The Second Annual WVU Friendship Cup, April 22, 6-9 p.m. at the Student Recreation Fields, will celebrate the international student presence on campus. The soccer competition is open to all undergraduate and graduate students; registration is limited to eight teams. Each team must have coed participation in the event.
“Our spring gathering will feature a registration tent and student organization-hosted info tables. We will have four nets, with matches happening at overlapping times. WVU Men’s and Women’s Soccer student-athletes will serve as referees,” Patrick Hairston, College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences teaching assistant professor, said. “The 2022 spring event acts as a prelude to the popular Diversity Cup that will take place in October.”
Deadline to register is April 14. Teams can sign up here.
"The Friendship Cup is a great way to get our students out and moving, meeting new people and building team spirit. The international sport of soccer brings people together, and our students in the Department of World Languages benefit, given their focus on learning about other cultures and languages," Lisa Di Bartolomeo, teaching professor from the Eberly College Department of World Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, said. “We're hoping to win this time.”
“This friendly competition is a wonderful opportunity for students and faculty across campus to celebrate our alliance. Let us not forget that we are all Mountaineers,” Gonzalo Bravo, CPASS associate professor, said.