Sibley Named Student-Athlete of the Week
October 18, 2021 04:31 PM | General, Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming & Diving, Rifle, Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Volleyball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After tallying her first career brace to lift the Mountaineers to a win over Texas Tech, senior midfielder Isabella Sibley of the West Virginia University women's soccer team was named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.
The Uxbridge, England, native put the Mountaineers on the board in the 71st minute with the eventual game winner. Sibley then added a second score to tally the brace and solidify the WVU victory in the 90th minute. With her two-goal performance against the Red Raiders, she became West Virginia's 126th two-goal scorer all-time and second of the season.
Sibley now sits in a tie for second on the team with four goals on the season, while she also is second in points with 11 on the year. Her first goal of the match was designated the game winner, as she now co-leads the team with a pair of game-winning goals on the year.
West Virginia now prepares for a two-game road swing through the Lone Star State, beginning with a match at Texas on Thursday, Oct. 21. Kickoff at Mike A. Myers Stadium and Soccer Field in Austin, is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.
This Week in Volleyball: The Mountaineers (13-4, 3-3 Big 12) return home for a two-match series against Baylor, from Oct. 22-23, at the WVU Coliseum, in Morgantown, West Virginia ... Friday's match will begin at 6 p.m. ET, followed by Saturday's match at 5 p.m.
Last Week in Volleyball: West Virginia split wins with Kansas State in Manhattan, Kansas, from Oct. 14-15, at Bramlage Coliseum.… on Thursday evening, the Wildcats took the match from the Mountaineers in set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 25-16 and 25-18 … WVU finished the match hitting .117 with 50 kills and seven team blocks … on Friday, the Mountaineers beat the Wildcats in set scores of 25-14, 25-20 and 25-22 … WVU finished the match hitting .146 with 36 kills and 10 team blocks ... the squad tallied seven total service aces … on Thursday, three Mountaineers recorded double-doubles in the match … senior setter Lacey Zerwas led the Mountaineers with her seventh double-double of the season and 27th in her career … Zerwas recorded 42 assists and 14 digs … senior outside hitter Adrian Ell recorded her third double-double of the season with 14 digs and 13 kills … senior outside hitter Natali Petrova recorded 11 kills and 11 digs on the night … on Friday, Zerwas led the Mountaineers with her second double-double on the weekend, recording 25 assists and 14 digs in the match.
Notes: Petrova recorded her second double-double of the season and ninth as a Mountaineer on Oct. 14 ... Zerwas recorded her eighth double-double of the season and 28th in her career on Oct. 15… the Mountaineers and the Wildcats have now met 20 time since 1999 … Kansas State leads the all-time series, 12-8 ... West Virginia matches up against Baylor for the 22nd time since 1986 … Baylor leads the all-time series 18-3 ... the Friday, Oct. 22, match against Baylor will be WVU's annual Luau night … the first 300 fans in attendance will receive a gold and blue lei as part of the promotion … it also will be a Happy Hour from 5-6 p.m. … Saturday, Oct. 16 match will be the Mountaineers annual Pink match, presented by the WVU Cancer Institute … there will be a pink ribbon giveaway to the first 500 fans … the WVU Cancer Institute will be on site selling shirts for a minimum $10 donation … it will be Mountaineer Kids Club Day for WVU volleyball with a special giveaway and food for Kids Club members in attendance, as well as a t-shirt pickup day … the MKC mascot, Musket, as well as Mr. Twister will be in attendance for both matches.
This Week in Men's Soccer: The Mountaineers open the week with a road, non-conference match at No. 6 Kentucky on Tuesday, Oct. 19, in Lexington, Kentucky … from there, WVU returns home to take on Elon on Saturday, Oct. 23, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown … kickoff times are at 7 p.m. ET, and 2 p.m., respectively.
Last Week in Men's Soccer: WVU (7-1-4, 1-1-1 MAC) earned a come-from-behind, 2-1 win at Western Michigan on Oct. 16, in Kalamazoo, Michigan … on a chilly, windy day at the WMU Soccer Complex, the Mountaineers scored two goals in the final 15 minutes of the match to complete their comeback … after the Broncos opened the scoring in the 72nd minute, senior forward Ike Swiger found the equalizer in the 76th to make it 1-1 … from there, sophomore midfielder Ryan Crooks scored the game-winning goal in the 88th minute … WVU outshot Western Michigan, 8-7, including 5-4 in shots on goal … the win marked West Virginia's first in Mid-American Conference play this fall.
