MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –
Senior goalkeeper
Jackson Lee of the West Virginia University men's soccer team has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week presented by University Apartments.
Lee secured his ninth shutout of the season against Louisville on Nov. 19, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. He came up big with four saves to lead the Mountaineers to a 1-0 victory over the Cardinals at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.
For the season, Lee has made 50 saves and is allowing just 0.95 goals per contest. Earlier this year, he was named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team.
The Perth, Australia, native will be back in action on Saturday, Nov. 25, with the rest of the Mountaineers against Vermont in the NCAA Round of 16. Kickoff from Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium is set for 4 p.m. ET.
This Week in Men's Soccer: West Virginia will play in the round of 16 on Saturday, Nov. 25, against Vermont … kickoff from Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium is set for 4 p.m. ET … tickets are on sale at WVUGame.com
Last Week in Men's Soccer: The No. 5 Mountaineers defeated Louisville, 1-0, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 19, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium … senior
Yutaro Tsukada scored the game-winner in the 72nd minute … junior
Carlos Hernando collected the assist on the goal … senior goalkeeper
Jackson Lee made four saves to secure his ninth shutout of the season.
Notes: West Virginia tied a program record with its 15th win of the season, matching the mark set in 2006 … it is the second time in the last three seasons the Mountaineers have advanced to the round of 16 … it was the first win over the Cardinals since 2006 when the current coaching staff were all players for the Mountaineers … Lee is now tied for fifth in WVU history with nine shutouts in a single season … Lee's 15th win matches assistant coach
Nick Noble's mark in 2006 for most by a WVU goalkeeper in a season … the Mountaineers are now 9-14-2 all-time in the NCAA Tournament … West Virginia has four NCAA Tournament shutouts all-time.
This Week in Women's Basketball: West Virginia hits the road for three contests, as the team gets set for the 2023 San Juan Shootout in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from Nov. 23-25 … the Mountaineers will face George Washington on Thursday, Nov. 23, at 12:30 p.m. ET … on Friday, Nov. 24, WVU squares off with Charlotte at 10 a.m., before concluding tournament action against Southern Illinois on Saturday, Nov. 25, at 10 a.m … all three games will be broadcast on FloSports and the Mountaineer Sports Network.
Last Week in Women's Basketball: West Virginia collected its third win of the season in dominating fashion, 94-40 over Youngstown State on Nov. 19 … the Mountaineers used four double-digit scoring efforts while shooting an efficient 57.1% from the floor to run away with the win … sophomore guard
Jordan Harrison led the way for WVU with a game-high 16 points on a perfect 5-of-5 mark from the floor …. junior guard
JJ Quinerly and fifth-year senior
Lauren Fields chipped in with 14 points and tied for a team-high four assists … Quinerly led all players with three steals … junior guard
Tirzah Moore played in her first contest for WVU where she turned in 10 points, four boards and two assists … fifth-year senior
Tavy Diggs produced a career-high eight rebounds, leading WVU's effort on the glass, and added six points … fifth-year senior
Jayla Hemingway and senior
Kylee Blacksten both finished with nine points … junior guard
Kyah Watson collected seven rebounds, seven points and two steals.
Notes: Across two contests this season the Mountaineers have trailed for just over a minute of game time … Fields and Quinerly have three straight double-digit scoring performances … the Mountaineers have produced at least 21 opponent turnovers in every game this season … WVU is 13-13 against George Washington, 1-1 against Charlotte and this will be the first-ever meeting against Southern Illinois.
This Week in Volleyball: West Virginia welcomes No. 13 BYU on Wednesday, Nov. 22, to the WVU Coliseum … the match is slated for 6 p.m. ET … it's Senior Night, as the Mountaineers will honor fifth-year senior
Camilla Covas following the conclusion of the match.
Last Week in Volleyball: West Virginia (9-20, 2-14 Big 12) fell to No. 23 Baylor on Nov. 18, in a three-set sweep … Baylor claimed victory with scores of 25-11, 25-17 and 25-15.
Notes: Junior outside hitter
Hailey Green led West Virginia with 13 kills, followed by sophomore outside hitter
Bailey Miller with seven kills against Baylor … redshirt senior setter
Lauren DeLo added 24 assists, and freshman middle blocker
Maddy McGath and sophomore middle blocker
Tierney Jackson collected two blocks each.
This Week in Wrestling: West Virginia does not compete.
Last Week in Wrestling: In its first road dual of the season, West Virginia delivered a 31-7 win against Clarion inside Waldo S. Tippin Gymnasium on Nov. 16 ... with the dual knotted up at 3-3, redshirt sophomore
Jordan Titus scored two takedowns in the first period and added a reversal in the second and another in the third to score an 11-2 major decision over Clarion's Dave McClelland and put the Mountaineers back on top by four (7-3) ... WVU increased its lead to 10 after true freshman
Ty Watters, ranked No. 17 in the country, picked up his fourth straight pin and fifth overall through nine matches at 149 pounds ... despite a major decision by the Golden Eagles at 157 pounds to cut the 10-point deficit to six (13-7), the Mountaineers responded by going on an 18-0 run on its way to securing the win … two days later, West Virginia continued its success by winning the Shorty Hitchcock Classic title on Nov. 18 ... four members won individual championships ... the list of champions included redshirt senior
Michael Wolfgram (HWT), seniors
Caleb Dowling (157) and
Peyton Hall (165) and redshirt freshman
Brody Conley (174) … overall, the Mountaineers went 62-26 at the classic, with 14 of 20 wrestlers placing in the top six of their respective weight classes.
Notes: The Mountaineers improve to 4-0 after their 31-7 victory over Clarion ... it marks the first time that a West Virginia squad has opened the season winning its first four duals since 1993.
This Week in Swimming and Diving: West Virginia is off until it hosts the Almost Heaven LC Open at the Aquatic Center at Mylan Park in Morgantown from Dec. 16-19.
Last Week in Swimming and Diving: The West Virginia women's swimming and diving team claimed its first victory of the season, placing first at the WVU Invitational with 1,206 total points ... the men's team placed second with 1,640 points behind Navy (2,358) ... senior
Danny Berlitz continued his dominant season, winning three individual events (200-yard individual medley, 400-yard individual medley, 200-yard breaststroke) ... freshman
Owen Recker finished in second place on the men's 3-meter springboard (321.20) ... junior
Glenn Eloriaga won the men's platform (332.25 points) ... for the women's team, sophomore
Mia Cheatwood was impressive yet again, winning the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard breaststroke events ... she also placed second in the 200-yard individual medley.
Notes: For the year, Berlitz has won 17 individual events for the Mountaineers ... he also was a part of the 400-yard freestyle relay team that set a pool record (2:58.62) at the Keating Aquatics Center against Cincinnati on Oct. 28.