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Suddenlink to Broadcast WVSU Coach's Show
 Suddenlink announced today that it will broadcast the WV State University coach’s shows starting on September 2nd and continuing throughout the school year. The Broadcast will include coaches from the following sports: Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Baseball and Softball.
The football coach’s show will be hosted by Fred Persinger the renowned voice of WV high school athletics. Air time for the coach’s shows will be at 7:00 pm, Thursday nights on the Suddenlink Information Channel (22 in the Charleston area or 19 in some parts of the state).
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Yellow Jackets Honored by WVIAC
A total of 10 WVSU student athletes are on this spring's WVIAC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Qualifying student-athletes are classified as a junior or senior and have obtained a 3.3 or higher cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale at the end of the term of attendance in which
the sport was concluded.
Yellow Jackets honored --
Aisha Alleyne, Women's Basketball, Communications
Emily Bowlin, Women's Tennis, Business Administration
Tiffany Finkton, Women's Basketball, Art & Communications
John Gale, Baseball, Business Administration
Todd Hutchinson, Men's Basketball, Physical Education
Amanda Luedtke, Volleyball, Secondary Education/General Science
David Myers, Baseball, Physical Education
Jennifer Paswaters, Vollelyball, Psychology
Eben Russell, Women's Tennis, Pre-Med Biology
Charli Small, Softball, Recreation
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W.Va. State receives $15 million for Fleming Hall
by Jack Bogaczyk
Sports Editor, Charleston Daily Mail
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Good things come to those who wait ... or so it seems to the athletic staffers at West Virginia State University.
"We're as excited as we can be," WVSU interim Athletic Director Sean Loyd said Sunday. "I'm anxious for the next two or three weeks, because they're going to be very big for us."
That's because sooner than later, State will - finally - begin to make concrete plans for the renovation of Fleming Hall, which has housed Yellow Jacket athletic offices and its venerable gymnasium since its opening in 1941.
Last Thursday, the state Economic Development Authority authorized bonds to pay for 37 capital improvement projects. Included in that $160 million package was $15 million for the renovation and expansion of Fleming Hall.
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W.Va. State Women's Basketball Adds Regional Flavor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The building women's basketball program at West Virginia State is taking on a distinct regional flavor.
State Coach Renee Bostic has signed four players in the 2010-11 recruiting class, and three of them are stars from West Virginia high schools - Sissy Wagner (at right with ball) of South Charleston, Dusti Chapman of Huntington St. Joseph and Parkersburg South's Asia Greenleaf.
Bostic's fourth signee is Janelle Williams, a 6-foot-2 post player from Woodrow Wilson High in Portsmouth, Va.
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Women's Basketball Coach Honored
WVSU women's basketball coach Renee Bostic has been notified that she will be honored twice in coming weeks.
First, Bostic has been selected as one of just 40 coaches from around the country to participate in the NCAA Women's Coaches Academy which will be held in Denver, Colorado, next month.
The Yellow Jackets' third-year coach has also been informed that she is part of the inaugural class being inducted into her high school's Hall of Fame.
Coach Bostic attended Solebury School located in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
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WVSU to Host High School Shootout
West Virginia State will host a basketball tournament for high school girls teams om Saturday and Sunday, June 19-20.
The entry fee is $200 per team with each squad guaranteed at least three games.
Contact Coach Renee Bostic at 304-766-3227 or Coach Megan Withrow at 304-766-5748 for more information or to register.
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Women's basketball Announces Camp Dates
Yellow Jacket Head Women's Basketball Coach Renee Bostic will be conducting a basketball day camp July 14th-16th for girls ages 7 to 17.
Contact Coach Bostic for more information at:
304-766-3227 or Rbostic2@wvstateu.edu
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Newspaper Story on Women's Basketball Recruit
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Story on Women's Basketball Recruit
Go to view full story below to read a Huntington Herald-Dispatch story on West Virginia State University women's basketball recruit Dusti Chapman.
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Women's Baskeball Adds Two More
Yellow Jacket women's basketball coach Renee Bostic has announced the signing of two more players for the upcoming season.
South Charleston star Sissy Wagner and Janelle Williams (with ball at right) from Wilson High in Portsmouth, Virginia have signed National Letters of Intent to play for WVSU.
Wagner was an All-Kanawha Valley first team selection and second team All-State pick this past season and played a key role in the Black Eagles making three state tournament appearances during her prep career.
She is known as an outstanding outside shooter as well as a smart and tough competitor.
Williams is a standout post player who is expected to provide some inside muscle for the Yellow Jackets.
(Photo by Preston Gannaway/The Virginian-Pilot)
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Women's Basketball Signs Two
West Virginia State University women's basketball coach Renee Bostic announced the signing of two in-state hoops stars to National Letters of Intent Wednesday.
