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Philippi, WV --- While it wasn't the prettiest game the Alderson-Broaddus Men's Basketball team has played this season, it was still an effective win, as the Battlers move on to the Quarterfinals of the WVIAC Tournament with a 87-72 win over the Fighting Scots of Ohio Valley.  Jamar Board led the way with a team high 26 points, while Carl Buck added 25 as A-B improve to 23-5 Overall and advance to take on #11 Seed WV Wesleyan on Thursday.  

Terrell Eargle, the WVIAC Player of the Year, helped out with 12 points and 14 rebounds as he recorded his 15th double-double in his final game at the Rex Pyles Arena.   Garrett Putnam chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds.

Sean Whiting had a game high 27 points for Ohio Valley as their season finished with a record of 6-22. 

Despite the poor showing this season, the Scots were not in the mood to make this game easy by an stretch.  Even though A-B held the lead for the final 29 minutes, Ohio Valley refuse to let this game get out of hand, and they had an answer to keep the game within in stricking distant. 

The Battlers would grab the lead for good at the 9:14 mark on a Putnam Jumper and then stretch it to a seven point margin after back to back buckets by Board.  The Scots answered right back with an 8-5 spurt to cut the deficit to four going into the locker room, 34-30.

After A-B opened the 2nd half with a 5-0 spurt, Ohio Valley answered with a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 39-37 with 16:33 remaining. 

Both teams would trade a pair of buckets before the Battlers reeled off an 14-2 run to widen the lead out to 14 at 58-44 with 11:21 left to go in the contest.

Again, Ohio Valley had a counter for the A-B run as they scored eight straight points to cut the lead to six, however after two Board free throws and layups by Buck and Putnam the lead reached double digits and would stay that way as Alderson-Broaddus cruised to the finish.

A-B shot 43% from the field and 35% from behind the arc for the game.  The WVIAC's top rebounding team held a 47-37 margin on the boards over the visiting Scots.

The foul plaque contest saw a combined 83 free throws attempted, 43 for A-B and 40 for OVU.  The Battlers connected on 32 of those 43 attempts (74.4%) while Ohio Valley made just 22 of 40 (55%).

With the win Alderson-Broaddus will now take on WV Wesleyan Thursday at the Charleston Civic Center.  A-B already owns a pair of 12 point victories over the Bobcats this season.  Tip off thursday will be at 1:00 PM.  Read more on this article...

(PRINCETON, W.Va.)---Glenville State guard Donita Adams, the WVIAC's leading scorer at 22.4 points per game, has been named as the league's 2009-10 Player of the Year by a vote of conference coaches.  Davis & Elkins' Shalisa Hill takes Freshman of the Year accolades, while West Virginia Wesleyan's Steve Tierney rounds out the top awards as the WVIAC Women's Basketball Coach of the Year after leading the Bobcats to the conference's regular season crown.

Adams played a key role as Glenville State remained in contention for the WVIAC regular season title until the final day.  The Lady Pioneers finished fourth in the WVIAC with a 15-7 league mark and posted a 17-9 overall record after being forecast to finish 12th in the annual coaches' pre-season poll.

The 5-7 senior guard responded in a big way to first-year head coach Bunky Harkleroad's up-tempo attack by producing over a point per minute.  Adams, who currently ranks second nationally in scoring, racked up her impressive totals in only 21.3 minutes per outing.  The Germantown, Maryland native contributed four games with 30 or more points in 2009-10 and went over the 20-point mark in 14 other contests.  She also leads the WVIAC in free throw percentage (.831) and made free throws (147), while rating eighth in steals (2.1) and 21st in rebounds (6.0).

Hill led Davis & Elkins to the school's most victories since the 2000-01 Senators finished 15-13.  The Carney's Point, New Jersey native paced D&E in scoring (14.4), rebounding (5.7), assists (3.6), and steals (3.1).  Hill saved some of her top efforts for victories against some of the WVIAC's top squads.  She had 18 points and 8 rebounds in an 81-73 win over West Liberty on February 8 and accounted for 22 points and 6 assists as D&E prevailed for the first time ever at Charleston on February 15. 

Tierney edged Seton Hill's Ferne Labati, Glenville State's Bunky Harkleroad, and Davis & Elkins' Jason Asbell in a tight finish for WVIAC Coach of the Year honors.  The 1987 Sam Houston State graduate owns a 110-89 record in his seventh season at the Wesleyan helm.  This season's Bobcats were only predicted to finish sixth in the WVIAC race after the loss of standout forward Sarah Van Horn, but they provided the school's first league regular season title and a 19-8 overall record.  A victory in Wednesday's WVIAC Tournament quarterfinals would give WVWC back-to-back 20-win seasons after the 2008-09 'Cats finished at 20-10.

Fairmont State's Ashley Vavrek, Seton Hill's Katie Lintner, and West Liberty's Tori Hansen are repeat selections on this season's first team All-WVIAC squad.  Pitt Johnstown's Sheena Aden and Seton Hill's Jordan Burkes move up from the 2008-09 all-conference second team.  Adams, Alixandria Barnette (WV State), Lydia Bridenbaugh (WV Wesleyan), and Lindsey Kentner (Charleston) comprise the remainder of the nine-player All-WVIAC first team for 2009-10. 

The complete All-WVIAC and All-Freshman teams follow:

1st Team:
Donita Adams (Glenville State, 5-7, Sr., G, Germantown, MD, 22.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.1 spg, 83% FT)
Sheena Aden (Pitt Johnstown, 5-7, Jr., G, Sandy Lake, PA, 14.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.9 apg, 50% FG)
Alixandria Barnette (WV State, 5-7, Sr., G, East Chapel Hill, NC, 19.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.2 apg)
Lydia Bridenbaugh (WV Wesleyan, 5-10, Soph., G, Chillicothe, OH, 17.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 79% FT)
Jordan Burkes (Seton Hill, 5-11, Jr., F, Coraopolis, PA, 14.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.3 apg, 82% FT)
Tori Hansen (West Liberty, 5-9, Jr., G, McKean, PA, 21.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 4.6 apg, 2.5 spg, 52% FG)
Lindsey Kentner (Charleston, 5-9, Jr., G, Wapakoneta, OH, 17.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.1 apg, 54% FG)
Katie Lintner (Seton Hill, 6-0, Sr., F, Johnstown, PA, 15.2 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 47% 3ptFG, 82% FT)
Ashley Vavrek (Fairmont State, 5-8, Sr., G, Bellaire, OH, 20.8 ppg, 2.3 apg, 69 3ptFG, 82% FT)

