SoCon Basketball Tuesday (11-30-21)

SoCon Basketball for Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021

Monday's recap:   No SoCon games were scheduled for Monday 29, 2021


Current Standings after Sunday's Games:
5-1 Chattanooga
5-1 Samford
6-2 UNCG
5-2 ETSU
4-2 Wofford
4-2 Furman
3-2 Citadel
3-4 Western Carolina
3-4 VMI
3-4 Mercer

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Tuesday's Schedule:   Five games are on the schedule for Tuesday, all are winnable games, and certainly would give a boost to the overall RPI and NET for the SoCon for a Tuesday night sweep "On the road to Asheville"!!!

7:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPN+
Summit at VMI (3-4)
Cameron Hall - Lexington, VA


7:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPN+
Chattanooga (5-1) at Tennessee Tech (2-4)
Hooper Eblen Center - Cookeville, TN


7:00 PM ET ESPN+
Furman (4-2) at High (3-3)
Qubein Arena - High Point, NC


7:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPN+
Elon (2-5) ar UNCG (6-2)
Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC


8:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPN+
Mississippi College at Samford (5-1)
Pete Hanna Center - Birmingham, AL

SoCon Basketball Monday (11-29-21)

SoCon Basketball for Monday, Nov. 29, 2021

But first, A recap of Saturday's games:  The SoCon pulled off two wins on Sunday, as the Bulldogs beat SC State in overtime, and Wofford pulled off an SEC win over Georgia.  

-The Citadel 91 at South Carolina State 79
The Citadel held South Carolina State to just a pair of free throws in overtime in a 91-79 overtime victory Sunday afternoon inside the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center. The Citadel forced the overtime period as Rudy Fitzgibbons III drove baseline and hit a cutting Brent Davis for the layup with 5.4 seconds remaining.

-Wofford 68 at Georgia 65
Max Klesmit scored 11 of his team-high 17 points in the final eight minutes as Wofford held off Georgia to post a 68-65 upset on Sunday. The victory was the first over an SEC opponent for Wofford's third-year coach Jay McAuley, who graduated from Georgia in 2006. He was a Wofford assistant when the Terriers upset the Bulldogs 60-57 on Nov. 17, 2009.


Current Standings after Saturday's Games:
5-1 Chattanooga
5-1 Samford
6-2 UNCG
5-2 ETSU
4-2 Wofford
4-2 Furman
3-2 Citadel
3-4 Western Carolina
3-4 VMI
3-4 Mercer

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Monday's Schedule:

No games on the schedule for Monday 29, 2021.

SoCon Basketball Sunday (11-28-21)

SoCon Basketball for Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021

But first, A recap of Saturday's games​: 

The SoCon was 5-2 on Saturday's game, with everybody except Western Carolin and Chattanooga winning their game. 

-McNeese State 75 vs. Samford 83

A Balanced Attack Leads the Bulldogs Past McNeese State 83-75, as Samford goes 3-0 at Emerald Coast Classic. The Bulldogs rallied from an eight-point first-half deficit to defeat McNeese State University, 83-75, in the final round of the Emerald Coast Classic on Saturday, Nov. 27 at Raider Arena.

-Milligan 49 at Mercer 88

The third season of the Greg Gary era earns its third win of the 2021-2022 season over Milligan, 88-49, while placing three players in double figures. Mercer (3-4, 0-0 SoCon) performed well in the first half and started off hot from the open floor. The Bears would go on to shoot 58% as a team in the first half.

-Western Carolina 59 at Gardner-Webb 87

Gardner-Webb used a balanced offense and a pair of big runs in both the first and second half to defeat Western Carolina 87-59 in Paul Porter Arena on Saturday afternoon. Gardner-Webb evens its record at 3-3 with its third straight win while the Catamounts fall to 3-4.

