Game #14 at VMI

In the fourteenth game of the season, the Cats remain on the road and will travel to Lexington, VA to face the Keydets on Wednesday, January 8.

Western is now 10-3 overall on the season, and 2-0 in the SoCon, while the Keydets are on a 4 game slide and are 0-3 in conference action.



Game #14 - VMI Keysets

When: Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at 7:00 pm
Where: Cameron Hall (5,000), Lexington, VA
Radio: Catamount Sports Network
-announcer: Daniel Hooker (PxP)
TV/video: ESPN3
-announcer-
Live Stats: VMI Live Stats
Fan Message Board: Keydet Sportstalk
The Series:  The series between VMI and the Cats started back in 1978 and Western owns a 34-26 record with the Keydets.  The series is tied at 14-14 in games played in Lexington, as VMI completed a series sweep of the Cats in 2019 that includes a game in the SoCon tournament for three wins.
VMI's 2020 record:  5-11 overall, 4-4 home, 0-6 away, 0-3 SoCon

Head coach Dan Earl is in his 4th season with the Keydets and is fielding a young team in 2020. Through the first 15 games of the season, the Keydets are getting 47% of their scoring from four true freshmen, with guard Travis Evee leading the team with a 12.7 ppg average followed by Camdyn Curfman with 11.8 ppg, Louis Tang at 5.8 ppg, and Sean Conway at 5.1 ppg. The Keydets are a very good three-point shooting team, currently averaging 11.6 threes per game.

The Keydets come into this game on a four-game slide, as well as three losses in conference play. VMI is coming off a 3 point loss at home to Samford, despite a career-high of 22 points and a season-best 10 rebounds from senior guard Garrett Gilkeson. Currently, the Keydets are averaging 73.7 points per game, but are giving up 78.9 ppg. VMI ranks third in the conference in three-point shooting, hitting 37.9% of their attempts, but again, they are last in the conference in defending the three-point shot.


Probable Starters
Guard  Travis Evee, Fr. 6-0/165 - 12.7 ppg
Guard  Kamdyn Curfman, Fr. 6-0/170 - 11.8 ppg
Guard  Garrett Gilkeson, Sr. 6-4/215 - 9.9 ppg
Guard  Myles Lewis, Jr. 6-5/189 - 9.0 ppg
Center  Tyler Creammer, Sr. 6-10/260 - 3.6 ppg


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