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Mountaineers have sluggish start in spring practice BY JOHN LOWE SPORTS EDITOR
FOOTBALL For WVU head coach Neal Brown, the Mountaineers’ first practice with pads isn’t exactly as clean as he had hoped. “We did not practice very well, I told you that right after the practice,” Brown said. “But after watching the film, I thought our effort was good on Saturday. I think part of it is, as coaches, we probably got a little ahead of ourselves on the install and probably put too much from a schematic phase in on Saturday, which caused our guys to play a little slow, and it got a little sloppy. Despite the slow start, Brown continued the calm optimism that has taken over his program. “I thought today was much better,” Brown said. “The guys were excited. I like this group, and I said this before at the same podium, it’s because we have really good energy. I think when you come out to the first 25-30 minutes of practice, you see that. We have
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Running back Alec Sinkfield getting shifty during spring practice. good energy, guys like to compete. We have some work to do.” The Mountaineers’ quarterbacks have also gotten themselves acclimated to the Brown system. Oklahoma transfer Austin Kendall, and returners Trey Lowe and Jack Allison
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Wide receiver Tevin Bush throwing the ball back to coach after a solid catch.
are also set to see time as holders. “I’m not sure we’ll know that until the end of spring when we go back and really evaluate them in full,” Brown. “When you have three guys that are really competing, you have to divide up the reps, and we’re not
overly deep at wideout as far as numbers are concerned right now, so it’s tough on them, because they’re not getting as many reps as they normally would. So, we have to figure out a way to be able to save the wide receivers’ legs and tight ends’ legs, but, at the
same time, get the quarterbacks the reps they need.” WVU will continue practice until their Gold-Blue spring game, which will take place on April 13 at Mountaineer Field.
Mon County judge throws out lawsuit made by WVU women’s basketball player BY JOE SEVERINO AND JOHN LOWE EDITORIAL STAFF A Monongalia County Circuit Court judge denied a request made by a suspended WVU women’s basketball player to become eligible for the team’s postseason run. WVU senior center Theresa Ekhelar filed a lawsuit on Friday against WVU and Athletic Director Shane Lyons, which was first reported by the Dominion Post, for what her counsel deemed as being punished for double jeopardy due to an incident from earlier
this season. According to the complaint filed in circuit court, Ekhelar’s lawyer, Sean Logue, wrote “[o]n November, 27, 2018, an alleged incident happened between intimate partners on a school sponsored trip; no criminal charges have been filed in regards to the alleged incident.” As a result of the incident, Ekehlar was suspended one game (a home game versus Missouri), did not start the following game (away at Pittsburgh), and was required to undergo anger management and psychological counseling, according to the complaint.
Following the punishment from the athletic department, WVU Student Conduct later conducted their own investigation and filed a charge against Ekhelar for a violation of the student handbook. Logue wrote in the complaint that the basketball program placed Ekhelar on indefinite suspension due to the Student Conduct charge, even though Student Conduct has not suspended Ekhelar and the disciplinary process has not been completed. “While WVU Student Conduct has filed a charge, WVU Student Conduct has made no formal findings and
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Plaintiff has not had an opportunity to exercise her due process rights specifically to present evidence on her behalf, to confront her accuser and to potentially rebut the charge,” Logue wrote. The complaint alleged that if Ekehlar is not given the chance to play in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) due to the suspension, she “will suffer irreparable harm,” considering she may be innocent of the charge. Ekehlar plans to pursue her basketball career at the next level, according to the complaint. The WVU women’s basketball team (23-10) fell to Northwestern Wednes-
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Business Administration minor to be dropped after spring semester BY JOE SEVERINO NEWS EDITOR Due to the business administration minor being dropped and BUSA courses being phased out, students working toward completing the minor must take BCOR classes that will take the place of a required class. The business administration minor required the completion of six BUSA classes. Below are the substitutes for each BUSA course, provided in an email by John Chambers College of Business and Economics Program Director Susan Catanzarite: • BUSA 201 = ECON 200 • BUSA 202 = ACCT 200 • BUSA 310 = BCOR 320 • BUSA 320 = BCOR 370 • BUSA 330 = BCOR 350 • BUSA 340 = either BCOR 330 OR BCOR 380 Rebel Smith, assistant dean for undergraduate programs at the business college, wrote
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Rebel Smith, assistant dean for Undergraduate Admissions. in an email that the minor was dropped because the school decided it was more effective to bring all the business classes together under one program. “The business administration minor required BUSA courses. In the interest of most effectively using our resources and best serving all students, Chambers decided
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The John Chambers College of Business and Economics. to consolidate BUSA and BCOR,” Smith wrote. “By adding additional seats in BCOR to meet growing demand, stu-
dents in both our majors and minors benefit.” Smith wrote that students who are enrolled at WVU
during or before the 2018-19 academic year can still declare the business administration minor.
