houser vs wcu
Paul Bouis
71
Winner Western Caro. WCU 12-11,5-5 SoCon
65
VMI VMI 5-18,0-10 SoCon
Winner
Western Caro. WCU
12-11,5-5 SoCon
71
Final
65
VMI VMI
5-18,0-10 SoCon
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Western Caro. WCU 32 39 71
VMI VMI 26 39 65

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Houser Nets Career-High 23 as Western Carolina Edges VMI

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LEXINGTON, Va. – Despite a career-high 23 points from freshman Tyler Houser, the VMI men's basketball team came up just short Saturday against Western Carolina University, falling 71-65 in a Southern Conference game in Cameron Hall.

The Keydets took a 51-50 lead after a Houser hook shot with 8:52 left in the contest, one of many successful post moves on the afternoon. WCU retook the lead on its next possession and held the advantage the rest of the way.

Inside the Box Score:
*Houser shot 9-of-13 from the floor and added five rebounds. The point total was his highest since posting 18 in mid-November against SUIE
*Tony Felder, Jr. had 11 points, his third game of the last four in double figures
*Taeshaud Jackson II had seven points and six boards
*Asher Woods compiled eight points and six rebounds and Sean Conway netted nine points. Conway now has 975 points for his career, just 25 short of joining the 1,000-point club.
*Rickey Bradley, Jr. finished with seven points and eight assists
*Western Carolina's Vonterius Woolbright narrowly missed a triple double, finishing with 19 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds
*Tyzhaun Claude had 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Catamounts (12-11/5-5 SoCon)

VMI Head Coach Andrew Wilson
"I love our team.  I'm proud of our team.  This was another hard fought SoCon game where the margin of victory is very slim. We are going through a growth & maturation process right now that isn't always easy. We will continue to focus on getting better every day & believing in each other."

Next Time:
VMI travels to The Citadel for another SoCon game Thursday at 7 p.m.
 
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