Treysen Eaglestaff’s 23 points help West Virginia beat MVSU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Treysen Eaglestaff tied his season high with 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Harlan Obioha had 12 points and a season-high 10 rebounds and West Virginia beat Mississippi Valley State, 86-51, on Monday night. Honor Huff hit four 3-pointers and finished with 13 points for West Virginia...
Bruce Thornton scores 19 points after halftime, Ohio State beats West Virginia in double overtime
CLEVELAND — Bruce Thornton scored 19 of his 21 points after halftime — which included the go-ahead jumper with 3.6 seconds left — and Ohio State rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to beat West Virginia, 89-88, in double overtime on Saturday night at the Cleveland Hoops Showdown. Freshman Amare...
Honor Huff scores 24 points for West Virginia in 90-58 win over Little Rock
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Honor Huff scored 24 points behind eight 3-pointers, and Treysen Eaglestaff added 23 for West Virginia in a 90-58 win over Little Rock on Tuesday night. The Mountaineers (8-2) pulled away on a 19-2 run that lasted almost six minutes. Huff shot 8 of 13 from the...
West Virginia can’t stop Juke Harris, loses to Wake Forest at Holiday HoopfestVideo
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Juke Harris hit seven 3-pointers and finished with 28 points, Tre’von Spillers scored 16 points on 8-of-13 shooting, and Wake Forest beat West Virginia, 75-66, on Saturday night at Holiday Hoopfest. Omaha Biliew hit a 3-pointer that gave the Demon Deacons a one-point lead 24 seconds into...
West Virginia men use pair of 14-0 runs to blow past Coppin State
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Honor Huff and Chance Moore each scored 17 points to lead West Virginia’s 91-49 rout of Coppin State on Wednesday night. Huff hit three 3-pointers in a 4-minute stretch late in the first half, giving the Mountaineers a 40-26 lead. The Eagles scored the last six points...
Moore scores 11, Jenkins adds 10 to help West Virginia beat Mercyhurst 70-38
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Chance Moore had 11 points and eight rebounds, Amir Jenkins scored 10 points and West Virginia beat Mercyhurst, 70-38, on Sunday. Treysen Eaglestaff had nine points and eight rebounds, and Brenen Lorient scored all his nine points in the first half for West Virginia (6-2). Mercyhurst’s 38...
Morton throws for 3 TDs, LB Rodriguez scores on offense again and Texas Tech whips WVU 49-0
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Behren Morton threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns, linebacker Jacob Rodriguez scored his second offensive TD in as many games and No. 7 Texas Tech beat West Virginia, 49-0, on Saturday in the Red Raiders’ final tuneup before the Big 12 championship game. Texas Tech (11-1,...
No. 7 Texas Tech focused on matchup at West Virginia and not what lies beyond
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A berth in the Big 12 championship game and a chance to win its first league title. A spot in the College Football Playoff. National title aspirations. All of those possibilities are still ahead for Texas Tech. And those dreams could start going sideways if the Red...
West Virginia men can’t hold early lead, lose to Xavier at Charleston ClassicVideo
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Jovan Milicevic scored 21 points and Xavier rallied from a first-half deficit to defeat West Virginia 78-68 at the Charleston Classic on Sunday. The Musketeers (4-3) trailed 23-15 then allowed five points over the final 9 1/2 minutes of the first half, taking a 36-28 lead at...
West Virginia men drop close game to Clemson in Charleston Classic
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Carter Welling scored 11 of his 13 points in the last four minutes of the game for Clemson in a 70-67 come-from-behind win over West Virginia on Friday night in the Charleston Classic. Welling made his first 3-pointer with 3 minutes, 11 seconds to go to get...
West Virginia scores 2 TDs in 4th quarter, gives up lead in defeat
TEMPE, Ariz. — Jeff Sims accounted for 288 yards and three touchdowns, Jesus Gomez kicked a 49-yard field goal in the fourth quarter and Arizona State kept its Big 12 title hopes alive with a 25-23 win over West Virginia on Saturday. The Sun Devils (7-3, 5-2 Big 12) returned...
Shaw, Rivière carry West Virginia in win over 15th-ranked Duke women in game featuring 6 ejections
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Sydney Shaw scored 16 points, and reserve Célia Rivière scored 12 as West Virginia overcame the ejection of six players just before halftime to beat 15th-ranked Duke, 57-49, on Friday night. The undefeated Mountaineers (4-0) finished the game with just five players. West Virginia lost...
