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Fraternity-related wrongful death case settled for $3 million BY JOE SEVERINO NEWS EDITOR Administrators of the estate of Nolan Burch, the WVU student who died during a fraternity-related pledge event in 2014, agreed to settle its wrongful death case for $3 million, according to court documents. The 10-page document containing the terms of the settlement was apparently under court-approved seal in Monongalia County Circuit Court, but was obtained by the Daily Athenaeum. The parties agreeing to pay portions of the settlement were identified as Kappa Sigma Fraternity, West Virginia University, former WVU students Richard Schwartz and Jordon Hankins, and landlords Thomas and Linda Richey. Theron J. Burch and Kimberly Burch, Nolan Burch’s parents, received just under $2 million in the settlement, according to the documents. The estate’s counsel, Brewer & Giggenbach, PLLC, and Connors, LLP, received legal fees and costs of a combined $1,036,778, which includes $55,162.52 in reimbursed legal expenses. Schwartz, Nolan Burch’s “brother” in the Kappa Sigma fraternity, agreed to pay $2 million in settlement of claims against him, according to the documents.
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In November 2014, the house at 200 Belmar Ave. was the site of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Schwartz supplied the bottle of liquor Burch drank on the night of his death, according to court records. Hankins, who orchestrated the pledge event on the night of Burch’s death, agreed to pay $450,000 to settle claims made by the Burch estate. Kappa Sigma Fraternity agreed to pay $300,000, while Thomas and
Linda Richey, who at the time of Nolan Burch’s death were renting the property where he died, agreed to pay $25,000, according to the documents. West Virginia University’s Board of Governors agreed to pay $250,000, an amount first reported by the Charleston Gazette-Mail in November 2018. The WVU Board of Governors directed an addi-
tional $25,000 to WVU Children’s Hospital Critical Care Services and to the Center for Organ Recovery & Education at the request of Burch’s family. According to the documents, Alexandra Burch, Nolan Burch’s sister, waived any claim to the wrongful death proceeds.
Justice talks higher education at State of the State address BY ALAYNA FULLER ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice addressed state absenteeism rates, low math scores, pay raises and ways to fix the state’s education system in his State of the State address on Wednesday night. Delivering his second State of the State address as Governor, Justice covered a variety of issues, but focused mainly around education issues, including teacher’s pay and insurance for public
employees. “Education is the hot spot that really can change our image,” Justice said. “Let’s make education our centerpiece.” He discussed the disposal of certain faulty testing methods throughout the state and how control was placed back into local educators’ hands. He also mentioned the 5 percent teachers pay raise and claims that it did positively change West Virginia’s image.
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On Nov. 12, 2014, the Kappa Sigma Gamma Phi chapter celebrated a “Big/ Little” night at 305 Glendon St., one street over from the fraternity’s house at 200 Belmar Ave. Nolan Burch, a first-semester freshman at WVU, and 19 other pledges were rushing Kappa Sigma at the time. The students participated in a pledge event where they were blindfolded, taken to the Glendon Street house from the fraternity and assigned a “big.” Burch’s “big”, former WVU student Richard Schwartz, supplied Burch a bottle of liquor that night. Burch consumed a large quantity of alcohol and later had to be taken back to the Kappa Sigma house by members of the fraternity. At approximately 11:50 p.m., a member of the fraternity noticed Burch’s face had turned blue and tried to wake him, but Burch was unresponsive with no pulse. Burch was then transported to Ruby Memorial Hospital and put on life support. Two days later, Burch died in the hospital. His BAC on the night of the incident was .493, more than six times the legal limit to drive. In the months following, the Morgantown Police Department charged Schwartz and former WVU student Jordon Hankins, who prosecutors alleged was the “grand master” of the pledge event, with hazing. Hankins and Schwartz were able to get the hazing charges dropped if they completed a diversion program, according to The Buffalo News.
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The wrongful death settlement in Burch case The settlement dollar amounts were only partially redacted in a number of places throughout the 10-page document obtained by the Daily Athenaeum. A careful review of the document revealed the partially obscured amounts.
