WVU Rifle Team Closes Home Season With Win

January 28, 2019

MORGANTOWN — No. 2 West Virginia (12-0, 7-0 GARC) closed out the home regular season portion of its 2018-19 campaign the same way it has for the previous three seasons — with a dominating performance. Led by first-place finishes by senior Ginny Thrasher and junior Morgan Phillips, the Mountaineers handed No. 9 Navy a 4706-4660 setback Saturday afternoon at the Bill McKenzie Rifle Range inside the WVU Shell Building. “We had a really good week in practice this week,” WVU coach Jon Hammond said. “We talked a lot about the mental side of the sport and match preparation. I ...

No. 1 Vols Take Down WVU

January 27, 2019

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Lamonte’ Turner made the most of a rare start for Tennessee. Turner scored 23 points and the top-ranked Volunteers held West Virginia scoreless for a 9 1/2-minute stretch Saturday on its way to an 83-66 victory. The 21-year-old Turner also had five assists in his ...

No. 1 Tennessee Not Looking Past West Virginia

January 26, 2019

MORGANTOWN — When asked if his top-ranked Volunteers might look past a sub-.500 West Virginia (9-10, 1-6 Big 12) squad, Tennessee coach Rich Barnes was quick to cut short that kind of talk. “They beat Kansas, didn’t they? And, they have beaten a few No. 1 teams over the years, so if our ...

Grier Opens Up On Missing Bowl

January 25, 2019

MORGANTOWN — It’s been nearly a month since West Virginia dropped its third straight bowl game — this time to former Big East rival Syracuse — and questions still loom over the program and the decision of Heisman trophy candidate Will Grier to forego the Mountaineers’ postseason game. Some of those queries were addressed following Monday’s opening practice at the Reese’s Senior Bowl. “I actually tore my ankle up in the Texas game,” Grier said. “Didn’t really put that out to the media. But it was pretty rough the last few games. “And Dana (Holgorsen) and I ...

Baylor Brings West Virginia Right Back Down to Earth

January 22, 2019

MORGANTOWN — Makai Mason scored 29 points and Baylor cruised to an 85-73 win over West Virginia on Monday night. The Bears (12-6, 4-2 Big 12) survived a second-half comeback attempt to grab their fourth win in five games. Baylor got out to as much as a 17-point lead in the first half ...

Yale Transfer Mason Helps Bears Snap Streak at WVU Coliseum

January 22, 2019

MORGANTOWN — A year ago Makai Mason was playing in the Ivy League for Yale University. The graduate transfer made his WVU Coliseum debut for Baylor a memorable one Monday night, scoring a game-high 29 points to lead the visitors to an 85-73 victory. “We played them (Yale) in the NCAA Tournament when he was there and they knocked us out of the tourney,” Baylor coach Scott Drew said. “So, we only thought it was fair that he come and play for us after he graduated from Yale.” And, Mason proved to be the ‘real deal’ as the Bears improved to 12-6 overall and 4-2 in Big 12 ...