St. Joe point guard Dusti Chapman and Parkersburg South post player Asia Greenleaf will bring championship experience to the Yellow Jackets this fall.
The 5-foot-6 Chapman is a four-time Class A first team All-State selection and led the Irish to state titles in each of the last two seasons.
Greenleaf, a six-footer, started for the Patriots' 2008 Class AAA state championship squad and was a third team All-State pick twice during her career.
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Women's Basketball Season Ends at Fairmont
The Yellow Jackets were not able to hold onto a second half lead as host Fairmont used a 13-0 run midway through the period to build momentum to a 62-57 win Monday night in a first round WVIAC tournament game.
Though they won the shooting percentage and rebounding battles the Falcons won at the free throw line where they sank 12 more shots than the Yellow Jackets.
Seniors Alixandria Barnette and Tiffany Finkton had 13 and 10 points respectively to lead WVSU.
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Barnette, Jones, Miller All-WVIAC 1st Team
West Virginia State women's basketball player Alixandria Barnette and men's team players Darren Jones and Josh "Cookie" Miller have been chosen to the All-WVIAC women's and men's basketball teams respectively.
Barnette (left), from East Chappel Hill, North Carolina, was fourth in the conference in scoring with a 19.6 average while adding 4.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest.
Jones (middle), a Cleveland native, was also fourth in the conference in scoring averaging 20.1 points while pulling down 6.0 rebounds, and dishing out 5.4 assists a game, good for third in the league. Known for his clutch free throw shooting, Jones led the WVIAC hitting 89 percent from the line.
Charleston native Miller (right) finished his first year at WVSU as the team's leading scorer and second in the conference with a 20.5 average. He also wound up fifth in the WVIAC in assists with a 5.2 average and third in steals at 2.8 a game.
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Women Fall 76-64
The WVSU women rallied to pull to within two with three minutes to play but Charleston used free throws to pull away down the stretch for a 76-64 win Saturday afternoon in Institute.
Alixandria Barnette led WVSU with 25 points while Melissa Ford added 14, Tiffany Finkton (right) 12, and Danielle Davis 10.
The Yellow Jackets will play on the road Monday in a first round WVIAC tournament game at Fairmont State.
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Barnette Named Player of Week
WVSU senior Alixandria Barnette is the WVIAC women's basketball co-Player of the Week.
Barnette (right) averaged 26.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.7 assists as West Virginia State won two out of three. The Marshall transfer tallied 36 points in a victory over Davis & Elkins and also provided 29 points and 8 rebounds during a win against Alderson-Broaddus.
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Concord Downs WVSU Women 80-74
The Yellow Jacket women's basketball team's drive to secure a first round home game in the WVIAC tournament took a hit Saturday afternoon at Concord.
The Mountain Lions rallied from down 72-68 with 3:11 remaining to close out the game on a 12-2 run for the win.
The Jackets featured a balanced effort with five players in double-figures.
Junior Tonesha Members led with 15 points followed by Sharena Atkinson and Alixandria Barnette with 13 each while Danielle Davis and Melissa Ford added 10 apiece.
Former Beckley star Camisha Alexander had 36 points to pace Concord.
The WVSU women wrap-up their regular season with a home game against Charleston Saturday at 2 p.m.
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Men and Women Sweep D and E
The Yellow Jackets traveled to Davis and Elkins Thursday night and picked up a pair of wins.
The WVSU women won 78-73 with senior Alixandia Barnette leading the way with 36 points.
Senior Darren Jones had 26 points to pace a balanced attack as the men won 84-71.
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Jacket Women Beat Battlers
The WVSU women's basketball team defeated visiting Alderson-Broaddus 65-59 in a game played in Fleming Hall Monday night.
Alixandria Barnette had a big game for the Yellow Jackets with 29 points while former South Charleston High star Tori Charley led AB with 22.
Danielle Davis and Tonesha Members added 11 and 10 points respectively for WVSU.
The Jackets play at Davis & Elkins Thursday and Concord Saturday.
Their next home game is against Charleston on Saturday, February 27th, the final day of the regular season.
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WV Wesleyan Defeats Jackets
The Yellow Jacket women's basketball squad fell 75-65 at West Virginia Wesleyan Saturday afternoon.
Alixandria Barnette had 22 points to lead the WVSU effort.
Tiffany Finton added 11 points while Melissa Ford pitched in with 12 points and nine rebounds.
The Yellow Jackets return home to face Alderson-Boraddus Monday at 5:30 p.m. in Fleming Hall.
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Jackets Upset Conference Leader
The Yellow Jacket owmen blew open a tight game in the second half and rolled to an impressive 105-86 win over WVIAC leading Glenville State Thursday night in Fleming Hall.
Senior Alixandria Barnette (right) had a huge night scoring a career high 39 points on 16-of-27 shooting and pulled down five rebounds while dishing out seven assists.
Junior Melissa Ford also had a big night with 15 points and a whopping 20 rebounds.
Barnette's point and assist totals were season-highs for the Yellow Jackets as was Ford's 20 rebounds.
Senior Tiffany Finkton added 17 points and Tonesha Members 15 as WVSU improved to 14-8 overall and 10-7 in the WVIAC.
Glenville State falls to 12-7 overall and 10-5 in WVIAC play.
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WVSU Women Roll on the Road
The WVSU women's basketball team rolled to a 76-47 win at Salem International Monday night.
Danielle Davis and Keirah Hicks had 15 points apiece and Avery Hale added 14 for the Jackets (13-8, 9-7 in WVIAC) who now host WVIAC leading Glenville Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
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Women's Basketball Falls to Hot Shooting Griffins
The Yellow Jackets spent an extra day in Pennsylvania waiting to play Sunday and then ran into a Seton Hill team that shot a torrid 55 percent and out-rebounded them 41-27 as WVSU fell 77-73.
Senior Alixandria Barnette paced the Jackets with 19 points while Tonesha Members added 16 and Melissa Ford 11.
WVSU is now 12-8 overall and 8-7 in WVIAC play. Seton Hill improved to 14-6 and 10-5.
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Women's Basketball Rolls on Road
The WVSU women's basketball team picked up a big road win Thursday night defeating Fairmont State 84-76 for a sixth straight victory.
Junior Melissa Ford put up a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds with senior Alixandria Barnette adding 24 points and nine rebounds to lead the way.
Senior Danielle Davis contributed 14 points while Tonesha Members finished with 11 and four assists.
The Yellow Jackets improve to 12-7 overall and 8-6 in WVIAC play while the Falcons fall to 12-6, 9-4.
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Basketball Games Rescheduled
 The West Virginia State men's and women's basketball games that had been scheduled for Saturday, January 30th, at Salem have been rescheduled for Monday, February 8th.
The women's game will start at 5:30 p.m. followed by the men's game at 7:30.
The Yellow Jacket men host Concord at 7:30 p.m. Monday, February 1st, in a make-up of a previously snowed out contest.
Both the men and women then travel to Fairmont State Thursday for games.
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Jackets Coast to 84-41 win
The Yellow Jackets made short work of visiting Bluefield State Thursday night to pick up their fourth win in a row, their longest winning streak of the season.
 Junior Melissa Ford led WVSU with 22 points with Keirah Hicks (right) adding 16 off the bench as the entire squad picked up playing time.
The Jackets improve to 11-7 overall and 7-6 in WVIAC play.
Next up is a noon showdown at Salem Saturday.
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Jacket Women Defeat Concord 74-62
The Yellow Jacket women took the lead early and never gave it up Monday night in defeating visiting Concord 74-62 in front of 200 fans in Fleming Hall.
Even though the Mountain Lions (10-6, 7-4 in WVIAC) had a little hotter shooting hand the WVSU defensive intensity forced them into 22 turnovers to make the difference.
Senior Alixandria Barnette led the scoring attack with 22 points while Melissa Ford (#14 on right) picked up a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
The Jackets improved to 10-7 overall and 6-6 in conference play.
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They next host Bluefield State Thursday at 7 p.m.
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Jacket Women Roll Over Ohio Valley
Melissa Ford hit 9-of-12 shots as the Yellow Jackets pulled away in the second half to defeat visiting Ohio Valley 74-52 in women's basketball action Saturday in Flemimg Hall.
Ford (right) finished with game highs of 20 points and 13 rebounds in her best outing since joining the Jackets in December.
Senior Alixandria Barnette added 11 points and Keirah Hicks 10 as WVSU improve dto 8-7 overall and 4-5 in the conference.
The women's next contest is Monday at home against Concord in a make-up of a snowed-out contest.
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WVSU Women Roll on the Road
The Yellow Jacket women traveled to Alderson-Broaddus Thursday night and brought home a 66-49 victory.
WVSU (8-7, 4-6 WVIAC) trailed by one at halftime and by as many as 10 in the second half at 38-28 before a 20-2 run turned things around.
Senior Alixandria Barnette led the way with 21 points while Melissa Ford added 14 and six rebounds Sharena Atkinson contributed 12 points.
Next up WVSU takes on Ohio Valley at 5:30 p.m. at home Saturday.
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Basketball to Battle Battlers
 The WVSU men's and women's basketball teams travel to Philippi Thursday to face Alderson-Broaddus.
The women's game tips-off at 5:30 p.m. followed by the men at 7:30.
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Jacket Women Rally for Road Win
Junior Tonesha Members hit a 3-pointer with 5:07 to play to tie the score at 41-41 and then calmly dropped in a pair of free throws with 28 second to play to seal a 51-50 win over host Wheeling Jesuit Thursday night.
