West Liberty University All-American post player Marissa Brown is eager to win the conference championship for the women’s basketball team at her final season.
Hilltopper basketball anticipates tough weekend in Glenville
By Raissa Wagner, Contributing Writer
The West Liberty men’s and women’s basketball team will play against Glenville State College this Saturday in Glenville, West Virginia. Tip-off for the women’s game is scheduled for 2 p.m., with the men’s game scheduled to start at 4 p.m.
WLU basketball hits the road for tough conference games
By Kendrick Jackson, Contributing Writer The Lady Toppers, 13-7, begin a three-game road trip after defeating Fairmont State 75-65. It was another big scoring night for the WLU senior forward Marissa Brown. In 40 minutes, Brown scored a game-high 39 points and pulled down 15 rebounds, her twelfth double-double this season.
WLU women’s basketball attempts season sweep
By Kendrick Jackson, Contributing Writer Conference play continues to amp up ahead of the Mountain East Conference tournament. West Liberty University is looking to sweep Fairmont State this weekend as the Black and Gold maintain the No. 4 seed in the MEC.
Women’s basketball travels to Notre Dame for MEC battle
By Kendrick Jackson, Contributing Writer West Liberty women’s basketball hits the road this weekend for an inner-conference matchup against Notre Dame. Tipoff is at 2 p.m., Sunday in South Euclid, Ohio. The Lady Toppers sit at 5-3, tied for second in the Mountain East Conference.
Women’s basketball impressive season concludes at MEC tournament
By Kendrick Jackson, Advertising Manager The women’s basketball season came to an end on March 1 as West Liberty was defeated 64-55 by Fairmont State during the quarterfinals of the Mountain East Conference Tournament. With head coach Kyle Cooper at the helm for his first year, the Lady Toppers improved their record from last year by four wins and…
Lady Toppers hope to end season on high note
By Kendrick Jackson, Advertising Manager In Kyle Cooper’s first season as head coach of the West Liberty women’s basketball team, Coach Cooper returned the Lady Toppers to winning form. With the Mountain East Conference Tournament fast-approaching, WLU will look to end the season with a win.
McKenna Shives stands out on and off the court
By Cody Shook, Sports Editor A senior from Struthers, Ohio, McKenna Shives is no average basketball player. This is her second and final season here at West Liberty University. She transferred from Gannon University, where she played her first two collegiate seasons. In her junior year, she led the nation with 106 3-pointers and earned second team All-MEC honors.
Lady Toppers look for much-needed win against Fairmont
By Kendrick Jackson, Advertising Manager West Liberty’s women’s basketball team will travel to Fairmont, W.Va. on Sunday for its final matchup against the Lady Fighting Falcons at 2:30 p.m. WLU took the first matchup, and our Lady Toppers will look to make it a sweep with a victory on the road.
