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Homecoming king, queen certified

BY TRAVIS CRUM City editor

Homecoming King Omar Wazir and Homecoming Queen Tracy Speilman were certified by the Student Government Association’s Judicial Board Sunday.

The board voted to certify the election after discussing violations filed against three of the 10 candidates. All violations presented were dismissed.

Violations included an alle-

gation of breaking the elections code by sending a University– sponsored e–mail, an allegation of academic dishonesty and a request to examine campaign expenditures for all the candidates.

Candidates Dana Zelder and Kyle Golombos defended themselves against an allegation of using a listserv, or University sponsored e–mail, which is against the Elections Code.

According to the violation filed by Speilman, both Zelder

and Golombos sent an e–mail addressed to “900 Health Sciences Center students.”

“Where does it say that in this code, because I’ve looked at it left and right,” Zelder said.

When she began her campaign, she was given an abbreviated copy of SGA’s Elections Code that did not explain that e– mails could not be sent through a listserv, Zelder said.

Zelder produced the Elections Code she had been given that did not include Appendix 4,

or the list of possible violations.

Zelder admitted to sending the e-mail but said she did not know it was against the code.

“We had no intention of getting people to vote for us,” Golombos said. “I didn’t even know about that e–mail.”

Judicial Board Chair James Bailey moved the board’s vote on the matter to an executive session.

During the session, the board agreed that Zelder and Golombos could not have been held li-

able because they had not been given the complete code. The violations against them were dismissed.

A violation filed on an allegation of academic dishonesty was also discussed and dismissed during the executive session.

Zelder filed the allegation saying Speilman was academically dishonest because she said she was a nursing major instead of a pre–nursing major on her Homecoming application form.

CONNECTICUT 16 | WEST VIRGINIA 13 OT

LAST PLACE LOSERS “Maybe the UConn Huskies rushing the field all around us will linger in their minds so that they won’t have those feelings too much longer while they’re here at West Virginia.”

— Bill Stewart, WVU head coach

Speilman was not in attendance to defend the allegation.

“We feel that it does not rise to the level of academic dishonesty such as lying about your GPA,” said David Dobson, Judicial Board member. “A reasonable student would think that was being academically dishonest.”

The last violation to be discussed and dismissed during executive session was one filed

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Heart Walk raises $50k for charity

BY JOSH COOPER STAFF WRITER

West Virginia University basketball Coach Bob Huggins and WVAQ DJ Eric McGuire shared their stories of heart complication at the 2010 Greater Morgantown Start! Heart Walk on Saturday.

More than 300 people participated in the Heart Walk, which raised more than $50,000 for the American Heart Association, said Kevin Pauley, AHA communications director.

The event raised $20,000 more this year than it did in 2009 with the proceeds directly benefitting WVU Hospitals and the WVU Heart Institute, he said.

“It’s helping people in your own community survive,” Pauley said.

The top five walkers at the Heart Walk received a basketball signed by Huggins and the WVU men’s basketball team. Everyone who raised more than $500 received an autographed photo of Huggins.

Huggins was named this year’s co–chair of the event along with Robert Beto, Huggins’ cardiologist at the WVU Heart Institute. McGuire was also named this year’s honorary chair.

This was Huggins’ first year at the event and the coach’s presence helped generate more excitement and revenue than last year’s event,

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Pumpkin Drop workers inspect a pumpkin after it lands. One worker gives the thumbs-down, signaling the pumpkin was not intact. chelsi baker/the daily athenaeum

A West Virginia player crouches with his hands on his head as UConn players and fans celebrate their first-ever victory over West Virginia Friday night in Hartford, Conn. UConn won 16-13.

WVU sits in last place in Big East after another loss

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The West Virginia football team didn’t score a touchdown in the final three quarters for the second-straight week. That led to a second-straight loss. It was the first-ever loss to Connecticut for the Mountaineers.

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West Virginia running back Noel Devine falls to the turf at Rentschler Field during the Mountaineers’ loss to UConn.

West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart has a press conference today.

Check out what the Mountaineers’ third-year head coach has to say online, as The Daily Athenaeum does not print on Election Day. We’ll have additional coverage throughout the week, as well.

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More than 160 pumpkins dropped from 11 stories

By Codi Yeager correspondent

Hundreds of participants weathered the cold Friday to watch pumpkins dropped from the roof of the Engineering Sciences Building at West Virginia University as part of the 23rd annual Pumpkin Drop contest.

“This was one of the largest contests we have had,” said Pat Goldie, one of the event’s coordinators. “We had over 1,000 students and staff participate from all over West Virginia. It was cold, but everyone stuck around.”

The contest, which was sponsored by the WVU student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, challenged teams to create a contraption that would help a pumpkin survive an 11-story drop onto a target. More than 160 pumpkins took the plunge.

This year’s victors were Sami Kanj and Sebastion Bravo of Suncrest Middle School. Their pumpkin not only survived, but landed within

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WOMEN ON TO THE SEMIS With a 1-0 victory over Rutgers Sunday, the West Virginia women’s soccer team advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Tournament.

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Skiing, snowboarding competition brings early snow to Morgantown

BY GINA DAMATO CORRESPONDENT

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Morgantown caught an early glimpse of winter this weekend with the “Motown Throwdown Race Jam.” The fourth annual competition took place Saturday, bringing out skiers and snowboarders who competed for a chance to win cash prizes.

“It went really well this year. It was the most attended event we’ve had,” said Andrew Walker, event coordinator and manager at Pathfinder of West Virginia.

The competition featured an 80-foot ramp on which the 40 professional snowboarders and skiers from all over the country performed tricks, he said.

The top snowboarder and skier each received a $1,000 cash prize, Walker said.

First place in the snowboarding category went to Shaun Murphy, and first place in the skiing category went to Brandon Stark, he said.

Watch video of performances at Motown Throwdown at www. daonline.com.

The competition also featured a 30-foot stage and more than 10,000 pounds of snow.

“It was really impressive to see so much imitation snow laid out on High Street,” said Marty Byrne, a Morgantown resident. “The setup they have here is unreal and the snowboarders are really talented.”

The snow was donated by BOPARC Morgantown Ice Arena. The bottom of High Street was blocked off for the event.

The city of Morgantown, the fire department, the police department, city manager’s office and city engineer’s office, in addition to 20 volunteers, helped the event, Walker said.

This year’s event was spon-

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A snowboarder does a trick for the judges during the “Motown Throwdown” on High Street Saturday evening. sored by Pathfinder, Oakley and Skullcandy, he said.

Red Bull was also present and handed out free cans of Red Bull energy drinks to spectators at the competition.

Local DJ Sean Nice and Mix Master Mike mixed music as spectators cheered on the competitors.

“The live DJ was a great

addition to the event,” said Matt Korduner, a junior general studies major. “Everyone is out here dancing in their costumes and having a great time.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Travis Crum contributed to this article.

Turkish dinner celebrates democratic revolution

BY Melissa Candolfi STAFF WRITER

Students and faculty gathered Saturday at West Virginia University with a traditional Turkish meal and music to celebrate the Republic of Turkey.

Oct. 29 is the official holiday for Republic Day, the celebration of the democratic revolution for the Republic of Turkey.

The Turkish Student Association at WVU hosted a dinner Saturday for students to come together to celebrate their culture and one of the most important holidays for their country.

Ilgin Paker, graduate nutrition and food science major, said it is important to bring family and students together to en-

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“When you’ve had someone who’s been personally affected, it really helps reach the audience and puts everything into perspective,” he said.

Members of the WVU men’s and women’s basketball teams were also present at the event.

Huggins said he was happy to be a part of the event and spoke about the importance of taking care of yourself.

“I think there’s so many peo-

joy in other students’ cultures.

“With the food and music and other Turkish students around, it makes it feel like home,” Paker said.

There were approximately 75 people in attendance throughout the celebration, she said.

“People from the community came, students came,” Paker said. “People who are Turkish want to celebrate this day, and people who aren’t want to learn about it.”

Paker said when she talks to her other Turkish friends, she informs them of how supportive the University is with different cultures. She said she has inspired her friends to come to WVU. “We have been celebratple afflicted with heart disease, and awareness needs to be risen,” he said. “If you listen to the signs and you adhere to them, your chances of having a fatal incident aren’t nearly as great.”

The walk also included a Zumba demonstration, in which the majority of the audience participated.

The Heart Walk has been going on for about 10 years and the AHA plans to continue the event, especially after this year’s success, Pauley said. joshua.cooper@mail.wvu.edu

ing this since primary school; most schools in the U.S. do not do that,” Paker said. “So when Turkish students see how involved the University is, they want to come here and enjoy their culture.”

Alper Yikici, a graduate civil engineering student, said he was thankful for WVU to provide an opportunity for Turkish students to get together.

“For Turkish families who are born and raised here, it is important to have gatherings like this,” Yikici said. “In American schools, they do not celebrate it or learn about it.”

He said he believes when WVU does get involved with other cultures and students from other countries, it bene-

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According to the complaint, Wazir overspent on his budget. All the campaign expenditures needed to be examined, the complaint stated.

