McCabe Named Student-Athlete of the Week

Photo by: Ricky Bassman

October 17, 2022 03:06 PM | General, Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming & Diving, Rifle, Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Volleyball

Varsity Sports Report

By: WVU Communications

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After winning the Penn State National Open with a winning 6k time of 20:00.8 on Oct. 14, redshirt junior Ceili McCabe of the cross country team has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.

McCabe's time was good enough for sixth-best in Blue and White Golf Course history and second-best in Penn State National Open history. The Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, native has now won both races she has competed in this season.

McCabe looks to continue her momentum from her second first-place finish of the season, as the cross country team heads to Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, for the Go Fast River Run on Saturday, October 22. The race is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. ET.

This Week in Women's Soccer: West Virginia prepares to travel to the Sooner State for its final road test of the regular season … WVU begins the two-game road swing in Stillwater, taking on Oklahoma State on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 8 p.m. ET … the Mountaineers then complete the weekend at Oklahoma on Sunday, Oct. 23, with kickoff from Norman set for 2 p.m.

Last Week in Women's Soccer: WVU went 1-1 last week, falling to No. 22 Texas, 2-1, on Oct. 13, before earning a 3-1 victory over Baylor on Oct. 16 … opening a two-game homestand against the Longhorns, the Mountaineers went up early with a goal from sophomore forward Dilary Heredia-Beltran in the 22nd minute, but WVU was plagued by a red card and penalty-kick goal by Texas at 33:53 to tie things up going into the half … the visiting Longhorns found the back of the net again in the 58th minute to take the lead and the eventual win … UT led WVU in shots, 14-6, as well as shots on goal (8-3) and corner kicks (7-3) … senior goalkeeper Kayza Massey made five saves in the contest … the week ended on a high note when fifth-year senior Lauren Segalla tallied one goal and one assist to help the Mountaineers top Baylor, 3-1 … Segalla assisted WVU's first goal, scored by junior midfielder AJ Rodriguez, before scoring the second goal and eventual game-winner … the Salisbury, Connecticut, native's second-half tally was off a corner kick from Heredia-Beltran … sophomore defender Annika Leslie completed the scoring with an insurance goal straight from a corner kick in the 82nd minute.

Notes: Segalla's performance marked the second for West Virginia this season, after junior midfielder Lilly McCarthy recorded one goal and one assist against St. Francis (Pa.) on Aug. 28 … WVU's three scores on Sunday afternoon marked the team's most in a game since defeating St. Francis (Pa.), 3-0, earlier this season … Rodriguez's goal was her third of the season and fifth of her career, while Segalla earned her first assist of the season and 10th of her career … Segalla's tally was her third of the season and the 19th goal of her career … she also notched the game-winning goal for the ninth time in her career and the second time this season … Heredia-Beltran's assist was her team-leading sixth of the year … Leslie's goal was the first of her WVU career … Massey ranks second in the Big 12 Conference with six shutouts on the year, while Heredia-Beltran is second in the league in total assists (6) and assists per game (0.43).

This Week in Men's Soccer: WVU continues Sun Belt Conference action with a pair of matches … the squad travels to James Madison on Wednesday, Oct. 19, for a 7 p.m. ET, kickoff at Sentara Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia … from there, the Mountaineers play their final home match of the season on Sunday, Oct. 23, against Georgia State … kickoff at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium also is set for 7 p.m.

Last Week in Men's Soccer: West Virginia (4-6-3, 1-1-3 Sun Belt) opened the week with a 3-0 win over Lehigh on Oct. 11, at home … junior forward Yutaro Tsukada scored the game-winner in the 35th minute, his first career goal, while freshman forward Marcus Caldeira (46th) and redshirt junior midfielder/defender Sergio Ors Navarro (69th) also found the back of the net … WVU outshot the Mountain Hawks, 18-3, in the win and did not concede a single shot on goal … redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Marc Bonnaire earned his second clean sheet on the year … on Oct. 15, the Mountaineers played to a thrilling, 3-3 draw against No. 2 Kentucky in Morgantown … after trailing, 2-0, early, West Virginia tallied three straight goals from fifth-year senior forward Adam Burchell (24th) and redshirt senior midfielder/defender Dyon Dromers (61st and 78th) … however, UK answered with a goal just 23 seconds after the Mountaineers took the lead … the Wildcats outshot WVU, 17-11, in the affair, as well as 7-6 in shots on goal.

Notes: Dromers became the third Mountaineer to record a brace this season … a total of 2,096 fans attended the Kentucky match, the fifth-most in Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium history … following last week's results, WVU moved to 1-0-1 all-time against Lehigh and 0-1-1 against Kentucky … West Virginia will play James Madison for the first time since 2015 on Wednesday night … overall, JMU holds a 6-3 advantage in the series … WVU also is 2-1 all-time against former MAC foe Georgia State … West Virginia is unbeaten in 19 of its last 20 home matches, dating back to March 24, 2021 … the squad also is now 4-1-1 against top-three opponents at DDSS … the Mountaineers have scored 10 goals in their last three matches after combining for 10 goals in their first 10 matches … Dromers leads the team with four goals on the year, while junior midfielder Ryan Crooks is No. 1 on the team with five assists.

This Week in Volleyball: West Virginia welcomes Kansas to the WVU Coliseum on Wednesday, Oct. 19 … first serve is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET, on ESPNU … the Mountaineers conclude play for the week when they travel to Austin, Texas, to take on No. 1 Texas … first serve is scheduled for 8 p.m.

Last Week in Volleyball: WVU (7-12, 0-6 Big 12) continued its Big 12 Conference campaign when it took on Iowa State on Oct. 12 … the Mountaineers took the first two sets, but fell to the Cyclones in set five … fifth-year senior outside hitter Adrian Ell racked up 25 assists, good for her WVU career best … freshman outside hitter Bailey Miller tallied 16 kills and 17 digs for her seventh double-double of the season … junior libero Skye Stokes notched 36 digs, which is a Big 12 Conference 2022 season high … the Mountaineers then welcomed Chicago State to Morgantown on Oct. 15, sweeping the Cougars … Ell led WVU in assists for the second consecutive match, putting up 17 … freshman middle blocker Tierney Jackson set a collegiate career best with seven blocks … Miller tallied 15 kills in the three sets.

Notes: With 1.44 service aces per set, the Mountaineers rank fourth in the Big 12 … West Virginia also ranks third in the Big 12 in opponent assists per set (10.70) and opponent kills per set (11.77) … through 19 matches, junior libero Skye Stokes is fifth in the Big 12 with 3.90 digs per set … fifth-year senior outside hitter Adrian Ell ranks ninth in the Big 12 in points per set (3.60) … redshirt freshman Kamiah Gibson ranks eighth in the Big 12 in assists per set with 6.94.

This Week in Tennis: WVU returns to action on Oct. 20-23, as it travels to Blacksburg, Virginia, for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Women's Atlantic Regionals.

Last Week in Tennis: West Virginia was idle.

Notes: Sophomore Camilla Bossi and senior Ting-Pei Chang's appearance at the ITA Women's All-American Championships notched a first for the WVU women's tennis program ... following ITA Regionals, the squad closes their fall circuit in Stillwater, Oklahoma, for the Big 12 Individual Championships, on November 4-6.

Notes: Bossi and Chang's appearance at the ITA Women's All-American Championships notched a first for the WVU women's tennis program ... following ITA Regionals, the squad closes their fall circuit in Stillwater, Oklahoma, for the Big 12 Individual Championships, on November 4-6.

This Week in Swimming & Diving: WVU welcomes Cincinnati to Morgantown for its first dual meet of the season, on Oct. 21-22, at the Aquatic Center at Mylan Park ... Friday's competition kicks off at 4 p.m. ET, while Saturday's session is set for 11 a.m.

