Shepherd to Host Gold Rush Senior Night
This coming Thursday marks the final home game for the Shepherd University mens and womens basketball seniors. As part of the senior night festivities, the first 600 fans to game receive a gold t-shirt brought to you by EZTOUSE.com. The double header begins this Thursday at 5:30 when the women square off against West Virginia Wesleyan with the men tipping off not long after the finish of that game.
Pratt Earns WVIAC Honors
Junior tennis star Chris Pratt was recently named WVIAC Player of the Week. After sweeping his opponent 6-0, 6-0 and teaming up with Taylor Boyle for an 8-2 doubles win, Pratt was selected by the WVIAC by league officials as the winner of the weekly award.
Moore Reaches 1,000 Rebounds
Shepherd University senior forward Chad Moore collected his 1,000th rebound last week against Seton Hill. Moore joins Mark Palmer, Dave Russell, and Larry Boomer as the only players in Ram history to grab 1,000 boards. The Winchester native also needs just 47 points to reach 2,000.
NCAA Makes Mountain East Official D2 Conference
The MEC, as it will be labeled, will take full affect for next falls football season. It will consist of 12 schools as follows: Concord, Fairmont State, Glenville State, Shepherd, Charleston, West Liberty, West Virginia State, Wheeling Jesuit, West Virginia Wesleyan, Notre Dame (Ohio), Urbana (Ohio), and the University of Virginia’s College at Wise. The MEC will become the 25th NCAA Division II conference.