DAVIDSON, N.C. — Senior Wayne Bernard had a career day in all senses of the word, scoring a career-high 34 points to lead Davidson (10-6, 4-2) to an 83-72 victory over league-rival UNC Greensboro (5-13, 1-5). The guard became the 34th player in Davidson basketball history to reach the 1,000-point career milestone. Bernard now sits at 1027 in his four years.
“Every time we play these guys, it is a huge rivalry,” said Bernard. “I came into the game knowing we needed to get the loose balls and rebounds against a very athletic team. I didn’t want any distractions because of their athleticism.”
Bernard is the first Wildcat to score 30-plus points in a game since Jason Dickens scored 31 against Drexel on Dec. 29, 2000.
The contest proved why the all-time series between the teams was knotted at six games apiece, close until the very end. A sloppy first half of play featured a 1-for-10 start from the field for Davidson, with Greensboro connecting on only two of its first 10 field goals.
Georgia Southern 87
Western Carolina 82
CULLOWHEE, N.C. — Two of the top scoring guards in the SoCon put on an offensive show as Georgia Southern’s Julius Jenkins and Western Carolina’s Kevin Martin each scored 37 points Saturday night at the Ramsey Activity Center. However, the Eagles had a key steal by Terry Williams and a basket by Frank Bennett inside the final minute to give their team the win.
For Georgia Southern (11-6, 402 SoCon), the 37 points for Jenkins was a career high, while Jean Francois added 19 off the bench. The Eagles, who held a 35-28 rebound advantage, also got 10 points from Kordel Gibson, while Bennett had nine points and nine rebounds.
The Catamounts (5-12, 2-4 SoCon) stayed in the game thanks to their success at the free throw line. Hitting 23-of-26, Western shot 88.5 percent from the line, while Georgia Southern was just 16-of-26 (.615). Martin was 13-of-13 at the line in scoring his 37 points, which was his third-best scoring performance of the season. Freshman Jared Outing tied a career high with 16 points.
Furman 83
Chattanooga 69
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Karim Souchu scored a season-high 30 points and added a career-high six assists to lead Furman to the win over Chattanooga.
Souchu, a senior All-Southern Conference forward from Paris, France, connected on 10-15 field goals, including 5-7 from 3-point land and 5-7 free throws for his season-high 30 points to help Furman (8-13, 2-5 SoCon) to its fourth win in its last five games against Chattanooga (12-6, 4-3 SoCon) and fourth consecutive victory over the Mocs in Greenville.
Coll. of Charleston 58
The Citadel 44
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Troy Wheless hoisted 18 points and grabbed six rebounds to help the College of Charleston defeat The Citadel.
The Cougars held the Bulldogs to 26.6 percent shooting from the field and a mere 5.6 percent from behind the 3-point arch. Charleston didn’t shoot the ball well either as they only managed a 38.3 percentage on the game.
Wheless led a trio of Cougars in double figures as forward Joe Weurding chimed in with 13 and forward Thomas Mobley added 11. With the victory the College of Charleston improves to 14-5 overall and 4-2 the league.
Appalachian State 85
VMI 68
LEXINGTON, Va. — Shawn Hall scored 20 points and Graham Bunn added 19 points to lead Appalachian State over VMI.
The Mountaineers snapped a 3-game losing streak to the Keydets and secured their eighth win over the last nine games. ASU raised its overall SoCon mark to 5-1, and 12-4 overall. VMI fell to 6-10, 1-5.
Radee Skipworth was the only double figures scorer for the Keydets with 21 points.
Josh Shehan scored 15 points and Nate Carson added eight points and 10 rebounds for ASU.

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