The West Virginia women’s basketball team didn’t play its cleanest game, but still took care of business on Monday night, 83-47, over Purdue Fort Wayne in the 2025-26 season opener. The Mountaineers (1-0) missed 25 layups and 13 free throws and turned the ball over 17 times inside Hope Coliseum,

With 6-foot-3 center Jordan Thomas and 6-1 forward Kierra Wheeler in the starting lineup, the Mountaineers went inside early and often and finished with a 42-24 edge in paint points and 51 rebounds to ease past the Mastodons 83-47 at the Hope Coliseum.

The West Virginia University women's basketball team opened the regular season with an 83-47 win over Purdue Fort Wayne on Monday

It’s only two words. OK, three if you include the traditional response. But these 18 letters are instantly recognizable to over 210,000 West Virginia University graduates (and even more fans) worldwide.

The Mountaineers lost 41-39 at Houston in 2023 in the only previous meeting between the two. Cougars’ wide receiver Stephon Johnson hauled in a winning Hail Mary pass as time expired in that game as remains with the team today.

The No. 19 West Virginia University men's soccer team hits the road for the regular-season finale against South Carolina on

Western Michigan Broncos at Appalachian State Mountaineers Boone, North Carolina; Monday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Appalachian State hosts Western Michigan in the season opener. Appalachian State finished 13-17 overall with an 8-6 record at home during the 2024-25 season.

Haywood County's cross country teams had a big weekend at regionals and are headed to state, looking to bring home more hardware. The teams competed at the 4A West Regional on Oct. 25 and are now headed to the state meet Friday afternoon in Kernersville.