What defendants agreed to pay: • Richard Schwartz: $2 million
• Burch estate: $1,963,222
• Jordon Hankins: $450,000 • Kappa Sigma Fraternity: $300,000 • WVU Board of Governor’s: $225,000
Only pages one, three, four and six of the document are shown here in print. To see all 10 pages, visit thedaonline.com.
What plaintiffs received:
• Donation to WVU Children’s Hospital Critical Care Services and to the Center for Organ Recovery & Education: $25,000 (Not a part of gross settlement proceeds) • Thomas and Linda Richey: $25,000
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• Brewer and Giggenbach, PLLC and Connors, LLP: $1,036,778 (which includes $55,166.52 in reimbursed legal fees)
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Justice cont. from p. 1 The governor wanted to dedicate $150 million to the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA). Money will not be taken from upcoming budgets to fund this, but from the state surpluses, Justice said. Justice also discussed the state’s inadequate academic performance and absentee rates. “We have to improve our math scores,� Justice said. “We’ve got to do something about absenteeism, and we’ve got to make West Virginia the first state to offer a computer science class in every high school within our state.� Speaking directly to the state legislature, Justice said lawmakers should vote to fund teacher’s pay to improve test scores. “I urge you to pass into law the ability to raise our math, science, foreign language or our special ed teachers salaries in order to be able to be a competitor and attract those people here,� he said. Justice also mentioned the benefits that would come with allowing teachers to bank leave days and expressed how he wanted the Promise Scholarship to be covered for vocational edu-
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ment and job training to opioid users. “Jim’s Dream� is an acronym for “Jobs In Making you Succeed.� “We’ve got to refocus ourselves on our youth, steer them away from this horrible drug epidemic and help them become a workforce that we’ve got to have in West Virginia,� Justice said.
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Small changes for a healthier new year BY CIARA LITCHFIELD STAFF WRITER Every year I seem to make the same resolution but never accomplish anything. I end up setting unrealistic goals for myself, such as going to the gym every day and having a super restricted fad diet where, at the end, I feel like I have failed my resolution. This year I’m making smaller changes to live a lifestyle that will positively impact my life and push it in the right direction. These are things that you too can consider doing for your New Year’s resolution.
1 Drink lots of water. Every fitness guru and publication stresses this. Doctors stress this. Water is one of the best things for you. Not only does it give you energy and helps you get the most out of your workouts, but it also helps to flush toxins from your body, which can help clear up your skin.
2 Switch out that elevator ride for stairs on the way to class. WVU’s campus has plenty of stairs, and if you took them everywhere you needed to go you would burn calories without even thinking of it. Although it seems like a large task to tackle, it is a great way to fit exercise into your schedule if you don’t have time to go to the gym.
3 Stop making food the centerpiece to the majority of your hangouts. I always find myself making plans to get breakfast/ lunch/dinner with people. I feel that I have more fun and feel better after making plans to work out, go to WVU sporting events or study. By not planning on times when you get to eat, you can focus on eating when you’re truly hungry.
4 Eat healthier. This isn’t saying to diet, but to incorporate healthier options into your meals and learn to eat the sweets and sugar in moderation. This may be achieved through swapping out your side of fries for vegetables or a salad. After analyzing multiple fitness publications, I have come to the conclusion that for many people, diets do not work because once they’re over it is easy to return to the same bad habits that you fell into before and end up gaining the weight back. Also, while working out and burning calories, many feel that they “earned” the right to eat high-calorie foods. However, doing this will only cancel out the hard work they had just put in. So this isn’t a resolution to cut those foods out cold turkey, but to eat them in smaller amounts and less often.
