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Artist Derek Larson, known for his painting, video and installation, will give a presentation. The lecture will take place at the Creative Arts Center at 6 p.m., in Bloch Hall, 200A. The event is free and open to the public.
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FRIDAY The Mountaineer men’s soccer team will host East Tennessee State University at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium at 7 p.m. Tickets are free for current WVU students.
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Students celebrate a West Virginia field goal during the game against Missouri.
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WVU Breaks the Silence
BY TAYLOR AMBROSE CORRESPONDENT
Woodburn Circle was filled with 1,100 backpacks yesterday. Each backpack represented a college student. Each backpack had a story, a life, family and friends behind it. Each backpack represented a life lost to suicide. The nonprofit organization Active Minds brought its “Send Silence Packing” event to Morgantown to raise suicide awareness. “We really just want to start the conversation about mental health,” said Active Minds staff member Sam
Greenhalgh. “Not everyone has a mental illness, but everyone has mental health.” Thousands of students and faculty participated in the event, even if it just meant taking in the scene as they walked to class. Others took their time carefully reading each story presented on the bags. The number was overwhelming. The visual demanded attention. Allison Hayes, WVU HelpWELL program coordinator, brought the event to West Virginia University and believes in the positive impact it will have across campus. “A lot of times we don’t
talk about mental illness or suicide. But, this shows that it is prevalent and worthy of a conversation,” Hayes said. “It’s hard to ignore this visual.” On signs statistics such as, “60 to 80 percent of teens who suffer from depression are untreated,” were displayed around the exhibit. Greenhalgh hopes the take away for students will be getting informed on how to take care of themselves and looking out for friends by knowing the signs and symptoms of anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts. It is relevant to everyone as most people know at least one person with a
mental illness. WVU junior Maddy Wood knew several, having friends who suffered from depression and anxiety. “Knowing that they were so close to being a backpack on Woodburn Circle is overwhelming,” she said. “It’s just heartbreaking. That’s the only word I can use to describe this.” But the goal of Send Silence Packing is to give people who are battling mental illnesses hope. Hope for help and healing. It can all begin with a conversation. “We care very much about our students and this is something that affects so many,” said Joyce McCo-
nnell, WVU provost. “We want to do everything we can to help them feel good about themselves and make them feel free to talk about any negative feelings they are having.” WVU President E. Gordon Gee joined the conversation, too. “The purpose is to make sure teenage suicide and related problems are very high on our priority and not silenced,” Gee said. Clinical director of the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services, T. Anne Hawkins, encourages students to reach out in times of need. “We also hope the event
will promote help-seeking behavior and decrease the stigma sometimes associateed with discussing mental health concerns,” she said. The Carruth Center is located in the Health and Education building on the Evansdale campus across from the Student Rec center, and offers individual, couples, group, drug and alcohol, and educational and career counseling services to students. If you, or someone you know suffers from a mental illness visit well.wvu. edu/ccpps or call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1800-273-TALK.
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Students and faculty that walked through Woodburn circle Tuesday had the chance to remember college students from around the nation that have committed suicide.
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Be proud, be confident and be a Mountaineer BY LENA CAMILLETTI CITY EDITOR
Morris Morrison has a powerful message for current students: Mountaineers really do go first, and he is a prime example. Morrison, a renowned motivational speaker and West Virginia University alum, recently visited Morgantown and spoke at the Kennedy Youth Detention Center to encourage inmates to look forward to their release and what they can make of it, what they can make of their life. His positive energy was infectious and his story humbling. Within minutes it was clear to see why this proud WVU graduate is one of the fastest growing professional
speakers in the country. Morrison’s visit was the first of many as he continues to make it a priority to give back to the Mountaineer community. He truly believes Mountaineers go first, and that’s why he wants to inspire and motivate current students at WVU to grab every opportunity and make it theirs. His Roots Morrison grew up in Fairmont with his adopted family, distant relatives of his father, but he was born in the concrete jungle. “I’m from New York City,” he explained. “My parents died when I was a baby, I didn’t know much about who they were.” He was then moved to Fairmont from NYC to live
with Gwendolyn, who he knew as “grandma,” and her son Chuck, who he knows as “dad.” But by the time Morrison was 16, he was left with no parental guidance. By this time, though he was his own person. He pursued his undergraduate degree at Fairmont State University, and eventually allowed WVU to take him in and teach him what it meant to be a Mountaineer. It was here that he gained the confidence to claim his dream and make it his reality. WVU offered him a place to grow as he pursued his Master’s Degree in Industrial Labor Relations, but it made him reflect on his childhood. He was reminded of a time when that support was not present early in his life.
