App State men’s basketball ultimately fell short 86-74 in a hard-fought battle against Davidson College in their first game of the season despite leading a majority of the way.
Being the first game between the two teams since leaving the Southern Conference three years ago and highlighting Fox’s return after being an assistant coach at Davidson for 13 years, the Wildcats (1-0) recovered from a shaky first half with a 20-8 second half run led by forward Peyton Aldridge’s 31 points and guard Rusty Reigel to defeat App State (0-1).
Four Mountaineers scored in double digits including junior forward Griffin Kinney’s near double-double 10 points and eight rebounds effort.