BECKLEY, West Virginia -- WVU Tech women's basketball dealt No. 21 University of Rio Grande its first River States Conference (RSC) loss after defeating the Redstorm 76-58 Saturday afternoon. The Golden Bears boost their record to 15-11, 9-4 (RSC) while Rio moves to 24-2, 12-1 (RSC).

A balanced offense helped lead the Gold and Blue past Rio including a 31-for-61 (50.8 percent) effort from the field. Freshman Whittney Justice was a perfect 3-for-3 from beyond the arc and led all scorers with 15 points. W. Justice also had three steals, two assists and two rebounds.

Sophomore Laura Requena posted her sixth double-double this season with 14 points and 13 rebounds. As of February 3, the Madrid, Spain native is No. 38 in the nation (NAIA) with 3.08 offensive rebounds per game and No. 43 with 197 total rebounds.

Fellow classmate Logan Dudley was 5-for-7 from the field, posting 11 points to go with four rebounds. Sophomore Katelyn Byrd and freshman Alexandria Gray recorded ten points each. Byrd finished with four rebounds while Gray pulled down five boards to go with three steals and four assists.

Senior Zjhane West and freshman Brittney Justice both had three steals towards Tech's 13 total and six points each. West also finished with four rebounds and two blocks. Junior Alexandra Combs dished four assists, scored four points, grabbed three steals and posted two blocks.

The Golden Bears shot 71.4 percent (10-for-14) from the bonus line while the RedStorm finished at 66.7 percent (16-for-24).

Tech will look to keep this four-game winning streak alive when they travel to Ohio Christian University for more conference play Tuesday, February 6.