Wrestling | 1/23/2017 3:03:00 PM

Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, January 23-29, 2017 — Featuring wrestling, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's track and field 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.
 

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Wrestling Live Coverage Tuesday, 5 p.m., at St. Andrews University Tuesday, 5 p.m., vs. University of the Cumberlands Laurinburg, North Carolina Saturday, 6 p.m., vs. Ohio Valley University Montgomery, West Virginia | Baisi Athletic Center
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 2-3	Roster
St. Andrews Knights | 1-9	Roster
Cumberlands Patriots | 8-4	Roster
Ohio Valley Fighting Scots | 4-0	Roster

LAST TOURNAMENT

• Senior Paul Gonzales finished second at the 125-pound weight class and three other WVU Tech wrestlers finished in the top four as the Golden Bears posted a fifth place finish at the West Virginia Invitational hosted by West Liberty University.
• Alderson Broaddus University had three individual champions and claimed the team title with 75 points compared to Tech's 15 team points.
• Gonzales, who went 1-1 Saturday, won the semifinal with a 10-3 decision over AB's Travis Harrington before falling to Ohio Valley's Anthony Tripke by a 6-4 decision.
• Junior Corey Palmer (3-1 Saturday) gave the Gold and Blue a third place finish in the day-long tournament as he battled Wheeling Jesuit's Christian Riviera at 157 during his final bout and came out on top via a tiebreaker (TB-1, 2-1).
• Freshman Will Van Hoose fell in the third place match by major decision (12-4) to West Liberty's Nate Dawson towards his 2-2 record overall.
• Senior Terry Nance II gave Tech two team points as he finished fourth in his weight class (197).

 

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Women's Basketball Live Coverage Tuesday, 6 p.m., vs. Alice Lloyd College Montgomery, West Virginia | Baisi Athletic Center Friday, 6 p.m., at Cincinnati Christian University Cincinnati, Ohio Saturday, 1 p.m., at Indiana University Kokomo Kokomo, Indiana
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 13-7, 5-4 (RSC)	Roster	Stats
Alice Lloyd Eagles | 8-8, 3-6 (RSC)	Roster	Stats
Cincinnati Christian Eagles | 6-13, 3-6 (RSC)	Roster	Stats
IU Kokomo Cougars | 14-8, 7-3 (RSC)	Roster	Stats

LAST GAME

• Had four Golden Bears score in double digits as they took a 75-67 River States Conference victory over Midway University.
• Senior Cheyanna Lusk had another big game, finishing a perfect 12-for-12 from the bonus line towards her game-best 21 points.
• The Cyclone, West Virginia native also pulled down eight rebounds while putting out another game-best with six assists.
• Sophomore Savannah Shamblin was 8-for-16 from the floor, pouring in 18 points to go with five boards.
• Fellow classmate Alexandra Combs produced 13 points for the Gold and Blue on 3-for-5 shooting from beyond the arc.
• Junior Zjhane West earned a double-double effort of 11 rebounds and ten points to round out Tech's top offensive contributors.
• The Eagles were led by Timitryi Patterson who had 16 points while teammate Patrice Tonge led under the boards with ten rebounds.
• Defense played a strong part in this contest as WVU Tech was held to 37.5 percent (24-for-64) shooting from the floor while Midway finished 32.8 percent (19-for-58) from the field.

 

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Men's Basketball Live Coverage Tuesday, 8 p.m., vs. Alice Lloyd College Montgomery, West Virginia | Baisi Athletic Center Friday, 8 p.m., at Cincinnati Christian University Cincinnati, Ohio Saturday, 3 p.m., at Indiana University Kokomo Kokomo, Indiana
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 13-5, 6-1 (RSC)	Roster	Stats
Alice Lloyd Eagles | 7-14, 3-6 (RSC)	Roster	Stats
Cincinnati Christian Eagles | 6-15, 3-6 (RSC)	Roster	Stats
IU Kokomo Cougars | 9-13, 4-6 (RSC)	Roster	Stats

 

• Earned their sixth consecutive victory after defeating Midway University in River State Conference play, 96-58.
• The Gold and Blue saw standout performances from junior Ryan Atkins who was three assists from a triple-double and freshman Will Fox who finished 6-for-9 from beyond the arc.
• Atkins poured in a game-high 27 points on 9-for-11 shooting to go with 12 rebounds and seven assists. Fox posted a career-high 21 points after 19 minutes of play.
• Junior Elisha Boone marked 16 points in the win while pulling down eight boards.
• Fellow classmates Cole Schoolcraft was 4-for-8 from the field, finishing with ten points and Michael Scott grabbed 11 rebounds while producing nine points.
• The Eagles leading scorer, Brandon Johnson, had 13 points.
• Tech's defense held the Eagles to 32.8 percent (19-for-58) shooting from the floor while forcing 14 miscues and grabbing six steals.
• The Golden Bears shot 53.0 percent (35-for-66) from the field and 69.2 percent (18-for-26) from the foul line.

 

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Track and Field Live Coverage Friday, 3:30 p.m., at Cedarville Collegiate Invitational Hosted by Cedarville University Track Layout Cedarville, Ohio | Doden Field House
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's)	Roster
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Women's)	Roster

 

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Men's and Women's Swimming Live Coverage Saturday, 2 p.m., vs. Union College Montgomery, West Virginia | Baisi Athletic Center
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's) | 3-0	Roster
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Women's) | 1-2	Roster
Union Bulldogs (Men's) | 3-4	Roster
Union Bulldogs (Women's) | 3-5	Roster

LAST MEET

• Competed at the Magnus Cup November 18-20 where the men's squad finished seventh with 472 team points while the women ended 13^th overall with 35 points.
• Junior Manuel Serrano Laguna led the men's team with 51 points, finishing sixth overall in the 200 Freestyle (1:42.73) and seventh in the 200 Breaststroke (2:05.72) as an individual.
• The Toledo, Spain native also helped the 800 Freestyle Relay team of freshmen Felipe Ruiz and Manuel Laguna Gomez and junior Jesus Ballesteros to a seventh place finish (7:00.68) and the 400 Freestyle Relay team of sophomore Kohen Kerr, freshman Paulo Ignacio, Jr. and Ballesteros to an eighth place finish (3:06.82).
• Kerr garnered 46 points for the Golden Bears by touching first in the 50 Freestyle (20.62) and third in the 100 Freestyle (45.40) as an individual.
• He was also part of the 400 Medley Relay team of Ignacio, sophomore Arthur Bertrand and junior Geoffroy Gauneau that finished third with a time of 3:24.57.
• The remaining top five finishes for the Gold and Blue included Gomez (second, 500 Freestyle, 4:34.78 | third, 1650 Freestyle, 15:57.18), Ignacio (fourth, 200 Breaststroke, 2:04.97) and Gauneau (third, 100 IM, 53.46).
• For the women, Tech earned some of their points from a 16^th place finish from the team of senior Francine Meyer, sophomores Mariana Loureiro and Isabela Kiesewetter Zandavalli and junior Kendra Monnin in the 800 Freestyle Relay with a time of 7:56.18, dropping 23.71 from their entry time.
• Meyer also grabbed a tenth place finish in the 50 Butterfly with a time of 26.40.

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