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SALEM, Va. --- Sophomore Katie
Anderson scored 21 points and pulled down eight rebounds
in being named Tournament Most Outstanding Player as second-seeded
Randolph-Macon outscored fourth-seeded Guilford, 91-84, Sunday
afternoon in the Championship Game of the Old Dominion Athletic
Conference at the Salem Civic Center.
The Yellow Jackets (23-5) won their eighth ODAC title, all under
head coach Carroll LaHaye, and seventh in the past 12 years. R-MC
earned the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and will
learn its destination during the NCAA selection show on Monday,
March 3 at 2:30 p.m. ET.
Anderson was 8-for-15 from the floor and 3-for-4 from the free
throw line. She was 2-for-2 on three-pointers after entering the
game just 1-for-5 (.200) from behind the arc for the season.
R-MC had three score in double figures. Junior Sarah
Parsons scored 14 points and had three assists.
Junior Taylor
Huber added 13 points, all in the second half. Both
Parsons and Huber were named to the All-Tournament Team.
The Quakers (21-7) jumped out to a quick 11-3 lead in the first
four minutes. Guilford led 18-8 with 13:40 left in the half before
the Yellow Jackets scored 12 straight, including six by Anderson,
as R-MC took its first lead at 20-18 with 10:20 to go in the
period. The spurt grew to 24-7 as the Yellow Jackets took a 32-25
advantage. The Quakers eventually tied it at 42-42 before R-MC
scored five of the half's final seven points to take a 47-44 lead
to the locker room at the break. Anderson scored 16 of R-MC's first
23 points, but did not scratch during the final nine minutes of the
half. Parsons added 10 points for the Yellow Jackets.
Huber played five first-half minutes after picking up two quick
fouls. She scored R-MC's first 11 points in the second stanza as
the Yellow Jackets built a 58-50 lead. R-MC started the half on a
19-8 run to take a 66-52 advantage with 12:30 remaining.
The lead grew to as many as 15 for the Yellow Jackets.
Freshman Stephanie
Staples scored on a follow with 7:10 left to give R-MC a
76-61 cushion. Guilford scored nine straight points to trim the
margin to six at 76-70 with 4:40 remaining. Anderson connected on a
bank shot with 4:23 left to halt the run.
The Quakers kept the pressure on, cutting the deficit to four at
86-82 with 1:20 remaining. Staples hit a short jumper with the shot
clock running down to push the lead back to six at 88-82 with under
a minute left. Anderson hit a free throw with 36 seconds left and
Parsons put two foul shots in with 18 seconds to go as the Yellow
Jackets nailed down the victory.
Sophomores Khajae
Hester and Hannah
Livermon both had nine points for the Yellow Jackets.
Hester was perfect on her shooting going 2-for-2 from the floor,
1-for-1 on three-pointers, and 4-for-4 from the free throw line.
Livermon was 3-for-6 from behind the arc. Staples had eight
second-half points for the victors and led all players with five
assists.
The Yellow Jackets shot 54.4% from the floor (31-of-57) and hit
10-of-21 three-pointers (.476). Six different players hit at least
one trey. The R-MC defense forced 17 turnovers, while the Yellow
Jacket offense committed just 10 turnovers.
Morgan King (25 points, 15 rebounds) and Gabby Oglesby of Guilford
were also named to the ODAC All-Tournament Team.
--- This release is
courtesy of the Randolph-Macon College sports information
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www.rmcathletics.com