<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://admin.wvusports.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>West Virginia University Athletics</title><link>https://admin.wvusports.com/rss.aspx?path=wbball</link><description>Latest news items for West Virginia University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://admin.wvusports.com/rss?path=wbball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Forbes to Compete at 2026 FIBA 3x3 Nations League with Team Canada</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/6/26/womens-basketball-forbes-to-compete-at-2026-fiba-3x3-nations-league-with-team-canada</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/6/26/womens-basketball-forbes-to-compete-at-2026-fiba-3x3-nations-league-with-team-canada</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Skylar Forbes attempts layup during summer practice ahead of the 2026-27 season" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/26/060926_Practice_TL_13.jpg" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Skylar Forbes is set to hit the international circuit while representing Team Canada, when the West Virginia senior forward travels to Chile to compete in the 2026 FIBA 3x3 Nations League Americas Conference from June 27-July 3.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/26/060926_Practice_TL_13.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/26/060926_Practice_TL_13.jpg"><media:title>Skylar Forbes attempts layup during summer practice ahead of the 2026-27 season</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/26/060926_Practice_TL_13.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:39:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>9</s:sport_id><s:story_id>59213</s:story_id></item><item><title>Wheeling Park’s Bordas Excited to be Back Home Playing for the Mountaineers</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/6/25/womens-basketball-wheeling-parks-bordas-excited-to-be-home-and-eager-to-get-started-with-mountaineers</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/6/25/womens-basketball-wheeling-parks-bordas-excited-to-be-home-and-eager-to-get-started-with-mountaineers</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Wheeling Park standout Alexis Bordas drives to the basket during a summer women's basketball workout at the basketball practice facility." src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/25/Bordas_2-Main.jpg" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – It seems fitting that West Virginia University's women's basketball sports information director Chris Coombs decided to have sophomore guard Alexis Bordas speak first to media members following this morning's team workout at the basketball practice facility.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/25/Bordas_2-Main.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/25/Bordas_2-Main.jpg"><media:title>Wheeling Park standout Alexis Bordas drives to the basket during a summer women's basketball workout at the basketball practice facility.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/25/Bordas_2-Main.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:56:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>9</s:sport_id><s:story_id>59210</s:story_id></item><item><title>Big 12 Releases Women’s Basketball 2026-27 Opponents</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/6/11/womens-basketball-big-12-releases-womens-basketball-2026-27-opponents</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/6/11/womens-basketball-big-12-releases-womens-basketball-2026-27-opponents</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WBB 2026-27 Big 12 Schedule Matrix" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/11/WBB_SCHEDMATRIX_26_1920x1080.png" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The Big 12 announced the conference scheduling matrix for the 2026-27 women's basketball season. Teams will play three Big 12 opponents twice, then play the other 12 conference opponents one time, for a total of 18 conference games.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/11/WBB_SCHEDMATRIX_26_1920x1080.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/11/WBB_SCHEDMATRIX_26_1920x1080.png"><media:title>WBB 2026-27 Big 12 Schedule Matrix</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/11/WBB_SCHEDMATRIX_26_1920x1080.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>9</s:sport_id><s:story_id>59183</s:story_id></item><item><title>Local Economy A Big Winner This Weekend</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/5/28/baseball-local-economy-a-big-winner-this-weekend</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/5/28/baseball-local-economy-a-big-winner-this-weekend</guid><category>Baseball, General, Men's Soccer, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="The finishing touches to Kendrick Family Ballpark were applied Thursday morning in advance of this weekend's NCAA Tournament baseball regional in Morgantown, West Virginia." src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/28/146df0ec-5ab2-11f1-9a1b-0242ac120004.jpeg" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Only one college baseball team is going to advance to the NCAA Tournament Super Regionals after this weekend's Morgantown Regional, but the real winner is going to be the area's economy.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/28/146df0ec-5ab2-11f1-9a1b-0242ac120004.jpeg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/28/146df0ec-5ab2-11f1-9a1b-0242ac120004.jpeg"><media:title>The finishing touches to Kendrick Family Ballpark were applied Thursday morning in advance of this weekend's NCAA Tournament baseball regional in Morgantown, West Virginia.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/28/146df0ec-5ab2-11f1-9a1b-0242ac120004.jpeg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 16:46:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>59143</s:story_id></item><item><title>Forty-Nine Mountaineers Named to 2026 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Team</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/30/mens-basketball-forty-nine-mountaineers-named-to-2026-winter-academic-all-big-12-team</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/30/mens-basketball-forty-nine-mountaineers-named-to-2026-winter-academic-all-big-12-team</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Basketball, Gymnastics, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving, Wrestling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="49 mountaineers were named to the 2026 Winter academic all-big 12 team" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/30/WVU26_WinterAcademicTeam_1920x1080.jpg" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A total of 49 student-athletes from West Virginia University have been named to the 2026 Winter Academic All-Big 12 Conference Team as announced by the Big 12 this week.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Bordas</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/28/womens-basketball-kellogg-announces-signing-of-alexis-bordas</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/28/womens-basketball-kellogg-announces-signing-of-alexis-bordas</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WBB Hope Coliseum" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/10/WBB_Stadium_Photo__5_.JPG" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University women's basketball head coach Mark Kellogg has announced the addition of Alexis Bordas (Wheeling, W.Va. / Duquesne / Wheeling Park) to a grant-in-aid for the 2026-27 academic year.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/10/WBB_Stadium_Photo__5_.JPG" /><media:content 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/><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:34:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>9</s:sport_id><s:story_id>59057</s:story_id></item><item><title>Kellogg Announces Signing of Hawa Doumbouya</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/27/womens-basketball-kellogg-announces-signing-of-hawa-doumbouya</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/27/womens-basketball-kellogg-announces-signing-of-hawa-doumbouya</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Hope Coliseum" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/20/1__2_.JPG" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University women's basketball head coach Mark Kellogg has announced the addition of Hawa Doumbouya (Bronx, N.Y. / VCU / Our Lady of Mount Carmel) to a grant-in-aid for the 2026-27 academic year.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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