2nd Team:
Camisha Alexander (Concord, 5-4, Soph., G, Beckley, WV, 14.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 82% FT)
Kourtney Booth (Wheeling Jesuit, 5-8, Soph., G, Whipple, OH, 14.7 ppg, 3.1 apg, 41% 3ptFG)
Jolysa Brown (Concord, 6-0, Soph., C, Hinton, WV, 14.9 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 2.0 bpg)
Andrea Dalton (Pitt Johnstown, 5-10, Jr., F, Washington, PA, 14.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 84% FT)
Tarenna Dixon (Charleston, 5-11, Jr., F, Morgantown, WV, 12.5 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 55% FG)
Kristen Golden (Glenville State, 6-2, Jr., C, Weston, WV, 11.4 ppg, 6.7 rpg)
Shalisa Hill (Davis & Elkins, 5-8, Fr., G, Carneys Point, NJ, 14.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 3.6 apg, 3.0 spg)
Camille Wilmer (Shepherd, 6-0, Sr., C, Leesburg, VA, 14.1 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 55% FG)

Honorable Mention:
Tori Charley (Alderson-Broaddus, 5-10, Sr., F, Cross Lanes, WV, 10.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg)
Jerica Hewett (Shepherd, 5-7, Jr., G, Keedysville, MD, 10.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 3.2 apg)
Danae Hill (WV Wesleyan, 5-6, Soph., G, Clinton, MD, 11.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.8 apg)
Laura Malernee (West Liberty, 5-11, Jr., G, Gahanna, OH, 13.9 ppg, 2.1 apg, 114 3ptFG)
Rachel Murray (Fairmont State, 6-3, Jr., C, Gloucester, MA, 9.3 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 3.0 bpg)
Angela Tassari (WV Wesleyan, 6-2, Sr., C, Pittsburgh, PA, 9.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 2.4 bpg)
Andi Winney (West Liberty, 5-11, Sr., C, Yorktown, IN, 11.0 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 60% FG)

All-Freshman:
Shalisa Hill (Davis & Elkins, 5-8, G, Carneys Point, NJ, 14.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 3.6 apg, 3.0 spg)
Chrissy Pavlik (Wheeling Jesuit, 5-6, G, Wadsworth, OH, 11.1 ppg, 3.3 apg, 90% FT)
Ginny Petties (Glenville State, 5-7, G, Steubenville, OH, 10.7 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.7 apg)
Jenni Robbins (West Liberty, 5-3, G, Geneva, NY, 11.3 ppg, 6.3 apg, 40% 3ptFG)
Kaitlyn Snyder (Fairmont State, 5-7, G, Sissonville, WV, 10.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.9 apg)

Player of the Year: Donita Adams, Glenville State
Freshman of the Year: Shalisa Hill, Davis & Elkins
Coach of the Year: Steve Tierney, West Virginia Wesleyan

WVIAC Players of the Year
1982-Pam Smith (Alderson-Broaddus)
1983-Sandy Chisar (Alderson-Broaddus)
1984-Lynne Kelly (Bluefield State)
1985-Sherry Winn (Charleston)
1986-Sherry Winn (Charleston)
1987-Tracy Fletcher (Concord)/Donna Gordon (WV State)
1988-Vonda Shaw (Fairmont State)
1989-Missy Doane (Bluefield State)
1990-Melissa Swartz (Salem-Teikyo)
1991-Melissa Swartz (Salem-Teikyo)
1992-Toni Green (West Virginia Tech)
1993-Lola Jones (Bluefield State)
1994-Lola Jones (Bluefield State)
1995-Charlotte Powell (Salem-Teikyo)
1996-Charlotte Powell (Salem-Teikyo)
1997-Joanna Bernabei (West Liberty)
1998-Chiquitta Walker (Alderson-Broaddus)
1999-Julie Fregetto (West Virginia Wesleyan)
2000-Shannon Henderson (West Virginia State)
2001-Jaana Kotova (West Liberty)
2002-Tracy Wyatt (Glenville State)
2003-Renee Gagnier (Concord)
2004-Tracy Wyatt (Glenville State)
2005-Kristen Gattuso (Fairmont State)
2006-Lisa Lee (Charleston)
2007-Rachel Redick (Glenville State)
2008-Sarah Van Horn (West Virginia Wesleyan)
2009-Tori Hansen (West Liberty)
2010-Donita Adams (Glenville State)

WVIAC Freshmen of the Year
1999-Tammy Spence (Glenville State)
2000-Jennifer Wilson (Fairmont State)
2001-Tracy Wyatt (Bluefield State)
2002-Sarah Batchelder (Charleston)
2003-Lisa Lee (Charleston)
2004-Rachel Redick (Glenville State)
2005-Samm Nester (Concord)
2006-Britney Brooks (Ohio Valley)
2007-Melanie Oliver (Glenville State)
2008-Tori Hansen (West Liberty)
2009-Brittany Taylor (Ohio Valley)
2010-Shalisa Hill (Davis & Elkins)

WVIAC Coaches of the Year
1982-Joe Kania (West Virginia Tech)
1983-Bud Francis (Charleston)
1984-Joe Lambiotte (Fairmont State)
1985-Kenny Mandeville (Bluefield State)
1986-Kathy Haas (WV Wesleyan)
1987-Kenny Mandeville (Bluefield State)
1988-Pat Atwell (Salem)/Tim Carney (Glenville State)
1989-Tom Watkins (West Virginia Tech)
1990-Tom Jessee (Bluefield State)
1991-Tom Watkins (West Virginia Tech)
1992-Jim Brinkman (Fairmont State)
1993-Don Hustead (Wheeling Jesuit)
1994-Don Hustead (Wheeling Jesuit)
1995-Tammy Biesenthal (Salem-Teikyo)
1996-Lynn Ullom (West Liberty)
1997-Steve Harold (Glenville State)
1998-Carolyn Mair (Alderson-Broaddus)
1999-Betsy Blose (Shepherd)
2000-Lynn Ullom (West Liberty)
2001-Jay Dailer (Davis & Elkins)
2002-Steve Harold (Glenville State)
2003-Kenny Osborne (Concord)
2004-Gill Heasley (WV State)
2005-Sherry Winn (Charleston)
2006-Joe Key (Wheeling Jesuit)
2007-Steve Harold (Glenville State)
2008-Jodie Runner (Shepherd)
2009-Josh Allen (Alderson-Broaddus)
2010-Steve Tierney (West Virginia Wesleyan) Read more on this article...

