Baseball | 2/6/2017 9:57:00 AM
Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, January 30 - February 5, 2017 — Featuring men's and women's basketball, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's track and field, wrestling and baseball. Head over to
goldenbearathletics.com and Game Day Central to stay updated on live coverage options throughout the week.
Women's Basketball
Live Coverage
Tuesday, 6 p.m., at Ohio Christian University
Circleville, Ohio
Saturday, 1 p.m., at No. 20 Indiana University East
Richmond, Indiana |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 16-9, 8-5 (RSC) |
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| Ohio Christian Trailblazers | 18-8, 9-5 (RSC) |
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| IU East Red Wolves | 22-5, 13-1 (RSC) |
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LAST GAME
- Dropped the River States Conference Game of the Week to University of Rio Grande, 82-74, in the Baisi Athletic Center.
- Earlier this season when the teams met, Tech came away with the win, 86-72 on January 14 in Rio Grande, Ohio.
- The teams are now both 3.5 games back from No. 21 IU East (13-1 RSC) to give them the No. 2 spot in the East Division of the conference.
- Senior Cheyanna Lusk had a standout game, including a perfect 12-for-12 effort from the bonus line towards her game-high 27 points.
- The Cyclone, West Virginia native also dished seven assists, grabbed seven boards and took four steals.
- Junior Zjhane West was Tech's next leading scorer, pouring in 16 points after 31 minutes of play. West also had six rebounds, four steals and three assists.
- Senior Brooke Gee produced nine points and five rebounds while sophomores Alexandra Combs and Savannah Shamblin had eight points each.
- The team was held to just 36.5 percent (23-for-63) shooting from the field and 15.8 percent (3-for-19) from three-point range.
- The RedStorm outrebounded Tech, 46-26 but the Golden Bears held the advantage in turnovers, 14-26.
No. 11 Men's Basketball
Live Coverage
Tuesday, 6 p.m., at Ohio Christian University
Circleville, Ohio
Saturday, 1 p.m., at No. 12 Indiana University East
Richmond, Indiana |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 20-5, 12-1 (RSC) |
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| Ohio Christian Trailblazers | 15-12, 9-5 (RSC) |
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| IU East Red Wolves | 20-7, 11-3 (RSC) |
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LAST GAME
- Men's basketball is enjoying an 11-game winning streak after defeating University of Rio Grande in River States Conference (RSC) action.
- The Gold and Blue still maintain the top spot in the East Division of the conference while Rio Grande is six games back at No. 4. No. 7 IU East is No. 2 in the division with a RSC record of 11-3.
- Junior Ryan Atkins finished 11-for-14 from the bonus line towards his team-high 20 points while grabbing five rebounds, dishing five assists, marking a block and grabbing two steals.
- Junior Michael Scott poured in 19 points on 8-for-10 shooting from the field to go with four rebounds and an assist.
- Fellow classmate Elisha Boone produced a double-double effort of a game-best 12 boards and scoring 11 points. Boone also had five assists in the win.
- Freshman Junior Arrey also hit double-digits with 14 points on 6-for-10 shooting to go with two assists.
- Junior Kievonn Banks made a difference under the basket with six rebounds.
- The team shot 50.8 percent from the floor while holding the RedStorm to 35.7 percent. Tech also held the advantage in rebounds, 43-33.
Men's and Women's Swimming
Live Coverage
Appalachian Athletic Conference Championships
Thursday-Saturday
Kingsport Aquatic Center
Kingsport, Tennessee |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's) |
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| WVU Tech Golden Bears (Women's) |
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LAST MEET
- Women's swimming finished the regular season with a dual record of 3-2 after defeating Wheeling Jesuit University 91-69 in Wheeling, West Virginia.
- Sophomore Mariana Loureiro touched first in the 200 freestyle with a time of 3:35.92.
- Senior Francine Meyer finished first in the 50 freestyle (25.63) and the 100 butterfly (1:01.63).
- Junior Kendra Monnin swam a time of 2:18.73 for a first place touch in the 200 IM and the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:10.30.
- Sophomore Isabela Kiesewetter Zandavalli took first in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:03.23.
- Men's swimming finished the regular season undefeated, 5-0, in duals after defeating Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, West Virginia.
- Freshman Manuel Laguna Gomez finished first in the 200 freestyle (1:53.45) and the 500 freestyle (4:55.70).
- Sophomore Arthur Bertrand swam a time of 2:09.30 for a first place touch in the 200 IM and was first in the 100 backstroke with a time of 55.90.
- Freshman Paulo Ignacio, Jr. took first in the 100 freestyle with a time of 49.57 and the 100 breaststroke with a time of 59.52.
Men's and Women's Track and Field
Live Coverage
Friday-Saturday, at Finn Pincus Invitational
Hosted by Roanoke College
Salem, Virginia |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's) |
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| WVU Tech Golden Bears (Women's) |
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LAST MEET
- Freshman Luke Jobson qualified for the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships (March 2-4) while competing in the 3000 Meter Race Walk at the Findlay Indoor Track and Field Classic in Findlay, Ohio.
- In a competition that WVU Tech men's and women's track and field squads participated in as individuals only, Jobson finished the race with a time of 13:39.56 for a third place finish.
- This is the the second time the Sydney, NSW, Australia native will participate nationally in the Race Walk competition.
- Last season Jobson participated in the 5000 Meter Race Walk during the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships where he earned All-American accolades with a sixth place finish (26:43.18).
- Jobson, who's time in the 3000 Meter Race Walk puts him at No. 3 in the nation (NAIA), joins fellow Golden Bear sophomore Daniel Lynch who threw 15.23 meters in the shot put towards a first place finish at the Bast-Cregger Invitational, earning a spot at the championship to be held in Johnson City, Tennessee.
LAST COMPETITION
- Traveled to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania where they faced host school Wilkes University along with Rochester Institute of Technology and University of Scranton in a quad-match.
- The Golden Bears fell to Wilkes (34-9), RIT (32-9) and Scranton (33-11) and now hold a dual record of 3-8 this season.
- In the first match against RIT, Louis Bernard (165) and Terry Nance II (197) both scored victories by decision.
- Against Scranton, senior Paul Gonzales (125), freshman Leland Swafford (149) and Bernard came away with wins at their respective weights.
- In the final match of the day against Wilkes, senior Colton Rowe scored a win by decision (10-9) while junior Casey Hogg (285) marked Tech's only fall of the day over Wilkes' Santana-Quantana at 1:27.
Baseball
Live Coverage
Saturday, 12 p.m. (DH), at St. Andrews University
Sunday, 12 p.m., at St. Andrews University
Laurinburg, North Carolina |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 2-2 |
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| St. Andrews University Knights | 2-3 |
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LAST DOUBLE HEADER
- Split 1-1 Saturday after they defeated host school Brewton-Parker College 7-2 before falling to (RV) Southeastern University 9-2.
- The Golden Bears hold a record of 2-2 now in this young season after a four-game road trip in Mount Vernon, Georgia.
- Freshman Michael Rotenberry saw five innings of action on the mound, earning the win against the Barons after striking out five batters and five Golden Bears earned a RBI each in the win.
- In Tech's loss, senior Doug Prather drove in both runs for the Golden Bears.
