LEXINGTON, Va. - The Citadel (10-13, 4-8) heads to the friendly confines of Cameron Hall this Saturday to take on storied foe VMI (15-10, 7-6) in a nationally-televised SoCon meeting at 3:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. 

ON THE RADIO, TV
All games for the 2021-22 season will be carried on 102.1FM and 1450AM. The voice of the Bulldogs, Luke Mauro, returns for his fourth season behind the mic. The game can be seen on CBS Sports Network with Pete Yanity and Dean Keener on the call. 

ROCHE'S, BROWN'S 20-POINT STREAKS
Jason Roche and Hayden Brown each posted back-to-back games with at least 20 points in last Saturday's win over Samford and Thursday at UNCG. Roche had a career-high 29 points against the Bulldogs and 23 on the Spartans, while Brown had 35 points and 21 points, respectively. Brown also had double-doubles in those contests, giving him 23 for his career, which is second all-time. The graduate student Brown has 21 games for his career with at least 20 points, while the freshman Roche has seven. 

ROCHE'S LONG-RANGE PATH TO GLORY
Jason Roche became the first Bulldog in school history to hit at least seven 3-pointers in consecutive games, drilling seven at Furman on Feb. 2 and a career-high nine against Samford Feb. 5. His 93 triples (1st in SoCon) are most all-time for a freshman in one season at The Citadel and fifth-most overall. His nine threes last Saturday were one off from the school record of ten set by three players, most recently Connor Kern in 2019. 

3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE ALL-TIME - SEASON
1. Matt Frierson (2017-18) - 114
2. Matt Frierson (2018-19) - 104
3. Travis Cantrell (2001-02) - 102
4. Noy Castillo (1994-95) - 96
5. Jason Roche (2021-22) - 93* 
*Most all-time for a freshman

3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE - SINGLE GAME
1. Connor Kern, vs. UNCG (02/28/2019) - 10
Matt Frierson, vs. Johnson (Fla.) (11/14/2018) - 10
Quayson Williams, vs. MA Christian (11/19/2015) - 10
4. Kaiden Rice, vs. Piedmont (11/25/20) - 9
Matt Frierson, vs. Chattanooga (1/13/2018) - 9
Travis Cantrell, vs. Western Carolina (1/12/2002) - 9
Aaron Nichols, vs. Marshall (2/4/1991) - 9
Jason Roche, vs. Samford (2/5/22) - 9

JASON ROCHE'S HIGHEST 3-POINT GAME TOTALS
2/5/22 vs. Samford - 9*
11/9/21 at Pitt - 8
12/16/21 vs. St. Andrews - 7
2/2/22 at Furman - 7*
12/6/21 vs. N.C. Central - 5
1/8/21 at Chattanooga - 5
1/15/22 vs. VMI - 5
*First player in school history to make 7+ threes in consecutive games.

RISING THROUGH THE RANKS!
Jason Roche moved into fifth all-time with 93 made threes this season. Hayden Brown earned his 23rd career double-double Thursday at UNCG for second-most in a career at The Citadel. His 21 points moved him into 15th all-time with 1,258 points, while his 11 rebounds is seventh all-time with 633. Stephen Clark added one block Saturday to his career total of 117 for fourth all-time, while his 55 season blocks ranks sixth all-time. 

TALES FROM THE "TRIP"
Armed with freshman shooting phenom Jason Roche and the capable long-range shooting of Tyler Moffe, David Maynard, Rudy Fitzgibbons III and plenty others, The Citadel is 249-of-710 from 3-point range this season. The Bulldogs are 8-6 when they make at least ten threes and 1-5 when opponents match said feat. 

HAYDEN BROWN'S PRESENCE
The Bulldogs have won three of the last four games Hayden Brown has played fully. After missing most of The Citadel's matchup with Chattanooga and sitting out at Furman, Brown showed no signs of stopping with his powerful performance Saturday against Samford, marking his sixth double-double of the year. He has scored at least 20 points in the team's last six wins.

HISTORY WITH VMI
The storied rivalry has remained evenly matched, with The Citadel holding a 58-57 lead in the all-time series. The rivalry took a heated turn in the last decade with the Keydets' re-entry to the SoCon in 2014-15, followed by head coach Duggar Baucom's jump from the Lexington, Va. campus to Charleston, S.C. one year later. VMI took the first meeting this year at The Citadel, 90-85, and look to remain unbeaten at home against its former coach heading into its seventh matchup. 

SCOUTING THE KEYDETS
VMI is 6-2 since beating The Citadel back on Jan. 15 and winners of its last four, defeating ETSU, UNCG, Western Carolina, and Mercer. The Keydets possess the SoCon's best scoring offense at 79.3 ppg, led by 6'1" center Jake Stephens' 19.0 ppg. that ranks third in the conference, along with his league-leading 9.0 rpg. He also leads the conference with a 55.1 field goal percentage (163-296) as the team ranks second at 46.6 (691-1482). VMI's touch from the charity stripe is also a league best at 77.7 percent (289-372).

VMI, THE CITADEL 1-2 IN SCORING
Saturday's contest features the SoCon's highest-scoring teams, with VMI averaging 79.3 ppg. and The Citadel 79.1 ppg. It also features two of the league's top three scorers in Keydet Jake Stephens and Bulldog Hayden Brown, both averaging 19.0 ppg.

WHAT'S TRENDING
Head coach Duggar Baucom is 94-57 all-time inside Cameron Hall, but 0-6 as a visitor. Baucom led the Keydets from 2005-15 and has yet to claim a win with his Bulldogs in Lexington.

THE LAST MEETING...
Saturday, Jan. 15: VMI 90, The Citadel 85
The two rivals did not disappoint as the top scoring teams in the SoCon. Each side had four scorers in double figures, including The Citadel's Jason Roche and Rudy Fitzgibbons III leading the day with a respective 22 points and 21 points. VMI, however, got an early jump on the game and led by as much as 13 in the opening half. The Bulldogs rallied furiously in the second half, even taking a one-point lead at 73-72 with 5:40 remaining. The game was tied at 75-75 before the Keydets answered with an 8-2 run to pull ahead for good.