Community Bulletin
The WVU Medicine St. Joseph's Rural Health Clinic is now accepting newborns at its Buckhannon office, with two providers — Rachel Burns, CPNP, and Sara Chipps, FNP-C — taking new pediatric patients. Read more →
This story brought to you paywall-free, courtesy of the My Buckhannon team and our community partners
BRIDGEPORT – The University of Charleston women’s team has been picked to win the 2025 Mountain East Conference title, per a vote of the league’s head coaches. The Golden Eagles enter this campaign with four consecutive MEC championships.
UC head coach Alec Foote returns a trio of first-team All-MEC selections from a year ago: Michelle Connor, a sophomore; Sofiia Krasikova, a junior; Filippa Larsson, a junior from Sweden; and second-team picks Riva Hondiashvili and Sara Martinez, both juniors.
Charleston finished 18-5 last season, 5-0 in the MEC and defeated Fairmont State in the MEC Tournament Championship and in the NCAA Atlantic Regional. The Falcons are picked to finish second in the 2025 preseason poll, garnering one first-place vote.
West Virginia State was voted to finish third in the seven-team league, followed by West Virginia Wesleyan, Davis & Elkins, Frostburg State, and West Liberty.
2025 MEC Women’s Tennis Preseason Poll
- Charleston (6) — 36
- Fairmont State (1) — 29
- West Virginia State — 23
- West Virginia Wesleyan — 20
- Davis & Elkins — 17
- Frostburg State — 16
- West Liberty — 6
( ) — First-place votes
- Coaches unable to vote for own team
