General | 10/29/2018 1:21:00 PM

Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, October 29 - November 4, 2018 — Featuring women's and men's basketball, volleyball, wrestling, women's and men's cross country 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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Women's Basketball Live Coverage Tuesday, 6 p.m., vs. Bluefield College Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center Beckley, West Virginia Thursday, 6 p.m., at University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, Kentucky
WVU Tech Golden Bears	Roster	Stats
Bluefield Rams	Roster	Stats
Cumberlands Patriots (2-0)	Roster	Stats

 

• WVU Tech was predicted seventh overall in the RSC and third in the RSC East.
• The Golden Bears were RSC Tournament semifinalists last year and like Point Park and Rio Grande have placed two players on the preseason all-conference team.
• Tech also landed two on the All-RSC Preseason team including senior captain Savannah Shamblin and sophomore Brittney Justice.

 

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Men's Basketball Live Coverage Walters Auto Classic Friday, 6 p.m., vs. Ohio State University (Mansfield) Saturday, 2 p.m., vs. Kentucky Christian University Hosted by University of Pikeville Pikeville, Kentucky
WVU Tech Golden Bears	Roster	Stats
Ohio State Mavericks	Roster	Stats
Kentucky Christian Knights	Roster	Stats

 

• WVU Tech received five first-place votes in the poll and came in second with a total of 134 votes.
• The Golden Bears reached the national tournament last year and ended the season ranked No. 25 in the nation and are currently ranked No. 13 in the NAIA.
• WVU Tech advanced to the semifinals of the RSC Tournament, and it returns this year several players from the 20-win team, including some key pieces who were out all year with injuries.
• Tech also landed three on the All-RSC preseason team including seniors Brandon Shingles, Tommy Collins and Elisha Boone.

 

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Volleyball Live Coverage Friday, 7 p.m., at Point Park University Saturday, 12 p.m., at Carlow University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
WVU Tech Golden Bears (26-8, 9-5 RSC)	Roster	Stats
Point Park Pioneers (16-11, 9-4 RSC)	Roster	Stats
Carlow Celtics (8-17, 3-10 RSC)	Roster	Stats

  LAST TIME ON THE COURT

• Earned a huge River States Conference (RSC) victory over Indiana University East.
• The Golden Bears boost their record to 26-8, 9-5 (RSC) while the Red Wolves move to 22-7, 11-3 (RSC).
• Tech combined for 41 kills including a match-best 12 from junior Katelyn Byrd.
• Fellow junior Konstantina Pateli posted eight kills, also handling the ball for the Golden Bears, dishing out 29 assists to go with ten digs.
• Junior Emily Kidd finished with seven kills towards a .545 hitting percentage while recording three block solos.
• Senior Ana Monteiro and junior Carolina Bologna had five kills each.
• Sophomore libero Sawyer Hawgood marked the match-high of 17 digs while producing five assists in the win.
• Monteiro posted 13 digs while freshman Michaella Guyot-Polverini had four.
• Guyot-Polverini also recorded two service aces and an assist.

 

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Wrestling Patriot Open Saturday, 9 a.m. Hosted by University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, Kentucky
WVU Tech Golden Bears	Roster

 

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Men's and Women's Cross Country River States Conference Championship Saturday, 11 a.m. Owensboro, Kentucky
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's)	Roster
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Women's)	Roster

LAST MEET

• The men's team finished third out of 41 teams while the women ended 18^th of 41 teams during the Sand Shark Invitational.
• Junior Dan Nehnevaj led the men with a ninth place finish out of 281 competitors with a time  of 25:40.5.
• The Golden Bears that followed Nehnevaj included Brandon Hudson (32, 26:43.4), Michael Ecker-Randolph (38, 26:55.2), Aidan Hearne (47, 27:14.5), Nathan Morton (48, 27:15.8), Zac Longwell (60, 27:26.5) and Alex Lee (63, 27:31.2).
• Sophomore Jaelynn Parks crossed first for the women, finishing with a time of 20:27.0 and a 77^th place out of 292 runners.
• Teammates that followed Parks included Kara Sandusky (84, 20:42.5), Kaeley Boyd (119, 21:47.6), Annmarie Gruttadauro (123, 21:54.9), Hannah Pride (135, 22:20.4) and Alisa Kuchmak (148, 22:36.1).

 

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Men's and Women's Swimming Live Coverage Saturday, at Emory & Henry College vs. Milligan College Hosted by Emory & Henry College Emory, Virginia
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's)	Roster
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Women's)	Roster

 
LAST MEET

• Men's swimming defeated two NCAA DII opponents including the host school Salem University, 143-91, and Alderson Broaddus University, 174-10.
• The team tallied nine first place finishes including three from Paulo Ignacio, Jr.
• Women's swimming team of WVU Tech defeated Alderson Broaddus University, 109-68, and fell to the host school Salem University, 101-112, both NCAA DII opponents.
• Tech recorded seven first place touches including three individual top finishes from Mariana Loureiro.

 

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