Strong, a 6-11 center, had 12 points and 11 boards at halftime. Guilford erased an early five-point deficit with a 12-0 run capped by a Caleb Kimbrough three-pointer with 7:32 left in the half. The Quakers held a 37-25 halftime lead.
Guilford built its advantage to 18 points in the second half, but the Royals rallied to within five points thanks to an 18-6 spurt midway through the period that included a pair of three-pointers by John Overstreet.
Behind Strong and Snipes, Guilford restored its lead to 11 points, but the Royals twice whittled the margin to six points. Jered Lyons' three-pointer with 1:21 remaining made it a 80-74 game, but the Royals managed just one point the rest of the way.
Strong scored a season-high 13 points from the free-throw line in 15 attempts, which offset eight-for-20 shooting from the floor. Eric Belkoski managed only two points, but grabbed eight rebounds to help the Quakers win the battle of the boards, 47-34. Thomas Burge finished with eight points, four boards and four assists.
Jason Sager paced three Royals in double-figure scoring with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Lyons finished with 16 points thanks to a game-high four three-pointers. Overstreet added 13 points and seven boards off the bench. Eastern Mennonite's bench outscored its Guilford counterparts, 38-21.
The Quakers close their home schedule Wednesday night against Washington and Lee at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Mennonite visits Randolph-Macon Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m.
Guilford vs Eastern Mennonite 02/11/07 3:00 p.m. at Harrisonburg, VA - Yoder Arena At Harrisonburg, VA - Yoder Arena GUILFORD 84, EASTERN MENNONITE 75 GUILFORD (19-3, 13-3 ODAC) STRONG, Ben 8-20 13-15 29; SNIPES, Jordan 6-14 4-5 18; BURGE, Thomas 2-3 3-6 8; NEVILLE, George 3-5 1-2 7; STRICKLAND, Justin 3-4 0-0 6; KIMBROUGH, Caleb 2-5 1-2 6; HENSON, Clay 1-2 2-2 5; SANBORN, Tyler 1-2 1-4 3; BELKOSKI, Eric 1-6 0-0 2; EDMOND, Ray 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-61 25-36 84. EASTERN MENNONITE (7-15, 3-13 ODAC) SAGER, Jason 6-11 9-11 22; LYONS, Jered 6-12 0-0 16; OVERSTREET, John 5-10 0-1 13; DeJESUS, Yanni El' 2-2 3-5 7; PARKES, Brad 1-5 4-4 6; PARRISH, LeRoger 2-6 0-0 5; TWINE, Austin 2-9 0-0 4; RUTSCHMAN, Jason 1-1 0-0 2; KING, Ryan 0-4 0-0 0; FITZGERALD, Chance 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-60 16-21 75. Guilford...................... 37 47 - 84 Eastern Mennonite............. 25 50 - 75 3-point goals--Guilford 5-11 (SNIPES, Jordan 2-5; BURGE, Thomas 1-1; HENSON, Clay 1-1; KIMBROUGH, Caleb 1-1; BELKOSKI, Eric 0-2; STRICKLAND, Justin 0-1), Eastern Mennonite 9-30 (LYONS, Jered 4-10; OVERSTREET, John 3-6; PARRISH, LeRoger 1-5; SAGER, Jason 1-4; TWINE, Austin 0-4; PARKES, Brad 0-1). Fouled out--Guilford-None, Eastern Mennonite-FITZGERALD, Chance. Rebounds--Guilford 47 (STRONG, Ben 16), Eastern Mennonite 34 (SAGER, Jason 12). Assists--Guilford 18 (EDMOND, Ray 4; BURGE, Thomas 4), Eastern Mennonite 15 (SAGER, Jason 4; TWINE, Austin 4). Total fouls--Guilford 16, Eastern Mennonite 23. Technical fouls--Guilford-None, Eastern Mennonite-None. A-386 Old Dominion Athletic Conference game. Guilford is ranked 24th in this week's D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll.