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FARMVILLE, Va. – Longwood University, the defending Big South Champion and an NCAA Tournament team a year ago, outscored the VMI men's basketball team 90-58 Friday in the opening game of the three-day JK 54 Classic, hosted by Longwood.  

Freshmen Tony Felder, Jr. and Tyler Houser paced VMI with 10 points, the third-straight game Felder, Jr. has reached double figures.

Inside the Box Score: 
*Freshman Asher Woods netted nine points and added three assists and two steals
*Senior Sean Conway hit three three-pointers for nine points
*Felder, Jr. hit three treys and Houser shot 2-3 from long distance
*Freshman Ricky Bradley, Jr. scored eight points to go along with a game-best seven rebounds
*Junior Devin Butler also netted eight points
*Nate Lliteras scored a game-high 21 points, hitting all seven of his three-point tries
*The Lancers top nine players include three graduate students, two seniors and three juniors against a Keydet squad featuring five freshmen.   

Quotes from head coach Andrew Wilson: 
"We took it on the chin tonight. Longwood is going to have the opportunity to cut down the nets again this year. This is a great learning experience for us – we can't let this game get us down, we have to come back tomorrow night and Sunday. The biggest challenge for us as a coaching staff is to not let this game bleed into the other two games this weekend."
 
Next Time:
VMI plays in game two of three at the Longwood Classic Saturday evening against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at 7 p.m.