Women's Basketball | 11/14/2017 1:08:00 PM

Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, November 14-19, 2017 — Featuring men's cross country women's and men's basketball, men's soccer, wrestling and women's and men'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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Women's Basketball Live Coverage Walters Auto Classic Friday, 2 p.m., vs. Campbellsville University Saturday, 2 p.m., at University of Pikeville Pikeville, Kentucky
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 3-3	Roster	Stats
Campbellsville Tigers | 3-0	Roster	Stats
Pikeville Bears | 3-3	Roster	Stats

 

• Defeated Penn State Fayette, 101-53, before earning a win over Penn State Worthington Scranton during the J&W Classic in Charlotte, North Carolina last weekend.
• The offense against PSU Worthington Scranton was led by freshman Whittney Justice who poured in 22 points.
• Senior Zjhane West was close behind with 21 points while freshman Brittney Justice (17 points), junior Alexandra Combs (13 points) and sophomore Laura Requena (10 points) also hit double-digits.
• Requena led the team under the boards, earning a double-double effort with a game-best 12 rebounds.
• West and freshman Jessie Beck marked eight rebounds each.
• Freshman Isabel Barrio dished out a game-high nine assists while West posted four.
• As a team, Tech shot 50 percent (42-for-84) from the field while holding their opponent to just 29.1 percent (16-for-55) shooting from the floor.

 

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Men's Basketball Live Coverage Walters Auto Classic Friday, 6 p.m., vs. Ohio University (Eastern) Saturday, 2 p.m., vs. Ohio University-Chillicothe Pikeville, Kentucky
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 3-1	Roster	Stats
Ohio University Eastern Panthers	Roster	Stats
Ohio University Chillicothe Hilltoppers	Roster	Stats

 

• Boosted their record to 3-1 in 2017 after defeating Kentucky Christian University (1-4) 97-82.
• The Golden Bears had a balanced offense with five players hitting double-digits including a team-high 21 points from junior Thomas Collins.
• Sophomore Charles King poured in 14 points, freshman Andreas Jönsson had 13 and sophomore Nequan Carrington and senior Michael Scott posted 11 each.
• Under the boards, Scott led the game with 12 rebounds towards a double-double.
• Junior Brent Daniels pulled down ten rebounds to go with seven points while freshman Tamon Scruggs marked nine points and six rebounds.
• The team finished with 25 assists from nine different Golden Bears including a game-best five from Daniels.

 

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Men's and Women's Swimming Live Coverage Magnus Cup Saturday, 10 a.m. Hosted by Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's)	Roster
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Women's)	Roster

 
LAST MEET

• Freshman Marcos de Paula Damaso helped lead WVU Tech men's swimming to a 194-34 dual win over Chatham University.
• The men's squad also competed against the host school, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, falling 152-109.
• The women's team dropped a 87-145 decision to Chatham and fell 40-211 to IUP.
• Damaso took first place in two events including the 1,000 Freestyle (9:55.89) and the 500 Freestyle (4:49.34).
• The Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil native also finished second in the 400 IM (4:20.32) and fifth in the 100 Breaststroke (1:08.41).
• Sophomore Paulo Ignacio, Jr. also won two events, touching first in the 100 (58.83) and 200 (2:12.43) Breaststroke while placing third out of nine swimmers in the 50 Freestyle (22.83).
• Dias also helped the 400 Freestyle Relay team of seniors Jesus Ballesteros, Geoffroy Gauneau and Manuel Serrano Laguna to a top finish with a time of 3:16.47.
• Junior Dan Kelly touched second in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 55.73 Saturday afternoon.
• The women's top performances included second place finishes from senior Kendra Monnin in the 100 (1:09.72) and 200 Breaststroke (2:30.58) while junior Mariana Loureiro was second in the 200 Freestyle (2:04.25).
• The 200 Medley Relay team of Monnin, Mariana Loureiro and juniors Mariara Loureiro and Isabela Kiesewetter Zandavalli earned a third place finish out of six teams, touching with a time of 1:56.58.

 

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Wrestling Live Coverage Saturday, 2 p.m., at Penn State Du Bois vs. Kent State University Tuscarawas Du Bois, Pennsylvania
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 2-0	Roster
Ohio Valley Fighting Scots	Roster

LAST COMPETITION

• Finished with two victories in duals after defeating the host school, Penn State Du Bois, 36-15 and Kent State University Tuscarawas 28-18.
• Seniors Tristan Bean (133 lbs.) and Corey Palmer (174 lbs.) scored the two falls for the Gold and Blue Saturday.
• Bean defeated Kent State's Justin Rodriguez while Palmer took down PSU Du Bois' Logan Gilbert.
• Also scoring points by bout for Tech were seniors Paul Gonzales (125 lbs.) and Bryan Overton (174 lbs.) and sophomore Leland Swafford (157 lbs.).
• Gonzales defeated Kent State's Zion Clark by a 12-3 major decision while Swafford (6-0) and Overton (8-7) both won by decision over their respective KSUT opponents.

 

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Men's Soccer Live Coverage NAIA National Championship Opening Round Saturday, 5 p.m., at No. 3 William Carey University Hattiesburg, Mississippi
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 8-9-4	Roster	Stats
William Carey Crusaders | 17-1	Roster	Stats

GETTING TO NATIONALS

• Sophomores Sergio Sanchez and Matias Pazos and senior Matias Gandulfo converted on their penalty kick attempts and freshman goalkeeper Jose Domingo Xam-mar made three stops to help WVU Tech (8-9-4) defeat Midway University (10-5-2) in a shootout, 3-2, and claim the 2017 River States Conference (RSC) title.
• The RSC Championship was forced to penalty kicks after the No. 4 seeded Golden Bears and No. 2 Eagles ended double overtime scoreless.
• Tech finished the game with seven shots on frame compared to their opponent's two. Pazos led the game with four.
• Domingo (6-3-2) marked two saves in 110 minutes of play while Midway's senior Christian Neira (10-5-2) was forced to stop seven Golden Bear attempts during game play.
• Tech earned two shootout victories in the RSC Championship tournament, also defeating No. 1 University of Rio Grande in PK's, 8-7, in the semifinal, to advance to the NAIA National Tournament for the third consecutive season.
• The Gold and Blue kicked off the RSC tournament with a 3-1 win over No. 5 Point Park University.

 

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Men's Cross Country Live Results NAIA National Championship Michael Ecker-Randolph | 8K Saturday, 1:30 p.m. (EST) Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Vancouver, Washington
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's)	Roster

ECKER-RANDOLPH AT RSC CHAMPIONSHIP

• Ecker-Randolph crossed the line at the River States Conference Championship with a time of 27:39.
• The St. Petersburg, Florida native placed fourth overall to qualify for the NAIA meet.

 

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