The Hornets held a 29-22 lead at halftime and scored the first four points of the second stanza to extend the advantage to 11 points. The Tigers cut the lead to 40-37 with eight minutes left in the contest, but senior Ryan Pehanick (Charlottesville, VA/Albemarle) scored six straight points and the Hornets led by at least seven points the rest of the way.
Manos hit three three-pointers and six of his eight free throws in addition to grabbing five rebounds. Pehanick scored 15 points and ripped five boards, and guard Andy Albright (Hudson, OH/Hudson) scored nine points. Aaron Smith (Berryville, VA/Clarke County) added eight points and five rebounds, and Pat Prior (Cheshire, CT/Cheshire) posted five rebounds, four blocks and four assists. The Hornet defense held Hampden-Sydney to just 28 percent shooting from the field (19-67).
Mladen Cvijanovic led the Tigers (4-3/1-2 ODAC) with 13 points and nine rebounds. Troy Kaase had eight points, six caroms and three steals and A.J. Dowell and Mike Edwards each had seven points. Hampden-Sydney out rebounded LC 43-35, including a 19-4 edge on the offensive end.
The Hornets (4-4/2-1 ODAC) travel to Emory & Henry Saturday for another ODAC showdown at 2 p.m.
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