-Lees McRae 74 at ETSU 92

The Buccaneers had nine players score at least seven points, including three in double figures, as ETSU men’s basketball collected its fifth straight win by fending off a scrappy Lees-McRae club, 92-74, on Saturday afternoon inside Freedom Hall. The Bucs, who scored 53 second-half points, used a 19-2 run to erase a five-point deficit and go ahead 62-50 with just under 11 minutes remaining. Eventually, ETSU’s lead grew to 20 as the Bucs secured their seventh straight win in the series.

-Furman 87 at South Carolina Upstate 77

Alex Hunter's career-high 24-point performance guided four Paladins in double figures on Saturday afternoon as Furman defeated the USC Upstate Spartans, 87-77, in men's basketball action from the G.B. Hodge Center. Furman improves to 4-2 on the season while USC Upstate drops to 2-4 overall.

-Charleston 68 at Chattanooga 66

The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team saw its 17-game non-conference win streak come to an end after allowing a 14-point second-half lead to evaporate during a 68-66 loss to College of Charleston inside McKenzie Arena on Saturday afternoon. Chattanooga drops its first game of the 2021-22 campaign and falls to 5-1. Charleston improves its mark to 4-2 following the victory.

-Vermont 51 at UNCG 54
In a men's basketball game between two elite programs that was better than advertised, UNCG edged Vermont, 54-51, at the Greensboro Coliseum Saturday afternoon. Competing with a calmness that chilled Vermont, Kobe Langley was the difference for UNCG. In finishing with a career-high 19 points, the compact bundle of fury consistently went over, around, and through the Catamount defense for timely baskets.

Current Standings after Saturday's Games:
5-1 Chattanooga
5-1 Samford
6-2 UNCG
5-2 ETSU
4-2 Wofford
4-2 Furman
4-2 Citadel
3-4 Western Carolina
3-4 VMI
3-4 Mercer

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Sunday's Schedule - Only two games on the schedule for Sunday

2:00 PM ET The Citadel (3-2) at South Carolina State (1-6)
S-H-M Memorial Center - Orangeburg, SC

4:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPN+/SECN+
Wofford (4-2) at Georgia (2-4) 

Stegeman Coliseum - Athens, GA

 

SoCon Basketball Saturday (11-27-21)

SoCon Basketball for Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021

A recap of Friday's games-   The SoCon split the two games played on Friday.   

-VMI 71 vs. New Orleans 79
UNO held off VMI, 79-71 in the third and final day of action Friday afternoon at the UNO Classic at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Privateers (3-4), trailing the Keydets 38-37 at halftime, started quickly in the second half hitting 9 of their first 12 shots from the floor to build a 61-44 lead with 12:13 left.

-Samford 77 vs. NC A&T 75
Ques Glover scored a career-high 25 points and Jaden Campbell added 15, as the Samford University men's basketball team led wire-to-wire on Friday, Nov. 26 to advance to the final round of the Emerald Coast Classic with a 77-75 victory over North Carolina A&T at The Arena. Demetric Horton (24) and Marcus Watson (24) led the Aggies in scoring. The Bulldogs face McNeese State on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

 

Current Standings:
5-0 Chattanooga
4-1 Samford
5-2 UNCG
4-2 ETSU
4-2 Wofford
3-2 Furman
3-2 Citadel
3-3 Western Carolina
3-4  VMI
2-4 Mercer

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Saturday's Schedule
Seven games are on the schedule for Saturday. The SoCon has an opportunity to increase its RPI with six or seven wins while the Charleston and Vermont games are the premier games for the day.

1:30 PM ET
McNeese State (3-3) vs. Samford (3-1)
Raider Arena, Destin, FL
Emerald Coast Classic - Campus Game

2:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPN+
Milligan at Mercer (2-4)
Hawkins Arena - Macon, GA

2:00 PM ET- Watch on ESPN+
Western Carolina (3-3) at Gardner-Webb (2-3)
Paul Porter Arena - Boiling Springs, NC

4:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPN+
Lees McRae at ETSU (4-2)
Freedom Hall Civic Center - Johnson City, TN

4:00 PM ET - Warch on ESPN+
Furman (3-2) at South Carolina Upstate (2-3)
G.B. Hodge Center - Spartanburg,

4:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPN+
Charleston (3-2) at Chattanooga (5-0)
McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, TN

5:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPN+
Vermont (5-2) at UNCG (5-2)
Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC


Upcoming SoCon schedule for Sunday

2:00 PM ET
The Citadel (3-2) at South Carolina State (1-6)
S-H-M Memorial Center - Orangeburg, SC

4:00 PM ET - Watch on SECN+/ESPN+
Wofford (4-2) at Georgia (2-4)
Stegeman Coliseum - Athens, GA

SoCon Basketball Friday (11-26-21)

SoCon Basketball for Friday, Nov. 26, 2021

A recap of Thursday's game:

- VMI 73 - Central Arkansas 67
Junior guard Kamdyn Curfman poured in 22 points including a career best six 3-pointers to lead VMI past Central Arkansas Thursday afternoon in UNO Classic action at Lakefront Arena.VMI (3-3) snapped a two-game skid while Central Arkansas dropped to 1-5. The Keydets never surrendered the lead in the second half and led by only a 63-58 count with 5:12 left, but answered with threes from Conway and Curfman to cushion the lead to double-digits.


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Only two games on the SoCon schedule for Friday, certainly two winnable games for the conference:

1:30 PM ET - Emerald Coast Classic
Samford (3-1) vs. North Carolina A&T (1-5)
Raider Arena, Destin, FL

2:00 PM ET Watch on ESPN+ (UNO Classic)
VMI (2-3) vs. New Orleans (2-4)
Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA

Current Standings:

5-0  Chattanooga

3-1  Samford

5-2  UNCG

4-2  ETSU

4-2  Wofford

3-2  Furman

3-2  Citadel

3-3  Western Carolina

3-3  VMI

2-4  Mercer

Upcoming schedule:  Saturday

1:30 PM ET
St. Francis (1-3) vs. Samford (3-1)
Raider Arena, Destin, FL
Emerald Coast Classic - Campus Game

2:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPN+
Milligan at Mercer (2-4)
Hawkins Arena - Macon, GA

2:00 PM ET- Watch on ESPN+
Western Carolina (3-3) at Gardner-Webb (2-3)
Paul Porter Arena - Boiling Springs, NC

4:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPN+
Lees McRae at ETSU (4-2)
Freedom Hall Civic Center - Johnson City, TN

4:00 PM ET - Warch on ESPN+
Furman (3-2) at South Carolina Upstate (2-3)
G.B. Hodge Center - Spartanburg,

4:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPN+
Charleston (3-2) at Chattanooga (5-0)
McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, TN

5:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPN+
Vermont (5-2) at UNCG (5-2)
Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC

Game #7 - at Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs

The Cats travel to Boiling Springs, NC to face the second consecutive Big South opponent, Garder-Webb University

When: Saturday, Nov. 27th, 2021 

Time: 2:00 pm 

Where: Paul Porter Arena (4,500), Boiling Springs, NC 

Radio: Catamount Sports Network
TV/Video: ESPN+
Size: 3,600 students
Location: Boiling Springs, NC

Conference: Big South Conference
Nickname: Runnin' Bulldogs
Colors: Scarlet and black
Fan Message Board: GWU Fan Message Board

GWU Record:  2-3 overall, 2-0 home, 0-3 away, 0-0 Big South

The Series: The Cats and runnin' dogs have met 14 times on the basketball court in a series that started in 1970. Western owns a 6-8 record overall vs. GWU. The Bulldogs have won 4 of the last 6 games, but the Cats have won 2 of the last three, most recently a 71-59 victory, back in Nov. 2019.

On Saturday afternoon, the Cats will meet their second Big South opponent in a row, as Western Carolina travels to Boiling Springs to face the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs. Gardner-Webb is currently 1-3 on the season, but has one game prior to the WCU meeting, against Columbia International. Kareem Reid, and Lance Terry lead the Bulldog scoring with 14 point averages, while D'Maurian Williams leads their rebounding with a 6.3 rebound average per game. The Runnin' Bulldogs are averaging 70 points per game, but this is average is squeed due to the 100-38 win over Carver College last Saturday.

