McHenry Named Student-Athlete of the Week

October 30, 2017 01:59 PM | General, Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming & Diving, Rifle, Women's Basketball, Cross Country, Rowing, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling

Varsity Sports Report

By: WVU Athletic Communications

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.- Following his school-record performance at the Big 12 vs. Big East Weekend, senior Logan McHenry of the swimming and diving team has been named the West Virginia University Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.

McHenry set a new school record in the 3-meter dive on Oct. 27, earning a first-place score of 380.80. The mark broke the previous record of 364.96, which was held by Matt O'Neill since 2009.

The Ventnor City, New Jersey, native also earned a third-place finish in the 1-meter dive at the event, helping WVU to a pair of dual-meet wins over Seton Hall and Xavier.

This Week in Women's Soccer: Seeded No. 2, the No. 7-ranked Mountaineers open the 2017 Big 12 Soccer Championship against No. 7-seed Texas Tech on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 6:30 p.m. ET, at Swope Soccer Village, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Last Week in Women's Soccer: The Mountaineers (14-3-1, 7-1-1) closed their regular-season slate with a 2-0 win at Kansas on Oct. 27, at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, Kansas … senior midfielder Alli Magaletta tallied the game-winner in the 14th minute, and senior forward Michaela Abam added the insurance goal in the 71st minute … senior midfielder Carla Portillo assisted on both goals … sophomore Rylee Foster made two saves for the team's 11th shutout of the season … WVU finished with a 12-5 edge in shots, placing three on-frame, and a 4-0 advantage in corner kicks.

Notes: KU has never scored on the WVU defense … Magaletta has scored first for WVU in three of the last four matches … the game-winner was her third of the season and the sixth of her career … she ranks No. 2 on the team with 11 points (4 G, 3 A) … Abam paces the squad with 17 points (7 G, 3 A) … she now ranks No. 3 in program history with 39 career goals and No. 5 with 94 career points … Portillo's two-assist match was her first of the season and the second of her career … KU was the sixth team this season to not earn a corner kick against the WVU backline … Magaletta is the reigning Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, and junior Bianca St. Georges is the reigning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week … should the Mountaineers defeat TTU Wednesday, they will play the winner of TCU-Kansas on Friday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m. ET.

This Week in Men's Soccer: The regular season concludes on Saturday, Nov. 4, at MAC-newcomer SIU Edwardsville … kickoff in Edwardsville, Illinois, is set for 8 p.m. ET … the Mountaineers and Cougars will square off for the first time, after SIUE joined the MAC in men's soccer this season.

Last Week in Men's Soccer: No. 25 West Virginia lost to No. 9 Akron, 4-0 on Friday night at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium … in the final home game of the regular season, WVU held the ninth-ranked Zips to just two shots and no shots on goal in the first 36 minutes before Akron scored in the 37th minute … West Virginia did not allow another shot until the second half, when UA added three goals … WVU had four shots, one on goal, while Akron had nine shots, five on goal … freshman keeper Steven Tekesky and UA's Ben Lundt both made one save … sophomore Jorge Quintanilla registered West Virginia's only shot on goal in the contest … for the Zips, Stuart Holthusen scored the team's first three goals.

Notes: West Virginia enters the final week of the regular season with an 8-5-4 record and is 0-2-2 in Mid-American Conference play … WVU is in fifth place in the MAC with two points, two points behind fourth-place Bowling Green … The Mountaineers have nine shutouts in 2017, tied for fifth-most in a single season in program history … WVU's shutout percentage of .529 ranks No. 2 in the MAC and No. 14 nationally … Senior Jad Arslan is second in the league with three game-winning goals … Prior to Friday's match vs. Akron, the Mountaineers honored its senior class of Jad Arslan, Heath Honold, Steven James, Joey Piatczyc, Joseph Reece, Jose Santos and Louis Thomas … West Virginia's contest against No. 9 Akron was its fourth against a top-25 opponent, all coming in its last six home games.

Coach LeBlanc Following Friday night's loss to Akron: "For the first 36 minutes, it was game on, I thought we gave them the possessions we wanted them to have in the early parts of the game. We were very good on the counter a couple of times. They scored on their first shot on goal, they scored on their second shot on goal, they scored on their third shot on goal, they scored on their fourth shot on goal. I thought for the first 30-something minutes, we were pretty good, we didn't give up too much, kept their danger in front of us and had a couple good opportunities to hit them on the counter. [We had a] couple good crosses, couple balls in the box and a couple moments where we looked like we could get one. We got punished for our mistakes. They're too good of a team to make mistakes against and there was a 15-minute segment there in the second half where we kept making mistakes, and we got punished for them."