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“When you don’t have parents telling you ‘I love you’ from an early age, that’s one of the worst things that a child could experience. That’s why when WVU opened its doors to me, it said ‘I love you,’” he paused and smiled, “You’re worthy of being here, you’re worthy of being a mountaineer.” Student Athlete vs. Low Key Hopeless Romantic Morrison played basketball while pursuing his undergraduate degree. A decade ago, he frequented Bent Willey’s and the other bars in town, looked forward to his nights out and his beloved “movie Sundays” with the boys. A recurring factor in his student reality was his insecurity. Going out he chased the girls, playing the classic moves to find company for the night. It was a lifestyle, a chase, a validation he so anxiously wanted to obtain. One day, he made the decision to refocus, reevaluate and retune his reality; to be better, “and within a month I started dating my wife.” Expectation played a key role in his behavior. He was every bit the athlete, the “big man on campus,” if you will. But below that, he was a “hopeless romantic” who lived in the culture that comes with WVU and
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WVU alum Morris Morrison encourages students to make their dream a reality. Morgantown. “I was sick and tired of doing what everyone else does,” he said. “But really I just wanted everyone to come to my house and watch the Notebook.” The expectation of being “the man” held him back from being him, held him back from being the Morris to the Morrison labeled on the back of his basketball jersey. So, his hope for each student is this: Create your own expectation, then exceed it. Your Ability to Make the Connection Morrison wanted to be sure WVU students take at least one crucial thing away from this article: Freshmen, he urged, should know, “Your life is about to be transformed.” WVU wants to propel you forward into your future; it wants to be a support for you, no matter where you come from, no matter whom you are. Seniors, he said, your transformation is nearly
complete—you’re about to begin a new phase of your life, a phase that is in your hands. He emphasized the need for students to take advantage of the tools WVU has provided them—don’t be afraid of your purpose, don’t be intimidated by your power. Your future is entirely up to you—embrace, love and capture it. “You now have everything you need to sit in an interview, connect with someone across the table and show them who you are.” Now, Go Be A Mountaineer “College is an admissions process where, once they let you in, it’s the greatest compliment ever,” he said. An acceptance and offer to attend WVU is a reminder. You’re worth it, you’re valuable. “Now do whatever you have to do to convince yourself of that, and then go tell the rest of the world who you are, and make sure they know how proud you are to be a
Mountaineer.”