SGA’s Attorney General Matt Gutta said the elections chairs examined all the expenditures, and no candidate went over the allotted $750 budget.

“We have to rely on SGA’s

fits both sides.

“It is promotional for WVU,” Yikici said. “People like seeing that a school cares about their culture and beliefs, that’s what will help them make a decision.”

The dinner was an opportunity for people who know about the Turkish culture to enjoy it, and people who wanted to learn, Yikici said.

“With the American students and Turkish students here together, it gives them a chance to understand,” Yikici said, “Food is very important to our culture, other people get to see that and see it’s a huge part of our culture.” melissa.candolfi@mail.wvu.edu

investigation,” Dobson said.

Other violations dismissed include one filed by candidates Taylor Richmond and Moraes. The violation said their banners were ripped down.

The board said the violation did not list a violator, and it was dismissed.

A duplicate violation filed

by Richmond said his banner was removed from the Mountainlair. The violation was dismissed because it did not list a violator. travis.crum@mail.wvu.edu

Monday November 1, 2010

Veterans join community to fix school playground

BY TRAVIS CRUM CITY EDITOR

Members of the student group Veterans of West Virginia University joined together with the local community to refurbish the Mountainview Elementary School playground Saturday.

A group of approximately 20 veterans worked alongside about 20 members of the local community to paint playground lines, pick up trash and break down old picnic tables as part of their community outreach, said Steven Ernst, president of Veterans of WVU. “(The school) was really happy that we could come out to help them,” he said. “They were thrilled because we were there for a lot of the heavier work, like breaking down the picnic tables.”

The group worked for about three hours remodeling the playground, which included repainting a sidewalk mural of the United States, Ernst said.

The idea for the student group to help the school came from member Candice Matelski, a senior human resources and education major.

Matelski, who has a 5–year– old son who attends kindergarten at the Mountainview El-

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They were followed by “The Pumpkings” team from the Morgantown Learning Academy, whose pumpkin landed three feet and seven inches from the target.

Third place went to team “Skittle Ninjas” from Doddridge County Middle School. Their pumpkin landed three feet and 10 inches from the target.

The teams employed a variety of methods to protect their pumpkins.

“This year we are seeing a lot more parachutes,” said Becky Haun, who teaches gifted education classes at Suncrest Middle School.

“But because of the wind, some of our kids are cutting holes in their parachutes so that they will not drift so far.”

The wind posed a problem for some of the teams, with many pumpkins being blown far off target. One pumpkin even landed on the walkway leading into the Engineering Sciences Building, next to the announcer.

“You always have to plan for the weather, or what we would call obstacles of resistance,” said Joanna Patti-Jaworski, a teacher at South Middle School.

This was Patti-Jaworski’s sixth Pumpkin Drop.

“We teach problem solving for the 21st century,” she said.

ementary School, heard the playground needed remodeling during a PTA meeting.

“Veterans of WVU was looking for a community service project and I heard about this,” she said, “I thought it was a perfect match.”

Her group was excited for the suggestion because they enjoy giving back to others, Matelski said.

“We all served our country, and we really want to serve our community,” she said.

Before the group came, the playground was worn, and children couldn’t see the paint marks on the ground, Matelski said.

“It was a combined effort,” she said. “It wasn’t just the vets, it was because of all of us working together.”

Matelski added the community will benefit from the playground as well as the school.

“Everyone from the surrounding neighborhood can benefit from it,” she said. “I’m glad to get everybody together and to see such a success.”

The group plans on supporting the school in the future with more community service activities, Ernst said. travis.crum@mail.wvu.edu

“In terms of relevance, (the Pumpkin Drop) relates to anything that has to be transported.

We look forward to it every year,” she said.

Patti-Jaworski said this year’s contest was more challenging because a change in the rules prohibited any use of hard materials, such as wood, PVC pipe and metal, to create the protective structure.

Left with only soft materials, one team from the Mountain State Academy was inspired by how babies are protected in the womb.

“We used a nylon around the pumpkin and then cooked 10 pounds of organic brown rice to pack around it,” said Jean Jarda, a senior at the Academy. “We cooked the rice so that it would be spongy and take the impact.”

Most teams assembled their Pumpkin Drop structures as close to the event as possible.

“We start designing about Oct. 1,” said Haun. “I have my class look at things like parachute designs and materials, and then they brainstorm lists.

Construction is about a week before (the drop.)”

Suncrest Middle School has high standards in math and science, Haun said, and the Pumpkin Drop is a good exercise.

“I am always looking for an activity like this,” she said.

All proceeds from the Pumpkin Drop’s entry fee went to the Ronald McDonald House. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia 2010 election ballot: November 2 US Senate seat

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Jeff Becker – Constitutional Party

Jeff Becker

zz Reform of the nation’s economy zz “First we need to return to a 1964 vintage constitutional monetary system of silver coinage with only gold and other hard commodity backed United States (not Federal Reserve) notes,” according to Becker’s website. zz Improving the state’s education zz “A well educated and inquisitive public is essential to an informed electorate... however, the federal government has no Constitutional authority to involve itself in public education.” zz Repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. zz For more information, visit www.jeffbecker. us.

State Senate

Jesse johnson – mountain Party

Jesse Johnson

zz Making mountaintop removal mining practices illegal zz “I am 100% against Mountain Top Removal. It destroys nearly half of our nation’s potable drinking water. It’s also ruining our air, ecosystems, property values and personal and community health,” according to Johnson’s website zz Safety in the workplace zz “(Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and (Mine Safety and Health Administration) must have the authority to close dangerous mines and limit delays in enforcing orders and collecting fines.” zz For more information, visit ww.jesse4ussenate. org

Joe manchin – democratic Party

Joe Manchin

zz Opposing Cap and Trade zz “Bringing people together to ensure that coal remains a vital part of our nation’s steps toward energy independence while also creating the technology to burn it cleaner,” according to his website. zz Creating jobs within the state zz “During the past five years, more than 240 companies have either expanded or have located in West Virginia.” zz Creating a Responsible Government zz “The governor has committed more than $1.8 billion toward unfunded pensions and state debt.” zz For more information, visit http://www.joemanchinwv.com

John Raese – Republican Party

John Raese

zz Repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act zz “The new ObamaCare health plan passed by the Democratic congress is expected to employ thousands of new IRS agents to track down Americans for payment of health care taxes,” according to Raese’s website. zz Securing the United States border zz “While the Federal Government is suing the State of Arizona, criminals and drug dealers are pouring over our borders. It is a basic responsibility of the United States Government to protect our borders.” zz For more information, visit http://www.raeseforsenate.org

HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Robert Beach, Democrat

z z Improving biotechnology and the need for a WVU Research Park facility are the most important things for Morgantown. z z www.bob-beachwvsenate. com/.

Cindy Frich, Republican

z z Providing jobs for graduates to remain in the state. z z www.cindyforsenate. com/.

Anthony Barill, Democrat

zz Making sure in-state tuition is not raised within the next two years. It should only be raised for out-of-state students

Stephen Democrat

Lee

Ch a rl e n e Democrat

Fleischauer,

zz Working to continue reform-

Amanda Republican

Kevin Patrick Republican

Jr., on E-Readers such as Amazon’s

M a r s h a l l, zz Not allowing mandatory

zz Reforming the Promise Scholarship and bringing funds Cook, to WVU.

zz Creating more jobs and protecting the state’s resources

Barbara Democrat

ing landlord-tenant laws.

Pasdon,

zz Bringing broadband internet service to Morgantown. Keep funding up for scholarships and tuition low.

mental health screenings.

Kev i n S co t t Republican

Kindle and other hand-held reading devices.

Paul Brown, Independent

Po e, zz Working on global warm-

zz Creating more jobs to avoid having students leaving the state.

Chris Walters, Republican

zz Requiring professors to make their textbooks available

ing, overpopulation and mass extinction.

Tad Britch, Libertarian

zz Moving away from the public education system and embracing a private market for educational needs.

FOR MORE INFORMATION On where to vote, voting registration or the candidates, visit http://www.monongaliacountyclerk.com/index. php?option=com_content &task=view&id=35&Item id=20.

Last in the Big East

Connecticut – 16 West Virginia – 13

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University of Connecticut mascot Jonathan, Quarterback Geno Smith falls during a Husky, greets fans on the field before the Friday’s loss against the University of game Friday.

Connecticut.

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A view of the downtown area from Bushnell Park in Hartford, Conn.

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Cornerback Sidney Glover makes a tackle Wide receiver Tavon Austin is disappointed during Friday’s loss in Hartford. after losing to Connecticut Friday night.

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Cornerback Brandon Hogan squats in disappointment Friday after West Virginia’s 16-13 overtime loss in against the University of Connecticut.

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US Senate endorsement: Gov. Joe Manchin It’s been a hotly contested race to fill the U.S. Senate seat once held by Sen. Robert C. Byrd, as Democrat West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin has faced off against Republican challenger John Raese to complete the final two years of the late senator’s unexpired term.

Both campaigns have resorted to negativity, with millions spent by the candidates and outside influences in order to sway the race in one direction or the other.

