BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Led by six players scoring in double-digits, the Western Washington University men's basketball team opened its preseason exhibition schedule with a 95-81 victory over Lincoln University of California on Wednesday evening on WECU Court in Carver Gym.
WWU shot 49.3% as a team going 34-for-69 from the field and connected on 16 three-pointers to defeat the Gary Payton led Oaklanders by 14 points.
Junior transfer
Jonathan Ned (Univ. of Georgia) led the Viking with 19 points on 7-for-13 shooting and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Junior guard
D'Angelo Minnis added 18 points and dished out seven assists and sophomore guard
Kai Johnson had 17 points on 7-for-11 shooting (3-for-3 3FG).
Also tallying double-digits in scoring were redshirt freshman forward
BJ Kolly (12 pts, 4-for-6 FG, 4 Blk), senior guard
Daniel Hornbuckle (11 pts, 4-for-13 FG, 6 Reb, 5 Ast) and senior shooting guard
Lucas Holden (10 pts, 4-for-5 FG, 2-for-3 3FG, 5 Reb).
WWU led by double-digits for a majority of the game, but cut the deficit to eight points with 9:36 remaining in the game (68-60) following a three-pointer by Jorren Edmonds. The Vikings held off the Oaklanders down the stretch with Johnson scoring 15 of his 17 points in the final eight minutes of the game.
Lincoln was led by a game-high 22 points from Valparaiso transfer guard Goodnews Kpegeol (8 Reb, 4 Ast) and 20 points by guard Donovan Sanor (6-for-11 FG).
The Vikings play the second of three preseason exhibition games Saturday hosting Douglas College at 7 pm in Carver Gym. The complete 2022-23 WWU men's basketball schedule can be viewed online at
WWUVikings.com/22-23_MBB.
NEXT UP
WWU returns to preseason action Saturday hosting Douglas College in an exhibition game with tip-off at 7 pm on WECU Court in Carver Gym. Advance tickets are available online at
wwuvikings.com/Tickets or at the Carver Gym Box Office starting at 6 pm on Wednesday.
SEASON TICKETS ON SALE
Fans wishing to purchase season tickets for the 2022-23 season can call the WWU Box Office at (360) 650-6103 to reserve their seats for the upcoming season.