Notes: With the win, WVU improved to 6-5-2 all-time against Western Michigan … Crooks' tally marked his first career game-winner … Swiger became the 12th different player to score for West Virginia this season … Tuesday's match marks the first-ever meeting against Kentucky … the two schools are set to become conference foes next season with WVU set to join Conference USA in 2022 … the Wildcats are one of three first-time opponents on the Mountaineers' schedule this season, joining Lehigh (T, 1-1, on Oct. 5) and Georgia Southern (Oct. 31) … West Virginia is 2-0-1 against ranked opponents this season … WVU also is 0-2-2 against Elon in four previous meetings … second-year coach Dan Stratford is 8-0-3 in non-league contests during his head-coaching tenure in Morgantown … fifth-year senior defender Kevin Morris has played all 1,160 minutes this season and has recorded 7,283 career minutes played, the most in program history … senior forward Yoran Popovic paces the club with a team-best four goals and eight points this season … last week, the Mountaineers were placed at No. 21 in the United Soccer Coaches Division I Top 25 Poll, marking the sixth straight week that WVU was included in the top 25.
This Week in Women's Soccer: The Mountaineers prepare for their final road trip of the regular season, as they travel to Texas for a two-game road swing through the Lone Star State … first up is a match at Texas on Thursday, Oct. 21 … kickoff at Mike A. Myers Stadium and Soccer Field in Austin, is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET … West Virginia then makes the trek to Waco, for a Sunday afternoon matchup at Baylor on Sunday, Oct. 24 … Sunday's contest against the Bears is slated for 1 p.m., at Betty Lou Mays Field.
Last Week in Women's Soccer: West Virginia (9-4-2, 3-2-1 Big 12) went 1-1 last week against a pair of Big 12 foes … the squad fell to No. 11 TCU, 1-0, on Oct. 14, before tallying a 2-0 victory over Texas Tech … in their first match of the week against TCU, the Mountaineers played level with the Horned Frogs for much of the match, outshooting TCU 8-6, including four strikes on goal to the Horned Frogs' two … however, TCU was able to find the finish on a corner-kick opportunity in the 77th minute, and West Virginia wasn't able to add an equalizer in the final minutes … the final box score showed a very even matchup, with WVU taking an 8-6 advantage in shots, along with a 4-2 edge in shots on goal ... TCU earned four corner kicks on the night, while West Virginia tallied three … to finish out the week, senior midfielder Isabella Sibley recorded her first career brace to life WVU to a 2-0 win over Texas Tech … in the squad's annual Pink Match to support breast cancer awareness and the WVU Cancer Institute, Sibley put the Mountaineers on the board in the 71st minute on a ball from junior midfielder Maya McCutcheon … then, she added the finishing touches on the win and the brace in the 90th minute, giving WVU its third Big 12 win of the season, as well as its seventh shutout of the campaign … West Virginia outshot Texas Tech, 14-8, while also tallying seven shots on goal to the Red Raiders' three … the two teams earned four corner kicks apiece, and junior goalkeeper Kayza Massey made a trio of key saves in the match.
Notes: Sibley became the 126th Mountaineer all-time to score two goals in a game, while the Uxbridge, England, native is the second two-goal scorer for the Mountaineers this season, after redshirt senior forward Lauren Segalla also scored a pair against Iowa State on Sept. 24 … Sibley's game-winning goal against Texas Tech marked her second of the season ... Massey's three saves against TTU tied her season high … sophomore forward/midfielder AJ Rodriguez earned her first starting nod of the season against TCU, while freshmen defenders Annika Leslie and Lisa Schöppl earned just their second career starts on Thursday … West Virginia ranks No. 11 nationally and leads the Big 12 Conference in corner kicks per game, creating an average of 7.60 corner-kick opportunities through 15 games this season … Massey also ranks No. 31 in the nation and No. 2 in the league in goals-against average, with a season average of 0.669.
This Week in Cross Country: The Mountaineers are off this week … looking ahead, WVU begins its postseason in Stillwater, Oklahoma at the Big 12 Championships, on Friday, Oct. 29, at OSU Cross Country Course … the race is set to begin at 11 a.m. ET.
