Victoria College's Terrance DeWitt drives for a layup Wednesday night.

Posted: Nov 06, 2019

VC rolls to exhibition win over NAIA North American University

The Victoria College Pirates defeated North American University 122-83 in a men's exhibition basketball game Wednesday night at VC's Sports Center.

Freshman guard Jacob Brown (San Marcos) led the Pirates with 26 points and made 4-of-7 shots from beyond the 3-point arc.

Four other VC players scored in double digits. Sophomore guard/forward Brandon Keno (San Antonio East Central) had 21 points and seven rebounds, freshman guard Lucas De Leon (Corpus Christi John Paul II) tossed in 19 points, freshman guard Brycen Thomas (Humble) added 18 points and freshman guard/forward Kenyatis Turner (Corpus Christi King) posted 11 points.

Freshman guard/forward Devin Neil (Corpus Christi Moody) had a game-high 13 rebounds to go with eight points for the Pirates.

Victoria College made 14 of 32 shots from beyond the 3-point arc and shot 58.3 percent (49-of-84) from the field.

North American University is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

Victoria College, which competes in Region XIV of the National Junior College Athletic Association, will begin its regular season schedule on Nov. 15 when it faces Weatherford College in a 5 p.m. contest in Ranger.