Shenandoah (1-0) jumped out to a 46-23 lead over the Mechanics (2-1) and cruised to the easy victory. The Hornets will face Lincoln in the championship game on Saturday; the Lions defeated Guilford 96-87 in the opening game of the tournament.
Junior Kenny Purnell (Baltimore, Md./Lake Clifton) led SU to the win with a game high 22 points on 9 of 12 shooting from the field. He also made 3 of 4 from behind the arc and one of his two free throws.
Sophomore Onyie Onunaku (Bristow, Va./Stonewall Jackson) added 11 points and nine boards while senior Chris Rhone (Washington, D.C./Northwestern) added seven points, five assists and four steals.
Christian Pearson had 20 points in the losing effort for Williamson.
Shenandoah shot 37 of 70 (52.9 percent) from the field for the game while holding the Mechanics to 25 of 57 (43.9 percent). Williamson was just 9 of 23 (39.1 percent) in the first half.
The championship game tips-off at 4:00.
Williamson Trade vs Shenandoah Hornets 11/19/04 7:30 at imPRESSions PLUS Tourn., Winchester, Va. At imPRESSions PLUS Tourn., Winchester, Va. SHENANDOAH HORNETS 86, WILLIAMSON TRADE 64 WILLIAMSON TRADE (2-1) PEARSON, Christian 8-17 0-0 20; SMITH, Anthony 5-10 3-3 13; CHANDLER, Tariq 5-10 2-3 12; BLACKWELL, Julius 3-6 3-4 9; KYLER, Brian 1-2 0-0 3; MINOVITZ, Bobby 1-3 0-2 2; PETERSON, Jason 1-7 0-0 2; LENGEL, David 1-1 0-0 2; PETTIT, Brandon 0-1 1-2 1; ZWOLAK, Pete 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-57 9-14 64. SHENANDOAH HORNETS (1-0) PURNELL, Kenneth 9-12 1-2 22; ONUNAKU, Onyie 5-8 1-2 11; HALE, Jared 4-9 0-0 10; JOHNS, Steven 3-4 0-0 8; LAWRENCE, Jeremiah 4-7 0-1 8; RHONE, Chris 2-10 3-3 7; MILLER, Patrick 3-7 0-0 6; JENKINS, Chris 3-5 0-0 6; SULLIVAN, Mike 2-5 0-0 4; SHERMAN, Derrick 2-3 0-0 4; LYON, Christopher 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-70 5-8 86. Williamson Trade.............. 23 41 - 64 Shenandoah Hornets............ 46 40 - 86 3-point goals-Williamson Trade 5-15 (PEARSON, Christian 4-7; KYLER, Brian 1-2; PETERSON, Jason 0-5; PETTIT, Brandon 0-1), Shenandoah Hornets 7-18 (PURNELL, Kenneth 3-4; HALE, Jared 2-6; JOHNS, Steven 2-3; RHONE, Chris 0-2; JENKINS, Chris 0-2; ONUNAKU, Onyie 0-1). Fouled out--Williamson Trade-None, Shenandoah Hornets-None. Rebounds-Williamson Trade 30 (CHANDLER, Tariq 7), Shenandoah Hornets 39 (ONUNAKU, Onyie 9). Assists-Williamson Trade 4 (BLACKWELL, Julius 2), Shenandoah Hornets 13 (RHONE, Chris 5). Total fouls-Williamson Trade 10, Shenandoah Hornets 16. A-721