Key Returners: Jordan Sears, Lance Terry, D'Maurian Williams, Kareem Reid, Ludovic Dufeal, Anthony Selden
Key Losses: Jaheam Cornwall, Jacob Falko, Jamaine Mann
Key Newcomers: Zion Williams (UMKC), Julien Soumaoro, Brendan Mykalcio, Leon Williams

Since Tim Craft took over in 2013, the Bulldogs have yet to finish below .500 in league play, consistency matched only by Winthrop and Radford. That institutional success, coupled with the talent supply Craft returns, warrants a spot in ‘Tier 1’ of the Big South (Winthrop, Campbell, UNCA, Gardner-Webb). It may look like a younger team, relative to the extra old Big South counterparts but the key contributors are experienced and the rookies (Soumaoro, plus Brendan Mykalcio and Leon Williams) have potential.

The Bulldogs drew 389 fans for their home opener against Carver College, then on Wednesday night against Columbia International, the Runnin' Bulldogs drew 502 fans in Paul Porter Arena as they captured a 90-78 victory over their second straight non-Division I opponent.  

SoCon Basketball Thursday (11-25-21)

SoCon Basketball for Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021

A recap of Wednesday's games:

-Middle Tennessee 82 - Mercer 58
The Bears lose the Mayan Division Cancun Challenge Championship Game against MTSU, in a 58-82 defeat. Mercer (2-4) had three players score in double figures. Mercer was led by Jalen Johnson's 20 points. Felipe Haase had 10 points on 3-of-8 shooting while James Glisson III also added 10 points to round out the majority of the scoring for the Bears.

-VMI 54 - Presbyterian 59
For the second time in 12 days, the Keydets fell to Presbyterian College on the basketball court. This time falling 59-54 in the first game of the UNO Classic in New Orleans.  

-NC Wesleyan 61 - UNCG 89

J.C. Tharrington and Bas Leyte had career-high scoring efforts to lead the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's basketball team to an 80-61 victory over North Carolina Wesleyan at the Greensboro Coliseum Wednesday night.

-ETSU 57 - Kent State 51

The ETSU men’s basketball team captured the inaugural Naples Invitational Championship as the Buccaneers defeated Kent State 57-51 in Wednesday’s title game from the Moe Kent Family Fieldhouse. The Bucs saw a 19-point second-half lead cut to two in the final minute, but Jordan King stepped up with a clutch jumper with 45 seconds remaining and Charlie Weber sealed it with a pair of free throws to give the Blue and Gold the tournament hardware,

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There is only one game on the schedule for Thursday, as VMI continues to play in the New Orleans Shootout. 

Thursday's game:

4:00 PM ET  - Watch Live - New Orleans Shootout
Central Arkansas (1-4) vs VMI (2-3)
Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA

SoCon Basketball Wednesday (11-24-21)

SoCon Basketball for Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021

 
The SoCon took three of four games last night, with Wofford playing strong at South Carolina. 

Tuesday's recap of the games:

 
-Missouri State 76 - ETSU 77

David Sloan (Louisville, Ky.) put the exclamation mark on a high-level basketball game Tuesday night. Sloan drained the game-winning bucket with 2.5 seconds remaining, while Ledarrius Brewer (Meridian, Miss.) stole the inbounds pass and heaved one towards the rim as time expired, lifting ETSU men’s basketball to a 77-76 victory over Missouri State in the semifinals of the Naples Invitational.

-Covenant College 39 - Chattanooga 100
The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team raced its way to a dominating 100-39 win over Covenant College on Tuesday afternoon inside McKenzie Arena. 8,910 were on hand as part of Hamilton County Literacy Day. 

-Bucknell 68 - Mercer 78
The third season of the Greg Gary era earns its second win of the 2021-2022 season over Bucknell, 78-68, while Felipe Haase drops a double-double in game two of the Cancun Challenge. 

