Men's Basketball | 1/9/2017 4:44:00 PM
Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, January 9-15, 2017 — Featuring men's and women's basketball and men's and women's track and field. Head over to
goldenbearathletics.com and Game Day Central to stay updated on live coverage options throughout the week.
Women's Basketball
Live Coverage
Monday, 6 p.m., vs. Bluefield College
Baisi Athletic Center | Montgomery, West Virginia
Saturday, 2 p.m., at University of Rio Grande
Rio Grande, Ohio |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 10-6, 3-3 (RSC) |
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| Bluefield Rams | 10-6 |
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| Rio Grande RedStorm | 12-6, 4-2 (RSC) |
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LAST GAME
- Picked up a RSC win, 81-58 against Brescia University in the Baisi Athletic Center.
- Sophomore Alexandra Combs earned a career-high making 4-of-6 three-pointers towards her game-high 20 points.
- Combs was 7-for-11 from the field to go with five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
- Sophomore Zjhane West posted 14 points and freshman Carlie Biehl-Wilson marked 11 to round out Tech's top offensive contributors.
- Biehl-Wilson pulled down a team-high six rebounds while West had game bests in assists (5) and steals (4).
- Also contributing to Tech's rebound total included senior Cheyanna Lusk (6) and freshman Logan Dudley (5).
- Brescia was led by Catherine Dunn under the boards with seven rebounds to go with ten points while Kelsey Kirkpatrick finished with a team-high 15 points.
- As a team, the Golden Bears shot 55.7 percent (34-for-61) from the field while outrebounding their opponent, 36-22.
- Tech forced 22 miscues while grabbing 13 steals in the win.
Men's Basketball
Live Coverage
Tuesday, 7 p.m., vs. Bluefield State College
Baisi Athletic Center | Montgomery, West Virginia
Saturday, 4 p.m., at University of Rio Grande
Rio Grande, Ohio |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 11-5, 5-1 (RSC) |
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| Bluefield State Blues | 2-12 |
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| Rio Grande RedStorm | 5-12, 2-4 (RSC) |
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LAST GAME
- Defeated Brescia University, 100-61 in RSC play at the Baisi Athletic Center.
- In back-to-back games, the Gold and Blue have managed a balanced offensive attack including five players finishing in double figures in Saturday's win.
- As a team, Tech shot 63.5 percent (40-for-63) from the field, 66.7 percent (14-for-21) from three-point range and 75 percent (6-for-8) from the bonus line.
- Tech also outrebounded their opponent, 38-33 while forcing 18 turnovers and picking up 15 steals.
- Freshman Junior Arrey led all scorers with a career-high 22 points including a 4-for-5 effort from beyond the arc.
- Senior Ra'Shaud Kincaid also finished 4-for-5 from the three-point line towards his 12 points.
- Arrey dished out seven assists to go with two rebounds.
- Junior Elisha Boone posted 16 points and seven assists while fellow classmates Ryan Atkins had 14 points and Michael Scott had 13 points.
- Scott also had a team-best eight rebounds while senior Patrick Gnagbo pulled down four boards and had a game-high three blocks.
- The Bearcats were led by Dillon Geralds who had 22 points and eight rebounds.
LAST INDOOR MEET
- Sophomore Daniel Lynch threw 15.23 meters in the shot put towards a first place finish at the Bast-Cregger Invitational hosted by Roanoke College, earning a spot at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championship (March 2-4, 2017 | Johnson City, Tennessee).
- The WVU Tech men's squad competed in four events to open up the indoor season, having representation in the 300m, 600m, 60m hurdles and the shot put.
- Lynch had the best finish for Tech followed by fellow classmates Raquez Lockhart with an 11th place finish in the 600m (1:29.79) and Sasha Fleurinor who finished the 300m with a 13th place finish (38.89).
- Freshman Joseph De La Cruz finished the preliminaries in the 60m hurdles with a 9.42.
