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Volume 127, Issue 11

GAME TIME

READ ABOUT WVU’s MATCHUP AGAINST NO. 2 ALABAMA IN SPORTS AND OUR GAMEDAY EDITION

Garcia prepares for next step as mascot

WVU fans, alumni to host game watch parties Saturday by courtney gatto correspondent @dailyathenaeum

A time eagerly awaited by many has finally arrived- college football season. This year, the Mountaineers’ first football game will be against the Alabama Crimson Tide at the Georgia Dome for the Chick-filA Kickoff Game.

In preparation for such a highly anticipated event, WVU fans from near and far have made plans and organized events to tailgate and watch the game.

The Mountaineer Maniacs have planned a trip to Atlanta to attend the game.

“For $450 it’s a round trip to Atlanta, a ticket to the Alumni Association pre game tailgate, a ticket to the WVU vs. Alabama football game and then on Sunday we are going to Turner Field to watch a Major League Baseball game,” said Steve Orlowski, director of the Mountaineer Maniacs.

The Maniacs have traveled to away games before, but for many, this trip will be especially meaningful.

“It’s important to bring

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students to the away games just to support our football team and create more energy and a louder atmosphere at the Georgia Dome,” Orlowski said.

Although the students and residents in Morgantown share a great appreciation for the Mountaineers, the love for WVU athletics stretches much further than the Morgantown city limits.

Alumni chapters from across the country have planned events for fellow Mountaineers to attend this Saturday. Tailgates and watch parties will be happening in Florida, Tennessee, Delaware, Texas and California to name a few.

Sean Mulligan from the Greater Los Angeles WVU Alumni group said he is proud to host the organization’s event at Rivalry Sports Bar and Grill in California.

“It’s really important for the alumni out west to feel connected as we are incredibly far from the school and a lot of us have a hard time making it to many live games,” Mulligan said. “Sitting with a huge group of

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ROAD TRIP

Making the trip to Atlanta for the big game? Check out our road trip stops along the way.

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Michael Garcia has been the Mountaineer Mascot since April, but with West Virginia University football season coming up, he’s about to learn a whole new meaning of the title.

Garcia has already made more than 100 appearances at different events. He said his favorite memories have been reading to children at elementary schools and summer programs.

“It’s been great. I’ve been able to do tons of things I never thought I would – things all over the state, things in the community,” Garcia said. “I kind of feel like a bigger part of the campus now. Obviously Saturday I’m going to find out a whole new spectrum of what it means to be a Mountaineer.”

As a senior political science student who Kyle Monroe/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM doubles as Mountaineer Mascot, he’s had Mountaineer mascot Michael Garcia holds the musket up at the passing of the rifle ceremony in April. Garcia will be repreto manage his “spo- senting WVU at the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game Saturday in Atlanta. radic” schedule by taking a lighter course load ity,” Garcia said. important for students here,” Garcia said. “When and managing his time Garcia sent out a letter and fans to practice good you go to the game you’re thoroughly. to all WVU students yes- sportsmanship. going to have fun but you “It’s time consuming. terday reminding them “Represent yourself, want people who come to It’s a big commitment to act responsibly for Sat- represent the school and with a lot of responsibil- urday’s game. He said it’s everyone else that goes see mascot on PAGE 2

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Friday August 29, 2014

Presentation helps faculty prep for safety issues by alyssa lazar staff writer @dailyathenaeum

The Teaching and Learning Commons, a part of West Virginia University’s Academic Innovation, held a presentation Thursday about how to manage the classroom during a school emergency.

University Police Department Captain Danny Camden and Graduate Assistant Christina Patton led the presentation designed for the faculty members of each department.

The focus of the presentation was how to get WVU

students and faculty into a “survival mindset.”

“Instructors are in a unique position where they are going to have young adults look at them and assume they know what to do,” Patton said. “This presentation is to give instructors the tools they need to know what to do.”

Patton, whose focus is in forensic psychology, is also a military police officer. She conducts emergency situation training regularly.

“At every place (where) an emergency has happened, people think that it could never have happened, and so they weren’t

Obama sets no timeline for action on immigration WASHINGTON (AP) — With a self-imposed deadline looming, President Barack Obama said Thursday he still intends to act on his own to change immigration policies but stopped short of reiterating his past vows to act by end of summer.

Obama raised the slim hope that Congress could take action on a broad immigration overhaul after the midterm elections in November. He said that if lawmakers did not pass an overhaul, “I’m going to do what I can to make sure the system works better.”

But for the first time since pledging to act by summer’s end, he signaled that such a target date could slip. He said that the administration had been working to reduce the flow of unaccompanied minors attempting to cross the border and noted that the number of apprehensions at the border had fallen in August.

“Some of these things do affect time lines and we’re just going to be working through as systematically as possible in order to get this done,” he said in a news conference where he also addressed Russian aggression in Ukraine and action against Islamic State militants.

Two months ago, Obama angrily conceded that the House did not intend to take up immigration legislation this year and ordered Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and Attorney General Eric Holder to come up with actions the president could take on his own.

“I expect their recommendations before the end of summer and I intend to adopt those recommendations without further delay,” he said at the time.

Since then, the administration was forced to deal with the sharp rise of young migrants from Central

America who were crossing the southwest border.

Obama asked Congress for $3.7 billion to deal with the flow, a request that Republican lawmakers rejected.

At the same time, some Democrats worried that if Obama took action on his own to reduce deportations it would mobilize Republican voters in hotly contested Senate races.

Frank Sharry of the proimmigrant group America’s Voice said there were no indications the White House planned to delay the announcement, and lots of evidence Obama is preparing for an announcement in September.

“If for whatever reasons they decide to delay, it’s going to be a huge problem for an immigration reform movement that has worked tirelessly for years and been promised action for years,” Sharry said. “I don’t think people are going to take a delay without a big response.”

Obama said Thursday that addressing the inflow of unaccompanied minors has not stopped the process of looking into “how do we get a smart immigration system in place while we’re waiting for Congress to act.

“And it continues to be my belief that, if I can’t see the congressional action, that I need to do at least what I can in order to make the system work better.”

The most sweeping, controversial step under consideration involves halting deportation for millions, a major expansion of a 2012 Obama program that deferred prosecutions for those brought here illegally as children.

Roughly half a million people have benefited from that program, known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.

Student football ticket request opens today Students can apply for tickets for the football home opener against the Towson Tigers on Saturday Sept. 6, starting today at 4 p.m.

Registration will be open through Monday Sept. 1 at 11:59 p.m.

Tickets are requested online at http://ticketreturn.com/WVU. First time users sign in with their MIX usernames and the last six digits of their student ID number

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Continued from page 1 the university from opposing schools to know that we’re good people. That’s important.”

Garcia said students

as their password.

Tickets are awarded through a lottery system where loyalty points for previous attendance will result in a higher chance of getting a ticket if the demand exceeds availability.

Tickets can be claimed on Tuesday and Wednesday on the same website.

The game will start at 7:30 p.m. and gates open at 6 p.m.

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and fans need to represent themselves well and be proud of their University.