She added that a new minor, named general business, which requires BCOR courses, will be available to students starting in the fall semester. “This also allows a diversity of thought in our BCOR courses,” Smith wrote about the change. “By keeping our business majors separate (BCOR) from students outside of business pursuing a minor (BUSA), they were not getting the benefit of learning from each other. This allows for new perspectives and greater breadth of knowledge and experiences in the classroom.” Because the substitute BCOR courses for the business administration minor will automatically change into the required BUSA courses in DegreeWorks, students working toward the minor should let their advisers know when they take these courses so exceptions can be made, according to the WVU Political Science Department.
Man who trains police in situations involving people with disabilities speaks at WVU BY QUEST BABCOCK STAFF WRITER An ambassador for the National Down Syndrome Society gave a lecture on Tuesday about the interactions between people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and law enforcement. Steven Slack, a 1991 graduate of WVU, spoke to a small crowd in the Mountainlair ‘s Mountaineer room on his work. “I want to dispel the stereotypes and the myths of people with disabilities,” Slack said at the presentation Slack volunteers in an initiative where he trains multiple police forces across West
Virginia and surrounding states on how to handle escalated situations with people with disabilities. He does this work as a member of the National Down Syndrome Society’s Inclusive Education Task Force. The initiative began shortly after the death of Ethan Saylor in 2013. Police attempted to remove Saylor, a man with down syndrome, from a theatre using force, eventually resulting in his death. There are more than 200 intellectual and developmental disabilities, ranging from autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy and Prader-Willi syndrome, Slack said. Many of these fall on a
spectrum, meaning their effects could be severe or minimal; often individuals with these disabilities have no visible component. The lecture focused on preventing interactions between these two groups from escalating. Some of the methods for doing so include: • Being patient • Maintaining personal space • Using names and not titles • Explaining any actions in advance •Stating facts and not judgements • Speaking to them first Slack also presented these statistics regarding law enforcement and people with
“I want to dispel the stereotypes and the myths of people with disabilities.” -Steven Slack disabilities: • 50 percent of those killed by police have such a disability • People with such a disability are 43 percent more likely to be arrested by age 28 • One quarter of adults have such a disability • Excluding people over 65, persons with such a disability are 2.5 times as likely to be victims of violent crime
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The challenges of Morgantown environmental sustainability BY HOLDEN STRAUSSER COPY EDITOR Since 2017, Morgantown city council has set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and making the city more environmentally sustainable with the advice of the Municipal Green Team. However, initiatives have been slow in coming despite the council’s support of ecological reforms and the Green Team. With the upcoming city council election, they may slow down further, as some candidates who have not prioritized Green Team initiatives in the past, are running against incumbent councilors. But even with the support of the current council, ecological reforms face other challenges in Morgantown, among them the slow speed of city government. “Something that can be accomplished in one year is moving very quickly for the city of Morgantown,” said Jim Kotcon, energy chair of the Green Team. The Green Team was established in 2007 to advise the city council and the city manager on environmental sustainability. As a result, council often relies on the initiatives suggested by the Green Team to make environmental
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Morgantown Municipal Building. decisions. The team focuses on issues relating to environmental sustainability, including energy efficiency measures, recycling, urban agriculture programs and improving city greenspace, which the Environmental Protection Agency defines as “land that is partly or completely covered with grass, trees, shrubs, or other vegetation.” Greenspace in Morgantown has been a controversial issue since the city council considered buting the 40-acre Haymaker Forest for $5.2 million in June. The plan was abandoned when 47 people spoke overwhelmingly against it at a June 19, 2018 council meeting, according to WV MetroNews.
