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NEWS Evaluating pedestrian safety in Morgantown one year after student death BY JOE SEVERINO NEWS EDITOR
One year ago Friday, WVU student Leah Berhanu was struck and killed by a vehicle on Patteson Drive while she tried to cross the road. Nineteen days later, WVU student Sara Queen was critically injured after being struck in the intersection of Monongahela Boulevard and Evansdale Drive. Students, faculty and the Morgantown community have since come together and pushed for pedestrian safety. But how far has WVU come in terms of pedestrian safety, especially in a city as geographically challenged as Morgantown? Bill Austin, executive director of the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), said only so much progress can be made in a year. “Unfortunately, in the transportation world with engineering requirements, fast is a relative term,” Austin said. “It doesn’t always move as quickly as we’d like.” The intersections along Monongahela Boulevard and Patteson Drive look a little different than they did in February 2018, said Matthew Cross, chair of the Morgantown Pedestrian Board. He said the West Virginia Department of Highways put in additional lighting in these intersections to improve visibility. However, he said lighting problems in these intersections still exist from time to time “With that being said, I have noticed there are still dark spots on the sidewalk where the [state Division of Highways] put lights on Patteson,” Cross, who has served as chair since 2015, said. Improvements like new lighting and freshly painted crosswalks are what the city and WVU alike have worked toward during the last year. They say pedestrian safety should be looked at on a longer timeline. At its first meeting of the fall semester, WVU SGA set a two-year goal for improving pedestrian safety on campus. Within six months, it planned to improve the lighting in certain intersections and develop different avenues for funding. Sometime after those two years, SGA has planned to determine where grade separated roads, or where a road is elevated over another, could be successful and find places
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There is currently no crosswalk on University Avenue between University Place and a parking garage, where many students cross each day. dent traffic. “People can see that it’s [the intersection] being patrolled and monitored, and that’s had a really good effect on traffic calming,” he said. PHOTO BY JOE SEVERINO The intersection of University Avenue and Falling Run Road sees heavy pedestrian and vehicle fl ow during the day. There is a “People just pay more attention when there’s a police car Mountain Line bus stop in this intersection, as well. sitting there.” Justice said there’s curfor them to be added through- with minor injuries,” Morgan- drivers must yield to walkers. out the city. town Public Information OfBerhanu was killed by a rently a lighting project being Cross has been planning ficer Andrew Stacy wrote in driver coming down the hill engineered on Patteson Drive for the arrival of a brand new an email. on Patteson Drive from the that was brought forward by WVU business school buildHe would not confirm if the Coliseum, so the concurrent the DOH. And as for education, WVU ing where Stansbury Hall man hit was a WVU student. intersection did not play a students, especially those new Even though advancing factor here. However, during is currently located. Stansbury will be demolished and pedestrian safety takes time, the criminal trial for former to campus, should be aware of then replaced by the new Cross said he’s to the point WVU student Michelle Ge- the high-risk intersections. “It’s a constant education John Chambers College of where he wants to see more lada, who hit Berhanu, a witness who was driving on Mor- because you are always cyBusiness and Economics by noticeable progress happen. late 2021, according to WVU “You know how it is in rill Way testified that he was cling,” Justice said. “Each year, facilities. West Virginia; we’ve really not yielding to Berhanu, but had we turn over 20 to 25 percent Putting a new multi-mil- given adequate attention to- trouble seeing her due to the of the student population, so you have a lot of new people lion dollar facility along one ward pedestrian safety, and rain and darkness. of the busiest roads in the city I’m ready to the point now to Gelada’s defense counsel here in town for the first time.” “I mean, they don’t even can cause pedestrian safety start pushing WVU and DOH argued during the trial that a problems to arise. Parking to get their attention on it, light was out during the time know where their classes are, is also being reduced, and because people are getting of the incident, which further much less where dangerous intersections will be,” he the bridge connecting the hurt,” Cross said. “The struc- dimmed the visibility. Exclusive intersections, added. Beechurst PRT station to ture’s not there.” Cross said motorists share Stansbury is being replaced. “I’d like to see WVU step up similar to many downtown “We’ve had talks with and take more action,” Cross streets and the intersection equal responsibility with pe[WVU], and they’ve planned said, giving the University at University Avenue and Pat- destrians to prevent any more to put in the pedestrian bridge credit for its help installing teson Drive, halt all traffic for incidents from occurring. “When people choose to overhead Beechurst Avenue, lighting; however, he wants pedestrians to cross. possibly two of them,” Cross to work at more. After the two incidents in- disregard traffic control syssaid. One specific action the city volving Berhanu and Queen, tems and run red lights, “But in the meantime, the safety board