SALEM, Va. --- Clutch free throws down the
stretch from Connor
Sullivan propelled Randolph-Macon College to a 64-59
victory over Hampden-Sydney College en route to the ODAC Basketball
Tournament Championship final.
The Yellow Jackets improve to 18-9 on the season and 13-4 in ODAC
play. The Tigers end their regular season 23-4.
R-MC was led by 14 points from Chris
Hamilton, while Lamar
Giggetts added in 11 markers. Akeem
Holmes chipped in with seven points along with 11
rebounds. The Yellow Jacket bench outscored the H-SC bench 37-27,
led by Evan
Jackson andJoe
Hassell who each posted six points.
The Tigers were led by Harrison George who posted a double-double
of 15 points and 10 boards. Khobi Williamson and Cam Anderson
joined George in double-digits with 16 and 10 points,
respectively.
H-SC jumped out to a four point lead with a layup by Anderson at
the 13:46 mark in the first half.
The Yellow Jackets chipped away at the lead and took a six point
advantage after a Lamar Giggetts jumper, assisted by Marcus
Badger, with a little over eight minutes to play.
Hampden-Sydney answered with a 22-14 run to take a 36-34 lead into
the intermission.
The Tigers opened up the second stanza with a 6-1 run to take its
largest lead of the game after the first five minutes of play.
H-SC led until the nine minute mark when Jackson made a layup,
assisted by Joe Hassell, to give R-MC the one point lead at 51-50.
The Yellow Jackets did not give up the lead for the remainder of
the game to secure the victory.
Randolph-Macon will be back in action Sunday, February
24th at 3:30 p.m. against the Marlins of Virginia
Wesleyan for the ODAC Championship title game.
--- This release is
courtesy of the Randolph-Macon College sports information
department. ---
www.rmcathletics.com