Work on the Green Team has been more difficult since the team lost its chair, Holly Purpura. Purpura, who also served as the director of the Friends of Deckers Creek organization in Morgantown, accepted a new position in Oregon and moved away from West Virginia. “Team members have to work much more collaboratively,” Kotco said, “and that leadership void definitely does slow down some of the things we’d like to do.” In addition to the slow speed city government moves to adopt environmentally sustainable resolutions, Kotcon said acquiring data can sometimes be challenging, as the city does not always have in-
formation on hand that the team needs. “Another drawback is we are working with city staff, who are short-handed and overworked all the time,” Kotcon said. This year, the team has had two main areas of focus: the municipal recycling program and its climate action plan. On Aug. 2, 2017, Morgantown resolved to support the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. As proposed by the National Mayors Climate Action Agenda, the city agreed to set a goal of reducing 26 to 28 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the municipality by the year 2025. President Donald Trump withdrew from the Paris Cli-
Man arrested in Preston County for allegedly threatening to kill Trump, blow up Pentagon STAFF REPORTS A state trooper pulled over a man in Preston County who allegedly made threats to kill President Donald Trump and blow up the Pentagon, WDTV reported Wednesday. The trooper, D.W. Satterfield of the Bridgeport Detachment, pulled a man over on Interstate-68 for driving at speeds up to 130 mph, according to a press release from West Virginia State Police. “At approximately 10:30 a.m., TFC Satterfield observed a gray sedan with Missouri registration approaching him from the rear in excess of 130 mph,” First Sergeant Geoffrey S. Petsko wrote in the release. “The driver appeared to be confused and stressed, and made statements that were concerning. These statements, along with other factors, led TFC Satterfield to believe in
“All three K-9’s indicated the presence of explosive materials inside the vehicle.” -WV State Police press report the possibility that there was an explosive device present inside the vehicle.” Petsko wrote that three explosive detecting K-9’s and their handlers, Lieutenant Josh Cook and Sergeant Zack Camden, later arrived to search the vehicle. “All three K-9’s indicated the presence of explosive materials inside the vehicle,” according to the release. “West Virginia State Police Explosives Response Team members Sergeant M. G. Fordyce and Sergeant A. W. Webb then arrived and performed a search of the
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vehicle. No explosive devices were found. However, the incident remains under investigation.” The vehicle was removed from the scene at approximately 2:30 p.m, and I-68
mate Agreement on June 1, 2017. However, the City of Morgantown has independently decided to commit to the agreement and continue toward its reduction goal. On Jan. 28, council heard proposals on how to reach their 28 percent goal from the Green Team. The proposals included installing LED street lights, installing solar panels on city facilities, looking at renewable energy credits and converting the city fleet to electric vehicles. Replacing the city’s approximately 1,700 street lights with LEDs would be a reliable way of meeting the 28 percent greenhouse gas reduction goal but it would be unlikely to be cost effective, according to the 2019 Green Team annual report. Kotcon said this has made the Morgantown Utility Board hesitant to proceed with the plan. Installing solar panels would cost approximately $1.8 million to reach the city’s goal. The team calculated a payback time of about 40 years for installing solar panels, though that might change to a payback time of 20 years should the state legislature legalize power purchase agreements, which would allow excess energy from solar panels to be sold back to the power grid. “We’re looking at these things from a very practi-
cal point of view,” said Morgantown Mayor Bill Kawecki. “There is a return on these activities.” Kawecki said the city supported the use of power purchase agreements and wrote to the state legislature in favor of their passage. However, the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates did not approve power purchase agreements before the end of the 2019 legislative session on March 9, opting instead to pass two bills supporting the coal industry. Aside from reducing greenhouse gas emissions, another challenge Kotcon said the city and the Green Team face is getting residents to recycle more effectively. The city uses a single-stream recycling system, where glass, paper, plastic, cardboard and metal are all put into the same bin. Some Morgantown residents say they have trouble determining which items are acceptable for recycling and which are not. Plastic items are often a problem, as plastic bags can jam the recycling machines. The city only allows bags if they are clear and hold shredded paper. The Morgantown City Council election will be held on April 30.