Last Week in Cross Country: West Virginia closed out its regular season at the Nuttycombe Invitational, on Friday, Oct. 15, in Madison, Wisconsin … junior Ceili McCabe led the team with a first-place finish in a 6K time of 19:57.4 … redshirt junior Katherine Dowie followed behind in 91st place and finished the 6k in a time of 21:13.0 … she was followed by redshirt junior Mikaela Lucki, who placed 124th in a time of 21:27.9 … fifth-year senior Sylvia Russell finished the 6K in 152nd place in a time of 21:39.4 … she was followed by fifth-year senior Hayley Jackson who placed 153rd and finished in a time of 21:39.4 … rounding out the Mountaineers was sophomore Maria Kaylor placed 210th with a time of 22:15.1.
Notes: Six Mountaineers competed at the Nuttycombe Invitational … WVU was one of 36 schools racing with a total of 267 runners … the squad placed 19th overall … McCabe beat her previous time of 21:40.5 from 2019 at the same event.
This Week in Golf: WVU wraps up its fall season at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational in Windermere, Florida … the Mountaineers began play on Sunday, Oct. 17 and shot 1-over-par to sit tied for third … the competition ends Tuesday, Oct. 19 … three Mountaineers (Todd Duncan, Will Stakel and Jackson Davenport) are competing at the Xavier Invitational from Oct. 18-19.
Last Week in Golf: WVU defeated Kansas State and tied No. 9 Kansas in the Big 12 Match Play Championship in Hockley, Texas from Oct. 11-13 … Mark Goetz and Logan Perkins won three matches, while Trent Tipton won two, Kurtis Grant one and Olivier Ménard one … freshman Max Green tied his match against Oklahoma … WVU began play on Sunday, Oct. 17 at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational … after day one, Goetz was tied for sixth place at 2-under-par, while Grant was 1-under-par tied for 13th place … Green and Tipton shot 2-over-par, while Perkins and Ménard shot a 78.
Notes: The 2021 Isleworth Collegiate Invitational event marks the fourth season the Mountaineers and UCF have co-hosted the tournament on the par-72, 7,544-yard course ... No. 61 WVU and No. 63 UCF will be joined by No. 2 Arizona State, No. 21 Auburn, No. 23 LSU, No. 26 Illinois, No. 33 SMU, No. 40 Florida, No. 47 North Florida, No. 73 South Carolina, No. 111 California, No. 119 Minnesota, No. 149 Coastal Carolina and No. 189 Augusta in this year's field.
Quote: "This is one of the premier tournaments in all of college golf," said coach Sean Covich. "We are excited to once again co-host at Isleworth with UCF. This week will certainly test all phases of our game, from driving it well, to approach shots, to our touch around the greens. This course is a championship venue. I am looking forward to seeing our guys compete against one of the best fields in college golf."
This Week in Tennis: The Mountaineers travel to Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Atlantic Super Regionals, from Oct. 22-25 … WVU will send freshman Kendall Kovick and sophomore Momoko Nagato to compete in the singles quarterfinals round … No. 9-seed Kovick will go toe-to-toe with No.1-seed Alexandra Viktorovich from Old Dominion … Nagato is scheduled to play William & Mary's Hedda Gurholt … West Virginia is set to face VCU and JMU in the doubles semifinals round … No. 1-seed doubles pair freshman Camilla Bossi and sophomore Ting-Pei Chang will battle it out against No. 5-seed Gabriela Davidescu and Shivani Manjanna from VCU … Nagato and junior Penny Hsieh will face JMU's No. 3-seed Kylie Moulin and Daria Afanasyeva.
Last Week in Tennis: WVU welcomed James Madison, Louisville and Penn State to Morgantown, as they hosted their annual Martha Thorn Invitational … the invite took place at the Mountaineer Tennis Courts and Summit Tennis Academy from Oct. 15-17 … the Mountaineers tallied fifteen victories at the invite between doubles and singles play
… doubles pair Bossi and Chang went undefeated this weekend, while freshman Michaela Kucharova went undefeated in singles play.
Notes: This is the first time ITA is hosting a Super Regional tournament ... the University of Virginia will host the tournament from Oct. 22-25 … this is the first time the Mountaineers advanced a doubles pair past quarterfinals since Christina Jordan and Habiba Shaker in 2016 … doubles pair Bossi and Chang remain undefeated, 9-0, through the start of the fall circuit … following competition in Charlottesville, West Virginia will have a week off before they travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma for Big 12 Individual Championships, from Nov. 5-7.
