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WVU ready to fight Big East battles

admin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:31:16 +0000

It started early in the Big East this year.
Georgetown goes to Connecticut for its opener and beats the nation’s No. 2 team. Villanova puts its No. 12 ranking on the line in its opener at Marquette and comes away with a loss.
Welcome to the Big East, where the basketball season is nothing more than the [...]

WVU’s Bryant vows to play through injury

admin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:31:15 +0000

Bob Huggins had just arrived for his Friday afternoon practice, the final practice before his team would open its Big East season against Seton Hall at 2 p.m. today in Newark, N.J., and had not yet heard the news.
“What do you know about Truck Bryant’s hand?” he was asked.
He admitted he knew nothing about it. [...]

Mountaineers Start Big East Play

admin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:31:14 +0000

Heading into West Virginia’s December 13th game at Duquesne, the Mountaineers were coming off of a 68-65 loss to Davidson, a game in which wvu only shot 33 percent. Following that game, freshman guard Truck Bryant said he didn’t expect the Mountaineers to lose again heading into Big East play.
And he certainly did his [...]

Seton Hall Preview

admin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:31:14 +0000

West Virginia players admit they have not seen anything quite like Seton Hall so far this year.
The Pirates (9-4, 0-1) are difficult to scout because they are a perimeter-oriented team that likes to drive to the basket and kick out to the wing for 3-point shots.
“They are just a different team,” said West Virginia junior [...]

Mountaineers set to start Big East play at Seton Hall

admin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:31:14 +0000

West Virginia, 10-2 in the major portion of its non-conference schedule, visits Seton Hall (9-4, 0-1) today for its first Big East game of the 2008-09 campaign.
Tip-off time is 4 p.m. in 18,500-seat Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The action will be televised by the Big East Network.
The Pirates, coached by Bob Gonzalez, are coming [...]

Butler, others excited to be home

admin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:31:14 +0000

All things considered, Da’Sean Butler still prefers playing his home games at the Coliseum. But if he can’t play a home game, well, then a game at home isn’t a bad option, either.
These days, though, when Butler goes home with West Virginia’s basketball team he has a lot of company.
The Mountaineers (10-2) open Big East [...]

Game could be offensive affair

admin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:31:14 +0000

“There’s a lot of talent here,” said East quarterback Zach Mettenberger of Oconee County, Ga., who has committed to Georgia.
Joining Mettenberger at quarterback on the East team are West Virginia commitment Eugene Smith of Mirimar, Fla., and Adam Morgan of Dinwiddie, Va., who holds numerous Virginia high school passing records and is considering Clemson, South [...]

GameNight: Seton Hall vs West Virginia

admin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:31:13 +0000

When people talk about the Big East getting 9 or 10 teams into the Big Dance, you can bet they’re assuming that West Virginia (10-2) and Seton Hall (9-4) are in the mix for those final NCAA Tourney bids. Both of these programs are on the upswing, with wvu having great success in the world [...]

WVU’s Hughes to meet fans Saturday

admin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:31:11 +0000

Four Seasons Pharmacy on Morrison Drive in Princeton will host a “Meet and Greet” with Princeton native and West Virginia long snapper Adam Hughes on Saturday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Hughes, who will sign autographs, helped wvu to a win over North Carolina last Saturday in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. Hughes, a senior, was [...]

2008 gave Mountaineers much to discuss

admin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:31:11 +0000

I can’t proceed into 2009 without first wrapping up 2008, so here are what I consider the top four West Virginia stories of the last year.
4. Energy:
West Virginians watched hopelessly as gas prices shot up above $4 a gallon last summer and then dropped to one-third that much by the end of the year. [...]

Petroplus stepping down from WVU Board