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A new podcast is taking hold for local farmers BY HANNAH MORGAN STAFF WRITER WVU and Ohio State have teamed together to create a new and free agricultural podcast. The project is called “Extension Calling,” it has been previously aired on the radio for almost 40 years. Now, they want their show to be more accessible to the public. Thanks to the new podcast streaming era, this is easier than ever. “The radio program has been ongoing for a long time, but it was only reaching a certain audience – those up at 5 a.m. on Sunday listening to AM talk radio,” Extension Agent Karen Cox said. “We were able to expand the show to other times, and even other stations, but it no longer fits the busy lifestyle of many of our farmers who use their weekends to get caught up on farm work.” The podcast covers a variety of issues relating to agriculture, ranging from new
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laws, livestock and farming. Whatever the topic is about, a lot of time is spent ensuring that the information is correct. “It is a lot to pull together the information for these shows, so I wanted to make them longer lasting to create a greater impact,” Cox said. In fact, Cox explained how the radio show caught national attention once it won national runner-up in a competition held by the National Association of County Agricultural Agents. “Knowing it was one of the top four audio programs coming out of extension in the United States gave me the
urge to make it reach more people,” Cox said. The new routes the extension program is taking is based around the listeners of the show. Whether it be the information they are sharing or the accessibility they are bringing to the table, it is all to ensure that the local farmers are getting the best information. “Every time I run into a listener, I feel proud,” Cox said. “Last night at the Farm Bureau meeting, I learned of a listener who’s been turning in, but I didn’t know it. He complimented me on the show, referred to me as a star, and said a lot of really
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After 40 years, “Extension Calling” is making the switch from radio to podcast. good information was being shared and thanked me.” Branching out and creating a podcast, the program has a few things that they are expecting to fulfill.
“I am expecting to broaden our listening audience both within and outside of the Ohio Valley, to engage new types of audiences, to provide a resource for people
seeking specific information on a topic and to help build awareness of extension programming and the extension service in general,” Cox said.
On the mat and beyond: WELLWVU’s weekly yoga sessions BY SETH MITCHELL STAFF WRITER Ever since August of 2017, Audrey Stefenson has been instructing yoga sessions every Monday night, providing Mountaineers a chance to come in, stretch and relax. These sessions begin at 8 p.m., last roughly one to two hours, and take place in the WELLWVU Office of Wellness and Health, located on Evansdale Campus. Described by Stefenson as being a slower paced class, these sessions are designed to help people tap into a restful and calm practice.
“There are on average around eight to 10 people in the class,” Stefenson said over email. “We hold comfortable positions for a minute or two at a time, often with the help of bolsters and other supportive props.” Originally from New York City, Stefenson has been a West Virginia resident for seven years and calls Tucker County her home. Currently in her second year of a Master’s Degree in Counseling program provided by the University, Stefenson spends half her week in Morgantown working at the Carruth Center for practicum and WELLWVU as a graduate assistant.
Stefenson first began practicing yoga 15 years ago, while she was in high school, taking hot yoga classes as a way to exercise and stay in shape. She soon began to apply her experience on the yoga mat to her life outside of it as well. “I’ve learned how to pay attention to my experience through mindful movements, breaths and connections with my deepest intentions,” Stefenson said. “Some of these deeper benefits are the reasons I was inspired to pay it forward as a teacher.” Stefenson is quite confident that she is paying it forward to the students of WVU,
believing firmly in the strong benefits of yoga. “The average college student rates stress as their greatest challenge, and practicing yoga offers a great way to manage it,” Stefenson said. “Yoga can be very functionally healthy for the body by way of strengthening and stretching the muscles, while also being good for one’s mental health by being a medium to practice mindfulness. Research shows that yoga balances the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems by activating and relaxing the body. Through this rhythm, the body and brain
naturally regulate the symptoms of stress and shift them to positive emotions.” It is a well-grounded scientific fact that yoga is healthy for you, both mentally and physically. A study conducted by Catherine Woodyard, with the University of Mississippi, states that consistent yoga practice can lead to a decrease in depression with a significant increase in serotonin levels, while also providing improved flexibility and increased muscle mass. When it comes to new students joining her on the mat, Stefenson was more than welcoming.
