West Virginia
Early mishaps by Arizona cause deficit vs. West Virginia
The Arizona Wildcats entered Saturday’s contest against West Virginia losing three straight, and a first-quarter fumble by Arizona running back Quali Conley — along with lackluster defense — gave the Mountaineers an early 17-7 advantage.
After West Virginia took an early 3-0 lead on a Michael Hayes 45-yard field goal, Arizona began driving down the field before Conley fumbled on the Wildcats’ fourth play of the game.
The Mountaineers recovered and ultimately scored on a fake field goal, giving them a 10-0 lead as the first quarter came to a close.
Later on, though, Conley got his redemption, putting Arizona on the board with a one-yard touchdown run to cut the deficit to just three points with 7:34 left in the first half.
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But the Wildcats couldn’t contain the Mountaineers run game, allowing 147 first half yards on the ground, including 77 yards on seven carries from West Virginia running back Jahiem White.
West Virginia scored again on a Nicco Marchiol pass to Hudson Clement with just under three minutes left in the half, putting the Mountaineers up 10 as the first half came to a close.
The Mountaineers had 245 first half yards compared to Arizona’s 154. Wildcats quarterback Noah Fifita was 8-for-11 with 86 passing yards. Receiver Tetairoa McMillan had five receptions for 66 yards.
West Virginia
Floyd’s 25 points help send West Virginia past Mount St. Mary’s for first win in Hodge era
Jasper Floyd scored 25 points shooting 9 of 13 and West Virginia pulled away from Mount St. Mary’s for a 70-54 win to usher in the Ross Hodge era in a season-opener for both teams on Tuesday night.
Honor Huff scored 16 points and Brenen Lorient scored 11 and grabbed 13 rebounds for West Virginia.
Trey Deveaux scored 15 points for Mount St. Mary’s, which owned a 38-29 rebounding advantage.
Justin Amadi’s three-point play with 5:55 left in the first half gave Mount St. Mary’s a 25-22 lead. Huff responded with a 3-pointer to tie it and that helped prompt West Virginia on a 13-4 run to close the half.
Starting the second half with a 35-29 lead, West Virginia outscored Mount St. Mary’s 12-6 over the first six-and-a-half minutes for a 52-39 advantage. Mount St. Mary’s went on a 7-0 run to get within 52-46 but never got closer.
Hodge, who was hired in March, spent the last eight seasons at North Texas, including the last two as head coach, posting a 46-23 (.667) record.
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – The West Virginia Building in Huntington was lit up in teal on Monday night.
Nov. 3 is recognized all over as Light the World Teal for Alzheimer’s Awareness Day.
The West Virginia Building, Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center, the Kanawha Boulevard bridge, and the West Virginia state Capitol all were lit up in support.
More than 1,500 buildings and landmarks across the world were lit up in teal on Monday night to raise awareness.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The new-look West Virginia men’s basketball team tips off the 2025-26 season Tuesday at home against Mount St. Mary’s.
Ross Hodge will make his WVU head coaching debut after being hired from North Texas this offseason. He is joined by an entirely new roster, as the Mountaineers did not return a single player who recorded a stat last season.
Here is everything you need to know for the game:
WVU men’s basketball vs. Mount St. Mary’s game information
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Hodge brought a pair of players with him from North Texas who will start for the Mountaineers this season — forward Brenen Lorient and point guard Jasper Floyd. Lorient, the reigning American Conference Sixth Man of the Year, averaged 11.7 points and 4.9 rebounds last season. Floyd posted 9.0 points and 4.0 assists per game at UNT last year.
Lorient and Floyd will be joined in the starting five by a trio of fellow transfers — Honor Huff (Chattanooga), Treysen Eaglestaff (North Dakota) and Harlan Obioha (UNC Wilmington). Huff led the nation with 131 three-pointers last season, averaging 15.2 points per game. Eaglestaff was the only player in the country to log multiple 40-point performances last season, as he averaged 18.9 points. The seven-foot Obioha averaged 10.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game last year.
Mount St. Mary’s went 23-13 last season and made the NCAA Tournament as Metro Atlantic Conference Champions. MSM defeated American in a First Four matchup before losing to No. 1 seed Duke in the first round.
Mount was picked ninth in the MAAC Preseason Poll and returns one starter, All-MAAC third-teamer Xavier Liscomb. The senior guard averaged 6.8 points and 4.3 assists while starting all 36 games last season.
Mount St. Mary’s is led by second-year head coach Donny Lind.
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