Senior point guard Danielle Davis had a game high 20 points and pulled down a team best eight rebounds to lead WVSU as the Yellow Jackets improved to 7-6 overall and 3-5 in WVIAC play.
The Cardinals (5-6, 4-2) entered the game in a virtual tie for first place in the. conference.
The WVSU women next play Saturday at 2 p.m. when they host West Liberty at Fleming Hall.
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Jackets Defeated in Overtime
Pitt-Johnstown defeated the Yellow Jacket women's basketball squad 73-70 in overtime Monday evening in Fleming Hall.
WVSU (6-6, 2-5 in WVIAC) were led by Alixandria Barnette's 16 points while Tonesha Members and Danielle Davis contributed 12 points each.
Senior Tiffany Finkton had a big noght on the boards pulling down 17 rebounds for WVSU.
The Mountain Cats (6-4, 3-2) were led by center Monae Baker's 23 points and 14 rebounds.
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The WVSU women next play Saturday at 2 p.m. when they host West Liberty.
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Women Fall to Shepherd
 Visiting Shepherd defeated the Yellow Jackets 69-57 in a WVIAC game Saturday evening in Fleming Hall.
As cold as the air outside WVSU shooters could hit just 24% from the floor in the opening half and in spite of a spirited comeback attempt in the second half ended up hitting just 30% on the game.
Junior Tonesha Members paced the Yellow Jackets with 25 points followed by senior Danielle Davis with 15 and Sharena Atkinson (left) with 10. Atkinson also pulled down 12 rebounds.
The Jackets return to action Monday when they host Pitt-Johnstown at 5:30.
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Jackets Win 3rd in Row
The WVSU women's basketball team picked up its third win in a row with a come-from-behind 58-55 victory over host University of District of Columbia Sunday.
The Jackets trailed 29-25 at halftime and the lead changed hands a couple of times in the second half before a Sharena Atkinson lay-up with 6:39 to play put WVSU up 42-41.
Senior Alixandria Barnette took over from there scoring the Jackets' next 12 points as they went up by eight with 3:15 left and then held on down the stretch.
The win pushed the Yellow Jackets' record to 6-4 overall.
The women next play host to Shepherd Saturday at 5:30 p.m. with the men's game following at 7:30.
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Women Double-Up Washington Adventist 72-36
Senior Alixandria Barnette's free throw at the 16:10 mark put the Yellow Jackets up 6-5 and they would not trail again in defeating Washington Adventist University (Formerly Columbia Union College) 72-36 Saturday in Washington, D.C.
After taking that early one point lead WVSU would out score Washington Adventist University 27-6 the rest of the opening period and lead 33-11 at halftime.
Barnette led the scoring with 14 points followed by junior Melissa Ford and freshman Keirah Hicks each scoring 12 points.
Up next WVSU will play the University of District of Columbia on Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 3:00 PM.
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Jackets Rally, Defeat Shippensburg
The WVSU women's basketball team rallied from a 15 point second half deficit to win 87-81 over visiting Shippensburg Tuesday evening.
Junior Tonesha Members tallied a season high 28 points while seniors Danielle Davis and Alixandria Barnette added 21 and 18 respectively as the Yellow Jackets evened their record at 4-4.
After the Raiders (5-7) took a 68-53 lead with 8:48 to play the Jackets took off on an 18-3 run with a Davis lay-up knotting the score at 71-71 with 3:56 remaining.
The teams would tie again at 77-77 with 2:40 showing.
From there Barnette scored five, Members three, and Davis two as WVSU outscored Shippensburg 10-4 in the closing minutes.
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Women's Basketball Falls 64-61
The Yellow Jackets (3-4, 2-3 in WVIAC) dropped a tight 64-61 decision at the University of Charleston Friday evening as the Golden Eagles (4-4, 2-2) hit a 3-pointer with 2 seconds remaining to break a 61-61 tie.
Senior Alixandria Barnette had a big night scoring 27 points and pulling down six rebounds and Cierra Jones added 10 points.
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Women's Basketball Bounces Central State
The WVSU women defeated Central State 79-59 Saturday evening in a non-coference tilt in the Herb Sims Classic at Bluefield State.
Sharena Atkinson posted her first double-double in a Yellow Jacket uniform with 12 points and 13 rebounds to lead the way.
Danielle Davis and Alixandria Barnette added 16 points apiece and Sandrea Coleman 10 as WVSU improved to 3-3 overall and 2-2 in conference play.
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Yellow Jackets Defeat Bluefield
The WVSU women's basketball team beat host Bluefield State 80-66 Friday night in the first round of the Herb Sims Classic.
Alixandria Barnette had 19 points and five assists to pace the Jackets balanced attack which also saw Sandrea Coleman finish with 16 points, Sharena Atkinson with 13, and Tiffany Finkton with 10.
