Green Named Student-Athlete of the Week
September 05, 2023 12:25 PM | Golf, Men's Soccer, Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Volleyball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After securing the individual title and leading the Mountaineers to a victory at the Red Bandanna Invitational, Max Green of the West Virginia University golf team has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.
Green shot 68-75-70 to finish 3-under-par, winning the invitational by one stroke over Boston College's Jack Pogerelc. Green was one of three golfers in the field under par.
It was Green's second career victory as a Mountaineer. He was co-champion of the ECU Intercollegiate as a freshman. He also is the third WVU golfer to win two collegiate tournaments, joining Max Sear and Mark Goetz.
West Virginia won the 15-team field by two strokes over Boston College. WVU shot 289-294-289=872 (+8). It marked WVU's first team victory since winning the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate in the spring of 2022.
This Week in Men's Soccer: The Mountaineers (3-0) have two games this week, beginning with a road contest in the nation's capital against American at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 5 … WVU will return home on Saturday, Sept. 9, for a 1 p.m. ET kickoff against No. 6 Portland at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium … the game against the Pilots will be free admission for all fans.
Last Week in Men's Soccer: West Virginia kept its shutout streak intact to begin the season, defeating Bucknell and Yale by identical scores of 2-0 … senior Yutaro Tsukada had six points on the week, notching a goal and an assist in each game … sophomore Marcus Caldeira found the back of the net in each game as well … senior Jackson Lee made one save against Bucknell and then earned the win against Yale without having to make a save.
Notes: The Mountaineers have yet to give up a goal in 270 minutes of action this season … it is just the fourth time in program history that WVU has opened a season with three-straight clean sheets (1998, 2005, 2006) … the squad has never opened a season with four straight shutouts … Caldeira has scored in all three matches this year and has four goals overall, second-most in the nation … Tsukada converted a penalty for the Mountaineers against Yale, the first penalty kick for the Mountaineers since 2021 … before the game against Yale, the last time the Mountaineers did not give up a shot on goal was against Lehigh in October 2022 … sixth-ranked Portland will be the first ranked opponent the Mountaineers face this season.
This Week in Women's Soccer: WVU (2-4) is back home for a pair of matches this week … the week begins against Auburn on Thursday, Sept. 7 … kickoff at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium is set for 7 p.m. ET … the Mountaineers cap the homestand on Sunday, Sept. 10, when they welcome Villanova for a 1 p.m. ET kick.
Last Week in Women's Soccer: West Virginia dropped a pair of road matches to conclude the travel portion of its nonconference schedule … WVU opened the week at No. 12 Virginia on Aug. 31, falling 2-1 despite a late goal from sophomore forward Taylor White in the 85th minute … UVA dominated the first half, scoring two goals, but the Mountaineers found a better rhythm offensively in the second … the final box showed UVA with a narrow lead in shots, 11-9, and shots on goal, 7-6, while West Virginia held a 5-2 edge in corner kicks … the Mountaineers closed the weekend at Liberty on Sept. 3, suffering a 3-1 defeat in the first-ever meeting against the Flames … West Virginia took an early lead in the first half off a goal from senior midfielder Chloe Adler, but Liberty tallied three second-half goals to take the upset victory over the Mountaineers … Liberty outshot West Virginia, 12-7, including 8-2 in shots on goal and 6-1 in corner kicks.
Notes: White leads the team with three goals and seven points on the year, while junior forward Dilary Heredia-Beltran has a team-best three assists and 18 shots so far this season … WVU coach Nikki Izzo-Brown is just two wins away from 400 career victories … the only coach in program history, Izzo-Brown has led WVU to 23 straight seasons with 10 wins or more and has never had a losing season … Izzo-Brown's oldest daughter, Sammie, is a senior on the Auburn women's soccer team, as the mother/daughter duo is set to square off against one another for the second straight season after WVU and AU played to a 0-0 draw in last year's meeting.
This Week in Golf: WVU will have five golfers compete at the Gopher Invitational in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sept. 10-11 … three WVU golfers will compete in the Minnesota Golf Classic on Sunday, Sept. 10 and Monday, Sept. 11.
Last Week in Golf: Junior golfer Max Green captured the individual title while leading the Mountaineers to the team championship at the Red Bandanna Invitational in Verona, New York … Green, a native of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, shot 68-75-70 to finish 3-under-par, winning the invitational by one stroke over Boston College's Jack Pogerelc … Green was one of three golfers in the field under par … it was Green's second career victory as a Mountaineer … he was co-champion of the ECU Intercollegiate as a freshman … he is also the third WVU golfer to win two collegiate tournaments, joining Max Sear and Mark Goetz … West Virginia won the 15-team field by two strokes over Boston College. WVU shot 289-294-289=872 (+8) … it marked WVU's first team victory since winning the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate in the spring of 2022 … senior Jackson Davenport recorded a Top 10 finish by placing tied for ninth with rounds of 74-72-74=220 (+4) … true freshman Harrison Thompson narrowly missed a Top 10 finish in his first collegiate event, placing 11th at 5-over-par with rounds of 73-71-77=221 … senior Oli Ménard tied for 15th at 8-over-par (74-76-74=224) and sophomore transfer Carson Kammann tied for 18th at 9-over-par (75-79-71=225) … individually, sophomore Kaleb Wilson tied for 21st at +10 (68-76-82=226), senior Will Stakel tied for 31st at +14 (78-75-77=230) and sophomore Westy McCabe tied for 39th at +18 (78-77-79=234).
