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HARRISONBURG, Va. – Senior Eric Maynor (Raeford, N.C.) will have a chance to save the good stuff for the home crowd. Maynor provided 18 points, falling two shy of breaking the Virginia Commonwealth University career scoring mark, and dished out eight assists in a 71-52 victory over James Madison Wednesday night at the JMU Convocation Center. In addition, Northeastern held on to beat Drexel, 47-46, meaning Maynor can deliver both the scoring mark and a third straight Colonial Athletic Association regular season crown Saturday when VCU (20-9, 13-4 CAA) hosts Georgia State at the Stuart C. Siegel Center at 4 p.m., his final home game with VCU. “That’s cool with me, 18 and a win, that’s cool with me,” Maynor said. “I came to the bench and a couple of my teammates told me I missed it by one point, I told them, ‘I guess we’ll get it at home.’ But the main thing for me was to come here and win.” Maynor has 1,857 career points, one behind Kendrick Warren, who scored 1,858 from 1990-94. The Rams, who led 28-26 at halftime, used an 11-3 burst at the start of the second half to push ahead, 39-29, with 14:19 left. JMU trimmed the lead to three, at 45-42 with 7:31 left, but Maynor scored six points during a 14-2 salvo that gave the Black and Gold control. “We’re not a team that’s going to sit back and play zone, or play half court man,” Commented Maynor. “Coach [Grant] told us, ‘we’re going to play to our identity tonight. If you need a break, let me know. But we’re going to get out and play 94 feet, both ways tonight.” Sophomore Larry Sanders (Fort Pierce, Fla.) added his seventh double-double of the season with 14 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots. He collected seven of those boards in the second half to help key a 22-16 VCU advantage on the glass. Junior Kirill Pishchalnikov (Maykop, Russia) added four points and 10 rebounds for the Rams, while sophomore Joey Rodriguez (Oviedo, Fla.) kicked in 11.
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