Men's Basketball | 1/8/2018 11:27:00 AM

Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, January 8-14, 2018 — Featuring women's and men's basketball, wrestling and women's and men's swimming. Head over to goldenbearathletics.com and Game Day Central to stay updated on live coverage options throughout the week.
 

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Men's Basketball Live Coverage Wednesday, 6 p.m., at Bluefield State College Bluefield, West Virginia Saturday, 4 p.m., vs. University of Rio Grande Charleston Catholic High School Charleston, West Virginia
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 9-7, 3-3 (RSC)	Roster	Stats
Bluefield State Blues | 3-9	Roster	Stats
Rio Grande RedStorm | 7-11, 3-4 (RSC)	Roster	Stats

 

• Dropped an 88-75 River States Conference (RSC) game at Brescia University Saturday afternoon.
• Brandon Shingles led the team with 19 points while pulling down six rebounds and dishing four assists.
• Thomas Collins (17 points) and Tamon Scruggs (10 points) also hit double-digits for the Golden Bears.
• Michael Scott had a team-high nine boards while Scruggs had seven and Collins marked five.
• The team shot 44.4 percent from the floor compared to the Bearcats' 51.5 percent effort.

 

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Women's Basketball Live Coverage Saturday, 2 p.m., vs. No. 21 University of Rio Grande Charleston Catholic High School Charleston, West Virginia
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 9-9, 4-2 (RSC)	Roster	Stats
Rio Grande RedStorm | 17-1, 6-0 (RSC)	Roster	Stats

 

• Fell to River States Conference (RSC) opponent Brescia University, 65-59, Saturday afternoon.
• The Golden Bears now hold a record of 9-9, 4-2 (RSC) while the Bearcats boost their record to 6-11, 3-3 (RSC).
• Three Golden Bears finished in double-digits including 13 points from Savannah Shamblin and ten each from Alexandra Combs and Brittney Justice.
• Combs pulled down a team-high six rebounds while Justice marked five boards.
• As a team, Tech shot 35.6 percent (21-for-59) while Brescia finished 44.0 percent (22-for-50) from the floor.
• The Bearcats also outrebounded the Gold and Blue, 41-27.

 

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Wrestling Live Coverage CANCELED Friday, 2 p.m., at West Liberty University West Liberty, West Virginia
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 2-4	Roster
West Liberty Hilltoppers | 4-3	Roster

LAST COMPETITION

• Finished fourth out of nine schools and six Golden Bears placed at the W&L Jim Crytzer Memorial Invitational Saturday.
• Logan Robertson (1st), Paul Gonzales (2nd), Tristan Bean (3rd), Corey Palmer (3rd), Will Van Hoose (4th) and Devin Wilhelm (5th) placed for the Gold and Blue.
• Robertson (133 lbs.) finished 3-0 including a major decision (9-0) over Washington & Lee's Matt Mueller, a decision (11-5) over John Carroll's Mitch Tikkanen and a decision (7-5) in the championship match over Brandon Woody's Averette University.
• Gonzales grappled at 125 lbs, going 2-1 after an 11-6 decision over Southern Virginia University's Aaron Freidhof, a 12-3 major decision against Korpesh Gootee of Averette and falling in the first place match by major decision, 19-6, against Averette's Samuel Braswell.
• Bean (133 lbs.) was 3-1 Saturday including a major decision, 15-4, over Michael Nichols (Averette), a fall over Tikkanen and a decision, 4-2, in the third place match against St. Andrews' Brennan Pattin.
• Palmer (165 lbs.) picked up his third place finish by winning two tie breakers after marking a fall (3:42) over Patrick Hofstedt of Washington & Lee and a major decision (11-2) against Michael Nelson of St. Andrews.
• Van Hoose (197 lbs.) recorded two falls on his way to fourth place over Seth Wilson (Averette) and Tyler Evers (St. Andrews).
• Wilhelm wrestled at 141 lbs., picking up three wins including a fall over David Shelton (Averette), a major decision (15-2) against Brandon Altieri (Scranton) and a forfeit win in the fifth place match.

 

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Women's and Men's Swimming Live Coverage POSTPONED Saturday, 11 a.m., at Alderson Broaddus University Phillipi, West Virginia
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

 
LAST MEET

• Fell at University of the Cumberlands in dual action - the men's squad dropped the competition with a score of 171-97 while the women fell 178-57.
• Top finishes for the men included first and second place finishes from freshman Marcos de Paula Damaso (9:55.48) and sophomore Manuel Laguna Gomez (10:02.75) in the 1,000 Free.
• Damaso finished on top in the 500 Freestyle with a time of 4:48.96.
• Sophomore Paulo Ignacio, Jr. touched first in the 50 Breaststroke (27.02) and the 100 Breaststroke (59.07) while senior Manuel Serrano Laguna was second in the 200 Free (1:47.55).
• Junior Vinicius Rios touched second in the 100 Butterfly (53.73) while senior Geoffroy also took second, touching at 23.77 in the 50 Butterfly.
• The 200 Free Relay team of Ignacio, Gauneau, senior Jesus Ballesteros and sophomore Felipe Ruiz earned second after a time of 1:29.72 while the 200 medley relay team of Ignacio, Ballesteros, Gauneau and junior Dan Kelly also finished second with a time of 1:38.16.
• The women were led by junior Isabela Kiesewetter Zandavalli who touched first in the 50 Back (29.73) and second in the 100 Back (1:05.25) and senior Kendra Monnin who finished first in the 500 Freestyle (5:28.65) and second in the 50 Breaststroke (31.44).
• Junior Mariana Loureiro touched second in the 200 Freestyle (2:05.14).
• The 200 Medley Relay team of Zandavalli, Monnin, M. Loureiro and freshman Ana Carolina Loureiro took second place with a time of 1:57.66.
• Monnin, Zandavalli, M. Loureiro and junior A'ishah Hironimus finished second in the 200 Free Relay (1:47.14).

 

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