Women's Soccer | 10/17/2018 9:52:00 AM
Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, October 17-21, 2018 — Featuring volleyball, women's and men's soccer and women's and men's cross country. Head over to
goldenbearathletics.com and Game Day Central to stay updated on live coverage options throughout the week.
Volleyball
Live Coverage
Friday, 7 p.m., vs. Brescia University
Saturday, 12 p.m., vs. Indiana University Southeast
Van Meter Gym
Beckley, West Virginia |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears (20-6, 4-3 RSC) |
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| Brescia Bearcats (15-14, 5-4 RSC) |
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| IU Southeast (18-6, 5-4 RSC) |
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LAST TIME ON THE COURT
- Earned a 3-0 shut out River States Conference (RSC) victory over Midway University in Van Meter Gymnasium.
- After scores of 25-11, 25-10 and 25-22 the Golden Bears move to 22-7, 6-4 (RSC) while the Eagles now hold a record of 6-18, 3-6 (RSC).
- Senior Ana Monteiro had a standout game with a double-double effort of 11 digs on defense and ten kills on offense.
- The Rio de Janeiro, Brazil native also posted three assists and a block solo.
- Junior Carolina Bologna finished 8-for-16 towards a .438 hitting percentage while recording three digs and two each of service aces, block solos and block assists.
- Fellow junior Konstantina Pateli had 15 assists to go with five kills and six digs.
- Freshman Michaella Guyot-Polverini had four assists and three digs for Tech.
- Junior Katelyn Byrd picked up 11 digs and had three assists while also putting down four kills, a block solo and a block assist.
- Sophomore Sawyer Hawgood tallied nine digs while freshman Valentina Abondano had eight digs.
- Hawgood also had two assists in the win while Abondano posted a service ace.
Men's and Women's Cross Country
Sand Shark Cross Country Invitational
Saturday, 10 a.m.
Beaufort, South Carolina |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's) |
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| WVU Tech Golden Bears (Women's) |
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LAST MEET
- Had a standout showing during the Greater Louisville Classic in Kentucky with personal-bests for each Golden Bear.
- The men finished 20th out of 45 squads while the women ended 22nd of 43 teams.
- Led by junior Dan Nehnevaj's ninth place finish in 25:11.2, the men's team knocked off seven NAIA schools that received votes in last week's national poll, including three of the top 30.
- All Golden Bear scorers ran all-time personal best times in the nationally competitive blue division race, also knocking off the top ranked River States Conference (RSC) team opponent Point Park University.
- Following Nehnevaj across the line were freshman Aidan Hearne (26:32), sophomore Michael Ecker-Randolph (26:42), freshman Brandon Hudson (26:44), freshman Seth Bierbrauer (21:14), freshman Nathan Morton (27:45), sophomore Alex Lee (27:36), freshman Nicholas Lee (27:52), sophomore Marcus Vital (28:26) and sophomore Steven Smith (29:22).
- On the Women's side, the Golden Bear competed in the silver race, led by freshman Kara Sandusky in a personal-best time of 20:36.6, followed by sophomore Jaelynn Parks (20:56), freshman Alisa Kuchmak (21:48), sophomore Kaeley Boyd (21:54) and sophomore Hannah Pride (22:25).
Men's Soccer
Live Coverage
SENIOR DAY!
Saturday, 3 p.m., vs. Ohio Christian University
YMCA Paul Cline Memorial Complex
Beckley, West Virginia |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears (10-1-4, 4-1-1 RSC) |
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| Ohio Christian Trailblazers (4-9, 1-4 RSC) |
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LAST GAME
- Suffered its first loss in 2018 at No. 5 University of Rio Grande, 3-0.
- The Golden Bears now hold a record of 10-1-4, 4-1-1 (RSC) while the RedStorm move to 12-0, 6-0 (RSC).
- Rio struck quickly for its first goal, coming from Nicolas Cam Orellana in the fourth minute.
- The final two goals of the contest came in the second half from Manyumow Achol (84') and Callum Malanaphy (88').
- As a team, Tech finished with four shots, one on goal while the RedStorm had 12 shots, five on frame.
- Junior Alvaro Tina posted the Gold and Blue's shot on goal.
- Junior Jose Domingo Xam-mar made two stops and allowed three goals after 90 minutes of protecting the net for Tech.
- Rio's keeper, Richard Dearle, had one save after the complete game victory.
Women's Soccer
Live Coverage
SENIOR DAY!
Saturday, 5 p.m., vs. Ohio Christian University
YMCA Paul Cline Memorial Complex
Beckley, West Virginia |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears (6-5, 3-3 RSC) |
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| Ohio Christian Trailblazers (5-6-2, 2-2-1 RSC) |
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LAST GAME
- Fell at University of Rio Grande, 2-1.
- The Golden Bears move to 6-5, 3-3 (RSC) while the RedStorm improve to 5-7-1, 3-3 (RSC).
- All scores were recorded in the second half including the equalizer in minute 76 from sophomore Meghan Rugel.
- Rugel found the back of the net off the perfect pass from senior Lorena Moyers.
- Rio's first goal came in minute 49 from Payten Davis and the winning goal was posted with just one minute left to play in regulation from the same RedStorm player, Davis.
- The teams were almost even in shots with nine each while Tech had six on frame and Rio had five on goal.
- Rugel and Moyers finished with a team-best two shots on goal each.
- Freshman keeper Jenna Miller protected the net for 90 minutes in the loss.
- Miller made three stops while allowing two goals.
- Rio's keeper, Andrea Vera, played a complete game and was forced to make five Golden Bear stops while allowing one goal.
