19, fifth-year senior Jordan Brewster tallied her 80th career start in a WVU uniform … six Mountaineers also earned their first career action for West Virginia on last week, as senior midfielder/defender Maddie Moreau, junior midfielder Isabel Loza and freshmen Iman Mustafa, Emily Thompson, Taylor White and Natalie Zibinskas took the field for the first time in Gold and Blue … Moreau, Loza and Thompson also earned their first starting nods for the squad … Indiana became West Virginia's 117th different opponent all time, as the two squads met for the first time in program history … WVU's 16 shots on goal against the Hawks were the most for the squad since the last time it played Saint Joseph's, tallying 15 at SJU on March 7, 2021. Notes: With her start against Indiana on Aug. 21 … in the 0-0 tie with the Hoosiers, the Mountaineers dominated possession throughout the match, creating several chances in the final 15 minutes, but couldn't put all the pieces together to find the back of the net … West Virginia outshot Indiana 7-1 in the second half, with four of those shots taking place with under 20 minutes remaining in the contest … WVU found its rhythm in the second game of the week, however, tallying five goals from five different scorers, including three first-time goal scorers, against Saint Joseph's … senior midfielder/defender Maddie Moreau, junior midfielder Chloe Adler and freshman forward Emily Thompson scored the first goals of their Mountaineer careers, while junior midfielder AJ Rodriguez and sophomore forward Rhea Kijowski also found the back of the net … Moreau's second-half score was credited the game winner, the first of her WVU career … sophomore forward Dilary Heredia-Beltran notched a pair of assists in the win, earning the helper on Thompson's and Rodriguez's goals … sophomore forward Aria Bilal also earned the first points of her career, assisting Kijowski's first-half score … West Virginia's dominance showed in the final stats, as it outshot Saint Joseph's 24-5, including a 16-5 edge in shots on goal. 19, before earning a 5-1 victory over Saint Joseph's on Aug. Last Week in Women's Soccer: West Virginia went 1-0-1 in its season-opening homestand last week, recording a scoreless draw with Indiana in the season opener on Aug. 28, to play host to Saint Francis (Pa.) at 1 p.m., at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown. ET … WVU then returns home on Sunday, Aug. 25 … kickoff at Jeffrey Field in University Park, Pennsylvania, is slated for 6 p.m. This Week in Women's Soccer: The Mountaineers prepare for their first road trip of the season, as they travel to No. Kickoff at Jeffrey Field in University Park, Pennsylvania, is scheduled for 6 p.m. The Mountaineers now prepare for their first road trip of the season, as they travel to No. Heredia-Beltran finished the match with two assists, two points, three shots and a shot on goal, playing 41 minutes for WVU in the win. Rodriguez dribbled in, eyed the keeper and knocked it into the net to give WVU a 4-1 lead. The Wichita, Kansas, native earned her second assist not long after the first, sending a long ball into junior midfielder AJ Rodriguez, who was just above the top of the 18-yard box. She dribbled into box and fed a pass into Thompson, who squared up and sent the ball above the reach of the SJU goalie. Her first helper was earned on freshman forward Emily Thompson's first career goal in the 49th minute. Heredia-Beltran helped West Virginia (1-0-1) earn its first win of the season, assisting on two of the teams five goals on the afternoon. 21, sophomore forward Dilary Heredia-Beltran of the West Virginia University women's soccer team has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After recording a pair of assists in the Mountaineers 5-1 win over Saint Joseph's on Aug.
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