The DA 09-16-2011

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THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

“Little good is accomplished without controversy, and no civic evil is ever defeated without publicity.”

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ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAY

HEADED TO MORGANTOWN

by michael carvelli sports editor

For the first time in its 25-year history, ESPN College GameDay will be coming to Morgantown for a West Virginia football game this weekend. The No. 16 Mountaineers will host No. 2 LSU Saturday at 8 p.m. at Milan Puskar Stadium. It will be nationally televised in primetime on ABC. “This is a tremendous opportunity. It will give us great national exposure and it’s a chance

for the University to be in the national spotlight on a very popular weekly college football show,” said West Virginia Sports Marketing Director Matt Wells. “The impact of that is immeasurable. There’s a lot of benefit to having GameDay in Morgantown.” College GameDay is ESPN’s weekly show that previews all of the big college football games and matchups from across the country. It’s hosted by Chris Fowler and includes analysts like Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Lee Corso, Erin Andrews

and David Pollack. The show begins every Saturday during college football season at 9 a.m. on ESPNU and then continues from 10 a.m. until noon on ESPN. “This is a big deal,” Wells said. “This shows that the national perception of WVU is strong. It shows the respect that the networks have for our team and our fanbase.” The University knew at the beginning of the year that this game could be in contention to have the show come to Mor-

gantown for the LSU game, but there was no official announcement made about it until Sunday morning. “(ESPN) sends a letter to several schools before the season starts saying we were in the pool of candidates (for GameDay). That was the first contact,” Wells said. “As the season progressed and both teams became ranked, additional contacts were made.” Now that it has been made official that College GameDay will

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Why are you excited for ESPN College GameDay? @IamSam304 We finally have a chance to showcase a top-notch program, university, fanbase, and state in front of America. @freshnessWVU Because it will be all eyes on Morgantown as we make our national audition to join the SEC! @thecurseofchris It gives me something to look forward to and helps get through the week of classes.

WVU honors 150 collegiate scholars

WEST VIRGINIA 37 | MARYLAND 31

A PERFECT START

by lydia nuzum

associate city editor

The National Society of Collegiate Scholars recognized 150 West Virginia University freshmen and sophomores for academic excellence at an induction ceremony Sunday in the Mountainlair. NSCS is a non-profit organization that recognizes more than 800,000 high-achieving students nationally in areas of service, scholarship and leadership. The organization offers a variety of academic and philanthropic opportunities to its members, said Katlin Stinespring, vice president of public relations and member recruitment for NSCS. “There are a lot of opportunities for new inductees to learn and grow,” Stinespring said. The organization admits students in the top 20 percent of their class with a minimum of a 3.4 GPA. But, Stinespring said the organization focuses

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University Police teach self-defense classes at Rec by mike atkinson correspondent

Geno Smith threw for a career-high 388 yards and one touchdown in No. 16 West Virginia’s 37-31 win over Maryland in College Park, Md., Saturday.

No. 16 WVU holds on for 37-31 win over Maryland

74° / 62°

WEEKEND SWEEP

INSIDE

The WVU men’s soccer team beat Richmond and Duquesne this weekend. SPORTS PAGE 10

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Junior quarterback Geno Smith became the second player in school history to pass for more than 385 yards while throwing at least 45 passes in the same game. Read more from Saturday’s game in Sports.

SCORING SUMMARY

matt sunday/the daily athenaeum

FIRST QUARTER WVU 0, MD 3 (7:14) Nick Ferrara 25-yard field goal WVU 7, MD 3 (3:02) Vernard Roberts 9-yard TD run WVU 14, MD 3 (1:44) Terence Garvin 37-yard interception return for touchdown SECOND QUARTER WVU 17, MD 3 (13:33) Tyler Bitancurt 35-yard field goal WVU 24, MD 3 (8:15) Andrew Buie 10-yard TD run WVU 24, MD 10 (2:32) Kevin Dorsey 18-yard TD reception

WVU 27, MD 10 (0:00) Tyler Bitancurt 34-yard field goal THIRD QUARTER WVU 34, MD 10 (11:36) Stedman Bailey 34-yard TD reception WVU 34, MD 16 (11:36) Davin Maggett 20-yard run. Twopoint conversion failed. WVU 34, MD 23 (1:20) D.J. Adams 6-yard TD run FOURTH QUARTER WVU 34, MD 31 (10:29) D.J. Adams 2-yard TD run. Two-point conversion successful. WVU 37, MD 31 (4:42) Tyler Bitancurt 21-yard field goal

PHOTOS OF THE GAME

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BEND, DON’T BREAK

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University Police are teaming up with WELL WVU to provide free self-defense classes to West Virginia University students. The Personal Response Options and Tactically Effective Counter Techniques (PROTECT) program is offered exclusively to female students and is designed to prevent sexual assault. The first session of the course was held Sunday at the WVU Rec Center. Classes last about four hours and teach fundamental skills in self-defense and hand-to-hand combat, said Bartley Mayhorn, senior patrolman for University Police and instructor of PROTECT. “I’ve instructed self-defense classes in the past as well. This is a very good program,” Mayhorn said. Mayhorn said the class is dedicated to teaching young women how to defend themselves if they’re ever alone and attacked. Ashley Shimer, a first-year public history graduate student, said she’s been looking forward to taking a course like this for a while. The courses help young women feel more confident and safe when they’re traveling alone, Shimer said.

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The West Virginia defense was able to come up with a late fourth-quarter stop after struggling for much of the second half. SPORTS PAGE 7


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