General Information
WHAT TO KNOW
WHEN COVERING WVU
MEDIA SERVICES The West Virginia University athletics communications office will be available throughout the 2021 women’s soccer season to accommodate any media requests. The following are some guidelines that should make it easy for media members to cover the Mountaineers. Any additional questions should be directed to Assistant Director of Athletics Communications Olivia Sneed.
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 halftime and at the game’s conclusion. Press seating is located in the media booth of the Bill Maloney Press Box. Wireless internet access is available for working media members.
GAMEDAY Parking is free in the Shell Building parking lot, located next to the Mountaineer Track. Complete statistics are provided to all working media at halftime and postgame. Requested team members and coach Nikki Izzo-Brown will be available for interviews on the field (weather permitting) following a 15-minute grace period.
CREDENTIALS Photographers and media members who wish to cover a match at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium should contact women’s soccer contact/assistant director of athletics communications Olivia Sneed, via email (olivia.vanhorn@mail.wvu.edu) or phone (304-293-2821), at least 24 hours in advance. Photographers may shoot in the four corners of the field, excluding the team bench
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areas. On the end lines, photographers are permitted only in the area between the sidelines and the edges of the 18-yard box. DURING THE WEEK Any member of the media wishing to interview a player or a member of the coaching staff during the week should contact WVU women’s soccer contact/assistant director of athletics communications Olivia Sneed, via email (olivia. vanhorn@mail.wvu.edu) or phone (304-2932821), at least 24 hours in advance. Every effort will be made to hold a weekly media session 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.
