Baseball | 2/12/2019 1:39:00 PM
Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, February 12-17, 2019 — Featuring women's and men's basketball, wrestling, baseball and softball. Head over to
goldenbearathletics.com and Game Day Central to stay updated on live coverage options throughout the week.
(RV) Women's Basketball
Live Coverage
Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., vs. Bluefield State College
SENIOR DAY
Saturday, 1:00 p.m., vs. University of Rio Grande
Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center
Beckley, West Virginia |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears (20-8, 15-1 RSC) |
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| Bluefield State Blues (8-16) |
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| Rio Grande RedStorm (15-13, 6-10 RSC) |
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LAST GAME
- Kept the streak rolling, pushing it to 13 with a 78-60 victory over Point Park University Saturday.
- The Golden Bears are now 20-8, 15-1 (RSC) while the Pioneers move to 12-14, 8-7 (RSC).
- Junior Laura Requena has now recorded nine consecutive double-doubles after finishing with 20 points and 15 rebounds.
- Senior Savannah Shamblin finished with 17 points, four assists, a steal and two rebounds.
- Sophomore Brittney Justice marked 11 points, seven rebounds and an assist.
- Fellow sophomore Whittney Justice came off the bench to contribute with ten points, four rebounds and two assists.
- Senior Alexandra Combs gave a game-best five assists to go with six rebounds, four points, two steals and a block.
- Junior Logan Dudley finished with nine points, five rebounds and three assists.
- Tech finished 30-for-71 (42.3 percent) from the field while holding the Pioneers to just 25-for-68 (36.8 percent) shooting.
- The Golden Bears also held the advantage in rebounds, 47-39.
No. 9 Men's Basketball
Live Coverage
Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., vs. Bluefield State College
Thursday, 7:00 p.m., vs. Appalachian Bible College
SENIOR DAY
Saturday, 1:00 p.m., vs. University of Rio Grande
Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center
Beckley, West Virginia |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears (21-4, 12-2 RSC) |
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| Bluefield State Blues (8-15) |
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| Appalachian Bible Warriors |
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LAST GAME
- Defeated Point Park University 87-73 in River States Conference (RSC) action Saturday.
- The Golden Bears boost their record to 23-4, 14-2 (RSC) while the Pioneers move to 8-15, 5-10 (RSC).
- Tech was led by senior Elisha Boone who recorded a double-double effort of 18 points and 15 rebounds.
- Fellow senior Brandon Shingles knocked down five three-pointers towards 17 points.
- Shingles also marked five rebounds, three assists and a steal.
- Junior Dominik King finished with 13 points, four assists, two steals and a rebound.
- Sophomore Junior Arrey had 11 points, three rebounds, three assists and a steal.
- Freshman Isaiah Morgan posted eight points and a rebound.
- As a team, Tech finished 30-for-51 (58.8 percent) from the field while holding the Pioneers to just 27-for-60 (45.0 percent) shooting.
- The Gold and Blue also held the advantage under the boards, 38-21.
Softball
Live Coverage
Saturday, 1:30 p.m. (DH), at Reinhardt University
Ken White Softball Field
Waleska, Georgia |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears |
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| Reinhardt Eagles |
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RIVER STATES CONFERENCE (RSC) COACHES' PRESEASON POLL
- University of Rio Grande (Ohio) is this year's favorite in the 2019 RSC Softball Coaches' Preseason Poll.
- WVU Tech came in fifth in the poll with 47 votes.
- The Golden Bears were 24-27, 10-8 RSC last season.
- The RSC Softball Coaches' Preseason Poll was voted on by the league's 10 softball head coaches.
- Rio Grande was the unanimous favorite with all nine of the possible first-place votes.
- The RedStorm received 81 votes in the balloting.
Wrestling
Live Coverage
APPALACHIAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (AAC) CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday
Hosted by Truett-McConnell University
Cleveland, Georgia |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears (4-8, 3-3 AAC) |
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LAST DUAL
- Wrestling dropped a dual to Truett-McConnell University, 29-23, Saturday in Van Meter Gym.
- Senior Tristan Bean picked up Tech's first win, at 133 lbs., with an 11-3 major decision over Jacob Taylor.
- Sophomore Logan Robertson grabbed the next W for the Gold and Blue with an 8-3 decision over William Davidson at 141 lbs.
- Fellow sophomore Devin Wilhelm grappled at 149 lbs., earning a 12-0 major decision over Jacob Power.
- Junior Leland Swafford scored Tech's first fall of the morning, defeating Ian James at 157 lbs.
- The final win of the dual for WVU Tech went to freshman Tucker Lawson at 174 lbs. who posted a fall over Kendrik Koller.
Baseball
Live Coverage
Friday, 4:00 p.m., at Montreat College
Saturday, 11:00 a.m. (DH), at Montreat College
Montreat, North Carolina |
| WVU Tech Golden Bears (3-5) |
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| Montreat Cavaliers (3-0) |
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LAST SERIES
- Dropped the series at St. Andrews University, 4-0.
- The losses were narrow at 2-0, 3-1, 3-0 and 7-2.