#15 Bluefield State (1-26, 1-21) at #2 Seton Hill (21-6, 17-5), 7:00 p.m.
Head Coaches: BSC-Gary Brown, SHU-Ferne Labati.
Last Ten Games: BSC 0-10, SHU 10-0.
Key Players: BSC: G-Laken Coburn (10.5 ppg, 2.9 apg), G-Charlene Diggs (10.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg), F-Kelly Pawlowski (9.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg).  SHU: F-Katie Lintner (15.2 ppg, 7.6 rpg), F-Jordan Burkes (14.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.3 apg), G-Orit Farchi (6.7 ppg, 4.1 apg).
Regular Season Meeting: Seton Hill built a 64-28 halftime lead and coasted past Bluefield State 90-45 on January 11...The five Griffin starters only played a combined 51 minutes and the SHU bench scored 60 points in the game...BSC's Laken Coburn tallied a game-high 19 points.
Notes: SHU head coach Ferne Labati reached the 500-win mark earlier this season...The Griffins have won their past 12 and have not lost since January 26...Bluefield State enters on a 14-game losing skid...The Lady Blues are 0-13 away from home this season.

#9 Pitt Johnstown (15-12, 12-10) at #8 Wheeling Jesuit (13-14, 12-10), 7:30 p.m.
Head Coaches: UPJ-Sasha Palmer, WJU-Katie Hine.
Last Ten Games: UPJ 6-4, WJU 5-5
Key Players: UPJ: G-Sheena Aden (14.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.9 apg), F-Andrea Dalton (14.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg), G-Qiuana Brown (7.0 ppg, 3.2 apg).  WJU: G-Kourtney Booth (14.7 ppg, 3.1 apg), F-Kim Mueller (9.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg), G-Chrissy Pavlik (11.1 ppg, 3.3 apg).
Regular Season Meetings: Both matchups came down to the final possession as Wheeling Jesuit won at home 68-67 on November 24 behind Kim Mueller's 21 points...Sheena Aden had 23 points and 8 rebounds as UPJ gained revenge with a home 90-87 overtime win on February 13.
Notes: The squads are meeting for the third straight season in the WVIAC Tournament opening round...Wheeling Jesuit won 77-76 in overtime in 2008, while Pitt Johnstown earned a 62-59 victory last season.

#10 Concord (15-12, 12-10) at #7 Shepherd (15-11, 14-8), 7:30 p.m.
Head Coaches: CU-Kenny Osborne, SU-Melanie Ford.
Last Ten Games: CU 5-5, SU 6-4.
Key Players: CU: G-Camisha Alexander (14.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg), C-Jolysa Brown (14.9 ppg, 9.0 rpg), F-Sydney Lindsey (10.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg).  SU: C-Camille Wilmer (14.1 ppg, 6.0 rpg), G-Jerica Hewett (10.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 3.2 apg), F-Carrie Saunders (12.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg).
Regular Season Meeting: Camisha Alexander's steal and layup in the final seconds lifted visiting Concord to a 94-93 win on February 24...CU's Jolysa Brown led her squad with 29 points and 8 rebounds, while Alexander tallied 21....Camille Wilmer's 19 points led six Shepherd players in double figures.
Notes: Shepherd downed Concord 94-79 in the opening round of last season's WVIAC Tournament...Shepherd is the top rebounding team in the WVIAC at plus-8.8 boards per outing...Concord stands second in the WVIAC at 75.7% from the foul stripe.

#11 West Virginia State (16-11, 12-10) at #6 Fairmont State (18-9, 15-7), 7:30 p.m.
Head Coaches: WVSU-Renee Bostic, FSU-Steve McDonald.
Last Ten Games: WVSU 6-4, FSU 6-4.
Key Players: WVSU: G-Alixandria Barnette (19.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg), G-Danielle Davis (10.9 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 3.4 spg), F-Melissa Ford (10.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg).  FSU: G-Ashley Vavrek (20.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg), G-Kaitlin Snyder (10.6 ppg, 2.9 apg), C-Rachel Murray (9.3 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 3.0 bpg).
Regular Season Meeting: West Virginia State used a 49-36 rebounding edge to claim an 84-76 win at Fairmont State on February 4...Alixandria Barnette led the Jackets with 24 points and 9 rebounds, while Melissa Ford added 20 points and 12 rebounds...Ashley Vavrek paced FSU with 28 points and 3 steals.
Notes: Fairmont State has won their last six first round WVIAC Tournament contests...FSU is 10-4 at home in 2009-10, but lost three of their last four games at Joe Retton Arena...WVSU is 12-1 when allowing 68 or fewer points.

#12 Davis & Elkins (14-13, 10-12) at #5 West Liberty (19-8, 15-7), 7:30 p.m.
Head Coaches: D&E-Jason Asbell, WL-Lynn Ullom.
Last Ten Games: D&E 5-5, WL 7-3.
Key Players: D&E: G-Shalisa Hill (14.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 3.6 apg), G-Teonna Jewell (10.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg), F-Julieanne Buckley (9.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg).  WL: G-Tori Hansen (21.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 4.6 apg), G-Laura Malernee (13.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg), G-Jenni Robbins (11.3 ppg, 6.3 apg).
Regular Season Meeting: Shalisa Hill had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists as Davis & Elkins ran past visiting West Liberty 81-73 on February 8...Julieanne Buckley chipped in 17 points and 8 rebounds for the Senators...Andi Winney topped West Liberty with 24 points and 10 rebounds.
Notes: West Liberty has not been eliminated in the WVIAC Tournament first round since an 83-65 loss to Concord in 1992...D&E has lost their past seven openers in the league tournament...The teams rank 2-3 in the WVIAC in made three-pointers per game...D&E makes 9.0 trifectas per game, while WL hits 8.9 per contest.