Last Week in Swimming & Diving: The Mountaineers played host to the 11th annual West Virginia State Games on Oct. 14-15 ... WVU welcomed nine teams to the Aquatic Center at Mylan Park, including Alderson Broaddus, Bethany, Davis & Elkins, Fairmont State, Marshall, Salem, Wheeling University, WVU Tech and WV Wesleyan ... the Mountaineers combined to win 32 of 34 events over the weekend, finishing with a total of 3,112.5 points ... the men's team added 1,564.5 to the final score, while the women contributed 1,548 ... WVU swept all eight relays ... junior William Mullen secured WVU's first individual victory of the season ... the Fairfax Station, Virginia, native won the men's 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 9:26.45 ... the Mountaineers went on to sweep the rest of Friday's session ... on the women's side, junior Abby Reardon (200 free – 1:51.91), senior Jacqueline McCutchan (100 back – 56.37), freshman Mia Cheatwood (100 breast – 1:03.51), sophomore Mia Walters (200 fly – 2:04.41) and freshman Ada Szwabinska (50 free – 23.41) all took first in their respective events ... for the men, WVU saw individual victories from junior Roanoke Shirk (200 free – 1:41.22), junior Justin Heimes (100 back – 49.87), freshman Adam McDonald (100 breast – 57.61), freshman Álvaro Santiago (200 fly – 1:52.97) and sophomore Conner McBeth (50 free – 20.70) ... during Saturday's session, West Virginia swept all 16 events, starting with the 400 medley relay victories from both the men's and women's squad ... in the first individual swims of day two, McCutchan (women's - 49.73) and McBeth (men's 45.86) eached grabbed a victory for WVU in the 100 free ... the Mountaineers saw back-to-back-to-back freshmen victories, starting in the 200 breast with Cheatwood in the women's event (2:19.20), followed by McDonald in the men's (2:04.45) ... next in the women's 400 free, freshman Gabriela Martin touched first with a time of 5:01.78 ... the final individual victories came from Mullen (men's 500 free), Minezawa (women's 100 fly), senior DavidSnider (men's 100 fly), McCutchan (women's 200 IM) and freshman Jamin Harlan (men's 200 IM) ... over in the divng well, senior Owen Johns won both the men's 1-meter (297.68) and 3-meter (283.58) springboard ... sophomore Sarah Krusinski convincingly won the women's 1-meter (264.75) springboard, and took second on the 3-meter (258.08).

Notes: WVU has now reigned victorious of the West Virginia State Games in each of its 11 seasons ... the men have won the event every year, while the women have only been defeated once ... West Virginia had twenty-three different Mountaineers that earned a victory this weekend, including seven freshman ... Johns' 1-meter springboard score and Krusinski's 1-meter score were just shy of NCAA Zone A Qualifying scores ... following the matchup against Cincinnati, the Mountaineers travel to State College, Pennsylvania for the second dual meet against Penn State, on Nov. 4-6.

This Week in Rifle: No. 2 West Virginia is off this week … the Mountaineers return to the range from Nov. 5-6, as they play host to Alaska-Fairbanks, TCU and Kentucky for the inaugural WVU Fall Classic … the event will be held at the Bill McKenzie Rifle range inside the WVU Shell Building in Morgantown.

Last Week in Rifle: West Virginia picked up four wins from Oct. 15-16, after it defeated No. 2 Air Force and No. 19 UTEP in a pair of tri-matches over the weekend at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado … on Saturday, WVU won its first tri-match of the weekend with a team score of 4714, including match-bests in smallbore (2333) and air rifle (2381) … Air Force shot a 4682 (2320 in smallbore, 2362 in air rifle) to finish second, while UTEP finished with a 4564 (2247 in smallbore, 2317 in air rifle) to place third … all six Mountaineers who competed Saturday placed inside the top 10 of the overall leaderboard … West Virginia was led by senior Malori Brown, who led all shooters in aggregate (1183) and smallbore score (589) … WVU wrapped up the weekend by shooting a 4715 to earn its second tri-match win of the weekend … the Mountaineers topped both disciplines for the second day in a row, including a 2333 in smallbore and a 2382 in air rifle … Air Force placed second again with a team score of 4690 (2331 in smallbore, 2359 in air rifle), and UTEP came in third with a 4568 (226 in smallbore, 2302 in air rifle) … each Mountaineer shooter placed inside the top 10 on the match leaderboard for the second straight day, including juniors Becca Lamb and Molly McGhin, who claimed the No. 2 and 3 spots, respectively.

