Women's Basketball | 10/31/2016 3:07:00 PM
Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, October 31 - November 6, 2016 — Featuring Volleyball, Wrestling, Men's and Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Men's and Women's Cross Country and Men's and Women's Swimming. Head over to
goldenbearathletics.com and Game Day Central to stay updated on live coverage options throughout the week.
Volleyball
Live Coverage
Senior Night
Tuesday, 7:00 p.m., vs. University of Rio Grande
Montgomery, West Virginia
Thursday, 6:30 p.m., at Bluefield College
Emory, Virginia |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 20-14, 5-7 (RSC) |
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| Rio Grande RedStorm | 20-13, 10-5 (RSC) |
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| Bluefield Rams | 20-16 |
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LAST MATCH
- Earned a 3-0 victory over Midway University and fell to Asbury University 3-0 Saturday in River States Conference (RSC) play.
- In the win, sophomore Kayla Hill led the match with ten kills while junior Bailey Lotozo posted eight and freshman Emily Kidd finished with six.
- Kidd also posted two block solos and a block assist to lead the team.
- On defense, Lotozo had a match-high 19 digs while freshman Konstantina Pateli had 16.
- Senior Michala Dean and sophomore Ana Monteiro also had solid back row showings with 14 and ten digs respectively.
- Pateli led the match with 27 assists while Lotozo and Dean marked three each.
Wrestling
Live Coverage
Tuesday, 7 p.m., at Alderson Broaddus University |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears |
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| Alderson Broaddus Battlers |
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THIS SEASON
- The Golden Bears' 2016-17 schedule with 14 promising dates including two home match-ups and several tournaments.
- The home opener is scheduled for November 11, homecoming weekend, against Penn State Du Bois in the Baisi Athletic Center.
- Tech's other home contest will take place January 28 when they face off against the Fighting Scots of Ohio Valley University.
- WVU Tech will conclude their regular season with duals against Wilkes University, the Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Scranton on February 5 in Wilkes-Barre University.
- The Gold and Blue finished the 2015-16 season on a two-dual winning streak, finishing 6-11 and was carried to a second place finish in the USCAA National Wrestling Invitational Championship with an individual champion in returner Terry Nance II (197 pounds) and nine other top-five finishes.
Women's Basketball
Live Coverage
Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., at Bluefield College
Bluefield, Virginia
Friday, 3:00 p.m., vs. Penn State Worthington Scranton
Saturday, 1:00 p.m., vs. Penn State Fayette
Charlotte, North Carolina |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 0-2 |
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| PSU Worthington Scranton |
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LAST GAME
- Fell to Union College 75-65 Sunday afternoon in Barbourville, Kentucky.
- The Golden Bears were led by freshman Carlie Biehl-Wilson who posted 15 points, eight rebounds and four steals. Biehl-Wilson finished 7-for-8 at the bonus line in the loss.
- Sophomores Zjhane West and Savannah Shamblin scored ten points each while freshman Logan Dudley scored eight for Tech.
- West also pulled down eight rebounds to go with two blocks and Dudley had seven boards.
- The team shot 34.2 percent (25-for-73) from the field and 71.4 percent (15-for-21) from the free throw line.
- Tech out rebounded their opponent, 48-44 and forced 17 Bulldog turnovers while committing 20 themselves.
Men's Basketball
Live Coverage
Wednesday, 7 p.m., vs. Davis & Elkins College
Saturday, 3 p.m., vs. Wright State Lake
Montgomery, West Virginia |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears |
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| Davis & Elkins Senators |
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| Wright State Lake Lakers | 0-3 |
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LAST GAME
- Competed against NCAA DI opponent West Virginia University in an exhibition game in Beckley, West Virginia Saturday evening in front of a sold out crowd at the King Coal Beckley AutoMall Arena.
- Junior Ryan Atkins led the Golden Bears with 17 points as Tech fell to the Mountaineers 131-56.
- Atkins finished 7-for-16 from the field while pulling down six rebounds.
- Freshman Junior Arrey finished with 13 points for the Gold and Blue.
- Junior Enson Garcia posted nine points and grabbed two boards while fellow classmate Kievonn Banks had six points and five rebounds.
- The team finished 20-for-49 from the field and marked 26 rebounds while WVU finished with 49 boards.
