Men's Basketball | 11/14/2016 9:48:00 AM
Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, November 14-20, 2016 — Featuring Men's Cross Country, Wrestling, Men's Soccer, Men's and Women's Basketball 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.
Women's Basketball
Live Coverage
Wednesday, 6:00 p.m., at West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, West Virginia
Thursday, 5:30 p.m., at Wilberforce University
Wilberforce, Ohio |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 3-3 |
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| Wilberforce Bulldogs | 1-3 |
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LAST GAME
- Trailed No. 17 (NAIA DI) University of Pikeville most of a game that ended in a Golden Bear victory, 77-70.
- Tech didn't gain a lead until the clock had 7:26 left in the contest and the team proceeded to go on an 18-11 run over their opponent including 11 points scored by sophomore Alexandra Combs towards her 18-point night.
- Sophomore Savannah Shamblin led the game with 19 points and five steals in 31 minutes of play.
- Senior Cheyanna Lusk finished with a perfect 4-for-4 effort from the foul line towards her 13 points and recorded seven rebounds.
- Junior Zjhane West pulled down a team-high nine rebounds to go with eight points and four assists for the Golden Bears.
- As a team, Tech shot 32-for-73 (43.8 percent) from the field while their defense held the Bears to a 28-for-74 (37.8 percent) effort.
- The teams were even with 14 miscues while Tech held the advantage in points in the paint (46-40) and fast break points (6-4).
Men's Basketball
Live Coverage
Wednesday, 7 p.m., at Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, Ohio |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 2-1 |
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| Mount Vernon Nazarene Cougars | 5-1 |
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LAST GAME
- WVU Tech (2-1) defeated Point University (1-4) Saturday afternoon 117-80 in front of a Homecoming crowd and Head Coach Bob Williams moved into second place on Tech's all-time win list in men's basketball.
- Williams' 219 wins surpasses the late Tom Sutherland (218 wins), who had tremendous success on the Montgomery campus in the 1980's.
- Tech saw double-digit scoring from five Golden Bears including a 11-for-16 effort from the field for junior Elisha Boone towards his 26 points.
- Fellow classmate Ryan Atkins went 9-for-12 from the field and 4-for-5 from the bonus line, ending with 23 points after 33 minutes of play.
- The other big offensive contributors for the Golden Bears included junior Michael Scott (18), freshman Junior Arrey (13) and junior Enson Garcia (13).
- On the boards, Scott pulled down a game-high eight rebounds while Boone and junior Kievonn Banks had six each.
- Garcia grabbed five boards.
- Boone led the team with five assists while junior Cole Schoolcraft and Arrey dished four each.
- The Gold and Blue finished 42-for-68 (61.8 percent) from the field while the Skyhawks shot 23-for-55 (41.8 percent).
- As a team, Tech held the advantage in points off turnovers (24-22), second chance points (17-16), bench points (47-21), points in the paint (60-28) and fast break points (6-4).
- WVU Tech also held the advantage on rebounds (40-29) while forcing 19 miscues and grabbing eight steals.
Men's and Women's Swimming
Magnus Cup
Friday - Sunday
Hosted by Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's) |
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LAST MEET
- For the first time this season, WVU Tech women's swimming took the victory in a dual Saturday against Alderson Broaddus, 111-65.
- Highlights for the women include sophomore Isabela Kiesewetter Zandavalli first place finishes in the 100 Backstroke (1:03.07) and 1000 Freestyle (11:44.81) while fellow classmate Mariana Loureiro was first in the 500 Free (5:52.21) and the 200 Freestyle (2:05.06).
- Senior Francine Meyer achieved first with a time of 1:01.45 in the 100 Butterfly while also touching first in the 50 Free with a time of 25.37.
- Sophomore Kendra Monnin swam to top finishes in the 200 IM, touching at 2:18.32 and the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:15.51.
- The 400 Medley Relay team of Zandavalli, Loureiro, Meyer and Monnin finished first by clocking a time of 4:16.56.
- Men's swimming team won both relays and eight of the nine individual events on their way to a 150-40 victory over the Battlers of Alderson Broaddus University Saturday.
- The Golden Bears are still perfect in duals, 3-0 for their 2016-17 campaign.
- The 400 Medley Relay team of sophomore Arthur Bertrand, freshman Paulo Ignacio, Jr., junior Geoffroy Gauneau and sophomore Kohen Kerr came in first with a time of 3:34.59.
- The 400 Freestyle Relay had a winning time of 3:17.48 with a team that consisted of Ignacio, Kerr, freshman Manuel Laguna Gomez and junior Jesus Ballesteros.
- Gauneau touched first in the 200 Freestyle (1:51.24) and the 100 Butterfly (54.01).
- Gomez won the 1000 Freestyle in 9:36.03, Kerr took the top spot in the 100 Freestyle (48.85) and Ballesteros finished first in the 50 Freestyle (22.73).
- In the 200 IM, Manuel Serrano Laguna took first with a time of 2:03.13. Ignacio (100 Breaststroke | 57.19) and freshman Felipe Ruiz (500 Freestyle | 5:00.0) also swam to first place finishes.
Men's Cross Country
NAIA National Championship
Douglas Negrete | 8K
Saturday, 11:30 a.m.
North Farms Cross Country Course
Elsah, Illinois |
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NEGRETE AT RSC CHAMPIONSHIP
- Negrete led the way for the Golden Bears with a fourth place finish out of 83 competitors with a time of 26:58.3 at the River States Conference (RSC) Championship.
- The Chino, California native advanced to the NAIA National Championships and earned a spot on the all-conference first team with his effort Saturday.
Wrestling
Live Coverage
Estes Environmental Star City Open
Hosted by Ferrum College
Saturday
Roanoke, Virginia |
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LAST COMPETITION
- Junior Jephte Jeanpaul finished second at 157 to lead WVU Tech wrestling at the Casperson Classic hosted by Southern Virginia University Saturday.
- The Golden Bears finished with 44 team points from five Golden Bears.
- Jeanpaul scored two falls in the Classic, the first being in round one (1:07) and the second in the quarterfinal (7:00).
- Freshman Justice Horn took fifth place at 285 and earned three falls on Saturday.
- Horn's falls came at 2:33, 1:00 and 7:00.
- Also competing for Tech included freshman Louis Bernard (157), junior Corey Palmer (157) and senior Jon Boarman (285).
- Palmer posted falls at 1:42 and 7:00 in his effort at 157.
Men's Soccer
Live Coverage
NAIA National Championship | Opening Round
Saturday, 3 p.m., vs. Olivet Nazarene University
Beckley, West Virginia |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 16-2-2 |
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| Olivet Nazarene | 16-3-2 |
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LAST GAME
- WVU Tech, who is currently No. 9 in the NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll, fell to No. 3 University of Rio Grande in the River States Conference (RSC) Final Saturday evening, 2-1.
- Tech struck first in the match-up, posting a goal from junior Francisco Neto off the assist of senior Daniel Ramirez in the 25th minute.
- The teams' defense then held each other scoreless the rest of the half.
- Rio's equalizer came with 38:07 left to play, following that up with the winning goal in the 63rd minute.
- Tech finished with five shots, two on goal while the RedStorm managed 16 shots, six on goal in their victory.
- Freshman Eduardo Gutierrez marked the second shot on goal for the Gold and Blue.
- Senior goalkeeper Hunter Moles stopped four balls and allowed two goals in 90 minutes of play.