wants the state Ron Justice, a state and local which is the case in both Lecrossing at Hough Street, right DOH to take is to change the relations specialist for WVU, ah’s fatality and Sara’s injury, in front of Stansbury Hall, as way high-risk crosswalks are said WVU students, faculty, then there’s really not much you may know, is horrible,” operated. DOH, the city of Morgantown, we can do,” Cross said. Justice specifically menCross added. “I’ve had mulThere are two kinds of in- the county commission, the tiple comments from faculty tersections in Morgantown: MPO and other local individ- tioned WVU students Brent that park in Area 11 and have concurrent and exclusive. uals formed a working group Scott and Tyler Brewster, both to cross Beechurst Avenue, Concurrent intersections al- to identify and help address Fall 2018 graduates, for workand they fear for their lives.” low for traffic and pedestri- varying pedestrian safety ing with pedestrian safety issues during their time in SGA. On Jan. 17, a man, who ans to move at the same time, issues. Justice, who previously The students organized a Cross said was a WVU stu- while exclusive intersection dent, was hit at this intersec- yield all traffic for walkers. served as mayor of Morgan- safety walk a month after Bertion while crossing at night. For example, the intersec- town for seven years, said hanu’s death to identify areas “He made it to the far right tion of Patteson Drive and WVU looks at pedestrian on campus they felt needed lane of the south bound traffic Morrill Way, where Berhanu safety with education, engi- work or were unsafe. Campuses across the counlane when he was struck by a was killed, is concurrent. neering and enforcement in try that have experienced pevehicle traveling south in that When pedestrians are mind. lane. The driver of the vehicle given the green walk signal at Justice said enforcement destrian safety issues in the was cited for failure to yield to this crosswalk, traffic leaving is sometimes just as simple past will also aid WVU in the a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Morrill Way is given the green as placing police officers in future. Justice said the DOH The pedestrian was trans- light to turn left or right onto high-risk intersections during has reached out to the Fedported from the scene by EMS Patteson Drive, but those times when there is heavy stu- eral Highway Safety Admin-
istration (FSHA) and asked its workers to find communities who have dealt with this problem before. “[FSHA is] going to bring people in from communities like ours, that have experienced some of the same problems, and let them tell us what did work and what didn’t work in their communities,” Justice said. Scott and Berhanu were childhood friends growing up in Morgantown. He said his work over the last year on pedestrian safety is dedicated to keeping Berhanu’s legacy alive so that these type of incidents won’t be repeated. “When she was taken from us, it wasn’t really about what we could, but what we had to do,” Scott said. “She was exactly what it means to be a Mountaineer, or a West Virginian for that purpose.” To sum up all the weighing factors involved with pedestrian safety, it’s important to keep in mind all the parties involved and why an issue like this needs constant communication. In the heart of the downtown campus, where thousands of students, faculty and city residents walk every day, University Avenue is owned by the city, College Avenue is owned by the state and Maiden Lane, the road in front of Stalnaker Hall, is owned by WVU. This type of conundrum is quite common in Morgantown, both city and WVU officials say, which can lead to problems arising when trying to combat the complex issue of pedestrian safety.
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Friday’s snow day draws nearly 1,000 to Spruce Pepper balls, smoke grenades and acoustic devices ultimately broke up the gathering BY DOUGLAS SOULE EDITORINCHIEF
A gathering of hundreds on Morgantown’s Spruce street was dispersed by police on Friday, a snow day for WVU students. “We had winter sports activities that turned into criminal behavior and violence,” said Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston. “They started attacking city workers as they plowed the streets.” Preston said the crowd, which he estimated to be made up of 750 to 900 people, threw items including beer bottles and rocks. The Morgantown Police Department, WVU Police Department and the Monongalia County Sheriff ’s Department were all on scene. Warnings were given to the crowd, and some crowd members lit a fire. When a longrange acoustic device was used against the crowd, many chanted back at it. Preston said smoke grenades were then deployed. Large portions of the crowd left through the smoke clouds, and several students danced in the street before leaving.
Preston said no arrests were made. A Morgantown press release said there was one person who was reported to have received a contusion during this incident. This person did not require emergency medical treatment. Three officers deployed pepper ball munitions, according to the Morgantown press release. The officers fired at the buildings from where projectiles were being thrown, and they targeted the building above the people so the powder would fall on those below. This can be be seen in a video captured by the Daily Athenaeum, which can be found on thedaonline.com. Preston had told the DA in an interview that no chemical munitions were used. In a social media post, WVU wrote that officers would review videos to see if any charges should be filed. News sources across the country published stories about the Spruce Street gathering, which police had declared a riot. Articles appeared in The Washington Post, CBS News, Fox News and more.
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Pepper ball to the face INTERVIEW BY ALAYNA FULLER Zachary Haines, a freshman history student from Reading, Pennsylvania, said he was hit by a pepper ball during the police dispersal of the Spruce Street gathering. “From what I remember before I got hit, I saw the police were coming up in a salt truck and they were coming up with the guns they had and I didn’t hear any instructions, but I just tried to get out of their way, so I moved out of the street,” Haines said. “Then, I saw them start shooting at the house across the street from where I was and that’s when I got on the porch to try to get out of the way [and] try to get out of the situation, and then next thing you know I just get hit and then I go down.”
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Haines said when he was hit, he fell and tried to get away as quickly as possible. “I get a lot of memories of trying to keep moving because the pain hurt pretty bad,” he said. “When I got back to my dorm I just washed it out and put some Neosporin on it.”
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Students sledding down Spruce Street.
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Students lounge on a roof overlooking Spruce Street.
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Crowds of students look on as police advance up the street.
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Students on Spruce Street smile for the camera.
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Before police arrived, various winter sports were on display.
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Roller Derby boot camp aims to recruit new members “It get’s pretty complicated, they call it chess on wheels sometimes.”
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Grab your mouthguards and roller skates because WVU’s Roller Derby Club is holding a skating boot camp for anyone who wants to learn about the sport. The WVU Roller Derby Club is a 35-member, female-only WVU and community league that meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Mylan Park — about a 20-minute drive from campus. Mylan Park hosts several different WVU club sports teams. The club’s practices consist of learning more about the sport, like how to skate safely and how to work as a team. The group is a hosting a roller derby boot camp for those who have no previous knowledge of the sport
lot of strategy involved. You have to know where to go and how to get through.” Roller derby is not only fun but poses as great exercise, too. The sport heavily involves contact, but Finn says they make sure everyone knows how to properly skate and that they have the necessary equipment. Finn encourages even those who were nervous about joining the WVU Roller Derby Club to give it a try. “Definitely come, it’s a lot of fun. We start out real slow,” Finn said. “It’s not always rigorous, we try to have fun too.” You can find the WVU Roller Derby Club on Facebook at WVU Roller Derby. For questions, email Finn at aef0007@mix.wvu.edu. The best way to join is to show up on Tuesdays and Thursdays for practice.
-Abigail Finn, Roller Derby Club President
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The roller derby team posing for a group photo. but are interested in learning more. Anyone can come as long as they bring their own
mouthguard. Roller derby boot camp will begin and last from 6-7 p.m. on Feb. 5 at My-
lan Park. “If you want to learn about roller derby, this is a great
time to learn,” said Abigail Finn, the club president. In roller derby, there are three positions: blockers, jammers and pivots. Two teams play each other in a game called a bout. The jammers try to get past the blockers. “It’s pretty complicated, they call it chess on wheels sometimes,” Finn, a sophomore forensic and investigative science student from Morgantown, said. “There’s a
24-hour campus closure snowballs into a five-day weekend BY CODY NESPOR CULTURE EDITOR
What was supposed to only be a 24-hour campus closure due to “deteriorating conditions and bitterly cold temperatures” turned into three straight campus-wide snow days, which created what essentially was a fiveday weekend. Around noon on Wednesday, WVU announced that the University was closing its Morgantown campus and canceling classes for 24 hours, starting at 1 p.m. On Thursday, a similar alert went out. Again around noon, WVU announced that the University would remain closed for the rest of the day. At 9 p.m., it was announced that campus would reopen and classes would resume on Friday, starting at 10:30 a.m. Just after 9 a.m. on Friday, however, a final announcement was made that the University would remain closed for the rest of Friday. While students and faculty undoubtedly appreciated not having to trudge to campus in single degree temperatures and double digit wind speeds, it was unclear at the beginning of the week if the University was going to make any schedule adjustments for the weather. On Tuesday, the forecast
for Wednesday was temperatures below 20 degrees Fahrenheit and as low as negative 20 with the wind chill. With silence from the University at that time, students took it upon themselves to try and make their voices heard. Carlton Howard, a senior wildlife and fisheries resources student from Columbus, Ohio, started a petition on change.org on Tuesday to try to convince University officials to cancel classes on Wednesday. In the description of the petition Howard wrote, “There are going to be -20 to -30 winds chills on campus tomorrow. Which are very unsafe to go to classes or to travel around campus in. West Virginia University claims student health and safety is their No. 1 concern. Well, if this is true, they would cancel classes so we don’t have to walk around in these brutal cold conditions all day tomorrow.” Howard asserted that if the University officials cared about students and their safety as they claimed, they should cancel classes on Wednesday. Upon the initial campus closure, WVU’s vice president for strategic initiatives Rob Alsop confirmed that student safety was indeed their top priority. Alsop was quoted in an alert saying, “We determined this morning, based on the
latest update, that closing and canceling classes is in the best interest of our students, staff and faculty. Their safety is our top priority.” At the time of writing this article, Howard’s petition has 9,775 signatures, just shy of the 10,000 signature goal. Howard said via email that he started the petition because he felt that students should not have to travel to classes in negative degree temperatures. “I made it because I felt that students should not be out in those extreme cold temperatures because it only takes 30 mins for skin that is exposed to get frost bite [sic],” Howard said. Howard said he sent the petition to WVU’s administration office and to WVU President Gordon Gee in hopes that they would at least see it. In response, he only received an email from the administration office thanking him for his concern. It is unclear what, if any, effect Howard’s petition had on the University’s decision to close but students were clearly concerned over the conditions and closing campus was undoubtedly the best course of action.
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NATIONAL REACH YOUR POTENTIAL M Kalynn Maschelle Eyler What advice would Kalynn give to other WVU students? “Don’t rush it.” She feels that your passion will be revealed to you. Another piece of advice: “Be sure to take chances, try new things, take every opportunity and you will discover what you love.”
Tabitha Lowery Going above and beyond academics certainly has its challenges. One of the things that Tabitha cites as a significant obstacle is “time management and balancing work/life.” Those struggles have been helped by supportive faculty who have always had time to engage in small meetings, coffee or words of encouragement. She also credits Jessica DiLello for nominating her for this honor and the faculty of the English department who continue to ensure her success beyond WVU.
Dylan Vest Say Hello to Dylan Vest! Dylan is a third-year Honors College student majoring in Political Science and French. He is studying abroad at Sciences Po in Grenoble, France. With a passion for mastering the French language and a desire to gain a new perspective on the problems faced by the international community, Dylan found himself at one of the most prestigious universities in France, a grande ecolé. His experience has inspired him to apply for a Fulbright fellowship and to serve the United States by becoming a foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State.
James Carnes and Kyle Gillis Both James and Kyle say that “Mountaineers go first” isn’t just a quote on campus, it’s the culture that WVU instills in every student. “This mentality helped foster our idea of improving STEM education in our state,” they said. They give props to the Industrial Engineering department at WVU for equipping them with the skills needed to successfully start and grow their business.
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Keith Heisler Keith would describe himself as “outgoing, adventuresome and optimistic.” With that being said, his advice to other WVU students is that “life is too short to not follow your dream. Seek out every opportunity because each new experience leads you to the path you are supposed to be on.” He also said that students should be afraid to take a chance. “Learn how to become comfortable in uncomfortable situations. You will never regret that.”
Andrew Rhodes The Neighborhood Kombuchery sounds like the place to be, and it’s the exact reason Andrew Rhodes was nominated for National Reach Your Potential Month! Born and raised in Morgantown, Andrew is interested in the fundamental aspects of exploration and learning. He’s spent three years in WVU’s marching band, 17 semesters in the WVU Steel Drum Ensemble, dabbled in the sport of ultra-marathon trail running, worked the election polls for 18 years, hosted international students in his home, spent two semesters studying abroad in Spain and Mexico and worked two summers at NASA!
Keegan and Kadee Mueller “The state of West Virginia is a remarkable place for student entrepreneurs and needs people who think differently,” Keegan says. “WVU is the flagship school of the state and brings in top tier talent from across the state. Collaborating with some of these students motivates and inspires me to work harder than I would alone,” he says. “In addition, the engineering school gives students the tools and confidence needed to solve problems and chase their dreams. I therefore believe it is the perfect breeding ground for entrepreneurial-minded students because they will be given the problem-solving skills highly prized in the world of startups and business.”
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Joshua Slocum, Brandon Slicklein, Dylan Hupp What should other students who are trying to turn an idea into reality do? “Don’t be afraid to ask for help and don’t hesitate to try new things.” The guys feel their time at WVU has given them the background in problem solving, critical thinking and analytical skills that they needed. It also provided them with real-world experiences through professional opportunities they may not have been able to access elsewhere.
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Make vending machines great again We are in the year 2019. In July, it will have been 50 years since the United States was able to put a man on the moon for the first time. Yet, vending machines still can’t accept dollar bills that have creases in them. It is understandable that paper currency has to be “read” by the machine and can not be interpreted through size and weight like coins can. However, does a tiny bend on a corner really prohibit that? If Apple can come out with a new, innovative iPhone every year, vending machines should be able to adjust to change for once in their history.
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Accountability cannot exist without a free student press BY DOUGLAS SOULE EDITORINCHIEF This article was originally published on Student Press Freedom Day, Wednesday, Jan. 30. This nation was built on accountability. “In a democracy, accountability is an implicit tenet in the idea of popular representation,” according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. How can accountability exist without watchdog journalism? It can’t. Without student press freedom, Americans are snubbed of democracy at a young age, setting a precedent for practices that allow misconduct and malpractice to thrive. Being able to report authoritatively on higher authorities should be a right whether a journalist works at a high school, college or professional publication. Yet, that’s not always the case.
BuzzFeed News published an article recently about a high school in Indiana that was restricted from covering a fellow student who had been arrested and accused of sexual assault. In September, the student media advisor at the University of North Alabama was ousted from his position after the student newspaper published an article claiming that the administration improperly withheld public documents about the resignation of the vice president of student affairs, according to the Student Press Law Center. These two cases are part of a far broader problem. The Daily Athenaeum is editorially independent from WVU, and we will remain that way. This independence should be a given for all student newspapers. Unfortunately, it isn’t. The DA stands with the newspapers that face administrative censorship and demands that student press freedom be upheld across the nation.
New Voices: • WVU’s chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Online News Association will be offering free membership to students willing to work to implement New Voices legislation in West Virginia. This legislation will protect student press freedom. • ONA will be hosting a launch party on Feb. 7 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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Red lights: Why you should stop SUBMITTED BY PIM TROMMELEN WVU STUDENT On Feb. 1, 2018, my dear friend Leah Berhanu was hit and killed by a red light-runner along Patteson Drive. She was involved in just one of the 260,000 accidents caused annually by red light running, according to a 1999 study by Retting and colleagues. After this happened, I saw a noticeable change in the mindset of the people around me. They were determined to fix the problem. SGA set up a pedestrian safety board. There were safety walks all over campus, and there were petitions focused on pedestrian safety. It was a wake-up call. Running a red light is an almost normalized phenomenon that most people engage in occasionally. It doesn’t hurt anyone, right? Well, until it does. I started a research project under the guidance of Dr. Joshua Woods, associate professor of sociology. We looked at data on red light-runners in Morgantown that had been collected by his research methods students over a seven-year period at 10 different intersections in the downtown area. Teams of students observed traffic patterns during a total of 1,972 light cycles. We found that 34 percent of the light cycles had at least one red light-runner. This means that in every three light cycles there is at least one red light-runner! At least one red light runner sometimes translates to more than one, with the highest number recorded being six red light runners in one light cycle.
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Leah Berhanu, right, pictured with her sisters. That is simply too often. The research focused on three characteristics of the driver — ‘perceived’ sex, license plate and cell phone use. Women were just as likely to run red lights as men; drivers with an instate license plate ran a red light at roughly the same rate as those with out-ofstate license plates; and cell phones users were just as likely as non-cell phone users to run a red light. Another variable focused on the locations of the intersections. There were big differences in the rate of red light runners at certain intersections. We found no correlation between traffic volume and red light running. We did find a correlation between red light runners and state-owned roads. State-owned roads through Morgantown had by far the highest rates of red light runners. While there is not a clear-cut an-
swer as to why this is happening at these intersections, it should be a point of concern that these roads have a substantially higher number of red light-runners compared to other intersections. Red light-running is a human-made error and thus preventable. One of the best-known examples is camera reinforcement. Placing cameras at intersections has proven to lessen red light running and accidents happening at these intersections. This seems to be a reasonable solution for Morgantown’s red light-running problem and could potentially contribute to reducing red light-runners. None of this will bring my friend back, but it might save someone else’s life. Running a red light might save someone 30 seconds, but in the event of an accident, that isn’t worth it.