This Week in Volleyball: West Virginia (14-9, 3-7) will take a break from league play with a nonconference match against Robert Morris (13-13, 7-4) on Tuesday, Oct. 31 … first serve is set for 6 p.m. ET inside the WVU Coliseum … fans who wear their costumes to the match will be admitted for free … in addition, the first 250 fans will receive a Mountaineers Trick-or-Treat bag and candy … West Virginia will then travel to Norman, Oklahoma, for a match against the Sooners (5-18, 2-8) in an 8 p.m. ET league tilt.

Last Week in Volleyball: West Virginia dropped two Big 12 matches on the road last week, suffering a 3-1 loss at TCU (10-11, 2-7) on Oct. 26 and falling to No. 3 Texas (17-2, 9-0) in three sets on Oct. 28 … West Virginia finished the week hitting .151 with 88 kills and 11 team blocks … four Mountaineers tallied double-digit kills on the week, as sophomore right side hitter Natania Levak led the team with 21 … sophomore setter Erin Slinde also dished out 65 assists to average 9.29 per set last week, while senior libero Gianna Gotterba had a team-high 34 digs to average 5.00 per set.

Notes: WVU currently sits in sixth-place in the Big 12 standings … West Virginia will play against Oklahoma for the second time this season, with the Sooners holding an 11-1 all-time series advantage … WVU took down Oklahoma for the first time in program history earlier this year, defeating the Sooners in a four-set battle on Oct. 13 inside the WVU Coliseum … through 23 matches, Payton Caffrey leads the Mountaineers in kills with 274, Slinde leads in assists with 789, freshman defensive specialist Alexa Hasting leads in digs with 257, and senior middle blocker Mia Swanegan leads in blocking at 92.0 … Caffrey also leads the squad with 39 service aces on the year … as a team, West Virginia is hitting .218 and holding its opponents to a .187 clip … Caffrey continues to lead the Big 12 with 0.46 service aces per set and ranks inside the top 10 in points (sixth) and kills (eighth) … additionally, Slinde sits inside the top five in service aces (tied for third) and assists (fifth) … the sophomore setter averages 0.28 service aces and 9.86 assists per set … Swanegan ranks sixth in the league with 1.12 blocks per set.

This Week in Cross Country: The Mountaineers are off this week … WVU next competes on Friday, Nov. 10, at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Last Week in Cross Country: WVU finished fourth at the 2017 Big 12 Cross Country Championship on Oct. 28 in Round Rock, Texas … redshirt senior Maggie Drazba finished sixth overall in a time of 20:19.1, while redshirt senior Amy Cashin placed 13th in 20:44.0 … both were named to the All-Big 12 team.

Notes: Saturday marked the first time WVU placed multiple runners on the All-Big 12 team since 2014 … the accolade is Drazba's second of her career, while Cashin's honor is the first of her cross country career … WVU finished with 115 team points, finishing behind No. 23 Iowa State (49), Oklahoma (89) and Texas (90) … freshman Hayley Jackson finished in 25th place at her Big 12 Championship debut, finishing the Old Settlers Park (6k) course in 21:07.1 … redshirt sophomores Olivia Hill (21:26.3) and Candace Jones (21:29.3) finished 35th and 36th, respectively … redshirt freshman Sarah Wills (21:33.7), freshman Bree Warren (22:02.1), redshirt senior Rebecca Wendt (22:11.7) and redshirt freshman Antigone Archer (22:17.3) also competed for the Mountaineers.

Coach Sean Cleary following the Big 12 Championship: "This team has run well every time it has lined up this season," Cleary said. "While fourth place was not the goal, I am still very proud of this performance. In two weeks, we will line up at the NCAA Regional Championships and will do so with the belief that we will be an even better version of today's team. I am very happy for Maggie and Amy being named to the All-Big 12 team."

This Week in Rifle: The No. 1-ranked Mountaineers play host to a pair of matches at the WVU Rifle Range … WVU lines-up against No. 2 TCU on Saturday, Nov. 4, and Army West Point on Sunday, Nov. 5 … both matches will begin at 8 a.m. and are open to the public.

Last Week in Rifle: WVU (4-0, 3-0 GARC) did not compete last week.

