AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Virginia Union shot 54.5 percent for the game and escaped Christenberry Fieldhouse with a 70-68 victory over third-ranked Augusta State Saturday in a non-conference matchup.
The Jaguars, who dropped to 3-1 on the season, got a game-high 23 points from junior guard Ben Magden (Williamstown, VIC). Senior center Garret Siler had 18 points, while junior forward Fred Brathwaite added 11. Junior forward Greg Hire booked his first double-double of the season with a season-high 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Kyle Cook paced Virginia Union (4-3) with 17 points, while Gregg Thondique and Brandon Byerson chipped in 12 and 11 points, respectively.
With the victory, the Panthers avenged last season's last-second loss to ASU at Barco-Stevens Hall in Richmond, Va.
The loss snapped an ASU nine-game home winning streak and a 14-game non-conference home winning streak. The Jags' last non-conference home loss was on Jan. 5, 2004, to West Georgia.
Virginia Union, which shot 60.7 percent in the second half, led 66-62 before a Siler basket with 2:56 to play got the Jags within two. Brathwaite canned two free throws 30 seconds later to knot the game at 66-all before the Panthers answered with a Brandon Byerson layup on their next possession.
Hire hit a pair of free throws for a 68-all tie with 1:46 to play, only to have Union's Devin Johnson score on a layup with 1:18 remaining for the eventual game-winner.
ASU kicks off its Peach Belt Conference schedule at home on Monday, Dec. 15 with a doubleheader vs. Georgia College & State. Game times are 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., respectively, for the Jaguar women's and men's squads.
1 comment:
Noticed that Ben Magden's name ( Augusta State) is always highlighted in yellow.
I guess because he's an Aussie, however, Greg Hire, junior, same college is also an Aussie ( Perth, WA).
Just an observation!
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