Harding Suffers Injury In Weber State’s Loss To Eastern Washington
Dec 28, 2019, 4:54 PM
Courtesy of Weber State Athletics
OGDEN, Utah – Weber State guard Jerrick Harding suffered an injury in the final minute of Weber State’s loss to the Eastern Washington Eagles.
Harding went down in the final minute of the game between the Eagles and Wildcats on Saturday, December 28.
The Weber State star fell to the court and grabbed his lower leg. He exited the court with 10.5 seconds remaining in the second half.
Weber State's Jerrick Harding is down on the floor grabbing his lower leg.
10.5 seconds left to play.
Eagles up 79-75.#WeAreWeber #BigSkyMBB #PurpleReign
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) December 28, 2019
The Wildcats crawled back from down double digits during in the final minutes of the game but weren’t able to overcome the Eagles and lost 79-77.
💔#WeAreWeber #BigSkyMBB #PurpleReign pic.twitter.com/2jULDWyp68
— WeberStateMBB 🏀 (@WeberStateMBB) December 28, 2019
Harding led the Wildcats with 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists. He was 10-20 on field goals and 2-8 from three-point range.
Harding with 24 with 9:54 to play!#WeAreWeber #BigSkyMBB #PurpleReign pic.twitter.com/3f3OkAvpb8
— WeberStateMBB 🏀 (@WeberStateMBB) December 28, 2019
Cody John added 15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals in the loss.
Cody John knocks down the 3!#WeAreWeber #BigSkyMBB #PurpleReign pic.twitter.com/mvjwpvKXyp
— WeberStateMBB 🏀 (@WeberStateMBB) December 28, 2019
Eastern Washington was led by Kim Aiken Jr. who posted 22 points on 7-15 shooting. He was 4-9 on shots from behind the arc. The Eagles’ forward added 7 boards, a steal, and a block.
2nd 3:53 | Clutch 3-pointer by Kim Aiken Jr. is one of his 2 3-pointers late to give EWU some breathing room, 74-66 at Weber State#GoEags #LetItFly #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/azAcifkmrF
— EWU MBB (@EWUMBB) December 28, 2019
With the result, Weber State fell to 4-8 on the season and 0-1 in the Big Sky Conference. The Eagles picked up their eighth win of the year and improved to 8-4 overall and 1-0 in conference play.
The Wildcats host the Idaho Vandals on Monday, December 30 at 7 p.m. (MDT).
