Women's Basketball | 2/21/2017 5:34:00 PM
MIDWAY, Kentucky — WVU Tech women's basketball will face Midway University in a quarterfinal of the River States Conference (RSC) Tournament with a tipoff scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Tech enters the game as the No. 3 seed (East Division) after a 19-11, 10-7 (RSC) showing this season while the Eagles are the No. 2 (West) seed with a record of 21-9, 12-6 (RSC).
The top four teams from each of the RSC East and West Divisions qualified for the conference tournament.
The eight-team, single elimination tournament tips off February 22 with four first-round games around the conference. Winners advance to the semifinals on Saturday, February 25 and the finals are Tuesday, February 28.
The Golden Bears traveled to Midway January 17 where Tech came out on top with a score of 75-67 over the Eagles.
RECORDS
- The Golden Bears finished 9-7 on the road during the regular season and are 3-2 in their last five contests
- The Eagles hold a record of 7-4 on their home court including the loss to the Gold and Blue
GOLDEN BEAR NOTES
- Tech is 3-0 against Midway since 2013 including two at Midway's and one on a neutral court
- Senior Cheyanna Lusk was WVU Tech's leading scorer in the win over Midway with 21 points
- The team averages 71.77 points per game compared to their opponents' 66.40
- The Golden Bears have two top-20 rankings in the NAIA DII:
- No. 11 in total blocks, 115Â
- No. 16 in blocks per game, 3.833
- Sophomore Savannah Shamblin (first team), Lusk (second team) and senior Brooke Gee (Champion of Character) earned All-RSC accolades
- Sophomore Alexandra Combs in No. 11 in the nation (NAIA DII) in three-point field goal percentage, 42.7
SCOUTING MIDWAY
- The Eagles currently sit in second in the RSC West Division with a conference record of 12-6
- Midway averages 71.40 points per game and holds their opponent to 64.50 points per game
- The Eagles are No. 14 in the NAIA DII with 1,265 total offensive rebounds
- Midway's leading scorer is Breanna Ball who averages 14 points per game
- Rachel Carter is No. 7 in the nation (NAIA DII) with 56 total blocks this season
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