#13 Alderson-Broaddus (7-20, 5-17) at #4 Glenville State (17-9, 15-7), 7:30 p.m.
Head Coaches: AB-Josh Allen, GSC-Bunky Harkleroad.
Last Ten Games: AB 1-9, GSC 7-3.
Key Players: AB: F-Tori Charley (10.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg), F-Amanda Peoples (9.2 ppg, 6.9 rpg), G-Amanda Harris (6.6 ppg, 5.7 apg).  GSC: G-Donita Adams (22.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg), G-Autumn Davis (13.4 ppg), C-Kristen Golden (11.4 ppg, 6.7 rpg).
Regular Season Meetings: The teams split their two meetings with each winning at home...A-B's Amanda Harris had 10 points, 8 assists, and no turnovers in an 88-82 Battler upset on January 28...Glenville State shot only 27% from the field, but forced 38 turnovers with an 86-68 victory on February 22.
Notes: GSC is a virtual lock to establish a WVIAC single-season scoring record...The Lady Pioneers are averaging 95.7 points per game, a figure well ahead of the current record of 87.4 points per game owned by the 1988-89 Glenville State squad...Glenville State has only attempted fewer than 30 three-point field goals in one game this season.

#14 Ohio Valley (4-23, 2-20) at #3 Charleston (19-8, 16-6), 7:30 p.m.
Head Coaches: OVU-David Wadlington, UC-Sherry Winn.
Last Ten Games: OVU 0-10, UC 7-3.
Key Players: OVU: C-Kendra Benedict (13.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg), G-Denae Beavers (11.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg), G-Danielle Sams (9.6 ppg, 2.7 apg).  UC: G-Lindsey Kentner (17.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg), G-Kaitlyn Arick (14.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg), F-Tarenna Dixon (12.5 ppg, 9.3 rpg).
Regular Season Meeting: Charleston pulled away from a 25-21 halftime lead to down Ohio Valley 62-45 on January 30...Lindsey Kentner's 17 points for UC led all scorers...Tiana Beatty added 11 points and as many rebounds.
Notes: Charleston is attempting to become the first repeat champion in the WVIAC Tournament since Glenville State won the event in 2002 and 2003...OVU owns a 16-game losing streak since downing Salem International on January 18.

WVIAC Women's Basketball Tournament
March 1-6
Monday, March 1 (first round---campus sites, 7:30 p.m. unless indicated)
G1: #10 Concord (15-12, 12-10) at #7 Shepherd (15-11, 14-8)
G2: #15 Bluefield State (1-26, 1-21) at #2 Seton Hill (21-6, 17-5), 7:00 p.m.
G3: #14 Ohio Valley (4-23, 2-20) at #3 Charleston (19-8, 16-6)
G4: #11 West Virginia State (16-11, 12-10) at #6 Fairmont State (18-9, 15-7)
G5: #9 Pitt Johnstown (15-12, 12-10) at #8 Wheeling Jesuit (13-14, 12-10)
G6: #13 Alderson-Broaddus (7-20, 5-17) at #4 Glenville State (17-9, 15-7)
G7: #12 Davis & Elkins (14-13, 10-12) at #5 West Liberty (19-8, 15-7)
Wednesday, March 3 (quarterfinals---Charleston Civic Center)
G8: Winner G1 vs. Winner G2 1:00 p.m.
G9: Winner G3 vs. Winner G4 3:00 p.m.
G10: #1 West Virginia Wesleyan (19-8, 17-5) vs. Winner G5 6:30 p.m.
G11: Winner G6 vs. Winner G7 8:30 p.m.
Friday, March 5 (semifinals---Charleston Civic Center)
G12: Winner G8 vs. Winner G9 1:00 p.m.
G13: Winner G10 vs. Winner G11 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 6 (championship---Charleston Civic Center)
G14: Winner G12 vs. Winner G13 6:00 p.m. Read more on this article...

The Battlers wrapped up yet another 20 plus win regular season with a 76-62 win over nearby foe Davis & Elkins College. With the win the Battlers also clinched the #3 seed in the upcoming WVIAC tournament, which would delay a possible rematch with the number one team in the region West Liberty until the championship game.

The first half would be controlled by the Battlers as they would outscore the Senators by a 43-27 margin.  The Battlers used defensive pressure to hold D & E to just 32 percent shooting from the floor to A-B's 48 percent.  A-B also went wild in the first half as they connected on 8-16 from deep to help open up the game.

The second half would be a much more even affair as the Battlers cooled down from deep and went 3-10 beyond the arc in the second twenty minutes of play. The Senators would outscore the Battlers by four in the half which brought the final score to 76-62.

Terrel Eargle played a less than average 25 minutes but made the most of it as he scored 13 points and pulled down an impressive 17 rebounds on just another average night for the lone senior. Jamar Board the sophomore from Capital Heights, Maryland would lead all scorers with 26 points. The Battlers, with the win, improve to 22-5 overall and also improved their chances of getting an at large bid into the NCAA national tournament if they can't win the automatic bid as tournament champion.

Alderson-Broaddus will host the #14 seed Ohio Valley at Rex Pyles Arena March 2nd. Ohio Valley has already made the trek to Philippi in their only meeting this season which resulted in a 92-64 lopsided Battler victory. Read more on this article...

The Lady Battlers would have loved to go into the WVIAC tournament on a winning note but unfortunately for A-B the Lady Senators of Davis & Elkins College got in their way in a close 65-63 D&E victory.

It was a close game from the opening tipoff to the final whistle. It was so close that both teams went an identical 13-25 from the floor for 52 percent. The only difference in the first half in scoring was that the Lady Senators connected on more three pointer and one more free throw attempt as they held a slim 36-34 advantage at intermission.

The second half would result in both teams scoring 29 points as the Lady Battlers could never get the upper hand even after holding D&E to just 33 percent in the second half but the Lady Senators connected on 11 free throws to A-B's four to make the final score a 65-63 Lady Senator victory.

Alderson-Broaddus also held a very dominant hand in the rebounding department by a final margin of 45-27 lead by Freshman Amanda Peoples' 14. The Lady Battlers were paced in scoring by seniors Lauren Reed with 20 and Amanda Harris with 18. Harris lead the Battlers with eight assists on the evening who will open their conference tournament at Glenville State.

The last meeting between the two teams was a thriller as the Lady Battlers walked out of Rex Pyles Arena with the 88-82 upset victory. Read more on this article...

Box Score | Season To Date Stats


Glenville, WV --  The A-B Men's Basketball team overcame the scrappy Glenville State Pioneers on the road, 70-57, to improve 20-5 on the season and 16-4 in the WVIAC.  Carl Buck shook off the shooting slump of the rest of his teammates scoring a game high 19 points on 6 of 10 shooting.  Terrell Eargle and Mark Summerfield each added 10 points.