This Week in Volleyball: The West Virginia Volleyball team (2-4) will travel to the Colgate Ellis Rowland Memorial Tournament hosted by Colgate University, Thursday through Saturday, in Hamilton, New York … on Thursday, Sept. 7, the Mountaineers will take on Colgate at Cotterell Court, first serve is slated for 7 p.m. ET … next up, West Virginia will face off against Cornell on Friday, Sept. 8, at 3 p.m. …. the Mountaineers wrap up competition on Saturday, Sept. 9, against the University at Albany at 4:30 p.m. … fans who are not able to attend to can follow again live at WVUsports.com.
Last Week in Volleyball: The West Virginia University volleyball competed in the Duke/ North Carolina Tournament held in Durham, North Carolina, and Chapel Hill, N.C. on Aug. 31 through Sept. 2 … West Virginia lost in three sets on Aug. 31 to North Carolina with scores of 25-17, 25-18 and 25-21 … the Mountaineers fell to Loyola on Sept. 1 in four sets with scores of 25-23, 25-21, 25-19 and 25-20 … West Virginia ended the weekend in a five-set battle with Duke, resulting in a loss with scores of 25-18, 25-23, 25-23, 25-23 and 18-16 … the Mountaineers combined for 62 kills, 166 total attacks, 54 assists, and 56 digs against the Blue Devils.
Notes: West Virginia is tied for 76th overall nationally with 13.32 kills per set … West Virginia is ranked 72nd nationally with 12.27 assists per set.
This Week in Cross Country: The West Virginia University cross country team will head to the Spiked Shoe Invitational in State College, Pennsylvania, on Friday, Sept. 8 … the race will be held at the Blue and White Courses and is set to start at 10 a.m. ET.
Last Week in Cross Country: The West Virginia cross country team competed at the Lehigh Invitational in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 1 … redshirt sophomore Abbey Yuhasz finished sixth overall and was the highest placing athlete for the Mountaineers finishing with a time of 22:10.7 in the women's 6k … redshirt sophomore Emily Bryce ran a time of 22:22.5 in the women's 6k, and placed 11th overall.
Notes: The West Virginia cross country team is ranked second overall in the U.S Track and Field & Cross Country (USTFCCCA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Rankings … the Mountaineers are ranked 29th nationally in the U.S Track and Field & Cross Country (USTFCCCA) Coaches Poll.
Green shot 68-75-70 to finish 3-under-par, winning the invitational by one stroke over Boston College's Jack Pogerelc. Green was one of three golfers in the field under par.
It was Green's second career victory as a Mountaineer. He was co-champion of the ECU Intercollegiate as a freshman. He also is the third WVU golfer to win two collegiate tournaments, joining Max Sear and Mark Goetz.
West Virginia won the 15-team field by two strokes over Boston College. WVU shot 289-294-289=872 (+8). It marked WVU's first team victory since winning the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate in the spring of 2022.
This Week in Men's Soccer: The Mountaineers (3-0) have two games this week, beginning with a road contest in the nation's capital against American at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 5 … WVU will return home on Saturday, Sept. 9, for a 1 p.m. ET kickoff against No. 6 Portland at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium … the game against the Pilots will be free admission for all fans.
Last Week in Men's Soccer: West Virginia kept its shutout streak intact to begin the season, defeating Bucknell and Yale by identical scores of 2-0 … senior Yutaro Tsukada had six points on the week, notching a goal and an assist in each game … sophomore Marcus Caldeira found the back of the net in each game as well … senior Jackson Lee made one save against Bucknell and then earned the win against Yale without having to make a save.
Notes: The Mountaineers have yet to give up a goal in 270 minutes of action this season … it is just the fourth time in program history that WVU has opened a season with three-straight clean sheets (1998, 2005, 2006) … the squad has never opened a season with four straight shutouts … Caldeira has scored in all three matches this year and has four goals overall, second-most in the nation … Tsukada converted a penalty for the Mountaineers against Yale, the first penalty kick for the Mountaineers since 2021 … before the game against Yale, the last time the Mountaineers did not give up a shot on goal was against Lehigh in October 2022 … sixth-ranked Portland will be the first ranked opponent the Mountaineers face this season.
This Week in Women's Soccer: WVU (2-4) is back home for a pair of matches this week … the week begins against Auburn on Thursday, Sept. 7 … kickoff at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium is set for 7 p.m. ET … the Mountaineers cap the homestand on Sunday, Sept. 10, when they welcome Villanova for a 1 p.m. ET kick.
