University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
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Dickey Reaches 1,000 Career Points As Asheville Tops VMI
01.29.2011 | Men's Basketball
LEXINGTON, Va. – Junior guard Matt Dickey entered Saturday's game with VMI needing only one point to reach 1,000 for his career at UNC Asheville. With 6:39 remaining in the first half, he scored the first of his 18 points as the Bulldogs defeated the Keydets, 100-87, in Big South Conference play at Cameron Hall.
“It's a big accomplishment,” said Dickey. “It's something that you strive for when you're playing. I didn't get it in high school so it feels really good to get it now. The biggest thing though is the victory -- getting swept by VMI would have hurt us later on.”
Asheville's John Williams, who entered the Bulldogs' 1,000 point club earlier this season, also had 18 points while posting 10 rebounds for the second double-double of the season for the senior and the 10th of his career.
With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 11-10 on the season with a 6-5 mark in the Big South. The win was also the fourth in a row for the Blue & White at Cameron Hall and avenges an early-season loss to the Keydets at the Justice Center.
VMI falls to 12-9 overall and 5-6 in conference play. Stan Okoye scored a game-high 19 points as he also posted a double-double with 10 rebounds. All in all, five Keydets scored in double figures but VMI could not slow down the Asheville attack.
“We had six guys in double figures so we did a really good job of spreading the ball around,” said Asheville head coach Eddie Biedenbach. “It's a good win coming up here. We moved the ball around very well today. VMI is a dangerous team and if you go cold against them for any amount of time, they can hurt you.”
The Bulldogs outscored the Keydets 64-32 in the paint and also connected on 21-of-28 free throws. For the game, Asheville shot 60.3 percent from the floor.
In addition to Dickey and Williams, Toles Hartman (16), J.P. Primm (13), Chris Stephenson (13) and Jaron Lane (11) all scored in double digits for the Bulldogs. The 16 points for Hartman is a career-high for the freshman from Christiansburg, Va.
Stephenson recorded a team-high six assists for the Bulldogs.
UNC Asheville will be back in action on Thursday, Feb. 3, when the Bulldogs host Presbyterian College at the Justice Center in a game scheduled for 7 p.m.
