andrews, yildizoglu vs. Washington College
Randall K. Wolf
54
Washington Col. WC 0-0,0-0 Centennial
103
Winner VMI VMI 1-0,0-0 SoCon
Washington Col. WC
0-0,0-0 Centennial
54
Final
103
VMI VMI
1-0,0-0 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Washington Col. WC 25 29 54
VMI VMI 46 57 103

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Keydets take down Washington College in season opener

Yildizoglu breaks school single-game assists record with 15 on the night

LEXINGTON, Va. – Led by a school-record 15 assists by newcomer Tan Yildizoglu, the VMI basketball team earned a dominant 103-54 victory over visiting Washington College Monday night at Cameron Hall to open the 2024-25 season.
 
The Instanbul, Turkey, native and transfer from Pacific University made quite the debut as a Keydet by registering 15 helpers, topping the previous single-game school record of 14 set by Bobby Prince against Western Carolina on January 14, 1995, which stood for nearly 30 years.
 
 
Yildizoglu not only set a school single game assists record but also earned his first double-double at VMI by also registering 10 rebounds to go with four steals and two points on the night.
 
The Shoremen kept the game close for much of the opening half before the Keydets began to pull away with seven minutes before the half. VMI led 20-18 with 7:04 on the clock before going on a big run to go into the break with a 46-25 lead.
 
Key Stats
*Indiana State transfer Augustinas Kiudulas earned a game-high 27 points in his VMI debut to go with seven rebounds, two assists and two steals to aid the VMI attack
*Lipscomb transfer TJ Johnson recorded VMI's second highest point total on the night with 17 points by going 7-12 from the field and 3-7 from three-point range
* Redshirt freshman Walker Andrews also scored in double figures for VMI with 15 points on the night as he converted three treys and went 4-5 from the charity stripe en route to his total
* Freshman Linus Holmstrom was the fourth Keydet in double figures as he scored 11 points, including three treys, two rebounds, an assist and a steal
* VMI returnee Rickey Bradley, Jr. scored nine points back in a Keydet jersey in addition to three boards, four helpers and a steal
*VMI scored 36 points off Shoremen turnovers and tallied 50 points in the paint, including 25 second-chance points
 
 
Washington College Key Stats
*Anthony Seoage led the Shoremen with eight points for the game while Nolan Waldon and Ben Costello each logged seven points
*The bench provided 35 of Washington's 54 points for the contest
 
Up Next
The Keydets hit the road for the first time of the season as they travel to Louisville, Kentucky, to face Bellarmine University Saturday at 3 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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