WEDNESDAY SEPT. 7, 2016
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OPINION
Supporting Colin Kaepernick’s Stand is Non-Negotiable BY ALEX WEIDMAN CORRESPONDENT
On August 26, the Green Bay Packers beat the San Francisco 49ers in an NFL pre-season game. The game was overshadowed by what happened before it started. Colin Kaepernick, the 49ers starting quarterback refused to stand for the National Anthem. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick said. This statement has triggered a scandal. Almost everyone, even non-football fans have expressed an opinion on Kaepernick’s protest, with few supporting him. Some people who have expressed their opinions publically on social media, don’t believe that widespread oppression of African Americans still exists. But more frustrating are those who say they agree with his message but criticize his protest. Attacking Kaepernick’s actions means only one thing: you support social inequality. Critics of Kaepernick cite his actions as a “distraction” to his teammates and are therefore unfair. Kaepernick’s response? “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way.” The irony is that people in his position, high profile athletes, are constantly heckled both to speak out or to
stay quiet depending on their message. When we like their messages, suddenly “sports” becomes less serious, more like games, and athletes are praised for using their platform and celebrity status to bring awareness to important causes. When those issues become uncomfortable, “sports” gets serious. Too valuable to be messed with or criticized. We say things like “he should stick to football; it’s what he gets paid for.” A very common argument is that Kaepernick is disrespecting the military, as well as those who served. This argument is ironic. Kaepernick is using the exact freedom that our military fights for to stage his protest. But these are just side issues that are being used to undermine the speaker and ignore what he or she is saying. This has become the usual response by America when confronted with a black voice. In order to avoid uncomfortable conversations about race, some are willing to brush off Kaepernick, the messenger, before ever having to deal with his message. All because he didn’t stand for the anthem. His actions have overshadowed his message. You simply cannot condemn Kaepernick’s action while agreeing with his message. Focusing on the action renders the message invisible and easy to ignore. The voice, what is being said, that’s what’s most important. It’s even a voice we should
immediately recognize. This is the voice of those we love to proclaim as our heroes. This is the voice of Lebron and Wade and Melo and CP3 at the ESPYs. This is the voice that came from Muhammad Ali. This is the voice that comes from Serena Williams. This is the voice of Jim Brown and Hank Aaron and Jackie Robinson. This is the voice we heard in the 60s, from King and Malcolm. This is the voice we heard from the GIs returning home from Europe and Asia to a country that yet and still wouldn’t accept them as equal men. This is the same voice as those who lived through the Civil War and Reconstruction This is the voice of those who had to preach from chains. This voice is an echo. It’s an echo that has reverberated up through America’s very founding, all the way to present day. Some of us don’t believe this voice should still exist. Yet we are reminded almost every day of its importance. Not only by recent events in places like Ferguson and Baltimore, but also in places like Flint, Mich. It is a voice demanding to be heard, as urgently as ever. We must open our ears to the message, not the action. The action is just a way to get our attention (which for many is too much of an intrusion already). With each new voice, we must listen anew.
“I think he’s just being immature about it. He’s a professional, little kids look up to him and stuff like that, and just because he doesn’t agree with the way things are going, to go against the part of the country you’re from and saluting it, I think that’s a little disrespectful. He’s getting paid millions of dollars; he shouldn’t be pouting about one little thing and not standing for the national anthem.”
- Sean Clayton Forensics Student
“Is it okay if I’m in the middle? I feel like his reason for not standing to protest social injustice between police and people of color, I think that’s justified, but there’s also a second side to the flag—those who have given their lives for it, people in the armed forces and law enforcement who are upholding their duties to the best of their intention.”
-Matteo Andrews Multidisciplinary Studies Student
“I can understand where he’s coming from and his frustrations against the system and all that, but I dont necessarily agree with how he’s doing it. I feel like he is disrepecting people in his way of doing that.”
-Liam Elliker Physics Student
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CULTURE
Students weigh in on Labor Day weekend activities BY EMILY ZEKONIS CORRESPONDENT
Labor Day is a holiday cherished by college students, mostly because it offers the first of few long weekends for the semester. For students at West Virginia University, the first break of the semester gives them free time to recharge and catch up on sleep from long nights of procrastination and essay writing. Along with relaxation, the three day weekend involved the first football game of the season, an event that packed every PRT car, parking lot, and seat in the Milan Puskar Stadium. “Of course I stayed here,” said Allison Fladd, a freshman from Falls Church, Va.
