Pardee Named Student-Athlete of the Week

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December 03, 2018 01:25 PM | General, Men's Swimming & Diving, Rifle, Women's Basketball, Women's Swimming & Diving, Wrestling

Varsity Sports Report

By: WVU Athletics Communications

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After scoring her 1,000th career point against Missouri on Dec. 2, senior guard Katrina Pardee of the West Virginia University women's basketball team has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.

Pardee became the 35th Mountaineer to join the 1,000-points club after her 3-pointer in the third quarter of Sunday's loss to the Tigers. The Cedar Park, Texas, native needed seven points entering the contest, and she came away with exactly seven on the day. Additionally, she grabbed seven rebounds and added two assists and a steal.

Pardee joins redshirt junior guard Tynice Martin as current WVU players with at least 1,000 career points.

The 3-pointer helped Pardee to climb the record books in another category as well. The triple was the 189th 3-point make of her career, moving her into a tie for eighth place all-time. She shares the spot with Bria Holmes (2013-16).

Pardee and the Mountaineers return to action on Saturday, Dec. 8, when they travel to Pitt for a Backyard Brawl matchup against the Panthers.

This Week in Women's Basketball: West Virginia travels to Pittsburgh on Saturday to face rival Pitt … tipoff is set for 3 p.m. inside the Petersen Events Center … it is just the second meeting between the former BIG EAST foes since WVU joined the Big 12 in 2012 … the Mountaineers claimed a 73-52 win in Morgantown last season.

Last Week in Women's Basketball: The Mountaineers dropped a tough game to Missouri, 68-51, on Sunday at the WVU Coliseum … redshirt junior guard Tynice Martin had a team-best 18 points and seven rebounds … freshman forward Kari Niblack added 10 points and five rebounds, while senior forward Naomi Davenport had nine points and six boards … freshman guard Madisen Smith had a team-best four assists … WVU shot 27.9 percent from the field and 27.8 percent from beyond the arc … Missouri outrebounded WVU, 42-34.

Notes: West Virginia and Missouri met for the second time overall and first since 1996 on Sunday … the all-time series is tied at 1-1 … the Mountaineers fell to 2-1 all-time in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge … WVU also fell to 8-23 all-time against Southeastern Conference opponents … senior guard Katrina Pardee scored her 1,000th career point, becoming the 35th Mountaineer to reach the milestone in program history … Pardee also tied Bria Holmes (2013-16) for No. 8 on the Mountaineers' all-time made 3-point field goals list … Martin earned her 58th career double-figure scoring game and led the Mountaineers in scoring the fourth time this season and 32nd time in her career … Niblack made her first career start on Sunday, becoming the second true freshman to start for the Mountaineers this season… Smith made three starts earlier this year.

This Week in Wrestling: West Virginia (1-2, 1-1) does not compete this week … looking ahead, WVU travels to Pitt on Dec. 15, for a 7 p.m. dual against the Panthers ... the longest-running series in WVU history, West Virginia has topped Pitt four times in the last five seasons, including last year ... following the Backyard Brawl, the Mountaineers welcome the Virginia Tech Hokies to the WVU Coliseum on Dec. 19, at 7 p.m., before the team departs for a holiday break.

Last Week in Wrestling: The Mountaineers did not compete last week.

Notes: The 2018-19 campaign marks the program's 95th season … 25 newcomers joined 10 letterwinners from last year's squad … redshirt sophomore Matthew Schmitt is the lone Mountaineer to check into this week's rankings at 133 pounds … the 2018 NCAA qualifier sits at No. 16 by the Open Mat, No. 19 by FloWrestling and No. 20 by Intermat … sophomore Nick Kiussis (165) and freshman Caleb Rea (133) each sport a team-best nine victories on the season, followed by redshirt freshman Noah Adams (197) and redshirt junior Zachary Moore (157) with eight ... redshirt senior Christian Monserrat also leads the team with a perfect 3-0 dual record at 149 pounds.

This Week in Rifle: The No. 3-ranked Mountaineers (10-0, 5-0 GARC) do not compete this week.

Last Week in Rifle: Senior Ginny Thrasher, junior Morgan Phillips and sophomore Sarah Osborn competed at the 2018 USA Shooting Winter Air Gun Championships, Nov. 30 – Dec. 1, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado … Thrasher finished fourth overall in the all-age women's division with a two-day score of 1252.1, while Osborn placed fourth in the junior women's division with a two-day mark of 1246.7 … Thrasher qualified for the second day's final with a score of 1248.6 (621.4, 627.2) and placed second with a score of 248.9, earning 3.5 extra points … Osborn qualified for the junior final with a 1243.7 score and finished third with a 227.0 total, earning 3.0 extra points … Phillips finished 17th in the junior division and 30th in the all-age group, with a two-day score of 1231.3.

Notes: Osborn's two-day score was good for a ninth-place finish in the all-age division … on Friday, coach Jon Hammond announced that three shooters will join the Mountaineers: Verena Zaisberger, Malori Brown and Calista Smoyer … Zaisberger is eligible immediately and will compete for WVU beginning in January 2019, while Brown and Smoyer will join the Mountaineers for the 2019-20 season.

This Week in Swimming and Diving: The Mountaineers do not compete this week ... WVU returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 5, at Pitt.

Last Week in Swimming and Diving: West Virginia did not compete last week.

Notes: WVU last competed on Nov. 15-17, when it split for a pair of midseason invitationals, as swimmers competed at the Ohio State Invitational in Columbus, Ohio, while divers traveled to the Navy Diving Invitational in Annapolis, Maryland … the Mountaineer men placed sixth as a team in Columbus with 959 points, and the women earned an eighth-place team finish with 532.5 points … the Mountaineers earned 10 trips to A finals during the three-day meet, highlighted by redshirt senior Tristen Di Sibio's win in the men's 100 breaststroke (53.52) … sophomore David Dixon earned a pair of top-10 finishes, with a second-place finish in the men's 200 butterfly (1:42.90) and a 10th-place finish in the men's 200 breast (2:01.76) … senior Merwane El Merini placed fourth in the men's 50 freestyle (19.84), while junior Julia Nilton finished ninth in the women's 50 free (22.83) … junior Trayton Saladin earned a trip to the A final of the men's 200 backstroke, placing seventh in 1:46.66, while sophomore Angelo Russo tallied an eighth-place finish in the men's 100 back (49.17) … seniors Jake Armstrong (10th – 55.08) and Emma Harris (10th – 1:02.66) also swam in the A final of the men's and women's 100 breast, respectively … junior Morgan Bullock also earned a 10th-place finish in the 200 butterfly in 1:59.27 … in diving, senior Averly Hobbs reached the finals on 1- and 3-meter, placing third and fifth, respectively … freshman Emma Longley (seventh) and senior Julia Calcut (eighth) also reached the finals on 1-meter … on platform, freshman Nick Cover paced the men with a fourth-place finish, while Calcut took fifth for the women ... WVU does not compete again until Jan. 5, at Pitt ... last year, the Mountaineer men topped the Panthers, 187-113, to claim their second win over its Backyard Brawl foe in the last three seasons … Dixon ranks No. 7 nationally in the men's 200 fly with a top time of 1:42.95 ... the swimming team is set to head to Key Largo, Florida, while the divers will travel to Coral Springs, Florida, for their annual winter training trips, from Dec. 15-23.