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Staying warm this winter without breaking any on-campus rules BY CODY NESPOR CULTURE EDITOR Winter is here, and students need to know the best ways to prepare for it. According to Intellicast, average temperatures in Morgantown drop to between 20 and 50 degrees Fahrenheit starting in December and stay there until the beginning of March. The coldest time of the year in Morgantown historically begins around this week, when average highs and lows tend to stay between 39 and 22 degrees Fahrenheit. This cold spell usually lasts until a week or two into February. So with the cold and snow on its way, what are the best practices for students to keep warm to start this semester? Students living off-campus will generally have an easier time adapting to changes in weather. Most off-campus housing options allow tenants access to the thermostat and some even allow space heaters or other temperature control devices. On-campus residents, however, are a different story. The temperature in on-campus housing is controlled on a building-wide scale and students must adhere to the Community Standards of Conduct, which restricts what sort of things residents can and cannot have in their rooms. Executive Director of Housing Chris MacDonald said the
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The entrance of Honors Hall after a fresh layer of snow. first thing that students should do if they believe their room is too cold, or too hot, is to contact the facilities team to make sure that their heating and cooling units are functioning properly. MacDonald said trying to ensure every resident can be comfortable with the temperature is a challenge. “Different systems from steam radiated heat to dual HVAC systems “feel” different to different people,” MacDonald said. “The variety of housing on campus presents challenges to residents wanting to manage their room climate to a specific point.”
MacDonald said that no auxiliary heating or cooling devices other than a box fan are allowed due to the safety risk they present. Owning these devices can potentially lead to a referral to student conduct. Here are some ways to stay warm this winter without breaking any of the university’s rules. An extra blanket is never a bad idea. Whether you just use it to wrap yourself up when binging Netflix or put it on your bed for some extra warmth overnight, one blanket can go a long way. Cover up windows. Windows are a great way for heat to
escape your room and an even better way for the cold to come in. Keeping blinds down or curtains drawn can be an effective way to keep the cold out. You could also cover the window with a blanket or pillow. Drink warm liquids. While space heaters may be off-limits, residents are allowed to have a coffee maker in their rooms as long as they have a lighted on/ off indicator. Nothing beats a hot drink on a cold day and the ability to prepare that hot drink from the comfort of one’s own room is incredible.
WVU Campus Cup to test students’ abilities
5 Find a way to work out that you like and stick it out. There’s no right way to achieve your fitness goals. Use your New Year’s resolution to find out whether you like working out solo, with a friend or with a group. Experiment and discover whether or not you like running, weightlifting or yoga. Working out is more effective when it’s enjoyable because you won’t want to skip it. When I tried doing running as my way of working out I didn’t do it often because I hated it.
BY STEPHANIE GOLDEN STAFF WRITER A university-wide event that tests wits, sportsmanship and athletics, this is West Virginia University’s Campus Cup. The competition will kick off on Feb. 8 with a game of dodgeball and will span over the course of several months. This is a very inclusive event. Teams can have anywhere from 10-15 members and can include
both students and university staff. At least five team members must be of the opposite gender. While the majority of events planned are athletic, there are also several activities throughout the Cup that are quite unique. Here is the complete list of events being offered: soccer, volleyball, tug-of-war, Wiffle ball, kickball, dodge-ball, obstacle course relay, team trivia, Ultimate Frisbee and basketball. There are several different ways in which teams can score
points. The most obvious way for teams to receive performance points is to perform well in competitions, but there is much more to the overall score than that— sportsmanship is crucial. Teams will also be earning points based on the sportsmanship they display during the games. On top of those, teams can gain points by taking photos at events for social media and for having 50 percent or more team participation in service events. The big prize for winning the
Campus Cup is yet to be announced, however, it’s going to be something big. Students should be prepared for a huge trophy and the obvious bragging rights associated with the win. Anyone interested in participating in the Campus Cup can register at http:// www.imleagues.com/spa/ intramural/3e719d31bfb249718f5a7c61c8f92846/ home. Registration will end on Jan. 25 at 4:00 p.m.