The Pioneers for a second time this season did an excellent job of defending A-B on the perimeter, holding them to below 40% shooting from the field in both contests.  Poor shooting didn't only affect the Battlers, as GSC's top scorers Aaron Dobson and Nick Dent were held to a combined 13 points on just 4 of 19 shooting.  Coach Stephen Dye's squad was paced by Gabe Gibbs' 16 points.  Glenville St. falls to 6-18 Overall and 5-14 in the WVIAC.

GSC would come out the gate firing on all cylinders as they would jump out to a 9-1 lead after six minutes.  Alderson-Broaddus then answered back with a 23 to 8 run that would give them the lead for good. 

The Pioneers made things interesting the 2nd half as they used a 10-0 run to cut a 12 point deficit down to 2 points with 10:49 remaining.  However, A-B then countered with a 9-2 run to put things out of reach.

The Battlers return to action this Thursday as the play host to Wheeling Jesuit at 7:30pm. Read more on this article...

Box Score | Season To Date Stats 


Glenville, WV -- The key to beating the fast paced Glenville State Women's Basketball team is taking care of the basketball and minimize their number of possesions and shot attempts.  These are two things the Alderson-Broaddus Lady Battlers did an excellent job of in their victory over the Lady Pioneers in their first meeting back on January 28th, an 86-82 victory in Philippi.

The second time around was much different as GSC harassed the A-B women in 38 turnovers, while firing up an unbelievable 104 shots.  The Pioneers overcame very cold shooting to hold on to 4th place in the WVIAC with a 86-68 victory at last night.

With the loss the Lady Battlers drop to 7-18 Overall and 5-15 in WVIAC play.  

A-B was led by Lauren Reed's 16 points and a double-double from Tori Charley of 14 points and 12 rebounds.  Coach Allen's squad would hit on 23 of 61 field goals (37.7%) and 7 of 19 behind the arc. 

The host Pioneers held a 62-59 advantage on the boards, including 41 offensive rebounds.

Alderson-Broaddus returns to action this Thursday as they play host to Wheeling Jesuit.  Last home game of the regular season is always fan appreciation night, where all fans will get in free.  Tip off is at 5:15. Read more on this article...

Game 1 Box | Game 2 Box | Game 3 Box | Game 4 Box | Season To Date Stats


Game 1 - North Greenville 6,  A-B 0
Gaffney, SC -- North Greenville capitilized on three Lady Battlers errors and limited to them to just one hit in seven innings as they cruised to a 6-0 win.  NGU would get 2 runs the first, one in the third, one in the 6th and two in the 7th.

Kaitlin Thorsel picked up the lone hit for A-B.  Mereah Cooper took the loss as she went 6 innings, giving up 6 hits, 4 runs, 2 earned.

Game 2 - Limestone 3, A-B 0 
Gaffney, SC -- Limestone kept the A-B bats silent again as the Lady Battlers fell to 0-2 on the early season.  A-B managed four hits in the contest and got base runners in the first three innings but were unable to manufacture a run.

Limestone would get a run in 2nd inning and two in the 5th to seal the victory.

Kat Powell would take the loss giving up three runs on four hits over five innings.

Game 3 - Limestone 8, A-B 0 
Gaffney, SC -- Limestone exploded for 8 runs on 14 hits, as again the Lady Battlers struggled at the plate falling 8-0. Alderson-Broaddus would get base runners to 3rd in the first and second but see them stranded.

Cooper would take the loss giving up 6 runs, 4 earned over 4 innings.  Cooper, Kelly Lauterbach and Lisa Boswell would each record singles.


Game 4 - Montreat 5, A-B 4 (8inn) 
Gaffney, SC -- The Alderson-Broaddus Lady Battlers got the bats going but lost a heartbreaker in extra innings, 5-4 to Montreat.

A-B would jump on the board early with two runs in the top of the first.  With one out, Haley Mullens would single and then move to 3rd on a double to center field by Kelly Lauterbach.   Both runners would score as Kat Powell followed with a double to center.

However the lead was short lived as Montreat followed with four runs in the bottom half of the 1st inning.

A-B would get a run back in the 3rd as Lauterbach would lead off with a single, move to 2nd base on a passed ball and then score on a Cooper single to center, to make it 4-3.   The Lady Battlers would tie the score in the 7th as Mullen would reach on a walk and then score on a Lauterbach fielder's choice.

However Montreat would pick up the win in the bottom half of the 8th inning as they would get a two out infield single to plate the winning run.

Coach Long's Thoughts:

"I'm very optimistic we are going to get the bats going.  We faced some very good pitching this weekend.  As we get outside more often and face opposing pitching, the hits will come.."
 " I think our pitchers pitched extremely well.  Its very tough to play flawless defense in February, especially seeing the field for the first time. " Read more on this article...

Box Score | Season To Date 


Philippi, WV -- The Alderson-Broaddus Men's Basketball Team saw a 20 point lead dwindle to 5 late in the 2nd half, but they held on for the victory 78-66 over the Bobcats of WV Wesleyan.  Jamar Board led the way with 18 points, Carl Buck added 15, Terrell Eargle chipped in 12 points and Roy Brown came off the bench to score 11 points for the Battlers as they improved to 19-5 Overall and 15-4 in the WVIAC.

Justin Caldwell led the Bobcats with a game high 23 points.  Dominique Ngniman added 19 points Neven Zeravica had 11 as WVWC fell to 6-19 Overall and 6-14 in conference play.

A-B wouldn't get away without a scare in this one.  After leading by 11 at the break, the lead would swell to 20 at the 12:29 mark.  Over the next 10 minutes, Wesleyan slowly chipped the lead down and after a Caldwell three found its self down five, 71-66, with 1:58 to play. 

However a Roy Brown jumper and 5 of 6 free throws would seal the deal.

The Battlers once again took care of the basketball with just nine turnovers, six below their season average.

WV Wesleyan got things close in the 2nd half as they shot 69% from the field and 60% for the game. 

A-B returns to action this Monday as they take on Glenville State.  Tip off in Glenville is at 7:30pm. Read more on this article...

Box Score | Season To Date Stats

Philippi, WV -- Coach Allen's Lady Battler squad once again fell victim to a big run by their opposition, this time a 22-3 spurt in the middle of the 1st half saw the WV Wesleyan Lady Bobcats seize control and cruise to a 62-42 win. 

