Athletics

More than 8,000 area students watched a WVU Women's Basketball Game Thursday and learned about how to stay healthy while they did it.

Supporters of West Virginia University donated more than $6 million Wednesday (Nov. 14) during the University’s second annual Day of Giving, more than doubling last year’s total. It was promoted as “One Day to Give Back” and donors responded making 3,001 gifts during the 24-hour online giving event totaling over $6.2 million.

The No. 8-ranked and second-seeded women's soccer team will play host to second- and third-round matches in the 2018 NCAA Tournament Thursday and Sunday (Nov. 16 and 18) at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The Mountaineers will face Wake Forest in the second of two matches Friday night, with kick set at 6 p.m.

Information is now available for Saturday’s (Nov. 10) football game against TCU.

West Virginia University Police is investigating an incident at Milan Puskar Stadium during tonight’s (Oct. 25) game against Baylor. Witnesses told officers 49-year-old Robert McIntyre, Jr. from Mineral Wells, scaled and then intentionally jumped over the wall of the South Concourse area following a series of verbal altercations with those seated nearby. He fell onto the concrete concourse below. Contemporary Services Corporation Event Staff, University Police, State Police and emergency crews responded immediately and he was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital for treatment. University Police is continuing its investigation.

West Virginia University fans from around the world will celebrate the seventh-annual Mountaineer Nation Day on Nov. 3.

Six home dates, two Power 5 nonconference games and five Big 12 Conference road dates comprise the upcoming schedule. The season is spread over 15 weeks with open dates on Sept. 28 and Oct. 26. It is the first schedule with two open weeks since 2016.

West Virginia University’s quest for innovation can be seen in the way it addresses curriculum for students who face an ever-changing job market, the issues facing the Mountain State and in its groundbreaking research, President Gordon Gee said Monday in his annual State of the University address.

Five accomplished young women from the Honors College have been endorsed by West Virginia University to compete for three prestigious awards: the Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell scholarships.

West Virginia University will tip off the 2018-19 men's basketball season with the Gold-Blue Debut presented by Coca-Cola on Oct. 19 at 7 p.m., at the WVU Coliseum. Admission to the event is free with gates opening at 6 p.m.