Women's Basketball | 1/28/2017 10:29:00 PM
Box Score KOKOMO, Indiana -- WVU Tech women's basketball earned their fourth consecutive win after defeating Indiana University Kokomo in River States Conference (RSC) action Saturday, 85-67. The Golden Bears now hold a record of 16-7, 8-4 (RSC) while the Cougars drop to 15-10, 7-3 (RSC).
The Gold and Blue are currently holding on to the No. 2 spot, with (RV) Ohio Christian University (8-4), in the East Division of the conference. Both teams are three games back from No. 21 Indiana University East who has a RSC record of 11-1.
Junior
Zjhane West had a standout game after finishing with 20 points, eight rebounds and five steals. West finished 9-for-16 from the floor after 26 minutes of play.
Sophomore
Savannah Shamblin led the team with 21 points on 7-for-11 shooting from the field and a perfect 6-for-6 effort from the bonus line. Shamblin also had five rebounds in the win.
Fellow classmate
Alexandra Combs poured in 12 points including going 4-for-5 from beyond the arc. The Southgate, Kentucky native is 9-for-13 from the three-point range in Tech's last two contests. Combs also pulled down four boards and dished three assists for the Golden Bears.
Senior
Cheyanna Lusk was the final player to post a double-digit game with ten points while also grabbing five rebounds. Senior
Brooke Gee finished with eight points and eight rebounds to help the team on their third consecutive road win.
IU Kokomo was led by Deja Felder who posted 21 points while Dejianna Butler led the Cougars with five rebounds.
As a team, Tech shot 51 percent (31-for-61) while the Cougars were held to just 37 percent (22-for-57) shooting from the floor. The team dominated under the boards, marking 45 rebounds compared to their opponent's 23.
WVU Tech also shot sufficiently from three-point range (50 percent, 10-for-20) and at the free throw line (74 percent, 14-for-19).
The Golden Bears will return home Tuesday, January 31 when they play host to Shawnee State University. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.
