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Robert Gillespie went to south Florida in search of a big inside linebacker to fill one of two positions on West Virginia's defense in 2013. The player he found at American Heritage Plantation is even bigger
Mountaineers are trying to stand out in a growing list of offers for this American Heritage Plantation linebacker.
Former West Virginia University Fullback Owen Schmitt signed a one-year contract with the Oakland Raiders. Schmitt worked out for the Raiders on Tuesday and was quickly signed by Oakland.Raiders Offensive
Schmitt signed a contract shortly after completing a workout for the Raiders
Former West Virginia University Linebacker Najee Goode has inked a four-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Goode was a sixth-round draft pick by the Bucs and recently participated in Buccaneers rookie
Najee Goode and Keith Tandy have both signed four-year contracts with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
If the recent history of conference realignment in college sports has taught us anything it is that it tends to happen in waves. The rumblings and rumors of more realignment are starting to register on
Florida State could be a key player in the next round of conference realignment
For years, West Virginia University supporters have been looking for a more competitive league schedule. Rarely did the rest of the Big East step up to deliver one. There was the occasional game against
WVU is moving to a more difficult football conference with a very different schedule. But, just how different is it in terms of strength of schedule and travel?
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The No. 20 West Virginia women's soccer team, winners of nine of its last 10 matches, hits the road for a pair of BIG EAST road contests this weekend. The
Mountaineers travel to Providence on Friday, Oct. 14, for a 3 p.m. match
with the Friars, before facing Connecticut on Sunday, Oct. 16, at 1
p.m.
"It's a big weekend for us in conference play," says coach
Nikki Izzo-Brown. "On any given day, especially when you're on
someone else's home field, anybody can beat anybody. We'll take it
one game at a time and try to get out of town with two winning
results."
WVU sports an 11-4-0 record following a pair of crucial BIG EAST home
matches last weekend, knocking off St. John's, 3-0, and defeating
Syracuse, 5-1. Senior Blake Miller and freshman Kate Schwindel each have
scored 11 points on four goals and three assists in BIG EAST matches
this season. The Mountaineer defense has recorded seven shutouts this
season, while defender Bry McCarthy boasts a team-best six assists.
West Virginia is 11-1-0 all-time against Providence, including a 6-0-0
mark on the road. In the last meeting, the Mountaineers scored a 2-1
victory behind goals from Drea Barklage and Frances Silva.
Providence is led by seventh-year coach Jim McGirr, who returns six
starters from his 2010 squad. The Friars were picked to finish fifth in
the American Division of the BIG EAST preseason coaches' poll.
Offensively, senior midfielder Laura DiClemente leads the team in goals
(6), assists (3) and points (15). Anchoring the PC defense to seven
shutouts this season is all-BIG EAST defender Jenna Roncarati. Senior
goalkeeper Caitlin Walker has started all 16 matches, allowing 17 goals
and making 66 saves.
The Mountaineers are 4-11-3 all-time against Connecticut,
including a 1-3-1 mark on the road. The Mountaineers defeated the
Huskies twice last season, a 2-0 win in Morgantown and a 3-0 shutout in
the BIG EAST Semifinals.
Len Tsantiris is in his 31st season as head coach at Connecticut, who
returns seven starters from a year ago. The Huskies were picked to
finish third, with three first-place votes, in the American Division of
the BIG EAST preseason coaches' poll.
The Huskies are paced offensively by forward Danielle Schulmann with a
team-best seven goals on a team-high 41 shots. Senior goalkeeper Jessica
Dulski has allowed 18 goals in 14 contests, while making 69 saves on the
season.
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