Goetz Named WVU Student-Athlete of the Week

April 19, 2021 02:05 PM | Baseball, General, Golf, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Track & Field

By: WVU Athletics Communications

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (April 19, 2021) – Following a career-low score of 65 in the final round of the Mountaineer Invitational, senior Mark Goetz of the West Virginia University golf team has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.

The Greensburg, Pennsylvania, native finished 12-under-par for the tournament to win his first individual title and led the Mountaineer golf team at the Mountaineer Invitational in Bridgeport, W. Va., on April 12-13. His 12-under-par total was the lowest in school history (in relation to par).

Goetz was the only golfer under par for the tournament and he posted a bogey-free round last Tuesday with seven birdies to best his previous career low by one stroke. He had 16 birdies, two bogeys and one double bogey during the 54-hole tournament and was bogey free the last 28 holes.

His final round 65 tied for the fourth-lowest round in school history, while his 204 (70-69-65) total was the second-lowest, 54-hole total in school history.

This Week in Women's Soccer: The Mountaineers learn their NCAA Tournament fate on Monday, April 19, during the 2020-21 Division I Women's Soccer Championship Selection Show, which airs at 1 p.m. ET, on NCAA.com.

Last Week in Women's Soccer: No. 5 WVU completed its 2020-21 regular season with a 1-1 draw at No. 12-ranked Virginia on April 10, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Notes: WVU finished with a 10-2-1 mark this season, including 7-2 in Big 12 play … the Mountaineers won at least 10 games for the 21st consecutive season … West Virginia has made the last 20 NCAA Tournaments, good for the fifth-longest streak in the nation … this year's NCAA Tournament will feature 48 teams and will be played entirely in the state of North Carolina … the event runs from April 27-May 17 … WVU defeated a pair of top-10 foes this spring and have now defeated a top-10 opponent in 15 of the last 16 seasons … senior midfielder Stefany Ferrer-van Ginkel and junior forward Alina Stahl co-lead the Mountaineers with six goals this season, while redshirt junior forward Lauren Segalla's five assists are No. 1 on the team … in goal, sophomore goalkeeper Kayza Massey is 7-1-1 with two shutouts between the posts this season … WVU remained at No. 4 in this week's TopDrawerSoccer.com poll, which was released on Monday morning … the squad sat at No. 5 in last week's United Soccer Coaches National Poll.

This Week in Track and Field: West Virginia is off this week … the Mountaineers will be back in action at home, on May 1, for the Mountaineer Twilight, at the Track and Field Complex at Mylan Park, in Morgantown.

Last Week in Track and Field: WVU saw action at three locations, led by two first-place finishes at the RMU Invitational, at the RMU Island Sports Complex, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania … the team also saw a first-place finish at the EKU Twilight, in Richmond, Kentucky … wvu also competed at the Virginia Challenge, in Charlottesville, Virginia, at Lannigan Field, on Saturday, April 17… on Friday, at the EKU Twilight, redshirt freshman Ceili McCabe made her 3,000-meter steeplechase debut … her performance broke the WVU outdoor program record with a first-place collegiate showing (9:57.93) and a second-place finish overall … junior Katherine Dowie also competed in the 3,000- meter steeplechase, placing sixth overall with a time of 10:17.37 … at the Virginia Challenge, junior Peter-Gay McKenzie was the lone Mountaineer to compete … McKenzie saw action in the long jump competition, placing fifth with a distance of 6.14 meters … to wrap up the day at the EKU Twilight, freshman Jo-Lauren Keane opened competition with a third-place showing in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:11.84 … on Saturday, April 17, freshman Macey Crawford took first in the RMU Invitational's 400-meter hurdles competition … Crawford finished in a winning time of 1:06.88 … she was followed by freshman Lydia Moell, who won the RMU Invitational's pole vault competition with a height of 3.65 meters … sophomore Erica Hegele opened competition placing sixth in the long jump competition with a distance of 4.94 meters … following Moell's win in pole vault, redshirt freshman Sarah Stair tied for second with a height of 3.5 meters, and sophomore Katelyn Caccamo placed fourth with a height of 3.35 meters … the day continued with Hegele's sixth-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.55 … freshman duo Emily Oiler and Lilly McMullen followed behind, placing third (59.41) and fourth (1:00.11), respectively in the 400-meter run … WVU wrapped up the RMU Invitational with the 200-meter run, where McMullen and Oiler placed sixth (26.55) and 10th (27.61), respectively … four Mountaineers saw action in four events at the Virginia Challenge … junior Myesha Nott placed seventh in the triple jump competition with a distance of 13.33 meters … she was followed by freshman Abigale Mullings, who placed fifth (1.65m) in the high jump competition … additionally, junior Tessa Constantine placed fifth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:01.29, while junior Sada Wright placed seventh in the discus throw with a personal-best distance of 48.46 meters … to wrap up the day, WVU saw action in one event and had two Mountaineers participate in the EKU Twilight … to start off the evening, two Mountaineers competed in the 1,500-meter run … redshirt junior Hayley Jackson placed fourth with a season best time of 4:21.92, while redshirt senior Candace Archer placed eighth with a season-best time of 4:24.45.