“Well, I stayed for the game. I wouldn’t miss my first WVU game as a student, it’s an experience everyone needs and remembers.” The first game, whether it be a student’s first ever or the first of the season, was a huge draw for students to stay on campus the whole weekend. Like Allison, 56 percent of surveyed students also stayed in town throughout the entirety of a weekend, wanting to celebrate the holiday weekend and the Mountaineer’s win. Another 26 percent stayed to cheer on WVU, but left campus for the rest of the weekend to return home. “I left after the game, but I didn’t exactly go home,” said Sydney Dennison, another freshman from Charleston. “I met my friends at Sum-
mersville, which is a lake in West Virginia.” Leaving after the game was the second most popular option for students. Many students reported taking trips to lakes and other destinations to see the sights or blow off steam from their first few weeks of class. The final 18 percent of surveyed students reported they went home for the entire weekend. The minoritiy claimed there would be more football games to attend, and chances to get better tickets. Regardless of where the weekend was spent, it was well needed for busy WVU students. Three weeks of class down, but many more exciting weekends for Mountaineers to come! CHART BY NAYION PERKINS AND JOEL WHETZEL
U92 sports staff aims to go more in-depth with coverage I’m Terrell Adams, Sports Director at U92. Working at the Moose is an experience like no other. You’re surrounded by fellow colleagues with diverse backgrounds, all sharing a common goal: creating a fun platform for listeners to enjoy.
We’re notorious for our “college alternative” genre of music, but under the radar, the sports department has been working diligently to be recognized as top broadcasters in the local area. U92 Sports currently covers West Virginia University football, hockey, women’s soccer and volleyball. During the winter, we cover women’s basketball, and then baseball when transitioning into the spring semester. To go more in-depth, the
sports staff would like to hold ourselves professionally accountable when calling games live on-air, interviewing athletes during press conferences, and pushing stories out to social media accounts in a timely manner. By closely covering varsity sports over the past few years, our crew has earned the trust of the teams, enabling us to hear the stories others might miss. Although licensing agreements prevent us from covering every cam-
pus sport, U92 remains the only college radio station in the Big XII that’s allowed to do any sort of commentary for a team. This is monumental for anyone that starts their career on our staff because of the opportunity to do live play-byplay as a freshman instead of waiting until their senior year of classes. In addition to broadcasting, they also can travel with the teams when they get ready to play in their tournaments. The possibilities are absolutely endless
because of the ongoing assignments we hand out to our staff. When not out in the field covering athletes and broadcasting the games, U92 also offers learning experiences within the station walls. Before even having the opportunity to call a game, every sports staff member is required to learn how to operate the studio mixing board and set up the professional audio gear we use to transmit from afar. This technical knowledge
can only come from the hands-on experience we pride ourselves on. Summing up, U92 Sports gives vast opportunities to help mold you into a professional broadcaster. From being able to call live games, to sitting inside the studio doing talk shows, the chances to improve your skills are all around. If you’re interested in learning more about U92 Sports, or want to know how to become affiliated, stop by our offices in the Mountainlair.
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Q&A Before Shoji Satake found a career in ceramics, he was an Alaskan fisherman and received an undergraduate degree in government from The College of William and Mary.
Before leaving, he sat down with The Daily Athenaeum’s Managing Editor, Jennifer Gardner, to talk about his own experience in ceramics, and why he enjoys being a professor in the field. Q. How did you find your start in ceramics? A. I was always artsy growing up. In high school, the pottery studio was right next to the hockey rink, where I was playing sports, so before I would go to practice, I would just mess around in the pottery studio. When I was an undergrad in college, I was able to go and spend sometime in Italy, studying art abroad. One of the things I studied there was ceramics restoration. Later, I went to an apprenticeship in Japan in a tiny little pottery village. I was there off and on for about two and a half years, and then my master basically told me I was unteachable. He thought I would be much better off pursuing an MFA, and coming back to the states, and he was right. Q. Why do you find ceramics special? A. If you’ve ever seen anybody tackle a potter’s wheel, even for the first time, it can be a transformative experience because of the tactile nature of the material. It can be a very forgivable material, but it can be the cruelest material. When I see that experience over and over again as I teach, it kind of reminds me of when a child walks into a candy store; there’s excitement when that happens. It’s also a very tight knit community of artists, educators and students. It’s really allowed me to connect with the community around the world and it has given me the opportunity to travel, give lectures and show in museums and workshops around the world.