Raese, for one, has keyed on the perceived national discontent with the administration of President Barack Obama and the Democrats in control of Congress. Raese has run against Obama, not against Manchin or even for himself.

In doing so, most have a muddled view of the wealthy businessman, his stances on key political points or even his fundamental beliefs. It’s difficult to support someone just because they are against

an administration that, to this point, has been unfairly criticized after taking over in the middle of political upheaval and economic turmoil.

Manchin, on the other hand, has a clear track record of success as the governor of a small state. A Democrat, yes, but one that is different from the national rendition of his party.

He is a charismatic leader fit to replace the legendary Byrd, an eloquent and intimidating figure who helped run

Congress for half a century.

Manchin has helped the state grow and maintain stability at a time when the rest of the nation has mightily struggled. He has helped to fix workers compensation, balanced the state’s budget, promoted West Virginia at a global scale and helped to protect the state’s vital coal industry.

There is no doubt that Manchin has been a successful governor.

Yet, many newspapers

around the state have acknowledged this fact and admitted Manchin’s achievements, only to endorse Raese.

We will not go that route.

Based on Manchin’s accomplishments and Raese’s handling of his campaign, the staff of The Daily Athenaeum believes Manchin will succeed as a senator. Yes, he may be doing it for himself, but he will still help the state of West Virginia along the way.

DA Endorsements US Senate: Gov. Joe Manchin (D) House of Representatives Mike Oliverio (D) WV Senate – 13th District Bob Beach (D) WV House of Delegates – 44th District Barbara Fleischauer (D) Chris Walters (R) Anthony P. “Tony” Barill (D) Charlene Marshall (D) Mon. County Board of Education Junior Taylor

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Pro-lifers should not be afraid to vote for pro-life candidates michael piano columnist

Many who are personally pro-life do not vote prolife publicly, either because they don’t think the state has a right to interfere with such matters or because they believe their vote will be in vain, or a combination of the two.

I begin with a necessary digression. On behalf of prolifers, we are not to judge women who have had abortions, and we ought to think nothing less of them or anyone who is pro-choice.

I know that someone who has taken part in an abortion will at least glean the headline, and it is likely the memory of such events will arise in a scary and unsettling manner, possibly accompanied by regret.

These are feelings I don’t wish on anybody, but good

feelings may be the result of bad feelings. If you find yourself regretful of an abortion, even if only to an extent, know that forgiveness is limitless and through it, you will be liberated.

Every year during the primaries and the general election, we run across the issue of abortion. There has been some alteration of state and federal abortion laws here and there, but things are strikingly similar to the way things were in 1973 when Roe vs.

Wade made abortion legal in every state.

With a net lack of progress, people wonder why pro-lifers relentlessly propagate.

Many with pro-life sentiment, who think abortion is wrong, don’t think the state has the authority to tell a mother what to do.

If one thinks it is wrong to kill an unborn baby, then it’s asinine to think the state has not the obligation to uphold morality and protect fetuses’

rights and lives.

It is the ultimate political lie that legal and state subservience to morality is a polar opposite of freedom.

Rather, morality and freedom’s opposite is slavery – slavery to errors and dangerous desires.

States have the obligation to safeguard our freedoms and rights and protect us from threats, even if those threats are ourselves.

States and societies not built on sound morality but on the numbers of cops, judges and soldiers do not last. If the state cannot protect the weakest of us from death, then what good is it?

Morality need not be dependent on any specific source of divine revelation.

Being pro-life is not dependent on religion; one is not trying to put rosaries on another’s ovaries. If one believes a human life is unjustly being taken away, one doesn’t need religion to tell them it’s

wrong.

It happens to be that religion oftentimes reinforces certain understandings that natural non-religious reasoning can conclude: Murder, abortion, thievery and selling drugs are disastrous.

Being pro-life confides in science, which unlike religion is an empirical and secular side of human understanding. The DNA is present from the first second of conception, which may be moments to days after copulation.

Our DNA largely predestines our personalities, inherent dispositions and therefore our futures.

To deny that DNA signifies the presence of life is biologically absurd. Thus, we cannot deny fetal rights.

People often say the right of the fetus is in conflict with the right of the mother, so either way the issue is settled, someone’s rights are going to be infringed.

That is an ultimate error in

moral thought; one never has a right to interfere with the rights of another. Such an action would not be a right, it would be a wrong – that is why we call them “rights.”

Either the fetus has a right to live or the woman has the right to choose.

Thus it is justified that those with pro-life sentiment vote pro-life. Then one asks, “Is it practical?”

We’ve been listening to the same debate between both sides and still not all that much has changed. Furthermore, these matters almost always wind up in the hands of federal and district judges.

These judges are manifestations of the political will of the executives and statesmen who select them. Abortion is without question one of the biggest factors in selecting and approving judges on the Supreme Court.

Roe vs. Wade hasn’t been overturned since 1973 because we’ve been alternat-

ing between pro-life and pro-choice Congresses and presidents like clockwork.

Pro-lifers asked two years ago, “Why vote for a pro-life president, because there will be a pro-choice Congress?”

Now we have a pro-choice president, and we could say, “Why vote for a pro-life Congress if we have a pro-choice president?” We can play this game forever.

Not much can be worse than more than 1 million confirmed deaths per year, according to the Center for BioEthical Reform.

If the pro-choice candidate advocates a platform that is more conducive to preserving lives, regarding issues such as health, war and nuclear war, then a pro-lifer may be able to make a moral argument to vote for the pro-choicer.

But such dilemmas will be rare.

Those with pro-life sentiment must take their convictions politically and seriously.

It’s past time for University to give Stewart the proverbial boot richard hamilton guest column

West Virginia University head football coach Bill Stewart is 24-11 midway through his third season with the Mountaineers. At first glance, that might seem like a good record.

But when you take into consideration our talent level, resources, facilities, tradition and the Big East Conference, Stewart and his staff have greatly underachieved.

I understand not winning the crystal ball every year, that’s acceptable. Not winning conference titles in this watered-down Big East, however is unacceptable. Bill Stewart has had ample time now to right this ship. He’s gotten the benefit of the doubt for a

long time, but his teams have shown no improvement in two and a half years.

After back-to-back losses to Syracuse and Connecticut, it was made clear just how inept he really is.

Stewart’s tenure has been characterized by undisciplined and uninspired play.

That is ultimately a reflection of the head coach. With the talent we field, our players deserve better coaching.

I feel for seniors such as running back Noel Devine and wide receiver Jock Saunders.

Our players work their hearts out in practice and on the field, only to be led by inept coaching.

As a fan of my beloved Mountaineers, a change is in order. With the right coaching staff, our program is looking at 10-plus win seasons, Big East Conference Titles, BCS bowl games, Top 10 rankings,

Top 25 recruiting classes and much more.

Our team still has talent, so we need to make a change before it’s too late. By firing Coach Stewart at the end of the season, our program will have suffered minimal damage. And by making a good hire, our program can and will return to national prominence.

To all the higher-ups in the athletic department, please take this into consideration, and do the right thing at the end of the football season.

Our players, fans and state deserve better coaching than the product shown on the field.

I encourage students, fans and others to take the same stance and support the firing of head football coach Bill Stewart. If we can unite enough people, we can force AP the administration to make a Coach Bill Stewart encourages his team in a win over South Florida Oct. 14. Many have called for Stewart to be fired in the days after the change. most recent loss to the University of Connecticut, 16-13 Friday.

Thank you from the Pride of West Virginia: Mountaineer Marching Band Andy Grindle Katie demyan guest column

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Members of the Mountaineer Marching Band perform during a time-out at the Sept. 18 game against Maryland.

On behalf of the Mountaineer Marching Band, we would like to give a special thank you to everyone who supported the 2010 Pride Travel Fund campaign.

The private funding, combined with financial support provided by the University and the athletic department, enabled us to travel to WVU’s last away game in Baton Rouge against Louisiana State University.

Along the way, we were able to perform at several high schools in southern West Virginia, taking our show on the road, representing this great state and University.

The Pride did an excellent job of showing Death Valley what a real wall of sound is like.

The halftime show was such an amazing experience.

As the band formed the “Flying WV” and began to march it down the field, we knew this was the moment we all lived for. You could hear the Mountaineer fans cheer with excitement as the band moved into the Simple Gifts circles.

Finally, the band formed the state of West Virginia, and we knew even before we had turned around to take a bow on the band’s behalf that the entire stadium was on its feet.

Moments like that one define why we do what we do.

There is no greater feeling in the world than marching off the field knowing the band had just left everything it had out there.

It was a trip of a lifetime.

There were many awesome performances, so much fun, so many friendships strengthened and so many memories made.

We are very lucky to be a part of the Pride of West Virginia.

Without the generosity of so many alumni and supporters, we just wouldn’t be able to take our 370-plus member band on the road.

We would also like to thank the WVU Foundation for doing such a great job in organizing this effort. It was an honor to represent the University and the state of West Virginia as a whole, and this experience is something none of us will ever forget.

Grindle and Demyan are drum majors in The Pride of West Virginia: Mountaineer Marching Band.

