General Information
WHAT TO KNOW
WHEN COVERING WVU
MEDIA SERVICES The West Virginia University Athletics Communications Office will be available throughout the 2021 volleyball season to accommodate any media requests. Following are some guidelines that should make it easy for media members to cover the West Virginia volleyball team. Any additional questions should be directed to volleyball contact/graduate assistant Lindsay Auld. GAMEDAY Parking is free for all home volleyball matches. Requested team members and sixth-year coach Reed Sunahara will be available for interviews inside the theater of the WVU Coliseum following a 15-minute grace period. Please see WVU volleyball contact/assistant director of athletics communications Lindsay Auld at the scorers’ table following the match for all interview requests.
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GAME SERVICES The athletics communications staff will be at your service throughout the match. All working media will be provided with a game program, rosters, media guides and other pertinent information. Computer-generated scores will be available at the conclusion of each set and postgame. Press seating is located at the top of the concourse, and wireless internet access is available for working media members. CREDENTIALS Photographers and media members who wish to cover a match at the WVU Coliseum should contact WVU volleyball contact/graduate assistant Lindsay Auld, via email (Lindsay.auld@mail. wvu.edu) or phone (304-293-2821), at least 24 hours in advance.
DURING THE WEEK Any member of the media wishing to interview a player or member of the coaching staff during the week should contact WVU volleyball contact/ graduate assistant Lindsay Auld, via email (Lindsay.auld@mail.wvu.edu) or phone (304-293-2821), at least 24 hours in advance. Every effort will be made to hold a weekly media session at the WVU Coliseum throughout the season, and proper media alerts will be emailed in advance. Cell phone numbers will not be provided, and all WVU student-athletes have been instructed to not conduct interviews without prior approval from the athletics communications staff. RECEIVING INFORMATION Media members may receive volleyball press releases, notes and more via email. Please email WVU volleyball contact/ graduate assistant Lindsay Auld, via email (Lindsay.auld@mail.wvu. edu) to be included to the distribution list.
