Notice: The City of Buckhannon Transfer Station is closed Wednesday due to a malfunctioning scale. The Recycling Center remains open, and all waste pickups will continue on the regular schedule.

Lady ‘Cats open conference play with 3-0 win over Glenville State

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Wesleyan (1-1-1, 1-0-0) women’s soccer team scored three times in the first half to earn a 3-0 win over Glenville State (1-2-0, 1-1-0) on Wednesday (Sept. 15) at Culpepper Stadium.

After a foul on Glenville State’s Jordyn Dansby-Ross in the 31st minute, Natalie Pireu sent a towering free kick over the head of the goalkeeper Mikayla Brown for a 1-0 advantage.

From there, Wesleyan settled into a groove. The ball landed in the box during the 38th minute with the Bobcats on the attack. Natalia Roppolo and Kilee Boone teamed up on the assist to Paloma Zamora for her collegiate goal.

The Bobcats scored once more before halftime when Kameron Bonneau moved inside the six and knocked in her first collegiate goal. Hannah Murphy and Danielle Jonas both picked up an assist as Wesleyan led 3-0 at halftime.

Paige Miller started in goal for the Bobcats and Ally Moore registered three saves in the second half for the shutout victory.

WVWC plays host to Charleston in Buckhannon on Sunday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m.

Local Businesses

Recent Stories

Basketball Bucs eighth this week in WVSACA Poll

Buckhannon-Upshur held steady at No. 8 in this week’s WVSACA Class AAAA boys’ basketball poll, earning 52 points after a 3-1 week. The Bucs beat Elkins, Grafton and Parkersburg, with their lone loss coming to Class AA No. 3 Bluefield at a neutral site.

‘I’ before ‘e’ — except at the spelling bee

Upshur County’s spelling bee came down to a two-person battle after tough words thinned the field early, with the crowd hanging on every letter. Parker Wood sealed his second straight win by nailing “cadre” after a tense back-and-forth battle with Jenna Nguyen.