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SGA is back at it SUBMITTED BY ISAAC OBIOMA SGA PRESIDENT I want to start by welcoming everyone back to campus. One of the things I’ve learned the quickest in my term as student body president is how quickly the time goes. Before we know it, this SGA administration will be coming to an end, but I hope to see the impact of the work we have done span far beyond that point. Change has never been quick or easy, but nevertheless it always has to start with someone. Throughout the year SGA has answered that call to truly “Go First” on many initiatives to help better our campus and our State. We have no doubt been able to deliver much of what we promised throughout the campaign season. From our full voter awareness campaign, to Green Week to our diversity and inclusion initiative, we have been able to accomplish a lot in a very short amount of time. This is the result of an amazing team coming together that spans beyond campaign tickets, politics, or identity. But to quote Shuri, “Just because something works perfectly doesn’t mean it can’t be improved.” While I’ll never call SGA perfect, it has proven to get the job done when
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Isaac Obioma. needed. So while I’d love to speak about all we have done, I find it just as important to speak on where we are going and how you as a student can help us, because at the end of all of it we are here to serve you. Looking forward, SGA has plans to complete a few major projects in our last few months. We hope to establish a student lobbying group in partnership with other West Virginia schools such as Marshall. This way we can elevate student voice to our elected officials. We also hope to spend the next few months continuing SGA’s work on textbook affordability. We are also planning to begin offering scholarships. This was previously a cornerstone of SGA’s function. We believe that as we continue the discussion of making col-
lege more affordable for students, these initiatives are a great place to start. Furthermore, in the world of Diversity and Inclusion, we will be completing our work with the Carruth Center to help them develop programming geared toward students who are often underserved in the world of mental health. All too often, our minority, international and veteran students get lost in the discussion of what programming they need to succeed here on campus. We also will be partnering with our NAACP to elevate the voice of black students here at WVU. We also will continue the great work our members have done partnering with the University and UPD to promote pedestrian safety on our campus. So where do you come in to all of this? SGA is nothing without the students it represents. SGA needs you to keep us accountable and ensure that we are offering the types of services you need. While I assure you we try our hardest, oftentimes there are things we are missing. This is precisely why we need you to text, call, email and show up to meetings if possible. I promise to continue to make you the priority as I keep working, but I’ll need your help for that. Have a great year!
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LADY GAGA WAS SNUBBED This might be a few days late, but WTF Hollywood Foreign Press?! The 2019 Golden Globes was on Sunday night, and if you didn’t watch, check Twitter or read anything about them the morning after, just know that Lady Gaga, easily the most talented woman of all time (don’t even try to argue
about this), was nominated for “Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama” AND DID NOT WIN. Gaga was nominated for her performance in 2018’s film “A Star is Born,” where she and Bradley Cooper made the greatest album and movie, honestly, of all time. Seriously, it changed
lives. However, she lost to Glenn Close who was in a movie that didn’t even break $20 million at the box office. “A Star is Born” brought in $398.4 million. It might be four days later, but we’re still not over it. #JusticeForGaga.
Stop making Which Wich your side wich Can we take a moment to reflect on the utter disrespect that Which Wich faces every day due to college kids’ ignorance of what a good meal truly is. Don’t get me wrong, Which Wich doesn’t catch a lot of heat from students, but it’s certainly not as bumpin’ as it should be, compared to the high and mighty Chick-fil-A. If you visit the lair during lunchtime, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Chickfil-A is good. Chick-fil-A is great, even. However, you should really consider opting for Which Wich from time to time, especially when lines are long at other places. Here are some reasons why: • The workers at Which
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Stop catfishing me in the Mountainlair parking garage Finding parking in the Mountainlair is hell enough without you catfishers. You know who you are. You’re sitting in your cars with the lights on, and everyone driving around, desperately looking for a spot, thinks you’re about to pull out. But you don’t. Drivers will stop by your car and wait to take your spot. These drivers wait until they lose patience and leave, since you’re just sitting there, scrolling through your phone. If you act like you’re going to pull out, do it. Don’t catfish, pretending to be an actually nice person who leaves a spot when done with it. Make sure your pullout game is strong in the parking garage.
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West Virginia shifts focus to Oklahoma State BY COLE MCCLANAHAN STAFF WRITER After a two-game road trip in Big 12 play, the West Virginia men’s basketball team is back at home on Saturday to face the Oklahoma State Cowboys. West Virginia (8-7, 0-3 Big 12) started conference play with three straight losses to Texas Tech, Texas and Kansas State. It was the first time the Mountaineers had begun conference play with zero wins through three games since 2002. As WVU continues to advance through conference play, though, it still has not found a consistent starting lineup. The Mountaineers have started four different point guards so far this season, none of them, however, have taken control of the depth chart to command the starting job. Junior Jermaine Haley was the latest player to start for West Virginia, playing 31 minutes in the Mountaineers’ loss to Kansas State on
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Forward Lamont West looking around the court for open teammate in West Virginia’s 99-94 loss to Buffalo. Wednesday. Due to the inconsistent play from the WVU back-
court, though, head coach Bob Huggins again may elect to make a lineup change
when his team faces Oklahoma State (7-8, 1-2 Big 12) on Saturday.
