News from the FCS
December 30th, 2021, 10:40 PM
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LEADING OFF – VMI plays its first home game since December 11 when it faces the Furman Paladins Saturday at Cameron Hall in Southern Conference action. Tipoff will be 1 pm. Both teams take 1-0 conference records into the contest after wins in their SoCon openers Wednesday night. VMI knocked off Wofford 80-73 in Spartanburg, South Carolina while Furman rolled to an 81-49 win over Samford in Greenville. VMI's win over Wofford was the first victory in a conference opener since 2014-15 and the first for VMI head coach Dan Earl. VMI also secured its third road win of the year and has far surpassed its one-win road victory total of last season. The Keydets have won five of their last six games and closed out the month of December with a 4-1 record. VMI is excelling in several statistical categories entering the Furman game and leads the SoCon in 3-pointers per game (12.7), free throw shooting (.800), field goal percentage defense (.372), 3-point field goal percentage (.281), and defensive rebounds (30.8). Furman, winners of two straight, holds an 9-5 overall record after a challenging non-conference schedule that saw a victory over Power 5 ACC foe Louisville in mid-November. The Paladins lead the SoCon in 3FG percentage (.395) followed by VMI at .367 and VMI and Furman rank 2-3 respectively in scoring offense with Furman at 80.1 PPG and VMI at 79.5 PPG. Saturday's game will also be part of the Ingles/Nexstar "Game of the Week" TV package and can be seen in several SoCon markets.
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LEADING OFF – VMI plays its first home game since December 11 when it faces the Furman Paladins Saturday at Cameron Hall in Southern Conference action. Tipoff will be 1 pm. Both teams take 1-0 conference records into the contest after wins in their SoCon openers Wednesday night. VMI knocked off Wofford 80-73 in Spartanburg, South Carolina while Furman rolled to an 81-49 win over Samford in Greenville. VMI's win over Wofford was the first victory in a conference opener since 2014-15 and the first for VMI head coach Dan Earl. VMI also secured its third road win of the year and has far surpassed its one-win road victory total of last season. The Keydets have won five of their last six games and closed out the month of December with a 4-1 record. VMI is excelling in several statistical categories entering the Furman game and leads the SoCon in 3-pointers per game (12.7), free throw shooting (.800), field goal percentage defense (.372), 3-point field goal percentage (.281), and defensive rebounds (30.8). Furman, winners of two straight, holds an 9-5 overall record after a challenging non-conference schedule that saw a victory over Power 5 ACC foe Louisville in mid-November. The Paladins lead the SoCon in 3FG percentage (.395) followed by VMI at .367 and VMI and Furman rank 2-3 respectively in scoring offense with Furman at 80.1 PPG and VMI at 79.5 PPG. Saturday's game will also be part of the Ingles/Nexstar "Game of the Week" TV package and can be seen in several SoCon markets.
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