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McCabe Named Student-Athlete of the Week
November 02, 2020 12:08 PM | General, Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Volleyball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After notching a fourth-place finish at the 2020 Big 12 Championship on Oct. 30, sophomore Ceili McCabe of the West Virginia University cross country team has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.
McCabe paced the Mountaineers at the conference meet, crossing Kansas' Rim Rock Farm cross country course with a 6k time of 20:55.9. Her fourth-place finish marked a career best.
The Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, native was one of three Mountaineers to place inside the top 15, earning All-Big 12 accolades. The honor was the second of McCabe's career.
As a team, West Virginia finished in third place at the conference meet for the second consecutive season, notching 66 team points.
This Week in Women's Soccer: No. 6 West Virginia travels to No. 4 TCU for the Big 12 regular-season finale on Friday, Nov. 6, in Fort Worth, Texas … kickoff at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium is set for 8 p.m. ET.
Last Week in Women's Soccer: The Mountaineers (7-1, 7-1 Big 12) topped No. 11 Kansas, 2-1, on Oct. 30, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown … playing in front of fans for the first time at home this season, senior midfielder Stefany Ferrer-vanGinkel netted a pair of goals to lead WVU to its fifth consecutive victory … the Barcelona, Spain, native put the squad up 1-0 in the eighth minute, before completing the brace in the 16th minute … sophomore forward Enzi Broussard assisted on both goals … WVU went on to tally a season-best 20 shots as a team, while holding the Jayhawks to just four … in goal, sophomore goalkeeper Kayza Massey made one save and improved to 4-0 on the year … West Virginia also held a 7-4 advantage in corner kicks … with the win, WVU improved to 4-0 at home this season … the Mountaineers now lead the Jayhawks 8-2-1 in the all-time series.
Notes: Following the win over Kansas, the Mountaineers have now defeated a top-15 opponent in 15 of the last 16 seasons … the team also has won 49 of its last 50 games when scoring twice or more … Friday's contest at TCU will determine the 2020 Big 12 regular-season champion … TCU (7-0-1, 7-0-1 Big 12) sits No. 1 in the conference with 22 points, while the second-place Mountaineers have collected 21 points on the year … WVU is 9-1-2 all-time against the Horned Frogs, including 3-0-1 on the road … last season, West Virginia earned a 2-1 win over TCU on Oct. 31, 2019, in Morgantown … West Virginia is vying for its first Big 12 regular-season title since 2016 … in all, the Mountaineers have won nine Big 12 crowns (five regular season, four tournament) since joining the league in 2012 … WVU has defeated a top-10 opponent 20 times since 2005 … as a team, WVU enters the week ranked No. 4 nationally in shot accuracy (.574), No. 6 in shots on goal per game (8.25), No. 9 in points per game (5.63) and scoring offense (2.00), No. 10 in assists per game (1.63) and corner kicks per game (6.38) and No. 12 in total goals (16) … individually, Ferrer-vanGinkel is the nation's leader in game-winning goals (4) and ranks No. 3 nationally in total goals (6), No. 6 in goals per game (.75), No. 8 in points per game (1.63) and No. 9 in total points (13) … the Mountaineers were slotted at No. 6 in last week's United Soccer Coaches National Poll, marking the sixth consecutive week they have sat inside the poll's top 10.
This Week in Volleyball: No. 15 West Virginia (5-5) returns to the WVU Coliseum for a two-match series against Iowa State (2-6) on Nov. 6-7 … Friday's contest against the Cyclones is set to begin at 6 p.m. ET, followed by a 4 p.m. ET start time on Saturday … WVU and its Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will welcome fans back to the WVU Coliseum for the first time this fall … the arena will operate at 25% capacity, with only lower bowl seating available … face masks will be required of all spectators entering the arena and should be worn at all times … fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance by visiting WVUGAME.com or calling 1-800-WVU GAME to avoid lines at the gate on game day … all tickets are reserved in blocks, ranging from one to six seats, and socially distanced … when purchasing tickets, the system will allocate the best seats available based on the quantity selected … both matches will be streamed live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ … for more information, or to sign up for the digital platform, visit WVUsports.com/Big12Now.