Shoji Satake, Associate Professor Ceramics Program Coordinator Q. What is it like to work as a professor in ceramics? A. I love teaching just as much as making my work. Ceramics is one of those fields where I recognize that to be able to make a living to support my family, I have to have my hands on a lot of different things. Also, being in a university as a ceramic artist or faculty, I can do a lot of research and have the opportunity to advance research and techniques and technology that I would never have as just a studio artist, because I have access to be able to collaborate with many different departments. Q. How do you use 3D-printing in ceramics? A. It allows us to make work in ways we were never able to make because of the nature of the material. The way I see it is that it is like another tool, like a potter’s wheel, it allows us to advance our techniques. For me, it’s how can we take these machines and find ways to make them more human. I’m still handbuilding my sculptures, and what I am doing is printing out parts that I can embed into them. Q. Why is the study abroad program in China important for your students’ cultural experience in ceramics? A. You realize how small this world is. I don’t expect them to become a master in blue and white Chinese ceramics, but the idea is to expose students to a part of the world they’ve never been exposed to and see how things are done so differently than in our program. I think the classes are super important, but the actual dayto-day experience of being there and immersing themselves, is such a great learning experience. Hopefully, they will actually become a better person from it.
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Here at WVU, he incorporates 3-D modeling/printing into the ceramics program and runs the Ceramics in China program. He left Wednesday to take several students to Jingdezhen, China, where porcelain originated, and they will spend the semester with some of China’s most prominent teachers and ceramic artists.
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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk © 2016 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All rights reserved.
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Accross 1 Bucks in the woods 6 Ratted out the bad guys 10 Dept. store stock 14 Condor’s condo? 15 Prefix with logical 16 Dry as a desert 17 Cold weather groundswell that can cause pavement damage 19 Go for the worm 20 Wind down or wind up 21 Name in Cold War news 22 Wright who wondered, “What’s another word for ‘thesaurus’?” 24 Ball catcher 25 Needing wheels 26 Ancient siege weapon 30 “Knock it off!” 31 Architectural curve 32 L.A. NFLer 35 Tax-free govt. bond 36 Good feller? 37 “One day only!” event 38 Boomer that no longer booms, briefly 39 __ Valley: Reagan Library locale 41 Warring factions 43 Manufacturer’s coming-out event 46 Woofer’s partner 48 Landed 49 Film boxer Rocky 50 Black, to a bard 51 Syst. for the deaf 54 Islamic branch 55 Reversions ... or what 17-, 26- and 43-Across all have? 58 Bard 59 Capital of Belgium 60 Good-sized wedding band 61 Kind of spot or loser 62 Cong. meeting 63 Lawn spoilers
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9/7/16 39 Explorer Hernando de __ 40 Conceptualizes 41 Permit 42 Post-shower display 44 Mail-in incentive 45 They’re off-limits 46 Recipe amts. 47 “Yippee!” 50 Gets an “I’m sorry” from Alex Trebek, say 51 Entr’__ 52 Short agenda? 53 Iwo Jima troop carriers: Abbr. 56 Tint 57 Blackjack component
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On Sept. 7, 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt visited Wheeling, where he addressed several thousand people on trusts and combinations of capital, and the rapid changes which had taken place in the economy. He attempted to give people hope about new legislation, but also assured them it would take time, and to remain patient with the government.
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Justin Crawford shines in debut against Missouri BY CHRIS JACKSON SPORTS EDITOR
A former Junior College All-American lived up to his billing and then some in Saturday’s 26-11 victory over Missouri. Justin Crawford, a junior transfer from Northwest Mississippi Community College, imposed his will throughout the season opener. Crawford rushed for a team-high 101 yards on 20 carries, including a touchdown run to put the Mountaineers up 20-3 in the third quarter. The performance earned the respect from teammates and coaches, but it’s also something that’s been expected since he arrived on campus.