Notes: McCabe's time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase surpassed former All-American Amy Cashin's school record of 9:58.75, which she set at the 2018 NCAA Championships, in Eugene, Oregon … Dowie's 3,000-meter steeplechase time lands her fifth in WVU outdoor program history … on Friday, WVU saw action from four athletes in three events … on Saturday, WVU saw action from 13 athletes in 11 events … Wright's discus throw distance was second best in WVU program history.

This Week in Baseball: The Mountaineers return to the road for a three-game, weekend series at Kansas State, from April 23-25, in Manhattan, Kansas … first pitch of Friday's series opener at Tointon Family Stadium is set for 7 p.m. ET, while Saturday and Sunday's games will begin at 5 p.m., and 2 p.m., respectively.

Last Week in Baseball: WVU (14-16, 5-7 Big 12) split its four games played last week … on April 14, the Mountaineers defeated in-state foe Marshall, 9-3, at Monongalia County Ballpark … from there, West Virginia dropped two-of-three games to No. 7 Texas Tech, from April 16-18, in Morgantown … the Red Raiders won, 7-2, in the series opener, before WVU responded with a walk-off, 6-5 win on Saturday … West Virginia dropped the series finale on Sunday, 10-1 … freshman catcher McGwire Holbrook finished 3-for-3 at the plate against the Thundering Herd, while senior infielder Tyler Doanes went 2-for-5 with three RBI … sophomore left-handed pitcher Jake Carr earned the win over MU after allowing just one run on two hits in 4.0 innings of work … freshman infielder Mikey Kluska hit a walk-off, RBI fielder's choice to help WVU top TTU on Saturday … in all, the White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, native finished 1-for-5 with two RBI on the day … sophomore right-hander Jacob Watters was credited with the win after pitching a clean, top-of-the-ninth inning, registering three strikeouts … in all, junior outfielder Austin Davis led the Mountaineers at the plate last week, finishing 5-for-11 (.455) with a double and three RBI.

Notes: Following the win over Marshall, WVU improved to 49-25 all-time against the Herd, including wins in 10 of the last 12 meetings … MU hasn't won a game in Morgantown since 1991 … West Virginia also extended its streak of consecutive midweek, home wins to 17, dating back to April 3, 2017 … WVU and Texas Tech are now even at 15-15 in the two schools' all-time series … the Mountaineers are 12-9 all-time against Kansas State, including 6-6 in Manhattan … WVU took two-of-three games over the Wildcats, from May 10-12, 2019, on the road … fifth-year senior first baseman/outfielder Hudson Byorick leads the team with a .310 average at the plate with 11 extra-base hits … fifth-year senior infielder Kevin Brophy and sophomore catcher/infielder Matt McCormick co-lead the squad with six home runs, while Kluska's 21 RBI are good for a team high … on the mound, senior left-handed pitcher Jackson Wolf has tallied 54 strikeouts in a team-best 47.0 innings of work … he's 3-4 with a 3.45 ERA on the year.

This Week in Men's Soccer: West Virginia has concluded its 2021 spring season.