Last Week in Volleyball: The Mountaineers dropped a pair of matches to the No. 2-ranked Lady Bears last week, falling in four sets on Thursday and three sets on Friday … WVU finished the week with an average of 9.86 kills per set, hitting 0.46 in the two-match series … junior outside hitter Kristin Lux paced WVU's offense with 14 kills, averaging 2.00 per set ... senior middle blocker Briana Lynch hit a team-high .250 on the weekend to go along with a team-best seven total blocks … junior outside hitter Natali Petrova also led WVU's floor defense with 20 digs to average 2.86 per set.
Notes: The Mountaineers earned their first-ever national ranking last week, checking in at No. 15 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll … without full participation from the conferences, the AVCA is releasing only the top-15 teams each week instead of 25 … WVU was one of four Big 12 teams ranked inside last week's poll … WVU is 5-5 on the year and currently ranks fourth in the Big 12 standings … the last time WVU won five or more conference matches was in 2017, when the squad won 21 matches and advanced to the semifinals of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) … West Virginia is hitting .168 and averaging 12.33 kills per set through 10 matches.
This Week in Cross Country: The Mountaineers have completed their fall season.
Last Week in Cross Country: WVU finished in third place at the Big 12 Championship, hosted by the University of Kansas, in Lawrence, Kansas, on Oct. 30 … sophomore Ceili McCabe was the first Mountaineer to cross the Rim Rock Farm finish line in a fourth-place, 6k time of 20:55.9 … redshirt sophomore Katherine Dowie also placed inside the top 10, collecting 10th place with a time of 21:25.4 ... junior Charlotte Wood was the next Mountaineer finisher with a time of 21:27.5, placing 11th … behind her was redshirt senior Antigone Archer with a 17th-place finish in 21:42.5 … redshirt sophomore Mikenna Vanderheyden placed 24th with a time of 21:58.6, while redshirt sophomore Hannah Lipps was behind her in 43rd place (22:36.3) … freshman Petal Palmer crossed the line in 22:38.2, good for 45th … redshirt junior Marianne Abdalah finished in 48th place (22:59.4), while redshirt sophomore Samantha Hatcher finished in 64th with a time of 23:43.7.
Notes: McCabe's fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Championship marked the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, native's top finish of her career ... McCabe, Dowie and Wood collected All-Big 12 honors on Friday after finishing inside the top-15 … the honor is the second for McCabe and the first for Dowie and Wood ... all-time, sixteen Mountaineers have claimed All-Big 12 accolades … West Virginia earned 66 team points to finish in third place in Lawrence, while Iowa State took home the conference title with 39 points.
McCabe paced the Mountaineers at the conference meet, crossing Kansas' Rim Rock Farm cross country course with a 6k time of 20:55.9. Her fourth-place finish marked a career best.
The Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, native was one of three Mountaineers to place inside the top 15, earning All-Big 12 accolades. The honor was the second of McCabe's career.
As a team, West Virginia finished in third place at the conference meet for the second consecutive season, notching 66 team points.
This Week in Women's Soccer: No. 6 West Virginia travels to No. 4 TCU for the Big 12 regular-season finale on Friday, Nov. 6, in Fort Worth, Texas … kickoff at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium is set for 8 p.m. ET.
Last Week in Women's Soccer: The Mountaineers (7-1, 7-1 Big 12) topped No. 11 Kansas, 2-1, on Oct. 30, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown … playing in front of fans for the first time at home this season, senior midfielder Stefany Ferrer-vanGinkel netted a pair of goals to lead WVU to its fifth consecutive victory … the Barcelona, Spain, native put the squad up 1-0 in the eighth minute, before completing the brace in the 16th minute … sophomore forward Enzi Broussard assisted on both goals … WVU went on to tally a season-best 20 shots as a team, while holding the Jayhawks to just four … in goal, sophomore goalkeeper Kayza Massey made one save and improved to 4-0 on the year … West Virginia also held a 7-4 advantage in corner kicks … with the win, WVU improved to 4-0 at home this season … the Mountaineers now lead the Jayhawks 8-2-1 in the all-time series.
