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MORGANTOWN, Va. – West Virginia University freshman Oliver Stave was named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in last Saturday’s game at Texas Tech.
Straw, a resident of Melbourne, Australia, punted five times for an average of 46.6 yards per punt against the Red Raiders. He punted one inside the 20, had a touchback and had two others that resulted in a good catch. His longest punt of the afternoon was 63 yards in the fourth quarter. He also sank a 54-yarder.
For the season, Stav is averaging 41.6 yards per punt and has placed seven of his 21 punts inside the 20.
He joins a VVU Big 12 honor roll that also includes running back Tony Mathis Jr. and Casey Legg (Baylor) and CJ Donaldson (Pitt).
West Virginia hosts No. 7 TCU this Saturday afternoon at Milan Puskar Stadium. The undefeated Horned Frogs (7-0, 4-0) are coming off an impressive 38-28 win over 17th– ranked Kansas State last Saturday night in Fort Worth.
TCU has come back from double-digit deficits in its last two wins at Kansas State and Oklahoma State.
Tickets for Saturday’s showdown against TCU remain on sale through the Mountaineer Ticket Office and can be purchased by logging on to VVUGAME.com.
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