Ashland, Va. --- The Randolph-Macon
women's basketball team defeated Roanoke College in the first round
of the 2013 ODAC Championship Tournament on Monday night. The
Yellow Jackets will face Guilford College on Thursday in Salem, Va.
at 6:00 p.m.
Sarah Parsons led all scorers with 27 points and five steals. Katie
Anderson joined Parsons in double-figures, putting together a solid
game of 18 points, eight rebounds and five steals. Hannah Livermon
chipped in with eight points while Lauren Vugteveen added
seven.
The Yellow Jackets started off the game strong, taking a 15-8 lead
after Livermon drained a jump-shot just over five minutes into
play.
Over the course of the next seven minutes, R-MC extended its lead
with a 7-3 run to take a 22-11 advantage with 7:42 on the
clock.
Roanoke began to chip away at the R-MC lead, but the Yellow Jackets
were able to hold on to its lead and took a 35-31 edge into the
intermission.
The Maroons began the second half with an 8-2 run to regain the
lead at 39-37.
Both teams went basket-for-basket over the course of the next seven
minutes, which featured three ties, before the Yellow Jackets took
control of the game with 9:40 left.
Khajae Hester went 4-for-4 down the stretch to secure the win for
the Yellow Jackets.
Markia Beckwith paced the Maroons with 14 points. Tatum McGee
dropped in 13 markers and dished out a game-high five
assists. Paxtin Gwin added 12 points and seven
rebounds. Roanoke ends its season with a 10-16 overall record
and a 6-10 mark in conference play.
R-MC will be back in action on Thursday in Salem, Va. as it faces
Guilford College for a 6:00 p.m. game.
This release is courtesy of the Randolph-Macon College sports information department.