Baseball | 2/19/2018 12:47:00 PM
Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, February 19-25, 2018 — Featuring women's and men's basketball, baseball, softball and women's and men's track and field. Head over to
goldenbearathletics.com and Game Day Central to stay updated on live coverage options throughout the week.
Baseball
Live Coverage
Tuesday, 5:00 p.m., vs. University of Pikeville
Linda K. Epling Stadium
Beckley, West Virginia
Friday, 4:00 p.m. (DH), at Brewton Parker College
Saturday, 1:00 p.m. (DH), at Brewton Parker College
Mount Vernon, Georgia |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 1-5 |
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| Pikeville Bears | 4-4 |
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| Brewton Parker Barons | 3-10 |
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LAST SERIES
- Split a doubleheader with Lawrence Tech Sunday, defeating the Blue Devils, 3-2, in game one before falling in the night cap, 0-4.
- The Golden Bears move to 1-5 this season while Lawrence Tech holds a record of 7-4.
No. 3 East Women's Basketball
Live Coverage
River States Conference (RSC) Tournament Quarterfinal
Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., at No. 2 West Indiana University Southeast
New Albany, Indiana |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 16-12, 10-5 (RSC) |
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| IU Southeast Grenadiers | 18-11, 10-8 (RSC) |
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vs. IU SOUTHEAST (January 4)
- Suffered their first River States Conference (RSC) loss this season after falling to Indiana University Southeast 80-54.
- Junior Savannah Shamblin led Tech with 14 points to go with four rebounds, three assists and two steals.
- Freshman Brittney Justice poured in nine points and had two steals while junior Alexandra Combs finished with eight points including a 2-for-5 from effort from three-point range.
- Combs also pulled down five boards and had two steals.
- Sophomore Katelyn Byrd came off the bench to mark a game-best eight rebounds, six offensive, and posted four points.
- Freshman Alexandria Gray and sophomore Laura Requena recorded four rebounds each.
No. 2 East Men's Basketball
Live Coverage
Tickets
River States Conference (RSC) Tournament Quarterfinal
Tuesday, 7:00 p.m., vs. No. 3 West Asbury University
Beckley Raleigh County Convention Center
Beckley, West Virginia |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 19-10, 12-5 (RSC) |
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| Asbury Eagles | 17-11, 10-8 (RSC) |
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vs. ASBURY (January 18)
- Pulled out a 91-90 victory over (RV) Asbury University.
- Freshman Andreas Jönsson poured in a career-high 24 points to lead the team including a 7-for-10 effort from beyond the arc.
- Junior Brandon Shingles finished 5-for-10 from three-point range towards 22 points while marking six rebounds, five assists and two steals.
- Shingles also hit the jumper that put Tech over the edge for the win, knocking down a shot with 11 seconds left to play and lifting Tech to the 91-90 W.
- Junior Thomas Collins recorded 15 points, seven rebounds, one assist and one steal.
- Senior Michael Scott had 12 points and three rebounds.
- Junior Cole Schoolcraft passed out a game-best eight assists with no turnovers and had five rebounds.
- Freshman Tamon Scruggs pulled down seven boards to go with four points and a block.
- Tech and Asbury were almost equal on the floor, finishing 42.5 percent (31-for-73) and 42.4 percent (28-for-66) respectively.
Softball
Live Coverage
Tournament Page
Coker Spring Tournament
Saturday, 10:00 a.m., vs. Fairmont State University
Saturday, 3:00 p.m., vs. University of Charleston
Sunday, 9:00 a.m., vs. Shepherd College
Sunday, 11:00 a.m., vs. King's College
Hosted by Coker College
Hartsville, South Carolina |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears | 0-4 |
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| Charleston Golden Eagles | 0-0 |
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| Fairmont State Fighting Falcons | 0-0 |
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| Shepherd Rams | 0-0 |
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| King's Monarchs | 0-0 |
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LAST SERIES
- The Golden Bears finished 0-4 during the Grizzly Classic, falling to Bryan (0-1, 8 innings) before dropping three to No. 7 Georgia Gwinnett (0-8, 0-14, 0-8).
- Tech managed five hits during the weekend including one each from senior Kayla Harbin, sophomore Annika Ponton, juniors Kacie Cahill and Skyla Connelly and freshman Olivia Morey.
- Connelly also marked a stolen base for the Gold and Blue.
- In the circle, sophomore Karina Atanacio struck out seven batters after eight innings pitched, giving up just five hits and zero earned runs.
Women's and Men's Track and Field
Live Coverage
JDL Last Chance Meet
Sunday
Winston Salem, North Carolina |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's) |
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| WVU Tech Golden Bears (Women's) |
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LAST MEET
- The inaugural RSC Indoor Track and Field Championship was held Friday, February 9 at Tiffin University's Heminger Center and the WVU Tech men finished third overall and the women finished sixth.
Men's Highlights:
- 3,000m Race Walk - Luke Jobson - First - 12:29.65
- 3,000m Race Walk - Steven Smith - Second - 12:47.75
- 3,000m Race Walk - Anthony Gruttadauro - Third - 12:55.13
- 600m - Jared Hamm - Fourth - 1:27.36
- 5,000m - Dan Nehnevaj - First - 15:17.60
- 5,000m - Douglas Negrete - Second - 15:41.15
- Weight Throw - Seth Greensage - First - 14.80m
- Shot Put - Daniel Lynch - First - 16.32m
- 4 x 400m Relay - WVU Tech - Third - 3:44.41
- 4,000m DMR - WVU Tech - First - 11:07.44
- With Gruttadauro's and Nehnevaj's finishes, the two have qualified for the Indoor NAIA National Championship to be held March 1-3 in Pitsburg, Kansas.
Women's Highlights:
