Men's Basketball | 1/22/2018 12:14:00 PM

Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, January 22-28, 2018 — Featuring women's and men's basketball, women's and men's swimming, women's and men's track and field and wrestling. Head over to goldenbearathletics.com and Game Day Central to stay updated on live coverage options throughout the week.
 

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Women's Basketball Live Coverage Tickets Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., at Alice Lloyd College Pippas Passes, Kentucky Thursday, 5:30 p.m., vs. Cincinnati Christian University Saturday, 2:00 p.m., vs. Indiana University Kokomo Beckley Raleigh County Convention Center Beckley, West Virginia
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 11-10, 6-3 (RSC)	Roster	Stats
Alice Lloyd Eagles | 13-3, 7-2 (RSC)	Roster	Stats
Cincinnati Christian Eagles | 3-14, 1-7 (RSC)	Roster	Stats
IU Kokomo Cougars | 14-6, 6-3 (RSC)	Roster	Stats

 

• Improved their River States Conference (RSC) record to 6-3 Saturday after a 72-65 victory over Midway University.
• Juniors Alexandra Combs and Savannah Shamblin led the way for the Golden Bears with 17 points each.
• The two also had five assists each while Combs tallied four rebounds and three steals and Shamblin had three rebounds and a steal.
• Sophomore Laura Requena and freshman Brittney Justice both poured in 11 points.
• Requena recorded a double-double with a game-high 12 rebounds to go with four of Tech's nine blocks and three assists.
• Justice finished a perfect 6-for-6 from the foul line while grabbing three steals.
• Sophomore Logan Dudley pulled down seven rebounds and recorded five points and two blocks.
• Senior Zjhane West finished with five boards and four points.
• The team was 26-for-66 (39.4 percent) from the floor while Midway went 23-for-65 (35.4 percent).
• The Golden Bears and Eagles were equal under the boards, both teams grabbing 43 rebounds.

 

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Women's and Men's Swimming Live Coverage Tuesday, 6:00 p.m., at Alderson Broaddus University Phillipi, West Virginia Saturday, 1:00 p.m., at Union College Saturday, 1:00 p.m., vs. Bethel College Barbourville, Kentucky
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's) | 1-3	Roster
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Women's) | 0-4	Roster
Alderson Broaddus Battlers (Men's) | 0-5	Roster
Alderson Broaddus Battlers (Women's) | 0-5	Roster
Union Bulldogs (Men's) | 6-2	Roster
Union Bulldogs (Women's) | 2-6	Roster
Bethel Wildcats (Men's) | 0-2	Roster
Bethel Wildcats (Women's) | 0-2	Roster

 
NAIA NATIONAL CUTS

• Halfway through the season, WVU Tech women's and men's swimming boasts 13 Golden Bears who have already earned an opportunity to compete at their respective NAIA National Championships to be held February 28 - March 3 in Columbus, Georgia.
• The men's squad has nine and the women's team has four student-athletes who have earned 'A Qualifying Standards' as individuals.
• The men will have individual representation from seniors Jesus Ballesteros, Manuel Serrano Laguna and Geoffroy Gauneau, juniors Dan Kelly and George Sheldon, sophomores Paulo Ignacio, Jr., Manuel Laguna Gomez and Felipe Ruiz and freshman Marcos de Paula Damaso.
• For the women, individuals that will represent the Gold and Blue include senior Kendra Monnin and juniors Isabela Kiesewetter Zandavalli, Mariana Loureiro and Mariara Loureiro.

 

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Men's Basketball Live Coverage Tickets Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., at Alice Lloyd College Pippas Passes, Kentucky Thursday, 7:30 p.m., vs. Cincinnati Christian University Saturday, 4:00 p.m., vs. Indiana University Kokomo Beckley Raleigh County Convention Center Beckley, West Virginia
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 12-8, 6-3 (RSC)	Roster	Stats
Alice Lloyd Eagles | 10-7, 3-5 (RSC)	Roster	Stats
Cincinnati Christian Eagles | 9-11, 4-4 (RSC)	Roster	Stats
IU Kokomo Cougars | 10-11, 6-3 (RSC)	Roster	Stats

 

• Every Golden Bear on WVU Tech's active roster scored during the team's River States Conference (RSC) win over Midway University, 93-65, Saturday afternoon.
• The balanced offense helped move Tech to 12-8, 6-3 (RSC) while the Eagles hold a record of 5-13, 2-8 (RSC) this season.
• Six Golden Bears hit double-digits including a double-double effort from junior Kevin Thomas-Griffin who finished with a team-high 14 points and 11 rebounds.
• Thomas-Griffin also recorded two blocks and an assist.
• Fellow classmates Brandon Shingles and Thomas Collins and freshman Tamon Scruggs had 13 points each while freshman  Andreas Jönsson and junior Brent Daniels poured in 12 points a piece.
• Daniels pulled down six rebounds while Shingles dished six assists.
• Senior Michael Scott grabbed eight boards while marking nine points and three blocks.
• Sophomore Dominik King finished with seven rebounds, four assists and four points.
• The team shot 52.8 percent (38-for-72) from the floor while holding the Eagles to 35.3 percent (24-for-68) shooting.
• Tech also dominated their opponent under the boards, 53-29.

 

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Women's and Men's Track and Field Live Coverage Friday-Saturday, at Findlay Classic & Elite Throws (Race Walkers and Throwers) Findlay, Ohio Friday-Saturday, at Finn Pincus Invitational Salem, Virginia
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's)	Roster
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Women's)	Roster

 

• Sophomore Luke Jobson and freshman Steven Smith punched their tickets to the 53^rd Annual Men's Indoor Track and Field NAIA National Championship scheduled to be held March 1-3, 2018 in Pittsburg, Kansas.
• The top performer in the 3,000 Race Walk during the JDL New Year College Kick-off was three-time NAIA All-American Jobson who claimed a new school record with a 13:09 finish.
• Smith, who hails from South Portland, Maine, crossed the line after 14:01, surpassing the 14:15 'A' Standard and automatically qualifying for the national meet in May.

 

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Wrestling Live Coverage Saturday, 10:00 a.m., at West Virginia Collegiate Invitational West Liberty, West Virginia
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 3-5	Roster

LAST COMPETITION

• Defeated Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) opponent, Truett-McConnell, 31-11.
• Fell to Huntingdon College, 21-28.

 

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