“As impressed as I’ve been the last five weeks,” said WVU head coach Dana Holgorsen regarding Crawford’s first game. “I’ve hinted at it. He’s a good player. I think he’s just getting started, too.” On numerous occasions, Crawford’s speed was overbearing for a Missouri defense that ranked among the top 10 in college football last season. He weaved his way past defenders, making crisp cuts in every direction to get extra yardage each play. But despite most of his damage done in the run game, there’s another element to his arsenal: pass-catching. It’s an aspect that’s coveted in Dana
Holgorsen’s offense, often seeing Wendell Smallwood getting numerous targets in the passing game before limiting his usage in that area last season. “He’s competitive. He’s shifty. He’s got great ball skills,” Holgorsen said. “You didn’t see a lot of the passing game that he brings to the table. He had five catches for nine yards. He’s a threat in the pass game.” Crawford plays within the system and does everything he’s supposed to. He’s built trust and confidence from the offensive line, and his playmaking ability has helped widen up the air attack. He’s the next in line (at least for now) and Seider
only expects to increase his number of touches as the season wears on. “He’s in a good place,” Seider said. “He understands where he’s at. His number is going to come. It’s going to have to. When Rushel (Shell) cramps, he’s got to be the next guy to go. We were trying to ease him back in.” While Saturday’s efforts created a larger buzz around his name, he’s been putting on clinics since becoming a college student a few years ago. In two seasons at Northwest Mississippi C.C., he rushed for 3,161 yards and averaged over 220 all-purpose yards per game. Hi s p e r f o r ma n c e s helped push the program
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Justin Crawford attempts to evade a Missouri defender during Saturday’s 2611 West Virginia victory. to its first national title since 1992, while also earning NJCAA Offensive Player of the Year honors. And if Saturday and the last five weeks have been of any indication, Seider may have struck gold landing the former three-star
prospect. “Honestly, I wasn’t surprised,” said WVU running back Rushel Shell of Crawford’s game. “I knew he had that type of ability. He’s a great running back. He’s going to have a great career here.”
Portillo developing into leadership role for WVU BY CONNOR HICKS SPORTS WRITER
As fall approaches and the weather begins to cool, the intensity of the WVU women’s soccer team is only heating up. The Mountaineers (5-0-1) maintain their No. 4 ranking this week after a 2-0 win over Purdue and 2-1 win over No. 21 Ohio State this weekend. The team is outscoring opponents 11-3 through six games that include two top10 opponents. While the scoring isn’t
where coach Nikki Izzo-Brown would like it, the team is still proving their dominance through one of the more difficult schedules in the country, with No. 7 Duke awaiting the Mountaineers Friday night in Durham, NC. If West Virginia can leave Duke with a win or tie, the team will have four unranked opponents between it and the Big 12 schedule that it has so easily dominated since joining the conference. WVU is 27-1-3 in conference games since joining the con-
ference in 2012. Much of the scoring is thanks to junior midfielder Carla Portillo. The small Canadian-native made it very clear throughout the spring and summer scrimmages that she would taking a leadership role with the graduation of several major players last spring. While she has yet to score a goal on the season, she boasts a team-best four assists—as much as the rest of the team combined. Portillo has often been the
one to set up scoring chances this season, whether through carrying the ball up field or taking all of the team’s set pieces. “Whether it’s a corner or a free kick or whenever I’m on the ball I love to get into the attack and feed my forwards a through ball and simple pass for them to turn around and score,” Portillo said. Most notably, West Virginia outshot Purdue 29-1 on Thursday evening, with over half of the team’s opportunities being started Portillo. The unselfishness of Por-
tillo can be seen through examining the team’s statistics this far. While ranking 5th on the team in points (4), she is tied for 11th in shots (4). Portillo has as many assists through six games this year as she did through all 23 last year. A member of the Canadian U-20 team, Portillo had played with teammates Kadeisha Buchanan, Ashley Lawrence and Amandine Pierre-Louis before coming to Morgantown. The chemistry is evident in Portillo’s ability to know
where her teammates are going to be and place the ball perfectly to give them a scoring chance. As the season continues and the Mountaineers push for the postseason, and increased conversion rate on shots will likely be the primary focus of Izzo-Brown’s instruction. Much of this will be tied into Portillo and her ability to create opportunities for her teammates. No. 4 West Virginia will play at No. 7 Duke Friday evening.