With the game tied at 9-9 at the 15:01 mark, Alderson - Broaddus would go cold, connecting on just 1 of their next 12 shots as WVWC would push the lead to 31-12 with 6:04 remaining in the half.  After two Kaitlyn Brown jumpers and an Amanda Peoples' three pointer, the deficit would be cut to 16 at 35-19 with 4:08 left.  However, A-B would get no closer as they went into locker room at the half down 41-21.

The 2nd half was much of the same, as the Lady Bobcat lead grew to as many 28 before settling on the final.

A-B was lea by Brown's 17 points, as she was the only Battler to reach double figures.  The loss drops them to 7-17 overall and 5-14 in WVIAC play. 

Alderson-Broaddus returns to action this Monday as they travel to Glenville, WV to take on 3rd place Glenville State College.  Tip off is at 5:30pm.  Read more on this article...

Box Score | Season To Date Stats

Philippi, WV -- The Alderson-Broaddus Men's Basketball team must have gotten an idea or two about starting strong after watching the UC Lady Eagles in the opener of the WVIAC basketball doubleheader at Rex Pyles Arena.

After watching the UC Women jump out to a 29-4 lead against the Lady Battlers in the opener, the Battlers jumped out to a 16-0 lead to start the game as they were able to avenge their early season loss to the Golden Eagles, 98-88.  With the win the Battlers improve to 18-5 Overall and 14-4 in the WVIAC.

Jamar Board and Carl Buck paced A-B with 26 points each.  The 26 points for Buck is a new career high. Terrell Eargle added 16 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists.  Mark Summerfield added a strong 11 points and 7 rebounds.

The Golden Eagles were led by 22 points from Valdosta State and Cleveland State transfer Bahaadar Russell.  Jonathan Liggins, the brother of former A-B standout Sam Liggins, added 18 points for UC as they fell to 15-8 Overall and 13-5 in the WVIAC.

Both teams shot the ball well (UC - 54% and A-B -53%) and did a solid job of taking care of the basketball as UC had seven turnovers and the Battlers had 12.

Coach Zimmerman's squad held a massive lead on the boards, outrebounding the taller UC squard 40-22. Read more on this article...

Box Score | Season To Date Stats

Philippi, WV -- The University of Charleston Lady Eagles outscored A-B 29-4 over the opening 10 minutes to seize control of the WVIAC battle tonight from Rex Pyles Arena. The run, which saw UC score the first 17 points of the game, was fueled by Lindsay Kentner's nine points as the Lady Eagles improved to 16-7 Overall and 13-5 in the WVIAC.

The Lady Battlers were led by Amanda Peoples 11 points, the lone player to reach double figures. Coach Allen's squad falls to 7-16 Overall and 5-13 in the WVIAC.

Charleston got a game high 19 points from Kentner, while Tarenna Dixon added 14 points and seven rebounds.

Alderson-Broaddus shot just 29% from the field compared to 51% for the visiting Eagles. Coach Sherry Winn's squad also held an advantage on the boards (42-29) and in turnovers (18-20).

The road gets no easier for the Lady Battlers as the return to action this Saturday at home taking on the WVIAC's top team, WV Wesleyan. Tip off is at 5:15. Read more on this article...

(PRINCETON, W.Va.)---West Virginia Wesleyan hopes to avoid the WVIAC women's basketball league leader's jinx when Concord visits the Rockefeller Center on Thursday.

Wesleyan (14-8, 12-5) seeks to avenge an earlier 78-66 loss to Concord (12-10, 9-8) in early December.  However, the injury-ravaged Mountain Lions will be without players that accounted for 43 points during the earlier victory.  Lydia Bridenbaugh paced Wesleyan with 22 points in defeat.

Wesleyan, which is 8-2 at home this season, has won six of their past seven contests.  Lydia Bridenbaugh's 18.1 points per game paces the Bobcats.  Senior center Angela Tassari is second in the WVIAC with 52 blocked shots.

Concord, which hopes to become the eighth WVIAC women's basketball squad to knock off the league leader over the past five-plus weeks, has gotten outstanding play from sophomore guard Camisha Alexander in recent games.  The Beckley sophomore is averaging 25.4 points per contest during CU's past five games, including a career-best 41-point explosion in Monday's wild 111-106 setback to Glenville State.

Old rivals battle in the Northern Panhandle as Fairmont State (15-7, 12-5) battles West Liberty (14-8, 10-7).  Both teams look to shake off disappointing Monday losses.  FSU fell 83-77 to Wheeling Jesuit, while WL dropped a 77-73 decision at Seton Hill.  Fairmont State won the first meeting 73-66 as the Falcon defense forced 26 turnovers.

Revenge-minded Seton Hill (17-6, 13-5) brings the WVIAC's longest win streak at eight games to Wheeling Jesuit (10-12, 9-8).  The Cardinals hit 10 of 20 three-pointers to knock off SHU 83-74 in the initial contest.  Kourtney Booth poured in a game-high 27 points to lead WJU.

Davis & Elkins (13-10, 9-9) has impressive recent triumphs over West Liberty and Charleston and now has their sights set on an upper division finish.  West Virginia State (15-9, 11-8) is D&E's next obstacle.  WVSU owned the backboards to a 52-39 tune during their 77-68 win against the Senators on November 29.

The remainder of the Thursday evening platter of games includes: Charleston (15-7, 12-5) at Alderson-Broaddus (7-15, 5-12), Bluefield State (1-22, 1-17) at Glenville State (13-8, 11-6), Pitt Johnstown (14-9, 11-7) at Salem International (0-22, 0-17), and Shepherd (13-8, 12-5) at Ohio Valley (4-18, 2-15).

2/17 Recap:
Wheeling Jesuit 88, Concord 81
(ATHENS)---Wheeling Jesuit owned a 44-27 rebounding advantage to earn an 88-81 road win at Concord.  Kim Muller notched 19 points and 9 rebounds to lead five Cardinals in double figures.  Kourtney Booth ended with 15 points for WJU.

Concord received 22 points and 5 assists from Camisha Alexander.  Emily Blevins came off the bench to contribute 18 points and 7 rebounds.  The Lady Lions trailed 45-31 at intermission as Wheeling Jesuit ended the opening half on a 14-2 burst.
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Box Score | Season To Date Stats 

Institute, WV -- The Battlers dropped another tough WVIAC contest on the road last night to rival and perenial power WV State, 81-77.  A-B, who lead by as many as 11 in the 2nd half, were unable to get crucial baskets or key defensive stops late in the ball game.