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Women Fall in Shootout
The Yellow Jackets lost a tough 104-100 decision at Glenville State Tuesday night.
Freshman Tonesha Members had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists while senior Danielle Davis had another big night with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Senior Tiffany Finkton was also big on the boards with 14 rebounds.
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WVSU at Glenville State Basketball Tuesday
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Jacket Women Defeat Senators
The WVSU women's basketball team broke open a tight game in the second half and  rolled to a 77-68 win over visiting Davis & Elkins (2-2, 0-2 WVIAC) Sunday in Fleming Hall.
Senior point guard Danielle Davis (right) led the way with 17 points and 12 rebounds while Keirah Hicks and Alixandria Barnette added 16 points apiece.
Senior center Tiffany Finkton dominated the boards with 18 rebounds.
After the Senators took a 30-29 lead in the opening seconds of the second half the Yellow Jackets (1-2, 1-1 in WVIAC) took off on an 11-2 run topped off by a Davis steal and short jumper for a 40-32 advantage and the visitors never recovered.
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Women's Basketball Drops Tough Overtime Decision
The WVSU women's basketball team showed they had heart Tuesday night rallying from a 12-point halftime deficit to force visiting West Virginia Wesleyan to overtime on freshman Tonesha Members' bucket with 1.9 seconds remaining.
The squads traded leads in the overtime period before the Bobcats (2-0, 1-0 in WVIAC) managed to pull away on free thows in the final minute for an 83-78 win.
Defense was the key for the Jackets (0-2, 0-1) as they forced the visitors into 31 turnovers with Members coming up with five steals.
A total of five Yellow Jackets scored in double-figures with seniors Danielle Davis and Sandrea Coleman each hitting for 15, seniors Tiffany Finkton and Alixandria Barnette 14 apiece, and freshman Tonesha Members 11.
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Jackets Fall to #3 Cal-Pa
The WVSU women's basketball team pulled to within 10 points before #3 Cal-Pa spurted to a 54-34 lead at halftime on the way to a 104-67 win over the Yellow Jackets
Freshman guard Keirah Hicks led the Jackets with 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting including 3-of-5 from 3-point range.
Alixandra Barnette and Sandrea Coleman added 14 each with Coleman also chipping in with four assists.
Guard Danielle Davis contributed 10 points and a team high eight rebounds.
Kayla Smith had a huge night for the visiting Vulcans who have qualified for the last two DII Elite Eights. The 5-11 post player poured in 43 points and hauled in 18 rebounds.
Cal-Pa hit 59.4 % from the floor and pulled down 48 rebounds while holding WVSU to 38.7 % and 26 rebounds.
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Women's Basketball Opens Tonight
The Yellow Jacket women's basketball team hosts No. 3 Cal-Pa at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night in their season opener.
Come check out second-year coach Renee Bostic's first recruiting class as the Jackets continue their rise up the WVIAC standings.
The Vulcans from Cal-Pa are a formidable opponent as they enter the season ranked #3 in the country after advancing to the NCAA DII Elite Eight the past two seasons.
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Women's Basketball Puts Scare in DI Opponent
The Yellow Jackets traveled to Baltimore to take on NCAA Division I Coppin State Friday night and immediately showed their host they meant business by taking an early lead.
With both teams having trouble finding the range WVSU fought its way to a 26-24 halftime edge.
The Eagles found their shooting rhythm after the break though and hit 63% from the floor over the final 20 minutes to pick up a 75-57 win.
Senior Alixandria Barnette led the Jackets with 23 points while Sharena Atkinson pulled down nine rebounds.
The contest counted as an exhibition for WVSU but as a regular season game for Coppin State.
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Women's Basketball to Open on Road Friday
The WVSU women's basketball team will open its 2009-10 season on the road with an exhibition game at NCAA DI Coppin State Friday.
Coppin State finished 14-15 last year as the Eagles' season ended with a loss at West Virginia University in a first round women's NIT contest.
The Yellow Jackets home opener is Tuesday night when they face California of Pa. at 7 p.m. in Fleming Hall.
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WVSU Women Picked 8th
(PRINCETON, W.Va.)---2008-09 WVIAC regular season and tournament runner-up West Liberty is a solid favorite to capture this season's conference women's basketball title by a vote of league head coaches.
The Toppers earned nine first-place votes to edge defending champion Charleston, Fairmont State, and Seton Hill in the voting. Pitt Johnstown, West Virginia Wesleyan, Concord, and West Virginia State hold down the fifth through the eighth spots in the poll.
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Pre-Season Interview with Coach Bostic
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Midnight Madness 2009
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Basketball Opens with Midnight Madness
The WVSU men's and women's basketball teams opened practice at 12:01 a.m. Thursday morning with a Midnight Madness session attended by about 500 loyal fans.
