The women's 2017 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam will be hosted in two separate locations at George Washington University and Eastern Florida State College, tournament directors announced Wednesday, after the event was forced to relocate from the U.S. Virgin Islands due to damage from Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria.
Athletics
The Mountaineers unofficially open the season on Oct. 29, when they host West Virginia Wesleyan in an exhibition game at 4 p.m. at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown.
After leading the No. 1-ranked Mountaineers to an NCAA-best showing on Sept. 30, sophomore Milica Babic of the rifle team has been named the West Virginia University Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.
The Big 12 Conference has announced that WVU's Oct. 14 Big 12 Conference football game against Texas Tech at Milan Puskar Stadium will be televised on ESPNU at noon ET.
The No. 1-ranked West Virginia University rifle team opened its 2017-18 home season at the WVU Rifle Range with a runaway victory, defeating No. 5 Ohio State, 4731-4683. The Mountaineers' (2-0, 1-0 GARC) aggregate total tops its best 2016-17 mark of 4726 and is nine shots short of matching the team's NCAA record of 4740, shot on Jan. 17, 2016.
West Virginia coach Bob Huggins visited with media on the eve of his 11th basketball campaign at WVU, and his 36th overall. Official practice began Friday afternoon (Sept. 29).