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Mountaineer Idol eliminates 2 in fifth round by jesse tabit A&E writer

After the fifth elimination round Friday, Mountaineer Idol, the West Virginia University student singing competition, has only three singers remaining.

Kasey Jagger, a sophomore forensic science major, and Farah Famouri, a freshman forensic science major, were eliminated from the competition.

Jagger sang “Stop in the Name of Love” by Diana Ross and The Supremes and gave her rendition of “Think of Me”

from “Phantom of the Opera.”

Famouri chose “Baby Love”

by Diana Ross and The Supremes and “On My Own” from “Les Miserables.”

Jagger reflected on the competition and said she had a positive experience.

“I liked spending time with people who share my same passion for singing,” Jagger said.

Host Molly Hott enjoyed the “Broadway” and “Motown” round and thought that the themes were appropriate because each singer got to showcase his or her talent.

The five finalists each sang

Watch more Watch video from the fifth round of Mountaineer Idol on our website at www.thedaonline.com

one song from Motown (classic soul) and one song from a Broadway production.

“Broadway allows singers to show stage presence, while Motown is classic and can be enjoyed by everyone,” Hott said.

Judges for the round included WVU alum Ed Cole, Point Park University Admin-

istrative Coordinator Maryn Shreve, Academic Affairs Administrative Assistant Shirley Robinson, Dadisman Residence Hall Coordinator Samantha Bonacci and celebrity judge Melanie Moore.

Contestants were scored on a scale from one to 10, based on voice, stage performance, song selection and overall performance.

In between performances, judges gave constructive criticism to the contestants. Robinson told contestants to be excited about what you’re doing and choose a song that will complement your voice.

Each of the final three contestants, Dan Whiteman, Chelsea Malone and Amanda Hughart, will choose a song already performed in the competition, a song never performed in the competition and a song chosen by the co-hosts.

The winner of the competition, sponsored by “American Idol” and Coca-Cola, will receive $1,000 and a spot to sing the National Anthem at a WVU men’s basketball game.

Runner-up will receive $750; third place will take home $250. jesse.tabit@mail.wvu.edu

Bare Form exhibit to feature local art

‘ DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE’

By jake potts A&E writer

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Mr. Hyde threatens a civilian who got in his way while walking to his door. Hyde was played by several actors.

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Cole gave insight to the contestants on what he is looking for in the competition. “Stage presence sells it and be confident in your song choice,” Cole said.

As the scores were being tabulated, celebrity judge Moore performed for the audience.

Moore, a native of Morgantown, was the local and regional champion of the 1999 Jimmy Dean True Value Country Showdown.

She said she enjoyed judging and would be happy to return in the future.

The final round of Mountaineer Idol is Nov. 14 at 3 p.m.

NOW ONLINE AT THEDAONLINE.COM Jesse Tabit reviews the WVU production of ‘Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde’ Also check out more photos from the production and tell us what you think.

The Monongalia Arts Center will be hosting the Bare Form exhibit starting Friday.

The exhibit will be featuring the “beauty of the body,” according to the MAC’s Bare Form Prospectus.

The MAC has been hosting the exhibit for the past three years, after executive director Ro Brooks found inspiration in her hometown of Lexington, Ky. “It’s been taking place in Lexington for about 25 years.

It’s a huge show,” said Brooks.

Hoping to attract similar art pieces to the Morgantown area, MAC invites artists from within 200 miles of the Morgantown area.

“Last year, we were happy to have five states represented. We had Maryland, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and West Virginia present,” Brooks said. “In West Virginia, we had artists as far away as Huntington come for the event.”

In the past three years, MAC has seen the popularity and participation of this exhibit increase dramatically.

Starting with not too many pieces, the exhibit has improved to occupying almost the entire Benedum Gallery on the main floor in the Monongalia Arts Center.

With the continuing improvement, Brooks is hoping for the exhibit to eventually take up both floors of the MAC. “The goal is to eventually have the Bare Form exhibit fill both galleries,” Brooks said.

The works used in the gallery span to all elements including photography, pastels, charcoals, watercolor paintings, oil paintings, sculptures and even wood carvings, according to Brooks.

Inviting all artists with an interest in works concerning the human body, the gallery is anticipating entries from artists of all demographics.

Hosting generally artists of older ages, the MAC is hop-

ing to increase entries from the college student population. “We haven’t had a lot of participation from WVU’s Art group, which we would welcome,” Brooks said.

The MAC will be accept works for the exhibit today from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

A maximum of two pieces of work will be accepted from each artist.

All styles of creativity will be accepted for the exhibit and will be displayed in a tasteful style.

No pieces deprecating the human body or pornographic in sense will be accepted for display.

To see more registration requirements, visit www.monartscenter.com.

Artists of all ages and all elements of art will be accepted for the exhibit.

The gallery’s reception will be held Friday evening from 5:30 p.m. through 8 p.m., followed by a display of the artwork from Friday through Nov. 27. jakob.potts@mail.wvu.edu

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to 9 p.m. in the food court of the Mountainlair. Players of all skill levels are invited to come. For more SPRING AWAKENING will be information, e-mail wvuchess@ performed at the Creative Arts Cengmail.com. ter at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available TRADITIONAL KARATE CLASS at the Mountainlair and CAC Box OfFOR SELF-DEFENSE meets at 9 p.m. fices, Ticketmaster.com and by calling in Multipurpose Room A of the Stu304-293-SHOW. dent Recreation Center.

THE WVU EQUESTRIAN TEAM meets in Room 2001 of the AgriculNov. 3 tural Sciences Building. The WestWVU WILDLIFE SOCIETY will ern Equestrian Team will meet at meet at 6 p.m. in Room 308 of Per- 7 p.m. and the English Equestrian cival Hall. Jim Anderson will talk Team will meet at 8 p.m. about the Wildlife Society Certification Program, and there will be Continual a resume workshop with Walter MON GENERAL HOSPITAL needs Veselka. volunteers for the information desk, pre-admission testing, hosNov. 5 pitality cart, mail delivery and gift ZENCLAY will be hosting a pre- shop. For more information, call holiday literary event by hosting Christina Brown at 304-598-1324.

Morgantown authors Diane TaranWELLNESS PROGRAMS on toptini and Ted Webb in the upstairs ics such as nutrition, sexual health gallery at 7 p.m. The event is free and healthy living are provided for and open to the public. interested student groups, organizations or classes by WELL WVU Every Monday Student Wellness and Health ProKAPPA PHI, a Christian wom- motion. For more information, visit en’s service organization, meets at www.well.wvu.edu/wellness.

7 p.m. at Wesley United MethodWELL WVU STUDENT HEALTH is ist Church on the corner of N. High paid for by tuition and fees and is and Willey streets. For more infor- confidential. For appointments or mation, e-mail kappaphi_pi@ho- more information, call 304-293tmail.com or visit www.freewebs. 2311 or visit www.well.edu.wvu/ com/kappaphipi. medical.

AIKIDO FOR BEGINNERS is at 6 NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets p.m. at 160 Fayette St. The first class nightly in the Morgantown and is free, with special rates for WVU Fairmont areas. For more informastudents. For more information, e- tion, call the helpline at 800-766mail var3@cdc.gov.

4442 or visit www.mrscna.org.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION meets at 7:30 p.m. Any issues per- meets daily. For help or a schedtaining to residence halls can be ule, call 304-291-7918. For more inbrought up and discussed at this formation, visit www.aawv.org.

CARITAS HOUSE, a local nonmeeting. For more information, contact Victoria Ball at vball@mix. profit organization serving West Virginians with HIV/AIDS, needs wvu.edu.

RIFLE CLUB meets from 6 p.m. donations of food and personal to 8 p.m. in Room 311 of the Shell care items and volunteers to supBuilding. For more information, port all aspects of the organizacontact Abbey at aheiskel@mix. tion’s activities. For more informawvu.edu or Bob at rdriscol@wvu. tion, call 304-985-0021.

CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING edu.

FREE ENGLISH AS A SECOND SERVICES are provided for free LANGUAGE ADVANCED CONVER- by the Carruth Center for PsychoSATION GROUP meets at 6 p.m. at logical and Psychiatric Services. A the Blue Moose Cafe for conversa- walk-in clinic is offered weekdays tion, friendship and free English from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services inconversation lessons. New friends clude educational, career, individare always welcome. For more in- ual, couples and group counseling. formation, e-mail Erin at mclv_ad- Please visit www.well.wvu.edu to vanced_conversation@yahoo.com. find out more information.

SCOTT’S RUN SETTLEMENT STUDENTS TAKING ACTION NOW: DARFUR meets at 7 p.m. HOUSE, a local outreach organizain the Mountain Room of the tion, needs volunteers for daily proMountainlair. STAND is active in grams and special events. For more planning events to raise money information or to volunteer, conand awareness on the ongoing tact Adrienne Hines at vc_srsh@ genocide in Darfur, Sudan. For hotmail.com or 304-599-5020.

WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILmore information, contact Felicia at fgilber@mix.wvu.edu or DREN needs volunteers. WIC provides education, supplemental 732-674-8357.