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Jackets Nearly Upset Top Seed
The Yellow Jacket women threw a scare into top-seeded Charleston before falling 53-52 Wednesday evening at the quarterfinals of the WVIAC tournament at the Charleston Civic Center.
Sandrea Coleman paced West Virginia State with 16 points, while Mingo added 15 points and 8 rebounds. Tiffany Finkton notched 11 points for the Jackets who finished their first season under Head Coach Renee Bostic at 15-14.
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Jacket Women Advance
The Yellow Jackets defeated visiting visiting Alderson-Broaddus 62-55 in a first round  WVIAC tournament game Monday night in front of 300 boisterous fans.
All-WVIAC senior Brittany Mingo dominated play with 27 points and 19 rebounds. Jennifer Setter (right) came off the bench to score 12 points and Sandrea Coleman added 11 points and seven rebounds.
The eighth-seeded Jackets (15-13, 13-8 in WVIAC) now face top seed Charleston at the Charleston Civic Center Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in a quarterfinal match-up.
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Mingo Selected to All-WVIAC Team
For the second straight season the Yellow Jacket's Brittany Mingo was selected to the All-WVIAC first team by conference coaches.
The senior led the league with a 22.2 points per game average while also finishing sixth in rebounding with 8.0 per game, eighth in assists with an average of 3.74, and sixth in steals.
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Women's Basketball Falls at Charleston
The Yellow Jacket women dropped their final regular season basketball game at the University of Charleston Saturday afternoon by a score of 87-54.
The women will host Alderson-Broaddus Monday night at 7:30 p.m. at Fleming Hall in a first round WVIAC tournament game.
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Jacket Women Down Bluefield 76-66
Seniors Brittany Mingo and Jennifer Setter led the Jackets with 23 and 21 points respectively on Senior Night.
Mingo, Setter and fellow seniors Kortni Matteson, Ana Sierra, and Shandi White started each half and helped to build 10 point leads in each case.
Tiffany Finkton pulled down a dozen rebounds, Danielle added 10 and Mingo nine as WVSU dominated the boards to the tune of a 46-26 margin.
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Women Win at Concord 75-57
The Yellow Jacket women's basketball team avenged an earlier loss to Concord by traveling to Athens and beating the Mountain Lions 75-57 on their home court Saturday.
Senior All-WVIAC guard Brittany Mingo led WVSU with 22 points and nine rebounds while Jennifer Setter added 16 points and Tiffany Finkton 12 points and eight rebounds.
After a see-saw first half that saw the score tied seven times the Jackets took a 37-33 lead into the break. A 9-2 spurt to open the second half put WVSU ahead 46-35.
Concord (12-13, 10-8 in WVIAC) could get no closer than seven the rest of the way and the Jackets blew the game open in the closing minutesby converting their free throws when the Mountain Lions were forced to foul.
The women host Bluefield State at 5:15 Monday evening for Senior Night.
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Women's Basketball Wins
The Yellow Jacket women jumped out to a 17-0 lead and coasted to a 72-62 win over visiting Davis and Elkins Thursday night.
Senior Danielle Davis had 14 first half points as WVSU built a 41-24 lead.
Brittany Mingo paced the Jackets (12-12, 10-7 in WVIAC) with 22 points and seven assists.
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Yellow Jackets Support Kay Yow Foundation
 West Virginia State University is going to take part in the WBCA (Women's Basketball Coaches Association) Pink Zone Game during their home basketball game against Alderson Broaddus College on Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 5:15 PM.
Everyone wearing pink gets in free. There will be T-Shirt Give Away throughout the game and there will be halftime entertainment
Carnation sale - all processed going to the Kay Yow WBCA Cancer Fund
50/50 - proceeds going to Kay Yow WBCA Breast Cancer Organization
For more information contact Head Women's Basketball Coach Renee Bostic at 304-766-3227
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Jacket Women Lose 73-64 at Wesleyan
West Virginia Wesleyan defeated the visiting Yellow Jackets 73-64 Thursday evening in Buckhannon.
WVSU senior Brittany Mingo had a big night with 25 points, 14 rebounds, and five assists and Jennifer Setter added 17 points but that was not enough as the host Bobcats picked up the win Thursday night.
Wesleyan (13-8, 10-4 in WVIAC) jumped out early and led by as many as 20 points in the first half.
Setter hit a trio of 3-pointers and Mingo a short jumper as the Jackets went on an 11-2 run early in the second half to cut the margin to five at 43-38 with 14:08 to play but WVSU could get no closer in falling to 10-12 overall and 8-7 in the WVIAC.
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Jacket Women Sting #2 UPJ 77-67
Senior Ana Sierra scored on a lay-up 70 seconds into Monday night's game and the Jackets never trailed in picking up the 87-77 road win at Pitt-Johnstown.
The host Mountain Cats entered the contest tied for second place in the WVIAC.
