Short-handed Spiders Fall To Hampton

Sunday, November 25

Robins Center

6:00 PM

University of Richmond

2-4

Hampton

2-4

Hampton

RICHMOND

11/25/2018 | Men's Basketball

Box Score Mooney & Players Postgame

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – The Spiders were unable to withstand a pair of runs by Hampton University at the start of each half Sunday night at the Robins Center, falling to the Pirates by a score of 86-66. The Spiders were without starting point guard and second-leading scorer Jacob Gilyard, who missed the game after suffering a groin injury against Wyoming, and Nick Sherod, Richmond's most experienced starter and third-leading scorer, exited the game midway through the first half with a knee injury.

Hampton opened the game on an 18-4 run before the Spider managed to close the gap to six at halftime. Nate Cayo and Grant Golden carried the Spider offense early, scoring 30 of the team's first-half points. Andre Gustavson added his first career points off of a steal and fast break, while Noah Yates totaled five points in the first 20 minutes.

The Pirates opened the second half on a 15-6 run to take a 58-43 lead with 15 minutes remaining in the second half and were never threatened throughout the remainder of the game. Hampton was driven by a 38-point performance from Preseason All-Big South honoree Jermaine Marrow and 27 points from Kalin Fisher.

With two of the team's three leading scorers unavailable, sophomore Nate Cayo had his most productive night as a Spider, totaling a career-high 23 points on 9-12 shooting from the field. Sophomore Grant Golden registered his 13th career 20-point game and second straight, finishing with 22.

Gustavson, a freshman, finished with a season-high eight points in 26 minutes. With a thin rotation, he was one of three Spiders to set a career-high in minutes played along with freshman Souleymane Koureissi and graduate student Noah Yates.

The Spiders finished the day shooting 45.3-percent from the field and 15-for-26 from the free throw line. Cayo pulled down six rebounds to lead Richmond, while Jake Wojcik totaled a game-high four steals.

Richmond returns to action on Wednesday, November 28, when they travel to face Georgetown. Tip-off in Washington, D.C., is set for 7 p.m., and the game will be broadcast on the CBS Sports Network.