FEMINIST MAJORITY LEADER- foods and immunizations for pregSHIP ALLIANCE meets in the Black- nant women and children under 5 water Room of the Mountainlair at years of age. This is an opportunity 7:30 p.m. For more information, e- to earn volunteer hours for class requirements. For more information, mail rsnyder9@mix.wvu.edu.

WVU FENCING CLUB hosts be- contact Michelle Prudnick at 304ginners fencing practice from 7 598-5180 or 304-598-5185.

FREE RAPID HIV TESTING is p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Stansbury Hall Gym. For more information, e-mail available on the first Monday of evwvufencing@gmail.com or visit ery month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at www.fencingclub.studentorgs. the Caritas House office located at 391 Scott Ave. Test results are availwvu.edu.

WVU CLUB TENNIS practices able in 20 minutes and are confifrom 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Ridgeview dential. To make an appointment, Racquet Club. For carpooling, call call 304-293-4117. For more infor304-906-4427. New members are mation, visit www.caritashouse. net. always welcome.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS, a CHESS CLUB meets from 6 p.m.

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United Way agency, is looking for volunteers to become Big Brothers and Big Sisters in its one-onone community-based and schoolbased mentoring programs. To volunteer, contact Sylvia at 304983-2823, ext. 104 or e-mail bigs4kids@yahoo.com.

ROSENBAUM FAMILY HOUSE, which provides a place for adult patients and their families to stay while receiving medical care at WVU, is looking for service organizations to provide dinner for 20 to 40 Family House guests. For more information, call 304-598-6094 or e-mail rfh@wvuh.com.

LITERACY VOLUNTEERS is seeking volunteers for one-on-one tutoring in basic reading and English as a second language. Volunteer tutors will complete tutor training, meet weekly with their adult learners, report volunteer hours quarterly, attend at least two in-service trainings per year, and help with one fundraising event. For more information, call 304-296-3400 or e-mail MCLV2@comcast.net.

CATHOLIC MASS is held at St. John University Parish at 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.

MOUNTAINEER SPAY/NEUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM is an allvolunteer nonprofit that promotes spay/neuter to reduce the number of homeless pets that are euthanized every year. M-SNAP needs new members to help its cause, as does ReTails, a thrift shop located in the Morgantown Mall. For more information, go to www.m-snap. org.

THE CONDOM CARAVAN will be in Room G304 of the Health Sciences Center on Mondays and the Mountainlair on Thursdays from noon to 2 p.m. The caravan sells condoms for 25 cents or five for $1.

INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP is an interdenominational student-led organization that meets weekly on campus.

Everyone is welcome to attend events. For more information, email Daniel at ivcfwvu@yahoo.com or visit the IVCF website at www. wvuiv.org.edu.

THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE meets on the second Monday and fourth Tuesday of every month at noon at Hatfields in the Mountainlair. All students and faculty are invited. For more information, e-mail amy.keesee@mail. wvu.edu.

THE CHEMISTRY LEARNING CENTER, located on the ground floor of the Chemistry Research Laboratories, is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.

THE M-TOWN MPOWERMENT PROJECT, a community-building program run by and geared toward young gay or bisexual men 18 to 29, are creating an environment in the Morgantown community where young men can feel empowered to make a difference in their lives. Mpowerment also focuses on HIV and STD prevention education. For more information, call 304-319-1803.

THE MORGANTOWN FUN FACTORY, a nonprofit organization, is looking for volunteers to work at the Children’s Discovery Museum of West Virginia. For more information, go to www.thefunfactory.org or e-mail CDMofWV@gmail.com.

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year, you will get what you want. The key to your success will be a strong group of supporters who help you back up when you are down.

You have unusual allure and magnetism.

If you are single, you will have to work to maintain this status. So many admirers!

If you are attached, your sweetie finds you unusually appealing and often goes along with your way of thinking. Honor his or her needs, and don’t trample on his or her feelings. VIRGO remains a loyal friend.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHHH Sometimes tossing yourself into a project is nothing less than pure pleasure.

Such is the case today. You efficiently integrate startling new concepts and an overload of new information. Processing everything that is tossed on your plate is never easy, but you do it magnificently.

Tonight: Now, off for some fun!

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHHH Dealing with a partner or a sequence of associates will take dipping into your storehouse of interpersonal relating techniques. Not everyone is easygoing, nor would you want them to be. You admire fire and conviction. Tonight: So what if it is Monday night?

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH Getting yourself untangled from a difficult situation could take a lot. Some of you might simply decide to wage verbal warfare. The immediate results might be effective, but what are the damages?

Tonight: Screen your calls. Take some much-needed personal time.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHHH How you deal with another person and the decisions you make could be colored by a personal matter. You want active communication. Thus you might start a fight or a very animated discussion. Consider taking a class in communicating instead. Tonight: Flow with the moment.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHHH Where others fuss and do all they can to maintain or trim their budget, you tap into your ingenuity. Others will be thrilled by the even better idea that pops out of creative brainstorming. Honor your financial needs. Tonight: Acting as if it is still the weekend.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHHH You can be overly concerned about details, losing sight of the concept you are working with. It is part of the liability of Virgo’s penchant for details. Today, you could choose to do both simultaneously.

Why not give it a shot? Tonight: Whatever makes you smile.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHH You feel an uneasiness that might be difficult to identify. You are unlikely to say anything as you attempt to work through certain issues. The wise Libra will go within and identify the problem before taking any action. Tonight: You might want to chat with a dear friend.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHHH Zero in on what you feel is significant in a meeting. Perhaps shifting others to your type of thinking could be a powerful tool.

Others might express much more of what they are thinking when they can walk in your shoes. Tonight: A meeting could

evolve into a happening.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH You are proud of your leadership abilities.

When you take a stand, many respond.

They often could be very challenging -not so much in disagreement, but challenging your commitment. Good will starts to flow back and forth. Tonight: In the limelight.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHHH Walk away from conventional thinking.

At the same time, dump restrictions you place on your thought process. You want to open up all doors. A friend might be very powerful, identifying many of your preconceived and restrictive thoughts.

Tonight: Go where you can relax.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHHH You value friendship, but what happens when a loved one becomes demanding?

Your commitment is tested. For some of you, this situation could be intolerable.

Relax and think of this person as a friend in need. Suddenly, relating becomes easier. Tonight: A close encounter.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHH You have some very strong ideas that often isolate you from others. Right now, let boundaries melt as you walk with others through their fields of life. You will gain a new respect and understanding for the people you do this exercise with. Tonight: Go with another person’s plans.

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Balanced roster proves worth Loss at Connecticut puts Stewart, again as Silva assists in goal Mountaineers in unfamiliar position by tony dobies

BY BRAD JOYAL

sports editor

SPORTS WRITER

The West Virginia women’s soccer team is out to prove it is something special.

For the fourth-straight season, the team advanced to the Big East Conference semifinals when it beat Rutgers 1-0 Sunday.

Once again, the team proved its roster is well balanced, and at any moment somebody different can step up and make plays.

Throughout a tightly fought first half, the team was looking for answers to provide some sort of light offensively.

“You saw from the get-go how much Rutgers was pressing us in the first half,” said WVU head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown.

“They definitely showed emotion and determination to advance and play in front of their home crowd.”

The Mountaineers struggled to find an offensive identity throughout the first half, and were outshot by Rutgers 5-2 at the break. The team capitalized in the second half, and, although it finished the game with four fewer shots than Rutgers, WVU was able to get the goal it needed.

With a young team, West Virginia has shown all season the different offensive threats that stack the roster. Sunday, the hero was freshman Frances Silva, who played the ball down to the end line and delivered a perfect ball to Blake Miller, who headed it home.

“Silva was brilliant,” IzzoBrown said. “I’m not sure if it was even a mistake on Rutgers part, it was Frances being Frances and Miller finishing that ball.”

The goal marked Miller’s team-best 10th of the season, and couldn’t have come at a more critical time for the junior.

Although the team’s leading

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Continued from page 10 Todman to set up a Dave Teggart 27-yard field goal to clinch Connecticut’s first Big East win of the season.

“It was like a pitch handoff,” Stewart said. “It was unbelievable.”

After scoring 10 points in the first quarter, the Mountaineers had plenty of opportunities to pad their lead. Despite being pinned at its own three-yard line, WVU had marched 63 yards to the Huskies’ 44-yard line with 12:46 left in the game.

But on a carry up the middle, West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith lost a fumble, which was recovered by Connecticut linebacker Lawrence Wilson.

UConn quarterback Zach Frazer hooked up with Kashif Moore on the Huskies’ first play of the following drive for a 40yard pickup. Four plays later, Teggart converted a 26-yard field goal to tie the game 13-13 with 10:48 remaining.

Despite the mistakes, the Mountaineers still converted 414 total yards of offense, compared to the Huskies’ 278 total yards.

“It’s a tough pill to swallow when you realize penalties and turnovers are what killed you,”

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Left to right, West Virginia’s Blake Miller, Caroline Szwed and Megan Mischler celebrate after Miller’s goal during the Mountaineers’ win over Rutgers Sunday. scorer contributed to the gamewinning goal, it was a team effort, which helped the Mountaineers advance to the Big East semifinals.

