MEC football roundup: Charleston falls at Notre Dame College, 44-17
By From Staff Reports For the second straight season, the University of Charleston football team had no answer for Notre Dame College quarterback Malik Grove. Grove went 22 of 32 for 259 yards and...
View ArticleCharleston trying to bounce back versus No. 4 Shepherd
By Derek Redd As if the stakes weren't already high enough for the University of Charleston football team's Thursday showdown with No. 4 Shepherd, the Golden Eagles' season-opening stumble makes that...
View ArticleMistakes doom Charleston in 38-22 loss to No. 4 Shepherd
By Derek Redd Just as they did last week versus Notre Dame College and last season versus Shepherd, errors cost the University of Charleston football team dearly Thursday night. The Golden Eagles...
View ArticleWest Virginia State trying to regain momentum against Urbana
By Derek Redd The word of the week for the West Virginia State football team, as it prepares for Saturday's visit to Urbana University in Ohio, is "momentum." The Yellow Jackets know about grabbing...
View ArticleMEC football roundup: WVSU storms past Urbana
By From staff reports West Virginia State outlasted a lengthy weather delay and the Urbana Blue Knights to secure its first victory of the season, 37-24 over host Urbana Saturday. Lightning delayed...
View ArticleRoundup: WVSU's Kyle Alexander takes MEC weekly football honor
By From Staff reports West Virginia State's Kyle Alexander has been named the Mountain East Conference's defensive player of the week, the league announced Monday. Fairmont State's Fabian Guerra was...
View ArticleCharleston men's soccer returns to No. 1 ranking
By Derek Redd Another season, another climb for the University of Charleston men's soccer team to the nation's No. 1 ranking. The Golden Eagles (4-0-0) earned a berth in the top spot for the third...
View ArticleAustin Hensley steps in to help WVSU at quarterback
By Derek Redd After two seasons as a West Virginia University invited walk-on, Austin Hensley was looking for a place to play football. He found that place - and an opportunity to play earlier than he...
View ArticleRoundup: Roberts leads No. 1 Charleston men's soccer to win
By Staff reports Will Roberts scored two goals to lead the University of Charleston, ranked No. 1 in the NSCAA Division II top 25 coaches poll, to a 2-0 win over Seton Hill Wednesday at Greensburg,...
View ArticleCharleston hires Kimberly Stiles as new softball coach
By Michael Carvelli One of the first things that University of Charleston athletic director Bren Stevens said she was looking for as the school began the hunt for a new softball coach was to find...
View ArticleCharleston football trying to eliminate costly mistakes
By Derek Redd As University of Charleston head football coach Pat Kirkland looked back at the film of both games in his Golden Eagles' 0-2 start, he felt a number of emotions. Not many of them were...
View ArticleFairmont State rallies for 21-20 win over West Liberty
By From staff reports WEST LIBERTY - Visiting Fairmont State erased a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit by scoring two touchdowns to earn a 21-20 come-from-behind victory over West Liberty Thursday...
View ArticleCharleston, WVSU take on hungry opponents Saturday
By Michael Carvelli With two weeks of the season in the books, both the University of Charleston and West Virginia State are seeing some things they believe they can build on, as well as plenty that...
View ArticleWVSU falls to visiting West Virginia Wesleyan
By Michael Carvelli Heading into Saturday's game, West Virginia State knew how dangerous a weapon it would be facing in West Virginia Wesleyan running back Michael Anderson. And it didn't take long...
View ArticleMEC football roundup: Glenville State rallies past Charleston
Dante Roberts hit D.J. Williams from 21 yards out for the go-ahead touchdown with 25 seconds to play to lift Glenville State to a 35-28 victory over the University of Charleston at I.L. & Sue...
View ArticleWest Virginia State football trying to build ground game
By Michael Carvelli West Virginia State emerged last season as one of the top passing offenses in the Mountain East Conference. Matt Kinnick threw for more than 280 yards per game in 2015 to top the...
View ArticleCharleston football team doesn't mind short week
By Michael Carvelli After another game in which it squandered a lead thanks to turnovers and little mistakes, a short week leading up to another Thursday night game is just what the University of...
View ArticleCharleston, West Virginia State football both hungry for a win
By Michael Carvelli Only 12 miles separate University of Charleston Stadium from West Virginia State's Lakin Field. The players and coaches know one another extremely well and, to an extent, they know...
View ArticleCharleston downs West Virginia State 26-7 for first win of season
By Michael Carvelli The University of Charleston had a realization after seeing West Virginia State score an early touchdown to take a lead in the first quarter Thursday night. The winless Golden...
View ArticleFairmont State beats Alderson Broaddus 16-3, improves to 4-0
By From staff reports Fairmont State used great defense, including intercepting three passes, in knocking off Alderson Broaddus 16-3 on the road Thursday night to remain undefeated on the season....
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