Thank you Mountaineer fans for helping West Virginia University Men’s Basketball Coach Bob Huggins win $15K for research at the WVU Cancer Institute in the Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge that ended on March 12.
Athletics
The West Virginia University women’s basketball team will be the No. 6-seed in the NCAA Championship College Park, Maryland, site after earning the automatic bid by winning the 2017 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship last week. The Mountaineers will face No. 11-seed Elon on Friday, March 17, in College Park, Maryland. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET at the Xfinity Center.
Due to inclement weather expected in the Morgantown area, Tuesday’s West Virginia University baseball team’s home opener against Morehead State has been postponed.
Five shooters from the National Champion West Virginia University rifle team collected a combined 14 National Rifle Association (NRA) and College Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) All-America honors over the weekend.
Following two career-best performances in the West Virginia University rifle team’s win at the 2017 NCAA Rifle Championships, freshman Morgan Phillips has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.
No. 4-seed West Virginia takes on No. 13 seed Bucknell on Thursday, March 16 in Buffalo, New York, at the KeyBank Center. Tipoff is set for approximately 2:45 p.m. ET.