Senior Brittany Mingo scored a game high 22 points to go over 1,000 for her career at WVSU.
Sandrea Coleman added 12 and Danielle Davis 11 as the Jackets stretched the lead to as many as 23 points in the second half.
The Yellow Jackets improved to 10-11 overall and 8-6 in WVIAC play with the win while the host Mountain Cats dropped to 13-8 and 11-3 and into third place in the conference standings.
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Jacket Women Fall to West Liberty 85-68
The Yellow Jacket women lost to visiting West Liberty by a score of 85-68 Saturday. 
Senior guard Brittany Mingo finished with 24 points leaving her just four short of 1,000 for her career. The All-WVIAC player also pulled down 12 rebounds and handed out three assists on the game.
The Hilltoppers took control with a 15-4 run midway through the first half that broke open a previously tight game.
West Liberty (15-5, 11-2 in WVIAC) scorched the nets with a 55.4 shooting percentage and were led by point guard Tori Hansen's 33 points on 12-17 shooting.
Sandrea Coleman (right) added 16 and Tiffany Finkton 12 for the Jackets (9-11, 7-6 in WVIAC).
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WVSU Women Win at Glenville
The Yellow Jackets fell behind by eight points twice in the second half but rallied for a 68-64 win at Glenville State Saturday evening behind a 33-point performance by All-Conference senior Brittany Mingo.
With the score tied at 59-59 with 3:41 to play Mingo hit a pair of free throws to give WVSU the lead and the Jackets hung on from there.
Ana Sierra and Tiffany Finkton hit big buckets down the stretch and Mingo sank 3-of-4 free throws in the closing seconds to insure the victory.
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Mingo Scores 33, Jacket Women Defeated at Shepherd
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -–
Brittany Mingo scored 26 of her game-high 33 points in the second half as she helped the Yellow Jackets rally in the second half.
Trailing by as many as 23 points in the second stanza, State rallied to within six points at 70-64 after a three-point play by Mingo with 6:47 left in the game. Mingo had 13 points during a 15-6 run by the Yellow Jackets.
Shepherd closed the game with a 14-7 run to pull away for the win. Warehime had six points during the run.
West Virginia State (8-9, 6-5) shot 40.6 percent (26-64) from the floor for the game, but hit on only 33 percent (11-33) in the first half.
Shepherd (8-10, 5-6) shot a red-hot 58.9 percent (33-56) for the game. The Rams were perfect from three-point range with a 7-of-7 outing.
Shepherd held a 42-28 lead at intermission. Colleen Shumaker
*** Story courtesy of Shepherd University
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Jacket Women Keep Salem Winless
The Yellow Jackets broke open an 8-6 game with a 24-3 run and never looked back in  defeating Salem 78-43 in Fleming Hall Saturday night.
A total of 11 Jackets got into the scoring column with senior guard Brittany Mingo leading the way with 23 points in just 22 minutes of action while Kortni Matteson (right) added 10.
The Tigers fall to 0-16 and 0-8 in WVIAC play with the loss while West Virginia State improves to 8-8 overall and 6-4 in conference action.
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Jacket Women Fall to Fairmont
The Yellow Jackets put up a fight but eventually fell to preseason WVIAC favorite Fairmont State 69-58 Thursday night in Fleming Hall.
The Falcons broke a 26-26 tie late in the first half with an 8-0 run and the Jackets were never able to catch up after that.
Brittany Mingo led the Jackets with 17 points followed by Sandrea Coleman with 13.
Molly Kiger had 23 points and 11 rebounds for Fairmont with Ashley Vavrek adding 20 points.
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Women's Rally Falls Just Short
The WVSU women dropped a tough decision Saturday in a 53-51 defeat at Seton Hill.
The Jackets trailed by 12 at 53-41 with 3:58 to play but rallied behind senior Brittany Mingo but could not get off a final shot to tie the game before time expired.
Mingo scored seven of those final 10 WVSU points and picked up an assist on the other, a Jennifer Setter 3-pointer.
Setter finished with 12 points while Mingo notched a game high 24.
The Yellow Jackets fell to 7-7 overall and 5-3 in WVIAC play while Seton Hill is now 6-7, 3-3.
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Women Rally in Second Half to Beat OVU
Sandrea Coleman had 19 points and Jennifer Setter 16 to lead the Yellow Jackets to a 77-69 win.
Ohio Valley led by as many as six midway through the second half before they Jackets reeled off seven straight points, with Coleman scoring five, to get back into the game.
A 3-pointer by Setter with 7:38 to play put WVSU ahead 59-57 and the Jackets were never tied or behind after that.
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Women Rally for 66-61 Win
The Yellow Jackets rallied from a seven-point half-time deficit to take a 66-61 home win over Wheeling Jesuit Monday night.
WVSU trailed by nine with 8:19 to play but went on a 11-2 run to knot thing sat 53-53 with 5:08 to play.
