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MEDIA SERVICES

The West Virginia University Athletics Communications Office will be available throughout the 2022 men’s soccer season to accommodate any media requests. Following are some guidelines that should make it easy for media members to cover the West Virginia men’s soccer team. Any additional questions should be directed to men’s soccer contact Joe Mitchin.

MATCH DAY

Parking is free for all home men’s soccer matches. Requested team members and coach Dan Stratford will be available for interviews on the field following a 15-minute grace period. Please see WVU men’s soccer contact Joe Mitchin (jmitchin@mail.wvu.edu) following the match for all interview requests.

GAME SERVICES

The athletics communications staff will be at your service throughout the match. Computer-generated scores will be available at the conclusion of each period 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 men’s soccer contact Joe Mitchin (jmitchin@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 men’s soccer contact Joe Mitchin (jmitchin@mail.wvu.edu) or phone (304-293-2821), at least 24 hours 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 men’s soccer press releases, notes and more via email. Please email WVU men’s soccer contact Joe Mitchin (jmitchin@mail.wvu.edu) to be included to the distribution list.

WVUSPORTS.COM

WVUsports.com is the place for media and fans to go for the latest on Mountaineer men’s soccer. In 2022, streamed audio and video broadcasts will be available on WVU’s official athletic website. Player and coaching staff bios are available at the click of a finger by going to WVUsports.com. Updated following each match, WVUsports.com is your place to find the latest statistics for Mountaineer men’s soccer. Not only will you find this season’s stats and stories, but you also will be able to find the WVU record book for some historical perspective.

SOCIAL MEDIA

The WVU men’s soccer team is active on various social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Visit Facebook.com/WVUMensSoccer to like the Facebook page. To follow the Mountaineers on Twitter visit Twitter. com/WVUMensSoccer. To follow the team on Instagram visit Instagram.com/ WVUMensSoccer.

DIRECTIONS TO THE WVU COLISEUM

FROM INTERSTATE 79

Take the Star City/WVU (mile marker 155) exit. Cross the Star City Bridge and proceed up Monongahela Boulevard past the Texas Roadhouse. The WVU Coliseum will be on the right. Enter at the light at Patterson Drive.

FROM INTERSTATE 68

Take the Pierpont Drive (mile marker 7) exit and follow signs to the football stadium. At the second traffic light, turn left onto 705 and take the second exit out of the roundabout as 705 becomes Chestnut Ridge Road. Turn left at the third traffic light onto Van Voorhis Road. The road becomes Patterson Drive at the intersection of University Avenue. The Coliseum parking lots are directly ahead.