-Wofford 74 - South Carolina 85
Sophomore Max Klesmit poured in a game-high and career-high 27 points to lead four Terriers in double figures on Tuesday night, though, the Gamecocks (4-1) shot an efficient 59.6 percent from the floor and used timely runs in the second half to drop the Terriers at Colonial Life Arena, 85-74. The loss moves Wofford to 4-2 overall on the season.


Only four games are scheduled for Wednesday, all four are winnable for the SoCon, this would help the confernce RPI with four wins tonight....

3:00 PM ET  - Watch on FloSports (pay service)  Cancun Challenge
Middle Tennessee (4-1) vs. Mercer (2-3)
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya - Cancun, Mexico

4:00 PM ET - Watch Live - New Orleans Shootout
VMI (2-2) vs. Presbyterian (2-2)
Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA

7:00 PM ET - Watch on ESPN+
NC Wesleyan at UNCG (4-2)
Greensboro, Greensboro, NC

8:00 PM ET - Watch on FloSports (pay service) Naples Invitational 

ETSU (3-2) vs Kent State (3-1) 

Moe Kent Family Field House, Naples, FL

SoCon Basketball Tuesday (11-23-21)

 SoCon Basketball for Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 

Monday's recap: 

The Citadel 81- Duke 107 - The Citadel head basketball coach Duggar Baucom collapsed near his team’s bench, causing a delay 63 seconds into his team’s game against No. 5 Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium Monday night, Baucom was transported to Duke University Hospital for evaluation. The Bulldogs lost the game, 81-107.  

ETSU 66 - Murray State 58 - Three Buccaneers scored in double figures, including Ledarrius Brewer (Meridian, Miss) scoring a team-high 17 points as ETSU men’s basketball opened the Naples Invitational with a 66-58 win over Murray State on Monday night.

Four games are on the schedule for Tuesday:

11:00 AM ET   Watch on ESPN+
Covenant College at Chattanooga (4-0, 2-0 Home)
McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, TN

3:00 PM ET -  Cancun Challenge
Bucknell (1-3) vs. Mercer (1-3)
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya - Cancun, Mexico

7:00 PM ET   Watch on  SECN+/ESPN+
Wofford (4-1, 0-1 Away) at South Carolina (3-1, 2-0 Home)
Colonial Life Arena - Columbia, SC

8:00 PM ET -   Naples Invitational
ETSU (2-2) vs. Missouri State (3-1)
Moe Kent Family Field House - Naples, FL

SoCon Basketball Monday (11-22-21)

SoCon Basketball for Monday, Nov. 22, 2021 

Only two out of conference games on the schedule for tonight: 

5:30 PM ET (Naples Invitational) - Watch on FloSports   
Murray State (3-0) at ETSU (1-2)
Moe Kent Family Field House, Naples, FL


9:00 PM ET  - Watch on ACCN
The Citadel (3-1) at #5 Duke(5-0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC

Final SoCon Football Power Rankings (11-22-21)

Welcome to the final Purple & Gold "2021 SoCon Football Power Rankings".  Ratings are after week #12 of play.

 1. (1) ETSU (9-1, 6-1 SoCon)

    

2. (2) Mercer (7-2, 6-1 SoCon)                                                               

    

 3. (3) Chattanooga (6-4, 5-2 SoCon) 

 

4. (5) Western Carolina (3-7, 3-4 SoCon) 

 5. (4) VMI  (6-4, 4-3 SoCon)

6. (6) Furman (5-5, 3-4 SoCon)

7. (8) The Citadel (3-7, 2-5 SoCon)

8. (7) Samford (4-6, 3-4 SoCon)

9. (9) Wofford (1-9, 0-8 SoCon)

 

                                                              

Game #11 - VMI Keydets

In the final regular season conference game the Cats travel to Lexington, VA to face the defending SoCon Champions, the VMI Keydets.  

The Cats have won three straight games in Lexington since the Keydets return to the SoCon, can we make it four?  






