-ranked West Virginia University women’s basketball team resumes action with a pair of home games this week … WVU plays host to Howard on Tuesday, Nov. 15, in a 6:30 p.m. ET tilt at the Coliseum … on Saturday, Nov. 19, WVU will host Coppin State in a 1 p.m. tilt … Saturday’s contest is free admission courtesy of WVU Medicine … parking is free and open to the public, excluding the tailgating lot nearest the WVU arboretum.
Last Week in Women’s Basketball: The Mountaineers (1-0) opened the season with an 88-38 victory over Charleston Southern on Saturday … West Virginia shot 50.8 percent (32-of-63) from the field and held CSU to 17.7 percent (11-of-62) … West Virginia outmanned the Buccaneers 60-31 on the boards and outscored CSU, 38-2, in the paint … Lanay Montgomery registered 17 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to pace the Mountaineers.
Notes: West Virginia limited CSU to 11 field goal makes on the evening, marking the 17th time WVU has held an opponent to 11 or fewer field goal makes … Lanay Montgomery became the first Mountaineer since Donna Abbott posted 22 points and 19 rebounds against Rutgers in 1991 to record at least 17 points and 18 rebounds in a game … the last time WVU won by 50 or more points was against Saint Francis on Dec. 29, 2014 … Montgomery recorded her 10th career double-double today, scoring 17 points, 18 rebounds and seven offensive rebounds, the last time a player scored 17/18 plus was in 1991 by Donna Abbott …Chania Ray posted a career high 11 assists, the most since Bria Holmes’ 10 assists versus Marshall (Dec. 13, 2015)… the Mountaineers are 29-15 all-time in season openers and have won 10 of the last 11 games to kick off the season…coach Mike Carey holds a 13-3 record in season openers …the Mountaineers are 34-10 in home openers … the WVU women’s basketball team presented the Jack and Janice Redden family an autographed ball as they announced that all of the flood relief proceeds will benefit will go to Rainelle, W.Va.
This Week in Wrestling: West Virginia (0-2, 0-0) travels to Lincoln, Nebraska… the Mountaineers and the No. 7 Huskers square off on Friday evening at the Devaney Center … the dual is scheduled for an 8 p.m. ET start.
Last Week in Wrestling: A trio of Mountaineers went undefeated to win their pools at the 2016 Journeymen ASICS Collegiate Classic at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York, on Sunday … No. 13 Dylan Cottrell went 3-0 to win his pool at 165 pounds … Christian Monserrat went 3-0 as well while James Dekrone went 4-0 as each won his pool at 149 … Cottrell posted a 3-1 decision over Lehigh’s Cole Walter before upsetting No. 9/14 Anthony Valencia of Arizona State in a 6-5 decision and No. 10/12 Clark Glass in a 1-0 decision … Monserrat registered a pair of decisions and won by fall over Jon Mele of Lehigh for first in his pool … Dekrone posted two pins, a tech. fall and a major decision in claiming his pool … Parker VonEgidy went 2-1 to take second in his pool at 184 pounds … Ryan Elliott won went 2-1 with a pin at 133 pounds … Cory Stainbrook also went 2-1 at 133, winning a 4-2 decision over Sean Fausz of NC State and claiming a 4-2 decision over Trae Blackwell of Oklahoma.
Notes: No. 13/13 Dylan Cottrell improved to 5-0 on the season … Christian Monserrat is also 5-0 on the year … Cottrell is ranked No. 13 in the nation at 165 by both InterMat and FloWrestling … Jacob A. Smith ranks ninth (InterMat) and tenth (FloWrestling) at 197 pounds … the Mountaineers registered seven bonus-point victories at the 2016 Journeymen ASICS Collegiate Classic … the squad posted four pins, a tech. fall and two major decisions … Dekrone leads the team in bonus-point wins with four … Monserrat is second with a two pins and a major decision.
Coach Sammie Henson after the Journeymen ASICS Collegiate Classic: “We had some good success with our men. We have improved immensely on top, which has opened up matches for us and helped us win some important matches against ranked opponents. The goal will be to build off this and continue to establish more attacks to finish on our feet. I’m proud of these young men coming together as a team.”
This Week in Rifle: The No. 1-ranked Mountaineers do not compete again until January.
Last Week in Rifle: WVU (7-0, 5-0 GARC) swept two Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) competitors in West Point, New York, defeating No. 9 Mississippi, 4704-4644, on Nov. 12, and No. 11 Army West Point, 4712-4657, on Nov. 13 … WVU earned all four discipline wins over the weekend, outshooting the Rebels in air rifle (2371-2354) and smallbore (2333-2290), and the Black Knights in air rifle (2374-2354) and smallbore (2338-2303) … senior Jean-Pierre Lucas led the way Saturday, winning smallbore with a 587 mark and air rifle with a season-high 595 total … Lucas also won smallbore on Sunday, matching his season-best score of 588 … freshmen Milica Babic and Morgan Phillips, as well as junior Elizabeth Gratz, tied for the air rifle win Sunday with 594 scores … the total was a career best for Phillips.
Notes: Babic shot season highs in smallbore in consecutive days, tallying 582 on Saturday and 583 on Sunday … the same five Mountaineers counted toward the team scores both days: sophomore Will Anti, Babic, Gratz, Lucas and Phillips.
This Week in Rowing: The rowing team finished the fall season with the exhibition against Duquense … the spring schedule will be announced later this fall.
Last Week in Rowing: The Mountaineers wrapped up the fall season with a solid showing against Duquesne on the Monongahela River in Morgantown on Friday, Nov. 11 … WVU’s first varsity eights won two of the four races, while the second varsity eights swept their Duke counterparts … WVU’s first novice eight boat finished second in all four races, while the second novice eight finished in third place three times and in fourth once … the Mountaineer varsity fours swept Duquesne in open water to close out the competition.
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