Strong, a junior center, scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Neville, a sophomore forward, added 22 points and 11 boards, both career highs. Neville made 11-of-14 shots from the floor and grabbed seven of Guilford's 18 offensive rebounds. The Quakers' dominance on the offensive glass resulted in a 27-11 edge in second-chance points.
Strong scored 14 points and had seven boards in the first half, which helped the Quakers open a 16-point lead midway through the period. Lynchburg's Evan Fancourt (Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley), playing before his hometown crowd, scored nine points during a 16-5 Hornets' run over the last seven minutes of the half. The rally cut Guilford's lead to 46-41 at the break.
The Quakers bounced back after intermission and opened the second half with a 16-5 spurt of their own to grab a 62-46 edge with 15:36 left in the game. Lynchburg drew no closer than 14 points the rest of the way as Guilford made 23-of-35 field goals (65.7%) in the second half.
Rookie Danny Reed (Adamstown, Md./Tuscarora) made four-of-five three pointers and led the Hornets with 22 points. Fancourt finished with 15 points and Drew Norris (Richmond, Va./Steward School) added eight points, 10 off his team-leading season average.
Jordan Snipes (Siler City, N.C./Jordan-Matthews) scored 13 points and added six boards for Guilford. Caleb Kimbrough (Carrboro, N.C./Chapel Hill) scored a season-high 11 points and dished out a game-best six assists. Rookie Clay Henson (Glen Alpine, N.C./Freedom) added 11 points off the bench. Guilford's reserves outscored their counterparts, 46-22.
The Quakers return to action Wednesday (12/6) at league-rival Hampden-Sydney at 7:00 p.m.
Lynchburg vs Guilford 12/02/06 3:00 pm at Greensboro, NC - Ragan-Brown Field House At Greensboro, NC - Ragan-Brown Field House GUILFORD 102, LYNCHBURG 80 LYNCHBURG (1-4, 0-1 ODAC) REED, Danny 7-9 4-6 22; FANCOURT, Evan 6-13 2-2 15; NORRIS, Drew 3-9 0-0 8; BURGESS, Jack 3-5 2-2 8; SAFO, Kwame 3-9 0-0 7; VASILIOU, Peter 2-5 2-2 6; SUTHERLAND, Sean 2-5 2-3 6; LANGROCK, Jeff 1-3 1-2 3; MCCUNE, Eric 1-2 0-0 3; EARLY, Jason 0-2 2-2 2; MASINI, Jordan 0-0 0-0 0; PUFFENBARGER, Brad 0-0 0-0 0; BITEW, Ayalew 0-1 0-0 0; FERGUSON, Will 0-1 0-0 0; ALEXANDER, Peter 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-64 15-19 80. GUILFORD (4-0, 1-0 ODAC) STRONG, Ben 10-17 4-5 24; NEVILLE, George 11-14 0-0 22; SNIPES, Jordan 5-13 1-2 13; KIMBROUGH, Caleb 4-6 2-2 11; HENSON, Clay 4-8 0-0 11; CURRIN, Chad 3-7 0-0 6; BELKOSKI, Eric 2-2 2-3 6; HAMILTON, Arthur 1-1 0-0 3; STANLEY, Mat 1-1 0-0 2; EDMOND, Ray 1-3 0-1 2; BURGE, Thomas 1-4 0-0 2; GILBERT, Adam 0-0 0-0 0; WELLS, Barry 0-1 0-2 0; WARREN, Sherrick 0-0 0-0 0; SANBORN, Tyler 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 43-77 9-17 102. Lynchburg..................... 41 39 - 80 Guilford...................... 46 56 - 102 3-point goals--Lynchburg 9-23 (REED, Danny 4-5; NORRIS, Drew 2-8; MCCUNE, Eric 1-2; SAFO, Kwame 1-2; FANCOURT, Evan 1-2; EARLY, Jason 0-1; BITEW, Ayalew 0-1; FERGUSON, Will 0-1; BURGESS, Jack 0-1), Guilford 7-21 (HENSON, Clay 3-7; SNIPES, Jordan 2-4; KIMBROUGH, Caleb 1-3; HAMILTON, Arthur 1-1; BURGE, Thomas 0-3; CURRIN, Chad 0-3). Fouled out--Lynchburg-None, Guilford-None. Rebounds--Lynchburg 30 (REED, Danny 4; NORRIS, Drew 4), Guilford 46 (NEVILLE, George 11; STRONG, Ben 11). Assists--Lynchburg 13 (BURGESS, Jack 6), Guilford 24 (KIMBROUGH, Caleb 6). Total fouls--Lynchburg 19, Guilford 17. Technical fouls--Lynchburg-None, Guilford-None. A-475 Old Dominion Athletic Conference game.