Game #11 - VMI Keydets

When: Saturday, November 20

Time: 12:30 pm EST

Where: Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium, Lexington, VA
Radio: Catamount Sports Network
TV/video: ESPN+

Live Stats:  VMI

Game Notes:   Western Carolina  -   VMI

Fan Message Board:  Keydet Sportstalk

The Series: Western currently leads the series with VMI, by a 22-4 margin. The Cats and Keydets first played on the gridiron in 1978, and the Cats owned a sixteen-game winning streak over the Keydets until this past spring when the Keydets broke that streak on their road to a SoCon Championship.  The Cats do hold a 10-3 record of games played in Lexington and are 3-0 there since VMI's return to the Southern Conference.  

The last game played vs. VMI:  March 6, 2021 - Catamount Football Drops Home Opener to VMI, 30-7 - Cullowhee, N.C. – VMI running back Korey Bridy rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns to guide the Keydets to a 30-7 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday afternoon in Southern Conference action at E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field.

Head Coach: Scott Wachenheim - Entering his seventh season as VMI’s head football coach, Scott Wachenheim has taken VMI Football back to championship level play and guided the program toward football prominence on the FCS level. In the spring football season of 2021, Wachenheim led the Keydets to a 6-2 season mark and the Southern Conference football championship after going 6-1 in league play – securing the Institute’s first title since 1977 and first outright league championship since 1974. VMI also attained its first FCS national ranking and completed the year ranked 12th in the polls while also earning its first-ever FCS playoff appearance. The season was VMI’s first winning campaign since 1981. 

Scott Wachenheim's record vs. Western Carolina:  1 - 5

Kerwin Bell's record vs. VMI:  0 - 0

This Season's Record (VMI):  6-4 overall, 4-0 home, 2-4 away, 4-3 SoCon

Last Season's Record (VMI):  6-2 overall, 3-1 home, 3-1 away,  6-1 SoCon  

Offensive Formation: Air Raid
Defensive Formation: 3-4
Starters returning/lost:    17   /   11

The defending SoCon champs, VMI completed the spring season with a 6-1 conference record, losing only to ETSU. However, the Keydets did not play ChattaQuitta, with their game originally being postponed, then canceled when the Mocs bailed on the season.  The Keydets returned nearly their entire offense, losing only Brad Davis off of the offensive line. The Keydets are not quite as fortunate on the defensive side of the ball, losing 5 starters, one lineman (Jordan Ward), two linebackers (Connor Riddle & Tyren Cloyd), and two defensive backs (Alex Smith & Josh Sarratt). 

The Keydets come into this game riding a two game losing streak, most recently losing to the Paladins on the road last Saturday.  VMI sits in 4th place in the conference, with a 4-3 conference record.  The Keydets rank 3rd in the SoCon in scoring offense, averaging 32 points per game, and 7th in scoring defense, giving up 35.7 ppg.  Fortunately for the Cats, the Keydets are averaging only 155 yards on the ground (7th in the SoCon), but are 3rd in passing offense at 263 yards per game in the air.  

 

2021 VMI Statistics  (8 games)
Rushing Offense: 1553 yards
Yards per game: 155.3
Yards per rush: 4 yards
Rushing 1st downs: 81
TDs rushing: 22
Passing Offense: 2626 yards or 262.6 yards per game
Avg. per pass: 6.9 yards
Passing 1st downs: 120
Passing Comp-Att-Int: 247-379-10
TDs Passing: 16
Total Offense: 4179 yards or 417.9 yards per game
Fumbles-Lost: 10 - 6
3d Down Conversions: 63 of 148 (43%)
4th Down Conversions: 16 of 24 (67%)
Field goal - attempts:  16 - 18
PAT-Attempts: 36 of 36
On-side kicks: 1 - 1
Red Zone Scores: 42 of 50 (84%)
Red Zone Touchdowns: 31 of 50 (62%)
Punts - Yards: 39 - 1638 - Avg per punt: 43