The Battlers had their chances.  After a Fred Harris free throw game WV St. the lead,  Eargle followed a pair of his own misses to put A-B back up one, 75-74 with 2:37 left to go.  Harris wasted no tiem as he came right back with a big dunk to grab a one point lead again for the hosts. 

After an A-B timeout, Eargle would connect on a jumper from the elbow to give Coach Zimmerman's squad their last lead at 77-76 with 2:01 remaining.  Darren Jones drained a three pointer on State's next possesion making it 79-77.  After both teams traded misses, Carl Buck drew a foul driving to the bucket, however he was unable to connect on the front end of the 1&1.  Garret Putman grabbed big offensive rebounded as A-B used a timeout to set up their last possession.

After the timeout, Buck would penetrate and kick the ball to Board in the right corner, but his 3 pointer fell short and WV State's Jones would grab the rebound and then ice the contest with two free throws.

Jamar Board led the way for Alderson-Broaddus with 18 points, connected on 4 of 9 from behind the arc.  Terrel Eargle filled the box score again with 16 points, 14 rebounds and six assists for the Battlers as they have now dropped 3 of their last 5, falling to 17-5 Overall and 13-4 in the WVIAC.  Mark Summerfield and Garret Putman each chipped in 10 points.

Darren Jones atoned for a subpar performance in the first meeting with a game high 27 points and 10 rebounds. Josh "Cookie" Miller and Will Collins added 15 points a piece as the Yellow Jackets improved to 20-3 Overall and 16-2 in the WVIAC.

The Battlers will look to avenge an early season loss this Thursday as they play host to the University of Charleston. Tip off is at 7:30pm. Read more on this article...

Box Score | Season To Date Stats

Institute, WV -- The Lady Battlers watched a 2nd half lead disappear last night as they fell on the road to WV State 65-59.  Leading 47-40 with 6:07 to play, A-B would watch as the WVSU Lady Jackets finished the game on an 18-5 run to steal the victory.

Tori Charley led the way for the visiting Battlers with 22 points and 13 rebouds, going over the 1000 pt mark for her career along the way. Amanda Peoples added 11 points as A-B falls to 7-15 on the season and 5-12 in the WVIAC.

Marshall Transfer Alixandria Barnette paced WV State with 29 points and 8 rebounds.

The Battlers connected on 21-53 (39.6%) field goals and 7-16 (43.8%) from behind the arc.

The turnovers plagued A-B yet again as they had 25 miscues compared to just 16 for the host Jackets.

Lady Battlers look to rebound against UC this Thursday at home.  Tipoff is at 5:15pm. Read more on this article...

WV State Women - 65
A-B Women - 59

WV State Men - 81
A-B Men - 77


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Box Score | Season To Date Stats

After losing a tough game on the road against West Liberty the Alderson-Broaddus men's basketball team dropped another tough one, this time at home against Fairmont State 86-83.

A-B would lead by as many as nine in the opening half at the 13:21 mark, but a consistent Fairmont State team kept fighting and never let the game slip away as they chipped at the lead throughout the half and would end up going into the locker room with a two point lead at 38-36.

The Battlers would have to play most of the first half without its lone senior Terell Eargle, who is always a triple double threat, but he would be picked up by Freshman Garret Putman as he connected on all four field goals he took to go into the locker room with a team leading nine points and six rebounds. Leading scorer Jamar Board was held to only three points in the first half. It was clear that A-B would have their work cut out for them in this pivotal WVIAC contest.

In the second half A-B would not regain the lead until at the 16:17 mark as Eargle connected on a jumper to make the score 47-45. The Battlers would maintain their lead for most of the second half until Fairmont would retake the lead on a Terrence Green free throw with exactly four minutes left in the game.

Fairmont would push the lead up to six with just one minute left but A-B was not going to give up that easy. Carl Buck would connect on a quick layup with :50 seconds left and than A-B would force a Fairmont turnover which resulted in a three pointer by Junior Mark Summerfield to cut the Fairmont lead down to one with just :38 seconds remaining.

However it was not to be for Alderson-Broaddus as Freshman Roy Brown would commit a foul on the ensueing possession and Fairmont would miss only one free throw down the stretch and Board would miss a three for the Battlers as time expired that would have sent the game to overtime.

The Battlers drop to fourth in the WVIAC and to 15-4 overall. Fairmont state who came in with an identical record of 15-3 improve to 16-3 on the season. Both teams stand at 11-3 in conference play. Fairmont was paced in scoring by Dan Bruner, who had 22.

A-B was led in scoring by Buck with 20 but it was Terell Eargle who stole the statline with yet another near triple double performance. He would finish with 19 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists. Read more on this article...

The Lady Falcons of Fairmont State got off to a vicious first half start and never looked back as A-B dropped a 48-77 decision Monday night at Rex Pyles Arena.

Fairmont State scored the opening bucket before Freshman Amanda Peoples connected on a Battler three to give them their first and last lead of the game at the 19:08 mark. Than Fairmont State took the game over and simply would pull this one out of reach from A-B as they would push their lead up to as many as 26.

The score would be 43-16 as Fairmont shot 54 percent from the field and their defense forced 16 first half A-B turnovers. The Lady Battlers connected on only seven field goals for 24 percent in the opening twenty minutes of action as it was simply just not their night.

The second half would be a more even battle as the Lady Battlers shot 11-15 from the line and they raised their shooting percentage to 33 percent but Fairmont still managed to outscore them by three to make the final score 77-48.

A-B was led in scoring by senior Tori Charley as she finished with nine. The Lady Falcons, who improved to 13-6 overall and 10-4 in the WVIAC, were led in scoring by Kaitlin Snyder with 18. Fairmont would put three players in double digit scoring as Lauren Streicher tallied 14 and Ashley Vavrak scored 12.

The Lady Battlers with the loss drop to 6-13 overall and 4-10 in the WVIAC. Read more on this article...

Due to technical difficulties their will only be video with no WQAB 91.3FM broadcast for tonight's men's game against Fairmont State. If you would like to tune into the play by play with Dr. Jim Daddysman you can do so at www.ab.edu/gameday . We apologize for any inconvenience and we can assure you that we are working as fast as possible to fix the problem. Thank you for your patience. Read more on this article...