Despite only being a freshman, Silva has become one of the team’s key offensive threats and has come a long way since her first game, according to Izzo-Brown.

“My confidence has slowly gotten higher as the season has gone on,” Silva said. “I have a lot of confidence right now, when you have defenders stepping back on you because they know you can beat them, it shows respect. I had an assist to help the team win, but it’s ultimately about the team.”

Silva’s display illustrated the freshman has developed

more than just confidence, but has humbled as the season progresses.

“Frances has been playing great,” said senior Megan Mischler. “She needed to get used to the college game. Now she’s really stepping it up and making plays while helping the team win.”

When WVU travels to Piscataway, N.J., to take on Connecticut in the semifinals Friday, the team will be one of the most well-balanced groups among the final four teams remaining.

“This team is focused,” IzzoBrown said. “At the right time of the year, they are focused and ready to beat whatever team is ahead of us.”

said WVU offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen. “There is no magic potion for holding onto the ball.”

With 3:23 left before the half, West Virginia had outgained UConn 231-53 in total yards.

But that was when Connecticut strung together a 12-play, 63-yard drive that ended in a 39-yard Teggart field goal, cutting the WVU lead to 10-3 entering the half.

Connecticut’s success carried into the second half as the Huskies drove 71 yards on 14 plays on their first possession of the second half to tie the game 10-10 on a Todman 24yard touchdown run.

The junior, who entered the game as the nation’s fifth-leading rusher, finished the drive with eight carries for 50 yards and touched the ball on nine of the team’s 14 plays.

Todman finished with 113 yards on a career-high 33 carries.

Before the two scoring drives, Todman had 11 carries for 15 yards while Frazer was 6-for-7 passing.

“We had a nice drive right before the half and when we came into the locker room, I told the guys I wanted to keep up that tempo,” said UConn head coach Randy Edsall.

After stalling on the UConn 35-yard line on its first posses-

sion, the WVU offense wasted no time on its second possession as receiver Brad Starks scored on a 53-yard endaround to put WVU up 7-0 just 4:45 into the game.

On their next possession, the Mountaineers were able to reach the Connecticut 9-yard line, until two-consecutive penalties forced West Virginia to settle for a field goal with 4:03 remaining in the first quarter.

Noel Devine led the Mountaineers with 77 yards on 16 carries while Smith added 73 yards on the ground and finished 22-for-34 for 160 yards through the air.

“It’s an unpleasant feeling,” said West Virginia defensive lineman Chris Neild. “It’s a new and different territory for us.

This has never happened to us.”

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EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — West Virginia coach Bill Stewart emphatically stated after West Virginia’s 16-13 overtime loss to Connecticut on Friday night that he is not worried about the state of the Mountaineers’ program.

“No, I’m just worrying about righting the ship,” Stewart said.

That ship seems to be in deeper water than it was two games ago, when WVU was in the top 20 and looked like the best team in the Big East Conference.

Now, the Mountaineers (53, 1-2) sit with a losing record in the Big East for the first time since 2001 through three games.

In that year, the Mountaineers went 3-8 and 1-6 in the Big East, which still featured Boston College, Miami and Virginia Tech. It was also the last time the Mountaineers did not play in a bowl game. “(I’m) disappointed for our program,” Stewart said. “We had a chance to win it.”

WVU lost to UConn (4-4, 1-2), which was last in the Big East heading into the game and was coming off a 26-0 beating

by Louisville. It was the first loss to the Huskies in the team’s history; the Mountaineers won the previous six meetings.

WVU lost to Syracuse a week earlier. It was the program’s first loss to the Orange since 2001 and first home loss since 2008.

“Maybe the UConn Huskies rushing the field all around us will linger in their minds so that they won’t have those feelings too much longer, while they’re here at West Virginia,” Stewart

dobies

Continued from page 10 and BCS bowls.

Two-straight nine-win seasons, no Big East titles, BCS bowls and 5-3 record in 2010 proves he isn’t getting the job done there, either.

His wins have come against teams WVU was expected to beat outside of the 2008 Fiesta Bowl upset of Oklahoma and last year’s upset of Pitt.

His losses like East Carolina and Colorado in 2008 and Syracuse and UConn in 2010 are inexcusable.

Stewart has also been unable to run a completely clean program. When the news broke about violations inside the program, it wasn’t just about Rodriguez. There were problems under Stewart’s reign, too.

Add in the summer practice shoulder pad incident earlier this year, and it doesn’t look too good from an outsider’s view.

West Virginia’s football program has fallen out of the national spotlight. And, it’s in danger of falling right off the map.

AP

Connecticut’s Dave Teggart, center, celebrates with teammates after kicking the winning field goal in overtime against WVU Friday as West Virginia’s Brandon Hogan walks off the field. said.

West Virginia’s problems have not been consistent this season, either. Despite a top 10 statistical defense, the offense has struggled to score.

The WVU defense hasn’t given up more than 21 points this season, and in the team’s three losses has given up an average of just 18 points. In those losses, the Mountaineers’ offense has averaged 14 points.

Friday, the Mountaineers had a season-low 13 points against the Huskies, which came into the game as the 48th-best scoring defense and 55th-best total defense.

The Huskies were coming off a performance against Louisville in which its defense had given up 26 points in a loss. It gave up 27 points to a struggling Rutgers offense the week before that.

Yet, West Virginia could only manage 13 points against what was statistically the secondworst defense in the Big East.

“It’s something that we can’t control. We control the defense.

They control the offense,” said starting nose tackle Chris Neild.

WVU has two weeks before it plays Cincinnati at home, a team who has beat the Mountaineers in two consecutive years.

“Every loss is a loss. ... It’s a four-game season, and I want the seniors to go out in a great fashion,” Stewart said.

The goal, despite the two league losses, is still to win the Big East. WVU currently sits in last place of the Big East.

“All we wanted to do was lead the league in wins, and we don’t have an opportunity to do that right now,” said offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen. “We have a lot of football left. This football team has won the Big East with a 5-2 record in the past, but you need things to go your way.

“We’ll keep the eye on that prize and see if we can’t win the rest of them.”

In a time of so much unknown with conference realignment and BCS talk, it’s really the worst time to mess around.

WVU now has a choice to make. Will it make a move now before the program continues to fall? Or, will it give Stewart another chance?

If Stewart isn’t worrying about the state of his program, then maybe Athletic Director Oliver Luck should.

Stewart’s seat is warming up.

And for a true West Virginian with as much spirit for the Old Gold and Blue as any fan, it’s sad to see.

Stewart is, without a doubt, one of the few “nice guys” in coaching. If he is to get ousted, it would be devastating for a man who may just be a bit over his head, but one who deserved the chance after that Fiesta Bowl win more than anyone.

The glory period of Stewart’s

interim head coaching victory might just be gone. Fans, and more importantly donors, are starting to tire of the “jut your jaw,” “bow you back,” “respect all fear none” talk.

They’d rather see wins.

Stewart may stay or leave after this season, but one thing’s for sure: The heat is on Stewart and his staff now, as it should be.

To call for Stewart’s job now is too quick to come to a conclusion when WVU still has a chance to win the Big East – even at such a slim margin.

If that miracle doesn’t happen, though, then surely there should be changes at the end of the season, even if it doesn’t come at the top.

WVU can’t keep falling, or it will get too deep to come back up.

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8 | SPORTS

Monday November 1, 2010

cross country

West Virginia finishes fifth at Big East Championship

BY DEREK DENNENY SPORTS WRITER

With a conference stacked with elite talent, West Virginia head cross country coach Sean Cleary would have been satisfied to see his team run its best race possible come conference championship season, regardless of the results.

Not only did the group meet

that goal, it surpassed expectations and took fifth place this past weekend at the Big East Conference Championship in Syracuse, N.Y. “This group certainly maximized its potential,” Cleary said. “There are very few miracles in our sport. A team can suffer misfortune, through injury or sickness, leaving the door open for an upset. We

went into this meet knowing that teams that have not beaten us in years had a shot at us.”

The Mountaineers finished with 149 points.

No. 1 Villanova won the race with 26 points, followed by No. 5 Georgetown (42), No. 8 Syracuse (79) and No. 13 Providence (90).

Transfer-sophmore Kaitlyn Gillespie (21:17) paced WVU

with a 10th place showing, good enough to earn all-Big East honors.

“Katie Gillespie had her best race of the year,” Cleary said.

“From the gun, Katie was in the lead, hammering away to a seven-second lead by the mile.

She knew the pace was too slow and was not going to get caught up in a tactical race.”

Junior Sarah-Anne Brault

(21:46) came in 22nd place for WVU followed by Ahna Lewis (22:19), who finished 33rd overall.

“This team shows the great depth that we have,” Cleary said. “After the catastrophic graduation loss and redshirting of three national-class seniors, for this team to go to the line and exhibit the poise and determination they did was

amazing.”