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McKivitz impresses in opener, earns starting role BY DAVID STATMAN SPORTS WRITER
Halfway through the first quarter of West Virginia’s season opener against Missouri on Saturday, WVU head coach Dana Holgorsen called a power run to the left. It was left tackle Yodny Cajuste’s job to hold off star defensive end Charles Harris and force open a gap – a task at which the sophomore was succeeding. Then defensive tackle Terry Beckner Jr. fell into the back of Cajuste’s leg. It was the type of unavoidable collision that happens dozens of times every game, only this one tore Cajuste’s ACL, ending his season right at the start. But with Cajuste on the sidelines and West Virginia desperately needing an answer, freshman tackle Colton McKivitz stepped up and didn’t miss a beat in his Mountaineer debut. “He’s a long ways from a 230-pound, long-haired
basketball player out of high school, which is what he was,” Holgorsen said. “He was battling for a starting job because we thought he had some ability, and when he got in there, I didn’t know if he was going to be wide-eyed or what. He wasn’t.” McKivitz was indeed a basketball player in high school—an all-state one, in fact. His future was always going to be brighter on the gridiron, however, as his 6-foot-7 frame, length and athleticism made him an attractive prospect as an offensive lineman during his career at Union Local High School in Belmont County, Ohio. Recruited largely by local Ohio schools, McKivitz chose West Virginia after being recruited by offensive line coach Ron Crook, and thus began a physical transformation that led to his forcing his way into the tackle rotation as a redshirt freshman. McKivitz estimates that he
weighed 260 pounds when he arrived in Morgantown last year; today, he’s listed at 304, as his frame has finally begun to truly fill out. It’s come at no expense to his quickness, however. “He’s long, strong and athletic,” Crook said. “Things come natural to him, which you love to see.” After redshirting last season, McKivitz shaved his long hair and committed himself to competing for playing time this season, and pushed right tackle Marcell Lazard to the very end of fall camp. Although Lazard earned the season-opening start, Holgorsen said McKivitz would still see plenty of playing time as West Virginia’s third tackle, swinging between both sides of the line— until Cajuste went down and forced McKivitz into way more playing time than anyone expected. In his first collegiate game, McKivitz saw himself directly
matched up against Charles Harris, a potential first round NFL draft pick. Harris is a step or five above the players McKivitz was facing at Union Local, but McKivitz went right at the junior and held the defending SEC tackles for loss leader without a sack. “He’s a really good player,” McKivitz said. “Really fast edge-rusher with a really mean spin move. At first he was really wide because he wanted to get that pass rush, but we started pulling on him and it slowed him down a lot.” McKivitz’s performance earned him praise across the board from his coaches, and with Cajuste injured, the freshman looks penciled in for the starting left tackle role for the rest of the season. Harris is just the first of the long list of top edge rushers that McKivitz will have to deal with, but he’s already gotten his feet wet and proven that he can handle the atmosphere of a college game day.
Mountaineer sports over the weekend
Football W 26-11 vs. Missouri Men’s Soccer W 1-0 vs. Princeton Women’s Soccer W 2-1 vs. No. 21 Ohio State Volleyball Capital Classic (Charleston) W 3-2 vs. Indiana State L 3-2 vs. Marshall W 3-2 vs. Moorehead State
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