“We have something to be proud of – the pride of West Virginia is not arrogance. The pride is not something that is bad,” he said. “We have things that we deserve to recognize.

prepared,” Patton said.

“This is especially important because instructors are the first line of defense for violent behavior.”

Camden spent eight years in the military and has worked with the University for 25 years.

“Things happen, and it is becoming more and more obvious that it can happen anywhere. It can happen at the mall, the bank, a primary school or in colleges,” Camden said.

The University Police Department has an organization called the Threat Assessment Communication Team, which they refer to

as TACT. It is composed of senior officers, representatives from Student Life, the Carruth Center and general counsel. Its job is to handle situations that may threaten the WVU community.

“I think we have probably prevented two or three bad things from happening on our campus because this TACT team has come together,” Camden said.

Camden advised instructors to include information about what to do in an emergency situation in their syllabi, including shooter emergencies or weather emergencies. He

highly suggests downloading the LiveSafe app on iPhone or Android devices, as well.

The presentation began with the video, “Shots Fired on Campus: When Lightning Strikes.” It shared how people should handle potentially life-threatening situations such as when a shooter comes to campus.

The video suggested treating any sound that sounds like a gunshot as a real gunshot and then, thinking about the best way to handle the situation.

Having a “survival mindset” is extremely important, according to Camden.

The presentation was organized by Amy Kuhn, the associate director for faculty and graduate student support at the WVU Teaching and Learning Commons.

“The Teaching and Learning Commons focuses on professional development for faculty and graduate students,” Kuhn said. “This is one of the programs we provide.”

For more information about what to do in these situations, or to find the manual and video, visit http://police.wvu.edu. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Drugs killed Oklahoma inmate in troubled execution OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma death row inmate who writhed, moaned and clenched his teeth before he was pronounced dead about 43 minutes after his execution began succumbed to the lethal drugs he was administered, not a heart attack, after the state’s prisons chief halted efforts to kill him, an autopsy report released Thursday says.

Department of Corrections Director Robert Patton had said inmate Clayton Lockett died from a heart attack about 10 minutes after he ordered the execution stopped. It hadn’t been clear whether all three execution drugs administered to Lockett had actually made it into his system, but the independent autopsy performed for the state determined they did.

Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences at Dallas, which performed the autopsy, concluded that the cause of death was “judicial execution by lethal injection.” But the report does not answer why the execution took so long and why Lockett writhed on the gurney.

Lockett’s attorney, David Autry of Oklahoma City, did not immediately return a call seeking comment. But Dale Baich of the Federal Public Defender’s Office in Phoenix, who represents a group of Oklahoma death row prisoners who commissioned an independent autopsy of Lockett, said more information is needed.

“What this initial autopsy report does not appear to answer is what went wrong during Mr. Lockett’s execution,” Baich said in a statement.

Oklahoma and other death penalty states have encountered problems in recent years obtaining lethal injection chemicals after major drugmakers stopped selling them for use in executions. That has forced states to find alternative drugs, purchased mostly from loosely regulated pharmacies that custom-make medications.

Many states refuse to name suppliers and offer no details about how the drugs are tested or how executioners are trained.

Oklahoma put executions on hold after Lockett’s April 29 execution.

Officials at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester have said Lockett’s vein collapsed during the lethal injection pro-

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The gurney in the execution chamber at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary is pictured in McAlester, Okla. A report on a problematic execution in Oklahoma shows lethal drugs caused the inmate to die, not a heart attack, after the state’s prisons chief halted efforts to kill him. cess. The autopsy does not say whether that’s the case, though it does confirm that medical technicians poked him about 12 times as they tried to find a vein before settling on using one in his groin.

Gov. Mary Fallin has ordered public safety officials to review the events surrounding Lockett’s execution, including state execution protocols that had been changed in the weeks ahead of it. The state Court of Criminal Appeals agreed to not schedule executions for six months. Three are set for November and December.

A spokesman for Fallin, Alex Weintz, said the autopsy report will be part of the full review. “We suspect they are in the final stages of that process,” Weintz said.

He said Fallin still supports use of the death penalty. “But we want our executions to be successful,” Weintz said, adding that Fallin asked the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety to recommend possible changes to the execution procedures.

The autopsy report does not include any recommendations about the protocols.

A spokesman for the Corrections Department, Jerry Massie, said prison officials will have no comment until after public safety officials release their findings and recommendations.

In Lockett’s execution, Oklahoma used the sedative midazolam for the first time. The drug was also used in lengthy attempts to execute an Ohio inmate in January and an Arizona prisoner last month. Each time, witnesses said the inmates appeared to gasp after their executions began and continued to labor for air before being pronounced dead.

Patton, the director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, called for a complete “review/revision” to Oklahoma’s execution procedures following the Lockett execution, and said he was willing to adopt other states’ protocols.

Among his concerns were that the state’s current protocol puts all responsibility and decision-making in the hands of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary warden.

Patton, who came to Oklahoma from the Arizona Department of Corrections,

didn’t specifically mention the drug midazolam or any other formula approved for use in the Oklahoma death chamber.

Midazolam is part of a three-drug and a two-drug protocol in Oklahoma.

Lockett’s execution used a three-drug protocol —midazolam, vecuronium bromide and potassium chloride. The state also has a protocol that would use midazolam with hydromorphone, the same combination used in the problematic executions in Ohio and Arizona this year.

Toxicology reports said all three lethal drugs were found in Lockett’s system — the sedative in brain tissue and elsewhere and the other drugs in his blood.

A June lawsuit against the Department of Corrections on behalf of 21 Oklahoma prisoners alleged that prison officials are experimenting on death row inmates and violating the U.S. Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment by tinkering with the state’s lethal injection procedures. The state says those claims are false.

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We have things that we deserve to be proud of and the first and foremost thing we’re proud of is the students we have here.”

Garcia said he can’t exactly explain all the things he loves about WVU, but the first thing that came to his mind were the people of West Virginia.

“I don’t want to give you a novel but I love the people,” he said. “That’s why I’m the mascot. I’m the mascot because I think it gives me the best opportunity to interact, get to, and be an ambassador for students and non-students.

“Everyone here is here

for their own reason and I believe that’s to develop yourself, mold yourself and become a better person,” he said. “In the process you make a great place like this look even better.”

As far as wearing the buckskins in the summer heat goes, Garcia said he enjoys wearing them and

said they’re only uncomfortable when the temperature spikes above 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

“It’s actually a lot more comfortable than you think,” he said. “I usually don’t have to worry about a wardrobe anymore.”

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gantown to watch the game with friends to form their own watch parties.

Roshan Daniel, a junior mechanical and aerospace engineering student, said he’s excited to have a get together with a few friends on Saturday for the occasion.

“We will be grilling some food ahead of time and throwing around the pigskin before the game

starts,” Daniel said.

Daniel and his friends are avid football fans.

“I’m definitely excited for the game,” he said.

“We’re huge underdogs so there isn’t a lot of pressure on us. I’m really just ready for the season to kick off and WVU football to be back.”

Whether you will be having your own backyard bar-

becue or traveling all the way to Atlanta, one thing is for sure: blue and gold will be rampant this weekend as fans wear the Flying WV with pride.