This Week in Rifle: West Virginia is off this week … WVU next competes on Saturday, Nov. 6, when the team travels to Fort Wayne, Indiana, to shoot against TCU at the X Count … the contest against the Horned Frogs is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. ET and is the Mountaineers' only neutral-site contest of the regular season.
Last Week in Rifle: No. 2 West Virginia defeated No. 11 NC State, 4730-4652, on Oct. 17, at the James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum, in Raleigh, North Carolina … the win was WVU's fourth straight to open the 2021-22 campaign … the Mountaineers are now 22-0 all-time against the Wolfpack … West Virginia captured victories on both guns, defeating NC State 2348-2294 in smallbore and 2382-2358 in air rifle … all 10 Mountaineer shooters placed inside the top 10 on the overall match leaderboard, while also capturing the top-10 spots on the match smallbore standings … additionally, WVU claimed the top-eight spots on the air rifle leaderboard … in total, five Mountaineers showed an aggregate score of 1180 or better and every shooter tallied a 581 or better in smallbore … WVU was led by sophomore Becca Lamb, who tallied career highs in all three statistical categories against NC State (1186 aggregate, 589 smallbore, 597 air rifle).
Notes: With Sunday's win over NC State, WVU is now 4-0 on the season, including 3-0 in the Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) … West Virginia opened last season with a record of 7-0 (5-0 GARC) … sophomore Tal Engler continues to lead the Mountaineers in average aggregate score this season and ranks No. 4 nationally in the category (1183) … additionally, sophomore Molly McGhin ranks No. 5 nationally in average combined score (1183) … Engler also leads WVU in average air rifle score, with 596.25, and ranks No. 4 in the nation … McGhin and senior Verena Zaisberger co-lead the squad with an average smallbore score of 588, good for No. 4 and 5 in the country, respectively … WVU is No. 1 nationally in air rifle average (2379.5) and No. 2 in aggregate average (4726.5) and smallbore average (2347).
The Uxbridge, England, native put the Mountaineers on the board in the 71st minute with the eventual game winner. Sibley then added a second score to tally the brace and solidify the WVU victory in the 90th minute. With her two-goal performance against the Red Raiders, she became West Virginia's 126th two-goal scorer all-time and second of the season.
Sibley now sits in a tie for second on the team with four goals on the season, while she also is second in points with 11 on the year. Her first goal of the match was designated the game winner, as she now co-leads the team with a pair of game-winning goals on the year.
West Virginia now prepares for a two-game road swing through the Lone Star State, beginning with a match at Texas on Thursday, Oct. 21. Kickoff at Mike A. Myers Stadium and Soccer Field in Austin, is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.
This Week in Volleyball: The Mountaineers (13-4, 3-3 Big 12) return home for a two-match series against Baylor, from Oct. 22-23, at the WVU Coliseum, in Morgantown, West Virginia ... Friday's match will begin at 6 p.m. ET, followed by Saturday's match at 5 p.m.
Last Week in Volleyball: West Virginia split wins with Kansas State in Manhattan, Kansas, from Oct. 14-15, at Bramlage Coliseum.… on Thursday evening, the Wildcats took the match from the Mountaineers in set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 25-16 and 25-18 … WVU finished the match hitting .117 with 50 kills and seven team blocks … on Friday, the Mountaineers beat the Wildcats in set scores of 25-14, 25-20 and 25-22 … WVU finished the match hitting .146 with 36 kills and 10 team blocks ... the squad tallied seven total service aces … on Thursday, three Mountaineers recorded double-doubles in the match … senior setter Lacey Zerwas led the Mountaineers with her seventh double-double of the season and 27th in her career … Zerwas recorded 42 assists and 14 digs … senior outside hitter Adrian Ell recorded her third double-double of the season with 14 digs and 13 kills … senior outside hitter Natali Petrova recorded 11 kills and 11 digs on the night … on Friday, Zerwas led the Mountaineers with her second double-double on the weekend, recording 25 assists and 14 digs in the match.