Notes: Following the win over Kansas, the Mountaineers have now defeated a top-15 opponent in 15 of the last 16 seasons … the team also has won 49 of its last 50 games when scoring twice or more … Friday's contest at TCU will determine the 2020 Big 12 regular-season champion … TCU (7-0-1, 7-0-1 Big 12) sits No. 1 in the conference with 22 points, while the second-place Mountaineers have collected 21 points on the year … WVU is 9-1-2 all-time against the Horned Frogs, including 3-0-1 on the road … last season, West Virginia earned a 2-1 win over TCU on Oct. 31, 2019, in Morgantown … West Virginia is vying for its first Big 12 regular-season title since 2016 … in all, the Mountaineers have won nine Big 12 crowns (five regular season, four tournament) since joining the league in 2012 … WVU has defeated a top-10 opponent 20 times since 2005 … as a team, WVU enters the week ranked No. 4 nationally in shot accuracy (.574), No. 6 in shots on goal per game (8.25), No. 9 in points per game (5.63) and scoring offense (2.00), No. 10 in assists per game (1.63) and corner kicks per game (6.38) and No. 12 in total goals (16) … individually, Ferrer-vanGinkel is the nation's leader in game-winning goals (4) and ranks No. 3 nationally in total goals (6), No. 6 in goals per game (.75), No. 8 in points per game (1.63) and No. 9 in total points (13) … the Mountaineers were slotted at No. 6 in last week's United Soccer Coaches National Poll, marking the sixth consecutive week they have sat inside the poll's top 10.
This Week in Volleyball: No. 15 West Virginia (5-5) returns to the WVU Coliseum for a two-match series against Iowa State (2-6) on Nov. 6-7 … Friday's contest against the Cyclones is set to begin at 6 p.m. ET, followed by a 4 p.m. ET start time on Saturday … WVU and its Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will welcome fans back to the WVU Coliseum for the first time this fall … the arena will operate at 25% capacity, with only lower bowl seating available … face masks will be required of all spectators entering the arena and should be worn at all times … fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance by visiting WVUGAME.com or calling 1-800-WVU GAME to avoid lines at the gate on game day … all tickets are reserved in blocks, ranging from one to six seats, and socially distanced … when purchasing tickets, the system will allocate the best seats available based on the quantity selected … both matches will be streamed live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ … for more information, or to sign up for the digital platform, visit WVUsports.com/Big12Now.
Last Week in Volleyball: The Mountaineers dropped a pair of matches to the No. 2-ranked Lady Bears last week, falling in four sets on Thursday and three sets on Friday … WVU finished the week with an average of 9.86 kills per set, hitting 0.46 in the two-match series … junior outside hitter Kristin Lux paced WVU's offense with 14 kills, averaging 2.00 per set ... senior middle blocker Briana Lynch hit a team-high .250 on the weekend to go along with a team-best seven total blocks … junior outside hitter Natali Petrova also led WVU's floor defense with 20 digs to average 2.86 per set.
Notes: The Mountaineers earned their first-ever national ranking last week, checking in at No. 15 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll … without full participation from the conferences, the AVCA is releasing only the top-15 teams each week instead of 25 … WVU was one of four Big 12 teams ranked inside last week's poll … WVU is 5-5 on the year and currently ranks fourth in the Big 12 standings … the last time WVU won five or more conference matches was in 2017, when the squad won 21 matches and advanced to the semifinals of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) … West Virginia is hitting .168 and averaging 12.33 kills per set through 10 matches.
This Week in Cross Country: The Mountaineers have completed their fall season.
Last Week in Cross Country: WVU finished in third place at the Big 12 Championship, hosted by the University of Kansas, in Lawrence, Kansas, on Oct. 30 … sophomore Ceili McCabe was the first Mountaineer to cross the Rim Rock Farm finish line in a fourth-place, 6k time of 20:55.9 … redshirt sophomore Katherine Dowie also placed inside the top 10, collecting 10th place with a time of 21:25.4 ... junior Charlotte Wood was the next Mountaineer finisher with a time of 21:27.5, placing 11th … behind her was redshirt senior Antigone Archer with a 17th-place finish in 21:42.5 … redshirt sophomore Mikenna Vanderheyden placed 24th with a time of 21:58.6, while redshirt sophomore Hannah Lipps was behind her in 43rd place (22:36.3) … freshman Petal Palmer crossed the line in 22:38.2, good for 45th … redshirt junior Marianne Abdalah finished in 48th place (22:59.4), while redshirt sophomore Samantha Hatcher finished in 64th with a time of 23:43.7.
Notes: McCabe's fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Championship marked the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, native's top finish of her career ... McCabe, Dowie and Wood collected All-Big 12 honors on Friday after finishing inside the top-15 … the honor is the second for McCabe and the first for Dowie and Wood ... all-time, sixteen Mountaineers have claimed All-Big 12 accolades … West Virginia earned 66 team points to finish in third place in Lawrence, while Iowa State took home the conference title with 39 points.
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