LAWRENCE, Kan. (October 29, 2012) – The West Virginia University volleyball team lost to No. 20 Kansas 3-0 (16-25, 12-25, 18-25), Monday night, at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center.

The Mountaineers (8-17, 0-11 Big 12) struggled offensively, as the Jayhawks (20-4, 8-2 Big 12) recorded a .418 hitting percentage and 41 kills.

A kill from freshman outside hitter Hannah Sackett started WVU off in the first set, until multiple blocks by Kansas put the Jayhawks up 6-2. An error by Kansas combined with a service ace from freshman middle blocker Evyn McCoy pulled the set within reach until a kill from Caroline Jarmoc ended the run. The Jayhawks would slowly stretch out their lead and win the first set 25-16.

Multiple errors by WVU would put them down early in the second set until a kill from Sackett and a block from McCoy and junior outside hitter Elzbieta Klein tied the set at five. The Jayhawks capitalized off hitting errors by the Mountaineers to regain the lead and force WVU to call a timeout down 11-7. Out of the timeout, the Mountaineers responded with a kill from Klein and a block from freshmen Brittany Sample and Caleah Wells to cut the lead to two. The Jayhawks would not let the match slip away and would go on a 14-3 run to take the second set.

The Jayhawks took the lead to start the third set and never lost it as they would use the momentum to take the set and the match.

Sackett was the only player for WVU with double-digit kills by finishing with 11, while Klein recorded seven. Attea and junior defensive specialist Liz Gulick led the defensive effort with six digs apiece.

 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (October 24, 2012) – The West Virginia University volleyball team dropped its first match in the second half of Big 12 play to No. 16 Kansas State 3-0 (15-25, 16-25, 19-25) on Wednesday, at the WVU Coliseum.

The Mountaineers (8-15, 0-9 Big 12) were held to only 26 kills in the match, as the Wildcats (19-3, 6-3 Big 12) posted 10 service aces and 11 total blocks to take the sweep.

 “We played a good Kansas State team tonight and we made improvements from last time we saw them,” coach Jill Kramer says. “We tried something new with the lineup tonight and there were things about it I liked. With the exception of serving and passing, I thought we did a lot of really good things tonight. We are ready to get back to the drawing board tomorrow.”

The Mountaineers capitalized off of errors by Kansas State and a kill and block from sophomore middle blocker Evyn McCoy to take a 5-1 lead to start the first set. The Wildcats came back and took the lead with strong serving runs as Kansas State totaled five service aces in the first set. WVU fought back with kills from freshmen outside hitters Hannah Sackett and Nikki Attea, but the lead was too much to overcome as Kansas State took the first set 25-15.

The Wildcats opened the second set with a 9-5 lead until kills from Attea and freshman middle blocker Caleah Wells pulled the Mountaineers within two. Kansas State kept the Mountaineers from closing the gap and used a balanced attack to stretch their lead in the set and force WVU to use a timeout down 14-8. WVU responded with a service ace from freshman setter Brittany Sample and kills from Attea and junior outside hitter Arielle Allen to put the Mountaineers in reach again, but an 8-1 run by Kansas State gave the Wildcats the set.

 Kansas State once again jumped out to a quick lead in the third set until WVU capitalized off of the Wildcats’ errors to tie the set at 10. The two teams battled back and forth until 17 when a kill from Alex Muff and a Mountaineer error gave the Wildcats the advantage and forced WVU to call a timeout. The Mountaineers came back with a kill from junior outside hitter Elzbieta Klein out of the timeout, but two straight kills from Kansas State and errors by WVU closed out the set and the match for the Wildcats.

 Attea led WVU with eight kills, while Sackett and Allen posted six and five, respectively. Junior defensive specialist Liz Gulick led the defensive effort with 10 digs, while Sample chipped in eight and one service ace.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (October 26, 2012) – After falling in the first two games of the West Virginia University baseball Gold-Blue World Series, Team Matlock defeated Team Trout 5-4 in extra innings on Friday evening at Hawley Field.

 Tied at 4-4 going into the ninth inning, Maverick Myers continued his stellar series by hitting a sacrifice fly to deep center field, scoring Michael Constantini from third for the game-winning run. Constantini led the inning off with a single, followed by a single from Matt Frazer that advanced Constantini to third base.

 Team Trout had a comeback for the third-consecutive day, scoring three runs in the top of the seventh to force extra innings. Daniel Pappas scored the game-tying run on a two-out double by Alex Stephens.

 Ryan McBroom got Team Trout off to an early lead with a home run in the second inning, but Team Matlock clawed back, scoring runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to take a 4-1 lead.

 John Means started for Team Matlock, throwing 3.0 innings and allowing one run on three hits. Marshall Thompson took the mound for Team Trout and did not allow a hit in 3.0 innings, while striking out two.

AUSTIN, Texas (October 26, 2012) – The No. 14 West Virginia women’s soccer team used a goal in the 98th minute to win its final regular season match, topping host Texas, 1-0, Friday evening at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas.

 Junior Kara Blosser scored her third goal of the season by finishing a ball at the back post at the 97:06 mark. Freshman Kelsie Maloney played a ball into traffic in front of the net, where junior Frances Silva flicked it on to a wide open Blosser at the far post.

 The win extended West Virginia’s unbeaten streak to 13 matches.