With the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional approaching on Nov. 13th at State College, Pa., Cleary said the main goal leading into the race will be recovery. Having everyone healthy and well-rested will be pivotal in the team’s success, according to Cleary. derek.denneny@mail.wvu.edu

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volleyball

Mountaineers lose 2 WVU struggles on offense in 1-0 loss to Providence by sebouh majarian sports writer

The West Virginia volleyball team’s Halloween weekend couldn’t have been more frightening, as the team’s Big East Conference Tournament hopes took a big hit as it lost both matches, dropping the team to 10th in the conference.

The Mountaineers have now lost four-straight games and have struggled on the road where it is 2-9 this year.

West Virginia became the ninth-straight victim to fall to Marquette (17-7, 8-2), and Syracuse (22-6, 4-6) leapfrogged the Mountaineers in the conference standings with their five-set win.

West Virginia was swept by its match against the Golden Eagles (25-16, 25-20, and 2513). Senior Abby Norman had a team-high eight kills and junior Kari Post dished out 24 assists in the losing effort.

The two were clicking in the first set, as Post dished out 12 assists, six of which resulted in a Norman kill. Though they had 15 kills in the set, the Mountaineers only had a hitting percentage of .171. The team committed all eight of its errors in the set after the score was tied 6-6, part of a 19-10 Marquette run.

Ciara Jones would record nine of the Golden Eagles 18

kills, as they finished the second set with a .378 team hitting percentage.

The Mountaineers faltered in the final set as they had four kills and 11 errors. Marquette didn’t trail in the set.

Heading into their game with Marquette, the Mountaineers averaged 18.49 digs per set, good for fifth in the nation. However, the team would only record 25 against the Golden Eagles.

West Virginia is now 1-2 in five set matches, as it lost its final road game in a thrilling but disappointing 3-2 loss to Syracuse (18-25, 25-17, 25-21, 21-25, 15-10).

The Mountaineers came out hungry, going on a 7-0 run early to take the lead. They would win the set.

The Orange would respond to win the second and third sets.

West Virginia took a 17-16 fourth-set lead, before two kills from Evans and a service ace from Russo would cap a 8-4 WVU run to end the set.

Syracuse defended their home court in the final set with a 15-10 win.

Only the top eight teams advance to the Big East Tournament later this month, and the team now trails Seton Hall and Syracuse for the final spot. sebouh.majarian@mail.wvu.edu

rowing

Three boats finish in top 10

BY DEREK DENNENY SPORTS WRITER

The West Virginia rowing team had three boats finish in the top 10 this weekend at the Head of the Schuylkill in Philadelphia.

Both of the team’s entries in the open four event finished in the top seven.

WVU head coach Jimmy King could not be reached for comment.

The Mountaineers “A” boat – which consisted of Hilary Meale, Rachelle Purych, Jenelle Spencer and coxswain Sarah Cartwright – finished fifth, crossing the finish line at 17:00.54.

The “B” boat, led by coxswain Morgan Leach, and rowers Daniele Widecrantz,

Jessica Kelly, Alita Meyers and Karen Verwey finished eight seconds later in seventh place.

In the open eight division, WVU’s “A” boat also finished seventh with a time of 15:51.53. The “A” boat was led by Purych, Kelly, Courtney Schrand, Karen Verwey, Jeannine McCarty, Rachel Viglianco, Alita Myers and Shannon Gribbons, along with coxswain Anastasia DuPont.

The Mountaineers’ “B” boat had a last-place showing, finishing with a time of 17:40.53.

The team will be back in action again next weekend as it travels to Fairfax Station, Va., on Nov. 6 to compete in the Head of the Occoquan. derek.denneny@mail.wvu.edu

Mountaineers finish fourth in Blue Division of Big East

by Michael Carvelli Sports Writer

The West Virginia men’s soccer team fell 1-0 at Providence in the Mountaineers’ final regular season game.

The Friars (9-5-2) picked up the game-winning goal in the 41st minute when Matt Marcin took a cross from Daniel Fabian into the box and headed it into the right side of the net, just past West Virginia keeper Zach Johnson, for the team-leading fifth goal of the season.

WVU head coach Marlon LeBlanc could not be reached to comment on the game. The Mountaineers (9-6-2) had plenty of scoring opportunities, however.

West Virginia finish the regular season in fourth place in the Blue Division of the Big East Conference. It will face No. 5 seed from the Red Division South Florida Wednesday at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

The first came just six minutes into the contest when sophomore Peabo Doue had a one-on-one run with Jhojan Obando, the Providence goalkeeper, but wasn’t able to convert.

Almost 20 minutes later,

West Virginia had its next good scoring chance when Allan Flott took a shot from about 20 yards away that Obando was able to deflect over the net to keep the game tied at 0-0.

After scoring the goal late in the first half of the game, it took Providence until the 71st minute of the game to have another good chance to score.

Giuseppe Guerriero took a shot that looked to be heading into the lower right side of the net that Johnson was able to get to and punch out to save WVU from falling behind 2-0.

Immediately after the save, senior defender Dan Hagey started a run and took a shot from about 25 yards away, but

a Friar defender was able to step in front of it to turn WVU’s last chance of the game away.

The Mountaineers outshot Providence 9-5 in the game and were called for 23 fouls.

Peabo Doue, Shadow Sebele and Dan Hagey all took two shots in the game, and Zach Johnson made two saves to become West Virginia University’s all-time leader in minutes played.

Marcin and Obando led the way for the Friars. Marcin’s goal in the first half was one of his three shots in the contest and Obando picked up four saves en route to his fifth shutout of the 2010 season. james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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Notre Dame QB Crist has season-ending surgery SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The losses and injuries are mounting in what is turning into a miserable and emotional first season at Notre Dame for coach Brian Kelly.

His decision making is also being questioned after a home field loss to Tulsa puts the Irish’s chances for a bowl game in jeopardy.

After a bye this week, Notre Dame (4-5) will play its final three games without quarterback Dayne Crist, who underwent surgery Sunday morning to reattach a torn patellar tendon in his left knee after being hurt Saturday in the 28-27 loss to the Golden Hurricane.

And leading rusher Armando Allen, who has torn cartilage in his hip, could also have surgery. His career at Notre Dame is over.

Notre Dame was moving into position for a field goal Saturday in the closing seconds but instead of centering the ball for place-kicker David Ruffer, who is perfect in 18 attempts in his career, freshman quarterback Tommy Rees threw to the end zone for Michael Floyd.

Tulsa’s John Flanders intercepted with 36 seconds to go, sealing the Golden Hurricane’s victory.

“When you’re the head coach and the play caller it’s all in one.

Over my career I have not second guessed my play calling. You always look at the execution and whether the player was in a position to execute it,” Kelly said Sunday.

“Did we do enough to make sure that play could get executed?”

Rees had already thrown four TD passes in relief of Crist, who was forced out of the game in the first quarter after he was hit following a 29-yard run.

With the Irish at the Tulsa 19, Rees said he underthrew the ball but was hoping the 6-foot-3 Floyd, who made 11 catches with two TDs, would be able to pull it down.

Instead the 5-foot-10 Flanders did,

Georgia Tech the following week, either.

Shannon said Harris “was doing fine” Sunday, and that doctors had no reservations about him flying with the team from Virginia.

Harris was driven to the turf in the second quarter of Saturday’s loss by Virginia’s John-Kevin Dolce, remaining down for four minutes after a blown pass-blocking assignment. Spencer Whipple filled in until halftime, when Miami made the decision to give Morris his first taste of the college game.

Oregon continues reign at No. 1 spot in polls NEW YORK (AP) — Oregon tightened its grip on the top spot in The Associated Press poll Sunday, while No. 3 Auburn closed the gap on No. 2 Boise State.

In their third consecutive week ap as No. 1, the Ducks reached a new Notre Dame starting quarterback Dayne Crist, 10, flies out of bounds after taking a hit dur- high for first-place votes (49) and ing the first quarter of Notre Dame’s game against Tulsa Saturday. Crist was injured on the points (1,487) from the media play will miss the rest of the season for the Irish. panel after a decisive 53-32 victory at Southern California on Saturgiving Tulsa one of the biggest urday that it was his decision to day night. wins in school history. hold practice outdoors that day. He Boise State received seven firstNow the Irish must win two called the aftermath of the tragedy place votes and 1,403 points after of the final three games to make the most difficult time of his life. four voters switched from the Bronsure they don’t have a losing seaHe’d met with Sullivan’s parents be- cos to the Ducks. son. They play No. 6 Utah at home, fore a Thursday Mass on campus.

Auburn also lost a first-place Army at Yankee Stadium and vote to Oregon. The Tigers got two Southern California on the road.

Miami confirms concussion to votes as No. 1 after beating Missis“Really the target here is to get QB Jacory Harris sippi 51-31, but are now just seven bowl eligible for us. We have no CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — A points behind the Broncos. Boise margin, but it’s still the same goal concussion may keep Miami quar- State beat Louisiana Tech 49-20 on and that is to get this team to a terback Jacory Harris sidelined for Tuesday. bowl game,” Kelly said. The Irish Saturday’s game against Maryland, No. 4 TCU also received two firstneed two wins to be bowl eligiand the Hurricanes are already get- place votes. Idle Alabama moved ble. A 6-6 finish would match last ting Stephen Morris ready to take up a spot to No. 5 and unbeaten year’s record that cost Charlie Weis over as their starter.