As Orlowski said, it seems there’s only one thing left on the WVU community’s mind, “Beat ‘Bama.”

Continued from page 1 alumni when you’re all the way in Los Angeles really makes you feel like you’re back in Morgantown watching a game with friends and family.”

Some students said they were excited to stay in Mor-

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Making your road trip to Atlanta memorable Ashley DeNardo & Jake Jarvis DA STAFF @DailyAthenaeum

The time has come, Mountaineers, for the first football game of the season.

For fans making the nine and a half hour trip to Atlanta, consider this a mini vacation.

The second week of the fall 2014 semester is over and we already need a break.

Along the drive to Atlanta, there are many places you can get out of the car, stretch your legs and enjoy what each state you pass through has to offer.

We’ve compiled a list of the top five places you need to visit on your way.

1. The West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival The West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival is back for its 36th year. There will be free, live music from John Angotti and Journey’s Steve Augeri and wine tasting throughout the weekend.

WVIHF is a nationally recognized festival celebrating the history of Italian culture in Appalachia. This year, the festival will run Aug. 29-31 in Clarksburg, W.Va. For more specific information on this year’s events, visit http://wvihf.com.

2. Dismal Falls Dismal Falls is located in Giles County, Virginia.

The 15-foot-tall waterfall is easily accessible from both the Appalachian Trail and the road itself. Dismal Creek is approximately 50 feet wide and is part of a 400-million-year-old stone formation.

Besides the breathtaking beauty, it is a particularly good area for trout fishing.

3. Forbidden Caverns Sevierville, Tenn. is home

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Dismall Falls is a 15-foot waterfall in Giles County, Va.

to a truly spectacular underground formation known as Forbidden Caverns.

There are fully guided tours here to provide visitors with a fun, educational time looking at different formations, natural chimneys and a stream under special lighting and sound effects. There are hand rails at the more dangerous, exciting parts of the journey through the caves.

You can experience this for yourself starting at 10 a.m.

The last tour departs at 5 p.m. and it is closed on Sundays.

4. Atlanta Food Truck Park & Market

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The Atlanta Food Truck Park is open Thursday through Sunday. Part of Atlanta’s local culture, the walking food experience also showcases art by local artists, hosts a farmer’s market and holds special events during the holidays.

With around 35 rotating food trucks available, there is sure to be something on the

menu for you. If you want street meat, barbecue, paninis, Mexican or anything in between, you can probably find it here.

The food park is located on 1850 Howell Mill Rd. in Atlanta.

5. Six Flags Over Georgia After your exhausting road trip and sporting event fun, you can relax on Sunday and

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Or, you could head out When you get hungry from to the amusement park, Six all the fun, Six Flags provides Flags Over Georgia. almost as many dining opThe park contains 14 thrill tions as the Atlanta Food rides including national fa- Truck Park.

Located about half an hour vorites like the Batman and Superman rides. If it is a par- from Atlanta, the park is in ticularly sunny Georgia day, Austell and is open Sunday the water park, Hurricane from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Harbor, is sure to cool you off So, don’t just rush to the with its wave pool and many football game. Always remember, the journey is half slides.

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Weekend Music in Morgantown

Davis and Dunn team up at Hackensaw Boys, ApplePappy Schmitt’s Saloon tonight play 123 Pleasant Street

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The Hackensaw Boys will perform at 123 Pleasant Street tonight.

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Clare Dunn will perform alongside Brian Davis tonight at Schmitt’s Saloon.

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Dust off your cowboy boots because Brian Davis and Clare Dunn will rock the Davisson Brother Music Hall stage at Schmitt’s Saloon tonight.

Both are veteran performers of Morgantown.

Davis previously opened for Brantley Gilbert, and Dunn opened for Parmalee. However, this is a particularly special match-up.

Davis and Dunn have been touring separately, but will come together at Schmitt’s for a special onetime performance .

Davis, a North Carolina native, made a name for himself last year. He has been on tour and recorded some of the biggest party anthems in country music.

His sound embraces all sides of country with a perfect combination of gently belted ballads and beerclanking party jams.

Concert-goers can probably expect Davis to play hits like “Pull Up A Tailgate” and “Against the World.”

Dunn, a rare breed of country artist, shows fans that being tough

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After landing her first publishing deal, Dunn has shown no signs of slowing down. Her hits “Get Out” and “The Cowboy Side of You” show off her exclusive hard-rocking country sound.

A combination of whipping electric guitar and sweet melodies has the potential to appeal to country fans across the spectrum.

She’s sure to have everyone stomping their boots by the end of the night.

“Clare is one of the very few female lead vocalists who also plays lead guitar,” said Todd King, owner and operator of Schmitt’s Saloon. “It’s an experience any music (fan) would not want to miss.”

Also performing is a West Virginia favorite, The Kenny Jones Band. The band will open the show and get the crowd pumped for an incredible evening of country music.

During this performance, Jones will be filming his first live video in Schmitt’s.

Fans are guaranteed a one-of-a-kind experience in the Davisson Brother Music Hall as they enjoy an arena concert feel in the comfort of a cozy saloon.

With uncompromised sound, country music fans shouldn’t pass up the chance to catch these two talented country contenders.

King ensures Schmitt’s patrons that the best is yet to come.

“We are thankful that Morgantown has embraced live music like it has in the first year and half we’ve been open,” King said. “We have even bigger acts this fall.”

Country music fans can also look forward to acts such as Jana Kramer, Love and Theft and the legendary Hairband Jack Russell’s Great White.

Tickets for all three acts are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.

For more information on tonight’s performance and those to come, visit http:// schmittssaloon.com.

The Hackensaw Boys have been gracing the stage at 123 for nearly 10 years. They come from Charlottesville, Va., but have spread throughout Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and Louisiana.

The Hackensaw Boys are said to be one of the most exciting groups charting the new territory of today’s diverse American music scene. The audience loves them, and their sound has continued to expand.

Anyone with a love for bluegrass will love their music. The band also enjoys playing rock ‘n’ roll, old time, punk and indie.

Along with every member singing harmony, the band’s instruments include a banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, harmonica, upright bass, charismo and trap kit. A charismo is a homemade tin can contraption.

The band members include Ferd Moyse on strings and horsehair, Jimmy Stelling on thumb picks, Brian Gorby on traps and sticks and David Sickmen on strings and improvised straps.

“Known for their rousing blend of fiddles, banjos and high harmonies, Hackensaw Boys create a rousing party-pleasing sound that quickly turns any gath-

ering into a scene filled with festive mayhem,” said LJ Guiliani, 123’s owner.

The Hackensaw Boys have earned a reputation as provocateurs of punk bluegrass mash-ups that always get the crowd on their feet.

To find more information on this group, view photos or see where upcoming shows are, visit their website at http:// hackensawboys.com.

ApplePappy, a local mountain music band from Morgantown, will close the night.

The members include Emily Jo Tanzey on vocals

and guitar, Smith Sarver on vocals and guitar, Ben Williams on mandolin and vocals, and Thomas Blue on stand-up bass and vocals.