Men's and Women's Cross Country
River States Conference Championships
Saturday
Beckley, West Virginia |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's) |
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| WVU Tech Golden Bears (Women's) |
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LAST MEET
- Competed at the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge Saturday finishing 18th and 21st respectively.
- Junior Nikki Aleshire led the women while fellow classmate Douglas Negrete led the men's squad.
- Aleshire finished with a time of 20:17.40 in the 5k which gave her a 77th placement out of 273 runners.
- Negrete ran the 8k in 26:43.12 for a 61st place finish out of 302 competitors.
- For the women, the Golden Bears also saw action from junior Kylie Lang (111, 20:58.75), sophomore Katie Ervin (128, 21:48.73), senior Atiyyah Herron (146, 22:37.13), sophomore Seirra Seay (157, 24:23.74) and junior Cheyenne Davis (161, 25:52.89).
- Ervin shaved four seconds from her personal record in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- The men also had finishes from sophomore Jesse Griesheimer (100, 27:36.34), freshmen Isaiah Maddix (103, 27:40.30), Nicolas Binfield (131, 28:51.38), Robert Jones (136, 29:06.48), Luke Jobson (142, 29:35.50) and CJ Persinger (147, 30:40.44).
Men's and Women's Swimming
Saturday, 2 p.m., vs. Fairmont State University
Montgomery, West Virginia |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's) |
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| WVU Tech Golden Bears (Women's) |
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| Fairmont State Fighting Falcons (Men's) |
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| Fairmont State Fighting Falcons (Women's) |
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LAST MEET
- Women's swimming competed in their first dual of the 2016-17 season, falling to Lindsey Wilson College 110-79.
- The first place finishes for the Golden Bears included:
- First place finish by junior Kendra Monnin 1000 yard Freestyle with a time of 11:16.30. Monnin also earned first and an "A" standard in the 100 yard Breaststroke (1:09.87).
- Senior Francine Meyer touched first in the 50 yard Freestyle with a time of 25.51 which earned her an "A" standard. Meyer also earned an "A" standard in the 100 yard Butterfly with a first place finish and a time of 1:00.47.
- Sophomore A'ishah Hironimus ended first in the 100 yard Freestyle with a time of 54.57, also earning an "A" standard.
- Sophomore Isabela Kiesewetter Zandavalli posted a time of 1:04.07 in the 100 yard Backstroke, good for a "B" standard.
- Men's swimming team defeated Lindsey Wilson College Saturday afternoon, 124-81.
- Here are a few of the Golden Bears' top finishes:
- Freshman Manual Laguna Gomez touched first in the 1000 yard Freestyle (9:57.50).
- Sophomore Kohen Kerr grabbed first (21.98) and freshman Paulo Ignacio, Jr. earned second (22.44) in the 50 yard Freestyle with both times earning the swimmers a "B" standard.
- Dias earned an "A" standard and first place in the 100 yard Breaststroke (58.66).
- Junior Geoffroy Gauneau recorded a time of 54.02 in the 100 yard Butterfly for a "B" standard.
- Freshman Felipe Ruiz finished first in the 500 yard Freestyle (4:59.24) for a "B" standard.
No. 6 Women's Soccer
Live Coverage
River States Conference Tournament | First Round
Saturday, 2 p.m., at No. 3 Asbury University
Wilmore, Kentucky |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 7-7-3, 2-3-3 (RSC) |
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| Asbury Eagles | 10-5-2, 5-2-1 (RSC) |
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REGULAR SEASON MATCH-UP vs. ASBURY (OCTOBER 27)
- Played 110 minutes in a contest that ended in a 1-1 draw after double overtime.
- Asbury struck first, scoring their lone goal in the 11th minute of play.
- Tech didn't answer back until the second period when sophomore Caitlin Foster found the back of the net for an unassisted goal in minute 66.
- The teams played a bonus 20 minutes of soccer where Tech got off three shots and the Eagles four, but the game ended with the score from regulation time, 1-1.
- The Gold and Blue held the advantage in shots 25 (9) compared to their opponent's 13 (5).
- The teams were equal with six corner kicks each.
- Junior goalkeeper Martha Reyna made three saves and allowed one goal in the tie.
