Men's Basketball | 11/1/2017 12:33:00 PM
Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, November 1-5, 2017 — Featuring volleyball, men's soccer and women's and men's basketball, wrestling, 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.
RSC PRESEASON COACHES' POLL
- Splitting votes in the overall ballot and within the RSC East Division were University Rio Grande (Ohio) (19-12) and WVU Tech (18-12), which tied for fifth in the overall ballot and second in the division.
- WVU Tech earned one first-place vote in the overall ballot and two to win the division.
LAST GAME
- Dropped a 99-81 decision at NCAA DI Marshall University during an exhibition contest Sunday afternoon.
- Senior Elisha Boone led the way for the Gold and Blue and Marshall, finishing with a double-double effort of 27 points and 12 rebounds.
- Junior Thomas Collins, sophomore Junior Arrey and senior Michael Scott also finished with double digits, producing 15, 12 and ten points respectively.
- Arrey also pulled down five boards while Collins and Scott had four rebounds each.
- Collins led the game with four steals while Boone had three towards Tech's 11 total.
- Arrey dished five assists and Boone had three for WVU Tech.
- As a team, Tech finished 31-for-74 (41.9 percent) from the field while grabbing 46 rebounds.
- The Thundering Herd went 31-for-65 (47.7 percent) and had 44 rebounds.
- The Golden Bears held the advantage over Marshall in points off turnovers (21-19), second chance points (19-8), points in the paint (52-20) and fast break points (8-2).
Wrestling
Live Coverage
Saturday, 9 a.m., at Patriot Open
Williamsburg, Kentucky |
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LAST SEASON
- The Gold and Blue finished the 2016-17 season 3-8 in duals and earned second place in the USCAA National Wrestling Invitational Championship.
Men's and Women's Cross Country
Live Coverage
River States Conference Championship Meet
Saturday
Women, 10:15 a.m.
Men, 11:00 a.m.
Hosted by Asbury University
Wilmore, Kentucky |
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Men's and Women's Swimming
Live Coverage
Saturday, 1 p.m., at Fairmont State University
Fairmont, West Virginia |
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Roster |
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LAST MEET
- Men's swimming finished fourth and the women's squad finished sixth at the West Virginia State Games hosted by West Virginia University October 6-7, 2017.
- The meet in Morgantown, West Virginia kicked off the 2017-18 campaign for Golden Bear swimming.
No. 4 Men's Soccer
Live Coverage
River States Conference Tournament Quarterfinal
Saturday, 6 p.m., vs. No. 5 Point Park University
YMCA Paul Cline Memorial Youth Sports Complex
Beckley, West Virginia |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 7-9-2, 6-2-1 (RSC) |
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| Point Park Pioneers | 11-5, 6-3 (RSC) |
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LAST MEETING WITH POINT PARK (October 20)
- Staged a second half comeback to come home with a River States Conference (RSC) victory over Point Park, 3-2.
- Point Park grabbed a quick 2-0 lead after Alan Ramos (3' and 10') scored the Pioneers' only goals of the contest.
- Tech's first half goal came from sophomore Jesus Naves who was assisted by fellow classmate Manuel Garcia in the 29th minute.
- Garcia also posted a goal (53'), his third this season, after connecting with junior Matias Pazos.
- The Gold and Blue's final score came from freshman defender Cameron Glennon.
- The unassisted goal marks Glennon's first collegiate.
- Sophomore goalkeeper Jorge Martinez earned the win protecting goal after two saves and 90 minutes.
- Point Park's keeper, Ryan Daniels, was forced to make 11 saves and allowed three goals.
- As a team, the Golden Bears marked 14 shots on goal compared to their opponents' four.
- Pazos and senior Francisco Neto led the way for Tech with three shots on frame each.
