Men's Basketball | 11/30/2015 2:57:00 PM
Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, December 1-6, 2015 — Featuring Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Swimming and Wrestling. Head over to
goldenbearathletics.com and Game Day Central to stay updated on live coverage options throughout the weeks.
Women's Basketball
Tuesday, 6 p.m., at Berea College
Berea, Kentucky
Saturday, 2 p.m., vs. University of the Cumberlands
Montgomery, West Virginia
Live Coverage |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears (3-4) | Roster | Stats |
| Berea Mountaineers (2-4) | Roster | Stats |
| Cumberlands Patriots (6-1) | Roster | Stats |
LAST GAME
- Four Golden Bears finished in double figures Tech ended its four-game losing streak with a 93-63 win over Bluefield State University.
- Senior Courtney Fisher had a double-double effort of 18 points and ten rebounds.
- Freshman Savannah Shamblin led on offense with 25 points including going 5-for-9 from the three-point line.
- Senior LaKisha Adkins posted 17 points while marking a career-high 11 assists to go with three steals.
- Freshman Alexandra Combs had ten points to round out Tech's top offensive contributors. Combs had seven rebounds and a game-high five steals.
- Sophomore Julie Conway pulled down eight rebounds to go with eight points.
- Enjoyed a 64.3 percent (9-for-14) shooting performance from the foul line while shooting 43.9 percent (36-for-82) from the field and 44.4 percent (12-for-27) from three-point range.
- Defensively, Tech held the Blues to 28.6 percent (2-for-7) shooting from the three point line while forcing 27 turnovers and grabbing 17 steals.
Men's and Women's Swimming
Saturday-Sunday, TBD, at Zippy Invitational
Akron, Ohio
Live Coverage |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's) | Roster | Stats |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears (Women's) | Roster | Stats |
LAST MEET (MEN'S)- Won both relays and seven of the nine individual events on their way to a 132-69 victory over the Battlers of Alderson Broaddus University.
- The 400 medley relay of freshman Arthur Bertrand, sophomores Manuel Serrano Laguna, Geoffroy Gauneau and Kenneth Edmondson came in first with a time of 1:41.63.
- The 200 freestyle relay had a winning time of 3:22.59 with a team that consisted of sophomores Alexandre Quintão and Bryan McCarthy, senior Gabriel Grauwde and freshman Vinicius Rios.
- Quintão touched first in the 200 freestyle (1:48.78) and second in the 200 butterfly (56.42).
- Laguna won the 50 freestyle in 23.33 and the 200 IM in 2:00.21.
- Bertrand took first place in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 55.57.
- In the 500 freestyle, Gauneau took first with a time of 5:09.72.
- Senior Jack Cavanagh swam to a first place finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.44).
LAST MEET (WOMEN'S)- Won 89-67 against Alderson Broaddus University Saturday morning, winning two of their last three duals and moving to 2-3 this season.
- The Golden Bears took first in both relays including the 200 medley relay (1:55.37) and the 400 freestyle relay (3:59.93).
- The winning medley relay consisted of freshman Isabela Kiesewetter Zandavalli, sophomore Kendra Monnin and juniors Francine Meyer and Janay Wright-Parks.
- Seniors Rubhi Garcia-Mercado and Shannon Wiercioch, freshman Mariana Loureiro and Meyer were on the 400 free team.
- Monnin was the winner (2:17.74) in the 200 IM followed by Loureiro who finished second (2:25.50).
- In the 100 free, Meyer captured first (56.21) while Garcia-Mercado came in third (1:01.99).
- Kiesewetter Zandavalli won the 100 backstroke (1:02.58).
- Monnin swam a winning time of 1:12.22 in the 100 breaststroke.
Wrestling
Saturday-Sunday, TBD, at Messiah Petrofes Invite
Grantham, Pennsylvania
Live Coverage |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | Roster | Stats |
Men's Basketball
Saturday, 7 p.m., at Washington Adventist University
Takoma Park, Maryland
Live Coverage |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears (6-3) | Roster | Stats |
| Washington Adventist Shock (4-4) | Roster | Stats |
LAST GAME
- Riding a four-game win streak and are 6-3 this season after defeating two ranked teams in the NAIA DII Showcase this weekend in the Meadowview Conference Resort and Convention Center.
- The Golden Bears took game one 61-60 over No. 16 St. Thomas University before grabbing an 83-65 victory versus No. 23 Southeastern University.
- Tech featured a balanced scoring attack that saw four players record double-digits in at least one of the contests including juniors Ra'Shaud Kincaid and Paul Stone who had double-figure efforts in both match-ups.
- Stone combined for 30 points while registering a double-double Saturday against St. Thomas of 11 rebounds and ten points and blocking three Southeastern balls on Sunday.
- Kincaid totaled 27 points and eight rebounds while dishing seven assists and grabbing three steals during the showcase.
- Sophomore Ryan Atkins had a game-high 27 points in Tech's victory over Southeastern while also producing four rebounds, assists and steals.
- Senior Eddie Gordon had 20 points in two games while pulling down nine boards and dishing five assists.
- Juniors Patrick Gnagbo and Matthew Kallead made a difference for Tech under the boards during the weekend, pulling down ten and nine rebounds respectively.
- The Gold and Blue held their opponent to 36.7 percent (22-for-60) shooting in game one before they upset an undefeated Southeastern who was averaging 103 points per game prior to Sunday.
