MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 6-ranked West Virginia University women’s soccer team received a lot of attention this week. On Wednesday, the squad sat at the top of the Big 12 Conference Preseason Poll. On Thursday, four Mountaineers were named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Soccer Team. And tonight, two WVU All-Americans, Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence, look to help Canada move past France and into the semifinals at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.
Suffice to say, the preseason buzz that surrounds the Mountaineers yearly is building.
Coach Nikki Izzo-Brown, on the cusp of her 21st season with the Mountaineers and one win short of career victory No.