Notes: Petrova recorded her second double-double of the season and ninth as a Mountaineer on Oct. 14 ... Zerwas recorded her eighth double-double of the season and 28th in her career on Oct. 15… the Mountaineers and the Wildcats have now met 20 time since 1999 … Kansas State leads the all-time series, 12-8 ... West Virginia matches up against Baylor for the 22nd time since 1986 … Baylor leads the all-time series 18-3 ... the Friday, Oct. 22, match against Baylor will be WVU's annual Luau night … the first 300 fans in attendance will receive a gold and blue lei as part of the promotion … it also will be a Happy Hour from 5-6 p.m. … Saturday, Oct. 16 match will be the Mountaineers annual Pink match, presented by the WVU Cancer Institute … there will be a pink ribbon giveaway to the first 500 fans … the WVU Cancer Institute will be on site selling shirts for a minimum $10 donation … it will be Mountaineer Kids Club Day for WVU volleyball with a special giveaway and food for Kids Club members in attendance, as well as a t-shirt pickup day … the MKC mascot, Musket, as well as Mr. Twister will be in attendance for both matches.
This Week in Men's Soccer: The Mountaineers open the week with a road, non-conference match at No. 6 Kentucky on Tuesday, Oct. 19, in Lexington, Kentucky … from there, WVU returns home to take on Elon on Saturday, Oct. 23, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown … kickoff times are at 7 p.m. ET, and 2 p.m., respectively.
Last Week in Men's Soccer: WVU (7-1-4, 1-1-1 MAC) earned a come-from-behind, 2-1 win at Western Michigan on Oct. 16, in Kalamazoo, Michigan … on a chilly, windy day at the WMU Soccer Complex, the Mountaineers scored two goals in the final 15 minutes of the match to complete their comeback … after the Broncos opened the scoring in the 72nd minute, senior forward Ike Swiger found the equalizer in the 76th to make it 1-1 … from there, sophomore midfielder Ryan Crooks scored the game-winning goal in the 88th minute … WVU outshot Western Michigan, 8-7, including 5-4 in shots on goal … the win marked West Virginia's first in Mid-American Conference play this fall.
Notes: With the win, WVU improved to 6-5-2 all-time against Western Michigan … Crooks' tally marked his first career game-winner … Swiger became the 12th different player to score for West Virginia this season … Tuesday's match marks the first-ever meeting against Kentucky … the two schools are set to become conference foes next season with WVU set to join Conference USA in 2022 … the Wildcats are one of three first-time opponents on the Mountaineers' schedule this season, joining Lehigh (T, 1-1, on Oct. 5) and Georgia Southern (Oct. 31) … West Virginia is 2-0-1 against ranked opponents this season … WVU also is 0-2-2 against Elon in four previous meetings … second-year coach Dan Stratford is 8-0-3 in non-league contests during his head-coaching tenure in Morgantown … fifth-year senior defender Kevin Morris has played all 1,160 minutes this season and has recorded 7,283 career minutes played, the most in program history … senior forward Yoran Popovic paces the club with a team-best four goals and eight points this season … last week, the Mountaineers were placed at No. 21 in the United Soccer Coaches Division I Top 25 Poll, marking the sixth straight week that WVU was included in the top 25.
This Week in Women's Soccer: The Mountaineers prepare for their final road trip of the regular season, as they travel to Texas for a two-game road swing through the Lone Star State … first up is a match at Texas on Thursday, Oct. 21 … kickoff at Mike A. Myers Stadium and Soccer Field in Austin, is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET … West Virginia then makes the trek to Waco, for a Sunday afternoon matchup at Baylor on Sunday, Oct. 24 … Sunday's contest against the Bears is slated for 1 p.m., at Betty Lou Mays Field.