For more information about ApplePappy and to hear some of their music, visit their Facebook page at http://facebook.com/ ApplePappy.

The show begins tonight at 9 p.m. at 123 Pleasant Street and is for ages 18 and older.

Tickets are priced at $15 and can be purchased at the door or at http://showclix.com/event/3851553. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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A reverse jinx prediction for WVU

Student input is a must

taylor jobin columnist @dailyathenaeum

It’s almost here, the big game, WVU vs. Alabama.

The battle of the backups, as I like to call it. After all, that’s what we’re really getting. Perennial powerhouse Alabama, who, spoiler alert, will start former Florida State backup Jacob Coker Saturday against our Mountaineers, led by former Florida State backup Clint Trickett.

How far have these two programs fallen from grace to have to start another school’s backup on the opening weekend of college football? Yes, Florida State won it all last year with Jameis Winston, but he is a completely different QB than those other two guys.

Both of these teams are coming off incredible runs at the quarterback position. Alabama had an extraordinary run with Greg McElroy, who won them a national title in 2009. He was followed by AJ McCarron, arguably the Tide’s greatest QB of all time, who led them to two titles in three years.

WVU lit up scoreboards for three seasons with Geno Smith. He was preceded by our greatest QB of all time, Pat White.

Pro careers aside, those are four dominant college quarterbacks these schools got to enjoy.

Now, the quarterback position is the biggest question mark for both teams heading into the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game.

We know Alabama’s defense is stacked - it always is. They’re deep at wide receiver and have a threeheaded monster at running back.

For the first time under Dana Holgorsen, the Mountaineers have an improved and experienced secondary. However, the loss of Ishmael Banks hurts. We also have one of the deepest backfields in the country. For a full preview of the Mountaineers’ game Saturday, check out today’s Gameday Edition from The Daily Athenaeum.

I don’t have to remind you how big of an underdog we are, that Vegas has us pegged at +26 or how no one is giving us a snowball’s chance in hell. We all know this.

The only way we are going to win this game Saturday is if our backup plays better than their backup.

The quarterback is the most important position on the field, and both teams are starting scrubs.

You want to know why no one is picking us to do well this season? Clint Trickett. Can you guess why Alabama isn’t picked to win the SEC for the first time in forever? It’s questions at quarterback.

I don’t know if it’s the new, less harsh transfer rules or just inexplicable poor recruiting. But the worst starters for both teams come Saturday will be the quarterbacks.

Now, I understand this is all just speculation, and I could look like the biggest idiot in print by Saturday night.

But if I know football like I think I do (I’ve never played an organized down in my life), it’s that Jimbo Fisher’s favorite former backup will dismantle his opponent Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

Clint Trickett and WVU reverse jinx prediction complete.

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A letter from our Mountaineer GUEST COLUMNIST @wvuMASCOT

You can feel the excitement in the air. We’re all back on campus. We’ve welcomed 6,000 new students to the Mountaineer family this month. And, oh yeah, the Mountaineers are about to take on Alabama.

On Saturday, we will face the vaunted Crimson Tide in Atlanta in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. I can’t wait to get there to cheer on the Mountaineers, along with 20,000-some of the greatest fans in the country, and to represent our great state.

No matter where you watch the game this weekend (it’s on ABC at 3:30 p.m.), I encourage all of you to represent WVU and our state as positively as possible, as the whole nation will have its eyes on our team, our University and our town.

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prettier, who’s involved in Greek life or athletics or who gave you the best offer while campaigning. On the other hand, there are those who care more about the tradition of homecoming rather than looking at it as a competition.

Since we were freshmen in high school most of us have participated in some sort of homecoming event every year, whether it be the homecoming football game, voting for homecoming king and queen, the homecoming dance or the four days of Spirit Week’s crazy dress themes leading up to the big homecoming weekend.

Needless to say, every one of these events involved the students and was created specifically for the students to show how proud they are of their school.

Yes, years have passed and we’re in college now where some of these high school traditions have disappeared, but we’re still students. We have every right to continue in celebrating the remaining events, specifically who we want to represent our University as Homecoming King and Queen when we attend our Homecoming football game against Kansas.

Whether it turns out that

it was all a popularity contest or not, most of us will be proud we were able to have some sort of say in a Mountaineer tradition.

Fortunately for us, SGA fought hard for WVU’s student body, and, less than a day later, we got our rights back to campaign and vote.

Thank you, SGA. With so much emphasis on student involvement at WVU, student approval of such things involving and particularly impacting the student body is absolutely necessary. Without the students, what is a school?

We, the students, are West Virginia University. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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The West Virginia University Student Government Association was up in arms, Wednesday, over the recent decision by the University to remove student participation from Homecoming. This included the removal of the Homecoming Court’s campaigning, as well as removing the student body vote for the King and Queen.

So here’s the big question: Why were the students not at all involved in this decision?

On one hand, some students have thought running for homecoming king and queen is purely a popularity contest of who’s

It’s official: Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a statement of recommendation to start middle and high schools later in the morning. It has now been scientifically proven that starting school before 8:30 a.m. disrupts the sleep cycles of adolescents and has major drawbacks that have led to an “epidemic” of sleep-deprived teens.

If you’re like me, you’re probably wondering why this couldn’t have been scientifically proven in 2007. I remember the hell of having to be seated in homeroom at 7:20 a.m. sharp all too well.

It’s not simply a case of teenage angst. At the onset of puberty, the natural sleep-wake cycle actually begins to shift by as much as two hours. Fighting that natural circadian rhythm in adolescents is not in our

best interest, according to the AAP. This statement is a pretty big deal, considering it comes from the nation’s largest pediatrician group. According to the AAP, kids need eight and a half to nine and a half hours of sleep, and this is nearly impossible to achieve with schools starting at 7:20 a.m. There are even teenagers who live a sizable distance from school and are picked up as early as 5:45 a.m.

Among the AAP’s list of the consequences of inefficient sleep are: increased risk for diabetes, higher rate of car accidents, increased risk for anxiety and depression, lower academic achievement, decreased motivation and impairments in memory.

The AAP even recognizes that caffeine consumption is not a quick fix or substitute for sufficient sleep, nor is catching up with sleep on the weekend. Personally, I’m glad this part was added because many people in to-

day’s society have the attitude of, “just chug an energy drink and you’ll be fine.”

Getting a rush and then crashing later is nothing like the natural energy you get from being well-rested, which is so essential to teenagers’ developing brains and bodies.

It’s acknowledged in the AAP statement that there are other factors that contribute to sleep deprivation in teens, such as afterschool activities, homework and jobs. The use of technology late at night is also a big disrupter of natural sleep. However, a tooearly start to the school day is listed as a “critical” factor.

There are some obvious roadblocks in the way of the 8:30 a.m. start being made a major public policy immediately. These include adjusting times for extracurriculars, especially athletic practices and games, and also the reduction in afterschool employment hours for students. There’s also the possibility of transpor-

tation and scheduling issues arising, simply because everything would have to be changed.