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INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division II Men’s and Women's Basketball Committees have released this week’s regional rankings. The top 10 teams in the Atlantic Region are listed below.

Regional rankings will be released weekly on Wednesdays through March 3, 2010. Selections will take place via a Web-cast selection show on NCAA.com, Sunday, March 7.

Four WVIAC men's squads and three women's teams were listed in this week's ranking. Records are through Sunday, January 31.

Atlantic Region Men:
1. Indiana, PA (15-1 D-II, 15-1 in-region)
2. West Liberty (14-1 D-II, 14-1 in-region)
3. East Stroudsburg, PA (15-1 D-II, 15-1 in-region)
4. WV State (14-2 D-II, 13-1 in-region)
5. Kutztown, PA (15-2, D-II, 15-2 in-region)
6. St. Augustine's, NC (14-3 D-II, 14-3 in-region)
7. Alderson-Broaddus (14-2 D-II, 14-2 in-region)
8. Fairmont State (10-2 D-II, 10-2 in-region)
9. Bowie State, MD (11-6 D-II, 11-6 in-region)
10. West Chester, PA (12-6 D-II, 12-6 in-region)

Atlantic Region Women:
1. Gannon, PA (22-0 D-II, 16-0 in-region)
2. California, PA (15-4 D-II, 15-4 in-region)
3. West Liberty (11-5 D-II, 11-5 in-region)
4. Bowie State, MD (11-4 D-II, 11-4 in-region)
5. Glenville State (10-5 D-II, 9-4 in-region)
6. Millersville, PA (15-4 D-II, 15-4 in-region)
7. Charleston (13-4 D-II, 13-4 in-region)
8. Virginia State (13-4 D-II, 12-3 in-region)
9. Johnson C. Smith, NC (14-5 D-II, 14-5 in-region)
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(PRINCETON, W.Va.)---Traditional power West Virginia Wesleyan is the overwhelming favorite in the 2010 WVIAC softball coaches' pre-season poll.  Head coach Steve Warner's Bobcats, who finished ranked No. 17 nationally last season after recording a 45-15 overall record, were the top choice on 13 of 14 ballots.

West Virginia State, Glenville State, Fairmont State, Alderson-Broaddus complete the top five in the coaches' picks.  Charleston, Seton Hill, Wheeling Jesuit, Shepherd, and West Liberty comprise the sixth through tenth spots.  Davis & Elkins is eleventh, Concord and Ohio Valley tied for twelveth, and Bluefield State completes the poll in fourteenth.  Salem International is not eligible for this season's WVIAC title.

2009 WVIAC Pitcher of the Year Patricia Moreno (26-9, 1.22 ERA) heads up the returnees for West Virginia Wesleyan (45-15, 25-1).  C Stephanie St. Peter (.328-3-28), C/OF Shelby Carlson (.318-3-25), OF Lexi Rodgers (.318-1-29), and C Desiree Sibera (.285-3-25) are among the top offensive holdovers from a squad that scored over six runs per game last season.

West Virginia State (31-19, 17-9) welcomes back sophomore SS Brittany Hyatt, who cranked out nine home runs to go with a .450 batting average.  The youthful Jackets have six rookies on a 14-player roster.

Glenville State (25-24, 17-11) has improved each season under head coach Rick Moore and made an impressive run to last season's WVIAC Tournament championship contest.  Mandy Parkulo (16-18, 2.46 ERA) returns in the pitching circle for GSC.  2B Leanne Harris (.391, 20 SB) and OF Brittney Handley (.282, 25 SB) are two of the WVIAC's quickest players.  3B Meagan James, who blasted 14 homers in 2006, has bounced back from injuries to return to the lineup.

Fairmont State (32-16, 21-7) must replace three first team All-WVIAC honorees.  A talented crop of newcomers will have to fill key roles for the Falcons to repeat their second place WVIAC regular season finish of 2009.

Alderson-Broaddus (24-25, 19-9) returns virtually everyone from last season's youth dominated squad.  3B Haley Mullen (.273-2-14), OF Kelly Lauterbach (.306), and 2B Ashley Sullenberger provide senior leadership that last season's Battlers squad lacked.

2B Kathy Jo Getz (.434) is the lone senior in the starting lineup for Charleston (29-24, 15-11).  Pitcher Stefanie Rossman (22-15, 3.24 ERA, 195 K) also returns for the Golden Eagles.

Seton Hill (26-20, 17-9) was the WVIAC's surprise story in 2009.  The Griffins return seven position starters in 2010, including senior SS Maggie Jones (.294).  P/OF Louanne Wiegand (13-7, 1.65 ERA, .336, 28 RBI) is one of the league's top two-way players.

Senior captains SS Ashley McSweeney (.388 in '08) and OF Angela Petros (.266-6-26) look to lead Wheeling Jesuit (23-24, 10-10) to a upper division WVIAC finish. 

Shepherd (23-23, 15-13) brings back second team All-WVIAC picks P/1B Tricia Bettura (10-9, 2.44 ERA, .322 BA) and SS Courtni Williams (.326-4-13). 

West Liberty (18-24, 9-11) is expected to field a young squad.  Junior Katelyn Kumm batted .314 in a utility role last season.

P/1B Britne Bacca (12-19, 4.05 ERA, 176 K, .295-7-22) is a threat for Davis & Elkins (16-39, 11-17) with her arm and bat.  C/SS Amber Vineyard, one of four seniors, led the Senators with a .304 batting average in 2009.

Ohio Valley (10-38, 6-16) has one of the WVIAC's top long ball threats in 1B Preet Dhillon (.354-6-20).  OF Mandy Strom batted .287 in 2009.

Concord (1-32, 0-20) has a highly-regarded class of eleven freshmen on hand as head coach Sabrina McCullough continues to makeover the Lady Lion program.

Bluefield State (5-25, 2-18) hopes to reduce a 7.39 team earned run average that scuttled the Lady Blues' hopes in 2009.

Salem International (1-43, 0-20) welcomes seven freshmen that look to begin a turnaround for the Tigers.

The WVIAC softball season gets underway on Friday as several league members are slated to play in warm weather events.  The annual conference tournament is slated for April 29-May 1 at Jackson Park in Vienna.

The complete 2010 WVIAC pre-season softball coaches' poll follows: