Men's Soccer | 8/29/2017 9:25:00 AM
Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, August 28 - September 3, 2017 — Featuring volleyball and men's and women's soccer. Head over to
goldenbearathletics.com and Game Day Central to stay updated on live coverage options throughout the week.
Volleyball
Live Coverage
Marietta River City Volleyball Tournament
Friday
3:30 p.m., vs. Thiel College
5:30 p.m., vs. College of Mount St. Joseph
Saturday
9:00 a.m., vs. Hiram College
3:00 p.m., vs. Oberlin College
Marietta, Ohio |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 3-0 |
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| Thiel Tomcats |
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| Mount St. Joseph Lions |
Roster |
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| Hiram Terriers |
Roster |
Stats |
| Oberlin Yeowomen |
Roster |
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LAST MATCH
- For the first time since at least 2007, WVU Tech has won three consecutive matches to kick off the season including a win over Bluefield College, 3-1.
- The Golden Bears took game one 25-11 before falling 23-25 in set two.
- Tech finished the match after 25-13 and 25-15 set four and five scores respectively.
- Senior Bailey Lotozo led the attack with a match- and season-high 17 kills.
- Lotozo also marked four digs and a block solo.
- The Gold and Blue outserved their opponent, recording 13 service aces compared to one Rams' ace while also leading in kills (54-36), assists (52-35), blocks (7-4) and digs (42-37).
Men's Soccer
Live Coverage
Monday, 1 p.m., vs. Taylor University
Chicago, Illinois
Saturday, 4 p.m., vs. Marygrove College
YMCA Paul Cline Memorial Complex
Beckley, West Virginia |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 0-1-1 |
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| Taylor Trojans | 2-0-0 |
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| Marygrove Mustangs | 1-1 |
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LAST GAME
- The WVU Tech men's soccer team ended in a draw, 0-0, with Taylor University after 110 minutes of play.
- Senior Francisco Neto had a team-best three shots, two of which were on goal.
- Junior Matias Pazos and sophomore Eduardo Gutierrez marked two attempts on frame each.
- Freshman Lewis Everett (0-0-1) made his collegiate debut, marking six saves in net after 110 minutes of play.
- Tech had the advantage in shots (11-10) including shots on goal (8-6) while Taylor took the lead on corner kicks (7-5).
Women's Soccer
Live Coverage
Saturday, 3 p.m., vs. Brewton-Parker College
Montreat, North Carolina |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 1-0 |
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| Brewton-Parker Barons | 0-2 |
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LAST GAME
- WVU Tech women's soccer had a thrilling start to the season as they pulled together an overtime comeback win, 3-2, against the University of Pikeville.
- The Golden Bears were trailing 2-0 heading into the second half before scores from senior Ruby Bingham, freshman Johanna Ribacke and the golden goal from freshman Patricia Fisher gave Tech the victory.
- Bingham marked the Gold and Blue's first goal of the season off a penalty kick awarded in the 64th minute.
- The Melbourne, Australia native finished the game with four shots (three on goal) towards the teams 30 shots (21 on goal) total.
- Ribacke was assisted by sophomore Miriam Cortez, just four minutes after Bingham netted hers, to find the back of the net and knot the score with Pikeville, 2-2.
- The game-winning goal came off a perfect pass from sophomore Maria Gonzalez which connected with Fisher to finish the game after 95:07.
- The score marks Fisher's first collegiate goal.
- The freshman also led the team with seven shots while putting four on frame.
- Senior Martha Reyna (1-0) protected the goal, posting two saves after a complete game.