However, I believe these problems can be easily surpassed when you consider the innumerable benefits that can be achieved by simply pushing things back an hour later. Any teacher who has tried to engage a class of student zombies in first period would probably agree.

The American Medical Association and Center for Disease Control Prevention has recognized the health risks of inadequate sleep for adolescents before, but the AAP is taking it a step further by citing a specific time. I think it’s amazing that someone is speaking up to make this positive change for the well-being of adolescents.

Now when I exaggerate to my kids that I walked miles in the snow to school, like all parents do, I can maybe even shock them that I was there by 7:20 a.m., as well. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

we’re all proud to be Mountaineers. Let’s give our athletic programs something to be proud of in the same way that they make us proud every time they represent us.

Win or lose, remember to respect being part of the WVU tradition – one filled with success and stories passed on from generation to generation.

Be responsible, because that’s the reputation we want and deserve to have.

As you and I both know, all it takes is one act of irresponsibility to steal the spotlight from a huge victory.

When we beat Alabama on Saturday (yep, we are going to shock the world), let’s celebrate like champions – in a fun yet safe way. That way, the players, our great state and University can shine like they deserve.

Have fun and be safe this weekend and, of course, let’s go Mountaineers. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Officials say Joan Rivers was rushed to the hospital NEW YORK (AP) — Joan Rivers is in a New York City hospital Thursday after she was rushed from a doctor’s office when she went into cardiac arrest, police and hospital officials said.

The 81-year-old comedian’s condition wasn’t immediately known.

“This morning, Joan Rivers was taken to The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, where she is being attended to. Her family wants to thank everybody for their outpouring of love and support,” said Sid Dinsay, a spokesman for Mount Sinai Hospital. “We will provide an update on her condition as it becomes available.”

New York City police officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to publicly name Rivers, said she was taken to the hospital just after 9:30 a.m.

Thursday.

Rivers’ representatives didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

The entertainer has logged a half-century in show business and gave rise to red carpet commentary and the snarky criticism that often accompanies it. Her signature red carpet query: “Who are you wearing?”

She continues to maintain a busy schedule, and was to perform a show Friday at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey. That show was postponed because of her hospitalization.

Rivers spoke at an employee event at Time Inc. in New York on Wednesday night and appeared healthy, practically jogging when she walked in to take her seat, said Shira Blum, an online project manager.

“She seemed totally healthy,” Blum said. “She

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was very energetic, hilarious, funny. And it was such a shock, a surprise to hear the news this morning.”

Rivers took questions and said she wakes up ev-

ery morning and “is thankful that everything works,” Blum said.

The host of “Fashion Police” on E! network, Rivers also presides over an on-

line talk show, “In Bed With Joan” and co-stars with her daughter, Melissa, on the WEtv reality show, “Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?”

Her latest book, “Diary of

a Mad Diva,” was released this summer.

In 2009, Rivers emerged as the winner of NBC’s “The Celebrity Apprentice.” A documentary, “Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work,” premiered in theaters in 2010.

A native of New York, Rivers originally entered show business with the dream of a theatrical career, but comedy became a way to pay the bills while she auditioned for acting roles.

“Somebody said, `You can make six dollars standing up in a club,’” she told The Associated Press in 2013, “and I said, `Here I go!’ It was better than typing all day.”

After proving herself in comedy clubs as a rarity a woman comedian - Rivers was a smash on her first booking on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” in 1965. “God, you’re funny,” Carson told her.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Two homeless men accused of killing a concert violinist during a robbery in her rural home were ordered held without bail Thursday after a prosecutor detailed how the 61-year-old musician was shot twice and stabbed after opening her door to let them use her phone.

“They obviously preyed upon her willingness to assist them,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Lynch said in arguing against the release of Jonathan Conklin, 43, and Charles Sanford, 30, pending further proceedings.

Conklin and Sanford have pleaded not guilty to federal charges of carjacking, using a gun during a violent crime and bringing a stolen vehicle across state lines. A Chautauqua County grand jury will consider state murder charges, prosecutors have said.

Two friends found Mary Whitaker’s body Aug. 20 in the attached garage of the Westfield home where she lived during the summer while performing at the Chautauqua Institution, a lakeside arts and intellectual community in western New York.

Sanford and Conklin were arrested two days later in nearby Erie, Pennsylvania, where the victim’s stolen vehicle was recovered and where her credit card had been used hours after her death to purchase a flatscreen television at a WalMart, authorities said. Both men have confessed, Lynch said.

The prosecutor’s account and court documents detail how the suspects, who had met months earlier at an Erie homeless shelter, planned and carried out the robbery. Conklin “wanted to live like a rock star” and needed money to buy drugs, Sanford told investigators, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit filed in support of the criminal charges.

Neither Conklin nor Sanford, who both have crim-

inal records, spoke during Thursday’s detention hearing. Sanford’s assigned attorney, Mark Mahoney, said afterward that he had yet to view the police interviews of the suspects recorded after their separate arrests.

“I do understand (Conklin) may be trying to switch the blame onto Mr. Sanford,” Mahoney said. “That’s not surprising. It happens a lot.”

Public defender Kimberly Schechter, who is representing Conklin, did not immediately return a phone message.

In court Thursday, Lynch described how, with Conklin hiding out of sight, Sanford knocked on the door of Whitaker’s ranch-style home about 6:45 a.m. Aug. 20 and asked to use her phone, telling her his vehicle had run out of gas.

Whitaker gave her phone to Sanford, who began dialing.

“With that ruse, it was Mr. Conklin who came out and shot Miss Whitaker in the torso,” Lynch said.

She was shot again in the leg before Sanford dragged her into the garage and joined Conklin in searching Whitaker’s home for valuables, the prosecutor said.

Afterward, “while she was gurgling on her own blood, Mr. Sanford then stabbed Miss Whitaker in the neck,” Lynch said.

The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra had performed its last concert of the season the evening before. During the rest of the year, Whitaker lived in New York City and performed with the Westchester Philharmonic Orchestra and on Broadway shows.

A tribute on the downstate orchestra’s website called her a “true and caring friend and an exquisite artist.”

Sanford was convicted in 2012 of statutory sexual assault. Conklin has four felony convictions, including for burglary, and was wanted for grand larceny at the time of his arrest.

A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Sept. 9.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Maddow’s top producer at MSNBC is the new man in charge on the daytime talk show “The View.”

ABC announced Thursday that Bill Wolff is the new executive producer of “The View,” which begins a new season on Sept. 15. Wolff replaces Bill Geddie, who decided not to stay when ABC said Wolff would be brought in alongside him. Three other behind-the-scenes appointments were made.

ABC’s release also did not mention the show’s inventor, Barbara Walters, who had said when she retired from an on-air role last spring that she would continue working at the show behind the scenes. Walters will be a consultant, but the changes were ABC’s decision, spokeswoman Lauri Hogan said.

More panelists are expected to be named to join Whoopi Goldberg and Rosie O’Donnell.

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“I definitely need to step up and help the team,” Maloney said. “In the Missouri game, we connected more and came out as a team, and we just stepped up and did what we had to do.”