Notes: In their last outing, the Mountaineers earned a 4739-4647 win over Ole Miss on Oct. 21, in Morgantown … the score was one-shot short of matching the NCAA record, set by WVU in 2016 … the Mountaineers shot an NCAA air rifle record for the second time this season with a 2329 mark and also tallied a season-best 2347 smallbore.

This Week in Golf: WVU travels to the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational on the Royal Ka'anapali Course of the Ka'anapali Golf Club in Lahaina on the island of Maui, Hawaii, from Friday through Sunday … Hawai'i will host 19 teams in the event, including Big 12 foe Kansas, Cal, LSU, South Carolina and Georgia … golfers will tee off in a shotgun start at 2 p.m. ET each day for 18 holes of play on the par-71, 6,700-yard course.

Last Week in Golf: Along with the University of Central Florida, West Virginia hosted the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational at Isleworth Golf Course in Windermere, Florida, from Sunday through Tuesday … the Mountaineers finished 16th at 29 over par, scoring 296-300-297=893 … No. 21 Cal took home the team title at six under par with an 858, while No. 28 Illinois and No. 10 Florida tied for the runner-up spot at five under par with scores of 859 … Max Sear finished ahead of 12 nationally ranked golfers to tie for 11th place overall … he shot 71-71-72=214 to finish two under par.

Notes: Arizona, No. 17/21 Cal, No. 36 Illinois, No. 26 Arizona State, Augusta, No. 13/12 Texas Tech, No. 11/10 Florida, North Texas, No. 9/10 Vanderbilt, Purdue, No. 20 North Carolina, No. 35 North Florida, UAB, No. 7/12 LSU and No. 6/8 Auburn joined WVU and UCF in the field at the Tavistock … 17 golfers in the field ranked inside Golfstat's top-100.

Coach Sean Covich after the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational: "Great playing by Max all week on a very challenging course. Just being a part of this prestigious event means a lot to our program. We will learn from our rounds this week and not only be a better team the rest of the season, but be a better team when we arrive here next fall. Make no mistake about it, this is a championship venue and a 'major' for college golf. If you want to truly compete at the highest level, you have to play in an event like this on a golf course like this."

This Week in Swimming & Diving: WVU is off this week … The Mountaineers next compete on Nov. 17-19 at the Ohio State Invitational (swimming) in Columbus, Ohio, and Frank Elm Invitational (diving) in Piscataway, New Jersey.

Last Week in Swimming & Diving: The Mountaineers swept the Big 12 vs. Big East Weekend, earning dual-meet victories over Seton Hall and Xavier on Oct. 27-28 at the WVU Natatorium … the men's team topped Seton Hall, 227-53, while defeating Xavier, 224-53 … WVU's women's team took down Seton Hall, 217-63, and defeated Xavier 198-79 … senior Logan McHenry set a school record in the 3-meter dive, earning a first-place score of 380.80 … McHenry broke Matt O'Neill's record of 364.96, which has stood since 2009 … redshirt senior Nate Carr earned his third pool record of the season, winning the 400 individual medley with a time of 3:54.86 … Carr broke the event's WVU Natatorium record, which was set in 2008, by over two seconds.

Notes: With the victories, WVU has defeated Seton Hall and Xavier in each of the past three seasons … the Mountaineers combined to win 28 of 32 events in the two-day tri-meet, including 17 of 18 on Friday … sophomore Morgan Bullock won four total events, while Carr and senior Amelie Currat won three events apiece … junior Averly Hobbs won the 1-meter dive, earning an NCAA Zone-qualifying score of 285.65 … junior Austin Smith also recorded an NCAA Zone-qualifying score in the men's 1-meter, finishing second with a score of 313.10 … freshmen Giselle Gursoy and Angelo Russo earned their first collegiate individual victories at the meet, while redshirt junior Tristen DiSibio won his first individual event of his WVU career.

This Week in Rowing: The novice squad travels to the Head of the Occoquan in Fairfax Station, Virginia, on Saturday, Nov. 4 ... the fall season for the novice and varsity rowers conclude in Pittsburgh at Duquesne on Saturday, Nov. 11.

Last Week in Rowing: West Virginia was off last week.

Notes: The Head of Occoquan will be the first intercollegiate competition for 16 novice rowers ... it will be the first of two regattas for the novice squad, as they close the fall with a dual race against Duquesne on Nov. 11 ... 2017 marks the 11th straight year the Mountaineers have raced at the Head of Occoquan.