“I’ve heard people say they don’t come to yoga because they’re not any good at it, but I would posit that yoga is for everybody, and everybody, who is interested and curious. You don’t have to be good, just show up as you are and practice what it is you want to practice,” Stefenson said. “You’re here to be curious and connect with the intentions that matter most to you — on the mat and beyond.” The weekly scheduling for Stefenson’s yoga sessions, as well as contact and location information, can be found on the Monday listings of WVU’s event calendar.
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Don’t reverse the wrong way up a one-way street Don’t reverse the wrong way up a one-way street Outside of the Mountainlair parking garage, the one-way Prospect Street leads to University Avenue. This is something that is well-known and common sense. Just like this tidbit of advice: don’t reverse the wrong way up a one-way street. All the time, people will pick people up in front of the parking garage, and, seeing the backed-up traffic that leads to the front of the Mountainlair, will then reverse up Prospect, mindless of pedestrians and the cars going the correct way on the street. This is such an unnecessary danger. If you want to avoid the traffic, why can’t you just pick someone up at the Mountainlair Green, which will also allow you to avoid backing 50 yards in the wrong direction.
A note about the upcoming April Fools’ Edition BY THE DA STAFF The Daily Athenaeum will publish its April Fools’ Day Edition on Monday. The April Fools’ Edition has been a tradition at the DA. Before it hits the newsstands, something newer than the special edition should be addressed. An increased anti-press sentiment has spread across the nation, and accurate news from the most trusted sources have been labeled as “fake news” by forces as high as the United States presidency. The DA itself has received a fair share of baseless accusations of being fake news. While most of those accusa-
tions come from anonymous messages online, in February, after the DA’s editor-in-chief gave a 17-year-old interested in joining WVU’s student newspaper a tour of the DA’s building, a group of people heckled the two as they left the building, shouting “fake news” at them and accusing them of being “f*****g liberals.” This is reminiscent of a mindset that has infiltrated this nation, especially as the president has continually labeled reliable news sources as “enemies of the people.” With this societal shift toward distrust of the press, some might question why we even do the April Fools’ Edition anymore. The answer is simple: it’s April Fools’ Day.
Let’s laugh. There won’t be genuine advertisements in the issue. Nor will any content in the April Fools’ Edition be put online by the DA, which we hope will prevent the content from being warped and shared with the masses as if it is anything but satirical content. But we will have an April Fools’ Edition, and we hope you enjoy it. One last thing: the DA recently received an email asking why the University even still allows an April Fools’ Edition. We’d like to remind readers that the DA is an independent student newspaper, and no editorial decisions are made or ever will be made by the University.
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If you’re late for class, sit in the back We’ve all been there. With Morgantown traffic, PRT problems, lack of parking and hangovers, we’ve all had good excuses for being late to class. But, when you’re late for class, you should sit in the back, not look for a seat in the middle of an aisle, walking over feet and bookbags while mumbling “sorry” and “excuse me.” Do you really need that seat? Is it so important to you that you’re OK with distracting the majority of the class and making sitting students shift uncomfortably to make room for your stumble to get to your desired throne, which is the same as the easier-to-reach seats in the back?
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The famous rapper 2 Chainz once said “24/7 like a Waffle House” in his feature on the TeeFlii song “24 Hours.” Unfortunately, Morgantown residents are unfamiliar with this phrase- the closest Waffle House location is 45.3 miles away in Washington, Pennsylvania. Waffle House has opened more than 2,000 locations in 25 states, yet Morgantown, home to 30,000 residents and 30,000 college students, does not have one. Morgantown does host two IHOP locations; however, Waffle House provides an unparalleled customer experience at prices unmatched by IHOP. And opening a restaurant in West Virginia would be far from uncharted territory for the Georgia-based company: four locations already exist near Martinsburg along with two more near Huntington. If the restaurant can survive in these locations, it could certainly survive in Morgantown. It would do more than just survive, though; a Waffle House would be wildly successful in Morgantown. 24/7 dining is a largely untapped market at WVU. With far lower prices than its competitors, with an instantly-recognizable restaurant, and with such consistent customer service, a Morgantown Waffle House would attract WVU students’ business day and night. To go further, imagine the high school skip-
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Let’s turn this Waffle House into a Waffle Home, and let’s give the people of Morgantown what they want. pers, the Sunday brunchers, the 3 a.m. “about to fail my exam” studyers. A Waffle House in Morgantown would truly cater to all walks of life. WVU football would also help a Waffle House succeed. As a 2017 ESPN.com article explained, Waffle House has a deep connection with college football fans, often drawing huge crowds before and after games. This is especially common in the SEC and ACC. In September of 2026, West Virginia will be hosting Alabama at Milan Puskar Stadium. You do the math. If you’re doubtful, try stopping by the University Park IHOP on any home football Saturday. In the right location, a Waffle House would thrive during football season. Waffle House has become more than just an American icon, though. FEMA
uses the “Waffle House Index” to measure the impacts of natural disasters. “Green” means the full menu is available; “yellow” means limited menu or generator power; “red” means the restaurant is closed. This is a real, actual unit of measure used by a government agency, especially during hurricane season. I would assume the complete lack of a Waffle House puts Morgantown in red status. Since starting school at West Virginia University in 2016, I have heard it time and time again: Morgantown needs a Waffle House. Driving across state lines for a $7 breakfast would be excessive. Let’s turn this Waffle House into a Waffle Home, and let’s give the people of Morgantown what they want.
