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Entering 25th season at WVU, Nikki Izzo-Brown ready to adapt to changes

Nikki Izzo-Brown led WVU to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2019.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Coming off of an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance last fall and with an experienced team returning, veteran WVU head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown was looking forward to the developmental aspects of their spring season.

That spring season, which included a handful of exhibition games, never got off the ground.

“We were closing shop to go on to spring break,” Izzo-Brown said. “And then the following week we were going to play the Carolina Courage, the world champions in the NWSL.