“Kelsie definitely was somebody that really stepped up as a leader,” Izzo-Brown said. “She took it upon herself to do her job and do it well. I was really proud that Kelsie stood up and finished those opportunities.”

Maloney’s performance at the Penn State Invitational earned her the title of Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week.

Izzo-Brown said she and her players are excited to be playing in Morgantown again. She said she believes the fans will be treated to an excellent matchup.

“I think it’s really exciting for our fans to have that quality of team come in,” she said. “I think it’s going to be a really electric 7:30 kick-off (tonight).

“I don’t even know if Duke’s been here for any other sport, but I think we’re going to (allow) the community to see a great Duke team.”

West Virginia and Duke will kick it off at 7:30 tonight at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

Finally, it’s here.

After months of all the hype entering the 2014 season, the time has come for the Mountaineers to show what they’re really made of – or not made of – as one day remains until the start of the season for WVU in the 2014 ChickFil-A Kickoff Game against No.2 Alabama in Atlanta.

Since the start of fall camp, many West Virginia players and coaches have said how much more confidence and chemistry the 2014 Mountaineer squad possesses compared to any of fourth-year head coach Dana Holgorsen’s first three squads.

All of that can be thrown away once game time rolls around, because the only thing that matters to me then is how each player actually performs on the field in the Georgia Dome.

That will be the true test to see just how well the extraordinary chemistry, that so many Mountaineers have said they’ve felt so far, will either pay off or go right down the drain against one of the toughest teams in the country.

Even with the level of competition that the Mountaineers will have to battle through the game, Holgorsen said his entire squad will be ready for the challenge that lies ahead. “(Alabama) has been playing at a very high level here for the last six years, so they’re an outfit that is tough to beat,” Holgorsen said. “Our guys understand that, and look forward to the opportunity to be able to get it on Saturday.”

Well, yes, of course Holgorsen’s squad is looking forward to playing in a nationally televised game that has the hype of some bowl games.

But will the excitement, chemistry and the “continuity” that Holgorsen has talked about all camp be enough to withstand the massive men across the board for ‘Bama?

For me, the answer is no.

Alabama has options that West Virginia doesn’t have.

Between the Tide’s three massive running backs in T.J. Yeldon, Derrick Henry and Kenyan Drake, a new offensive coordinator who wants nothing more than to prove he still has what it takes to be part of a championship-caliber team and a head coach who may just be the best there is in the business, Alabama is outfitted for a championship run.

Then there’s the one aspect which may point in the Mountaineers’ favor: The uncertainty with Alabama’s signal caller. Right now, and essentially up until game time, Saban said he does not intend on naming a starter between redshirt senior Blake Sims and junior Jake Coker.

However, WVU defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Tony Gibson said this isn’t an advantage at all for WVU, it only adds more challenges with having to prepare for two QB’s instead of one.

“The number one thing we have to do is make sure that we’re ready as a defense to run our package,” he said.

“That’s the key to all of it right now.

“We have to prepare for a lot of different things, (especially with) Blake Sims (being) a little more athletic than Jake Coker.”

But, that’s not all. Perhaps ‘Bama’s most lethal weapon that can be used against the Mountaineers is the Tide’s top-five caliber defense this season.

On top of WVU’s offensive line having to do their job of protecting their quarterback, those roles will have to be heighted with redshirt senior starting quarterback Clint Trickett coming off of shoulder surgery in the spring and Trickett acknowledging this week that he has yet to be hit since coming back.

All it takes is one blow, and West Virginia may be out of this game sooner than the loyal Mountaineer Nation would like to believe.

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West Virignia, led by safety Karl Joseph (No. 8), takes the field during the season opener against Georgia State in 2013.

Holgorsen, WVU hoping to begin 2014 on a high note in Atlanta against ‘Bama by dillon durst sports writer @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia will face No. 2 Alabama Saturday in the annual Chik-fil-A Kickoff Game at 3:30 p.m., in Atlanta’s Georgia Dome.

In the two teams’ first ever meeting, West Virginia enters the game with a lot to prove.

Despite being 26-point underdogs, the Mountaineers feature a bevy of talented playmakers and veteran leaders on both sides of the ball.

Redshirt senior quarterback Clint Trickett has been handed the keys to the offense with a plethora of talent surrounding him.

West Virginia offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson said Trickett’s football IQ is off the charts, making

him an ideal candidate to manage the game and allow the playmakers around him to do their job.

“I believe in him wholeheartedly,” Dawson said.

“I watch him everyday. His mind for the game is extremely high, and so he just has to go out there and play within himself.”

Not only will Trickett have one of the nation’s deepest backfields at his disposal, he also has three proven playmakers in receivers Mario Alford, Kevin White and Daikiel Shorts.

The trio combined for 107 receptions for 1,554 yards and nine touchdowns in 2013.

West Virginia enters Saturday’s contest with a new multischeme defense under first-year defensive coordinator Tony Gibson.

Middle linebacker Nick

Kwiatkoski – the team’s leading tackler in 2013 – will anchor a talented group of linebackers. Wes Tonkery, Brandon Golson, Isaiah Bruce and Edward Muldrow all figure to see significant playing time, as well.

The Mountaineers will run a three-man front on the defensive line against Alabama’s pro-style offense. Coaches have spoken highly of junior nose tackle Kyle Rose, and FCS-transfer Shaquille Riddick looks to be WVU’s next great pass rusher.

Sophomore cornerback Daryl Worley headlines a much improved secondary, while veteran safeties Karl Joseph and K.J. Dillon also return from the 2013 unit. Talented true freshman Dravon Henry will be the starting free safety.

“We kind of forget that

(Henry) is a true freshman because he is a mature kid, and he doesn’t have ups and downs” said West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen.

Alabama enters Saturday’s matchup coming off an 11-2 overall, 7-1 SEC record in 2013, which included consecutive losses to Auburn and Oklahoma to end the season.

Since then, record-setting quarterback AJ McCarron has departed for the NFL and former-USC head coach Lane Kiffin was hired as the offensive coordinator.

McCarron’s successors – at least for this week – will be redshirt senior Blake Sims and junior Jake Coker.

Alabama head coach Nick Saban said he intends to play both quarterbacks Saturday with the majority of

the snaps going to whoever gets the “hot hand.”

Alabama won’t need to rely too heavily on Sims or Coker in its pro-style offense, as the Tide feature three talented backs of their own in T.J. Yeldon, Derrick Henry and Kenyan Drake.

Defensively, Saban said the defensive linemen are more experienced and athletic. In its 3-4 scheme, Alabama is very good at stopping the run with a three-man front.

Saban also said the Tide are thin at linebacker, but the secondary is much more experienced than a year ago.

Dawson said it best: “If you can’t get your guys ready for this one, you have bigger issues you need to worry about.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Women’s Soccer

West Virginia looks forward to home opener by ryan petrovich sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia women’s soccer team will host Duke in their home opener tonight at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

The Mountaineers (1-1) will look to get over the .500 hump, while the Blue Devils (0-2) will be searching for their first win of the season.

West Virginia is coming off a comeback win against Missouri, a game in which the Mountaineers trailed 2-0 but managed to score three goals in the second half to prevail. With a 1-1 record, the Mountaineers are No. 13 in the nation, according to NCAA rankings.