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2018-19 men’s basketball season one of WVU’s messiest ever BY JARED SERRE ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
MEN’S BASKETBALL TThe West Virginia men’s basketball team lost to Coastal Carolina earlier this week, effectively putting an end to one of the worst seasons during Bob Huggins’ tenure as head coach. Monday night’s defeat cemented West Virginia’s season record at 15-21 — the program’s worst since they finished 13-19 during the 2012-13 season and only their second 20-loss season in team history. “Everybody wants to be the top dog, but they don’t want the responsibility of it,” Huggins said following the loss. “They want to run around, beat their chest and say, ‘I’m going to lead this team.’ Yeah, you have, [in] the wrong damn direction.” Having a leader step up was the least of the team’s worries as, most importantly, they needed bodies to fill the rotation. Junior forward Sagaba Konate was sidelined for the rest of the season after suffering an injury in December while junior guard James “Beetle” Bolden also missed a large chunk of playing time with an injury. In having to deal with the injury bug, as well as replacing forwards Esa Ahmad and Wesley Harris, who were kicked off the team in January due to a violation of athletic department policy, the team turned to their young players to fill the void. “We’re a different team. We’re playing guys now we didn’t play before,” Huggins said following WVU’s March 6 win over Iowa State. “We’re a totally different team. We’re playing a bunch of young guys that like each other, play well together and want to win.” Younger players like freshmen Jordan McCabe and Derek Culver were able to force their way into the rotation, eventually developing into core pieces for the team. McCabe ended the season having
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Forward Andrew Gordon trying to get around Oklahoma State defender.
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Guard Jordan Mccabe making his way down the court scanning for open players. started 10 straight games, while Culver finished the season as the team’s leading rebounder. Things started to look up for the Mountaineers during the Big 12 Tournament. Despite being the lowest rated seed in the bracket, West Virginia was able to win two straight games — both upsets. After the team’s semifinal exit, freshman guard Trey
Doomes, who had only played in 46 minutes this season after having his redshirt status burned, announced he would transfer from the University. Doomes became the second Mountaineer to depart from Morgantown this season following Bolden, who announced his departure earlier in March. At the conclusion of the Big
12 Tournament, the Mountaineers received a berth in the College Basketball Invitational. After a first round victory, the Mountaineers’ success ran dry, ending their season. For the bulk of the season, the team was plagued by a variety of ailments. The Mountaineers ended the year with 546 total turnovers — the third most in the country.
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WVU’s Horton, Harris, and Mattews Jr. celebrate the mountaineer victory over the Oklahoma Sooners. Offensively, the team finished with a field goal percentage of 41.3 percent — good for 315th in the country out of 351 teams. For comparison, Gonzaga, who is the No. 1 team in field goal percentage, has converted 53.2 percent of their shots. Even with the benefit of hindsight, questions about
what could have been done differently linger around Huggins. “Maybe I was trying to do the right thing by [the players], and maybe I was too soft on them from the time the season was over through this thing [the CBI],” Huggins said. “Maybe I should have practiced them harder. Maybe I should have ran them more.”
