Bitancurt kick adds to Brawl history
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Tyler Bitancurt was tackled and mobbed by West Virginia teammates after he finished a Backyard Brawl and nationally ranked Pitt at Mountaineer Field on Friday night. To say that the redshirt freshman place-kicker was overwhelmed by his game-ending, 43-yard field goal for a 19-16 victory would be wrong – well, unless you were [...]
WVU gets to work quickly for tourney
MORGANTOWN – Just a few minutes into CBS’s selection show Sunday, West Virginia players saw their team’s position and saw fit to celebrate in a manner that clearly defined how happy they were to be included. “You have to remember,” junior Da’Sean Butler said, “two years ago we didn’t make it and that was the [...]
Butler burns ‘Nova
MORGANTOWN – Only a few minutes after it had ended, Da’Sean Butler looked down at the boxscore from West Virginia’s game with Villanova Friday night and then across the room at freshman Devin Ebanks. “Hey, man, look at that,” Butler said with a smile. “A double-double. You had 16 [points] and 10 [rebounds]. You’re the [...]
Mountaineers’ defense sliced up by Panthers
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Seven seconds into the second half of yesterday’s game against West Virginia, Sam Young picked up his third foul. Pitt coach Jamie Dixon pulled Young from the game, and his star player moped as he slowly walked off the floor. What transpired in the next few minutes would ultimately decide the outcome [...]
