How A Former Pro-Football Player Led Houston’s Soccer Revival
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Oliver Luck, the athletic director at West Virginia University, is wrapping up his working week. Guitar riffs from The Rolling Stones waft from his office perched above the...
View ArticleKeane Saves WVU After Forwards Fail To Finish Duquesne
The West Virginia women’s soccer team streamed forward, chasing a last-gasp game-winner against Duquesne. Center-back Mallory Smith gathered the ball inside the center circle. Less than 20 seconds...
View ArticleWVU’s Depth Makes Them A Threat In MAC
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – You would be hard pressed to find a more complete display of modern, expansive attacking soccer in the country this past week than that served up by the West Virginia men’s team...
View ArticleDiverse Attack Sees West Virginia Pass Stern Iona Test
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia’s 3-1 win over a tricky Iona side Wednesday lifted the Mountaineers to a 6-2-1 record for the year having scored 16 goals in the process. It’s a mark of WVU’s...
View ArticleWVU’s Silva Making Headlines On And Off The Field
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Frances Silva’s high school days were drawing to a close in the summer of 2010. The budding sports reporter, who had accepted a soccer scholarship at West Virginia University,...
View ArticleCameron’s Landmark Goal Provides Comfort In USA Loss
CLEVELAND – Belgium boasted too much firepower for the United States during Wednesday’s meeting at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, but American defender Geoff Cameron gained some consolation on his...
View ArticleWVU Women Impress In Season Opener Against Rutgers
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia, the reigning Big XII Conference regular-season champions, made an impressive start to the college season Tuesday with a 3-0 win over Rutgers at Dick Dlesk Stadium....
View ArticleSLIDESHOW: West Virginia Women 3 Rutgers 0
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — First-half goals from freshmen Bryce Banuelos and Tessa Broadwater and a second-half header from Kara Blosser gave WVU a comfortable 3-0 win over Rutgers in their season-opener at...
View ArticleBevin’s Free-Kick Edges Mountaineers Past Buckeyes
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia got its season off to a winning start Sunday with a single-goal victory over a stubborn Ohio State side at Dick Dlesk Stadium. Captain Andy Bevin netted the late...
View ArticleKentucky Loss Leaves West Virginia Women With The Blues
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia women’s goalkeeper Sara Keane experienced a relatively quiet time between the posts last weekend when two opponents from the Bluegrass State traveled to Morgantown to...
View ArticleFreshman Broadwater Steps Up To Lead West Virginia Attack
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Tessa Broadwater joined the West Virginia University women’s soccer team in August expecting minimal playing time during her freshman year. Instead, the Midlothian, Va. native will...
View ArticleTriumph And Tragedy: The Soccer Stars That Chased Football Glory In Texas
Austrian soccer star Toni Fritsch became a vital cog in the “Luv Ya Blue” heyday of the Houston Oilers in the late 1970s. The former Rapid Vienna forward and Dallas Cowboys placekicker converted the...
View ArticleKansas City’s Silva Set For Country, Coursework And Contract Challenges
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Frances Silva enjoyed a stellar senior year for the West Virginia University women’s soccer team, leading the Big 12 Conference in goals scored and assists while guiding the...
View ArticleCollege Soccer Looks To Full-Year Schedule To Bolster Its Relevance
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Top college soccer coaches are finalizing plans and canvassing support for changes that would extend the men’s season over the full academic year. The proposals recommend a 25-game...
View ArticleUC Irvine Weathers Late Push To Edge Tentative WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University laid on pyrotechnics during the pre-game rituals before Thursday’s men’s soccer clash against No. 9 ranked U.C. Irvine. They need not have bothered. The...
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