Last Week in Men's Soccer: The Mountaineers played to a 0-0 draw in double overtime at Bowling Green on April 14 … WVU tallied a season-high 16 shots in the 110-minute battle with the Falcons, but couldn't find the back of the net, despite placing seven of those shots on goal … junior forward Tony Pineda led the way with four shots on the day, while junior midfielder Ike Swiger and sophomore midfielder Luke McCormick each booted a trio of shots … in total, eight different Mountaineers recorded a shot at BGSU … senior goalkeeper Steven Tekesky notched four saves in the draw to earn his sixth shutout of the season … WVU outshot Bowling Green, 16-12, while the Mountaineers also held a 7-4 advantage in shots on goal and a 6-4 edge in corner kicks.

Notes: WVU finished the 2021 season with a 6-3-1 overall record, including a 4-3-1 mark in Mid-American Conference play … Swiger led the team with four goals and eight points on the year, while McCormick led the way in shots (16) … Swiger and McCormick led the way with nine shots on goal apiece this season … Tekesky recorded six clean sheets on the season to move his career total to 20, which ranks No. 4 in program history in the category … five of WVU's six wins this season came when recording a shutout, while WVU was 1-3 when allowing an opponent to score … Tekesky ranks No. 5 in the nation in shutouts, with six clean sheets on the year … West Virginia is first in the Mid-American conference in goals allowed (6), goals against average (0.58) and shutouts (6) … freshman defender Jesus De Vicente is tied for the conference lead in assists (5) and assists per game (0.50), while Tekesky is first in the league in shutouts (5), shutouts per game (0.56), save percentage (0.818) and goals against average (0.65).

This Week in Golf: WVU is idle this week and will next participate in the Big 12 Championship April 26-28 at Prairie Dunes Golf Club in Hutchison, Kansas.

Last Week in Golf: Senior Mark Goetz shot a career-low 65 last Tuesday to finish at 12-under-par and win the individual title, while the Mountaineers shot 7-under-par as a team in the final round to win their third consecutive Mountaineer Invitational at Pete Dye Golf Course in Bridgeport, West Virginia … Goetz, a native of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, posted a bogey-free round last Tuesday with seven birdies to best his previous career low by one stroke … Goetz had 16 birdies, two bogeys and one double bogey during the 54-hole tournament and was bogey free the last 28 holes … it was the first collegiate tournament win of Goetz's career … his final round 65 tied for the fourth-lowest round in school history and was WVU's lowest score since senior Logan Perkins shot a program-best 62 in the 2020 Florida Gators Invitational … Goetz finished with rounds of 70-69-65=204 to post the second-lowest, 54-hole total in school history, one shy of Etienne Papineau's 203 in 2019 at the Old Town Club Collegiate … Goetz was the only golfer in the field under par, besting Brice Wilkinson of Southern Miss, who shot even par for the tournament … Goetz is the second WVU golfer to win the Mountaineer Invitational, along with Max Sear in 2018 … the Mountaineers entered the final round three strokes off the team lead and shot 7-under-par in the final round to win the team title at 9-over-par (293-299-281=873) … WVU defeated Southern Miss (+21) by 12 strokes. No. 35 Georgia Southern finished +28, while Loyola University Maryland captured fourth place at +33. Chattanooga (+36), Connecticut (+41), Xavier (+43), Appalachian State (+44), George Washington (+49), Marshall (+51), George Mason (+52), Western Kentucky (+63) and Robert Morris (+83) … freshman Jackson Davenport tied for seventh at 5-over-par with rounds of 74-76-71=221 … junior Kurtis Grant finished tied for 13th at 8-over-par with rounds of 74-76-74=224 … Perkins tied for 21st at 10-over-par with rounds of 76-78-72=226, while Papineau made his season debut and recorded a top-25 finish with rounds of 75-80-73=228 (12-over-par) … sophomore Trent Tipton finished tied for 29th with rounds of 75-78-76=229 at 13-over-par … freshman Olivier Ménard competed as an individual and finished tied for 42nd with rounds of 76-84-73=233 (17-over-par), while fellow freshman Will Stakel also competed as an individual, tying for 55th with rounds of 81-79-76=236 (20-over-par).

Notes: West Virginia also won the Mountaineer Invitational in 2019 and 2018 … the event was previously scheduled for October but was postponed due to COVID-19 … the Mountaineer Invitational was established in 2015.