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Men's Basketball 2/18/2023 4:05:00 PM

Keydets Drop SoCon Contest to Samford

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LEXINGTON, Va. - Starting five freshmen - the first Division I team to do so in the 2022-23 campaign - the young VMI basketball team fell by a 96-61 score to visiting SoCon leader Samford Saturday afternoon at Cameron Hall.

VMI (6-23, 1-15) played without the services of senior captain Sean Conway, who went down with an injury in Wednesday night's contest with Chattanooga.

The Bulldogs (20-9, 14-2), entering the game as the top team in the league, revealed it offensive prowess by converting a blistering 60 percent of its three-point attempts by knocking down 21 of 35 from beyond the arc. Samford's Jaron Rillie led the effort by hitting five of 10 from three-point range en route to 17 points, while former Keydet Bubba Parham logged a team-high 19 points by hitting five of six from downtown.

Key Stats
*Freshman Asher Woods earned a game-high 21 points – just one short of his career high – by hitting three of six from beyond the arc and 7-14 from the field
*Tyler Houser and Taeshaud Jackson II both earned double-doubles, the first time this season two or more Keydets hit the mark in the same game. Houser finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds while Jackson ended up with 12 points and 10 boards
*Samford took advantage of 14 VMI turnovers by converting them into 20 points in transition
*A deep Samford bench outscored VMI's limited reserves by a 32-6 count

Up Next
The Keydets face SoCon foe Wofford next Wednesday, Feb. 22, for the 2022-23 season home finale as VMI's seniors will be recognized before the game.

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Players Mentioned

#30 Sean Conway: G; 6' 5"; Senior

#44 Tyler Houser: C; 6' 9"; Freshman

#2 Taeshaud Jackson II: G; 6' 4"; Freshman

#3 Asher Woods: G; 6' 3"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#30 Sean Conway
: 6' 5"; Senior
: G

#44 Tyler Houser
: 6' 9"; Freshman
: C

#2 Taeshaud Jackson II
: 6' 4"; Freshman
: G

#3 Asher Woods
: 6' 3"; Freshman
: G