Men's Basketball | 1/16/2015 12:25:00 PM

MONTGOMERY, West Virginia - The Golden Bears will be traveling this weekend for a total of six athletic events. Men's basketball starts the action off Friday in Boston, Massachusetts at the Fisher College Classic while women's basketball, wrestling and men's and women's swimming will also be competing for victories over the next two days.

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WVU Tech Statistics - UMFK Statistics - Fisher Statistics

RECORDS
 

• WVU Tech Golden Bears (13-5)
• UMFK Bengals (5-8)
• Fisher Falcons (14-4)

QUICK STATS and NOTES
 

• Senior Leon Cooper, Jr. is averaging 15.5 points per game to lead the Golden Bears with a field goal percentage of .500.
• Cooper has 263 points this season and is ranked No. 8 in free throw percentage (.880) in the NAIA DI.
• Senior Jauries Thomas is the best offensive rebounder per game in the NAIA DI right now, ranking first and averaging 5.389 a game.
• Thomas is also ranked second in total rebounds this season (202) in the NAIA DI while taking the fourth spot for total rebounds per game (11.222).
• Senior Sharife Sergeant also is ranked in the top ten for rebounds in the NAIA DI, No. 4 in offensive rebounds per game (3.944) and No. 9 for total rebounds (149).
• With Thomas' and Sergeant's efforts, WVU Tech as a team is ranked No. 1 in NAIA DI in rebounds per game (18.389).
• The Golden Bears are ranked second in their total rebound margin (11), third in total rebounds per game (44.333), third in total offensive rebounds (798) and ninth in total scoring offense (1511).

 

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TEAMS COMPETING
 

• WVU Tech Golden Bears (8-4)
• Marion Military Institute Tigers
• Penn State DuBois Nittany Lions (6-2)
• Penn State Fayette Roaring Lions
• Penn State Beaver Nittany Lions (2-4)
• Liberty University Flames (1-0)
• Ferrum College Panthers (6-7)
• East Carolina University Pirates
• Longwood University Lancers
• Virginia Military Institute Keydets
• Bridgewater College Eagles
• Hampton-Sydney College Tigers
• University of Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers

 
LAST COMPETITION
 

• Leading the way for the Golden Bears included freshmen TJ Bean (125) and Curtis Cox (133) and junior Dirk Ponchak (165).
• The champions all went undefeated on the day, 3-0.
• Also finishing in the top four for Tech were Alfred Martinez (141), Conrad Lacey (157), Wyatt Norfolk (285) and Terry Nance (197).
• Martinez and Lacey finished the tournament 3-1 for third place finishes while Norfolk went 4-1 to end third.
• Nance grabbed fourth place with a tournament record of 2-2.

 

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RECORDS
 

• WVU Tech Golden Bears - Men's (6-0)
• Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders - Men's (6-4)
• WVU Tech Golden Bears - Women's (0-6)
• Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders - Women's (7-4)

LAST COMPETITION
 

• WVU Tech men's swim team defeated the Bobcats of West Virginia Wesleyan University 142-43.
• Tech women fell 115-52 vs. the Bobcats.
• Winning the 200 Freestyle for the women was Monnin, clocking a time of 2:03.36, winning the event by almost seven full seconds.
• Cooper took top honors in the men's 50 Freestyle with a 22.35 and finishing third was Lucas Malvar in a time of 23.80.
• Meyer won the women's 200 IM, she clocked a 2:21.26 to top her nearest competitor by four seconds.
• Winning the 200 IM for the men was Manuel Serrano Laguna (2:00.80).
• Finishing second in the 200 Fly was Wiercioch (2:46.83).
• Winning the men's 200 Fly was Gauneau (1:58.99) and second was Arevalo (2:01.75).
• The men's event was won by Ballesteros (49.67) and picking up second was G. Grauwde (51.73).
• The men's 500 also featured a first and second place finish. Montarroyos claimed first with a 4:58.43 followed closely by Cooper who swam a 5:00.75.
• Top honors in the women's and men's 200 Breaststroke went to Monnin (2:36.47) and Laguna (2:14.97).
• Cavanagh placed second in a 2:17.48.

 

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WVU Tech Statistics - Rio Grande Statistics

RECORDS
 

• WVU Tech Golden Bears (5-11)
• Rio Grande Red Storm (11-6)

QUICK STATS and NOTES
 

• Senior Nia Nolan leads the team with 16.88 points per game and a field goal percentage of .446
• Freshman Rocio Ruiz-Berdejo averages 7.13 rebounds per game and has totaled 114 this season to lead Tech.
• Senior Roche Wimberly is on top for the Golden Bears in blocks with 1.43 per game and 20 total in 2014-15.
• As a team in NAIA DI, Tech is ranked third in offensive rebounds per game with 18.188.
• The team is looking for their first win in 2015 and hope to snap an eight-game losing streak.
• Junior Cheyanne Lusk and Ruiz-Berdejo have recorded four double-doubles each this season.
• Nolan and Wimberly each have a double-double, Nolan's off an 18 points / 10 assists effort November 4, 2014 vs. Bluefield (Virginia).