Men's Basketball | 11/7/2017 10:55:00 AM
Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, November 7-12, 2017 — Featuring women's and men's basketball, women's and men's soccer, volleyball, 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.
Women's Basketball
Live Coverage
Tickets
Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Beckley Raleigh County Convention Center
Beckley, West Virginia
Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., at Bluefield College
Bluefield, Virginia
J&W Classic
Friday, 5:00 p.m., vs. Penn State Fayette
Saturday, 3:00 p.m., vs. Penn State Worthington Scranton
Charlotte, North Carolina |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 1-1 |
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| Mount Vernon Nazarene Cougars | 1-1 |
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| Bluefield Rams | 1-2 |
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| PSU Fayette Roaring Lions | 0-1 |
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| PSU Worthington Scranton Lions |
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SEASON OPENER vs. BLUEFIELD (November 1)
- Opened its 2017-18 campaign with a 78-68 victory over Bluefield College.
- Junior Savannah Shamblin had a game-high 24 points to go with a team-best six assists in the victory.
- Tech also saw double-digits from junior Alexandra Combs and sophomore Laura Requena who poured in 17 and 15 points respectively.
- Requena finished with a double-double effort after pulling down 11 rebounds for the Golden Bears while Combs had seven rebounds and four assists.
- As a team, Tech finished 28-for-60 (46.7 percent) from the field while the Rams went 27-for-69 (39.1 percent).
- The Golden Bears also held the advantage in points off turnovers (17-11), second chance points (11-10) and bench points (12-7).
SEASON OPENER vs. GLENVILLE STATE (November 1)
- With just three seconds left to play, WVU Tech's sophomore Nequan Carrington sunk a jumper in the paint off the assist from fellow classmate Junior Arrey and the Golden Bears opened their 2017-18 season with an 82-80 victory over NCAA DII Glenville State College.
- Arrey was just one rebound away from a triple-double in the win, pouring in 16 points to go with ten assists and nine rebounds.
- The Blacklick, Ohio native also posted five steals.
- Carrington finished 6-for-8 from the field towards 13 points while also pulling down seven rebounds.
- Freshman Tamon Scruggs also recorded 16 points to go with five rebounds.
- Junior Brent Daniels and senior Michael Scott rounded out Tech's top offensive contributors with 11 and ten points respectively.
- Scott also marked five rebounds, a block and a steal.
- The team finished 29-for-62 (46.8 percent) from the field while the Pioneers went 25-for-56 (44.6 percent).
- Tech also held the advantage in rebounds (38-31), points off turnovers (21-20), second chance points (14-6) and points in the paint (38-18).
No. 1 Women's Soccer
Live Coverage
River States Conference Tournament Semifinal
Wednesday, 6 p.m., vs. No. 4 University of Rio Grande
YMCA Paul Cline Memorial Youth Sports Complex
Beckley, West Virginia |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 12-5-1, 7-1-1 (RSC) |
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| Rio Grande RedStorm | 9-8-1, 5-3-1 (RSC) |
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LAST MEETING vs. RIO GRANDE (October 14)
- Ended a double overtime battle even, 1-1.
- Tech produced the first goal of the match-up after senior Ruby Bingham sent a corner kick in which connected with sophomore Miriam Cortez towards the eventual own goal.
- Off the bounce back of a previous RedStorm attempt, Chase Davis posted Rio's goal a little over a minute later to even the game and mark the final score of the contest.
- Tech and Rio finished with seven shots on frame including five from Cortez and seven from Davis.
- The teams finished with six stops in goal each including five from senior Martha Reyna (12-5-1) who protected Tech's net for 110 minutes.
No. 4 Men's Soccer
Live Coverage
River States Conference Tournament Semifinal
Thursday, 7 p.m., at No. 1 University of Rio Grande
Rio Grande, Ohio |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 8-9-2, 6-2-1 (RSC) |
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| Rio Grande RedStorm | 14-1-1, 8-0-1 (RSC) |
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LAST MEETING vs. RIO GRANDE (October 14)
- Dropped their first River States Conference (RSC) game of the season after falling at No. 5 University of Rio Grande 4-0.
- Tech finished with three shots on goal compared to Rio's 13.
- Senior Francisco Neto, sophomore Eduardo Gutierrez and junior Santiago Cruz had one each for the Gold and Blue.
- The RedStorm's goals, all in the first half, were scored by Ben Mendoza, Harry Reilly, Spencer Reinford and Omar Walcott.
- Freshman keeper Jose Domingo Xam-mar made nine stops after a complete game while Rio's Luis Rodriguez was forced to stop three Golden Bear attempts.
No. 3 (East) Volleyball
Live Coverage
River States Conference Tournament
Friday, 2:30 p.m., vs. No. 2 (West) Brescia University
Richmond, Indiana |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 23-13, 6-10 (RSC) |
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| Brescia Bearcats | 22-13, 13-3 (RSC) |
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LAST MATCH
- Ended their River States Conference regular season schedule with a 3-0 sweep at University of Rio Grande.
- Senior Bailey Lotozo and freshman Lauren McCall both finished with 11 kills to lead the Gold and Blue.
- Junior Ana Monteiro marked seven kills while sophomore Carolina Bologna had five.
- Freshman Sawyer Hawgood picked up a match-high 20 digs while sophomore Konstantina Pateli posted 12 and Lotozo recorded seven.
- Pateli dished out a match-best 38 assists while producing five service aces.
- The Golden Bears finish the regular season at No. 3 in the conference's east division behind Indiana University East (12-4 RSC) and Point Park University (10-6 RSC).
Wrestling
Live Coverage
Saturday, 2 p.m., at Penn State Du Bois
vs. Kent State University Tuscarawas
Du Bois, Pennsylvania |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears |
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| PSU Du Bois Lions |
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| Kent State Tuscarawas Golden Eagles |
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LAST COMPETITION
- Competed at the Patriot Open hosted by University of the Cumberlands Saturday where 11 Golden Bears grappled towards a championship in their respective classes.
- Sophomore Leland Swafford earned the most wins for Tech, finishing 4-2 on the day and earning five team points at 157 lbs.
- Swafford's largest win on Saturday was a 16-7 major decision over Rahman Johnson.
- Redshirt senior Paul Gonzales (2-2), freshman Logan Robertson (2-2) and senior Corey Palmer (2-2) all picked up two victories in their respective weights, 125 lbs., 133 lbs. and 165 lbs.
- Falls for Tech were earned by senior Tristan Bean who took down Cumberlands' John Williams at 1:33 (133 lbs.) and Robertson with a technical fall, 16-1, over Lindenwood Belleville's Maxwell Irvin.
Men's and Women's Swimming
Live Coverage
Saturday, 2 p.m., at Indiana University Pennsylvania
vs. Chatham University
Indiana, Pennsylvania |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's) |
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| WVU Tech Golden Bears (Women's) |
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