WCU MBB: Game #4 - UMCB

The Longwood Lancers will host a multi-team event including American, University Maryland Biltmore County (UMCB), Western Carolina, and the Lances on three consecutive game days from Nov. 19-21. Tipoff times for the first two days of the Jerome Kersey Classic are set for 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., while Sunday's finale will begin at 4 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 19
5 p.m.: Longwood vs. American
7:30 p.m.: Western Carolina vs. UMBC

Saturday, Nov. 20
5 p.m.: Longwood vs. UMBC
7:30 p.m.: American vs. Western Carolina

Sunday, Nov. 21
4 p.m.: Longwood vs. Western Carolina

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UMBC

When: Friday, Nov. 19th, 2021
Time: 7:30 pm
Where: Willette Hall (1,900), Farmville, VA
Radio: Catamount Sports Network
TV/video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Longwood live stats
Conference: America East  (AE)
Nickname: Retrievers
Colors: Black, Gold, Red, White

The Series: The Retrievers and Catamounts have met only once on the basketball court, back in 1959. The two teams met on a neutral court at Camp Lejune, NC when UMBC beat the Cats 69-77.

Key Returners: Darnell Rogers, L.J. Owens, Keondre Kennedy, Dimitri Spasojevic
Key Newcomers: Ray Salnave (DePaul), Hakim Byrd (Marist), Tre Edwards*** (Akron), Anyang Garang*** (Oklahoma), Yaw Obeng-Mensah (JUCO)

Projected starting five
0 Keondre Kennedy Sr. 6-6 G 13.0
1 L.J. Owens Sr. 6-3 G 10.0
5 Darnell Rogers Sr. 5-2 G 9.0
32 Dimitrije Spasojevic Sr. 6-9 F 10.0
41 Jacob Boonyasith Sr. 6-3 G 5.0

WCU 2-Deep Roster vs. VMI

Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations      

 

Purple & Gold's SoCon Football Power Rankings (11-15-21)

Welcome to Purple & Gold's 2021 SoCon Football Power Rankings.  Ratings are after week #11 of play.

Each Monday throughout the fall season we'll release that week's Power Rankings.  

 1. (1) ETSU (9-1, 6-1 SoCon)

   Next:  Mercer

2. (3) Mercer (7-2, 6-1 SoCon)                                                               

   Next:  at ETSU

 3. (2) Chattanooga (6-4, 5-2 SoCon) 

   Next:  The Citadel

 4. (4) VMI  (6-4, 4-3 SoCon)

   Next:  Western Carolina

5. (5) Western Carolina (3-7, 3-4 SoCon) 

    Next: at VMI

6. (7) Furman (5-5, 3-4 SoCon)

   Next:  at Samford

7. (6) Samford (4-6, 3-4 SoCon)

   Next: Furman

8. (8) The Citadel (3-7, 2-5 SoCon)

   Next:  at Chattanooga

9. (9) Wofford (1-9, 0-8 SoCon)

   Next: at UNC-CH

 

                                                              

Game #3 - at East Carolina

The Cats are coming off a loss to ACC opponent Wake Forest, and travel to Greenville, NC for a Sunday afternoon game with the Pirates of Eastern Carolin University

When: Sunday, Nov. 412th, 2021

Time:  4 pm
Where: Greenville, NC
Radio:  none
TV/video:  ESPN+

Live Stats: ECU live stats
-announcers:  (Patrick Johnson, Si Seymour)

Conference: AAC
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Purple & Gold
Location: Greenville, NC
Fan Message Board: Boneyard Banter

The Series: The Cats own a 16-26 overall record against the Pirates, in a series that started in 1948,  Western brings in a two game win streak vs. ECU, but those game were played in 2004 & 2005.  Western is only 3-17 in games played in Greenville.  

ECU was picked to finishe 11th in the AAC preseason poll (11 teams in the league), with no players selected for conference honors. The Priates ride a two game win streak in to this game, with wins over SC State and Canisius, both wins were in Greenville.