Notes: Of note, Brown tied her career high in aggregate score in Saturday's tri-match … West Virginia ranks No. 2 nationally in smallbore average (2335.75), No. 3 in aggregate average (4716.00) and No. 4 in smallbore average (2335.75) … senior Mary Tucker continues to lead the squad in aggregate average (1188.5), smallbore average (590.5) and air rifle average (598) … the Sarasota, Florida, native ranks No. 4 nationally in aggregate score, No. 6 in air rifle score and No. 7 in smallbore score … in the international circuit, junior Tal Engler, sophomore Natalie Perrin and Tucker continue to compete at the 2022 International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Championships in Cairo, Egypt, this week … the event is scheduled to run until Tuesday, Oct. 25 … Tucker has already picked up a pair of medals at this year's championships; winning a silver on Oct. 16, in the women's team air rifle event and a bronze in the women's 50-meter rifle prone event on Oct. 17.

This Week in Cross Country: West Virginia continues the 2022 campaign with the Penn State National Open in State College, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 22 … the women's 6k begins at 10:45 a.m. ET, at Penn State's Blue and White Golf Course.

Last Week in Cross Country: WVU competed at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Oct. 8 … redshirt sophomore Megan Weaver led the way for the Mountaineers, setting a new 5k career-best with a time of 19:36.2, finishing 15th … additionally, redshirt freshman Zara Zervos competed for the first time since the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational, earning a time of 20:17.4, good for 28th … freshman Grace Wu followed behind Zervos, setting a 5k career-best of her own with a time of 20:30.9 and finishing 42nd … redshirt freshman Kase Torchia rounded out the top four for WVU with a time of 20:42.9 to finish 53rd, respectively.

Notes: West Virginia was one of 16 schools racing in the women's 5k, with a total of 135 runners ... Weaver and Wu each set career bests at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational … the Mountaineers rank third in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

This Week in Golf: West Virginia returns to action Monday through Wednesday at the Big 12 Match Play Championship, at The Clubs at Houston Oaks, in Hockley, Texas, on Oct. 17-19 … the enters as the No. 10 seed and a member of Pool B … on the first day of competiton, the Mountaineers will have the morning off before facing No. 11 Oklahoma in afternoon on Oct. 17 … on Oct. 18, WVU will face Kansas in the morning and No. 12 Oklahoma State in the afternoon … the Mountaineers will face Baylor on Oct. 19 in the morning before awaiting their opponent for the final round in the afternoon … senior Trent Tipton, juniors Jackson Davenport and Will Stakel, sophomores Todd Duncan and Max Green and freshman Kaleb Wilson will compete for the Mountaineers ... six players will represent each team per match.

Last Week in Golf: Green shot 9-under-par to finish second at the Xavier Invitational in Maineville, Ohio … Green, a sophomore from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, shot 68-70-69=207 on the par-72 TPC River's Bend course … he was just three shots off the lead and one of six golfers to shoot under par in the field … junior Oli Menard shot 70-72-74=216 (Even) and finished tied for seventh place, fifth-year senior Kurtis Grant posted rounds of 72-75-75=220 (+4) to finish tied for 18th place and freshman Westy McCabe shot 71-79-74=224 (+8) to tie for 34th place.

Notes: At the Big 12 Match Play Championships teams, in Pool A include No. 1 Texas Tech (1), No. 21 Texas (4), Kansas State (5), TCU (8) and Iowa State (9), while Pool B will be No. 11 Oklahoma (2), No. 12 Oklahoma State (3), Baylor (6), Kansas (7) and West Virginia (10) ... this marks the fifth consecutive season that team will compete at The Clubs at Houston Oaks, which is a par-71, 7,007-yard course ... the tournament will feature match play rather than stroke play … during pool play, each team will play matches during four sessions and have one session off … in the final round, the first-place match will feature the team with the highest point total from Pool A competing against the team with the highest point total from Pool B … the third-place match will be between the teams with the second-highest point total from their respective pools, and so on.