BECKLEY, West Virginia -- WVU Tech women's basketball dropped a 78-61 decision to No. 21 University of Rio Grande in Charleston, West Virginia Saturday afternoon. After the River States Conference (RSC) loss, the Golden Bears move to 9-10, 4-3 (RSC) while the RedStorm boost their record to 18-1, 7-0 (RSC).

Freshman Alexandria Gray led all of Tech's scorers with 17 points including a 3-for-4 effort from beyond the arc and 6-for-8 from the foul line. Gray also had three rebounds and an assist.

Sophomore Laura Requena also hit double digits for the Gold and Blue, pouring in ten points while grabbing eight rebounds and dishing two assists.

Senior Zjhane West pulled down seven boards to go with eight points and two assists. Sophomore Logan Dudley finished with six rebounds and six points.

As a team, Tech shot 30.2 percent compared to the RedStorm's 46.2 percent. The Golden Bears were also outrebounded by Rio, 50-45.

Up next, the Golden Bears will continue conference play when they host Asbury University Tuesday, January 16.