The teams traded leads down the stretch until the Jackets scored six of the final eight points.
Senior Brittany Mingo (right) led WVSU with 20 points, 14 in the second half, while Jennifer Setter added 15 and Sandrea Coleman 14 along with 10 rebounds.
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Concord Downs Jackets 62-56
Visiting Concord jumped out to a quick lead and then withstood a furious Yellow Jacket rally in the closing minutes to defeat the WVSU women 62-56 Thursday night.
Leading 33-20 at halftime the Mountain Lions (4-8, 2-3) stretched the margin to 17 before a 12-3 spurt got the Jackets back into contention.
Brittany Mingo paced the Jackets (5-6, 3-2) with 19 points.
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UC Women Down Jackets 73-70
The Golden Eagles used a 14-0 run midway through the half to turn a 22-19 deficit into a 33-22 lead and then hung on going into the locker room.
The Yellow Jackets rallied to tied the game twice in the closing minutes before Veronica Carman hit a short jumper with 20 seconds to play to put the visitors up 72-70.
WVSU (5-5, 3-1) could not convert on its next two possessions and Charleston (8-4, 4-1) made one of two free throws to account for the final margin.
Jihan Williams paced the Golden Eagles with 14 points and 16 rebounds while senior Brittany Mingo led the Jackets with 18 points.
Tiffany Finkton, 13, Ana Sierra, 11, and Sandrea Coleman, 11, also hit double-figures in scoring with Finkton adding seven rebounds and seven assists.
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MIngo Featured in Charleston Daily Mail
Sunday January 4, 2009
W.Va. State's Mingo adding depth to her game
INSTITUTE, W.Va. -- West Virginia State senior Brittany Mingo isn't offended when she hears herself referred to as being "a scorer" by other coaches and players.
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Central State downs WVSU 85-71
A pair of 16-4 runs by Central State and some hot shooting on a cold night by the Marauders was too much for the Yellow Jackets to overcome as they fell in women's basketball in the championship game of the Herb Simms Classic at Bluefield State.
Central State expanded a narrow 8-7 lead with an early 16-4 run and took a seven point lead into halftime.
The Marauders then opend the second half with another 16-4 run to move the score to 56-37 with 14:02 to play and WVSU could never recover.
On the night Central State hit 52.3% from the floor compared to the Jacket's 36.3%.
That offset the Jackets' 52-37 rebounding margin and 80-65 edge in shots taken.
The cold weather did not slow WVSU senior Brittany Mingo though as she hit 11-of-21 shots for 28 points while pulling down 11 rebounds and picking up four assists.
Sandrea Coleman added 16 points and Tiffany Finkton pulled down 10 rebounds as the Jackets fell to 5-2 on the season.
The Jackets next game is Saturday at 7 p.m. at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Jacket Women Down Glenville
 The Yellow Jackets shook off an early 16-4 deficit and downed visiting Glenville State 65-59 Wednesday night to remain undefeated in WVIAC play.
Brittany Mingo had 19 points and 18 rebounds while Ana Sierra (left) added 14 points and Sandrea Coleman 11 to lead a balanced attack.
Tiffany Finkton contributed nine points and 10 rebounds for the Jackets (4-1, 2-0).
The victory gave first-year coach Renee Bostic her 100th career win.
The Jackets trailed 32-26 at the break but opened the second half with an 11-2 run that put them back in the game.
The teams traded leads until the 11:26 mark when Coleman sank a free throw for a one-point lead.
Finkton rebounded Coleman's missed second attempt but her put back try rimmed out. Mingo was there for the tip-in though for a three-point advantage. The Jackets never trailed again as the lead bounced between three and six the rest of the way.
Former Sissonville High star Suzi Harvey paced the Pioneers (1-3, 1-1) with 15 points while Kim Stephens added 12.
The victory was the first for the Jackets over Glenville since February 10, 2000 when they won 76-66 at home. It ends the program's longest current losing streak to another WVIAC school at 12 games.
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Jacket Women Remain Undefeated
The Yellow Jackets downed St. Paul's 77-66 Friday afternoon in a first round game at the Chic-Fil-A Classic being hosted by Virginia State.
Brittany Mingo led the way with 27 points.
The win moves WVSU to 3-0 on the season and into a 3 p.m. Saturday meeting with the host Trojans (5-1).
Virginia State defeated Bloomfield 50-49 on two free throws with eight seconds remaining Friday in the other semifinal contest.
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Women's Basketball Wins Opener
The Yellow Jackets won 86-60 on the road at Davis & Elkins Monday night in their season opener.
Senior Brittany Mingo paced WVSU with 24 points in 29 minutes of action as the Jackets shot a blistering 66.7 % from the field.
The women next face Urbana Saturday at 4 p.m. in their home opener.
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