Utah climbed to two places to his job.

Harris was knocked out of Misixth.

The Tulsa defeat came three ami’s 24-19 loss to Virginia in the The Utes host the Horned Frogs days after Notre Dame student vid- second quarter. Morris – who in the first game in Mountain West eographer Declan Sullivan was came into that game as a fourthConference history to match topkilled when the tower from which string redshirt candidate – played 10 teams. he was filming practice fell during a the second half and accounted for The rest of the top 10 is Wiswindy day. three touchdowns in the final 10½ consin, Ohio State, Nebraska and Kelly said after the game Satminutes as the Hurricanes nearly Stanford. rallied from a 24-0 deficit.

“Jacory won’t play until our Connecticut’s Sio Moore named medical staff sees fit that he’s ready national defensive player of the to go,” Miami coach Randy Shanweek non said.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — ConHarris has not been ruled out for necticut linebacker Sio Moore was this week, though Shannon has al- nmaed the Walter Camp Footready said Morris is the starter-inball Foundation national defenwaiting. Miami resumes practice sive player of the week after his Tuesday, when Morris is expected 17-tackle performance against to take the bulk of the snaps. And West Virginia. The Huskies, led by there’s no guarantee that Harris – Moore on defense, beat the Mounif he is ruled out for the Maryland taineers 16-13 in overtime Friday. game – would be ready to face It’s the second-straight week a defensive player against West Virginia has won the national defensive player of the week honor. Last week, Syracuse linebacker Doug Hogue received the honor in the Don’t just go to the movies, GO HOLLYWOOD! win over WVU. STADIUM 12 Nebraska’s Roy Helu Jr. has been University Town Centre (Behind Target) named national offensive player of Morgantown • (304) 598-FILM the week after running for a school$6.00 $5.75 Bargain Matinees - All Shows Before 6PM record 307 yards and three touchd$6.50 $6.25 Student Admission with Valid I.D. downs in the Cornhuskers’ win over ALL STADIUM SEATING - ALL DIGITAL SOUND FOR Shows Starting Friday ( ) PLAYS FRI. & SAT. ONLY Missouri.

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TERRACE HEIGHTS APARTMENTS 2 bedroom furnished townhouse. $970 plus electric, cable and internet. Please call 304-292-8888. NO PETS permitted.

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$675 $900 $595 $740 $795

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High school diploma, or equivalent, and reliable & legal transportation required. Experience working with the MR/DD population.

Local travel required. Resume & two letters of reference should be directed to: Nicole Birtt, CCIL, 1097 Greenbag Road, Morgantown, WV 26508. EOE/M/F/V/D HELP WANTED: Full or part time position available. Experience with cattle and equipment necessary, beef cattle farm in Bruceton Mills, Preston Co., WV. Send resume/qualifications with contact information to PO Box 187, Bruceton Mills, WV 26525.

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Experience Preferred Adobe InDesign, Photoshop & Flash Apply at 284 Prospect Street Bring Class Schedule EOE THE VARSITY CLUB IS NOW ACCEPTING applications for experienced line cooks to fill day and evening shifts. Higher than average hourly pay. Apply at the Varsity Club, 910 Don Nehlen Drive (next to stadium) from noon to 9:00pm.

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A&E SPORTS

Monday November 1, 2010

TONY DOBIES SPORTS EDITOR

WVU should worry about its football program EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Following West Virginia’s 1613 overtime loss to lowly Connecticut, the Mountaineers’ head coach Bill Stewart said he wasn’t worried about the state of his program.

He should be.

WVU dropped two-straight conference games for the first time since 2004 – a time before the Mountaineers had won two BCS bowl games and established themselves as the Big East Conference’s best program.

In the past two games, Stewart has led WVU on a path of regression all the way back to the years before the program became known for its speed, offense and big-time wins.

Earlier this season, Stewart said he came into his new job in 2008 with a plan – one not everyone agreed with or liked. He admitted few people would sit with him in public during some trying times in 2008, but Stewart wouldn’t waiver.

It’s becoming clearer and clearer the plan he implemented then is not working now. In less than three years, the current coaching staff has taken a program that was a game away from playing for the national title in 2007 and sent it in a time machine seemingly back to the Don Nehlen days.

For some, that’s fine. For others, they know this team is capable of more.

Stewart wanted to tweak the Mountaineers’ offense – the one that averaged nearly 40 points per game in 2007. To do that, he implemented a more balanced attack that utilized more formations.

While that diversity is great if it works, it has hindered WVU throughout 2010. Players are so caught up with formations, assignments, routes and reads that they’re focusing less on fundamental football.

That might just be the main reason WVU has killed itself so much in 2010 with penalties and turnovers.

After the loss to Connecticut Friday, Stewart said the team’s fundamentals were not up to par. From far away, that puts blame on the players. But, to me, that’s on the coaches.

West Virginia works so hard in the spring and summer on the stuff Stewart repeats at nearly every press conference: blocking, tackling, hitting and hustling.

Those aspects are not at the level they need to be for WVU to win a terrible Big East Conference.

Stewart also set WVU’s standards no lower than former head coach Rich Rodriguez. It was all about the Big East title

see dobies on PAGE 7

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10 straight to the semis

see W. SOCCER on PAGE 7

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West Virginia goalkeeper Kerri Butler and Erica Henderson lead the celebration as the Mountaineer women’s soccer team celebrates with fans following Sunday’s 1-0 win over Rutgers at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

Miller’s goal in 54th minute advances women’s soccer into Big East Semifinals

BY BEN GAUGHAN SPORTS WRITER

One goal was all the West Virginia women’s soccer team needed to beat Rutgers 1-0 and advance to the semifinals of the Big East Conference Tournament.

The Mountaineers now have 14 wins on the season and improved their winning streak to 10 games, a new program record. WVU now travels to Piscataway, N.J., for the Big East Semifinals to face Connecticut Friday at 5 p.m.

“When it gets tournament

time, things are tight,” said WVU head coach Nikki IzzoBrown. “But that’s going to come down to one or two finishes, and that’s what we did.”

Both teams played a tough first half defensively, as there were only a combined three shots on goal.

However, WVU ignited the crowd just nine minutes into the second half. Midfielder Bri Rodriguez made a long run down the middle of the field, dribbled past several Rutgers defenders and lobbed a pass to Frances Silva on the right side of the box.

The freshman settled the ball and crossed it over the other side, where Blake Miller was standing wide open for an easy header to score what the eventual game-winning goal.

The goal was Miller’s 10th of the season.

“I knew (the goal) was going to work because we had two runners going near post, so they pulled both the defenders, and I had no one on me back post,” Miller said. “I don’t think the goalie even knew I was there. The hole was open, so when I saw the ball was coming, I was like ‘I have this

one. This one is in.’”

The Mountaineer defense stepped up as they continuously have been on the team’s 10-game win streak, allowing just four shots on goal in the game. Rutgers struggled to get solid scoring chances in WVU’s final third of the field.

Its best chance came with just under 30 minutes remaining. An RU player shot the ball from 25 yards out, forcing goalkeeper Kerri Butler to make a jumping save, sending the ball over the crossbar.

“Our team did a great job of adjusting at halftime, making

some adjustments and finding a way to finish,” Izzo-Brown said. “We knew a shutout was going to happen. Everybody was defending, but our back line was great today. We know it has to be tight, and we know how hard it is to score goals in this conference, so we had to shut them out.”

Four different Mountaineer players had a shot, and Miller and Rodriguez led the team with one shot on target, each.

Miller’s goal was her fifth in as many games played. ben.gaughan@mail.wvu.edu

Turnovers haunt WVU in 16-13 OT loss to UConn

BY BRIAN GAWTHROP ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Robert Sands sat on the field with his head down.

The West Virginia safety looked up at the field goal post, and then moved out of the way – the University of the Connecticut students were rushing the field to celebrate.

For the first time in the history of the series, West Virginia lost to Connecticut 16-13 in overtime Friday at Rentschler Field in Hartford, Conn.

The defeat downs the Mountaineers’ record to 5-3, marking the earliest in the season the program has lost three games since 2003 and the first time WVU has fell to Big East Conference opponents

in back-to-back games since 2004.

“I’m disappointed for our program, losing for the first time to the University of Connecticut,” said WVU head coach Bill Stewart. “Maybe the UConn Huskies’ fans rushing the field around us will linger in their minds.”

West Virginia fell victim to seven turnovers and four penalties, including a holding call on Matt Lindamood on the team’s first play in overtime – a play that otherwise would have resulted in a Jock Sanders 25yard touchdown.

The Mountaineers reached the Connecticut one-yard line on the possession, but after gaining 15 yards on consecutive plays, West Virginia tailback Ryan Clarke fumbled on the UConn one-yard line – the sophomore’s second fumble of the game.

The Huskies handed off four times to running back Jordan

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West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith lies on the field after being tackled during Friday’s 16-13 overtime loss to Connecticut as three Mountaineer offensive linemen look on.