In addition to the starting point guard spot, change could also come at the center position. Junior Logan Routt has started all season in Sagaba Konate’s place as Konate continues to be out with a knee injury, but Routt has played 10 minutes or less in the last four WVU games. The reason for Routt’s limited playing time, though, has been the emergence of freshman forward Derek Culver. Culver is averaging 14.3 points per game over his last four games, and has become the focal point of the Mountaineers’ offense. This showed against Texas when Culver scored a career-high 17 points on 7-14 shooting, while also pulling down 12 rebounds. West Virginia will rely on Culver’s scoring ability against Oklahoma State as the Cowboys score an average of 70 points per game, while WVU has averaged only 60.6 over its last three games. To continue their scoring pace, the Cowboys will need a high-scoring game from junior forward Cameron McGriff. McGriff is the leading
scorer and rebounder for Oklahoma State at 13 points and eight rebounds per game, while shooting 38.8 percent on field goal attempts and averages 34.5 percent on shots from three-point range. As a team, the Cowboys average 43.3 percent from the field and 37.6 percent from deep. Despite the strong shooting splits, Oklahoma State, along with West Virginia, struggles at the free throw line, where they convert only 67 percent of their attempts. The Mountaineers shoot slightly better, but still only make 68.1 percent of their attempts. In addition to the two teams falling short at the free throw line, both struggle to possess the ball as they each average more turnovers per game than assists. To cut down on turnovers against Oklahoma State, WVU will rely on improved play from its guards in taking care of the basketball, a feat yet to happen this season. West Virginia and Oklahoma State are set to tip-off at noon on Saturday.
Mountaineers making progress on court but not in win column BY JARED SERRE STAFF WRITER Despite the calendar year changing over, one constant remains for the WVU men’s basketball team: the struggle of turning on-court progress into tallies in the win column. After starting off the regular season with a record of 8-4, things seemed to be looking up for the team full of fresh faces and collegiate veterans. At one point in that stretch, the team had put together a streak of four straight wins, while also adding a win against Pitt in the
Backyard Brawl. However, after three straight close losses to open up Big 12 Conference play, the Mountaineers are currently at the bottom of the conference standings. According to head coach Bob Huggins, the only thing holding the team back is themselves. “Let’s be honest, 18-for32 — we’re not going to beat very many people in this league, much less the 11th ranked team in the country,” Huggins said on Tuesday. “We had done a better job lowering our turnovers until the Texas Tech game when
we turned it over 22 times. Twenty-two turnovers and 18-for-32 from the foul line and we still had a chance.” The team has improved specific aspects of their game since their season opening loss to Buffalo, but a team’s success ultimately comes down to executing everything efficiently. “We did some things well. We played hard. I thought we did a good job defensively. We rebounded it. [We] just didn’t make any shots from the free throw line,” Huggins said about the Texas Tech loss. One bright spot for the
team over the stretch has been the emergence of freshman forward Derek Culver, who was reinstated from a team suspension. Culver averages 12.2 points per game and 8.2 rebounds per game over the five contests that he has played in thus far this season. Culver’s arrival has helped to jolt the team when veteran players have been unable to provide a spark. “You would hope that we have enough experienced guys — Esa [Ahmad], Beetle [Bolden], Lamont [West], Wes [Harris]—that they would be able [to have]
somebody to make a play,” Huggins said. Lately, seemingly, the only one to make plays down the stretch has been Derek [Culver].” The somewhat “new-look” Mountaineers will need some help in the strong Big 12 Conference as, looking ahead, their schedule does not seem to be on their side. After a battle with Oklahoma State this weekend, West Virginia travels to Fort Worth, Texas next Tuesday to take on the No. 25 TCU Horned Frogs. The Mountaineers will then take on No. 7 Kansas, Baylor, No. 3 Tennessee and No. 20 Iowa State
in that order—all in a 12-day span. “We need a win bad. We need a win bad for a lot of reasons. I think we’ve played the hardest that we’ve played all year in the last couple of games. We’re right there — we just didn’t finish it the way we need to finish it,” Huggins said. “This league is about a shot here and there, a free throw here and there, a call here and there,” he said. “If you get one of those, you’ve got a chance to win — a great chance to win. If you don’t, you’ve got a great chance to lose.”
