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Men's Basketball

VMI road trip starts at Western Carolina

LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI basketball team embarks on a three-game road trip over the next eight days with the first stop at Cullowhee, North Carolina, where the Keydets will face Western Carolina Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
 
Originally scheduled for a 3:30 tip, the game was moved ahead two hours so VMI could get back on the road sooner to avoid traveling in this weekend's expected snow and ice conditions.
 
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The Keydets (6-14, 1-6) look to pick up their second league victory of the season when facing the Catamounts.
 
About Western Carolina (6-12, 2-5)
The Catamounts own a similar record to the Keydets with six victories on the season and have one more league win than VMI. The two conference victories have been upsets over league leaders Furman (80-77, OT) and ETSU (72-68) to prove the Catamounts can play with anyone in the league. WCU will be hungry for a third league win over VMI after falling on the road at Mercer Wednesday night.
 
Three Catamounts average double figures led by Cord Stansberry's 13.4 points per game. Marcus Kell is close behind at 13.1 ppg and Julien Soumaoro is averaging 11.5 points per outing.
 
Samuel Dada comes off the bench and leads the team in rebounding at 6.9 boards per game while starter Abdulai Fanta Kabba averages 6.6 rebounds.Tidjiane Dioumassi plays a key role directing the offense and owns a team-high 53 assists on the season.
 
All-Time Series (31-41)
The series with the Catamounts has historically been very competitive with VMI owning 31 wins to Western's 41 all-time dating back to 1978. VMI looks to pick up a third-straight win over the Catamounts after claiming the two wins in both contests a year ago. Last season's game in Cullowhee resulted in a thrilling 80-76 win in overtime for the Keydets.









 
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