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WVSports – West Virginia struggles with pressure, turnovers
Itâs hard to win basketball games on the road in the Big 12 Conference.
Itâs even harder when you donât value the basketball. That was the case for West Virginia in their latest loss on the road at Iowa State where the Mountaineers turned the ball over a season-high 23 times.
And in a game that statistically was close in just about every other department in the 71-64 defeat, that proved to be significant considering those miscues turned into 29 points for the Cyclones. Those turnovers led to Iowa State getting up 14 more shots than West Virginia over the course of the game.
Yes, some of the credit goes to Iowa State considering they are one of the more challenging defenses in the country but at the same time it takes toughness to win on the road and West Virginia didnât show that according to their head coach Josh Eilert.
âPart of toughness is being able to face adversity and face that ball pressure and I didnât think we did a good job in that regard,â he said.
Admittedly itâs hard to simulate the defensive intensity that the Cyclones play with on that end of the floor, especially with the buy-in that they show. But thatâs no excuse for some of the unforced errors that led to easy scoring opportunities on the other end.
Itâs not as if West Virginia wasnât aware of the pressure theyâd face, and turnovers have been a problem throughout the year with teams scoring 75 points off miscues in three losses before the win over UCF.
But until the Mountaineers can show that they can handle it, they will continue to struggle in closely contested games.
âWe didnât take care of the ball and kind of lost our poise in some situations which led to the end result,â Eilert said.
The Mountaineers are now 0-11 on the season in games away from Morgantown and will next head to Kansas State for a game Monday. But if this team wants to find a way to win these types of games, they simply canât make it harder on themselves with mistakes.
Itâs been a problem for West Virginia for most of the year and remains that way as we approach the end.
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People were already packed along the streets before the protest began at 11:30 as participants cited rising gas prices and the controversial Iran war. Protesters chanted and voiced their opinions during the event.
Teddie Grogan said the group gathered to push back against what they see as undemocratic leadership and unnecessary conflict. “We’re here today to protest the fact that we want our country we want it run as a democracy we don’t want wars that are somebodys choice and not a necessity,” Grogan said.
Former U.S. military member Cody Cumpston also criticized the current administration and said he is frustrated by the cost of living and the direction of the country. “I’m here today because of the current administration we’re in a new war we didn’t need to be in prices are still skyrocketing I’m just tired of it I feel like they’ve forgotten all about us and they keep forgetting about us,” Cumpston said.
Another protester, April Pascoli, said she believes many people are not aware of what the administration is doing internationally and at home. “If I don’t go to work one day and I ask people do you know what’s happening in this country? And somebody says, we’re at war right now? Really? People my age don’t even know that we have troops on the ground, that they are bombing. Bombing our bases in the middle east. Do you know that, do you realize that?” Pascoli said.
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