Duke, with a winless record, is off to its shakiest start since 1996. The Blue Devils began the season ranked No. 18, according to NCAA polls, but two straight defeats have knocked them out of the rankings.

In 2013, WVU and Duke played to a 1-1 draw. It created frustration for both squads as multiple opportunities were missed for both teams.

“Either team could have won that game,” said Nikki Izzo-Brown, WVU head coach. “Obviously we got a penalty kick called on us, but it could’ve gone either

WVU players celebrate a goal against TCU in 2013. way. Both teams had op“They have one of the portunities and could have best recruiting classes in the country coming in,” she won.”

Even though the Blue said. “They do have a lot of Devils are struggling early, returners and they graduIzzo-Brown said she is still ated some just like us, but confident Duke will be a they definitely have some of test for her Mountaineers. their lethal attackers back.”

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West Virginia will hope junior forward Kelsie Maloney can continue her success. Maloney scored one goal and had two assists against Missouri, playing a major role in the Mountaineers’ first win of the season.

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mEN’S soccer

WVU opens season against St. John’s

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by kevin hooker sports writer @dailyathenaeum

Following a nine-month hiatus and two exhibition games, the West Virginia men’s soccer team will kick off its 2014 regular season schedule with a home game against St. John’s tonight at 5:30.

“We’re really excited,” said WVU head coach Marlon LeBlanc. “It’ll be a big crowd and beautiful night.

We just have to make sure we’re not overly excited.

We’re just going to try and

relax and enjoy the game.

But these guys are excited after sitting around for almost nine months, waiting to play a game. The energy has been great all preseason.”

LeBlanc and his team will certainly face a tough test in their first go-around of the season. St. John’s, a member of the Big East Conference, has been a dominat program for the last several years. The Red Storm is coming off an 117-2 finish and a second round loss to Virginia in the NCAA tournament in 2013.

Coach Dave Masur is entering his 23rd year of coaching at St. John’s. “(St. John’s) is one of the traditional powerhouses of college soccer. Because of that, they’re one of those teams that has to command your respect,” LeBlanc said.

“They’re always prepared, super fit and super organized. You’re talking about a program that has made 22 of the last 24 NCAA tournaments. They know how to win, they know how to get results. Patience, effort and desire will go a long way toward beating a qual-

ity team like St. John’s.”

WVU finished 1-1 in its two preseason games, including a 2-1 win against the Dayton Flyers. Defenseman Haydon Bennett scored in the seventh minute, and the win was capped with a 74th minute goal by Joey Piatczyc.

Although the Red Storm didn’t generate a ton of points last season, LeBlanc said he expects a high-scoring game.

“The first goal in soccer is always so important. If we can score first, it’ll go a long way,” he said. “But I think

we’ll have to score second and third, as well.

“One of the things about St. John’s is they’re the team that you have to grind out to get a win. But scoring first just relieves a lot of the pressure.”

A win against St. John’s will go a long way for WVU, who is seeking a quality win against a quality program.

WVU lost at St. John’s last year 1-0.

“We haven’t really talked about how important this game is, but our team has so much experience from last year. Therefore, these

big games aren’t big games anymore. I think our players know it because they’ve been through many of them. This is a huge game,” LeBlanc said.

“We’re not going to white wash it and say it’s not. St. John’s will play big schools (who), from an RPI perspective, (are) a top 10-15 team. So a result like this goes a long way not just for us but for our conference. It raises the RPI profile of the entire MAC. We’re trying to carry the flag.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Volleyball

Gold & Blue Player’s Challenge this weekend

By Nicole Curtin Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

The West Virginia University volleyball team will begin its season tonight with its home opener against Brigham Young University.

The Gold & Blue Players Challenge tournament is this weekend at the Coliseum. The Mountaineers will face BYU, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the University of Toledo this weekend.

The Mountaineers are coming off a 20-win season, and head coach Jill Kramer said her team has been se-

riously preparing for this season.

“We are much more attentive to how we are playing the game than anything else,” Kramer said.

“We want to communicate at a very high level, always stick together and have each other’s backs and compete at crunch time. This team has worked very hard throughout the preseason and is still focused on getting better everyday.”

BYU finished the 2013 season with an overall record of 24-7, and a conference record of 15-3. Most of its roster returned with five seniors and three juniors.

Kramer said she is bring-

ing the team in with the same mentality as she would any other.

“We always talk about how every year is a new year, every season we get a new team. The same goes for BYU,” she said. “BYU is a good team and is coached very well. They returned all but two starters, who are replaced by players who are veterans in their program.”

BYU has some physical players on its team, according to Kramer. One was drafted into the WNBA this year, and a couple received All-American honors last season.

“Regardless of what our opponent brings to the table, we stay focused on the

way we play the game and the way we want to represent WVU Volleyball,” Kramer said.

“I think every team is excited to play the first match of the year. It doesn’t matter if you are playing the No. 10 team or No. 200, just get out there and compete with your team and start the journey of a new season.”

The first game tonight will also be the first chance for fans to see who is a part of the Mountaineer starting lineup. Senior defensive specialist Anna Panagiotakopoulos said she and her teammates are ready for the weekend’s games.

“Facing three good teams in two days is going to be

tough, but it will be a great start to the season,” she said.

“Matching up with the No. 9 team in the country to open our season is awesome and gives us a chance to showcase our team’s talent. I think a challenge will be that it’s the first time this specific group of 15 girls are all competing together.”

Kramer said IUPUI and Toledo would also be good opponents for the team to take on.

“We have both Toledo and IUPUI on Saturday, who are also both very well coached,” she said. “Toledo is a regional opponent, so we really like having them on our schedule. We opened at their place last year, so we

are excited to welcome them to Morgantown this year.”

The IUPUI Jaguars finished with a record of 19-14 and a conference record of 11-3 in 2013.

“IUPUI had a great year last season. They won their conference tournament and went to the NCAA tournament,” Kramer said. “They return some key pieces to their lineup, are a great ball control team and run a pretty dynamic offense.”

The Gold & Blue Player’s Challenge starts tonight at 7 at the Coliseum against BYU and continues tomorrow at 2 p.m. against Toledo and 7 p.m. against IUPUI. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Cross Country

WVU eyes success in 2014 by ethan rohrbaugh sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The No. 20 West Virginia University cross country team will begin its 2014 season today at the Lehigh Invitational in Bethlehem, Pa. This will be the seventh straight year the Mountaineers have made the preseason rankings and their highest since 2010.

“I would say this team has the ability to return to the national finals,” said head coach Sean Cleary.

In 2013, Cleary coached West Virginia to the program’s sixth NCAA championship in seven years.

WVU qualified for nationals by capturing a fourthplace finish at the 2013 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region meet and went on to take 24th-place at the 2013 NCAA championships in Terre Haute, Ind. This year’s group, which is returning three All-Region runners, is slotted at No. 3 in the Mid-Atlantic Region preseason rankings.

That finish would be good enough for another trip to the championship race.

