Men's Basketball | 11/5/2018 10:03:00 AM

Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, November 5-11, 2018 — Featuring men's soccer, wrestling, volleyball and women's and men's basketball. Head over to goldenbearathletics.com and Game Day Central to stay updated on live coverage options throughout the week.
 

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No. 2 Men's Soccer Live Coverage River States Conference Championship Semifinal Wednesday, 7 p.m., vs. No. 6 Brescia University (WIN BY FORFEIT) Saturday, TBD, vs. Winner of Rio Grande vs. IU East Location: TBD
WVU Tech Golden Bears (14-1-4)	Roster	Stats
Brescia Bearcats (8-10-1)	Roster	Stats

REGULAR SEASON GAME vs. BRESCIA (October 4)

• Defeated Brescia University in River States Conference (RSC) play 5-0 in Beckley.
• Junior Manuel Garcia had a standout game, recording two goals (7' and 89') and two assists (19' and 25') after six shots, three on frame.
• Fellow junior Eduardo Gutierrez posted Tech's second goal in the 19^th minute while junior Jesus Naves (25') and senior Murray Kinnaird (45') also had first half goals.
• Kinnaird's score came off the assist of senior Sergio Sanchez while Gutierrez assisted on Garcia's goal in the seventh minute.
• The only second half goal, tallied by Garcia, was off the assist from junior Narhum Nivillac.
• Junior Jose Domingo Xam-mar stays perfect protecting the goal, making six stops after 90 minutes of play.
• Brescia's keeper, Jacob Stanley, made five stops while allowing five goals in the complete game.

 

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Wrestling Thursday, 7 p.m., at Bluefield College Bluefield, Virginia Saturday, 9 a.m., at Averett Cougar Open Hosted by Averett University Danville, Virginia
WVU Tech Golden Bears	Roster
Bluefield Rams	Roster

 
LAST TOURNAMENT

• Judson McCray (125 lbs.) picked up 2.5 team points after winning by fall (4:03) against Allen's Ervin Bryant.
• Tristan Bean (133 lbs.) earned a major decision (15-7) against Life's Alex Gordy.
• Logan Robertson scored a technical fall (20-2) at 141 lbs. versus Marian's Alex Fauber.
• At 149 lbs., Devin Wilhelm earned a 7-1 decision against Bellarmine's Corbin Hale.
• Cameron Crislip (165 lbs.) earned a 17-6 major decision over Brewton-Parker's Jordan Soloman.
• Tucker Lawson (174 lbs.) finished the day with decision (10-5) versus Truett-McConnell's Steven Ray.
• Vincent DeVaney (197 lbs.) recorded a sudden victory (SV-1, 7-5) over Queens University of Charlotte's Jacob Balmas and earned a fall (3:48) against Allen's Wallace Neal-Williams.

 

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No. 3 (East) Volleyball Live Coverage River States Conference Championship Quarterfinal Friday, 6:30 p.m., vs. No. 2 (West) Brescia University Hosted by Indiana University Kokomo Kokomo, Indiana
WVU Tech Golden Bears (27-9)	Roster	Stats
Brescia Bearcats (21-15)	Roster	Stats

REGULAR SEASON GAME vs. BRESCIA (October 19)

• Finished with a 3-2 River States Conference (RSC) victory over Brescia University in Van Meter Gym.
• Junior Katelyn Byrd put down 17 kills for a match-best while junior Carolina Bologna and freshman Valentina Abondano both tallied 12 kills.
• Byrd also had an assist, a block solo and a dig.
• Abondano finished with a double-double after 18 digs and the kills to go with two assists.
• Bologna had five digs, three block solos and a service ace.
• Junior Konstantina Pateli posted 48 assists to go with seven digs, two service aces and a block solo.
• Sophomore libero Sawyer Hawgood marked a team-best 19 digs while also recording two service aces and an assist.
• Senior Ana Monteiro picked up 14 digs and had ten kills.
• Junior Alice Amitrano posted seven digs in the win.
• Junior Emily Kidd had a match-high four block solos to go with five kills, two digs and a block assist.

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Men's Basketball Live Coverage WVU Tech Classic Friday 5 p.m., University of Rio Grande vs. Berkeley College 7 p.m., WVU Tech vs. Penn State Fayette Saturday 1 p.m., University of Rio Grande vs. Penn State Fayette 3 p.m., WVU Tech vs. Berkeley College Hosted by WVU Tech Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center Beckley, West Virginia
WVU Tech Golden Bears (2-0)	Roster	Stats
Rio Grande RedStorm	Roster	Stats
Berkeley Knights	Roster	Stats
Penn State Fayette Nittany Lions	Roster	Stats

 

• Improved to 2-0 with a 116-83 win over Kentucky Christian University.
• The Golden Bears shot 50 percent from beyond the arc, nailing 17 three pointers, led by freshman Isaiah Morgan who notched a game-high five.
• All-American Elisha Boone led the Golden bears in scoring, recording 17 points in just under 20 minutes of action.
• Junior Arrey, Morgan, Boone, Tommy Collins, Brent Daniels, Brandon Shingles and Dominik King all scored in double figures for WVU Tech.

 

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Women's Basketball Live Coverage Saturday, 6 p.m., vs. Shawnee State University Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center Beckley, West Virginia
WVU Tech Golden Bears (1-1)	Roster	Stats
Shawnee State Bears (4-0)	Roster	Stats

 

• Dropped an 82-68 decision at University of the Cumberlands.
• The Golden Bears now hold a record of 1-1 while the Patriots move to 3-0.
• Junior Laura Requena finished with a double-double effort of 18 points and 12 rebounds to go with three assists, a block and a steal.
• Requena finished 6-for-8 from the free throw line.
• Sophomore Brittney Justice posted 16 points while pulling down eight rebounds.
• She also had three assists and was a perfect 4-for-4 at the bonus line.
• Senior Savannah Shamblin and junior Logan Dudley also hit double-digits, recording 12 and ten points respectively.
• Dudley also finished with five rebounds while Shamblin dished four assists.
• Sophomore Whittney Justice came off the bench to give Tech seven points and a rebound, including a 5-for-6 showing from the free throw line.
• The Gold and Blue shot 34.8 percent (24-for-69) from the field compared to the Patriots' 50.0 percent (34-for-68) effort.
• Cumberlands also held the advantage under the boards, 48-32.

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