Baseball | 2/5/2018 4:26:00 PM

Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, February 5-11, 2018 — Featuring women's and men's basketball, women's and men's swimming, women's and men's track and field, wrestling and baseball. 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 Tickets Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., at Ohio Christian University Circleville, Ohio Saturday, 1:00 p.m., vs. Indiana University East Beckley Raleigh County Convention Center Beckley, West Virginia
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 15-11, 9-4 (RSC)	Roster	Stats
Ohio Christian Trailblazers | 10-14, 3-10 (RSC)	Roster	Stats
IU East Red Wolves | 18-8, 10-3 (RSC)	Roster	Stats

 

• Dealt No. 21 University of Rio Grande its first River States Conference (RSC) loss after defeating the Redstorm 76-58 Saturday afternoon.
• 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).

 

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Men's Basketball Live Coverage Tickets Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., at Ohio Christian University Circleville, Ohio Saturday, 1:00 p.m., vs. Indiana University East Beckley Raleigh County Convention Center Beckley, West Virginia
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 16-9, 9-4 (RSC)	Roster	Stats
Ohio Christian Trailblazers | 10-14, 6-7 (RSC)	Roster	Stats
IU East Red Wolves | 24-2, 13-0 (RSC)	Roster	Stats

 

• Defeated University of Rio Grande, 91-86, in River States Conference (RSC) play Saturday.
• The Golden Bears boost their record to 16-9, 9-4 (RSC) while the RedStorm move to 9-17, 4-9 (RSC).
• The Gold and Blue finished an impressive 90.0 percent (27-for-30) from the foul line including an 11-for-11 effort from junior Thomas Collins while fellow classmate Brandon Shingles finished 7-for-7.
• Shingles led all scorers with 28 points including five made from beyond the arc. Collins recorded 19 points for WVU Tech.
• Senior Michael Scott, who now has 12 double-doubles this season and recorded his fifth consecutive, poured in 21 points to go with 11 rebounds.
• Freshman Tamon Scruggs finished with nine points and five rebounds while sophomore Dominik King marked six points and two blocks.
• As a team, Tech shot 47.5 percent (28-for-59) from the field while the RedStorm finished at 49.2 percent (32-for-65).
• The Golden Bears did dominate the boards, pulling down 41 rebounds compared to Rio's 24.

 

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Women's and Men's Swimming Live Coverage Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Championships Thursday-Saturday Kingsport Aquatic Center Kingsport, Tennessee
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's) | 3-3	Roster
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Women's) | 2-4	Roster

 
LAST SEASON AT AAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Men's Swimming

• Locked up the 2017 AAC Men's Swimming Championship on Saturday, edging out second-place Asbury University by only 24 points.
• The meet was held at the Kingsport Aquatic Center in the HMG Competition Pool in Kingsport, Tennessee
• The Golden Bears maintained first place throughout the three-day event, but Asbury was continually hot on its tail.
• Tech won with 633 total points, while Asbury compiled 609 total points.
• St. Andrews University took third place with 556 points while Union College (461), Point University (303) and Milligan College (295) rounded out the field.
• Golden Bear champions that were crowned included:
  • Paulo Ignacio, Jr. in the 200 Breaststroke (2:05.25) and 100 Breaststroke (56.34)
  • 400 Medley Relay (3:27.32) made up of Arthur Bertrand, Geoffroy Gauneau, Manuel Laguna Gomez and Ignacio.
  • 800 Freestyle Relay (7:03.38) made up of Ignacio, Gomez, Felipe Ruiz and Manuel Serrano Laguna.

Women's Swimming

• Earned runners-up in the AAC Championships held at the Kingsport Aquatic Center over three days.
• The Golden Bears finished with 488 team points while AAC champions, Asbury University, produced 606 team points.
• Union College ended up in third at 464 points, while Columbia College took fourth with 444 points.
• Milligan College (354.5), St. Andrews University (309.5) and Point University (246) rounded out the field.
• Tech champions included:
  • Kendra Monnin in the 200 Breaststroke (2:27.05) and 100 Breaststroke (1:07.56)
  • Francine Meyer 100 Butterfly (58.91)
  • 800 Freestyle Relay (7:56.86) made up of Monnin, Meyer and Isabela Kiesewetter Zandavalli and Mariana Loureiro.

 

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Women's and Men's Track and Field Live Coverage Meet Information River States Conference (RSC) Indoor Championships Friday, 3 p.m. Hosted at Tiffin University Tiffin, Ohio
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's)	Roster
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Women's)	Roster

 

• Juniors Daniel Lynch (Shot Put, 16.63 meters) and Dan Nehnevaj (3,000 Meter Run, 8:48.27) took first place in their respective events.
• Women's Highlights:
  • In the Distance Medley Relay, freshman Jaelynn Parks earned a new PR in her 1,600 meter leg with a 6:08.71.
  • Senior Kylie Lang finished fourth in the 500 Meter Dash, finishing with a time of 1:31.31.
  • Lang also place seventh in the 1,000 Meter Run.
  • Freshman Makenzy Mandeville placed sixth in the 3,000 Meter Run.
• Men's Highlights:
  • Lynch's throw moves him to seventh in the nation (NAIA).
  • Nehnevaj's run is a new personal record for the junior.
  • Senior Douglas Negrete ran to a fourth place finish in the 3,000 Meter Run.
  • Freshman Nyhne Daniel took third (23.93) and sophomore Joseph De La Cruz was seventh (24.42) in the 200 Meter Dash.
  • N. Daniel also finished fifth in the 55 Meter Dash with a time of 6.73.
  • Junior Zuberi Idy jumped to a fifth place finish in the Triple Jump at 12.77 meters.
  • In the weight throw, junior Seth Greensage tossed a 14.25 meters to finish in third.

 

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Wrestling SENIOR DAY Saturday, 2:00 p.m., vs. Allen University Van Meter Gym Beckley, West Virginia
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 3-8	Roster
Allen Yellow Jackets	Roster

LAST COMPETITION

• The Golden Bears fell to Reinhardt, 34-9, before falling to Alderson Broaddus, 38-16.
• Senior Tristan Bean finished 2-0 by bout at 133 lbs. including a 6-5 decision over Jordan Pitt (RU) and a fall (2:32) over Paul Steger (AB
• Senior Corey Palmer scored a fall (1:31) over Reinhardt's Garrett Klinger at 165 lbs
• Junior Robert Pritt wrestled at 149 lbs., grappling to a 17-5 major decision over Daniel Dayton (AB).

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Baseball Live Coverage Friday, 12:00 p.m. (DH), at St. Andrews University Saturday, 12:00 p.m., at St. Andrews University Laurinburg, North Carolina
WVU Tech Golden Bears	Roster	Stats
St. Andrews Knights | 2-2	Roster	Stats

2018 RSC PRESEASON POLL

• The 2018 River States Conference (RSC) Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll has picked IU Southeast as this year's conference favorite.
• The Grenadiers ended last year ranked No. 15 in the final NAIA Top 25 poll and were within one game of the NAIA World Series.
• WVU Tech reached the conference tournament finals last year and was picked fifth this year.
• The Golden Bears received 50 votes and were 31-28 overall, 18-12 RSC last year.

 

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