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Ineich knocks in six as WVU cruises to win

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia baseball shortstop Matt Ineich had a quiet series against Columbia heading into Game 3. The Ohio transfer was off to one of the hottest starts this season, but went 0-for-6 in the second game. Ineich quickly turned his series around in the finale. Ineich had six RBIs to fire up WVU’s offense for an explosive 16-to-1 win over Columbia on Sunday, March 8, winning the back-and-forth series with an exclamation point. The Mountaineers have won all four series to start the season. WVU is now 10-3 on the year, and Columba fell to 2-7 on the year. “Good ...

WVU women move on to Big 12 semifinals

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sydney Shaw hit five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points, Gia Cooke scored 16, and second-seeded West Virginia beat No. 10 seed Arizona State 67-54 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. No. 15 West Virginia (25-6) plays Saturday in the semifinals against the winner between No. 20 Baylor, the No. 3 seed, and sixth-seeded Colorado. The Mountaineers have won 25 games in each of coach Mark Kellogg’s first three seasons. Shaw tied the program record for 3-pointers in a Big 12 Tournament game. Jordan Harrison added 10 points, five assists ...

Philip Barbour’s Cross advances to finals

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HUNTINGTON — Philip Barbour’s Malachi Cross advanced to the Division II 285-pound championship match with a thrilling victory in the semifinals at state wrestling tournament Friday night at Marshall Health Network Arena. Cross captured a 2-1 win over Robert C. Byrd’s Logan Fordyce ...

WVU 77, UCF 62

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Friday’s Game WVU 77, UCF 62 UCF (20-10) Burks 7-16 0-1 14, Stillwell 1-5 4-6 6, Bol 1-1 0-0 2, Fulks 6-16 4-5 16, Kugel 6-13 1-2 16, Pacheco 0-3 0-0 0, C.Johnson 1-5 1-2 3, Cambridge 1-3 1-2 3, Hulsewe 0-0 0-0 0, Parker 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 24-63 11-18 62. WEST VIRGINIA (18-13) Lorient 4-5 4-4 14, Obioha 2-4 0-2 4, Eaglestaff 4-9 0-0 9, Floyd 3-3 4-4 10, Huff 5-16 10-10 24, Jenkins 0-3 1-2 1, Moore 5-9 2-3 13, Thomas 1-4 0-0 2, Ugusuk 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-53 21-25 77. Halftime_West Virginia 32-23. 3-Point Goals_UCF 3-16 (Kugel 3-5, Cambridge 0-1, C.Johnson 0-1, Burks 0-2, ...

Mountaineers drop first game of series vs. Columbia

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MORGANTOWN — Columbia took the first of a three-game series against No. 23 West Virginia, following a 7-4 victory Friday inside Kendrick Family Ballpark, handing the Mountaineers their first two-game losing streak along the way. Game 2 is scheduled for noon today and the final game is ...

Hilltoppers pull away late to best D&E

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WHEELING — Eighth-seed Davis & Elkins put up a valiant effort before falling to top-seed West Liberty, 84-74, Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Mountain East Conference. The Hilltoppers, ranked ninth nationally, advance to face the winner of Friday’s late game between No. 4 Charleston and No. 5 Glenville State at 6 p.m. today in the semifinals. Second-seed Fairmont State and No. 6 Concord battle in the other semifinal at 8:30 p.m. The Senators trailed 42-38 at halftime but forged ahead, 53-48, on a pair of free throws by Matthew Gray with 15:16 left in regulation. Gray ...