The Yellow Jacket men’s tennis team opened their Spring 2019 season by competing in the U.C. Invitational tennis tournament at the Charleston Family Y.M.C.A. this weekend. The highlights on the weekend belonged too #1 singles player Ryan Mullins who scored…
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Women’s Tennis Lose at D1 Radford, McKnight and Tadic Shine
The Yellow Jacket women’s tennis team opened their 2018-2019 spring campaign by playing three consecutive NCAA Division 1 opponents in Wright State, Marshall, and finally at Radford, where they lost 5-2 on Monday The Yellow Jackets lost the opening doubles…
Men’s Basketball Earn Road Win at Urbana
Another strong second half, and a balanced offensive gameplan, propelled the Yellow Jacket’s mens basketball team to a road win at Urbana. After holding a slim 38-35 halftime lead, State poured in 59 second half points to pull away from…
Student Athlete of the Week Pat Johnson-Agwu Leads State to Comeback Win over Notre Dame
After trailing by as many as 27 points Wednesday night at home against Notre Dame, Student Athlete of the Week Pat Johnson-Agwu led the way with a comeback victory and won 108-106. After falling behind 29-6 early, and trailing 58-42…
Away from Home Playing Basketball, and Thriving on and off the Court
By Austin Gessell — For the YJ Being a college athlete while being a second-semester senior is incredibly strenuous. Mix in coming from another country and transferring to State, most students would fall behind in the classroom, or on the…
Men’s Tennis Set for New Direction with New Head Coach
The Yellow Jacket men’s tennis team will have a new Head Coach for the upcoming spring season. Ryan Pulliam, 32 of Charleston, has been announced as the new coach for the Yellow Jackets, taking over for long time head coach…
Womens Basketball Looking too Finish Strong over Final Stretch
Currently sitting at 4-12 overall, with an MEC record of 3-7, the State women’s basketball team looks too finish strong over the final stretch of the season. Jordan Miller is currently the top scorer for the Yellow Jackets, averaging 14.5…
Three Wins in a Row Bring Men’s Basketball Back to .500
After dropping back to back games against Chowan and West Liberty, the Yellow Jacket men’s basketball team reeled off three consecutive wins too bring State back too an even 8-8 record. State took down the Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals 102-89 at…
WVSU Student-Athletes Succeed on Field of Play; and in the Classroom
After a successful fall athletic season that saw the Yellow Jacket football team finish with their second consecutive winning season, and volleyball eclipse 25 wins, the State Student-Athletes backed up their athletic success, with Success in the classroom. 15 Yellow…
Henderson, Ball named First Team All-MEC
Senior wide receiver Tyrell Henderson and senior kicker Aaron Ball were named to the All-MEC First Team for their 2018 seasons. Henderson was among the MEC leaders with 54 receptions, 786 receiving yards, and six touchdowns in his first full…