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WVU blows lead in 71-69 loss to Kansas State BY JOHN LOWE SPORTS EDITOR Settle in for a cold, long winter. After holding a 21-point second-half lead, the West Virginia University men’s basketball team fell to Kansas State, 71-69. The Mountaineers (8-7, 0-3 Big 12) started out looking impressive, getting out to an early 20-3 lead behind the three-point shooting of Lamont West. Throughout the remainder of the first half, WVU kept a double-digit lead. Behind West’s three first-half three-pointers, the Mountaineers went into the locker room with a 36-21 lead. After starting the second half allowing a 6-0 West Virginia scoring run, Barry Brown led Kansas State (114, 1-2) on a 17-0 run over the next six minutes to cut the defect to four points, 42-38, with 13:08 left to play. Throughout the next nine minutes, WVU would hold a single-digit lead. With two-
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Kansas State guard Mike McGuirl (00) is defended by West Virginia forward Derek Culver (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Manhattan, Kan., Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. and-a-half minutes remaining, Kamau Stokes found Xavier Sneed from beyond
the arc to give the Wildcats their first lead of the game, 67-66.
West hit a layup and later a free throw to give WVU a late lead, 69-68, with 93 sec-
onds remaining. Brown would hit a layup with 29 seconds left and
West Virginia could not recover. West led the Mountaineers with 21 points, 15 points coming from beyond the arc. Derek Culver clinched his second double-double, tying a career-high 17 points and adding a career-high 12 rebounds. Jermaine Haley scored 13 points. Brown led all scorers with 29 points for Kansas State. Mike McGuirl scored 17 points, Stokes added 15 and Sneed scored 14. The loss marks the first time since 2002 that West Virginia has started out with three losses in conference play. That season, WVU started the Big East season with losses to St. John’s, Notre Dame and Syracuse. The Wildcats’ comeback marked the largest in their school’s history. The Mountaineers return to action on Satruday to host Oklahoma State. The Cowboys are the only team in the Big 12 with a losing record (7-8), but did nab a win over Texas on Tuesday.
Mountaineers earn first Big 12 win behind Martin’s 21 BY QUINN BURKITT
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STAFF WRITER The West Virginia women’s basketball team earned their first conference victory of the season Wednesday night, knocking off Oklahoma State, 67-58. Following a sloppy opening minute and a half of basketball, which saw five missed shot attempts, the Oklahoma State Cowgirls jumped on the board first due to sophomore guard Jaden Hobbs’ three pointer. Over a minute later, the Mountaineers struck for the first time of the night behind a senior guard Naomi Davenport two-point jumper. The Mountaineers’ greatest deficit came with only a minute remaining in the quarter following a freshman center Kassidy De Lapp layup which extended the lead to nine, 17-8. As lights-out as Oklahoma State’s three-point shooting remained throughout the opening quarter, the Mountaineers didn’t go away quietly, only falling behind by four points, 17-13, at the end
of the opening quarter of action. The Cowgirls’ offensive surge was sparked by a trio of three-point knock downs delivered from Gray, freshman guard Ja’Mee Asberry and sophomore guard Braxtin Miller. West Virginia also committed an ugly six turnovers in the opening quarter which didn’t help the case. Three minutes into the second quarter, freshman forward Kari Niblack and junior guard Tynice Martin each knocked down twopoint jumpers of their own to knot the game even at 17-17. Falling behind by only three points, the Mountaineers finished the half with a 26-23 deficit. The final minute of the half saw senior guard Katrina Pardee knock down a two-point jumper as well as the Cowgirls’ Asberry nail a three pointer with 31 seconds remaining. To begin the second half of action, Martin nailed a three pointer with just over a minute into the half to begin the offensive attack. After falling behind again by four points in the seventh minute, Martin was yet again
