The WVU men's lacrosse team begins its 47th year of competition this week with the start of fall practice. Interested players should contact the team through the website: www.wvulax.com. Six fall scrimmages are on tap followed by an outstanding spring schedule which will include the first Big 12 Conference lacrosse tournament to be held in Waco, Texas, in February.
Athletics
The University will hold its 27th annual Sports Hall of Fame induction on Saturday (Sept. 16) prior to the WVU-Delaware State football game. Induction ceremonies will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Caperton Indoor Practice Facility. The public is invited to attend and the event is free of charge.
The Big 12 Conference has announced that WVU's Sept. 23 Big 12 Conference football game vs. Kansas at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas, will be televised on ESPNU at noon ET.
Following a week in which she helped WVU to a 3-0 record at the Holiday Inn Invitational at Wright State, volleyball sophomore Erin Slinde has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.
Where there is a Will there is a way. The Will is junior quarterback Will Grier, of course, and the way he's running this Mountaineer offense it's going to be difficult for any team to slow them down, including Oklahoma.
Due to the threat of Hurricane Irma, the golf team's season-opening tournament, The Invitational at the Ocean Course, has been canceled. The Mountaineers were slated to compete at the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Resort on Johns Island, South Carolina, on Monday and Tuesday in the event hosted by the College of Charleston.