Last Week in Women's Soccer: West Virginia (9-4-2, 3-2-1 Big 12) went 1-1 last week against a pair of Big 12 foes … the squad fell to No. 11 TCU, 1-0, on Oct. 14, before tallying a 2-0 victory over Texas Tech … in their first match of the week against TCU, the Mountaineers played level with the Horned Frogs for much of the match, outshooting TCU 8-6, including four strikes on goal to the Horned Frogs' two … however, TCU was able to find the finish on a corner-kick opportunity in the 77th minute, and West Virginia wasn't able to add an equalizer in the final minutes … the final box score showed a very even matchup, with WVU taking an 8-6 advantage in shots, along with a 4-2 edge in shots on goal ... TCU earned four corner kicks on the night, while West Virginia tallied three … to finish out the week, senior midfielder Isabella Sibley recorded her first career brace to life WVU to a 2-0 win over Texas Tech … in the squad's annual Pink Match to support breast cancer awareness and the WVU Cancer Institute, Sibley put the Mountaineers on the board in the 71st minute on a ball from junior midfielder Maya McCutcheon … then, she added the finishing touches on the win and the brace in the 90th minute, giving WVU its third Big 12 win of the season, as well as its seventh shutout of the campaign … West Virginia outshot Texas Tech, 14-8, while also tallying seven shots on goal to the Red Raiders' three … the two teams earned four corner kicks apiece, and junior goalkeeper Kayza Massey made a trio of key saves in the match.
Notes: Sibley became the 126th Mountaineer all-time to score two goals in a game, while the Uxbridge, England, native is the second two-goal scorer for the Mountaineers this season, after redshirt senior forward Lauren Segalla also scored a pair against Iowa State on Sept. 24 … Sibley's game-winning goal against Texas Tech marked her second of the season ... Massey's three saves against TTU tied her season high … sophomore forward/midfielder AJ Rodriguez earned her first starting nod of the season against TCU, while freshmen defenders Annika Leslie and Lisa Schöppl earned just their second career starts on Thursday … West Virginia ranks No. 11 nationally and leads the Big 12 Conference in corner kicks per game, creating an average of 7.60 corner-kick opportunities through 15 games this season … Massey also ranks No. 31 in the nation and No. 2 in the league in goals-against average, with a season average of 0.669.
This Week in Cross Country: The Mountaineers are off this week … looking ahead, WVU begins its postseason in Stillwater, Oklahoma at the Big 12 Championships, on Friday, Oct. 29, at OSU Cross Country Course … the race is set to begin at 11 a.m. ET.
Last Week in Cross Country: West Virginia closed out its regular season at the Nuttycombe Invitational, on Friday, Oct. 15, in Madison, Wisconsin … junior Ceili McCabe led the team with a first-place finish in a 6K time of 19:57.4 … redshirt junior Katherine Dowie followed behind in 91st place and finished the 6k in a time of 21:13.0 … she was followed by redshirt junior Mikaela Lucki, who placed 124th in a time of 21:27.9 … fifth-year senior Sylvia Russell finished the 6K in 152nd place in a time of 21:39.4 … she was followed by fifth-year senior Hayley Jackson who placed 153rd and finished in a time of 21:39.4 … rounding out the Mountaineers was sophomore Maria Kaylor placed 210th with a time of 22:15.1.
Notes: Six Mountaineers competed at the Nuttycombe Invitational … WVU was one of 36 schools racing with a total of 267 runners … the squad placed 19th overall … McCabe beat her previous time of 21:40.5 from 2019 at the same event.
This Week in Golf: WVU wraps up its fall season at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational in Windermere, Florida … the Mountaineers began play on Sunday, Oct. 17 and shot 1-over-par to sit tied for third … the competition ends Tuesday, Oct. 19 … three Mountaineers (Todd Duncan, Will Stakel and Jackson Davenport) are competing at the Xavier Invitational from Oct. 18-19.
Last Week in Golf: WVU defeated Kansas State and tied No. 9 Kansas in the Big 12 Match Play Championship in Hockley, Texas from Oct. 11-13 … Mark Goetz and Logan Perkins won three matches, while Trent Tipton won two, Kurtis Grant one and Olivier Ménard one … freshman Max Green tied his match against Oklahoma … WVU began play on Sunday, Oct. 17 at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational … after day one, Goetz was tied for sixth place at 2-under-par, while Grant was 1-under-par tied for 13th place … Green and Tipton shot 2-over-par, while Perkins and Ménard shot a 78.
Notes: The 2021 Isleworth Collegiate Invitational event marks the fourth season the Mountaineers and UCF have co-hosted the tournament on the par-72, 7,544-yard course ... No. 61 WVU and No. 63 UCF will be joined by No. 2 Arizona State, No. 21 Auburn, No. 23 LSU, No. 26 Illinois, No. 33 SMU, No. 40 Florida, No. 47 North Florida, No. 73 South Carolina, No. 111 California, No. 119 Minnesota, No. 149 Coastal Carolina and No. 189 Augusta in this year's field.