Last Week in Women's Soccer: West Virginia dropped a pair of road matches to conclude the travel portion of its nonconference schedule … WVU opened the week at No. 12 Virginia on Aug. 31, falling 2-1 despite a late goal from sophomore forward Taylor White in the 85th minute … UVA dominated the first half, scoring two goals, but the Mountaineers found a better rhythm offensively in the second … the final box showed UVA with a narrow lead in shots, 11-9, and shots on goal, 7-6, while West Virginia held a 5-2 edge in corner kicks … the Mountaineers closed the weekend at Liberty on Sept. 3, suffering a 3-1 defeat in the first-ever meeting against the Flames … West Virginia took an early lead in the first half off a goal from senior midfielder Chloe Adler, but Liberty tallied three second-half goals to take the upset victory over the Mountaineers … Liberty outshot West Virginia, 12-7, including 8-2 in shots on goal and 6-1 in corner kicks.
Notes: White leads the team with three goals and seven points on the year, while junior forward Dilary Heredia-Beltran has a team-best three assists and 18 shots so far this season … WVU coach Nikki Izzo-Brown is just two wins away from 400 career victories … the only coach in program history, Izzo-Brown has led WVU to 23 straight seasons with 10 wins or more and has never had a losing season … Izzo-Brown's oldest daughter, Sammie, is a senior on the Auburn women's soccer team, as the mother/daughter duo is set to square off against one another for the second straight season after WVU and AU played to a 0-0 draw in last year's meeting.
This Week in Golf: WVU will have five golfers compete at the Gopher Invitational in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sept. 10-11 … three WVU golfers will compete in the Minnesota Golf Classic on Sunday, Sept. 10 and Monday, Sept. 11.
Last Week in Golf: Junior golfer Max Green captured the individual title while leading the Mountaineers to the team championship at the Red Bandanna Invitational in Verona, New York … Green, a native of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, shot 68-75-70 to finish 3-under-par, winning the invitational by one stroke over Boston College's Jack Pogerelc … Green was one of three golfers in the field under par … it was Green's second career victory as a Mountaineer … he was co-champion of the ECU Intercollegiate as a freshman … he is also the third WVU golfer to win two collegiate tournaments, joining Max Sear and Mark Goetz … West Virginia won the 15-team field by two strokes over Boston College. WVU shot 289-294-289=872 (+8) … it marked WVU's first team victory since winning the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate in the spring of 2022 … senior Jackson Davenport recorded a Top 10 finish by placing tied for ninth with rounds of 74-72-74=220 (+4) … true freshman Harrison Thompson narrowly missed a Top 10 finish in his first collegiate event, placing 11th at 5-over-par with rounds of 73-71-77=221 … senior Oli Ménard tied for 15th at 8-over-par (74-76-74=224) and sophomore transfer Carson Kammann tied for 18th at 9-over-par (75-79-71=225) … individually, sophomore Kaleb Wilson tied for 21st at +10 (68-76-82=226), senior Will Stakel tied for 31st at +14 (78-75-77=230) and sophomore Westy McCabe tied for 39th at +18 (78-77-79=234).
This Week in Volleyball: The West Virginia Volleyball team (2-4) will travel to the Colgate Ellis Rowland Memorial Tournament hosted by Colgate University, Thursday through Saturday, in Hamilton, New York … on Thursday, Sept. 7, the Mountaineers will take on Colgate at Cotterell Court, first serve is slated for 7 p.m. ET … next up, West Virginia will face off against Cornell on Friday, Sept. 8, at 3 p.m. …. the Mountaineers wrap up competition on Saturday, Sept. 9, against the University at Albany at 4:30 p.m. … fans who are not able to attend to can follow again live at WVUsports.com.
Last Week in Volleyball: The West Virginia University volleyball competed in the Duke/ North Carolina Tournament held in Durham, North Carolina, and Chapel Hill, N.C. on Aug. 31 through Sept. 2 … West Virginia lost in three sets on Aug. 31 to North Carolina with scores of 25-17, 25-18 and 25-21 … the Mountaineers fell to Loyola on Sept. 1 in four sets with scores of 25-23, 25-21, 25-19 and 25-20 … West Virginia ended the weekend in a five-set battle with Duke, resulting in a loss with scores of 25-18, 25-23, 25-23, 25-23 and 18-16 … the Mountaineers combined for 62 kills, 166 total attacks, 54 assists, and 56 digs against the Blue Devils.
Notes: West Virginia is tied for 76th overall nationally with 13.32 kills per set … West Virginia is ranked 72nd nationally with 12.27 assists per set.
This Week in Cross Country: The West Virginia University cross country team will head to the Spiked Shoe Invitational in State College, Pennsylvania, on Friday, Sept. 8 … the race will be held at the Blue and White Courses and is set to start at 10 a.m. ET.
Last Week in Cross Country: The West Virginia cross country team competed at the Lehigh Invitational in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 1 … redshirt sophomore Abbey Yuhasz finished sixth overall and was the highest placing athlete for the Mountaineers finishing with a time of 22:10.7 in the women's 6k … redshirt sophomore Emily Bryce ran a time of 22:22.5 in the women's 6k, and placed 11th overall.
Notes: The West Virginia cross country team is ranked second overall in the U.S Track and Field & Cross Country (USTFCCCA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Rankings … the Mountaineers are ranked 29th nationally in the U.S Track and Field & Cross Country (USTFCCCA) Coaches Poll.
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