News Release

ASHLAND, Va. — The Randolph-Macon College (VA) men’s basketball team hosted the second night of the 2004 Rees Jewelers Christmas Classic on Thursday, December 30. In the consolation game, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (NY) defeated Dickinson College (PA), 60-56. Then, in the championship game, the host Yellow Jackets beat Lycoming College (PA), 88-66. In the latest D3hoops.com website poll, Lycoming was the team receiving the most votes after the top 25.

The Most Valuable Player of the tournament was Randolph-Macon senior guard Justin Moyer. Named to the all-tournament team was his teammate, junior forward Justin Wansley, plus junior forward Jonathan Pribble from Lycoming, Merchant Marine senior forward Joe Hart, and junior guard Matt Keys from Dickinson.

Randolph-Macon was led in the championship game by junior forward Justin Wansley, with a team-high 20 points, plus eight rebounds. He shot 9-for-15 (60.0%) from the floor, including 2-of-3 (66.7%) three-pointers. Also for the Yellow Jackets, sophomore forward Philip Hawley totaled 15 points on 6-of-10 (60.0%) shooting, plus nine rebounds – seven of those defensive. Sophomore guard Adam Krovic added 10 points and four rebounds off the bench.

Lycoming’s only lead came early, as junior guard Patrick Baylor nailed a three-pointer off an assist by senior center Jeremiah Edison less than one minute into the contest. Back-to-back Randolph-Macon layups – one by Hawley and another by sophomore guard Loren Sisson – put the Yellow Jackets ahead 4-3, and they would not trail again. In the first half, Randolph-Macon’s biggest advantage was 18 points, 41-23, with 4:49 left before the break. The halftime margin was 14 points, 47-33.

The lead was never below double digits in the second period. The Yellow Jackets were ahead by as many as 27 points, 63-36, after Wansley made a three-pointer off an assist by senior guard Justin Moyer with 13:35 on the clock. A 20-5 run by Lycoming over a span of eight minutes reduced the deficit to 12 points, 68-56, with a little less than six minutes remaining. But that was as close as the Warriors would get. Randolph-Macon outscored Lycoming 20-10 the rest of the game.

Following the performances by Wansley, Hawley, and Krovic, Randolph-Macon’s Moyer finished with nine points and a game-high six assists. Junior guard Patrick Gill and freshman center Andrew Baker each scored eight points. Gill made both of his three-point attempts. Baker, who connected on all three of his field goal attempts, also grabbed six rebounds – five on the defensive end of the court. Sisson finished with seven points and four assists, while sophomore guard Stephen Sutherland also scored seven points.

For Lycoming, junior forward Jonathan Pribble had game-highs of 24 points and 10 rebounds. Seven of his rebounds were defensive. Edison totaled 14 points and six rebounds. He shot 4-for-6 (66.7%) from the floor and was 6-for-7 (85.7%) at the foul line. Freshman forward Kevin Morris added 12 points.