MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University volleyball team (8-11, 2-6 Big 12) took down the Buffaloes, 3-1 on Wednesday night inside of the CU Events Center in Boulder, Colorado. The match marked the first meeting between Colorado and West Virginia.
The Mountaineers secured the win with scores of 25-20, 23-25, 25-17 and 25-17.
WVU was led offensively by senior outside hitter Hailey Green, who tallied 20 kills while hitting .375 percent. Redshirt junior outside hitter Cassidy Tanton had yet another outstanding performance, adding her 10th double-double of the season with 15 kills and 11 digs. Tanton also tied a season high with three total blocks.
Sophomore middle blocker Maddy McGath was electric on all fronts, totaling 10 kills on a .588 clip while dropping down four total blocks.
Graduate student setter Lauren DeLo added the second double-double of the night, dishing 41 assists and 13 digs. Defensively, graduate student libero Sydney Reed and junior outside hitter Quincey Coyle collected 12 digs apiece.
In all, the Mountaineers bested Colorado with 58 kills and 56 digs. The squad also produced 11 service aces, setting the program’s record for most aces in a Big 12 match.
Tanton tied up the first set early with a kill, making the score one all. West Virginia proceeded with their first scoring run of the night, 4-0, making the score, 7-5. After an ace from Coyle, WVU led by as many as six points, 15-9. West Virginia controlled the rest of the set, using a late 3-0 run to hold of CU, 22-15. As Colorado attempted an offensive drive, before a block from McGath and Tanton would give WVU set one, 25-20.
A kill from DeLo would kick off set two, 1-0 for the Mountaineers. Colorado looked to respond, holding the lead until six straight West Virginia points tied the score at 17. It was a tight race for the set, as a pair of kills from McGath and Tanton would get WVU within one point, 24-23. Colorado persisted, taking the second set, 25-23.
West Virginia looked to lock down in the third set, as a pair of aces from Tanton let the Mountaineers lead early, 2-0. As Colorado attempted to take over, freshman outsider hitter Nina Svetina pushed the Mountaineers back on top with a pair of kills, 7-6. WVU never trailed again in the set, leading by four after two kills from Tanton, 13-9. The Mountaineers steamed ahead, using six straight points to take third set, 25-17.
The fourth and final set started off hot again for West Virginia, as a pair of kills from Green gave the Mountaineers an early 3-1 advantage. WVU dominated the set, as a 4-0 run would extend their lead,15-10 forcing a Colorado timeout. Green and Tanton chipped in a plethora of kills, as West Virginia led 24-17 at the match point. A block from McGath and junior middle blocker Laila Ibrahim secured the fourth and final set, 25-17 for West Virginia.
Next, WVU returns to Morgantown to face Texas Tech on Oct. 26. First serve is slated for noon ET, inside of the WVU Coliseum. Saturday’s match will serve as the team’s Halloween Spooktacular, with kids 12 and under in costume receiving free admission. The WVU Coliseum concourse will feature inflatables, balloon artists, face painting and candy bags. Fans are encouraged to stick around after the match for post-game autographs at the Gold Gate.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Gray DC) – — Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced $4 billion in private investment to build data centers across West Virginia, but the plan faces pushback from residents concerned about rising electricity costs and resource consumption.
The West Virginia State Legislature opened the door for data center development in 2023, with a plan promising 30% of funds would stay in host counties.
“We have a framework that will help make West Virginia not only the best state to open a data center… but best for consumers as well,” Morrisey said.
Resource and cost concerns
Critics say each data center will consume between 1 and 5 million gallons of water daily, employ fewer than a dozen people and strain the power grid.
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Morrisey said the law bars passing costs to consumers.
However, a Carnegie Mellon report shows electricity costs in communities around data centers are expected to spike nearly 25% by 2030. The explosion of data centers nationwide will drive up electricity bills by an average of 8% even for those not near a facility.
Limited lifespan
The lifespan of a data center averages 15 years. By year 25, they are considered obsolete.
There are currently plans for eight data centers across West Virginia. Morrisey said he is listening to those communities.
West Virginia’s welcome signs were changed from “Wild and Wonderful” to “Open for Business” in 2006.
The Department of Biology invites the community to join its spring ephemeral wildflower walk Sunday (April 12) at the Core Arboretum.
The free guided walks will begin at noon, 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
The walks will take place each Sunday in April.
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Find more information and register to attend.
Last year, more than 45 species of plants were seen in bloom over the course of the wildflower walks.
Individuals are also welcome to visit and see the flowers on their own. Information on how to find and identify the flowers are available at the kiosk.
Those who wish to schedule a group tour outside of the regular schedule or would like to become a volunteer guide, should contact Zach Fowler, WVU Core Arboretum director, at zfowler@mail.wvu.edu.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — West Virginia University has welcomed back its beloved Research Week for its eighth year.
Research Week at WVU was created to highlight the research efforts of students, faculty and staff across the school’s three campuses and to thank them for helping create the R1 institution’s household name.
Core facilities showcase (WBOY image).
Monday kicked off the week with award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author and historian John M. Barry as a keynote speaker in a conversation “on the power of storytelling to shape public understanding, inform policy, and influence how science is understood in public life,” according to WVU.
One of the events that took place on Tuesday was the Core Facilities showcase held in the Health Science Center, which featured 30 different displays of research.
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12 News spoke with WVU Core Resources Director Karen Martin on why it was important to feature the university’s research projects in this way.
“This is going to be professional development for them so that they can learn the skills that they can then take, not only to do their research now, but that they can take with them for jobs in the future. And we’ve got the cutting-edge, greatest technologies out there, so they’re really competitive, they’ve got good skills when they leave here. And we study everything from diabetes, cancer, neuroscience, just a whole range of everything that we study, and so students really get a lot of opportunities to learn, to understand how the technology works, and they’ve got that to take with them,” Martin said.
Research products that the Core facilities showcase. (WBOY images)
Research Week will continue all across WVU until Friday. You can find a full list of events and virtual seminars on the university’s website here.