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With losing streak over, WVU now prepares for Texas Tech BY COLE MCCLANAHAN ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
MEN’S BASKETBALL There was a possible turning point in the season for the WVU men’s basketball team on Saturday when they ended a threegame losing streak with their win over Oklahoma. WVU (10-12, 2-7 Big 12) played with a level of effort that was not seen during the losing streak and, just as it’s been all season, when the team plays with that much intensity, they have positive results. “I think we’re playing harder again,” said WVU head coach Bob Huggins after the Oklahoma victory. “I think we can beat anybody in this league if we play hard. We played awfully hard in the Kansas game and we played hard in this game. Now we’ve got to start to play hard every game.” After playing hard and getting the win over Oklahoma, the Mountaineers now have to take that momentum and put it towards their Monday night matchup at 16th-ranked Texas Tech. Texas Tech (17-5, 5-4) and
West Virginia already faced each other once this season, ending in a 62-59 Red Raiders victory. WVU had multiple chances to win that game and when they didn’t, it deflated them and led to a five-game losing streak. The Mountaineers didn’t play with effort through much of that game or during the losing streak, but if they can on Monday, they will have the opportunity to revenge their early season loss. It may be difficult, but West Virginia will have to focus much of its attention on defense to Texas Tech’s leading scorer, sophomore guard Jarrett Culver. The 6-foot-6 guard ranks third in the Big 12 with an 18.1 points per game scoring average on a proficient 51 percent shooting clip. Not only is Culver the teamleader in scoring, but he paces the Red Raiders in rebounding and assists too, at 6.8 and 3.8 per game, respectively. The Mountaineer with the unfavorable job of stopping Culver is most likely junior forward Wesley Harris. Harris had the responsibility of guarding Culver in the Jan. 2 matchup and is usually the Mountaineer who Huggins de-
cides to stick on the opposing team’s best player. Culver had the advantage on Harris on the Jan. 2 matchup, though, when he finished with his season average of 18 points and Harris fouled out of the game, exiting with just three points on 1-7 shooting. It will take a collective effort from WVU on Monday night to stop — or merely slow down — Culver, but the Mountaineers may be able to accomplish it with the boost they got from their last win. West Virginia played its best game since Jan. 19 (when they beat then 7th-ranked Kansas) on Saturday, and much of it was because of their increased energy and better practices leading up to the game. “Practices this week were enthusiastic,” Huggins said. “They weren’t good, but they were enthusiastic. We still threw it everywhere, but we played with a little bit of emotion.” West Virginia will need to continue playing with that emotion for the rest of the season, and it starts at Texas Tech on Monday night. Tip-off between the Mountaineers and Red Raiders is set for 9 p.m.
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Junior Wesley Harris slams the ball into the basket against Oklahoma.
Huggins’ lineup rotations benefit team now and in the future BY JARED SERRE
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
MEN’S BASKETBALL Having only won two games since New Year’s, it has been a tough season for a team that was predicted to finish third in the conference in the Big 12 preseason coaches’ poll. Yet, as the WVU men’s basketball team hobbles through the season with a current record of 10-12, there are many positives to take away from the down year. One key note is that the Mountaineers continue to push their roster to its limits — creating more develop-
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Freshman Jordan McCabe yells to teammate as he advances towards the basket. ment opportunities for the team. In 13 of the 22 games played thus far this season,
head coach Bob Huggins has played at least 12 different players. In comparison, op-
posing teams have averaged just more than 10 players per game. “I’m not worried about next year. I’m only worried about this year,” Huggins said in early January. “It would really be unfair of me to say we’re playing for next year. We need to play those young guys, because there are going to be situations where we’re going to have to go deep into our bench. That happens over the course of a long season.” As the team has progressed into the season, its younger players have seen an increased role. The Mountaineers currently have five firstyear freshmen on the roster. To date, guard Jordan McCabe has seen playing time
in 21 games this season, including four starts. He averages just under 12 minutes per game. After receiving his first start on Saturday, forward Derek Culver and his passing abilities have played a big role in the Mountaineers’ offensive gameplan. Additionally, his rebounding has been impactful as his 8.3 rebounds per game leads the team. Guard Trey Doomes, after having his redshirt burned in January, has seen limited playing time on the court. However, he is averaging 2.2 points per game in limited action. Outside of the team’s firstyear players, Mountaineers like Brandon Knapper and
Andrew Gordon have provided a spark off of the bench. Knapper scored a career-high 25 points in Saturday’s win while Gordon has been a serviceable player on both sides of the floor. “It just shows that we have depth,” said senior forward Esa Ahmad about getting numerous players involved. “You’ve got to stay ready and you never know when your number is gonna be called.” While Huggins is not prioritizing next season over this one just yet, allowing younger players the ability to see action on the court helps them adjust to the collegiate game and be ready when it is their turn to step up.