Quote: "This is one of the premier tournaments in all of college golf," said coach Sean Covich. "We are excited to once again co-host at Isleworth with UCF. This week will certainly test all phases of our game, from driving it well, to approach shots, to our touch around the greens. This course is a championship venue. I am looking forward to seeing our guys compete against one of the best fields in college golf."
This Week in Tennis: The Mountaineers travel to Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Atlantic Super Regionals, from Oct. 22-25 … WVU will send freshman Kendall Kovick and sophomore Momoko Nagato to compete in the singles quarterfinals round … No. 9-seed Kovick will go toe-to-toe with No.1-seed Alexandra Viktorovich from Old Dominion … Nagato is scheduled to play William & Mary's Hedda Gurholt … West Virginia is set to face VCU and JMU in the doubles semifinals round … No. 1-seed doubles pair freshman Camilla Bossi and sophomore Ting-Pei Chang will battle it out against No. 5-seed Gabriela Davidescu and Shivani Manjanna from VCU … Nagato and junior Penny Hsieh will face JMU's No. 3-seed Kylie Moulin and Daria Afanasyeva.
Last Week in Tennis: WVU welcomed James Madison, Louisville and Penn State to Morgantown, as they hosted their annual Martha Thorn Invitational … the invite took place at the Mountaineer Tennis Courts and Summit Tennis Academy from Oct. 15-17 … the Mountaineers tallied fifteen victories at the invite between doubles and singles play
… doubles pair Bossi and Chang went undefeated this weekend, while freshman Michaela Kucharova went undefeated in singles play.
Notes: This is the first time ITA is hosting a Super Regional tournament ... the University of Virginia will host the tournament from Oct. 22-25 … this is the first time the Mountaineers advanced a doubles pair past quarterfinals since Christina Jordan and Habiba Shaker in 2016 … doubles pair Bossi and Chang remain undefeated, 9-0, through the start of the fall circuit … following competition in Charlottesville, West Virginia will have a week off before they travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma for Big 12 Individual Championships, from Nov. 5-7.
This Week in Rifle: West Virginia is off this week … WVU next competes on Saturday, Nov. 6, when the team travels to Fort Wayne, Indiana, to shoot against TCU at the X Count … the contest against the Horned Frogs is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. ET and is the Mountaineers' only neutral-site contest of the regular season.
Last Week in Rifle: No. 2 West Virginia defeated No. 11 NC State, 4730-4652, on Oct. 17, at the James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum, in Raleigh, North Carolina … the win was WVU's fourth straight to open the 2021-22 campaign … the Mountaineers are now 22-0 all-time against the Wolfpack … West Virginia captured victories on both guns, defeating NC State 2348-2294 in smallbore and 2382-2358 in air rifle … all 10 Mountaineer shooters placed inside the top 10 on the overall match leaderboard, while also capturing the top-10 spots on the match smallbore standings … additionally, WVU claimed the top-eight spots on the air rifle leaderboard … in total, five Mountaineers showed an aggregate score of 1180 or better and every shooter tallied a 581 or better in smallbore … WVU was led by sophomore Becca Lamb, who tallied career highs in all three statistical categories against NC State (1186 aggregate, 589 smallbore, 597 air rifle).
Notes: With Sunday's win over NC State, WVU is now 4-0 on the season, including 3-0 in the Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) … West Virginia opened last season with a record of 7-0 (5-0 GARC) … sophomore Tal Engler continues to lead the Mountaineers in average aggregate score this season and ranks No. 4 nationally in the category (1183) … additionally, sophomore Molly McGhin ranks No. 5 nationally in average combined score (1183) … Engler also leads WVU in average air rifle score, with 596.25, and ranks No. 4 in the nation … McGhin and senior Verena Zaisberger co-lead the squad with an average smallbore score of 588, good for No. 4 and 5 in the country, respectively … WVU is No. 1 nationally in air rifle average (2379.5) and No. 2 in aggregate average (4726.5) and smallbore average (2347).
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Friday, October 31
Ajanae Respass | Cincinnati Postgame | Oct. 30
Friday, October 31
Nikki Izzo-Brown | Cincinnati Postgame | Oct. 30
Friday, October 31
Houston Game Uniform Reveal
Thursday, October 30
