Saturday, January 14, 2012

Sports update 1/14/12

Here's an abbreviated sports udate for Saturday...

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DeForest officially announced.


As we all know, by this point, Joe DeForest was expected to be announced as one of the new WVU defensive assistants by the weekend and today, WVU officially announced he has joined Dana Holgorsen's staff.

Here is the official release from WVU.

Now we await the other defensive staff additions and who gets what title...which will happen when after the staff is completed.

Stay tuned...

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WVU takes out Rutgers, again.

WVU basketball beat Rutgers, 84-60 today at the Coliseum. Kevin Jones led the way with 24 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block -- continuing his strong push for Big East Player of the Year. In the process today, Kevin passed Dale Blaney (1,520 career points) and Lester Rowe "from Buffalo" (1,524 career points) to move to #15 on the all-time (career) scoring list at WVU with 1,527 career points. Next on the list for Kevin Jones to pass is the great Mark Workman (14th all-time with 1,553 career points) and Warren Baker (13th all-time with 1,556 career points).

Other scorers: Truck Bryant added 18 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists (1 turnover). Deniz Kilicli added 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal (4 turnovers). Jabarie Hinds added 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals (3 turnovers). Keaton Miles added 6 points (on 3-4 shooting) with 4 rebounds and 7 assists. Gary Browne 6 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals (3 turnovers). Kevin Noreen 3 points, 9 rebounds. Aaron Brown 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal (1 turnover).

Mike Rice (Rutgers head coach) had the first technical of the game. Later Bob Huggins received a "t" as well and the last one went to Jerome Seagears for motioning at an official that he thought Gary Browne shoved off on a play he was whistled for a foul on.

The win was extra special for the Mountaineers as it was a Men's Basketball Reunion weekend. Read here.

The win for WVU takes them to 13-5 on the season heading into the Capital Classic in Charleston against Marshall on Wednesday night (7:30pm).

Side note: Dana Holgorsen was interviewed at halftime of the basketball game and made mention of the DeForest hire, Casteel's departure and so on. Read about it here.

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Other WVU sports news:

WVU women's basketball fall at Providence, 51-48.

WVU women's soccer player Erica Henderson drafted by Western New York Flash in WPS Draft, Friday.

WVU's Clara Grandt places 7th at Olympic trials.

WVU wrestling defeated Michigan State.

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