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Offensive numbers pushing WVU women toward tournament BY QUINN BURKITT STAFF WRITER
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL The West Virginia women’s basketball team has begun its season 16-5 and 7-3 in Big 12 play behind an average 19.2 point advantage margin per game. Through 21 games this season, the Mountaineers have relied on a couple of consistent contributors, including senior guard Naomi Davenport and junior guard Tynice Martin. Davenport and Martin have led their team to a total point mark of 1,503, as well as averaging 14 and 17.9 points per game, respectively. The main attack for the Mountaineers comes in their offense, primarily where they rank second in scoring margin (19.2 points), fifth in scoring offense (71.6 points per game) and second in three-point percentage (36.6 percent) in the Big 12. Aside from points scored, the Mountaineers lead their opponents in almost every offensive statistical category as it shows with multiple drubbings of teams this year. On Nov. 15,
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Senior guard Naomi Davenport making her way into the paint for a layup. West Virginia knocked off Bryant, 94-48. Then, on Dec. 29, the Mountaineers deflated Niagara, 84-32, for their largest scoring margin of the season thus far. The other offensive statisti-
cal categories the Mountaineers have used to their advantage against their opponents include field goal percentage, where they lead 42.6 percent to 32.9 percent, and free throw percentage, where they
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Junior guard Lucky Rudd trying to make her way passed Kansas defender. lead 72.9 percent to 66.8 percent. West Virginia’s 36.6 threepoint percentage also leads all opponents with their 25.3 percentage from beyond the arc. Last season, West Virginia scored an average of
73.3 points per game with an 11.9 advantage scoring margin. The 2017-2018 Mountaineers also led in field goal percentage at 44.6 percent from the field, while still finishing at 25-12 and missing the NCAA
tournament. West Virginia’s greatest edge is their three-point offense, which is led mainly by Martin, Davenport and the sidelined Katrina Pardee. Through 20 games played this season, Martin has nailed 47 three pointers for a 40.5 threepoint percentage while Pardee had hit 30 three pointers for a 44.1 three-point percentage through 14 games before being sidelined with an ankle injury. Davenport has registered a total of 25 three pointers while shooting 41 percent from beyond the arc while playing in all 21 matchups. The future looks bright for the well-balanced Mountaineers as touched upon previously. Freshmen Kari Niblack and Madisen Smith lead the charge for the young freshmen class as they average 9.1 and 6.7 points per game. The next stretch of matchups for the Mountaineers will test their true skill set and ability to stay in close games until the end. West Virginia’s next opponent, Iowa State, ranks second in the Big 12 in scoring offense with 82 points per game. The Cyclones also lead the Big 12 in free throw percentage at 77.6 percent.
1959 Final Four squad honored for 60th anniversary BY JOHN LOWE SPORTS EDITOR
MEN’S BASKETBALL During halftime of West Virginia’s 79-71 win over Oklahoma on Saturday, the 195859 Mountaineer basketball team was honored for the 60th anniversary of their national title game. While most of the focus and cheers were centered on Jerry West, the All-American Mountaineer who went on to great success in the NBA, three other members of that team were also honored. Morgantown-natives Jay Jacobs and Howie Schertzinger were represented, as was West’s co-star, Willie Akers. It’s amazing to see 60 years afterwards how much was packed in that one season. Most fans come into the Coliseum, maybe catch a glimpse of the team’s Final Four banner and move on, but the 1958-59 season brought a lot of precious moments for WVU, Morgantown and the whole Mountain State. The Mountaineers, coming off a 26-2 record and a top AP final ranking, were motivated to get back to the NCAA Tournament. West Virginia had
never won an NCAA Tournament game in their previous four appearances. WVU started off the season with wins over Southern Conference foes Furman, VMI and The Citadel, as well as big-time home games against Penn State and Duke. They picked up their first loss of the season against Virginia Tech in the first-ever game at the Charleston Civic Center. On their way to defend their Kentucky Invitational Tournament title, WVU flattened Richmond and Oklahoma State, but could not pull out the championship, losing to Adolph Rupp’s Kentucky Wildcats. The loss left a bad taste in the mouths of the Mountaineers, and it showed in their next game in Chicago against Northwestern. The Wildcats pulled out a 118-109 win in double overtime. West Virginia rebounded two days later with a win over Tennessee in Knoxville. That victory would set the Mountaineers up on a 11game winning streak, including wins over Yale, Furman, Canisius, William & Mary twice, Western Kentucky, George Washington, Pitt and Holy Cross. West Virginia’s win over Holy Cross ended up being es-
pecially noteworthy as it was the first time a Mountaineer home game was nationally broadcast on television. NBC would broadcast all the action that Saturday afternoon. “There was a lot of hype,” Jay Jacobs, an analyst for WVU’s radio broadcast of men’s basketball games and a member of the 1958-59 WVU team, said. “[NBC] brought cameras in. It was pretty crazy. Everyone was excited because you didn’t get a lot of games. It wasn’t saturated on your TV set with games; so, if you saw one game, everybody sort of surrounded the set and lost it.” The actual game itself followed a comeback storyline. Jerry West scored 36 points to lead a rally from 15 points down to clinch the win on national TV. “We had that pressing defense that nobody else basically had in the country,” Bob Smith, another member of that team, said. “We didn’t run the score up early, so we’d be taken out of the ball game. That year, we were down in 12 games by double figures late in the ballgame and came back in all but one of them.” WVU would end up losing to NYU in overtime in Madison Square Garden in the next game, but that would be the Mountaineers’ final regular
season loss. West and the Mountaineers would coast through the final four games of their regular season schedule, beating Richmond, VMI and George Washington to finish 11-0 in conference play and complete their sweep of Pitt. In the Southern Conference Tournament, WVU would obliterate Davidson, eke out a win over William and Mary and crush The Citadel to become the undisputed conference champion and clinch a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The moment West Virginia fans were waiting for came in mid-March in Madison Square Garden. West hung 25 points to beat Dartmouth in the Mountaineers’ first-ever NCAA Tournament win. The news was so big that the Daily Athenaeum’s story on the game was placed atop the front page over the paper’s logo. In the East Regional, the Mountaineers squeezed by Saint Joseph’s and Boston University to clinch a position in the Final Four alongside Louisville, California and Cincinnati. West Virginia’s national semifinal win over Louisville ended up being a rout. West scored 38 points to help his Mountaineers demolish the
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Basketball legend and WVU alum Jerry West was in attendance for Saturday’s game against Oklahoma. Cardinals, 94-79. In the other semifinal, Cal managed to overcome the Oscar Robertson-led Cincinnati Bearcats to set up an all-Gold and Blue national championship. This ended up being a little bit of a bummer for the Mountaineers, because many players actually wanted to play Robertson and Cincinnati. West Virginia missed an opportunity for the buzzer beater in the last seconds and Cal
beat the Mountaineers 71-70 in the national championship. While the team came up just short, it set the stage for West Virginia to become a destination for top talent to play. Both Smith and West would end up playing for the Lakers. WVU would go to a few more NCAA Tournaments before leaving the Southern Conference in 1968.
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WVU wins fourth straight, beats Kansas 71-50 The Mountaineers looked slow in the second quarter as the Jayhawks came out on a 10-2 run, outscoring the Mountaineers by a score of 16-11. Leading at the half by only single digits (36-29) and having all starters playing more than 14 of the 20 firsthalf minutes, West Virginia started to get back on track, taking the third quarter by a score of 20-15. During the fourth quarter, the Mountaineers returned to the overwhelming play style seen the first quarter, outscoring the Jayhawks (12-8, 2-7) by a score of 15-6. The Mountaineers’ biggest advantage was rebounding, grabbing 18 more rebounds
BY NICK KREMER STAFF WRITER
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL The West Virginia women’s basketball team continued its Big 12 winning streak Sunday evening with a 71-50 win over Kansas. The Mountaineers (16-5, 6-3 Big 12) came out energized in the first quarter, taking a 25-13 lead, only working from behind for 21 seconds. The key for the Mountaineers in the first quarter was their ability to control the paint, outscoring Kansas 12-2 down low.
than the Jayhawks. The other big advantage for the team was its free throw shooting, as the Mountaineers hit 75 percent of 31 shots from the line for the game. Like most of the season, the Mountaineers lacked depth, playing only eight players. Of those eight, four played 34 or more minutes. Madisen Smith played a complete 40 minutes while Tynice Martin played 36 minutes in a game that was cut short by a minor injury that took her out for the last four minutes. “I think your body gets conditioned to how many minutes you normally play, and that’s the mentality they
have to have,� said WVU head coach Mike Carey said. Going into the game, Tynice Martin was averaging the most points for the Mountaineers with 17.7 points per game. Her offensive dominance continued as she added 22 more points in 36 minutes. “Well, she’s really good,� said Kansas head coach Brandon Schneider. “It’d be a shame if someone didn’t pick her in the first round.� The Mountaineers look to continue their streak next weekend as they travel to Iowa State on Saturday.
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