SALEM, Va. --- Guilford College's Matt
McCarthy made six three-pointers and scored a game-high 23
points in the Quakers' 66-59 win over Hampden-Sydney in an Old
Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Tournament quarterfinal
Thursday night in the Salem Civic Center.
The victory sends the third-seeded Quakers (18-8) into a tournament
semifinal contest with second-seeded Virginia Wesleyan College
(22-4) Saturday (2/28) at 3:00 p.m. The Marlins, ranked
10th in this week's D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll,
defeated Washington and Lee University Thursday, 81-53.
Guilford closed the first half on a 15-4 run to take a 27-16
halftime lead. The Quakers made seven-of-14 three-pointers, three
by McCarthy. Named the league's player of the year the night
before, McCarthy's long-distance accuracy carried into the second
half with three more triples that opened a 42-19 Guilford lead with
16:13 left in regulation.
Hampden-Sydney (16-11) employed a full-court press to disrupt the
Quakers' offense and get back into the game. A 12-2 Tigers' spurt
rallied Hampden-Sydney to within 57-49 with 4:56 remaining. Jake
Duncan scored seven of his eight points during the run. Both squads
struggled to make field goals in the game's waning moments, but
Guilford preserved the victory by converting seven-of-10 free
throws in the final two minutes.
McCarthy scored 14 second-half points and clinched his ninth
20-point game of the year. TeammateJonny
Rice added 13 points, nine in the second half, and seven
rebounds. Trever
Hyatt finished with 10. Point guard Zachary
Houston scored just one point, but collected a career-best
11 rebounds and five assists, both game highs. Guilford made
11-of-22 three-pointers in the game.
Leon Hargrove's 13 points off the bench topped Hampden-Sydney. Mike
Murray had 10 points and six rebounds. Greg Lewis finished with
nine on three three-pointers.
Coach Tom Palombo's club will be making its first ODAC Tournament
semifinal appearance since winning the tourney in 2010.
--- This release is
courtesy of the Guilford College sports information department.
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