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Postgame Notes: Louisville 79, West Virginia 70 (OT)

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November 28, 2024

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Postgame Notes: Louisville 79, West Virginia 70 (OT)

From U of L:

FINAL SCORE: Louisville 79, West Virginia 70 OT

RECORDS AND NOTABLES

• Louisville improves to 5-1 on the season. West Virginia falls to 4-2.

• UofL is now 10-4 against West Virginia all-time.

• Head coach Pat Kelsey is now 1-0 in his career against the West Virginia Mountaineers.

• Louisville recorded its largest margin of victory in an overtime game since defeating North Carolina 78-68 on January 31, 2015.

• This marks the biggest overtime win away from home since a double-overtime 82-71 victory over West Virginia on March 8, 2007, during the Big East Tournament.

• UP NEXT: Louisville will advance in the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament and is set to face either Oklahoma or Arizona in the championship game on Friday evening. The game is scheduled for tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN.

TEAM NOTES

• UofL used the starting lineup of Chucky Hepburn, Terrence Edwards Jr., J’Vonne Hadley, Noah Waterman and Kasean Pryor. The lineup is now 2-0 on the year.

• KEY FIRST HALF RUN: Louisville used a 6-0 run from 14:51 to 12:56 to gain the lead, with three points scored in the paint and the run capped off by a three-pointer. West Virginia used a 15-3 run to create a 10-point lead. Louisville scored the final seven points of the half to cut that to a four-point deficit.

• KEY SECOND HALF RUN: Louisville went on a 14-2 run to regain the lead and extend it to seven with 4:22 left to play. During the run, seven points came from the free-throw line, four points were scored in the paint, and three came from beyond the arc. Regulation ended with both teams deadlocked at 62.

• KEY OVERTIME RUN: Louisville used a 12-3 run over the final 2:30 of overtime to secure the 79-70 victory.

• Louisville shot 24 of 57 for 42.1% from the field, 7 of 28 for 25% from behind the arc, and 24 of 33 for 72.7% at the charity stripe.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

CHUCKY HEPBURN

• Senior guard Chucky Hepburn scored a career-high 32 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including 2-of-5 from behind the arc and 14-of-17 from the free-throw line. Hepburn also added three rebounds, two assists, and six steals in 38 minutes of play.

REYNE SMITH

• The senior guard recorded 15 points, shooting 4-10 (40%) from 3-point territory. Smith also added three rebounds while playing for 37 minutes.

KASEAN PRYOR

• The fifth year forward recorded 13 points, shooting 4-of-11 from the field. He added eight rebounds, two assists and three blocks while playing 35 minutes.

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West Virginia National Guard member killed in DC laid to rest

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December 10, 2025

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West Virginia National Guard member killed in DC laid to rest

A West Virginia National Guard member who was fatally shot last month in the nation’s capital was laid to rest with full military honors in a private ceremony.

Spc. Sarah Beckstrom’s funeral took place Tuesday at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said in a statement.

“The ceremony was deeply moving and reflected the strength, grace, and love of a remarkable young woman and the family and friends who surrounded her,” Morrisey said.

Beckstrom graduated with honors from Webster County High School in 2023 and joined the National Guard several weeks later. She served in the 863rd Military Police Company.

Beckstrom and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe were ambushed as they patrolled a subway station three blocks from the White House on Nov. 26. She died the next day.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who was also shot during the confrontation, has been charged with murder. He pleaded not guilty.

Morrisey has said Wolfe, who remains in a hospital in Washington, is slowly healing and his family expects he will be in acute care for another few weeks.

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“Naturally, West Virginia” program launched

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December 9, 2025

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“Naturally, West Virginia” program launched

MORGANTOWN, WV (WVNS) — The West Virginia Agritourism Initiative and West Virginia University Extension Agency are coming together to create “Naturally, West Virginia.”

Naturally West Virginia is an Agritourism Promotion and Support Program designed to help West Virginia’s agritourism business grow and improve.

Dr. Dee Singh-Knights, Professor of Agribusiness Economics and Management, says businesses under this brand demonstrate a commitment to providing a high quality visitor experience and implement the best in agritourism practices.

To be eligible for the program, a business owner must have 10 hours of Agritourism Education and Professional Development Training, be reviewed by the Naturally West Virginia team to explore current practices, areas for improvement, and technical assistance, a West Virginia Agritourism Association Membership, and a completed verification form filed with WVU Extension.

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Why Losing Jahiem White Stings But Will Not Derail West Virginia’s 2026 Plans

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December 9, 2025

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Why Losing Jahiem White Stings But Will Not Derail West Virginia’s 2026 Plans

During his two years and change in Morgantown, running back Jahiem White was one of the most, if not the most, dynamic players on the West Virginia football roster. Every time he touched the ball, you had the feeling that something special could happen, and oftentimes it did.

After not seeing the field through the first half of his true freshman campaign, he burst onto the scene in a road game against UCF, and from that point on, he became the electrifying back we all know him as. Injuries are a part of the game, but White is coming off a season-ending knee injury, marking the second straight offseason he’ll spend a good chunk of his time recovering. Last year, he suffered a lower-body injury in the Frisco Bowl against Memphis.

On Monday, news dropped that White plans to enter the transfer portal in January, which caught a lot of Mountaineer fans off guard because of the responses he had to fans earlier in the week on Instagram asking if he would be returning.

WVU has been holding exit interviews with players, discussing the report on them for the 2025 season, their future, and if they have a spot on next year’s roster. Pretty much every one of those talks will feature some time spent on money. Those figures are not generally made available to the media or public, but it’s within reason to assume West Virginia was a little weary of offering a decent-sized package to White, considering the injuries he’s had the past two years.

So, what now for West Virginia?

When a player of Jahiem’s caliber would depart in the past, everyone would panic and assume trouble lies ahead. Don’t get me wrong, losing White stings for WVU, but probably not as much as it would have in the past.

Rich Rodriguez signed five running backs during the early signing period, two of whom are going to have a chance to be significant contributors from day one in JUCO star Martavious Boswell and four-star recruit Amari Latimer, who flipped from Wisconsin. Those two, plus another incoming freshman, Christopher Talley, will be enrolling early. Big, physical back Lawrence Autry and the speedy SirPaul Cheeks will arrive in the summer

Goin’ shoppin’

Yes, WVU has to beefen up in the trenches and address other areas of the roster, but don’t think for a second that Rodriguez will ignore the running back position. After seeing the position decimated by injury in 2025, he’s going to do everything in his power to make sure that doesn’t happen again. West Virginia will add another running back to the mix once the portal opens next month, and likely one that has played meaningful football.