WV Sports Now Daily Notebook – September 4

The West Virginia Sports Now Daily Notebook is a daily recap of news concerning West Virginia University Athletics.

Update (1:00 p.m.) – 

On Saturday, Cat Conti became the first woman to serve as on-field official as part of a Big 12 crew for a game.

𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙯𝙚𝙧 👏

Yesterday at the K-State game, Cat Conti made history as the first on-field female official in a Big 12 crew. #Big12 x @kstatesports pic.twitter.com/cUeqJ1N4N0

— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) September 4, 2022

Update (9:00 a.m.) – 

The No. 21-ranked West Virginia women’s soccer team takes on No. 25 Samford in a neutral site game on Sunday. The matchup is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET at Auburn Soccer Complex in Auburn, Alabama.

Ready for another go-around ⚽️#HailWV pic.twitter.com/qNzIaoOyhg

— WVU Women's Soccer (@wvuwomenssoccer) September 3, 2022

Update (8:00 a.m.) – 

ESPN’s Public Relations twitter account announced viewer statistics from the Backyard Brawl on Thursday.

The contest drew in 3.15 million viewers, which is the most-watched ESPN Thursday game since 2017 and the most-watched weekday game since 2019.

Prior to the game, the College GameDay broadcast was up 30 percent from 2019’s opening Thursday show, with over 900,000 viewers.

Thursday night's #BackyardBrawl DELIVERED

🏈 3.15M viewers, the most-watched ESPN Thursday game in 5 years
🏈 @CollegeGameDay up 30% from the last Opening Thursday show with 900,000 viewers pic.twitter.com/w2aBxNweaA

— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) September 2, 2022