Men's Swimming | 2/12/2015 2:30:00 PM
?MONTGOMERY, West Virginia - WVU Tech wrestling and swimming are competing in championships this weekend, the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) National Wrestling Invitational and the Appalachian Swim Conference (ASC) Championships respectively. Men's and women's basketball will play host to Ohio Christian University Friday evening and the men's squad will also host Penn State Beaver for a Sunday afternoon capper.
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SWIMMINGAppalachian Swim Conference Championships
Thursday - Saturday, Christiansburg, Virginia
Real-Time ResultsTEAMS COMPETING
- WVU Tech Golden Bears
- Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals
- Notre Dame Falcons
- Asbury Eagles
- Urbana Blue Knights
- Alderson Broaddus Battlers
- St. Andrews Knights
- Brenau Tigers
- Union Bulldogs
- King Tornadoes
- Mars Hill Lions
- Warren Wilson Owls
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LAST SEASON / FIRST DAY RESULTS
- The men's team finished 7th out of 12 teams last season during the ASC Championships.
- After the first day of the ASC Championships, here are some Golden Bear results:
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
RECORDS - WVU Tech Golden Bears (11-14)
- Ohio Christian Trailblazers (11-11)
QUICK STATS and NOTESÂ - The Golden Bears are 6-2 in their last eight games.
- Junior LaKisha Adkins scored a game- and season-high 18 points in a 76-62 decision vs. Bluefield (Virginia).
- Senior Nia Nolan posted 16 points for Tech while dishing a team-high two assists.
- Junior Cheyanne Lusk also hit double-digits with 12 points while pulling down six boards and stealing a game-high three Rams' balls.
- For the game, Tech went 24-for-58 (41.4 percent) from the field.
- Tech has six top-ten rankings in the NAIA DI:
- No. 2 - offensive rebounds per game (17.560)
- No. 5 - total scoring offense (1905)
- No. 7 - total rebound offense (1105)
- No. 8 - total blocks (89)
- No. 8 - total assists (389)
- No. 9 - total steals (266)
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
vs. Ohio Christian University, Montgomery, West Virginia
Friday, 8:00 p.m.
vs. Penn State Beaver, Montgomery, West Virginia
Sunday, 4:00 p.m.
- WVU Tech Golden Bears (18-7)
- Ohio Christian Trailblazers (16-11)
- Penn State Beaver Nittany Lions (11-12)
QUICK STATS and NOTES- Tech is riding a two-game winning streak.
- The Golden Bears defeated the Trailblazers earlier this season (December 19), 86-76 in Circleville, Ohio.
- The team clinched an OT win over Washington Adventist Wednesday evening, 83-80.
- For the game, senior Sharife Sergeant went 8-for-16 from the field and 4-for-5 from the free throw line while grabbing nine rebounds.
- Senior Leon Cooper, Jr. was 8-for-10 from the bonus with seven rebounds and a steal.
- As a team, the Gold and Blue shot 49.2 percent (29-for-59) from the field and 55.9 percent (19-for-34) from the foul line.
- WVU Tech holds five top-ten rankings in the NAIA DI:
- No. 1 - offensive rebounds per game (16.760)
- No. 3 - total rebound margine (10.000)
- No. 3 - total rebound offense (1090)
- No. 4 - total rebounds per game (43.6)
- No. 10 - total scoring offense (2049)
WRESTLING at USCAA National Wrestling Invitational
State College, Pennsylvania
Sunday, 11:00 a.m.
TEAMS COMPETINGÂ
LAST SEASON IN STATE COLLEGE- Tech finished third out of nine teams, earning 122 team points.
- Sophomore Wyatt Norfolk won by fall at 285 in less than two minutes.
- Sophomore Denis Robles-Gomez took 5th in his weight class (125).
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BASEBALLvs. University of Pikeville, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Saturday, 1:00 p.m. (DH) and Sunday, 1:00 p.m.
RECORDS
- WVU Tech Golden Bears (0-3)
- Lenoir-Rhyne Bears (2-1)
LAST SERIES
- Tech dropped three-game series to NCAA DII foe Lenoir-Rhyne University.
- The Golden Bears are ranked No. 26 in NAIA DI for home runs per game (.667).
- Junior Dylan Harvey has recorded five hits, five RBI and a homerun after the first series.
- Harvey is ranked No. 13 in NAIA DI for home runs per game (.333) and No. 16 in RBI per game (1.667).
- Sophomore pitcher Jayson Sykora (0-1) is No. 5 for batters struck out per nine (15.00), recording five strikeouts in 3.0 innings of work.
- Junior Hugo Rodriguez also recorded a home run and is tied with Harvey at No. 13 in home runs per game (.333).
