Times West Virginian
MORGANTOWN —
Volodymyr Gerun, a 6-9 Ukranian center/forward, will sign with the West Virginia University basketball program in the next few days and begin classes so he is eligible to play this season, according to published reports quoting unnamed sources.
Gerun currently is working his way through visa issues before taking over the scholarship that center Pat Forsythe vacated when he transferred following an injury-plagued freshman year.
Gerun, 18, like many Europeans, is a solid shooter who can rebound. In the under-18 European Championships in 2011 he averaged 18.2 points a game while grabbing 11.1 rebounds. His team finished 5-4.
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Senior defender Eric Schoenle of the WVU men’s soccer team has been named a preseason All-American by “Soccer America,” the web site announced Friday.
This is his third preseason All-America honor after earning first-team recognition by CollegeSoccerNews.com and CollegeSportsMadness.com. Schoenle also earned a spot on the watch list for the Hermann Trophy, an award given to the best player in collegiate soccer.
Schoenle was an NSCAA second-team All-American in 2011, finishing the season with three goals and three assists for nine points.
The WVU men’s soccer team opens its 2012 season with a match against Hartford at 7 p.m. today. The Mountaineers return to action on Monday at 1 p.m., hosting Stetson.
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The West Virginia University volleyball team battled to five sets, falling 3-2 (25-14, 24-26, 25-20, 17-25, 12-15) to St. Francis in its home opener and opening round of the Mountaineer Invitational on Friday at the WVU Coliseum.
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West Virginia basketball guard Matt Humphrey, penciled in as a starter this year, had surgery on his left shoulder to repair a torn labrum he suffered in July and could be sidelined until October, according to a MetroNews.com report.
A 6-foot-5 senior transfer from Boston College, he injured the shoulder in a summer pickup game after colliding with another player. Humphrey averaged 10.3 points at Boston College. He played his first two seasons of college ball at Oregon.
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Two first-half goals pushed Central Michigan past West Virginia, 2-0, Friday evening at Jeffrey Field in game one of the Penn State Invitational.
The Chippewas took an early lead off the foot of forward Laura Twidle in the second minute. Midfielder Katie Slaughter dropped a ball over the back line where Twidle chipped WVU goalkeeper Sara Keane for the 1-0 lead.
CMU added a second goal at the 43:08 mark on a shot from Morgan Wilcoxon. Wilcoxon spilt a pair of defenders off a mis-clear, and drove a ball inside the right corner of the goal to complete the scoring.