“The key to this group is to embrace this challenge and do what is required to emerge collectively as a unit that is willing to sacrifice beyond their individual careers,” Cleary said. “All national class teams do this, and I see no reason why we

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Jillian Forsey and Kelly Williams compete during a race. won’t.”

The Mountaineers will start their season on the very same course at Lehigh University that they began their season on a first a year ago.

Cleary said he always likes the trip to Lehigh because “the course is not overly demanding yet sufficiently challenging over the second half.”

“This is a very young group,” Cleary said. “A group that needs to get experience on this course against this competition.”

That youth combined with the wealth of national

championship experience on the roster gives this team an ability that Cleary said hasn’t existed with previous squads.

“This group has the potential to learn from each other in ways that past teams may not have had,” he said. “I expect them to become interchangeable and be mature enough to know their rolls within the system.”

WVU’s key returners include All-Region runners junior Kelly Williams and sophomore Jillian Forsey.

Two-time All-American senior Kaitlyn Gillespie, soph-

omore Amy Cashin and junior Paige Szabat will also be returning, giving the Mountaineers a deep pool of Championship-class runners.

Of the new members, five come from West Virginia, along with senior Lydia Martinelli, a Morgantown native.

“We have always tried to bring West Virginia ladies into the program,” Cleary said. “(I’m) very proud of this tradition.”

Redshirt freshman Maggie Drazba from St. Marys, W. Va., along with freshmen Millie Paladino and Brynn Harshbarger from Morgantown, are among those expected to have an immediate impact on an already loaded roster. The Mountain State trio held a couple of the state’s high school crosscountry records before enrolling at the University.

“This year’s crop certainly has the ability and determination to go very far in this sport,” Cleary said. “It is my belief that some of these young ladies will eventually become among the most talked about distance runners in program history.”

Today’s 6k race in Bethlehem is slated to begin at 5:30 p.m. and puts WVU up against host school Lehigh, as well as Delaware, DeSales, LIU-Brooklyn, Moravian, Muhlenberg, Scranton andUrsinus. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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da sports staff picks DANA HOLGORSEN QUOTE OF THE WEEK “I don’t really need to say much about our opponent, as far as what they’ve accomplished over the last few years. We’re pretty excited to be in this situation – to be able to play a game of this magnitude. Our guys are thrilled with the opportunity to be able to go down to Atlanta to be able to play in this game. Coach Saban’s body of work speaks for itself.”

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West Virginia vs. No. 2 Alabama No. 4 Oklahoma vs. Louisiana Tech No. 10 Baylor vs. Southern Methodist No. 20 Kansas State vs. Stephen F. Austin No. 12 Georgia vs. No. 16 Clemson No. 13 LSU vs. No. 14 Wisconsin Oklahoma State vs. No. 1 Florida State Navy vs. No. 5 Ohio State No. 6 Auburn vs. Arkansas Virginia vs. No. 7 UCLA LAST WEEK SEASON RECORD

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Freshman Dravon Henry runs down the sideline during WVU’s fall camp.

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Avila’s 2-out hit in 9th lifts Tigers over Yankees

Alex Avila celebrates with teammate J.D. Martinez Thursday.

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DETROIT (AP) — Alex Avila hit an RBI single off the wall in right field with two out in the bottom of the ninth, giving the Detroit Tigers a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday.

A day after David Price gave up nine straight hits, the Tigers sent Kyle Lobstein to the mound for his first major league start.

The rookie performed well, allowing one earned run in six innings.

Then Detroit’s bullpen held off New York until the Tigers scored in the ninth off Shawn Kelley (2-

5). Victor Martinez led off with a double through a shifted infield, then Kelley walked J.D. Martinez before striking out Nick Castellanos and pinch-hitter Torii Hunter.

Avila followed with a drive to right that Ichiro Suzuki couldn’t quite get to. Kelley flung his glove to the ground as soon as Avila connected.

Phil Coke (2-2) got one out for the win.

With two outs in the top of the ninth, Brian McCann hit a long foul ball to right field that nearly ended up being a threerun homer. Coke recovered to strike him out.

Hiroki Kuroda allowed two runs and four hits in seven innings for New York, but he’s still without a victory over the Tigers in his career. He’s beaten baseball’s other 29 teams.

Lobstein allowed four hits and a walk. He did not strike out a batter.

Avila opened the scoring in the second with a sacrifice fly, then Jacoby Ellsbury tied it in the third with an RBI single.

McCann’s RBI groundout in the fourth put New York ahead, and Rajai Davis tied it with a run-scoring single in the fifth.

TRAINER’S ROOM Yankees: RHP Masahiro Tanaka was on the field before the game throwing 49 pitches in a simulated game. Manager Joe Girardi said Tanaka was able to use all his pitches. The Japanese star hasn’t pitched since July 8 because of a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament.

Tigers: RHP Joakim Soria (left oblique strain) threw off flat ground Tuesday and Wednesday and

felt no pain. He is scheduled to throw again Friday at a longer distance. ... RHP Luke Putkonen was scheduled to begin an injury rehabilitation assignment with Class A West Michigan on Thursday night. He has been sidelined since April 19 because of right elbow inflammation.

UP NEXT Yankees: Chris Capuano (1-3) takes the mound Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at Toronto. Mark Buehrle (11-8) starts for the Blue Jays – he is 1-12 lifetime against the Yankees, and has lost his last 10 decisions.

Tigers: Detroit begins a three-day, four-game set in Chicago against the White Sox. Justin Verlander (11-11) pitches Friday against Scott Carroll (5-8).

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Second baseman Brandon Phillips follows through on a swing Thursday.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Billy Hamilton stole his 51st base and the Cincinnati Reds swiped six in all, beating the Chicago Cubs 7-2 Thursday.

Zack Cozart and Todd Frazier each stole twice, and Kristopher Negron added one more.

The Reds stole six times in the first four innings, using six hits and four walks to build a 6-0 lead against Jake Arrieta (7-5).

Cincinnati stole three in a three-run second inning and two in a three-run fourth.

Dylan Axelrod (1-0) pitched five scoreless innings of two-hit ball and struck out eight.

Cubs rookie Jorge Soler

doubled and singled in his second major league game and drove in a run. He homered and singled in his debut on Wednesday.

Hamilton set the tone right away. He drew a leadoff walk in the first and stole second on the next pitch.

Hamilton went 2 for 2 with a double and walked twice. Dee Gordon of the Dodgers began the day leading the majors with 58 steals.

Negron and Cozart each stole and scored in the second. Cozart and Frazier both stole and scored in the fourth.

Cozart had three hits, including a double, and scored three times.

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Reds relievers Pedro Villareal and Logan Ondrusek combined for three perfect innings. The Cubs scored two runs off Jumbo Diaz in the ninth.

TRAINER’S ROOM Cubs: 1B Anthony Rizzo was out of the lineup for the second straight day with tightness in his lower back. Manager Rick Renteria hopes to have him back for the upcoming series in St. Louis.

Reds: RHP Homer Bailey and 1B Joey Votto are progressing at a slow rate. The Reds plan to call up seven to nine players on Monday when rosters expand to 40, according to manager Bryan Price.