Baseball | 2/20/2015 10:41:00 AM
MONTGOMERY, West Virginia - WVU Tech wrestling will be competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) East Regional this Saturday in hopes to have Golden Bears qualify for the NAIA National Championship (March 6-7). The Baisi Athletic Center will see action Saturday when women's basketball hosts Berea College (Kentucky) and baseball travels to St. Andrews University for a three-game series.
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SOFTBALL
at West Liberty University
Friday
POSTPONED
COMING UP
- After a 10-23 2014 campaign, Tech softball will begin their season at Columbia College (South Carolina) for doubleheader action February 28.
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WRESTLING
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LAST COMPETITION- Championship Finals
- 125.   TJ Bean (WVU Tech) dec 7-3 Jacob Michael (App)
- 133.  Curtis Cox (WVU Tech) dec 8-3 Zack Stouffer (Mont Alto)
- 141.  Robert McNeil (WVU Tech) dec 5-1 JP Hayles (DuBois)
- 157.  Conrad Lacey (WVU Tech)  Fall  Ty Haines (DuBois)
- 197.  Terry Nance (WVU Tech) dec 8-3 Juan Nunez (Alfred St.)
- 235. Wyatt Norfolk (WVU Tech) Fall Rodjrecko Christian (Greater Allegh.)
- Third Place Matches
- Fifth Place Matches
WRESTLING AT INDIANA TECH (NAIA EASTERN REGIONAL) - 125. Bean of Trenton, Ohio and Denis Robles-Gomez of Washington, D.C.
- 133. Cox of Yuma, Arizona
- 141. McNeil of Sicklerville, New Jersey
- 157. Lacey of Anchorage, Alaska (Named a United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Player of the Week on Tuesday.)
- 165. Dirk Ponchak of McConnelsville, Ohio
- 174. Giovani Lins of Miami Beach, Florida
- 197. Nance of Riverdale, Maryland (Named a Golden Bear Star Performer of the Week on Tuesday.)
- 285. Norfolk of North Dorchester, Maryland and Reininger of Abingdon, Maryland
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BASEBALLvs. St. Andrews University, Laurinburg, North Carolina
Saturday, 1:00 p.m. (DH) and Sunday, 1:00 p.m.
RECORDS
- WVU Tech Golden Bears (1-4)
- St. Andrews Knights (3-7)
LAST SERIES
- Tech split a two-game series, 1-1 to the University of Pikeville in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
- The Golden Bears grabbed their first victory of 2015 off the shutout effort of sophomore pitcher Austin Southcott, 2-0 in game one.
- The team fell in game two to UPIKE, 10-9 in extra innings (nine).
- In seven innings of work, Southcott allowed no runs on three hits while recording eight strikeouts.
- Sophomore Trevor Lam nailed a home run in the win.
- In the loss, the Golden Bears scored three of their runs on an RBI single by junior Xavier Barriere and a two-run double by Lam.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
RECORDS - WVU Tech Golden Bears (12-14)
- Berea Mountaineers (13-8)
QUICK STATS and NOTESÂ - The Gold and Blue defeated Ohio Christian University, 82-52 in their last match-up.
- Senior Nia Nolan led Tech in scoring again with a game-high 19 points,
- Nolan had four assists and rebounds and three steals.
- Freshman Rocio Ruiz-Berdejo finished with 18 points and a game-high 12 rebounds.
- Junior Cheyanne Lusk recorded 17 points and seven rebounds.
- Senior Noelani Woodson dished five assists to go with her seven points.
- Tech has five top-ten team rankings in the NAIA DI:
- Ranks Number 5 in Division I in Offensive Rebounds per Game (17.423)
- Ranks Number 8 in Division I in Total Blocks (94)
- Ranks Number 9 in Division I in Total Scoring Offense (1987)
- Ranks Number 10 in Division I in Total Total Rebound Offense (1152)
- Ranks Number 10 in Division I in Total Assists (409)