West Virginia visits Arizona State in Big 12 matchup
West Virginia (4-6) at Arizona State (6-3) 1 p.m. Saturday How to watch: TNT Key stats Arizona State Offense Overall: 409.1 yards per game (52nd in FBS) Passing: 220.8 yards per game (78th) Rushing: 188.3 yards per game (30th) Scoring: 24.7 points per game (89th) Arizona State Defense Overall: 334.8...
West Virginia charges back to beat Pitt men’s basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Basketball coaches always say the key to winning games is the end of the first half and the beginning of the second. West Virginia coach Ross Hodge walked away from Thursday’s Backyard Brawl pleased. The Mountaineers used a big run late in the first half and early...
Brenen Lorient scores career-high 26 for WVU in victory over Lehigh
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Brenen Lorient scored a career-high 26 to propel West Virginia to a 69-47 victory over Lehigh on Sunday. Lorient sank 11 of 15 shots from the floor for the Mountaineers (3-0), including 3 of 4 from 3-point range. The 6-foot-9 senior forward added seven rebounds and three...
Scotty Fox Jr., Curtis Jones lead WVU past Colorado for 2nd straight Big 12 victoryVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Freshman Scotty Fox Jr. threw a touchdown pass, converted running back Curtis Jones had two short TDs and West Virginia beat Colorado, 29-22, on Saturday to eliminate the Buffaloes’ from bowl consideration. West Virginia (4-6, 2-6 Big 12) has won two straight for the first time this...
Deion Sanders will start freshman QB Julian Lewis against West Virginia in effort to rescue Colorado’s season
BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders is turning to freshman quarterback Julian “Ju Ju” Lewis in an effort to salvage Colorado’s sinking season. The Buffaloes coach said the decision to start Lewis on Saturday at West Virginia was based on “common sense.” Colorado (3-6, 1-5 Big 12) has been outscored by...
Honor Huff scores 23 points to lead West Virginia over Campbell for 2nd straight win
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Honor Huff scored 23 points to lead five in double-figure scoring and West Virginia held off Campbell for a 73-65 victory on Thursday night. West Virginia never trailed but Campbell stayed within single digits for most of the second half and pulled to 64-60 with 1:31 remaining....
Jasper Floyd’s 25 points help West Virginia to season-opening win
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jasper Floyd scored 25 points shooting 9 of 13, and West Virginia pulled away from Mount St. Mary’s for a 70-54 win to usher in the Ross Hodge era in a season-opener for both teams Tuesday night. Honor Huff scored 16 points, and Brenen Lorient scored 11...
In coach Chandler McCabe’s 2nd season, Robert Morris women expected to contend for Horizon title
In one season, Robert Morris women’s basketball coach Chandler McCabe went from simply trying to get a once-proud program back on its feet to steering a league championship contender. A late-season surge boosted the Colonials from a 1-7 Horizon League record to 10-10. RMU even won its Horizon tournament opener....
Scotty Fox Jr. accounts for 3 TDs as West Virginia upsets No. 22 HoustonVideo
HOUSTON — Scotty Fox Jr. threw for 157 yards and accounted for three touchdowns as West Virginia snapped its five-game losing streak with a 45-35 win over No. 22 Houston. Fox was 13 of 22 and threw a touchdown pass of 24 yards to Cam Vaughn. He also rushed for...
Ross Hodge is West Virginia’s 4th coach in 4 seasons and has a tall task with a rebuilt roster
West Virginia is on its fourth men’s basketball coach in four seasons and has undergone a roster overhaul under Ross Hodge, who was hired after Darian DeVries left for Indiana after one season. Hodge went 46-24 in two seasons as coach at North Texas. As a Mean Green assistant, his...
No. 22 Houston hosts West Virginia in Big 12 play
West Virginia (2-6) at No. 22 Houston (7-1) Noon Saturday BetMGM College Football Odds Opening Line: Houston by 14.5. Against the spread: Houston 6-2, West Virginia 4-4. How to watch: Fox Sports 1 Key stats Houston Offense Overall: 381.3 yards per game (73rd in FBS) Passing: 210.0 yards per game...
West Virginia drops 5th straight, remains winless in Big 12
Josh Hoover threw for 247 yards and a touchdown Saturday night, and Trent Battle rushed for 89 yards and a score as visiting TCU stopped West Virginia, 23-17, in Morgantown. Hoover completed 24 of 39 passes for the Horned Frogs (6-2, 3-2 Big 12), who also got three field goals...
West Virginia’s QB carousel still spinning as TCU pays a visit
Want to know how bad things are going for West Virginia? Coach Rich Rodriguez said there’s a chance walk-on quarterback Scott Kean could get practice reps ahead of Saturday night’s Big 12 date with TCU in Morgantown, W.Va. Rodriguez isn’t sure if Khalil Wilkins will be able to play after...