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Mountaineers knock off Marshall in Charleston, 15-3
Linebacker Ferns retires as player BY JARED SERRE ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
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Redshirt junior linebacker Brendan Ferns announced on Wednesday that he will no longer suit up for the West Virginia football program. In a tweet, Ferns said that he had accepted a medical scholarship, ruling him ineligible to play for WVU for the remainder of his athletic eligibility. “Eventually, every athlete will have to hang it up, but some do sooner than others,” Ferns said. “Unfortunately, this is the end, but I wouldn’t change anything about my three years here at WVU.” Head coach Neal Brown said after practice on March 23 that Ferns had not been medically cleared to participate. Ferns was redshirted during his freshman year after suffering a knee injury in the preseason. He only played in four games in each of the following two years, suffering a shoulder injury during his second year and another knee injury during his third. On the field, Ferns ends his career with 11 total tackles in eight games played.
The West Virginia baseball team got back on track after being swept by Baylor last week with a dominating win against Marshall, 15-3, on Wednesday. Junior left-hander Nick Snyder made his fifth start of the season for WVU. Snyder pitched four innings where he allowed only one hit, walked five and struck out seven batters. Going into the third inning, West Virginia (14-10) held a small 2-0 lead. The Mountaineers broke the game open with nine runs in the inning. Andrew Zitel started the scoring for WVU with an RBI single. After West Virginia added a couple more runs to lead 7-0, Darius Hill hit a two-run double. Paul McIntosh finished the inning with a two-run homer to score Hill. WVU scored four more runs over the final six innings to finish off the night with their most runs in a game this season.
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West Virginia right hand pitcher Shane Ennis with the follow-through after the pitch to Oklahoma State. The top hitters for the Mountaineers were Paul McIntosh, Ivan Gonzalez and Darius Hill: McIntosh went 3-6 with 3 RBI’s and a home run while Hill went 1-4 with 3 RBI’s and a double and Gonzalez batted 2-2 with 2 RBI’s, three runs and three walks. West Virginia ended the game with 12 hits and three
errors. Marshall finished with three hits and three errors. The Thundering Herd (15-9) did manage to score a run in each of the seventh and eighth innings. This victory moves West Virginia to 47-24 overall in the in-state rivalry. This was also the sixth win in a row for the Mountaineers over the Thundering Herd and
WVU squanders lead, loses to Northwestern in WNIT BY COLE MCCLANAHAN ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL The West Virginia women’s basketball team’s season ended on Wednesday night after a 56-54 loss to Northwestern in the third round of the WNIT. The Mountaineers (22-11) opened the game with a 21-9 lead after the first quarter, but the lead evaporated after scoring only nine points in the second quarter and failing to score in the final 5:27 of the half. What was once an 18-point lead was cut down to five at halftime, and then Northwestern took its first lead of the game with 40 seconds to go and was able to win. “Give credit to Northwestern,” WVU head coach Mike Carey said. “They were behind the whole game, came back, took the lead and won it.” Two turnovers in the final
minute of regulation led the Wildcats (19-14) to taking the lead, and ending the Mountaineers’ season. “Believe me, we did what we could do to lose that game down the stretch,” Carey said. Both teams struggled to score, and with struggling to score came poor shooting from both the Mountaineers and Wildcats as West Virginia finished shooting 33 percent from the field and Northwestern was at 36 percent. Despite the scoring challenges, the Mountaineers had three players in double-figures, being led by redshirt junior guard Tynice Martin’s 17 points, who announced after the game she was returning for her senior season at WVU. Joining Martin in double-digit scoring was senior guard and forward Naomi Davenport and freshman forward Kari Niblack. It was the third straight game in double-figure scoring for Niblack after her 14-point effort, and she tied
her career-high in minutes played with 38. Northwestern controlled the glass against WVU, finishing with a 42-33 advantage in rebounds and a 20-2 lead in second chance points. Doing much of the damage for the Wildcats was senior forward Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah, who finished with 19 rebounds — 10 of which came on the offensive end. The Mountaineers now shift their focus to next season, when they lose three players from this season’s team to graduation in Davenport, Katrina Pardee and Theresa Ekhelar, but will have four returning starters. “We need to move,” Carey said. “Move to the future, get better as players, get better as coaches and see who we have with us, who we don’t have with us and evaluate things for next year.”
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