January 3, 2012

Game Notes: Tigers to Host #2 Virginia Wesleyan

Last Time Out for the Tigers
• Hampden-Sydney won its sixth straight game and improved to 3-0 in ODAC play with a 77-65 victory over Washington & Lee.
• Harrison George again led the way with 19 points and five rebounds.
• Ben Jessee and Khobi Williamson added 17 and 14 points, respectively.
• Patrick Corrigan continued to distribute the ball well dishing out six assists to just one turnover.
• Ru White was solid all around with nine points, seven assists, four rebounds, one block and one steal.
• J.D. Ey notched a double-double for the Generals with 15 points and 11 rebounds while Kevin Gill scored 14 points off the bench.
• Hampden-Sydney shot 56.3% from the floor (27-of-48) and 50.0% (5-of-10) from beyond the arc.

Last Time Out for the Marlins
• Virginia Wesleyan extended its win streak to nine and improved to 9-1 with a 108-80 win over Lynchburg.
• D.J. Woodmore led all scorers with 35 points on 13-of-21 shooting and 5-of-10 accuracy from beyond the arc.
• Chris Astorga and Chris Teasley added 19 and 17 points, respectively.
• Donald Vaughn added nine points and nine rebounds while Tre' Ford scored five points to go with a game-high nine assists.
• Art Crew was the top scorer off the Marlin's bench with 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting and 3-of-4 from three.
• Lynchburg saw four players score in double figures, including a team-high 17 points from Harry West, Jr..
• Nate Campbell and Austin Chillemi scored 15 and 12 for Lynchburg, respectively.
• The Marlins were 42-of-81 from the floor (51.9%), 13-of-29 from three (44.8%) and 11-of-13 from the foul line (84.6%).

Last Time the Two Teams Met
• Hampden-Sydney took an 80-71 win at Fleet Gymnasium over the sixth-ranked Marlins on February 12.
• Harrison George led all scorers with 22 points and six rebounds.
• Ru White was just one rebound shy of a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds.
• Randall Ward went 9-of-10 from the charity stripe en route to 17 points.
• Colin O'Neil was the fourth Tiger to score in double figures with 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting.
• Chris Teasely led Virginia Wesleyan with 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting.
• D.J. Woodmore and Chris Astorga both scored 15 points but were just 11-of-31 from the field.
• The Tigers were 24-of-48 (50.0%) from the floor while the Marlins were 25-of-63 (39.7%).

Hot at Home
• In four home games this season, the Tigers are averaging 97.6 points-per-game and a 34.2 point margin of victory.
• From the floor, Hampden-Sydney has shot 57.2% (187-327).
• Against Eastern Mennonite, the Tigers were also 58.8% (10-17) from beyond the arc.