This Week in Tennis: West Virginia is off this week ... WVU will travel to Louisville, Kentucky, for the Louisville Tennis Classic on Nov. 3-5 ... the Mountaineers will face Ball State, Louisville and Michigan State over the course of the three-day tournament.

Last Week in Tennis: The Mountaineers were off last week.

Notes: Freshman Giovanna Caputo, senior Lyn Yuen Choo and junior Paula Goetz have each registered a team-high six singles wins this fall ... the tandem of Caputo and Choo also lead the Mountaineers with a 4-1 record in doubles action ... Caputo has picked up seven wins in doubles play with three different teammates this fall, leading the team.

This Week in Wrestling: West Virginia opens the 2017-18 season on Friday, Nov. 3, as the squad heads to Clarion, Pennsylvania, for a neutral site match with Big 12 foe Utah Valley … the match is set to begin at 4 p.m. ET … the Mountaineers will remain in Pennsylvania for the Clarion Open on Sunday, Nov. 5, starting at 8 a.m. ET.

Last Week in Wrestling: WVU made its first public appearance of the 2017-18 season with its inaugural Gold and Blue Wrestle-Offs held on Oct. 27 inside the Shell Building in Morgantown … West Virginia played host to its Mountaineer Athletic Club members on Mac Donor Weekend, as the home crowd witnessed a total of 11 tightly contested bouts … Friday night's matchups featured a mixture of established veterans along with talented newcomers who competed for a spot in this week's lineup vs. Big 12 foe Utah Valley.

Notes: Senior Jacob A. Smith and junior Zeke Moisey will start the season nationally ranked by a trio of media outlets, appearing in the top 10 of their respective weight classes … Smith appears at No. 6 according to FloWrestling and is ranked No. 7 via Intermat and Open Mat at 197 pounds … Moisey is ranked No. 8 at his weight of 125 pounds in both Intermat and Open Mat preseason polls and No. 7 according to FloWrestling … in addition, West Virginia enters the season ranked No. 18 in the nation in Open Mat's preseason Tournament Power Index (TPI) … the Mountaineers also check in at No. 25 via Intermat's preseason TPI and FloWrestling.

Coach Sammie Henson following last week's wrestle-offs: "I was extremely impressed with the way our guys wrestled this evening, and I'm really impressed by the level of competition each one of them produced. The best match of the night was [Matthew] Schmitt vs. [Joe] Wheeling. It was a tough, hard-fought battle between the two. I also thought Kyler Rea and Christian Monserrat battled it out for the starting position at 149 [pounds]. That's going to be an on-going battle all year. I also want to thank all the Mountaineer fans and the MAC donors that came out to watch tonight's event. The home crowd made tonight truly special, and it is a tradition that we want to keep putting on in Morgantown."

This Week in Women's Basketball: WVU is off … the Mountaineers will host Central Connecticut State on Friday, Nov. 10, to open the season … tipoff is set for 7 p.m. inside the WVU Coliseum … it will be Military and First Responders Appreciation Day … all military members and first responders will receive free admission with a valid ID.

Last Week in Women's Basketball: The Mountaineers unofficially opened the season with the return of Haunted Hoops at the WVU Coliseum on Sunday … WVU hosted West Virginia Wesleyan in an exhibition game … the Mountaineers downed the Bobcats 113-54 … senior forward Teana Muldrow led all scorers with 28 points, shooting 12-of-16 … junior guard Katrina Pardee had a team-best eight rebounds … senior guard Chania Ray led all players with nine assists and seven steals.

Notes: Six Mountaineers scored in double-figures against West Virginia Wesleyan: Teana Muldrow (28), Naomi Davenport (19), Kristina King (18), Katrina Pardee (15), Destiny Harden (12) and Chania Ray (11) … five of the nine players dressed made their WVU Coliseum debuts … three true freshmen saw action as Harden, Ashley Jones and Makayla Stanley all saw playing time … redshirt freshman Krystaline McCune saw her first action after missing her freshman season with an injury … Davenport, a transfer, also played in her first game as a Mountaineer … WVU scored 40 points off turnovers and got 22 from the bench.

Coach Mike Carey following Sunday's exhibition against West Virginia Wesleyan: "Big numbers don't matter. You can look at the box score. We scored 42 points in the first quarter when we were fresh. Then as the game went on, a bunch of turnovers and no execution. People came off of the bench, standing around, the defense didn't execute on the other end. It's going to be like that all year unless we start getting people back in the rotation."