called on and delivered a three pointer to narrow the margin to one point before knocking down a two-point jumper to take the lead 31-30. Four minutes later, senior center Theresa Ekhelar put the Mountaineers ahead for the second time in the quarter following a layup and free throw to make the one score lead, 34-33. Thirty seconds later, freshman guard Madisen Smith followed with a fast break layup to extend the lead to 36-33. West Virginia finished the quarter on a 5-0 run through the final two minutes behind a Pardee two-point jumper as well three-point jumper to extend the Mountaineer lead to 41-36. Oklahoma State jumped out of the gates lightning fast scoring five points and tying the game through the first minute and a half of the final quarter. The surge was sparked by a pair of free throws from Gray and a three point knock down delivered off the fingers of senior forward Latashia Jones. Two minutes later, the Mountaineers began to pull away with their greatest lead
of the night following a pair of jumpers from Martin and Pardee as well as a pair of free throws delivered from freshman guard Kari Niblack to extend the lead to 50-44. With five minutes remaining on the night, Martin yet again knocked down a threepoint jumper to extend the West Virginia lead to nine points, 54-45. Although a five-point surge by the Cowgirls was propelled by a layup and free throw from Gray, the Mountaineers kept fighting with a layup and free throw from Niblack as well as a layup delivered from junior guard Lucky Rudd to extend the lead to 61-50. West Virginia was able to sustain their nine point lead the remainder of the night en route to a 67-58 victory. Martin led West Virginia in scoring on the night with 21 points followed by Pardee’s 14 points. The duo was the only to reach double digit points on the night. The Mountaineers will be back in action on Jan. 13 when they hit the road to take on Oklahoma at 3 p.m.
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WVU returns home for final Big 12 dual BY SHYLA PARSONS STAFF WRITER West Virginia returns home to take on TCU this Saturday for a final Big 12 dual meet. The team holds a 2-0 record for home matches in Morgantown. This will be the team’s first time meeting up at home since October. WVU will honor their senior class prior to the meet, along with the large number of alumni expected to attend. The activities are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. The Mountaineers will honor six seniors for the women’s team and six seniors for the men’s team. Looking back, WVU men’s and women’s teams both fell to Pitt during their last meet on Jan. 5. However, three Mountaineers went home with victories against the Panthers last weekend. Senior Emma Harris won two individual wins, with one relay win. Junior Morgan Bullock went home with four total wins, three being
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WVU Swimming and Diving is 2-0 when they compete in Morgantown. The Mountainers can improve to 3-0 with a victory over TCU. individual. Bullock took the win for the 100 butterfly (55.43), 200 butterfly (2:00.58) and the 200 individual medley (2:05.17). She also helped
lead the 200 medley relay team to a win (1:44.24). Freshman PJ Lenz began last weekend’s meet with a 3-meter dive on springboard, earning a career best score
of 334.20. Lenz also took the 1-meter with a score of 305.63. Nick Cover came in second with a score of 286.65. Following these performances against Pitt, four
Mountaineers were awarded for Big 12 Swimmer and Diver of the Week. For the women’s team, junior Morgan Bullock was awarded the Women’s Swim-
mer of the Week for the third time in her career, and the first for the season. Senior Averly Hobbs was recognized for the Women’s Swimmer of the Week Honors for the second time this season. Bullock was also named the WVU Student Athlete of the Week on Monday. Hobbs came in second last weekend against Pitt, earning scores of 285.60 and 304.43 in the 1-and-3 meter. On the men’s team, sophomore Angelo Russo was awarded for the Men’s Swimmer of the Week, while PJ Lenz was the Men’s Diver of the Week — both being recognized for the first time in their careers. TCU went home with a victory during their last home match, last weekend, against Ouachita Baptist. Their women’s team also competed against North Texas, which ended in defeat. Looking forward, WVU will travel to University Park to meet-up with Penn State to end their regular-season schedule.
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